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mals, yet alive, with their fhells, and drags 

 them about with it* They are much fought 

 after by fimermen, by whom they are fome- 

 times called Stone> or Cod Bait \ the perfect 

 inlecT: is generally called the Spring fly* and is 

 frequent near running waters, where the females 

 refort to lay their eggs. They generally fettle 

 on the fides of walls, branches of trees, &c. 

 which are leaft expofed to the fun, whofe influ- 

 ence they feem to dread, feldom flying in the 

 day time. Swallows are obferved to feed upon 

 them. 



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