. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. coleopterous insect belonging to theCnrculionidse or Weevil tribe, and whose habits and depre-dations are noticed and accurately described by Mr. , in the 1st. vol. of The Linnean Societys Trans-actions. At the period of flowering, Willow trees swarmwith hosts of honey-bees, and other species belonging tothat family, among which the party-coloured and sonoroushumble-bees are eminently conspicuous; and when in fullfoliage they become, from the abundance of insect foodthey afford, the favourite resort of several of our insec
. A history of British forest-trees, indigenous and introduced. coleopterous insect belonging to theCnrculionidse or Weevil tribe, and whose habits and depre-dations are noticed and accurately described by Mr. , in the 1st. vol. of The Linnean Societys Trans-actions. At the period of flowering, Willow trees swarmwith hosts of honey-bees, and other species belonging tothat family, among which the party-coloured and sonoroushumble-bees are eminently conspicuous; and when in fullfoliage they become, from the abundance of insect foodthey afford, the favourite resort of several of our insectiv-orous warblers, such as the black-cap (Curruca atricapil-la), greater petty chaps (Curruca hortensis), and thosedelicate species of the genus Sylvia, commonly known by 166 SALICACEiE. the name of Willow-wrens; at the same time may be seenthe various species of oiir own native titmice, engaged ineager and prying search, and hanging from the tenderspray in every possible attitude. The vignette representsthe imago, pupa, and caterpillar of Smerinthus GOAT WILLOW, OK LARGE-LEAVED SALLOW. 167
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