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This species seems to have a peculiar dislike to the sea coast, 

 as in the most favourable situations, in other respects, within 

 several miles of the sea, it is scarcely ever to be met with. Scarci- 

 ty of its particular kinds of a favourite food in such places may 

 probably be the reason; as it is well known that many kinds of 

 insects, on the larvae of which it usually feeds, carefully avoid 

 the neigbourhood of the sea. 



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