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THE INSECT PLAGUES OF THE TROPICAL WORLD 



wings. After having finished his repast, the bird hops upon 

 the nearest bush, and there begins his song of triumph. 



Many other insect plagues might be added to the list, but 

 those I have already enumerated suffice to reconcile us to our 

 misty climate, and to diminish our longing for the palm groves 

 of the torrid zone. 



The Tsetse. 



