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" that flefn maggots, by their continual motion, 

 *^ was the moft tempting bait ; but when offered it 

 " eat blowing flies and humble bees that come fron* 

 *' the rat-tailed maggot in gutters, or in fnort any 

 *' infecl that moved. I ima-^ine if a bee was to be 

 " put before a toad, it would tertainly eat it to its 

 " coft ; but as bees are feldorn flirring at the fame 

 " time that toads are, they can feldom come in 

 ^ their way, as they feldom appear after fun-rifing, 

 " or before fun-fet. In the heat of the day they 

 " will come to the mouth of their hole, I believe, 

 *^ for air. I once from my parlour window obferved 

 " a large toad I had in the bank of a bowling- 

 -green, about twelve at noon, a very hot day, ve- 

 " ry bufy and aftive upon the grafs; fo uncom.mon 

 *^ an appearance made me go out to fee what it 

 " was, when I found an innumerable fwarm of 

 *' winged ants had dropped round his hole, which 

 *' temptation was as irrefiftible as a turtle would 

 " be to a luxurious alderman. 



" Fifthly, Whether our toad ever propagated its 

 " fpecies I know not, rather think not, as it al^ 

 *' ways appeared well, and not leiTened in bulk, 

 " which it muft have done, I fliould think, if it 

 ** had difcharged fo large a quantity of fpawn as 

 " toads generally do. The females that are to 

 *' propagate in the fpring, I imagine, in Head of 

 " retiring to dry holes, go into the bottom of 

 " ponds, and lay torpid among the weeds ; for to 

 " my great furprize in the middle of the winter, 



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