BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PERIODICAL CICADA. 
[Chronologically arran _ 
Moreton, Nathaniel. — "New England's Memoriall," Cambridge, 1669. 
Refers to a "kinde of pestilent feaver" fatal to whites and Indians in season 
of 1633, ascribed by the Indians to the "flies," which appeared that year and 
which are briefly described. 
Matthews. Thomas ( '?).— Steadinan's Lib. Am. Lit.. Vol. I. pp. 462, 
463 (1887). 
Quotes the writings of 1705 of " T. M.," supposed to refer to Thomas Matthews, 
describing the occurrence of a swarm of Cicadas as one of three prodigies 
appearing about 1675. (Seep. 112.) 
Sandel, Andrew. — Mitchell and Miller's Medical Repository, Vol. IV, 
p. 71. (Abstract.) (Memorandum dated 1715.) 
Refers to the use of the Cicadas as food by the Indians. 
Kalm, Pehr. — Beskrifning pa et slagts Gras-Hoppor, uti Xorra 
Americas (Cicada xeptendecim). (Vetensk. Acad Handl. 17, 1756, 
pp. 101-116— German Translation 1767, t. 26, pp. 130-143.) 
Kalm, Pehe.— Travels in X. A. 1753-61. Vol. II, p. 6. 
(rives a brief account of the species which is said to come about every 17th 
year. 
Linne, C— Systema datura*, 10th Edit., 175S, p. 436. 
Original description of the species. 
Gollinson, Peter. — Some observations on the Cicada of Xorth 
America. Philos. Trans. Lond., 1764, vol. 54. pp. 65-61). 1 pi. 
Baeteam, Moses.— " Dodsley's Annual Register.*' 1767, p. 103. 
Account of, in, letter to Peter Collinson, London, England. 
Fabeicius, J. 0.— Syst. Ent., 1775, p. 679, Xo. 6: Ins.. II, 1781, p. 319, 
No. 6; Maut. Ins., II, 1787, p. 266, Xo. 9. 
Described as Tettigonia septendecim. 
Stole, Caspar. — " Der Cicaden," etc., 1788. 
Gives a figure and short description of Cicada septendecim. 
Beiohel, Rev. Charles. — Some particulars concerning the locust of 
Xorth America. (Barton Med. and Phys. Journal, 1804, Vol. I. p. 52. ff.) 
Bartram, John. — Additional observations on Cicada septendecim. 
From a MS. in the possession of the editor. Barton Med. and Phys. 
Journ., Vol. I, 1804. pp. 56-50. (Earlier paper prob. 1751, MiscL in 
Travels in Pa. and Can. Lond., Sept.. 1751.) 
Say, T.— Mem. Philad. Soc. Prom. Agric, 1818, vol. 4. p. 225. 
Refers to earlier literature and gives brief note on habits. 
Davis, J. F. — On the Cicada septendecim, Jonrn. Sci. and Arts Roy. 
Inst.. 1810, vol. 6. pp. 372-374. 
Criticises paper of Collinson; quotes Letters by Hon. Judge Peters and Myers 
Fisher to substantiate the L7-year period. 
