 She did " rather than " Katy did ; " that is, they rasp their fore wings twice, more frequently than thrice ; these two notes are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter about one-quarter longer than the former ; or, if three notes are given,...  Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science - Page 121by Delaware County Institute of Science (Delaware County, Pa.) - 1909Full view - About this book
 | Entomology - 1877 - 602 pages
...than thrice ; these two notes are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter about one quarter longer than the former ; or, if three notes are given,...hundred per minute ; and while the interval between two series of notes varies to a certain degree, it is seldom greater than two and one-third seconds,... | |
 | Entomological Society of Ontario - Insect pests - 1890 - 642 pages
...Katy did;" that is, they rasp their fore wings twice, more frequently than thrice ; thfîse two notes are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter...first and second are alike and a little shorter than tho last ; the notes are repeated at the rate of two hundred per minute ; and while the interval between... | |
 | Ontario. Legislative Assembly - Ontario - 1893 - 698 pages
...Katy did ; " that is, they rasp their fore wings twice, more frequently than thrice ; these two notes are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter...hundred per minute ; and while the interval between two series of notes varies to a certain degree, it is seldom greater than two and one-third seconds,... | |
 | Leland Ossian Howard - Insects - 1901 - 646 pages
...did," rather than "Katydid." That is to say, they rasp their fore wings twice oftener than three times. "These two notes," says Scudder, "are of equal (and...hundred per minute, and, while the interval between two series of notes varies to a certain degree, it is seldom greater than two and one-third seconds... | |
 | Sports - 1903 - 764 pages
...the meadow grasshopper. They more often give two notes than three, saying simply "katy"or "she did." ••These two notes." says Scudder, "are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter about one quarter longer than the former: or, if three notes are given, the first and second are alike, and... | |
 | Outdoor recreation - 1905 - 876 pages
...the meadow grasshopper. They more often give two notes than three, saying1 simply "katy"or "she did." ••These two notes." says Scudder, "are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter about one quarter longer than the former; or, if three notes are given, the first and second are alike, and... | |
 | Entomological Society of Ontario - Entomology - 1888 - 776 pages
...Katy did ; " that is, they rasp their fore wings twice, more frequently than thrice ; thnse two notes are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter...hundred per minute ; and while the interval between two series of notes varies to a certain degree, it is seldom greater than two and one-third seconds,... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1925 - 714 pages
...syllables: " that is," he says, " they rasp their fore wings twice rather than thrice; these two notes are of equal (and extraordinary) emphasis, the latter...are alike and a little shorter than the last." The katydids in the vicinity of Washington, DC, certainly say " katy-did " as plainly as any insect could.... | |
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