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service seems to be to direct the colourers I intend to send you 

 an impression of each plate coll? is they are produced 



I have a great many remarks to make on Insects in my pos- 

 session either rec 1 ? from your Father or of my own collection 

 with which I shall trouble you in future communications in 

 the mean time those contained in this letter are respectfully 

 submitted to your consideration and decision 



I remain Affectionately 



Your Obdt Servt 



Thomas Say 



N. B. I had forgotten to say that there is also in the box a 

 Cicindela which as it is not found in the immediate vicinity of 

 this City I thought it might be rare with you I found it in 

 great plenty on the sea shore two or three years ago & have- 

 met with it in sandy parts of the Jerseys 



T. S. 



I cannot see Latreille's reason for altering the Fabrician 

 Genus Geotrupes it appears according to him that the true 

 Fabrician Scarabsei such as your 14, 15, 16 are Geotrupes & 

 of the Fabrician Geotrupes he makes Scarabrei, is this owing 

 to caprice, or is it to puzzle the student, I feel strongly inclined 

 to adhere in this instance to Fab : 



I would thank you to let me know the title of the book in 

 which Professor Knock ' describes all those Insects marked K 

 in your Catalogue- 



Over the Range in a Wagon. 



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



(Continued from page 113, Vol. XII.) 



On the way down from the Pass the insect fauna soon changed. 

 We saw more large .-Ir^yniiis, Colitis and Lycn-na. The road lay 

 through almost interminable pine forests, and gradually de- 

 scended until finally we came out into Middle Park. This por- 

 tion of country for a few miles was park-like, but of the 

 remainder the name seemed a misnomer. After passing " Idle- 

 wild," where we saw fine skins of a mountain lion and a huge 

 bear, we passe-d Fraser P. O. and store, and then the road for 



1 Knocli. VV. J. K. 



