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NATURAL HISTORY. 



Family, Achetidae. (Gr. 'A^'raf, a Cliirper, i.e. the Grasshopper.) 

 GRYLLOTALPA. (Lat. G-ryllus, a Cricket; talpa, a Mole.) 



Vulgaris (Lat. common), the Mole- Cricket. 



The fore legs closely resemble those of the mole, and are used 

 for the same purpose. From its not unmusical cry it is called 

 in some parts of England .the Churr-worm, and near Oxford the 

 rustics call it " Croaker." 



PIIYLLIA.* (Gr. $v%?iov, a Leaf.) 



Foliata (Lat. like a leaf), the Leaf Insect. 



The LEAF INSECT is an inhabitant of South America. Not 

 only does it resemble a leaf in shape, but even in colour, and 



* I have preferred to place these two insects in close proximity, as they both af- 

 ford a curious instance of resemblance to another part of creation. 



