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But the "Gate Keeper" wakes in his nook by the "Wall" and stamps 



on the "Purple Clay" 

 While a "Humming bird" clad in his "Burnished Brass" darts forth 



from the "Willow" gray. 

 The "Lackey" throws open the window wide where the "Drinker" 



yawns o'er his beer. 

 Then a "Red Necked Footman" struts about And I'm glad that day 



is here. 



G. W. J. ANGELL. 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 April 22, 1909. In the absence of the President and Vice- 

 President, Dr. Castle was asked to preside. Members present 

 Castle, Laurent, Skinner, Liebeck, Associates of the Entomo- 

 logical Section, Ilg, Viereck, Matthews, Haimbach, Daecke, 

 Cole, Kelley, Greene, Rehn. The minutes of the last meet- 

 ing were read and approved. 



Mr. Ilg exhibited a moth Feralia jocosa, taken on the Wissa- 

 hickon. 



Mr. Matthews exhibited some species of Hepialus and other 

 rare and beautiful moths from Queensland, Australia. 



Mr. Laurent said that not unfrequently he had had Chinese 

 specimens sent to him mounted on needles. 



Mr. Viereck spoke of the advantages of Washington as an 

 entomological center. 



Mr. Daecke spoke on collecting experiences around Harris- 

 burg and described the geography of the nearby mountains. 



Dr. Skinner exhibited and described the new drawer case for 

 the Brock tins. These are intended for large insects. 



Mr. Rehn made some remarks on the Orthoptera portion 

 of Smith's new list of New Jersey insects. The speaker had 

 submitted a large number of notes to Prof. Smith and included 

 twenty-eight species additional to those treated in Smith's 1889 

 list, a number in the old list being considered too doubtful 

 for inclusion. 



The different physiographic and faunistic regions of south- 



