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CHAP. XXXIII. 
Of the common Fly, 
T HE common Fly is adorned with Beau¬ 
ties not to be conceived without a Mi~ 
crofcope . It is dudded from Head to Tail 
with Silver and Black, and its Body is all 
over befet with Bridles pointing towards the 
Tail. The Head of it contains two large 
Eyes, encircled with Borders of Silver Hairs $ 
a wide Mouth, with an hairy Trunk or In« 
drument to take in its Food : a Pair of fhort 
Horns, feveral dirf black Bridles, and many 
other Particulars difcoverable by the Micro - 
fcope *. Its Trunk confids of two Parts, fold¬ 
ing over one another, and fheathed in the 
Mouth. The Extremity thereof is fharp 
like a Knife, for the Separation of any thing. 
The two Parts can alfo be formed occafion- 
ally into a Pair of Lips for taking up pro¬ 
per Quantities of Food j and by the Fly s 
fucking in the Air, they become a Kind of 
Pump, to draw up the juices of Fruits or 
other Liquors. 
Some Flies are much lighter coloured and 
more tranfparent than others, and in fuch 
the Motion of the Guts may be feen very 
'* Spedacl? de la Nat. Dial. VII. 
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