8 HTOBLE CKEATURES. 



insect has been furnished. Take for example the 

 eyes that guide it in its flight to the distant pas- 

 turage in search of honey, and which enable it to 

 seek out the appropriate cell in which to store the 

 liquid treasure on its return to the dark recesses of 

 the hive. 



The South American Condor soars up as high 

 again as the highest peak of the Andes — ten miles 

 above the level of the sea, until it assumes in the 

 eyes of the beholder the appearance of a mere speck. 

 This feathered denizen of the air possesses only one 

 pair of eyes, and yet, we are told, its vision is so 

 powerful, that, when it is elevated to this height, it 

 embraces an area equal to that of the whole of Ger- 

 many, and can detect, and launch itself directly upon, 

 any mass of carrion in the plains below. What 

 wonder then that the little Bee, provided as it is 

 with some thousands of perfect organs of vision, 

 varying in power and range, should rise up high in 

 the air, and then fly off in a direct line to distant 

 flower-beds, or with equal precision return to its 

 habitation laden with pollen and honey ! 



Again, you will not be surprised to hear that the 

 creature whose whole life is spent in collecting these 

 last-named materials, should be furnished with in- 

 ternal as well as external receptacles wherein to store 

 and convey home its precious treasures; but when 

 you come to iuvestigate their structure, and see how 

 perfectly they are adapted to their respective uses, 

 you will certainly be astonished to find how amply 



