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and again commence the search – In our
such pond I counted not less than thirteen all engaged
in a similar manner – I dont think they
merit protection from the farmer on account of
any good deeds they may do – But the little
Green Snake is entirely insectivorous – Should not
be molested – Mice is certainly the food of the
prairie rattlesnakes, I have known not less than five
- large Arvicolas in the stomach of a single individual.
– Were it not for their bite they would richly merit
protection -

The subject is a good one and I hope
to see an article in the Farmer on Snakes

The little spotted insect that the Setophaga Canata
is trying to swallow is a species of Sphinx closely
alied to the butterflies Sphinx. octomaculata in
the New York St. Report – it certainly belongs
to another generi but to the Sphengidae family.

I have just got a letter from Fitch in
answer to a lot of “Millers” I sent – he named
about one half. The Catacolas were not named