130 THEIR MODE OF BURYING A BIRD. 
they please, they make their way out, and fly away in 
quest of further adventures. The eggs are hatched in two 
days, and produce flat, scaly grubs, which run about with 
great activity; these grubs grow excessively fast, and 
very soon consume all that their parents had left. As 
soon as they are full grown, they cease eating, and bur- 
rowing further in the earth, become pupae. The length of 
time they remain in this state appears uncertain; but 
when arrived at the perfect state, they make round holes 
in the ground, from which they come forth. 
LEATHER MILL ON THE WEY AT THE BACK OF GODBOLD'S. 
