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the intention and will of God. The winged iii* 

 sect has a head of a chesnut colour ; the body 

 is of a pearly grey, the legs short, the wings 

 long and greyish, and the superior ones marked 

 with four brown spots. It is often seen flutter- 

 ing about the sides of roads and dry banks 

 exposed to the east, in the months of June and 

 July continues for a little time, and then en- 

 tirely disappears. The writer of this anecdote, 

 kept for several years many Ant-Lions under his 

 inspection, and can vouch for the truth of 

 what is asserted above. This insect is very rare 

 in this country ; but in France and Italy there 

 is not a bank on the sides of a public-road, or 

 a sandy ridge at the foot of an old wall, which 

 does not harbour a great number of these 

 insects. Description of Animals. 



THE MOCKING BIRD. 



This very curious bird, deserves particular 

 notice. Without any exterior attractions, it pos- 

 sesses faculties which render it one of the 

 greatest objects of curiosity and admiration 

 among the feathered tribes. It is about the 

 size of a thrush. Its natural notes are musica 



