. Birds and nature . tree to tree in all its ancient gloryand splendor. John A. Morris. AN EFFECTIVE PROTECTION. An interesting fact, vouched for bythe natives and confirmed by competentEuropean observers, is that the Baya, orBottle Bird, of India, after weaving itsnest with wonderful ingenuity and art,affixes about the entrance to its odd-shaped home numerous tiny clay balls. These clay balls serve as so many can-dlesticks for some extremely odd candles,the candles in question being nothing elsethan fire beetles, which, in that part ofthe world, glow with a brilliancy un- known to the natives
. Birds and nature . tree to tree in all its ancient gloryand splendor. John A. Morris. AN EFFECTIVE PROTECTION. An interesting fact, vouched for bythe natives and confirmed by competentEuropean observers, is that the Baya, orBottle Bird, of India, after weaving itsnest with wonderful ingenuity and art,affixes about the entrance to its odd-shaped home numerous tiny clay balls. These clay balls serve as so many can-dlesticks for some extremely odd candles,the candles in question being nothing elsethan fire beetles, which, in that part ofthe world, glow with a brilliancy un- known to the natives of colder regions. The birds catch the beetles and stickthem, while alive, of course, into the clayballs, where they remain and furnishquite an illumination. If the object of the captor in thus utiliz-ing his prisoners is to protect himselffrom his numerous enemies, he is thor-oughly successful. Snakes and all others who prey uponhim are frightened away by the lightswith which he guards his home. Louise Jamison. 32. ROM PAINTING BY VARY E MURPHY cc?iRisht , ay a. w. mumforu, Chicago. 582 MILKWEED BUTTERFLY. (Anosia plexippus). About Life-size. THE MONARCH OR MILKWEED BUTTERFLY. (Anosia plexippus.} This beautiful butterfly takes one of soon breaks, releasing the full grown its names from the Milkweed (Ascle- butterfly. There are four stages in the pias), a genus of common, yet attract- development of the butterfly; first, the ively flowered plant upon the leaves of egg, which is laid on the leaf of the Milk- which its larvae feeds. It is one of our weed; second, the larva, which feeds most common butterflies, is quite hardy upon the leaves of the plant; third, the and probably produces several broods resting period in the chrysalis, where the each season. larva is changed into the adult butterfly, It is generally believed that this species and fourth, the adult stage, which may be is migratory; in the fall traveling south- either male or female. With the excep- ward in swa
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