89 BULLETIN No. 37 



Of the wild animals, native and introduced, the red 

 fox, ynlpes fulviis, weasel Futorius erminea, skunk Me- 

 phitis niebhitica, brown bat Vespertilia suhulatiis, mole 

 Scalops aquaticus, white -footed mouse Hesperoinvs leticopus, 

 meadow mouse Arvicola ripairus, house mouse Mus mus- 

 ctdiis, house rat Miis decwumius, grey squirrel Sciunis caro- 

 linensis, flying squirrel Sciiiropterus volucella, red squirrel Sciu- 

 rus huhonius, ground squirrel Tamias striatiis, grey swamp 

 rabbit Lepns sylvatiais, and opossum Didelpbia virginicinus,i\\e 

 more or less common ; and the mink Lutorius vison, raccoon 

 Frocyon lotor, and muskrat Fiber ;(ibetliicus, are occasional, and 

 more common a short distance beyond the boundary. The 

 ground hog Arctomys monax, so common fifteen years ago, is 

 now well nigh exterminated in the immediate vicinity. 



Reptilia is poorly represented in the number of individuals 

 except in the box tortoise, gartersnake and blacksnake. An 

 occasional river tortoise, red terrapin, mud turtle, watersnake, 

 house adder and viper may be found. We have two species 

 of the bull frog, tree frog, toad; and a few fish: striped dace, 

 red-fin, roach and brook trout. Crayfish are common, and a 

 species of land snail plentiful in the woods. Slugs are not un- 

 common in gardens. Among the woodland spiders, the geo- 

 metrical is the most prominent. 



It would be impossible to give more than a few of the more 

 injurious or most noticeable of the many insects. The black 

 and red ants, sulphur butterfly, tent caterpillar, corn-ear worm, 

 cut worm, tobacco worm, green fruit worms, squash vine borer, 

 apple-tree borer, may beetle, Colorado potato beetle, stink-bug, 

 common and striped squash bugs, click beetle, fruit tree bark 

 borer, plum curculio, dog locust, leather-winged locust, red- 

 legged grasshopper, katydid, black cricket, etc. 



I. American Woodcock Philohela minor. Formerly 

 common both as a transient and a breeder, it is now 

 so uncommon as to be scarcely worth hunting. Not 

 more than a pair can be found here in nesting time, 

 and there are few migrants passing. 2 



