. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . n, who resided a considerable time inAfrica, it appears that some are so loud, as to be heard to the distanceof half a mile; and that the singing of one of them in a room, willimmediately silence a whole company. Professor Thunburg says,that one of the Javanese species makes a noise as sh
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . n, who resided a considerable time inAfrica, it appears that some are so loud, as to be heard to the distanceof half a mile; and that the singing of one of them in a room, willimmediately silence a whole company. Professor Thunburg says,that one of the Javanese species makes a noise as shrill and piercing,as if it proceeded from a trumpet. THE AMERICAN LOCUST. This species of Cicada is at all times common in Pennsylvania,but at certain periods (generally of fourteen or fifteen years) thenumbers are so immense, that it has obtained the general appellationof Locust. Towards the end of Anril these insects emerge from the ground,and their appearance is always to be predicted by the swine searchinglor thftm. Tlie swarms are sometimes so great, that in the places fromwhich they have arisen, the earth appears nearly as full of holes as ahoney-comb. They always leave the ground during the night. Ontheir first coming out they are in the chrysalid state: but soon after- THE AMERICAN LOCUST. 497. wards iTie back bursts, and trie flying insects disengage themselveafrom their case. For a little while they are entirely white, with redeyos and seem very weak and tender; but, by the next day, they 498 THE BED-BUG. attain their; full strength and perfection, being of a dark brown color,with four fineiy variegated transparent wings. Shortly after they have attained their perfect state, these insectaalways spread themselves over the country for many miles are excessively voracious, and do infinite damage, in theirperiodical swarmings, to both orchard and forest trees: and were itnot for the number and variety of their enemies, and the naturallyshort duration of their l
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