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but the point of the twig to which the first Mus- 
quito had been adhering. 
I found on one or two occasions a little fly, much 
resembling a Musquito, but belonging to a widely re- 
moved genus, of rather singular manners. It is a little 
Crane-fly (Limnobia) ^ with the mouth produced in 
an extraordinary degree, so as to form a tube half as 
long as the insect. It hovers in the air, with the legs 
(which are of great length and slenderness) hanging 
down, a few inches from a wall, without altering its 
position, and almost without perceptible motion, ex- 
cept a slight vibration. It continues to do this for a 
long time, now and then passing a little to the right or 
left, quickly, but not so rapidly as a Syrphus. It is 
always solitary ; the specimen captured was a male. 
On putting my hand towards it, it slowly moved 
away, but I easily took it by surrounding it with 
both hands. All the individuals that I have seen 
occurred in the same place, an outhouse at Blue- 
fields ; and had exactly the same manners. 
THE EYED PALLETTE-TIP, 
A very little species of Gecko {Sphceriodactylus 
argus), the smallest Lizard that I am acquainted with, 
is not uncommonly seen in the dwelling-houses and 
out-buildings of Jamaica. We see it running along 
with a wriggling agility in the corners of the floor, 
creeping out from beneath the doors, hiding in 
crevices and joints of boards, &c., and often, on open- 
ing a window, we perceive lying in the bed of the 
* Mr. F. Walker has named the species L. intermedia. 
