Coccinella septempunctata: The ladybirds, or ladybugs, are named according to the number of their spots: septempunctata means seven-spotted. Another is called novemnotata, nine-spotted.
Sixty species of birds: Make your own list. Study your woods, your neighborhood, minutely day and night in order to find them all.
CHAPTER II
TO THE TEACHER
Set the students to watching and reporting this rare but very interesting phase of wild animal life. Nothing will tax their patience and ingenuity more; nor will any of their reports need so careful scrutiny and weighing, so easy is it to be mistaken.
FOR THE PUPIL
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“line”: the end of the race; the “tape” or mark set for runners in a contest.
“set-to”: a combat or fight.
mix-up: is the same half-slangy word or newspaper expression for a general fight.
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Paramœcium: this is one of the best known of the single-celled animals. You can get them by making an “infusion” of raw potato, a little hay, and stagnant water.