In that year he sailed for New York, and, September 26, 1812, died there from his "incorrigible habits of drinking Byron uses the word 'scurra', which generally means a "parasite," in its other sense of a "buffoon."— The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2
Cyprća scurra, Chemnitz 38.— The Land of Midian — Volume 2
This is the Harlequin Calicurgus (C. scurra, LEP.— More Hunting Wasps
Calicurgus scurra (see Harlequin Calicurgus).— More Hunting Wasps
Hoc quid putemus esse? qui modo scurra— The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus

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