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No. Specimens: Food Materiala: 



1 Spider. 



1 Millipede. 



8 Undet. Insect fragments. 



7 Insects with toad remains. 



7 Insects with toad remains (probably). 



2 Undet. Species Orthoptora. 

 2 Acrldidse. 



1 Locustidse. 



1 Common Cricket. 



1 Undet. Lepidoptera. 



2 Undet. Larvae (Diptera). 

 7 Undet. Beetles. 



3 Undet. Ground Beetles. 



1 Calosoma scrutator (The Searcher). 



1 Black Ground Beetle (Harpalus). 



1 Rove Beetle. 



1 Lady Bird. 



2 Fire Flies. 



1 Scarabaeidse. 



1 Bumble Flower-Beetle. 



3 Col. Potato Beetles. 



2 Weeviil or Snout Beetle*. 

 1 Undet. sp. Hymenoptera. 



4 Black Ants. 

 1 Red Ants. 



• 5 Undet. Vertebrates. 



1 Undet. Batrachian. 



1 Plethodon cinereus (Salamander). 



4 Plethodon glutinosus (Salamander). 

 17 Common Toad. 



2 Pickering Tree Frog. 



1 Undet. Frog. 



2 Leopard Frog. 

 2 Woods Frog. 

 1 Green Frog. 



1 Sparrow. 



5 Undet. Mammals. 



It Will be seen that these reptiles fed to a great extent on earth- 

 worms, and a great many contained insects or fragments of insects. 

 However it must be acknowledged that a great many of these in- 

 sects were taken inside of the toads and other batrachians which 

 the Garter Snake had eaten. While there is quite a list of insects 

 in the above table the Garter Snake must be regarded as one of the 

 chief enemies of the toad, and this animal is one of the most im- 

 portant insectivorous creatures on the premises. Thus the econo- 

 mic value of the Garter Snake is decidedly questionable. It is our 

 opinion that the destructive insects which are eaten independently 

 bv this reptile do not counterbalance the harm done in destroying 

 the toads and salamanders. It is true that in the above list we 



