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but one species has as yet been described, this will form a sec- 

 ond have you ever met with it ? it is not half the size of the 

 Ichneumonia & the peduncles of the eyes very short compari- 

 tively- I will seek in the same place for a duplicate, S: if I 

 am so fortunate as to find one I will send it you with those 

 that are ready for you 



I am about sending to Europe for entomological books, <K: 

 / shall be very happy to receive your opinion as to such as I 

 ought to order- it is certainly of the first importance to a 

 naturalist to know what has been done by others in his particu- 

 science in order that his researches may be directed to proper 

 objects & that he may not do over again what has been better 

 done by his predicessors I am determined to be as cautious 

 as possible in this respect -I have forgotten the title of the 

 work you shewed me containing criticisms on Latreille's sys- 

 tem you would oblige by adding its title to the list- 

 That you may enjoy health & happiness & length of life for 

 the pursuit of this charming science is the sincere prayer of 

 Your Most obctt Serv' 



Thomas Say 

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Over the Range in a Wagon. 



By PROF, and MRS. A. J. SNYDER. 



On July gth, having left Belvidere. 111., in its morning 

 freshness, we caught the Colorado Special at DeKalb with a 

 fixed and deliberate purpose of reaching Denver, Colorado. 

 During the westward journey we watched as closely as pos- 

 sible the change in bird and insect life, trying to gain, eve'n 

 from the rapidly moving train and in the brief stops at sta- 

 tions, some better idea of those sections in which eastern and 

 western species overlap. Nebraska is said to be the great 

 territory for birds from both sections, but in insect life there 

 j-eems to be more variety, some western species reaching eastern 

 points, perhaps even beyond Illinois, while a few eastern spe- 

 cies have crossed the continent westward bound. In brk-f 

 observations, Chrysophonus \aitthoidcs, or the variety dionc has 

 been noted, while all other species seen from the train seem ot 



