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10. Spelcrpes bilineata, Green. (Two-lined Salamander). — Com- 

 mon under dead logs, <fcc, in moist places, in the Township of 

 Montcalm at the end of May and June. 



11. Triton ? (undetermined). — One specimen taken in Sixteen 

 Island Lake June 2nd. 



A " Lizard" was reported as inhabiting a small stream crossing 

 the portage between Gut and Gate Lakes, Wentworth, but I failed 

 to obtain specimens w T hen I sought for it. 



PISCES. 



Owing to the extreme difficulty of transporting alcoholic 

 specimens across the portages, I collected but a limited number 

 of fish, and there are doubtless a great number of species, besides 

 those enumerated, to be found in the innumerable lakes of the 

 district. The Fauna of these lakes, from various causes, frequently 

 varies very much, and a careful comparison of the fish inhabiting 

 each, would furnish a most interesting field of enquiry, and would 

 doubtless tend to throw much light on Geographical Distribution 

 and the Variation of Species. This, however, could only be accom- 

 plished by a person having abundance of time at his command, 

 and well furnished with the means of obtaining and transporting 

 specimens. Another great obstacle in carrying out such an exami- 

 nation, would be the total absence in this country of any collec- 

 tion worth mentioning of North American Fish, with which the 

 specimens collected could be compared, and the want of some 

 good and complete work on the subject. These difficulties I have 

 myself severely felt in prosecuting my researches for the present 

 paper, and in determining the few specimens which I brought 

 home I received much assistance from Prof. Dawson, the Princi- 

 pal of McGill College, to whom I am also indebted for the loan of 

 various works on North American Zoology. 



1. Pimelodus ccenosns, Richardson. (Catfish, "Barbeau' 1 ). — 

 Very abundant in a small lake, 11th Lot, 3rd Range, and Sugar- 

 bush, Bevin's and Bark Lakes, Montcalm. All these lakes have 

 muddy or sandy bottoms with sloping shores in most parts, and 

 communicate without much fall with the Rouge. During the 

 day-time this fish remains at the bottom slowly moving about ? 

 but in the evening rises at flies on the surface of the water. At 

 dusk they may be caught with pork as a bait, and are also easily 

 speared by torch-light. They are very tenacious of life, and I 

 have known them live a whole night out of water, an interesting 



