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Oct. 10th, two Crimson Finches were seen fly- 
ing overhead. 
Oct. 11th, a warm day. Two Nighthawks go- 
ing north, six Blue Yellow-backed Warblers, a 
flock of about fifty Field Sparrows, a few Black- 
throated Green Warblers, numerous Yellow- 
rumps, ten Juncos and three Yellow-bellied 
Woodpeckers, the first noted this autumn. 
Oct. 14th, two Black-throated Green and three 
Black-throated Blue Warblers, ten White-bellied 
Swallows and three Catbirds, the last seen. 
Oct. 15th, saw twenty-six Chewinks, of which 
all but three were males ; these must have left 
during the night or on the next day. 
Oct. 16th, saw but one of above. 
On the meadows, about three hundred Titlarks 
and a hundred or more White-bellied Swallows 
were seen. Field Sparrows were still common. 
Oct. 17th, the meadows were again visited ; 
White-bellied Swallows were numerous, a dozen 
Titlarks seen. Savannah Sparrows were com- 
mon. 
Oct. 20th, Bay-winged Sparrows numerous on 
the hills. One Ruby-crowned Kinglet, the last 
one noted. 
Oct. 23d, Hermit Thrushes are common. 
Juncos seen, the first since the 11th inst. 
Oct. 24th, fifty White-bellied Swallows, many 
Titlarks, four Red-headed Woodpeckers, three 
Killdeer Plover and the last Chewink, seen on 
the meadows. Juncos numerous. 
Oct. 25th, a flock of twenty-five Rusty Grackles 
were seen feeding on acorns. 
Oct. 30th, many Field Sparrows were seen. 
Nov. 2d, the last Hermit Thrush and the first 
Fox Sparrow and Hairy Woedpecker were ob- 
served. 
Nov. 3d, brought the last Mourning Dove and 
the first four Tree Sparrows. 
Nov. 8th, Columbia meadows were re-visited; 
noticed a few Titlarks, several Purple Grackles 
in a large flock of Red-winged Blackbirds. A 
small flock of Mallards and several of Dusky 
Ducks were noticed. The last Killdeer seen and 
the first Tufted Titmouse were heard calling. 
Nov. 14th, the Tree Sparrows were plenty and 
melodious. ; 
Nov. 22d, the first Great Northern Shrike was 
reported. 
Nov. 29th, the ice formed half an inch thick. 
Saw eleven White-throated Sparrows and a King- 
fisher. 
Nov. 80th, fourteen White-throated Sparrows 
seen. 
Dec. 5th, saw only four White-throated Spar- 
rows and a Kingfisher, the last of each. 
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Practical Entomology. 

BY WRIGHT AND BATES, 73 HANOYER ST., BOSTON 

(Continued from page 78.) 

LEPIDOPTERA. 
PECULIARITIES: Four wings, covered with 
scales on both sides; these scales are over-lap- 
ping, arranged in rows and give the colors and 
shadings to the wings. 
Mouth parts forward for sucking. Larvee in 
the form of caterpillars, composed of thirteen 
segments. Pupa obtected, conical in form, pro- 
ducing moths; or angulated, producing butterflies. 
Locauirres. The imago, or perfect insect of 
this sub-order is to be found in nearly every lo- 
cality during the spring, summer and autumn. 
They flit about the fields, meadows and wood- 
lands during every hour of the day and night; 
they alight upon the flowers to sip their honey 
and the next moment are away over the fields: 
They alight upon the bark and foliage of trees, 
on the fences, and during the day the night flyers 
are hidden away in the grass, under the stones, 
fences, leaves, and in the shade of the woods, 
emerging at evening to take the place of the but- 
terflies in flying about the fields. 
Their larve will be found feeding upou vegeta- 
tion. They are captured by the net while flying 
or resting upon the plants; by baiting or sugar- 
ing in the evening, upon the trees or fences, or 
best of all, by raising from egg, worm, or pupa in 
the vivarium. 
The instructions given in preceding pages ap- 
ply very well to all the sub-orders mentioned, 
but some members of this one need special in- 
structions, and we shall in the near future give 
our readers instructions for collecting the Micro- 
lepidoptera. 

Sphingidae of New England. 

CERATOMIA AMYUTOR.—Hb. 
Palpi brown. Head gray or grayish-brown,; 
antennze white above, dark beneath. 
Thorax fawn color, with a dark patch or line 
on either side, followed by gray at the base of 
the wings, and two dark brown spots on the 
metathorax. Abdomen light brown, with a slen- 
