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Rh of Hills, for the Advantage of a tronger Heat to bring their Young to maturity; and near Woods for the Conveniency of old Trees, in the Bottoms of which they are mot fond of reiding. This Kind is much larger than any of the ret, generally exceeding them in uch Proportion as will be preently oberved. Their Head and Body are a fine brown; their Breat a faint Degree of Red.

The Red and Jet Ants are of an equal Largenes, and about three Parts les than the Hill Ants. They alo vary from them and from one another in repect of Colour. The firt are of a languid Red; the econd extremely black and hining; for which Reaon I chooe to give them the name Jet.

The common Yellow and finall black Ants are nearly of one Proportion, and about half as big usas [sic] the Red or Jet Ants. They are eaily dicerned from each other; the firt being of a light Yellow; the econd a dark Brown or rather Black.

Thee are the more obvious ditinctions open to the Eye. What other Properties are peculiar to each Species will be mentioned as Circumtances require. Rh