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It is fuppofed that almoft every creature has its peculiar f{pecies of 
Pediculus, but no more than fifty diftin@ f{pecies have been hitherto 
afcertained ; and nearly the whole of thefe belong to the feathered 
tribe. Redi, Linneus, Fabricius, and other Authors diftinguifh many 
of the Pediculi by the names of thofe creatures which they infeft, ag 
P. Vulturis, Oriali, Cuculi, Cygni, Pavonis, Phafiani, &c. &c. 
Fic. I. Natural Size. Fic. II. Magnified, 
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