A SHOWER OF FLIES.
We have all heard of showers of frogs and fish, though I much question if any one of the stories on these subjects would bear investigation. The accompanying statement comes from Edinburgh : — On Saturday morniap. at Cupar, a phenomenon of an exceptional character was witnessed. About 8 o'clock an immense* shower of flies fell on the road near the railway station, of a larger size than the ordinary house fly. The road was completely covered for the distance of about 300 yds or 400 yds. They were dead when they fell. The residents in the neighbourhood of Cupar hould really be, grateful to Providence that this ntomologidalvisitatjp^arrivedinaraoribundcoQ-
of vitality, it would have been somewhat rough on the possessois of bald heads. Probably, had such been the case, the whole body of purveyors o " Catch 'em alive, oh !" would have emigrated en masse to the "Land o' cakes and whusky."— Land and Water.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1832, 31 December 1886, Page 30
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156A SHOWER OF FLIES. Otago Witness, Issue 1832, 31 December 1886, Page 30
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