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More numerous in some years than others. 



years they are more numerous than in others, 

 and their ticking is of course more frequently 

 heard : we are informed by the above naturalist, 

 that, during the month of July, in one particular 

 summer, they scarcely ever ceased, either in the 

 day or night. 



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