Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
NATURAL HISTORY.
Queer Insects and Animals Discovered n
Watering Places and Elsewhere.


Watering Places and Elsewhere.
have continued my observations
this Summer, and find that the Dndus
festivals AMI the Duelus Quasi-Anql;.
cd'ns. or common dude, are ex.
tending their ravages all along the
coast. from Cape May to Bar Har-
Dor. Some of them have penetrated
the mountain resorts of the interior.
These insects are very noxious, and
same method OF discriminating them
should at once be adopted by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The SWelt-etus Impecunosus is very
frequent. have had no difficulty in
catching number of specimens, with
the aid of the sheriff. The Borus Per-
Sisticuss, better known as the common
''bore." may be found almost any
where. and l have therefore paid no
particular attention ito this class of
borcrs, although they are known to
have killed off many promising young
conversations, by going to the root OF
the matter; and thus preventing
the normal flow of sap. Bri-
dea Frequens tlourishes. The best
time to observe this charming bird Is
during the honeymoon. 1t may be
seen occasionally Oh railroad trains,
but prefers to build its nest in secluded
places. The cunning of the bird, how
ever, is shown by the fact that it fire.
quently nests in crowded resorts. be-
licving that it will not be discovered
there. This belief satisfies the Bridea,
but you can identify her even then,
just as easily as you can identify an
ostrich when its head is underground.
Lately, shot fine Tufthunter at
Newport, and have had it stuffed for
the Museum of Natural History. This
species Preys upon representatives of
foreign nobility who incautiously dis
play themselves on our shores. Its
habitat is not confined to Newport, but
extends over a wide area, including
Boston, New York. Washington, etc.
You will be interested to hear that the
Vuitar -Amrensss Golden Fortune
Seeker) shows no signs of being ex-
tinguished like the buffalo The male
Fortune-Seeker feeds upon the
society rosebud, and also at
tacEs the Heiressia MuH;pecunia.
The female Fortune Seeker
exhibits remarkable appetite for stock
certificates and bonds, and has been
know to consume bank checks in large
quantities. The Heiressia, by the way,
is one of the most valuable of our game
fish. have seen several taken, this
with fly.
The best flies seem to be the Blonde
and the Curly Lock, though
HetressiG will sometimes rise to Gray
Hackle or Sallow Wording fly.
Later in the season she may be caught
with simple bait, but it must be skill
fully chosen. notice that in summer
the Coquetta ArchSmile0 frequents
springs and other watering places.
Though numerous, it is hard to obtain
specimens. The best method of secur-
ing them is to set traps, but the danger
is that you, instead of the COquetta,
will be caught in the trap. Motheria-
las0ya nagya infests both the cities and
the rural districts. l bagged one, some
time ago, but found her so trouble
some that let her 60 again. A friend
Of mine who secured remarkably
sivacious Motherinlawya unfortunately
drowned her before l had an oppor-
tunity of dissecting her brain-an OPP
Grafton which would have been of great
service to science and to intending