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beetles, ants, centipedes, larvae, scorpions, and the rest. 



On his second trip, made during the chilly days of 

 early spring, Doctor Ditmars was far more fortunate; 

 for then he could find these lizards under the bark of 

 dead trees, too; "there was no difficulty in collecting 

 large numbers . . . and within ten days over two hundred 

 of the desired ex- 

 amples were taken, 

 showing all phases of 

 the color variation 

 from the young indi- 

 vidual to very old 

 specimens." 



The female of this 

 species lays from 

 three to four eggs, 

 usually depositing 

 them on the ground 

 beneath a strip of de- 

 tached, dead bark of a 

 tree. During incuba- 

 tion she coils about 

 them like a python 

 does among snakes, 

 until they hatch out. 

 After this, she pays 

 no attention whatever 

 to the pretty little 

 young ones, which at 

 once scamper off to 

 to look out for themselves and they find no trouble 

 in doing so. The period of incubation is very brief, much 

 briefer, indeed, than with other species of out lizards; 

 while in the horned groups (Phrynosoma) the young are 



CAN LEAVE ITS TAIL BEHIND IT 



Fig. 8 . An adult Race Runner or Six-lined Lizard (Plestiodon fasciatus). Natural size. 

 One of the most difficult lizards of the order to photograph; it has never been taken as 

 here shown before. 



born alive. Now, what has been described for this restricted 

 area is quite applicable to a very large part of the rest 

 of the territory. One must not lose sight of the fact, 

 however, that the subject has been but little more than 

 touched upon a wonderfully light touch at that; for, 

 as shown in the leading paragraph, several goodly vol- 

 umes might be pub- 

 lished on the biology 

 and botany of half a 

 square mile, or less, 

 the subject being lit- 

 tle more than opened 

 up. Counting frogs, 

 snakes, lizards, hylas, 

 toads, turtles, tor- 

 toises, salamanders, 

 newts, and the rest, 

 among reptiles and 

 batrachians alone of 

 the vertebrates, there 

 are scores of different 

 species of them, and 

 we know compara- 

 tively very little about 

 their intimate habits, 

 anatomy, physiology, 

 or reproduction, and 

 this leaves out all the 

 mammals, birds, and 

 fishes, not to mention 

 the trees and plants, with thousands of species of 

 invertebrates, as crabs, mollusks, crays, aracnids, in- 

 sects, worms, moths, butterflies, and a host of other 

 forms. 



IN MEMORIAM 



LINES SUGGESTED BY THE REQUESTS FOR PERMISSION TO PLANT MEMORIAL TREES IN 

 THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL GROUNDS, WHICH WAS GRANTED TO RELATIVES OF THOSE WHO 

 DIED IN ACTION OR FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN THE LATE "WORLD WAR." 



Move softly thru these stately trees, 



And ponder, 

 While they speak of deeds o'er seas 



O'er yonder. 

 Listen to their moaning sigh, 

 Watch the sad and drooping eye, 

 In mem'ry of the wounds that cry 



O'er yonder. 



In mem'ry only for the meek 



So ponder. 

 Of brave and noble do they speak 



O'er yonder. 

 So gently tread beneath their shade, 

 Away from sound of pick and spade, 

 And mounds of earth just freshly made 



O'er yonder. 



They gently wave their leafy arm 



So ponder. 

 Toward the distant strife and harm 



O'er yonder. 

 They tell a tale of nations born; 

 They softly speak of hearts so torn 

 But wave aloft a hope of morn 



O'er yonder. 



S. A. White. 



