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2 ment of this Animal. It may be proper, before a minute Examination of thee Parts, to mention how many Sorts of Ants have fallen under my Notice, and wherein they differ to outward Appearance.

Five Species of Ants have occured to my Obervation; all which have to the naked Eye, without the Aitance of a Glas, ome coniderable Difference, either in repect of Colour Size. They will eaily be ditinguihed, if we range them under the following Characters.

1. The Hill Ant.

2. The Jet Ant.

3. The Red Ant.

4. The common Yellow Ant.

5. The mall Black Ant.

The Hill Ants I o denominaste from their uual Place of Reidence, and unny Banks or Sides of