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of the expansive King's Meadow, near King's College, Windsor, 

 Hants Co., early in Sept., 1892, when it had laid aside almost 

 all timidity, only moving from an approaching; foot when the 

 latter threatened to cru sh it;* and in largo numbers on the 

 sparsely-grassed banks on the margin of tlykei pasture-land 

 at Kentville, Kings Co., in the middle of October, 1915; 

 as well as at other places in the western districts. Its abund- 

 ance at those places far exceeded that found anywhere about 

 Halifax. It is possible that it may be more liable to con- 

 gregate in the latter part of the autumn in some localities. 



The eggs are deposited in loose soil in the latter part 

 of the autumn; and as females taken at Truro, Col. Co., on 

 18th Oct., 1916, were full of eggs, that date no doubt indicates 

 approximately the time of oviposition. The eggs hatch the 

 foUomng year, possibly early in June or thereabout, as on 5th 

 June, 1915, Mr. Gooderham says he observed at Truro a 

 few newly-hatched nymphs of an undetermined cricket but 

 which was either this form or Nemobius fasciatus, both 

 of which no doubt hatch about the same time. They moved 

 and leaped rapidly, and until examined closely might have 

 been mistaken for a flea-like insect. I have never noted 

 adults in the spring or early summer, as in Ontario and other 

 places to the south where nymphs hibernate to some extent. 



If this cricket does hatch early in June, adults should 

 be about during the lattermost part of July; but if so they 

 must be silent at that time, as I have not noted them then. 

 Its notes or shrilling, which are produced in a similar manner 

 to those of Nemobius, are apparentlj^ first heard near Halifax 

 about the 2nd August, t and approximately at the same time 

 as those of the smaller cricket, although at first I find it 

 difficult to distinguish the notes of the larger species, as both 

 call very faintly at that time. They are frequently heard 

 during both day and night in suitable places; but by October 



*With it was .V. fasciatus, but the larger species far outnumbered the smallpr one. 

 t2 .\ug., 1897, 6 Aug 1916. The doubtful date "17 (?) July" given for first appear- 

 ance of adult G pennsyhanicus in table on page 232, should read about Snd Aug. 



