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INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY. 



is familiar to every classic reader the Cicada (Fig. 128). 

 Its image, made of gold, was worn by the Athenians in their 

 hair, and to excel its song was the highest commendation of 

 a singer. We quote two stanzas from a spirited ode by 

 Anacreon, addressed to the Cicada, as illustrative of the esti- 

 mation in which it was formerly held.* 



Fig. 128. CICADA. 



" Thine is each treasure that the earth produces; 

 Thine is the freshness of each field and forest ; 

 Thine are the fruits, and thine are all the flowers, 

 Balmy spring scatters. 



" Thee, all the muses nail a kindred being ; 

 Thee, great Apollo owns a dear companion ; 

 Oh ! it was he who gave that note of gladness, 

 Wearisome never." 



The clamorous " Catydids" of North America belong to 

 this tribe; one species has been discovered in England. 



The strange- looking creatures to which travellers have 

 given the name of Lantern-flies, and which we see in our 

 museums, belong to the present order. But better known to 

 every inhabitant of these countries is the frothy substance 

 known by the name of Cuckoo-spit, common on plants during 



* The translation is extracted from the Entomological Magazine. 



