Proceedings, Volume 14Nova Scotian Institute of Science., 1919 |
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A. H. MACKAY abdomen abundant Annapolis antennæ apex atlanis average beach birds bivittatus body borealis carina of pronotum cathode cerci colour Common summer resident County Cow Bay Crickets curvicauda Dalhousie University Digby drumlins E. M. Walker eggs eskers fasciatus female femur femur-rubrum Field Cricket fruit ripe furcata Gmel Gooderham Grand Pré Gryllus Halifax Hants heard hind femora hind tibiæ hind wings insect Island July June Lake latter length Linn Locusts MacNab's male margin median carina Melanoplus Minas Basin N. S. INST neglectus nest North notes Nova Scotia occur Occurrence in Nova Orthoptera ovipositor pennsylvanicus Piers pistillata plate poisons precipitate Prince Edward Island Proc Prof pronotum province rare record reported rest-atoms Sable Island Scotian specimens Scudder Scudderia seen Sept short-winged skull Slope species spine stridulating Subfamily taken TRANS Truro usually WARBLER width wing-covers winter Wolfville Yarmouth
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