StNicholas [serial] . THE BEAUTIFUL BRO WN-AN D-GIi A Y BEETLE of an observing man, who brought it to my deskto learn, What is its name and how does itlive? The name, Monohammus confusor, I ex-. WITH A FACE SUGGESTING THAT OF A COW. plained, is a little longer than the beetle itself,which is only an inch and a quarter in larva bores in the wood of pine and fir. To show to the best advantage the beautifulbrown-and-gray furry covering, I placed thebeetle under a small pocket-lens, that broughtforth the astonishing exclamation, Why, he hasa fur collar, and his face looks like a cow. I
StNicholas [serial] . THE BEAUTIFUL BRO WN-AN D-GIi A Y BEETLE of an observing man, who brought it to my deskto learn, What is its name and how does itlive? The name, Monohammus confusor, I ex-. WITH A FACE SUGGESTING THAT OF A COW. plained, is a little longer than the beetle itself,which is only an inch and a quarter in larva bores in the wood of pine and fir. To show to the best advantage the beautifulbrown-and-gray furry covering, I placed thebeetle under a small pocket-lens, that broughtforth the astonishing exclamation, Why, he hasa fur collar, and his face looks like a cow. I did not dispute, but merely wondered whetherour boys and girls would agree with him. Ofcourse I cannot pass the beetle to all of you, soI do the next best thing, and photograph it a little
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