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June 10th. 
Beauty of Summer. — American Pearl-border Fritillary, — Yellow- 
spotted Skipper. — Natural affinities of Insects. — Tiger Swallowtail. 
— Moths. — Sembling. — Star Cranefly. — Other Insects. — Tabani — 
structure of their Mouth — appetite for Blood — Distension. — Chi- 
goe. — Termites. — Ticks. — Pearlfly. — White-bodied Cimbex. — 
Passenger Pigeon — its immense Hosts — Beauty of Plumage. — Tur- 
tle-dove — its Notes. — Quivering of the Air. — River. — Evening 
Scenery contrasted with Morning. — Sleep of cold-blooded Animals. — 
Barred Owl. — Firefly. — Use of its Light unknown. — Luminous 
Appearance of the Ocean. — Bottom of the Sea. — Singular Light 
once seen by the Author. 
Father. — We may now say that summer is here in all 
its rich and gorgeous beauty : the glorious summer time ;" 
a time which, to the naturalist, is like the opening of the 
gates of Eden, It is indeed delightful to walk forth and 
behold Nature in her majesty and loveliness ; — the glorious 
sunshine, the verdant field, the glittering insects ; to feel 
the balmy and fragrant breeze ; to hear the melody of the 
birds, as they glide among the leafy shades of the forest ; to 
see the trees with their weight of massy foliage, fragrant with 
blossoms ; to observe the profusion, the almost excess of life 
and gladness, which pervades the vast temple of nature. — 
Look at yonder maple woods: how rich an effect is pro- 
duced by the contrast of light and shade ! masses of the 
most soft and refreshing green, prominent in the bright sun- 
shine, relieved by the dark sombre recesses which the eye 
