Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 478
the wing are long andslender, whitish underneath, with long tails.Beginners can prevent confounding the two byremembering that the breast of the thrasher isheavily spotted, while that of the cuckoo is purewhite. The flight of the thrasher is unevenand tilting, while that of the cuckoo is like… … THE DOG-DAY HARVEST-FLY (CICADA), COMMONLY BUTIMPROPERLY CALLED A LOCUST. COLLINSVILLE, CONN. Dear St. Nicholas : One day my kitten caught alarge insect which looked very much like No. 3 in theSeptember St, Nicholas. Taking it from her, I foundit to be what is called a locust, or cicada. This…
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