Book, TL land of BARBADOS, 
It is called a Fiddler from the fhrill Noife it: makes, when held and 
{queezed between the Fingers. 
It generally flies about in the Evening. 
The CucKkoLp-FLy. 
HIS is of the Beetle-kind, of about half an Inch long, and of a 
dark-red Colour. 
The Back and édomen are covered with a Pair of hard Wings, or 
rather Covers for its membranaceous Wings, which are large, and of an 
elegant fine Texture. The Head, Neck, and Abdomen, are clofely joined 
together. 
It is fupported by Four Legs on each Side ; and flies chiefly in the 
Dusk of the Evening. 
The CARRION or FLESH-FLY. 
f ! YHIS is the‘ fame with the common Carrion-fly in England ; at 
leaft, it differs in no material Circumftance. 
The MAson-FLy. 
T is called a Ma/on, from the great Quantity of Mire and Morter 
which it carries into Houfes and elfewhere, wherewith to build its 
Nefts, which it generally does on the Cielings, or the Roofs. 
In thefe Nefts, which are above an Inch long, they lay. Two or Three 
Eggs; and then carry in a great Number of young Spiders ; and after- 
wards clofe up the Entrance into the Nefts with Clay. ~ 
From each Egg, thus depofited, there is in time hatched a {mall white 
Maggot, which feeds upon the Spiders, till it comes to its Aurelia-ftate : 
Then they {pin and wrap themielves up in a tough Bag, or Web, till 
they turn into young Mafons. 
The Bar-rF ry. 
t | YHE Original of this isa Tobacco or a Fig-tree Worm ; for this, 
after its Aurelia-ftate, turns into this F ly, which is about an Inch 
and a Quarter long, : 
The Head is guarded with a Pair of Horns, or Feelers, finely indented, 
about Three Quarters of an Inch in Length. 
Its Two Eyes are large, {pherical, and black. 
The Back, as well as the 4ddomen, which is divided into Six Annuli, 
is of a reddifh-yellow Colour, covered with a foft whitifh Down. 
It 
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