go 4 'Fbe Water-Flea with branched Horns* 
Writer has given of this Infed in his Book 
on the Works of Nature, will be little fut- 
prized at any of his other Miftakes. 
A little below the Eyes, two Horns, which 
are moveable, are joined to the fheliy Head * 
their Infertion being in the Manner of Ball 
and Socket. Each of thefe Horns comes 
put in one Engle Trunk at firft, but divides 
foon into a Pair of Branches, each Branch 
having three Joints. A fmall Hair Briftle 
grows out from either of the two firft Ar¬ 
ticulations, and three pretty long ones from 
the Extremity of the laid. 
Juft beneath the Infertion of thefe Horns 
a long Kind of Gut runs down almoft the 
Length of the whole Body, where it joins 
to a Part which in Shape very much refem- 
bles the Toe of a Bird, having a large 
Claw or Talon at the End thereof. The 
Creature can move this Part beyond its Shell 
with a great deal of Force, and by that 
Means, as I apprehend, performs its fpring- 
ing or leaping Motion. 
It has eight Legs or Fins befides this, 
which, when the Creature lies otherwife 
ftill, are neverthelefs in a continual and nim-* 
ble Motion, forming a bride Current of Wa- 
ter, like that of many other Animals. They 
are alfo very ferviceable in fwimming, and 
aftift in its circular Motion, of which I £hali 
prefently fpeak. 
Behind- 
