390 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA 



his shrilling uninterruptedly, entirely unconcerned at my 

 approach. After a distance of three hundred yards had been 

 covered by my walk, my list of cone-heads seen consisted of 

 five males and three females, each one suggesting some new 

 feature of their habits. 



On this night, I also occasionally came across the pupae 

 and adults of the oblong-winged katj^dids. To those who love 



Texan Katydid as viewed at night on flower of horse mint. 



the katydids and outdoor life, there is great joy in standing 

 quietly and listening to the night sounds. First one hears 

 the cone-head, then the ol)l()ng-wing, then a mingling of the 

 striped meadow cricket with that of the slender green grass- 

 hoppers. As a base accompaniment, one is also treated to 

 the grii-grii-grii of the mole cricket, which comes from some- 

 where within the hidden underground burrows. The various 



