NO. 1147. 



MAMMALS OF THE CATS KILL MOUNTAINS— ME ABNS. 



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of the Mountain House and Kaaterskill Lake, which were recognized 

 as common species of the lower Hudson, and which were absent from 

 the interior valleys to the westward, or only occurred there as rare 

 stragglers." 



The following is a list of the trees and shrubs collected and placed 

 in the U, S. National Museum :2 



FinuH rigida Miller. 

 J'inus strobna Linuii-us. 

 Picea mariana (Miller). 

 Tifuija canadensis! (Linn.i'UK). 

 Abies balsamea (LinnaMis). 

 Jiiiiiperus virginiana Liniuc'US. 

 Tasus minor (Micbaux). 

 Jitglans cinerea Liurueus. 

 PopuluH bahamifera LIuu.tu.s. 

 Populus grandidentata ^lichaux. 

 Populus tremiiloides Micbanx. 

 Salix amygdaloideh Andersson. 

 Salir cordaia Mueblenberg. 

 Sails bebbiana Sargent. 

 Carpinns caroliniana Walter. 

 Jielida Intea Micliaux. 

 Betiila papyri/era Mar.sliail. 

 FaguH latifoUa (Muencbliaiisen). 

 CuHtanea dentata (Mar^shallj. 

 Queieus piiinis LiniiieuB. 

 Q11CICU8 rubra Linuirms. 

 QuercuH velutina l^Biiiinrck. 

 Ulmus americana Liuna-us. 

 liibeH Cjjiiosbali Linnaeus. 

 Jiibes lacHstrc (Pursli). 

 liibes nxycauthoideH Linna'U.s. 

 Hamamelis rirginiana Linna-us. 

 Spirit a salicifolia Liuna-us. 

 Aronia nigra ( Willdenow). 



CraUeguH coecinea Liiina-U8. 

 Bubiis americaniiH (Piirsh). 

 RubuH odoratua Linu«ii8. 

 RubuH hispiduH Linnasus. 

 Rubus «/n/7o»M.'(Michaiix. 

 RubuH occidentalis l^iniia-us. 

 Poteutilla tridantata Solaudcr. 

 PrHUHH pennsylvaniia LinnaMia. 

 Prunus sm-otina Ehrbart. 

 Prunus rirginiana Linnieu.s. 

 Rhus hirta (Linnanis). 

 Ilex laevigata (Piusb). 

 Ilex verticillata (Linna-us). 

 IlicoidcH mucronata (Liuna^iis). 

 Acer sacchariniim Linna-us. 

 Acer saccharuin Marsball. 

 Acer penuHylrauicum Linna-us. 

 Acer spicatum Lamarck. 

 Tilia americana Linna-us. 

 Cornus canadenxis Linna-us. 

 Cornus slolonifera Micbaux. 

 Azalea lutea LinuicuH. 

 Kalmia aiigustifolia Linnanis. 

 Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrew). 

 Fraxinus nigra Marsball. 

 Sambucus canadensis Linn;L-U8. 

 Viburnum alnifolia MarsbalL 

 Viburnum cassinoides Linnanis. 

 Dierrilla diervilla (Linna-us). 



MOLLUSKS. 



Owing to the character of the geological formation, there are but few 

 shells in the Catskills. The following list includes all of the species 

 which we found there: 



1. Polyyyrd albolabris Say. Found sparingly from Schoharie Creek 

 to the summits of Plateau and Hunter mountains. 



2. Polyfiyra denti/era Binney. Specimens were taken on Schoharie 

 Creek and on the summits of Hunter and Plateau mountains. 



3. Polygyra sayi Binney. Hunter Mountain; scarce. 



'Among the stragglers are one or two butternut and oak trees in tbe vicinity of 

 Kaaterskill Junction wbich may bave been artificially planted. 



-For assistance in determining tbe plants collected, I am indebted to Mr. Charles 

 Louis Pollard ; for assistance with tbe animals, to Messrs. Charles T. Simpson, Barton 

 A. Bean, Leouhaid St(-.jn<-ger. and Gerrit S. Miller, jr. 



