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Pouring cut their cheerful music. y.
ssse's ors.ilestras are haisIlY Engaged IL
be ninraet saasyfl. Iu the fields an
soods one hears the merry eall of iii
xatydid, tie eislrp or the cricket. Il.
sSrident nddIing OF the Locust. the Of
adm. Not one: but HUNDREDS. Strike
ne notes that swell. apparently. inu
IN eser,increasing volusse. forming par
II The fulIness or 4 summer day. al
s.ho u the general contentnent Of 4
summer night
There are other summer singers be
dde~ shese inseets.+ Fsom n~esghborinf
marshes HI the deep-fhroated notes
" the frogs. but the frog In a vocalist
/ soloisf with no fh pught or harinonious
r dition-and hi even song would
eem lacking In quality and a~nonotonous
we're 1t not for the accompaniment OF
he insect orchestra.
1t Ii entirely correct to call these Ut
le Hienabers Of natures great orchestra
nstrmncntalIstA Not one OF them Is
crowded with vocal organs ; they make
a sounds. with their thrpats or moutiA
fnis II true OF ths short. horn locaists.
~ real violiaists Of IL insect world.
rhey make their music BY rubbing one
- their hind legs. like the movement
I, y bow DYER vioiin strings. across the
tin eige Of the wing cover. classed
'lnong destructive insects. however. this
peeies OF Iocusts II not popular. Gen
rally, they are known AZ "shorthOrn''
,~rasshopTers. and memories OF their
isstations are not pleasant In the West
IN States.
Best known. perhaps, af all summer
musicians are the katy6ids. These III.
le performers send forth their notes
y day ms well ~ ~ night. although
iuring the latter part Of the summer.
he night song II heard more frequently.
Fhs katydld makes his music by play
ng upon a membranous substance upon
Is back, that ID similar to the skin.
irhwn surface or 3 tn hDurlne. When
I gives three notes the latter Is drawn
sut a little longer than the first two.
Frequently. In the soft stiffness Of the
umiIser night, one hsars a "ter-reek.
er-reek, ter reeA." repeated time and
lime again. II In seldom heard as u
a,lo, but as part Of a continuous, united
isorus. 1t II generally supposed that
Ills sound Is made by the cricket, and
~r>vectiy bat II Is not the common
Hack cricket. The musician is the lit
lie snowy tree cricket. This small crea.
4 !. less than an inch In length. ans
seemingly SO fragj , that II would APP
ear that a strong breeze would blow
I way, 10 among the most cheerful OF
ne many members OF natures orches-
~a. II has a pale green body. white
wings and long. fragile legs. 1t Is n
hardy insect. ton, as Its notes may be
heard late In autumn. when Its fellow
,layers of the delds and meadows have
uccnmbed to or ned frOm the approach.
ng frost biteA
The snowy tree cricket Is most often
seard at night. but his close relative.
he broad winged climbing cricket. Is q
lay minstrel, and q more robust-look-
ng insect.
To produce his music, the day cricket
ioes not rely upon his legs. He raises
lis wings owe his bach. forming a kind
small double Tyre. and flaps them
1-ether 90 RAPIDLY that the spectator
\ . only a blurl . outline Of their
shape.