Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 567
areespecially common. An excellent example of bird mimicry is tobe noted in the night-hawk, which was picturedon page 935 of the August number, the colorof the eggs and of the bird so harmonizing withthe gray lichen-covered rock or branch as to bea good hiding device. Certain fish resemblethe weeds… … THE OWL BUTTERFLY ALIGHTED IN A FOREST. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 1125 THE SEED TRAVELERS. Even a little attention to the seeds of thecommonest weeds by the roadside will reveal the annoyance of the spear and hook varieties.Of the wind-distributed seeds none are prettierthan those of the…
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