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  2. OUR NOTEBOOK

    What an extraordinary mixture is the British Empire! Even the most intelligent brains cannot grasp its scope. Lord Northcliffe, when ...

    Article : 1,845 words
  3. THE PRAYING MANTIS.

    A curious collection of creatures, comprising scarab beetles, trap-door spiders, ant-lions, scorpions,, and eggs of the so-called praying-mantis, has been presented ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 256 words
  4. OUR OF DOORS

    Cockatoos, as pets, stand in a class by themselves. As a rule, they talk Wonderfully, but even those which have not that accomplishment (so ’tis said) are “beggars ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 507 words
  5. BLACK-FACED CUCKOO SHRIKE.

    On June 9 I noticed a small company of those shapely native birds, the black-faced cuckoo shrike (Grau[?]anlus), near to Sleep’s Hill. A ...

    Article : 109 words
  6. NOTABLE CITIZENS.

    NO. 51. MR. SID. TORR. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 7 words
  7. 3,000 BENEFICIAL INSECTS ON TOUR.

    “Beneficial insects—two boxes.” This was one of the items in the cargo list of the White Star liner Majestic, which sailed from Southampton recently. ...

    Article : 111 words
  8. FISH WHICH LAY EGGS IN TREES.

    An egglaying specialist of extraordinary powers is to be seen at the London Zoo Aquarium. It is a little fish with a long name—Pyrrhulina filamentosa—from South ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 180 words
  9. XANTHORRHOEA.

    The Australian grass tree commonly known as yacca, or yucca, is one of the characteristic plants of our continent. As the name ...

    Article : 330 words
  10. MIMICRY OF DEATH.

    In a recent lecture at the London School of Medicine, Professor Winnifred Cullis showed how Nature adjusts balance by such methods- as yawning, which ...

    Article : 173 words
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