'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎98] (137/516)

FLIGHT OF LOCUSTS.
Messrs. Lockett and Taylor), who reached Shiraz about this time, that
when they were at Ahmedieh, a village in the Dashtistan, their ther
mometer was at 125° in a tent, and that the heat almost amounted to
suffocation. One of them wrapt himself round with a sheet, which he
kept wet, and another covered himself with his mattress, and the thickest
things which he could find, by which different means they alike felt
much relieved.
On the 11th of June, whilst seated in our tents about noon, we heard
a very unusual noise, that sounded like the rushing of a great wind at
a distance. On looking up we perceived an immense cloud, here
and there semi-transparent, in other parts quite black, that spread it
self all over the sky, and at intervals shadowed the sun. This we soon
found to be locusts, whole swarms of them falling about us ; but their
passage was but momentary, for a fresh wind from the S. W., which
had brought them to us, so completely drove them forwards, that not
a vestige of them was to be seen two hours after. The locusts which we
saw at Bushire were like those which Shaw saw in Barbary in 1724 and 5*
with legs and body of a bright yellow, and the wings spotted brown.
These were larger and of a red colour, and I should suppose are the
real predatory locust, one of the Egyptian plagues ; they are also the
great grasshopper mentioned by the prophet Nahum, no doubt in con
tradistinction to the lesser, (c. iii. v. 17.) As soon as they appeared,
the gardeners and husbandmen made loud shouts, to prevent their
settling on their grounds, f
The strength and agility of these animals make me suppose that
this was their first flight, and that they could not have come from any
great distance. The Persians said they came from the Germesir, which
is ikely enough, as that was the direction whence the wind blew.
ey seemed to be impelled by one common instinct, and moved in
one body, which had the appearance of being organized by a leader.
* 3 Edit. vol. i. p. 340.
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