Miscellaneous Papers. 2Vt 



one hand moving the leaves away, we will find Mr. Lizard 

 pinioned. I caught twelve of these fellows by this method 

 in the course of an hour. Upon identification they proved to 

 be Liolepisma laterale. The dry leaves seem to be their fa- 

 vorite haunt. I never saw one in any other place. 



The little brook continually plays hide and seek until it 

 dashes over a waterfall into a little canyon around which is 

 a cluster of small trees. This is a rendezvous of birds. Con- 

 ceal youself and you will think that you have come to a wood- 

 land paradise. The birds are singing to the tune of the 

 rippling water, trim little forms flit about — all fills your heart 

 with a love of nature. 



Wherever you may be in the woods the hornet, Vespa Caro- 

 lina, may be found buzzing along among the weeds and bushes 

 about a foot from the ground. His noise is very attractive, 

 but you find that he is not the only insect which hovers close 

 to the ground with the same buzz. There are two flies which 

 can scarcely be distinguished from him by sound. One is of 

 about the same size and color, so that he imitates the hornet 

 perfectly. The other fly mimics him only in sound, being of a 

 green color. 



That interesting snout-beetle, Upsalis minuta, is found 

 under the bark of old logs along the river valley. The slender 

 proboscis of the female contrasts oddly with the large head 

 and jaws of the male. One of the large bumblebee-like asilids 

 IS a rare visitant of the dry timber. 



Perhaps the prettiest denizens of the wood are the butter- 

 flies and humming-birds. They are certainly in keeping with 

 the surroundings, conveying the idea of beauty without a 

 sound. 



Snakes do not seem to be very common. Rattlesnakes are 

 reported from the more unsettled parts; copperheads live in 

 the shady localities, while the blacksnake seems to be rare. 

 A lizard which I have neglected to mention is comparatively 

 common under logs. It is Eumeces quinque-lineatus. I found 

 one of these in the stomach of a copperhead. 



If you visit the woods many times you will carry a lasting 

 memory of the ticks and jiggers. The tick is a wood-tick 

 whose favorite habit is crawling up the back of the neck into 

 the hair. 



The birds in the valley are different than those in the hills. 

 It is here that the larger hawks find their prey. These hawks 



