. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Fig. 10. — Dermestes lardarius, en- Fio. 11. — Sitodrepapanicea,larged. a, larva; 6, an enlarged hair; enlarged. «, imago; 6, its an-c, imago. tenna, more enlarged. Fig. 12. — Ptin
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Fig. 10. — Dermestes lardarius, en- Fio. 11. — Sitodrepapanicea,larged. a, larva; 6, an enlarged hair; enlarged. «, imago; 6, its an-c, imago. tenna, more enlarged. Fig. 12. — Ptinus brunneus. flutter about, and the beetles crawl as fast as they can into shelter, or simulate death. Theinsidious larva?, however, are not so easily observed, burrowing as they do among the feathers,or in the interior of a skin ; whilst the minute eggs are commonly altogether overlooked. Butthe bugs are not long at work without leaving their unmistakable traces. Shreds offeathers float off when a specimen is handled, or fly out on flipping the skin with the fingers,and in bad cases even whole bundles of plumes come away at a touch. Sometimes, leaving theplumage intact, bugs eat away the horny covering of the biU and feet, making a peculiarlyunhappy and irreparable mutilation. I suppose this piece of work is done by a particularinsect, biit if so I do not know what one. It would appear that when the
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