Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . 5 s ^ Honey Buzzard [Pernh apivorus). in ha\-iug the lore, or space between the eje andthe bill, closely covered with feathers, which over-lap one another like scales. The food of honeybuzzards consists, not of honey, but chiefly of bees,wasps, and their young, in quest of which thesebirds dig up the ground, to get at the nests ofthe insects. They feed also partly on other insects,and less frequently on lizards, small birds, &c. Onespecies (P. apivoT^-s) is found in Britain, but israre; it is rather larger than a common buzzard. HO
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . 5 s ^ Honey Buzzard [Pernh apivorus). in ha\-iug the lore, or space between the eje andthe bill, closely covered with feathers, which over-lap one another like scales. The food of honeybuzzards consists, not of honey, but chiefly of bees,wasps, and their young, in quest of which thesebirds dig up the ground, to get at the nests ofthe insects. They feed also partly on other insects,and less frequently on lizards, small birds, &c. Onespecies (P. apivoT^-s) is found in Britain, but israre; it is rather larger than a common buzzard. HOXEYCOMB MOTH, or WAX MOTH (Gal-leria), a genus of small moths of the same tribe withclothes moths, of which some of the species areremarkable for infesting bee-hives. There thev 401 ?^ Honeycomb Moth: a, Galleria mellonella; b, larva; c, pupa; rf, larva Trorking its way through honevcomb; e, Galleria alvearia. G. mellonella or cereana, perhaps the most destruc-tive species, is about an inch in extent of wings;G. alvearia not much more than half an inch
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