

New York. April 15, 1914. No. 5 



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Published by the contributors to advance the Science of cold- 

 blooded vertebrates. 



EFFECT OF THUNDER ON FISHES 



On July 9 and 31, 1913, when collecting with 

 seines in the bight of Cape Lookout, North Caro- 

 lina, i in mediately following two violent electrical 

 storms, I found fishes unusually scarce. The 

 precipitation had been heavy on both these occa- 

 sions, but I have in the past noticed scarcity of 

 fish following thunder accompanied by little or no 

 rainfall, and believe that vibration of the ground 

 caused by heavy thunder drives them into deeper 



water - R. J. COLES. 



Danville, Va. 



NOTES ON LEOPARD LIZARDS 



Very little has been published on the habits 

 of the Leopard Lizard {Crotapliytes wislizenii), 

 although it is common in many parts of the 

 Southwest. 



There seems to be considerable variation in 

 the color and pattern, depending on the sort of 

 country in which they are found. Those living in 

 a region of dark volcanic rocks have a darker pat- 

 tern than those found in the red sandy desert. 

 The Leopard Lizards which I observed last sum- 

 mer were of the latter type, and were chiefly seen 



