black a...the flies were bloodthirsty, venomous, vicious, and numerous exceedingly..The armies were headed by horse-bees, creatures half an inch long, with daggers in their noses. Then came smaller pests, as big as large bluebottles; then gallynippers or mosquito[-]E[-]s, which bored holes in the skin through stockings and trousers; and the rest of the flying squadron was made up of small midges and black flies, which bit and stung, and sang and buzzed, and tickled every scrap of bare skin.PRINTED ITEMW Kirwin 1/79 JH 1/79Used I and SupUsed I and Sup4Not use