Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of Construction |
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Page ix
... beautiful nest , and curious choice of materials - Familiarity of the Baltimore Oriole - The ORCHARD ORIOLE or BOB - O ' - LINK - Various forms of nest - Why called Orchard Oriole - The CRESTED CASSIQUE , its size , form , and colours ...
... beautiful nest , and curious choice of materials - Familiarity of the Baltimore Oriole - The ORCHARD ORIOLE or BOB - O ' - LINK - Various forms of nest - Why called Orchard Oriole - The CRESTED CASSIQUE , its size , form , and colours ...
Page x
... Beautiful Cocoon of Cionus - The EMPEROR MотH and its home- The ATLAS MOTH and other silk producèrs — The HOUSEBUILDER MOTн and its movable Dwelling - The TIGER MOTH and its Hammock - The BURNET MOTHS and their curious omes - The ...
... Beautiful Cocoon of Cionus - The EMPEROR MотH and its home- The ATLAS MOTH and other silk producèrs — The HOUSEBUILDER MOTн and its movable Dwelling - The TIGER MOTH and its Hammock - The BURNET MOTHS and their curious omes - The ...
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... Beautiful mathematic proportions of the lozenge - Method of making the cell or a model - Conjectured analogy between the cell and certain crystals— Effect of the cell upon honey - The HORNET and its nest - Its favourite localities ...
... Beautiful mathematic proportions of the lozenge - Method of making the cell or a model - Conjectured analogy between the cell and certain crystals— Effect of the cell upon honey - The HORNET and its nest - Its favourite localities ...
Page xiv
... beautiful nest - Mode of obtaining materials - The GOLDFINCH and its home - Distinction between the nests of the Goldfinch and Chaffinch-- The BULLFINCH- Locality and form of its nest - Variability of structure — The BLUE - EYED YELLOW ...
... beautiful nest - Mode of obtaining materials - The GOLDFINCH and its home - Distinction between the nests of the Goldfinch and Chaffinch-- The BULLFINCH- Locality and form of its nest - Variability of structure — The BLUE - EYED YELLOW ...
Page xv
... beautiful forms - The RAFT SPIDER - Why so- called - Mode of obtaining prey - Mice and their homes - The CAMPAGNOL or Harvest Mouse - Its general habits - its winter and summer nest - Its store- house and provisions - Entrance to the ...
... beautiful forms - The RAFT SPIDER - Why so- called - Mode of obtaining prey - Mice and their homes - The CAMPAGNOL or Harvest Mouse - Its general habits - its winter and summer nest - Its store- house and provisions - Entrance to the ...
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