. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. ! 403 INDEX. In many juivts of Ciuiana tho Egret is called by the name of Wliito (Jmildin. F. FiC!, Wii-T) (Clvsia alh<i). Finch, IIed-iikadku (Probably Passerina gvlarin). V\\iVA''\A'.—In Tropical America there are so many lumi- nous insects Avhich go by tho popular name of firefly that no particular species can be h
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. ! 403 INDEX. In many juivts of Ciuiana tho Egret is called by the name of Wliito (Jmildin. F. FiC!, Wii-T) (Clvsia alh<i). Finch, IIed-iikadku (Probably Passerina gvlarin). V\\iVA''\A'.—In Tropical America there are so many lumi- nous insects Avhich go by tho popular name of firefly that no particular species can be hero designated. Most of these, however, are beetles belonging to the group of elaters. Many species exist in England, and are well-known as skip jack bee<:los, spring-beetles, or click-beetles, because if laid on their backs, they spring up in the air with a smart click, and take. KlillKT their chance of falling on their legs. The tei'rible wire-worm is the larva of one of these beetles. The species which is most common is the Cucujo (Pvro- phorus luriihiosus.) As is the case with our glow-worm, the light disappears after , and, indeed, how it is produced in life is an unsolved mystery. Even the spectroscope yields no information, giving onl}^ a ' continuous' spectrum, one which is not crossed by lines, either dark or luminous. Still, the light which the insect emits is so powerful that, as Watertou mentions, it will, if held over a paper at Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London : Macmillan
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