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and deeper body of water than Lake Ellis, and is apparently 

 the home of the most alligators, though they were observed in 

 all the three lakes we visited. 



Wednesday morning we all started for Little Lake, which 

 is a smaller lake of the same character as Great Lake, but 

 Sherman and myself again lost our way, and instead explored 

 the neighboring shore of Ellis Lake, catching a good many 

 Odonata and other insects. 



Thursday was spent at Great Lake and in the woods be- 

 tween it and Lake Ellis ; Friday in the same way, except that 

 I again explored the north side of Lake Ellis, for fish, bugs, 

 etc. Saturday morning H. H. B. and myself went to Little 

 Lake to try to kill alligators, but unsuccessfully, although 

 several were seen and shot at by H. H. B. Sherman collected 

 insects near the camp. In the afternoon Mr. Ballard, who 

 had brought us down from Havelock, took us back again to 

 the depot there and our trip was over. 



Quite a number of insects were collected by Sherman and 

 myself, though by no means exclusive attention could be paid 

 to them. About the first insects which attracted our attention 

 were the Yellow Flies {Diachlorus ferrugatus), which first 

 came round us in small numbers on our way to the camp on 

 Monday, and which were common around the camp and in 

 the woods throughout our stay. These made their appearance 

 soon after sunrise and kept up their attacks all day and even 

 after sunset until it was nearly dark, furthermore coming into 

 camp to bite us at our meals. The bite was sharp and some- 

 times left a small red spot on the skin, but no other effects 

 were produced on any of us, either when the fly was frightened 

 away at once or allowed to suck its fill of blood. In the woods 

 they did not attack us while we were in motion, although the 

 different species of Chrysops would then come flying around 

 us, but on stopping the Diachlorus would at once come and 

 settle all over us, and commence biting with great, if not laud- 

 able zeal. Unlike the Chrysops, which seem to prefer to set- 

 tle on the head and upper parts of the body, Diachlorus would 

 bite anywhere from head to heel. In biting, Diachlorus, which 

 has a short proboscis, has to lower the head and tip the abdo- 



