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opportunity to observe them. I will remark that the stagnant la 
Louisiana, and perhaps the abundant food, develop dragon-flies i 
large size. In view of the pest of musquitoes, it is a pity the -en 
eater is not still more abundant. — D. S. S. 
te FALSE Scorrion.— These little scorpion-like animals are in 
iate in structure between the mites and the spide e figure ( 
ee cancroides L. sir ss ap by Dr. Hagen, of the Cam 
veg save states that it seizes the legs of 
‘ The fact that an animal changes its lo 
laziness, or from incapacity to a 
purpose in any other way. In 
whose movements are slow, this means of K 
motion is pansies adopted to find 
food more easily. Necessarily aa a 

to devour the Atropos, or little white book-louse. I 
lurking under the elytra, or core of beetles, but it does 
to mp parasitic in its ha 
TH CK-SNIPE.— While gunning one da ay on Jordan an Orel 
county, Slag vias I saw four little birds running along #™ 
hey w they T3 
m; he was about two or two and a half inches in h atti 
binish- -gray color above, and lighter on the breast; color 
with her load, as it seemed to me rather a great one fo 
soon returned, and took up a second, flying off with it; ba 
and fourth. I then went tọ see META she had taken 

