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17 THE, WHIT ESWEN G.DAY-FLY. 
EPHEMERA CULICIFORMIS. 
Plate 7. 
The Anrcers have a multitude of knotted joints, and grow fmaller 
to the point. 
The BrisTLEs of the Tail are hard, and firm. 
This is a fwift-wing’d Fly, abundant about running waters, in 
the months of June and July ; where it becomes the food of a mul- 
titude of fifhes: many leap at it as it drops toward the water; and 
others watch the reeds and rufhes near the fhore, and take it with 
more eafe as it is dropping its eggs. This was caught in July laft, 
near Efher. 
Its Heap is of a dufky brown. 
The Eyes are green. 
The Studs are jet black, and fhine. 
The Antlers are of a chefnut brown. 
The Mouth is a kind of amber-colour’d beak. 
Its TRUNK is of a tawny brown, with a brighter fpot in the middle. 
The Scutcheon is nearly white. ; 
Its Bopy is of a dead brown. 
The Rings are pale. 
Its Lecs are ‘of a greyifh, or afh colour. 
The Wines, tho’ not decorated as the Moths, or Butterflies; yet 
have a peculiar and wonderful prettinefs: they are of a pearly 
white, mottled here and there, and clouded as it were with the 
fame colour, only thicker, or lefs pure. 
The Taiz is pale brown, 
The Bri/iles are ruddy. 
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