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vals. Attracted by the abundance of stream- 

 frequenting Lepidoptera, the Cheiroptera dis- 

 continued their aerial chase so soon as the quar- 

 ry withdrew from the neighborhood of the water, 

 returning with the reappearance of their prey. 

 Upon the retirement of the bats, the trout in like 

 manner ceased to rise freely to the artificial 

 white moth, the time of the " take " being ap- 

 parently regulated by the presence of the bats, 

 though governed really, of course, by the return 

 of the insects in their merry-go-round over the 

 surface of the stream. Finally, the flowering 

 period of my Japanese honeysuckle I have always 

 found a certain index to the commencement of 

 night-fishing. 



I am not aware whether the great sphinx is 

 too big a mouthful for the bat ; he is certainly a 

 bonne bouche for the greater and the lesser owls. 

 Several summers ago I was awakened suddenly, 

 about midnight, by a strange noise, as of some 

 one raising the awning and tiptoeing on top of 

 the veranda. A bright moon was shining, and 

 not a breath of air was stirring. On the veran- 

 da's rim, looking down upon the honeysuckles 

 and their honey-seeking visitors, stood two small 

 screech-owls ; while, startled from his perch 

 upon the awning, a great horned owl flew away 

 without a sound. 



