LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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View at Edge of Oak Forest in 

 Late Summer 273 



Black-eyed Susans, with insect 

 guests 275 



Tree-hoppers {Publilia con- 

 cava) 276 



Dragon-fly {Sympetrum rici- 

 num) 279 



Dragon-flies, Anax Junius and 

 Aeschna constricta 281 



Dragon-flies at the border of 

 the pond 282 



Wild Honeysuckle 283 



A Brook, the habitat of the red- 

 bellied minnow (Ckrosomus 

 erythrogaster) and the black- 

 nosed dace {Netropis megalops) 285 



Plant and Insect Association of 

 the Meadow in September — a 

 Field Thistle, Carduus species, 

 with some of its insect visitors. 

 Colored plate . . . 286 



Mourning Dove. Initial drawing 290 



Male Texan Katydid. Colored 

 plate 290 



Varied-winged Locust {Arphia 

 xanthoptera) 291 



Geometrid Moth {Xanthotype 

 crocataria) on \Yild Bergamot. 

 Initial drawing 293 



Branch of the Button-bush. . . 294 



Pair of Texan Katydids on a 

 sedge. Colored plate .... 296 



Landscape in the sand dunes, 

 showing habitat of striped 

 lizard 298 



Green Bullfrog {Rana catisbini). 

 Colored plate 300 



Blow Snake in sleeping attitude . 300 



Beetles 301 



Crickets {Nemobius fasciatus) . . 302 



Beetle ^dsitors to the lantern 

 light — eyed-elater {Alaus ocu- 

 latis), click beetle, stag 

 beetle {Lucanus dama), and 

 longicom beetle 303 



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Branch of Button-bush {Cepha- 

 lanthus occidentalis) , showing 

 the flower and ^^siting bumble- 

 bees 305 



Jumping Mouse {Zappus hud- 

 sonius) 307 



Robins. Initial drawing. . . . 308 



Brown Thrasher 308 



Ruby-throated Humming-bird . 308 



Hermit Thrush 313 



Flicker 314 



Map of Great Lakes Region, 

 showing former glaciated 

 area 319 



View on Des Plaines River. . . 320 



Landscape, showing habitat of 

 Orthopteran life 325 



Outline tracing, showing habitat 

 of various species of grass- 

 hoppers mentioned in text. . 325 



Landscape, showing habitat of 

 Orthoptera in the rear of 

 author's grounds 329 



Male Texan Katydid {Scudderia 

 texensis). Colored plate . . . 328 



Eggs of Texan Katydid in Leaf 

 of Goldenrod 331 



Striped Meadow Grasshopper 

 {Xipkidium fasciatum) . . . . 332 



Home of the Katydids .... 333 



Pair of Forked-tailed Katydids 

 {Scudderia furcaia) on grass 

 plant 335 



Pair of Slender Cone-head Grass- 

 hoppers {Conocephalus attenu- 

 atus) on goldenrod 339 



Young (Xymph) Cone-head 

 Grasshopper (Conocephalus ro- 

 bustus), showing stage just 

 before the last moult .... 341 



Carolina Locust {Dissosteira Caro- 

 lina) 343 



Carolina Locust which has been 

 killed by a fungus disease . . . 345 



Sprinkled Locust {Chl<Ealtis con- 

 spersa) 349 



