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The average price of the males of the 130 species, to that of the females, is as 100 to 143. With respect to the butterflies in this priced list, Mr. But I am bound to add that Dr. Staudinger informs me, that he is himself of a different opinion.
Staudinger believes, as previously stated, that a greater number of females than of males die whilst confined to the cocoons. He adds that with certain species one sex seems to preponderate over the other during certain years. So that in these eight lots of cocoons and eggs, males were produced in excess. Taken together the proportion of males is as 122.7 to 100 females.
Starlings, three, frequenting the same nest; new mates found by. Statues, Greek, Egyptian, Assyrian, etc., contrasted. Stature, dependence of, upon local influences. Staudinger, Dr., on breeding Lepidoptera; his list of Lepidoptera. Staunton, Sir G., hatred of indecency a modern virtue. Stealing of bright objects by birds. Stebbing, T.R., on the nakedness of the human body. Stemmatopus.
I hear from Professor Canestrini, that it is believed by many breeders in Italy, that the female caterpillar of the silk-moth suffers more from the recent disease than the male; and Dr. Staudinger informs me that in rearing Lepidoptera more females die in the cocoon than males.
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