104 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. 



This insect is most commonly seen in the- latter part 

 of August and throughout September ; it is very 

 common on the meadows of Campton, N. II. 



The locust called Stenobotkrus curti- 

 pennis, a very common species at once 

 recognized by its very short wings, also 

 sings in the Campton meadows. This 

 musician uses both legs at once, and 

 scrapes his wing covers in somewhat 

 syncopated time. But to distinguish his 

 Wing of (E. music from that of the other members 

 life of the orchestra is a difficult task. His 



hissing notes, given out at the rate of 

 six to a second, continue for about two seconds, 

 then a short pause and da capo. This music is not 

 nearly as loud as that of the Orchelimum, nor as 

 continuous; but it has the same hissing quality. 

 The notes of Melanoplus femur-mibrum are irregu- 

 lar in length. Every grasshopper has his own song ; * 



* Scudder says that these insects stridulate in four different 

 ways, viz. : 



First. By rubbing the base of one wing cover upon another, 

 using for that purpose the veins running through the middle por- 

 tion of the wing. This method includes the common crickets and 

 the tree crickets. 



Second. By a similar method, but using the veins of the inner 

 part of the wing. This method includes the green or long-horned 

 grasshoppers. 



Third. By rubbing the inner surface of the hind legs against 



