﻿APPENDICES. 
  

  

  APPENDIX 
  I. 
  

  

  MISCELLANEOUS 
  DATA 
  AND 
  EEPLIES 
  TO 
  CIRCULAR 
  NO. 
  1. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  data 
  in 
  reference 
  to 
  the 
  Rocky 
  Mountain 
  locust, 
  collected 
  chiefly 
  in 
  

   1877 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Thomas, 
  was 
  omitted 
  in 
  the 
  former 
  report, 
  partly 
  for 
  want 
  of 
  space 
  and 
  

   partly 
  because 
  it 
  was 
  impossible 
  to 
  get 
  the 
  material 
  ready 
  in 
  time. 
  A 
  few 
  extracts 
  

   were 
  made, 
  which 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  Appendices 
  XXII, 
  XXIII, 
  and 
  XXIY 
  of 
  the 
  former 
  

   report. 
  The 
  dates 
  of 
  flights 
  for 
  1*??? 
  mentioned 
  therein 
  were 
  collated 
  and 
  arranged 
  

   as 
  given 
  in 
  Appendix 
  XXIII: 
  but 
  the 
  communications 
  and 
  the 
  large 
  amount 
  of 
  val- 
  

   uable 
  information 
  they 
  contain 
  were 
  left 
  out 
  for 
  the 
  reasons 
  mentioned. 
  

  

  It 
  has 
  been 
  thought 
  best 
  to 
  arrange 
  this 
  data 
  by 
  States 
  and 
  Territories 
  rather 
  than 
  

   by 
  date. 
  

  

  In 
  order 
  that 
  these 
  communications 
  may 
  be 
  understood, 
  it 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  state 
  here 
  

   that 
  most 
  of 
  them 
  are 
  in 
  answer 
  to 
  the 
  questions 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  circular 
  issued 
  by 
  

   the 
  commission 
  early 
  in 
  1577, 
  as 
  stated 
  in 
  our 
  first 
  report 
  (p. 
  2) 
  : 
  

  

  CIRCULAR 
  Xo. 
  1. 
  

  

  Department 
  of 
  the 
  Interior, 
  

   Office 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  Entomological 
  Commission, 
  

  

  1 
  , 
  187 
  . 
  

  

  Mr. 
  . 
  

  

  Dear 
  Sir 
  : 
  The 
  Commissioners 
  are 
  desirous 
  of 
  collecting, 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  possible, 
  all 
  as- 
  

   certainable 
  facts 
  in 
  reference 
  to 
  the 
  migrations 
  of 
  the 
  Rocky 
  Mountain 
  locust 
  (Calop- 
  

   tenus 
  8jpretus), 
  and 
  also 
  regarding 
  its 
  appearance, 
  habits, 
  and 
  devastations 
  in 
  your 
  

   section. 
  

  

  "We 
  present 
  below 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  topics 
  upon 
  which 
  we 
  shall 
  be 
  glad 
  to 
  receive 
  data 
  

   from 
  your 
  locality. 
  We 
  expect 
  you 
  to 
  dwell 
  only 
  on 
  those 
  topics 
  upon 
  which 
  you 
  

   have 
  positive 
  information, 
  and 
  shall 
  be 
  glad 
  to 
  receive 
  any 
  facts 
  or 
  views 
  not 
  Sug- 
  

   gested 
  by 
  this 
  circular. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  subjects 
  cannot 
  be 
  reported 
  on 
  till 
  toward 
  the 
  

   approach 
  of 
  winter, 
  while 
  others 
  can 
  be 
  considered 
  earlier. 
  In 
  responding, 
  there- 
  

   fore, 
  we 
  ask 
  our 
  correspondents 
  to 
  couple 
  their 
  answers 
  with 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  the 
  cir- 
  

   cular 
  and 
  of 
  the 
  inquiry. 
  

  

  "We 
  shall 
  be 
  glad 
  to 
  receive 
  and 
  will 
  determine 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  different 
  species 
  of 
  lo- 
  

   custs 
  that 
  occur 
  in 
  your 
  locality, 
  and 
  particularly 
  specimens 
  of 
  their 
  different 
  para- 
  

   sites 
  and 
  natural 
  enemies. 
  These 
  are 
  best 
  forwarded 
  by 
  mail, 
  packed 
  in 
  cotton, 
  

   moistened 
  with 
  alcohol, 
  and 
  placed 
  in 
  secure 
  tin 
  or 
  wooden 
  boxes. 
  Living 
  specimens 
  

   may 
  be 
  sent 
  in 
  tin 
  boxes, 
  and 
  are 
  preferred, 
  where 
  they 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  too 
  long 
  on 
  the 
  

   way. 
  

  

  The 
  inquiries 
  have 
  reference 
  more 
  particularly 
  to 
  the 
  present 
  year 
  1*77, 
  and 
  when 
  

   facts 
  are 
  communicated 
  that 
  have 
  reference 
  to 
  other 
  years, 
  correspondents 
  will 
  please 
  

   be 
  careful 
  to 
  specify 
  the 
  particular 
  year. 
  

  

  The 
  Commissioners 
  will 
  refund 
  whatever 
  expense 
  maybe 
  incurred 
  for 
  postage 
  in 
  re- 
  

   plying 
  to 
  this 
  circular, 
  or 
  in 
  forwarding 
  specimens, 
  should 
  correspondents 
  so 
  desire. 
  

  

  Copies 
  of 
  documents 
  published 
  by 
  the 
  commission 
  will 
  be 
  sent 
  to 
  correspondents 
  

   who 
  forward 
  data 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  this 
  request. 
  Communications 
  may 
  be 
  sent 
  to 
  

   either 
  of 
  the 
  Commissioners. 
  

  

  CHAS. 
  V. 
  RILEY. 
  

   A. 
  S. 
  PACKARD, 
  Jr. 
  

   CYRUS 
  THOMAS. 
  

  

  TOPICS 
  ON 
  WHICH 
  DATA 
  ARE 
  REQUESTED. 
  

  

  1. 
  Date 
  and 
  time 
  of 
  day 
  of 
  the 
  arrival 
  of 
  swarms. 
  

   lfl. 
  Direction 
  and 
  force 
  of 
  the 
  wind 
  at 
  the 
  time. 
  

  

  1&. 
  Temperature 
  and 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  weather 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  (clear 
  or 
  cloudy), 
  

   lc. 
  Direction 
  of 
  the 
  flight, 
  densitv, 
  height, 
  and 
  extent 
  of 
  the 
  swarms. 
  

  

  [3] 
  

  

  