g8 FISHES AND FISHING IN SUNAPEE LAKE. 



death could be ascribed. The blame for its scarcity in Sunapee Lake, 

 as has been seen in the discussion of the black bass, is laid to the door 

 of that fish, but there are instances of the complete extmction of perch 

 in ponds where there were no black bass or other large fish to devour 

 them. This is presumably due to some epidemic or cataclysm that 

 destroyed them. A fact that would seem to weaken the contention 

 that the black bass is responsible for the disappearance of perch is the 

 fact that there are ponds where both species still exist in undiminished 

 numbers. But that may be accounted for by assummg the presence 

 of other food better suited to the taste of the black bass. 



BATRACHIANS. 



The following observations were made upon the frogs, toads, and 

 salamanders of Sunapee Lake and vicinity: 



Hyla versicolo?' (tree toads) were found in large numbers, breeding, 

 April 15, 1910. 



Hyla pickeringii (tree toads) were heard "calling" on April 22. 



Rana cateshiana (bullfrog) ; one individual was seen in King Hill 

 Brook April 22. 



Rana clamatans (green frog) was seen August 12 in Blodgetts 

 Brook. 



Rana sp. (tadpoles) in large numbers were observed in a pool near 

 the mouth of Blodgetts Brook, October 20. 



Bvfo americanus (common toad) ; many were heard calling on AprO 

 22, 1910, and one was caught in a fyke net at the head of Pike Brook 

 dead water, August 16, 1911. 



Diemydelus viridescens (water newt). The red or so-called land 

 form (D. miniatus) was found among the alders bordering Pike 

 Brook, April 20, 1910. In shallow water at Soo-nipi Park beach one 

 ''heavy" witli eggs was found, and in Pike Brook a male was taken 

 on April 23 ; also one in King Hill Brook August 25. A number were 

 caught in a fyke net set in Pike Brook outlet through the beach, 

 August 17, 1911. 



S'pelerpes (?) sp. ("evets"). These salamanders were quite 

 numerous in Blodgetts Brook. They are used for black-bass bait. 



MOLLUSKS. 



The moUusks collected at Sunapee Lake have been identified by 

 Dr. W. II. Dall, curator of mollusks, United States National Museum. 



Lampsilus complanatus ("clam") was caught on a troll hook, 

 April 22, 1910; many specmiens w^ere gathered in shallow water 

 along the sand beach on the south side of Blodgetts Cove. One of 

 a "swoUen" shape was found near the mouth of Blodgetts Brook 

 left by the drying up of the brook, October 20. The species was 

 common everjrwhere on sandy shoals. 



