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o^Jacqum^ a fpecies of the Parra (Syft. p. 260) 

 which is trained by the Indians in the neighbour- 

 hood of Carthagena^ who breed large flocks of 

 poultry, that ftray in the woods, to defend them 

 againft the numerous birds of prey, no one of 

 which will dare to encounter this bird. ItMs never 

 known to defert the flock, and returns every even- 

 ing to rooft. Our author touches on the prog- 

 nofl:ics of birds in prefaging weather, fo well un- 

 derfl:ood by feamen \ and finally, as beautiful and 

 pleafurable objeds to man. 



133. FUNDAMENTA EnTOMOLOGI^. A, J. Bhdh. 



1767. 



The knowledge of infeds may be faid to be the 

 laft branch of natural hifliory that raifed its head ; 

 notwithflanding which, it has of late attained a 

 high degree of perfection : nor can it be too much 

 to attribute this to the excellent arrangement of 

 LiNNi^Lus, under whofe aufpices it has extended it- 

 felf beyond all other parts of zoology. 



The plan of this paper is exadlly that of the 

 foregoing, and will amply fatisfy thofe who wifli 

 to enter on the fl:udy of infedls. In his firil chap- 

 ter, Mr. Bladh gives a chronological lift of 32 

 writers on the fubjed, beginning with Moiiffet^ 

 who publifhed in 1634, and ending with Schafftr 

 in 1767. But the fubftance of this difl^ertation has 

 been tranflated and publiflied in Englijh by Mr. 

 Curtis^ fo that any further account of this work h 

 now fuperfeded. 



134. FUNDAMENTTA 



