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in it 5 from which this mifcheivous is l)red 
which is not fit to breed rAykt.fyuXxW it be Three 
r^r old ; if it were not for this Three Years unfit- 
nefle. to breed, and that there are more Males then 
Females • this Worme wou’d do great mifchiefe in 
whichs God’s providence is much to be admired,^ 
Thefe Flyes are thofi vith very Long Legs , and 
vphich by our Veopk are called Drummers. It is rc' 
markabki that they lay Violet-coloured Eggs ; all the 
Species af them, which I have yet feen j and have I fcen 
at leajl Five Jbrts with min England. 
y 
Of the Originall G N A T S. 
this is aljo a new Genus <?/ Flyes 
Number. 140. 
I have fought with great diligence, what was the 
generation of Gnats, and from what principle &c. 
I Obferved Gnats to retire to Cifierns in great 
Numbers j and efpecially about the begining of £>5- 
cember ; thither they carry their Seed , and after 
the fame manner, as I have often learnt by my own 
proper Experiences for they are wont to fit upcm 
thefurface ofthe Raine-watter, contained in C/yrer/?/, 
the hinder part ofthe their Bodies being inclined 
down 
