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" that flefh maggots, by their continual motion, 

 " was the moft tempting bait ; but when offered it 

 " eat blowing flies and humble bees that come from 

 " the rat-tailed maggot in gutters, or in fhort any 

 " infect that moved. I imagine if a bee was to be 

 " put before a toad, it would certainly eat it to its 

 " cofl ; but as bees are feldom ftirring at the fame 

 " time that toads are, they can feldom come in 

 " their way, as they feldom appear after fun-rifing, 

 " or before fun-fet. In the heat of the day they 

 " will come to the mouth of their hole, I believe, 

 " for air. I once from my parlour window obferved 

 " a large toad I had in the bank of a bowling- 

 " green, about twelve at noon, a very hot day, ve- 

 ct ry bufy and active upon the grafs; fo uncommon 

 " an appearance made me go out to fee what it 

 " was, when I found an innumerable fwarm of 

 " winged ants had dropped round his hole, which 

 " temptation was as irrefiftible as a turtle would 

 " be to a luxurious alderman. 



" Fifthly, Whether our toad ever propagated its 

 " fpecies I know not, rather think not, as it al- 

 " ways appeared well, and not leffened in bulk, 

 " which it mufl have done, I mould think, if it 

 " had difcharged fo large a quantity of fpawn as 

 " toads generally do. The females that are to 

 " propagate in the fpring, I imagine, in (lead of 

 " retiring to dry holes, go into the bottom of 

 " ponds, and lay torpid among the weeds j for to 

 " niy great furprize in the middle of the winter, 



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