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The Natural Hiftory of the Book Iii, 
It hath Two Pair of membranaceous Wings, the upper by -far larger 
than the under. : 
From its Mouth it darts a twirling Prodo/cis, with which it fucks the 
Honey-dew from moft Flowers, but efpecially from Nightfhade-flowers. 
Its Legs are Four, Two on each Side. 
If kept confined in a Box, or otherwife, it turns from a Fly-bat into 
a long black Worm, fuch as is found in the Earth in Potato-ground. — 
The BuoNAvVistA CHINK. 
¥ HIS is a {mall green flattifh Fly, which generally feeds upon the 
2 green Pods of Buonavifia ; and fmells, when killed, like a Bug. 
It is very deftrudtive to feveral Kinds of Pulfe. 
The Ponp-FLyY., 
T HIS is an Inch and an half long, and of different Colours. 
The Head, near the Mouth, is of a light Sea-green. 
The Mouth is provided with Two Pair of Nippers, or Forcipes, with 
which it deftroys its Prey. 
The Eyes, being Two, are very large, prominent, and fhining ; and of 
an oval Form. 
The Head is fixed to the Body by a,very flender Ligament.’ » 
Its Breaft is likewife very prominent, as well as the oppofite Part of the 
Back high and convex; the upper Part of which fupports Four narrow 
membranaceous Wings. 
The whole Body is ftrait, about an Inch long, and ends in a forked 
Tail, which is alternately {potted with Green and Black. 
It hath Six Legs, the hindermoft by far the longeft ; the lower Part 
of each being thickly covered with ftiff Hairs, the Extremity of each 
Foot being forked. 
The Wings above-mentioned are narrow, and a full Inch long ; the 
Texture refembling a Sea-feather, but infinitely finer. 
The PopE-FLyY. 
PT HIs Infect is better known to the Inhabitants, by the great Deftru- 
&tion it caufes in almoft every fort of Grain, than by its Shape ; for 
it {pares neither Pulfe nor Grain of any kind, if they have -been for any 
confiderable time gathered in. 
However, in general, they refemble a Wevil in their Make. 
The Locust, called here, the Ath-coloured Gr asHopPpERs 
TL HIS is about Two Inches long. 
‘Its Eyes are black and oval. 
The Head. is provided with Two hairy Feelers, and is covered, as 
far as the Back, with an hard unpliable Cow], ftreaked with Ruffet and 
Black. Its 
