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known only from Florida. On a dead clump of grass 

 in a neighboring field I take a brown male of the 

 same species, so that it, like many other acridians, 

 seeks a place of hiding with which it agrees in color. 

 There, as long as motionless, it is quite secure from 

 the eyes of those birds and reptiles which are ever on 

 the search for a juicy locust. 



Thus, though the wind continues to blow strongly 

 and the air is so cold that I shiver when standing 

 still for any time, I find, by persevering search, forms 

 of interest in this old orange orchard, and trudge 

 homeward, well satisfied with my morning's outing. 



March 8, 1899. Another day dawns, clear, breezy 

 and cold four degrees below the freezing point. 

 One feels the chill much more here than in the north, 

 especially after enjoying a few days of warm weather. 

 Wrapped in our overcoats, Mr. B. and I sallied forth, 

 he armed with rifle to bring down any squirrel which 

 may be foolish enough to venture out on such a day ; 

 I, with butterfly net, to swoop in the more foolish in- 

 sects, if any such I meet. Our destination was some 

 old Spanish chimneys in the hammock about two 

 miles west of Ormond. 



As the term "hammock"* will be frequently used 

 hereafter, a definition of it will not be amiss at this 

 point. In the Gulf and South Atlantic states it re- 

 fers to any area whose soil is other than sand. If a 



'Preferably "hummock," according to the Century Dictionary, 

 though invariably "hammock" in Florida. 



