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43713Kane, in his_ Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Ireland_, mentions a specimen taken in Co. Kerry, July 21, 1865; one from near Belfast[ in 1875?
43713Moths( Heterocera) also belong to the same order, and the first point to deal with is how may butterflies be distinguished from moths?
37009Had it been riding around upon the body of the butterfly waiting for the time when she should lay the eggs?
37009How did this tiny creature arrive at this particular place at the particular moment when from its own point of view it was most needed?
37009How is it that the instinct to become lethargic lies dormant in the summer broods of caterpillars and shows itself only in the autumn brood?
37009Is it perhaps due to a reaction to the colder nights of the later season?
37009One of the most interesting questions in regard to these egg parasites is this: How does the tiny parasitic fly find the newly laid egg?
37009Or was it attracted to them from somewhere in the immediate vicinity?
37009Perhaps you ask what is the good of all this complicated arrangement?
37009Who will find out?
33852Acis_) from the common Blues when on the wing?
33852Do we not rather rejoice that it rests from its labours, and that the period of its glorification is at hand?
33852Hyale_( the next species), the males of which are often seen pursuing the lady_ Edusas_?
33852May not, then, this undiscovered sense, whatever may be its nature, reside in the antennæ?
33852Subject a piece of finest human painting to the scrutiny of a strong magnifying glass, and where is the beauty thereof?
33852What is to be done with our new- born Machaon?
33852What of that?
33852Whence came all these?
33852Wherein do these wings chiefly differ from all other insect wings?
33852Yet, is it really dead now, or do we, who have watched the creature thus far, despair and call it lost?
61981Is that a British butterfly?
61981Are they like birds''eggs?
61981Could it not evolve a method of securing its eggs so that the young caterpillars might have a fair chance of survival when ushered into the world?
61981He could fly over it?
61981I wonder what his name might have been had he been common north of the Tweed, and not known in the South?
61981It''s clever, though, is n''t it?
61981The Small Tortoiseshell is a hibernating species, but why does it not deposit its eggs in the autumn, and go the way of all flesh and butterflies?
61981What would be the fate of these eggs if laid in the autumn?
61981Who can tell?
42606And since it is profitable to all concerned what more natural than that it should be brought about by natural selection?
42606At what rate will this change in the population take place?
42606But is it true?
42606Have we any grounds for supposing that populations of this sort can undergo such rapid changes?
42606What advantage then can an Ithomiine be supposed to gain by mimicking a Heliconine, or_ vice versâ_?
42606What advantage then have the Ithomiines over the majority of butterflies in those parts?
42606Why is it that when the altered germplasm is mingled with the original germplasm the various postulated stages between them are not reformed?
42606Why need we suppose that there were intermediate stages between the mimicking female and the original hypothetical female which was like the male?
42606Why should a species exchange its own bright and conspicuous warning pattern for one which is neither brighter nor more conspicuous?
42606Will natural selection really serve to explain all?
42606Yet if one is better off than the others, how is it that these still exist?
42606hector_?
34131''But,''the reader may be inclined to ask,''why should we not be satisfied with the one popular name only?''
34131''Is n''t_ that_ one a beauty?''
34131A boy is often easily surprised by a playmate who approaches him stealthily from behind, but did you ever try the same game with a butterfly?
34131Are we looking at a deformity?--a failure on the part of Nature to produce what she ought?
34131But how is this to be done?
34131But how many facets do we find in a single eye?
34131But how will the caterpillar proceed if it is removed from its native tree and has no bark to gnaw?
34131But what if you give it_ nothing_ with which to work, and so inclose it that nothing its jaws can pierce is within its reach?
34131But why not call them legs, seeing that they are used in walking?
34131Did we not say only a few minutes since, that a beautiful butterfly or moth was about to emerge?
34131Does the female herself derive any benefit from the particular plant chosen for this purpose?
34131Has the perfect insect any selfish motive in this apparently careful selection of a plant on which to lay its eggs?
34131How shall we account for the fact that the specimens so kindly sent us by our friends are generally moths?
34131How, then, is this?
34131Is it because moths are more numerous and more frequently seen?
34131Is it due to a poorness of the soil?
34131Shall the boards be perfectly flat on the top, or shall the sides slope from the groove, or shall the surface be rounded?
34131The mournful thought with them is,''Is life worth living?''
34131The question is-- How shall we set to work about the construction of a collecting box?
34131What will it do now?
34131Why not allow the poor creatures to reach the sugar that attracted them to the spot?
34131but who ever heard such an expression from the lips of an active entomologist?
21322And what do you think? 21322 And what, pray tell, have you been talking about all this time?"
21322And who is he, I should like to know? 21322 Are n''t you going to look at Betsy''s picture yourself?"
21322Are you sure about that?
21322Are you sure it was n''t yourself that you heard?
21322Are you sure she will let you take the picture?
21322Are you sure?
21322But was n''t it some time ago that you were an artist?
21322Butter? 21322 Ca n''t you explain my sad case to Betsy Butterfly?"
21322Ca n''t you think of some plan by which I could meet Betsy Butterfly?
21322Can a person tell by doing that?
21322Did she ask him for it?
21322Did you get it?
21322Do n''t you hear that buzzing? 21322 Do n''t you know him?"
21322Do n''t you know your cousin?
21322Do n''t you see that Mrs. Ladybug is not quite herself?
21322Do you know what you did?
21322Do you like butter?
21322Do you suppose she''ll send me the picture, if I ask her, so I can show it to Dusty Moth?
21322Do_ you_ like butter?
21322Has n''t this been a lovely day?
21322Have you forgotten how anxious you were to meet the lady?
21322How about eggs, then?
21322How does it happen,she asked Joseph at last,"that I never find you with your cousin?
21322I suppose if Buster Bumblebee were at this party you''d be glad to talk with him?
21322I suppose you know the plant, do n''t you?
21322Is my face yellow?
21322Is that so?
21322Is that so?
21322So that''s the charming Betsy Butterfly, eh?
21322So you looked into a buttercup to find out, eh?
21322So you''ve seen me eating butter, have you?
21322The blossoms are fine and fresh after last night''s shower, are n''t they?
21322There''s nothing wrong, I hope?
21322Well, will you promise to stop pestering me about Betsy Butterfly if I let you see this picture of her?
21322Well, you think Betsy Butterfly is beautiful, do n''t you?
21322Well-- what do you want now?
21322What do you think we ought to do now?
21322What have you to say now, my fine lady?
21322What is it?
21322What steps do you think we ought to take to prevent Betsy from eating any more butter and eggs that do n''t belong to her?
21322What''s the matter?
21322What''s the rest of it?
21322What''s your name, anyhow?
21322What_ do_ you mean?
21322What_ is_ his full name?
21322Where did you see me doing that?
21322Where is it? 21322 Who are you?"
21322Who interrupted you?
21322Who-- me?
21322Why, what do you mean?
21322You mean--gasped Freddie Firefly--"you mean that Betsy Butterfly was once an ugly caterpillar?"
21322Your house has n''t burned?
21322And Dusty Moth immediately cried:"Have you heard from her?"
21322And as for eggs, how could I ever break through an egg- shell?"
21322And if you go sailing off the way you do, how''s he ever going to tell the whole message until it''s too late, perhaps?"
21322And what do you think?
21322Are n''t you friends?"
21322Betsy asked anxiously,"Is his trouble catching?"
21322Bumble?"
21322Can it be possible that the airs she gives herself, and her fine manners, have deceived you?"
21322DO YOU LIKE BUTTER?
21322Did you tell her how untidy she looked?"
21322Do n''t you suppose I know my own voice when I hear it?"
21322If you could look at her picture once you''d be satisfied, would n''t you?"
21322Miss Moth looked more uneasy than ever, especially when Mrs. Ladybug said:"Would n''t you like to come with me while I look for Betsy?"
21322Owl?"
21322That unshaven stranger in the yellowish- brown suit?"
21322VIII DO YOU LIKE BUTTER?
21322When she met Mehitable Moth or Mrs. Ladybug she always said,"How do you do?"
21322Why should n''t she, I should like to know?
21322and"Is n''t this a_ lovely_ day?"
43270''; pg 89 Added missing end quotes,''creature disagreeable?''
43270''; pg 67 Added missing second end quotes,''a toast, Sir?''
43270All this is true,replied the Bee,"but what a life am I now leading?
43270And do you boast of this?
43270And have you_ really_ been no where else?
43270And is it thus these men of_ education_ converse together?
43270And sensible, I hope, of the honour done him, in being permitted to assist a Bee?
43270And so these are the flowers you admire,continues the Bee, as they alighted,"and which can only be equalled in Beauty by_ your_ wings?
43270And spoil yours, I suppose?
43270And where have you lived?
43270And will they suffer themselves to be thus taken?
43270But the question is, whether they have any right to destroy you, after that is done?
43270But when shall I see you again?
43270But why?
43270Do you not know me?
43270Do?
43270Have you not yet learnt that there is something more valuable in a flower than its colour?
43270How do you do, my friend?
43270I should be glad of your company within it,returned the Bee,"were it large enough to admit us both, but what do you live upon?
43270Is this the use they make of the power of speech, and which they imagine sets them so completely above the animals? 43270 It belongs to a_ naturalist_,"replied the Butterfly,"and do n''t you know what detestable creatures these are?
43270It is our_ nature_,returned the thoughtless Butterfly;"and what is the mischief, as you call it, compared to that which men are daily doing?
43270It_ is_ passed, I think,returned the young one,"do n''t you feel the warmth of the sun?
43270Mind her coming? 43270 Oh where is it?"
43270Oh, say no more of that,returned the Butterfly,"but tell me if you do not find yourself better already?
43270We shall soon get this as well stocked as the other,replied the Bee;"but did you not see our Queen?
43270Well, what discoveries have you made,enquired the Bee,"have you seen any one so busy as me?"
43270What do you mean?
43270What have you seen that has so alarmed you?
43270What''s this?
43270Where do you repose for the night?
43270Ah, my dear friend, would not your wings be just as useful if they were not covered with red and purple?
43270And so you really took it for_ me_?"
43270But what can deter the obstinacy of a conceited youngster?
43270Instead of answering his enquiry the officer, in a low voice, replied thus:"I say, who is this old fellow in the corner?
43270On hearing an unusual murmur the mother queen appeared, with all her attendant train, to enquire who the bold intruder was?
43270One was sitting at an open window, and the other walking up and down the room apparently much distressed;"what not one word?"
43270The Butterfly found a resting- place near it, and the next day met his friend with anxious enquiries of"how he found himself?"
43270Thus conversing they pursued their flight till arriving at a short distance from the well- known hive,"Do n''t you see it?"
43270You very well know it is in our power to live without their assistance; what is it which they procure us but just an empty shell for our habitation?
43270[ Illustration]"And did she believe him?"
43270a sight of her is seldom had; were you not charmed with her majestic appearance?"
43270and they will leave the acquaintance of that mean incendiary, who, under such a show of friendship, endeavours to widen the breach between them?"
43270and what shall I do then?"
43270any one of consequence?
43270can not you taste some of the provision I am going to carry home?
43270did you ever see any thing so foolish, as all to run away from my presence?
43270do they not destroy us by thousands, whenever they have an opportunity?
43270enquired the Bee, as he hurried after him,"what is in that house so very frightful?"
43270enquired the Butterfly in a melancholy tone, on seeing his friend preparing for flight;"to- day?"
43270enquired the Butterfly, half alarmed, though he knew not from what cause;"you are not going to hide yourself from me, are you?"
43270exclaimed he, as he drew nearer;"my dear brother, how came you in such a situation?"
43270have you any objection?"
43270hey?"
43270is it grown old, and crazy; or does it let the rain in?"
43270is the creature disagreeable?"
43270my friend, are you not cruelly wounded?"
43270no, I suppose not,"replied he,"but the ladies are to be consulted; what say you ladies?
43270or to what flower could he now pay his court?
43270replied the old man,"to learn that there is any wit in making people appear more ridiculous than they really are?"
43270returned the Bee,"I never heard of one, what does he do?"
43270said he to his friend,"have you no settled place of abode, or do you rest upon the first flower you meet with?"
43270said he, fluttering his wings for joy,"who shall despise the counsel of a Butterfly?"
43270said the Bee, as soon as he drew near;"are you inclined for a long flight to- day?
43270said the Bee, fluttering his wings for joy;"do n''t you behold the welcome spot?"
43270surely they had better be without it, than use it to such a purpose; but what will be the end of this?
43270surely you are too intent in gathering that food which I fear you will never be allowed to enjoy?"
43270to''a toast, Sir?
43270to''creature disagreeable?
43270we want no such intruders here; ladies, are you alarmed?
43270what lose such charming companions so soon?"
43270what shall I do?"
43270what, because you could not fly, were you to starve?
43270where was he to go?
43270will not the eyes of the two friends be opened, think you?
40214And I suppose you have never seen any nests or eggs?
40214And how did you sleep last night? 40214 And what are pupæ?"
40214And what is the fearfully ugly thing climbing up that reed- stem just out of the water?
40214And what shall we do then?
40214And when do they leave?
40214And you know what shoals of perch there are about the broad, and how difficult it is to drop upon them, because the water is so shallow and clear?
40214Are snake- bites fatal?
40214Are you hurt, old man?
40214Are you ready?
40214Are you sure it was a purple emperor? 40214 But Frank, how can you-- how can anybody eat beef without salt?"
40214But how are we to catch the water- hen?
40214But may I ask what you are doing?
40214Ca n''t we break a passage through?
40214Can it see?
40214Can you give us a drink of water, ma''am?
40214Dick, why do n''t you shoot?
40214Did n''t I?
40214Did you ever meet with any accident while eel- fishing?
40214Did you ever notice how much insect- life there is in an oak- tree?
40214Did you ever see the like of that before?
40214Did you ever see the little eels coming up the river in the spring?
40214Did you ever see two uglier fellows than our boatmen?
40214Do gold crests migrate?
40214Do n''t the wherries ever do any damage to the nets?
40214Do n''t you know?
40214Do n''t you think there may be a ruff''s nest somewhere about?
40214Do what?
40214Do you know that the water we are sailing on is higher than the marshes around us?
40214Do you mind my losing them, Frank?
40214Do you often have such a good night as this?
40214Do you really think she will have any chance, Frank?
40214Hallo, that is not a corn- crake, is it?
40214Have you ever found its nest?
40214Have you ever seen any bustards about?
40214Have you ever seen any bustards''eggs?
40214Have you ever seen those huge stag- beetles with long horny mandibles like stag''s horns?
40214Have you got a mat to kneel upon, so as not to catch cold?
40214How could you, Frank?
40214How did you know about the olive- oil being a cure, Frank?
40214How do you feel, old man?
40214How many are there?
40214How many eggs do you get?
40214How many times a minute do you think he flaps them?
40214How shall we get at them?
40214How? 40214 I did not know that before; but if the caterpillars feed on leaves, how is it that you dig those from the ground?"
40214I say,said Frank,"is not that steamer standing too close in shore?
40214I say,said Frank,"you remember when the minnows ran at the caddis- worms in their transparent cases, but could not eat them?"
40214I suppose you have n''t got any of their eggs now?
40214I suppose you were setting your snares last night?
40214If the eels breed in the sea, Frank,said Dick,"what do the eels do which can not get to the sea,--those which live in ponds?"
40214Is it a crow''s, or an old wood- pigeon''s, or a hawk''s? 40214 Is it not dreadfully windy?"
40214Is that a crow''s nest in yonder tree?
40214Is that a pintail duck?
40214Is that true?
40214Is there any one on board, did you see?
40214It is a good idea and no mistake-- but can we do that?
40214Its nest must be in that hole; but what is it picking from the ground?
40214No, is it?
40214No-- but what are they staring at that steamer so hard for?
40214No; have you?
40214Now what is the meaning of this?
40214Now, Frank,said Jimmy plaintively,"what_ are_ you going to do with that young larch- tree?
40214Now, Miss Merivale, will you come to the greenhouses and show me how to get some butterfly chrysalides? 40214 Now, can you tell me the plain English of that?"
40214Oh, so that is the secret of their wandering, is it? 40214 Poor thing, how did it get into that fix?"
40214Shall we explore Ranworth Broad?
40214Shall we tell her Jimmy?
40214Shall we venture or not?
40214Talking about salt- mines, have you ever been down one?
40214That is my idea,said Jimmy;"but what is the good of using such stilted language, when the same thing might have been said in simple English?"
40214That''s all right; and where are you going?
40214The salt?
40214Their own bodies must supply the glue which fastens the pieces of gravel or glass together?
40214Then what would you say to putting a quantity of minnows in glass bottles, and sinking them in the broad, in a good place, for two or three days? 40214 There is no such thing as_ ignis fatuus_ nowadays,"said Jimmy,"so what can it be?"
40214They are very pretty things to be caused by a dirty little grub,said Jimmy;"and pray what causes this cuckoo- spit?"
40214Those are not lapwings flying above us, are they?
40214Very well,said Jimmy;"but can we get the worsted?"
40214Very,said Frank, as soon as he could speak for laughing;"but had n''t you better dive after the eels?"
40214Well, but do you think his grandmother can afford it? 40214 Well, merry Mary Merivale,"said Frank,"is the pater in?"
40214What are all these plans and drawings for?
40214What are they going to fly the hawks at?
40214What are they in that peculiar position for?
40214What are they?
40214What are you going to do with them?
40214What are you going to do with those axes and that rope, Frank?
40214What are you laughing at, Dick?
40214What bird is that, Jimmy?
40214What bird is that? 40214 What butterfly is that?"
40214What can it be?
40214What can they be?
40214What do you do with the eels?
40214What do you feel inclined to do yourself?
40214What do you mean, sir? 40214 What do you want worsted for?"
40214What for? 40214 What have you been doing Jimmy?"
40214What is it, Frank?
40214What is it?
40214What is it?
40214What is that one?
40214What is that partridge calling for?
40214What is that?
40214What is the matter, Dick?
40214What is the matter, Frank?
40214What is the matter? 40214 What is the matter?"
40214What is the meaning of this?
40214What on earth is that buzzing noise? 40214 What on earth is that for, Jimmy?"
40214What on earth is the matter? 40214 What shall we do if they do touch it?"
40214What shall we do now?
40214What shall we try them at first?
40214What sort of a bird is a great bustard?
40214What will you take for them?
40214What''s that?
40214What''s the matter, Jimmy?
40214What''s to be done now?
40214When do the gulls arrive?
40214When you get more conceited, eh, Dick?
40214Where did you learn all this?
40214Where did you set the line?
40214Where have you put the salt, Frank?
40214Who''s won?
40214Why do the black- headed gulls breed at Hingham, which is an inland place? 40214 Why does n''t Marston quicken?"
40214Why should we not bob for eels to- night? 40214 Will no one make me a bid?
40214Will you sell them?
40214Wo n''t it bite?
40214Would n''t it be safer if we were not to be on board during the race? 40214 Yes, why not?
40214Yes; does it pay?
40214Yes; what of them?
40214You spoke of collecting the eggs,said Dick to the keeper;"what do you do with them?"
40214Am I a coward?"
40214And Frank, what are you going to be?"
40214Are n''t you astonished?"
40214Are there many ruffs about here?"
40214Are you all right?"
40214Are you game?"
40214As the blow vibrated through the tree, the sitting bird flew off, and what do you think it proved to be?
40214At last Mary caught sight of him, and rising, she said--"I hope we are not trespassing?"
40214Besides, how are we to get a yacht?"
40214But a few words must be devoted to the preliminary question: What is a fern?
40214But how can the needful contact between the germs and the fertilizing bodies be brought about?
40214But if I do something which will show that I am of some use in the world, and not a mere drone, will you marry me?"
40214But what is that?"
40214But where is Florrie?"
40214But would n''t you like a cup of milk better than water?"
40214Can you give us some?"
40214Can you name them, Jimmy?--and how many different kinds of grasses are there?"
40214Dick awoke from a dream of Arctic exploration, and cried out,--"Is that a grizzly bear?"
40214Dick had been trembling for some time in his nervousness, and he thought somewhat bitterly,"What is the matter with me?
40214Dick said,--"Is it not wonderful that the butterfly knows on which plant she is to lay her eggs?
40214Do n''t we, Florrie?"
40214Do n''t you know the difference between a snake and a viper?
40214Do n''t you think it a grand dodge?"
40214Do n''t you wish you could send a long floating thread from your stomach, Jimmy, and sail away over the marshes?
40214Do n''t you?"
40214Do you know him?"
40214Frank marched up to the house and knocked, and when the door was opened by a woman, said,"Please can you let us have a hank of worsted?
40214Frank played and then asked,"Is not that bird a nightingale?"
40214Frank said,"What shall we do with the bird?
40214Had we better fix the nest or leave it alone?"
40214Have not you a nose, Jimmy?"
40214Have the sparrows taken possession of it?"
40214Have you both gone crazy?"
40214Have you only now discovered the joke?"
40214He looked up as his son entered, and said,--"Well, Frank, what is it?"
40214How do you do, my dears?
40214How does it know that if it seems dead you will not touch it, and therefore it may get an opportunity to escape?"
40214How had we better go to work?
40214How is it that they select these plants, seeing that it is all strange and new to them?
40214I say, if my mater saw that tumble, she would not let me go out alone any more, would she?
40214I suppose, therefore, I must follow the fashion, and say,"How d''ye do?"
40214I wonder how the old birds get the young ones down to the water?
40214Is it a big bee, or wasp, or what?"
40214Is it a hair- worm?"
40214Is it possible that they are glow- worms?"
40214Is that a forget- me- not?"
40214Is that true?"
40214It is pretty, is it not?
40214It was evident now that the noise came from it, but how was it produced, and why?
40214It will be an interesting thing to add to our museum, wo n''t it, Jimmy?"
40214Jimmy and Dick rushed out of the cabin, where they had been preparing supper, and said to Frank, who was at the helm,--"What is the matter?"
40214Jimmy began to look rather blue, and said,"Had n''t we better go off after them in a boat, or we shall lose all our lines?
40214Jimmy looked up from his paper just as Frank pulled in a good sized roach, and said,--"Do either of you know how the chameleon changes its colour?"
40214Jimmy said,--"I say, Frank, do you remember all those eel- nets we saw by Horning?
40214Mary said to Jimmy one day,"Will you make me a fern- case?
40214Meredith?"
40214Now, are you ready?"
40214Now, you are a good rower; will you row for us?"
40214On their way they passed a skittle- alley, and Dick said to the man in charge--"Can you show us any birds''nests?"
40214Presently he cried out,--"Do you know that there are animals which never die?"
40214The boys hailed her long and loud, and in answer came the hoarse cry,"Where away?"
40214The keeper said, pointing to some red, hairy masses on a bramble bush,"We call these robins''pincushions; can you tell me what causes them?"
40214The man started and looked round, answering surlily,"What''s that to you?"
40214The sound of oars was now audible across the water, and presently Dick''s voice shouted,--"What''s the matter?
40214They look like bladders, but who would paint bladders red, blue, green, and yellow?
40214Thus you, Frank, may take up Ornithology; you, Dick, should go in for Entomology; and Jimmy, why should you not take up Botany?"
40214Was n''t it very lonely?"
40214Well, I want to preserve the broad for wild- fowl, so I do n''t like it to be disturbed; but where did you get this strange boat built?"
40214What can it be?"
40214What can they be?
40214What do you say to catching a water- hen and baiting our hook with it?"
40214What do you say to paying it a visit?"
40214What do you say?
40214What do you say?"
40214What do you think of that, my boy?"
40214What is it?"
40214What is the reason of that?"
40214What will Sir Richard say, Dick?"
40214What will you sell that ruff for?"
40214When they left the church he went up to her, and taking off his cap, said,"I beg your pardon, but are you not Miss Rose?"
40214Who will go up and see?"
40214Why did n''t you put it up?"
40214Why does she not take long stretches which would take her more swiftly on her course?
40214Will they turn into white butterflies?"
40214Will you come on board our yacht and have some supper?"
40214Will you have some champagne?"
40214Wo n''t you try it again?"
40214Would you like to see them?"
40214You remember how he took the water- hen under?
40214do you see that?"
40214said Frank,"when he can see such things as that?"
40214said Frank;"is that a shrew- mouse or a grasshopper which is making that chirruping noise?"
40214what is that?"
40214you do n''t mean to say that you have used our joint- stock lines?"
40214you there, what are you doing that for?"