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ly conjedlure ; but we may fuppofe the whole 

 Sum of Beajls and Birds to exceed by a third Part, 

 and Fijhes by one half, thofe known. 



The InfeBs, if we take in the Exanguious 

 both Terrejirial and Aquatick^ iriay, in Deroga- 

 tion to the precedent Rule, for Number, vie 

 even with Plants themfelves : For the Exangui" 

 cus alone, by what that Learned and Critical 

 Naturalift, my honour'd Friend, Dr. Martin 

 JJjier^ hath already obferv'd and delineated, I 

 conjedure, cannot be fewer than 3000 Species^ 

 perhaps many more. 



The Butterflies or Beetles are fuch numerous 

 Tribes, that I beheve in our own native Coun- 

 try alone the Species of each Kind may amount 

 to 150 or more. And if we ihould m.ake the 

 Caterpillers and Hexapods^ from whence thefe 

 come, to be diftind: Species, as moft Naturalifts 

 have done, the Number will be doubled, and 

 thefe two Genera will afford us 600 Species-, 

 But if thofe be admitted for diftindl Species^ I 

 fee no Reafon but their Aureli(2 alfo may pre- 

 tend to a fpecifick Difference from the Caterpil- 

 lers and Butterfies, and fo we fhall have 300 

 Species more ; therefore we exclude both thefe 

 from the Degree of Species, making them to be 

 the fame hifeB under a different Larva or 

 Habit. 



The Fly-kind, if under that Name we com- 

 prehend all other flying Infers, as well fuch as 

 have four, as fuch as have but two Wings, of 

 both which Kinds there are many fubordinate 

 Genera^ will be found in Multitude of Species 



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