INDEX. 



[287] 



Invasions, duration of, 215, 216. 



means of preventing, 126-128. 

 time of, 217. 



years of, tabular vie.w of, 113. 

 Invasions of locusts, effects of, modified by agricul- 

 tural improvements, 128. 

 Invertebrate enemies, 284, [305]. 

 Iowa, autumn locust-lliglits iu, [150]. 



flights in, summary of, 172, 17;J. 

 Iowa Homestead quoted, 78, 103. 

 Iowa, invasions of, 54-57, 77. 



limits of migrations in, 138. 



local flights in, direction of, 167, 169, 176. 



locust data for 1877, [104]. 



losses in, 116, 118-121. 



migrations in, direction of, 179, 180. 



migrations from, direction of, 161. 



migrations into, direction of, 148, 149, 152, 161. 



observations in, 10, 14, 21, 25. 

 Irrigation, 359. 

 Italy, locusts in, 467. 



Jaeger, pomariue, [60]. 

 Jaquett, Dr., statement by, 96. 

 Jay, blue, 36. 



Joel, statement by, 214, 215. 

 Jones, "W. J., statement by, 98, 

 Junco hyemalis, [31]. 



Kansas, autumn locust-flights in, [152]. 



damage done iu, 7. 



earliest flight in, 170. 



flights in, summary of, 171. 



invasions of, 54-56, 68-74. 



locust data for 1877, [85] . 



locust flights in, [90]... 



local flights in, direction of, 167, 176. 



locust laws of, 410. 



losses in, 115-116, 118-121. 



migrations from, direction of, 159, 161. 



migrations In, direction of, 178, 179, 180. 



migTations into, direction of, 148, 149, 150, 

 151-152. 



observations in, 7-10, 14, 22. 



Pacific Railroad, aid by, 25. 



State board of agriculture in, report of, 

 quoted, 115. 

 Katydids, 32. 



Kaumagen of locust, 274, 275. 

 Kedzie, Prof. W. K., analysis of locust-juices, 441. 

 Keferstein, statement of, 226. 

 Kellogg, M. M., statement by, 83. 

 Kenney, Seth H., aid by, 298. 



statement by, 252, 291. 

 Kerosene, use of, 9. 



Kentucky coffee-tree. (See Gymnocladus canaden- 

 sis.) 

 Kenworthy's locust-crusher, 370. 

 Killdeer plover, 338. 

 King's locust-catcher, 373, 374. 

 Kingbird, [36]. 

 Kingfisher, belted, [39]. 

 Kinglet, golden-crested, [16]. 



ruby-crowned, [16]. 

 Kingsley, J. S., arrangement of meteorological 



data by, 182-184. 

 Kirby, W., views of, on triungulin, 294. 

 Kite, swallow-tailed, [441. 

 Kittson, C, observations of, 26, 222, 254. 

 Kline, B., statement by, 93. 

 Kohlrabi eaten, 251. 

 Koppen, on locusts in Russia, 468, 472. 

 statement of, 285. 

 work by, quoted, 226, 235, 280. 

 Korte, statement by, 221-222, 227. 

 Kriinitz, statement of, 226. 

 Kunzie, J. H., statement bv, 107. 



L. 



Labial palpus, 260. 

 Labium, 261. 



Laboulb^ne, statement by, 294. 

 Labrum, 260. 



Lachuosterna f usca, 305. 

 Lanier, American, [44]. 

 Lampronota brunnea, 325. 

 Lampyris nocteluca, 296. 

 Lango'sta, 461. 

 Lapland lougspur, [29] . 

 Lark, horned shore, 18. 

 horned, [18]. 

 field, [34]. 

 meadow, [34]. 

 shore, [18]. 

 Larrada semirufa, 317, 318. 

 Larus argentatus, [61]. 

 delawarensis, [61]. 

 frankliui, [61]. 

 marinas, [60]. 

 Latreille, statement by, 294. 

 Lawrence Journal quoted, 286-287. 

 Least injured crops, 130. 

 Legislation, in fighting locusts, 407. 



on locusts, necessity of, 28. 

 Legs, 260. 

 Leguminous plants less eaten, 251, 



or not, 254. 

 Leidy, on hair-worms, 328. 

 Leucosticte tephrocotis, [29] . 

 Libellula, 334. 



Lichtenstein, M. J,, experiments by, 294. 

 Lilac-bushes, 253. 



Limits of breeding grounds of Caloptenus spretus, 

 131-136. 

 of migrations, 137-142. 

 Limosa fedoa, [53]. 



Linnaeus, views of, on triungulin, 294. 

 Lincoln's bunting, [30]. 

 Lincoln Journal quoted, 245. 

 Linnet, red-poll, [29]. , 

 Lingua, 261. 



List of correspondents, [260]. 

 Liurus motacilla, [23] . 



nfevius, [23]. 

 Local flights, 165-170. 



defined, 143. 

 Locust, American, 53. 



area of abode, 25. 

 . clumsy. (See Brachypeplus magnus.) 

 coral- winged. {See OEdipodaphcenicoptera.) 

 burning. 363. 

 crusher, 365. 

 destruction, 24. 

 enemies of, 24. 



flight of, east of the Rocky Mountains, 170. 

 granulated-grouse. (SeeTettis. granulata.) 

 green-striped. (See Tragocephala viridi- 



fasciata.) 

 hatching, 24. 



history of, chronological, 53-113. 

 injury of, to agriculture, 24. 

 in Texas, [63]. 

 invasions, 24. 

 laws, 409. 

 lesser, 23, 52. 

 losses, bj^, 24. 

 means of figliting, 24. 

 mite, 306. 

 Mormon, 52. 

 popular names of, 52. 

 permanent abode, 25. 

 problem, relation of, to condition of the 



country, 126. 

 Red-legged, 52. (See Caloptenus femur-ru- 



brum.) 

 Red-legged. (See Caloptenus femur-ru- 



brum, 23.) 

 remedies against, 350. 

 young, destruction of, 362. 

 Rocky Mountain. (See Caloptenus spre- 

 tus, 23.) 

 trees eaten, 253. 

 western, 52. 

 fish-bait, 441. 

 as food, 437. 

 trapping, 377. 

 Locusta viridissima, 285. 

 Locustidae, where found and description o£ 32. 

 Locusts, bibliography on, for America, [273j. 

 in Algeria, 476. 

 California, 451, 455. 



