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served that the wings of the 

 young ones began to appear. 

 The head still retained the dark 

 red colour, but the black lines 

 on the body had become much 

 fainter. 



Again on the 31st, large flights 

 continued to pass, driven by the 

 wind to the southward ; of course 

 very few alighted. They caused 



little mischief within our view. 

 The wings of the young tribe 

 (the whcle four being now form- 

 ed) were about one-eighth of an 

 inch in length. After this time I 

 made no particular observations 

 on their progress, being other- 

 \^ase engaged, but they disap- 

 peared in a few days. 



BIOGRAPHY. 



