EARLY VOICES OP SPRING. 9 



"West as far north as Illinois, and also in the East in 

 southern Pennsylvania.* 



William Hamilton Gibson has made a most truth- 

 ful drawing of the Aoris gryllus crepitans to ac- 

 company his article in Harper's Young People for 

 March 25, 1890. Dr. Abbott also frequently refers 

 to Acris crepitans,-^ but I question whether either 

 he or Mr. Gibson actually heard this species. It is 

 far more likely that they heard the Acris gryllus ; 

 still, I have no means of positively knowing this. 

 According to Professor Cope, Acris 

 gryllus crepitans has no record east of 

 Carlisle, Pa. 



The subspecies Acris gryUms 

 crepitans has three oblique blotches" on 

 the sides, which are very prominent, ^ 



. , .. , 1 in Savannah Cricket 



and the limbs are muscular and well (achs gryiiua 

 developed, t ^™^"""''- 



The note of this species, it is said, may be ex- 



* More particularly in Carlisle, Cumberland County. 



f Vide Outings at Odd Times, pages 107, 108 ; also Days Out of 

 Doors, pages 34r-37. I doubt very much though, whether the Acris 

 can whistle and crepitate too. This would be contrary to Nature, 

 for reasons which are too many for me to explain. 



% Professor Cope also gives the following anatomical defini- 

 tion of this subspecies : " Acris gryllus crepitans. Hinder foot, not 

 including the tarsus (that part of the foot above the instep), less 

 than half the length of head and body combined ; skin tubercles 

 larger ; posterior femoral (hind leg) stripe less distinct." 



