Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 617 



*In the last specimen the carapace had stron? concentric striae and the plastron parallel radiating striae 

 The tail was much larger than in the next preseding specimen. 



8. BLANDING TURTLE 



EMYS BLANDINGH (Holbrook) 



This species occurs from New England westward to Illinois. 

 It is found in southern Canada, but is not known from the south- 

 ern states. 



It is nowhere abundant; indeed, in most parts of its range, it 

 must be regarded as a rare species. In Indiana it is known only 

 from the lakes in the northern part of the State. It has been 

 recorded from Lagrange and Steuben counties (Levette), Lake 

 Maxinkuckee (Hay), Rochester (Gould) and English Lake. Only 

 one specimen has previously been recorded from Lake Maxin- 

 kuckee; this was obtained by Dr. O. P. Hay in May, 1891. 



It is apparently as common about Lake Maxinkuckee as any- 

 where in the State. Our notes record more than eleven ex- 

 amples as having been collected or observed by us in the neighbor- 

 hood. The definite dates are as follows: 



March 29, 1901, one caught on west side of lake near the small 

 pond at the elevator; April 4, one taken in Green's flat; April 9, 

 one taken in a ditch east of Tamarack swamp ; May 17, one caught 

 climbing the bank in front of Assembly grounds, and another near 

 same place next day ; May 20, a large one found in Hawk's marsh ; 

 May 22, two taken near Tamarack swamp ; July 29, 1906, a large 

 one caught in a kettle hole swamp in Walley's woods; September 

 11, one seen in a ditch between Arlington and Belong; September 



