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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 694

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ybrown color continuing to the back part of thebody. The upper part of the tail, a short distancefrom the end, is a light brownish-gray merginginto dirty brown below. The hair is very coarseand does not lie well on the body, and the generalform and color of the animal are only attractiveon account… … penters and cut channels in wood and then dividethe space into chambers by partitions of mud. Some build oval or globe-like mud nests onbranches or twigs. Herewith is an illustration ofone of these potter-wasps building a jug-like homeon a twig. This home may be partitioned intoseveral tiny rooms…

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