Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Contents vii
4. Preface xi
5. Prelude 1
6. The Field Crickets 9
7. The Spring Sulphur-Winged Locust 16
8. A Confusion of Ground Crickets 22
9. Climate in the Least Space 30
10. The Sphagnum Cricket 37
11. Shuffling, Rustling, Crackling 44
12. Meadow Grasshoppers 55
13. Mount Washington Interlude 64
14. The Salt Marshes of Cape Cod 72
15. A Counterpoint of Scrapes and Squawks 83
16. The Rare One 92
17. The Shield Bearers 100
18. Déjà Entendu 109
19. Reprise 117
20. Appendixes-References
21. Species Studied at the Franklin Laboratory 125
22. Seasonal Distribution of Adult Singing Orthoptera in Franklin, New Hampshire 127
23. Key for Identifying Species Studied 128
24. Phonetic Key to Songs of Crickets, Locusts, and Meadow Grasshoppers 135
25. Katydid and Shield-Bearer Songs 138
26. References 139