NOTES ON THE MAMMALS AND COLD-BLOODED VER- 

 TEBRATES OF THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY 

 FARM, MITCHELL, INDIANA. 



liy Walter L. 1 1 .win. 

 Fellow in Zoology. Indiana University, Bloomington. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Indiana University has come recently into possession of a tract of 

 land in southern Indiana formerly known as the Donaldson Farm. 

 This tract comprises nearly L80 acres. It is, for the most pan. cov- 

 ered with a heavy growth of large oak and tulip trees, although a 

 part of it was once cleared and is now partially overgrown with small 

 hushes. 



For many years this property was owned by a Scotchman named 

 George Donaldson. At his death it escheated to the State and by 

 special act of the legislature was placed in the custody of Indiana 

 University. 



The place is one of great natural beauty, which the former owner 

 spared no pains to preserve. A subterranean stream traverses the 

 property, coming to the surface at two places before finally emerging 

 from i lie base of a cliff in one of the most picturesque cave entrances 

 in America. 



A fellowship in zoology was established on this ■■farm" with the 

 incumbent as resident care-taker, and as the writer was the first to 

 hold this fellowship it seemed desirable that a general survey of the 

 local fauna he made as a basis for future work, and a part of his 

 time was accordingly devoted to making a collection of the verte- 

 brates and observing their habits. Birds have been quite thoroughly 

 studied at various points in southern Indiana, and are therefore 

 entirely omitted from this paper, which forms No. !>•"> of the contri- 

 butions from the Zoological Laboratory of Indiana University. 



The writer's incumbency began September 20, 1 ( .K)<>. and terminated 

 September 7. L907. All date- mentioned in this paper arc to he un- 



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