1900.] 



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the beast until they arrive after their long and curious 

 journey beneath the ribs, whence they proceed to work 

 beneath the hide like ours. The matter seems to me very 

 curious, but I was not called on to enter into discussion, 

 excepting giving my reasons why I felt wholly certain, and 



i, Male ; 2, curved extremity of abdomen of female ; 3, maggot ; 

 4, mouth hooks ; 5, spiracles at extremity of tail of maggot all 

 greatly magnified (after Brauer). 



Eggs attached to hairs from a horse's 

 fore-leg magnified and natural size. 

 (After Bracy Clark.) 



Maggots or horse bots attached 

 to membrane of stomach. (After 

 Bracy Clark.) 



FIG. 10. HORSE BOX FLY, OR HORSE BEE, GASTROPHILUS EQUI, FAB. 



considered the evidence in our hands proved, that our H. 

 bovis did not start on its travels in this way." 



On May 14, 1900, she addressed another correspondent 

 thus : 



" I have another formal application from the authorities 



