DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 

 OF THE VERTEBRATES OF NEW JERSEY. 



(A revision of Dr. Abbott's Catalogue of 1868.) 



PREPARED BY JULIUS NELSON, PH.D. 



INTRODUCTION. 



At the request of the late Dr. Cook, I herewith present a revision 

 of Dr. Charles C. Abbott's Catalogue of the Vertebrated Animals of 

 New Jersey, published as "Appendix E, Geology of New Jersey, 

 1868." 



Owing to the numerous changes in nomenclature and classification 

 which have been made within the last twenty years, the labor of 

 merely revising the synonymy of Dr. Abbott's Catalogue has been 

 great. 



Before publishing his Catalogue, Dr. Abbott spent several years in 

 acquainting himself particularly with the fauna of the State. The 

 valuable knowledge thus obtained, he appended as notes to the name 

 of each species. It has been thought best to retain this feature in the 

 new Catalogue. Accordingly, all these notes have been inserted in 

 quotation marks without change, except such as was called for in the 

 inter- references among the species, due to their new arrangement. 

 Wherever statements occur of a personal character or such as are given 

 upon the authority of Dr. Abbott, and the truth of which I am able 

 neither to controvert nor to confirm, I have thought best to add 

 the initials [C. C. A.] at the close of the paragraph containing such 

 statements. 



To increase the usefulness of the Catalogue I have added a descrip- 

 tion of each species, with particular reference to features distinguish- 

 ing it from its allies, for purposes of identification. This seemed 

 especially needful for species that are often confounded by the general 

 observer. These descriptions have been made more complete for the 

 birds and fishes, because these two groups are most numerous in 

 species, are of special interest to the sportsman and angler, and con- 



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