. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 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 thi
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 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 ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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