zivi 



LIST OK THE ENGRAVINGS. 



No, of Fig. 



123. Carpenter-bee and its Little Chambers, . . . ■ • 



124. Soldier-crab {Pagxirus Miles) in its usurped Domicile, 



125. LarvEe of the Clothes-moth {Tinea sarcitella), magniiied, . 



126. Clothes-moth in its butterfly state, magnified, .... 



127. Sheath Vh\-jgixac-A,—Phryganea striata. Larva and Adult Insect, 



128. Giant Sirex — Sirex giganteus, the Larva of which gnaws Lead, 



129. Paper-making Wasps — Vespa nidulans, ..... 



130. Nests of the Paper-making Wasp, ...... 



131. Pine Eombj'x or Phala'ua — Phakena Bombi/x piiii, . 



132. Monk Bombyx — Bomhyx monacha, ...... 



133. Pine-eating Phalajna — Phalcena Pomh/x j^inivora — Ratzebm-g, 



134. The Bud- twister — Tortri.v Turionana. Caterpillar and Butterfly. 



enlarged and of natural size, ....... 



13.5. Bostrichus typographv.s, ...... 



136. Bostrichus denticurvatus, ...... 



137. Nuptial Chamber of the Pine Hylesinus, . 



138. Cone Pyralis — Tortrix Strohiliaiia. Caterpillar and Butterfly, enlarged 



and of natural size, ....... 



139. Common European Mole — Talpa europcea, 

 140-42. Elesh- eating Coleoptera of the famil}' (Jarabidre. Calosoma 



sycophanta. Anthia duodecimpunctata. C'arahus gryplueiis, 



143. Giant Scarites in its Lurking-place, ...... 



144. Nest of the Common Magpie — Corvus pica, .... 

 14,5. The King Penguin — Jptenodt/tes patagonica, .... 



146. Nest of the Saw-beaked Humming-bird — Petasophorcc serrirostris. 

 146 e*'' - INIoa, or Gigantic Dinornis {P. gigcmteus) restored ; and Apterj^x 



{A. mantelli), ........ 



147. Comparative Dimensions of Birds' Egg.s. 1, Of the Epiovnis. 2, Of 



the Ostrich. 3, Of the Hen. 4, Of the Humming-bird, 



148. Nest of the Mango Hummiug-bird — Lampornis mango, 



149. Eagle carrying off' Marie Delex, in the Alps, in 1838, 



150. Australian Landscape, with Nest of the Mound-building Megapodius, 

 161. Nest of the Tumulus-building Megapodius, vertical section, 



152. Nest of the Tumulus-building Megapodius, seen from above, 



153. Australian Talegalla {Talcgalla Lathami) gathering Grass for its 



Nest, " . 



154. Nest of the Long-tailed Titmouse — Parus caudatiis, . 



155. Nest of the Penduline Titmouse — Parus pendidimis, 



156. Nest of the Cape Titmouse — Partis capensis, 



157. Nest of the Tailor Bird — Sylvia sutoria, 



158. Community of the African Social Grossbeaks — Loxia socio 



159. Nest of the Golden Oriole — Oriolus gcdbida, 



160. Nest of the Ctommon Wren — Troglodytes curopceus, . 



161. Nest of the Barn-owl — Strix fiammea, 



162. Nest of the Goshawk — Astur p>ahtmbarius, 



163. Cuckoo killing Golden-crested Wrens, 



164. Nuptial Arbour of the Spotted Bower-birds— f7i?a)»)/r/L'r« macidata 



165. Nest of the Water-hen — Fulica chloropus, 



166. Se.vhedgehogs or Urchins, ...... 



167. Nest of the Eeed Warbler — Motacilla arundinacea, . 



168. Floating Nests of the Little Grebe — Colymbus minor, 



169. Nests of the Red Flamingo — Phcenicopterus ruber, 



170. Edible Nests of the Salaugane — Hirxmdo esculenta, . 



P.ige 

 206 

 208 

 209 

 209 

 210 

 211 

 216 

 215 

 217 

 221 

 224 



225 

 226 

 226 



227 



228 

 231 



234 

 235 

 237 

 240 

 243 



243 



245 

 246 

 247 

 251 

 253 

 254 



255 

 260 

 261 

 263 

 264 

 265 

 267 

 269 

 271 

 273 

 277 

 279 

 283 

 286 

 287 

 291 

 295 

 297 



