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. will eate ten or twelve Bees at a time, and by an d by be rea-dy for more; (he feeds her young ones also with them. Sheeater noc the whole Bee, but dtvides.it in the middle, andpulls out the bagge of hony with the entral, letting dropthe skinny outside.

When (he comes to the hive and finder none, she knockswith her bill at the door, and as soon as the Beet come outto enquire the cause, (he catebeth first one, and then ano-ther, until her belly be fall; in the Spring she watchethfor them in the Willow and Sallow Trees, and takes themwhen they are at their work. Destroy their Nests in bree-ding time, and shoot them in Winter.

T he Spider is a great devourer of Beet, if the Hives beeempty, or have but a few Bees, (bee will make her webswithin: but sot the most part if it bee a penthouse, fheelies between the boards where they fold one over anotherin the day. And in the night Qnee weaves her nets rightbefore the Hive, wherein she Bees are quickly ensnar-ed.'

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Tbe Pallas bated Spider Spins.

Kill the Spiders if you can come at them, and in the morn-ings beat down their nets. Many also spread them in theRowers, and among the brambles in the hedges, and theylye in ambush in the cod or center of them out of light,and no sooner doth a Bee or Rye strike th em, but they areupon them and kill them. They will grow quickly grea-ter then large Pease by eating of Beer.

The Woodpecker is by many indited, I think not muchguilty, vet I will not discharge her.

The Swallow hath un ill- name, but I could niter ob-serve any great hurl done by them.

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