Lady-bird

Thumbelina had to sing to him, so she sang ‘Lady-bird, lady - bird, fly away home!’ and other songs so prettily that the mole fell in love with her; but he did not say anything, he was

The Yellow Fairy Book 2003

-- The origin of the term "Bishop Barnaby," as applied to the Lady-bird, is still unexplained.

Notes and Queries, Number 16, February 16, 1850 Various

Lady-bird beetles destroy large numbers of plant-lice, and the Asiatic lady-bird has been found to be the natural destroyer of the

Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory

The names of Lady-bird, Lady-cow, no doubt originated from the general reverence for this insect and its dedication to the Virgin Mary.

Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children W. Houghton

P.S. Perhaps the "Lady-bird" in S.ffolk derives its episcopal title, alluded to by LEGOUR, from appearing in June, in which month falls the

Notes and Queries, Number 05, December 1, 1849 Various

Cochineal insects of Mexico, which furnish a dye-stuff, the Lady-bird beetles, which in the larval stage feed upon plant lice; the scale insects of India, which furnish shellac; the Bumblebees, which cross-pollinate the clover, and the Wasps, which fertilize the figs.Dr. Lutz says that the manna which fed the Children of Israel was honeydew secreted by a scale insect, and that it is still eaten.

Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918

"Look here, Lady-bird, this is as much my house as it is yours, you feather-headed little idiot, and I'll put a June-bug down your neck if you don't let me stay here!"

The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer 1912

"Oh, hello, Lady-bird; who'd have expected to see you!"

Who Cares? a story of adolescence Cosmo Hamilton 1910

Thumbelina had to sing to him, so she sang 'Lady-bird, lady-bird, fly away home!' and other songs so prettily that the mole fell in love with her; but he did not say anything, he was a very cautious man.

The Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1900

Thumbelina had to sing to him, so she sang ` Lady-bird, lady-bird, fly away home! 'and other songs so prettily that the mole fell in love with her; but he did not say anything, he was a very cautious man.

The Yellow Fairy Book 1894