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f 2. T H E TAWNY CHINCH. 



ALLUCITA FULVA. 



Plate 10. 

 Each wing is compofed of two feathers, rifing from a fimple bafe. 



This little creature lives in the hollows of the Flowers of Plants, 

 as the preceding ; and feems calculated to do at leaft as much mif- 

 chief, being fully as fmall j more covered with Hairs, or fhort 

 Briftles; and to all appearance, both as to its ftrudture, and motions, 

 able to drive them into the tender membranes with more force : a 

 bigger bodied, and more robufl creature. 



It is a wanderer, and lives in a manner at large in gardens : 'tis 

 fondeft of the fweeteft Flowers : the Damafk-Rofe is often full of 

 them, and the flock July-Flower, and Wall-Flower; nor does it 

 difdain the Lupine, and the Pea. 



The characters, and ftrudture of the Chinches, are in no Species 

 feen more diftin&ly than in this. 



Its Head is of a dull yellowifh brown. 



The Eyes are large, and of a fiery red. 



The Antlers are firm, elegantly jointed, a little hairy, and very fharp 



at the points ; and they are of a pale brown. 

 The Feelers are fhort, and dufky. 



Its Trunk is brown, covered with pale hairs, and variegated with a 



dead yellow. 

 The Corcelet is paler. 



Its Body is of a tawny brown, divided by dufky rings, and covered 

 thick with fhort, firm, whitifh hairs, which it can raife at plea- 

 fur e. 



Its Legs are of a dufky brown, ftrong jointed, and have forked, 

 hard, horny toes, and fome very ftifF hairs upon them. 



It 



