Part 29

Insects entrapped by the snapdragon, 61

— destroyed by the sun-dew, ibid.

— by the dogsbane with great suffering, ibid.

— paths of, on leaves, 77

— their manner of puncturing, 81

— consumption of, by birds, 124

— but little attended to or studied, 190

— chrysalis of, 191

— speedy methods of killing them, 264

— best mode of preserving specimens, 265.

Insensibility to pain, striking instance of, 17.

Ivy, 64.

Jack Snipe. See Snipe.

Jay, the, 133.

Kite, the, its numbers greatly on the decline, 158

— extraordinary capture of a number, 158.

Labor of the peasantry in the author’s village, profits of, 19.

Lady-bird note of a song-thrush, 188.

Language of birds, 185.

Laurel-tree, the, 89.

Leasing. See Gleaning.

Life, duration of, 126.

Lily, blossoms of, indicative of old of the price of wheat, 174.

Lime, 12

— nature and uses of, 13

— its abundance, ibid.

— formation and origin of, ibid.

— analysis of, 15