376 Roosevelt Wild Life Ainials 



Distribution Records. Our collection contains many specimens from Oneida 

 Lake ; No. 60, from Lower South Bay ; No. 76, Scriba Creek, at the stripping 

 house, Constantia; No. 81, ditch, north side of Johnson Bay; No. 82, small muddy 

 pond at head of jdhnsnn Hay: No. 100, west side of Walnut Point in Ladd Bay; 

 No. loy, found deail in ( )neida River, Brewerton; No. 113, Big Bay Creek; 

 No. 122, Shaw's Bay; No. 129, west creek in Big Bay; No. 138, near Belknap's 

 Landing; No. 142, Frederick Creek; No. 309, Lower South Bay; No. 311, off 

 Constantia; No. 314, near cemetery, Brewerton; No. 368, Three Mile Bay; No. 

 409, Lower South Bay; No. 412, west side, Lakeport Bay; No. 416, along shore 

 at Lakeport; No. 422, bay east of Mathews Point; Nos. 459 and 469, west side 

 East Potter Bay: No. 471. bay east of Cleveland: Nd. 4S5. east side of Fairchild 

 Bay; No. 488, Walnut I'oint; Xds. 481J. 490, 41)2. Three .MiK- I'.ay; No. 505, west 

 side. Upper South P.ay : Xn. 512, Fish Creek, near Sylvan lleach : No. 513, Oneida 

 Creek; No. 516, half mile above mouth, Fish Creek, near Sylvan Beach: Xo. 513. 

 Oneida Creek; No. 516. Sylvan Beach: No. 524. Short Point Bay: Xo. S-7- "-'I't- 

 tenango Creek; No. 528, mouth of Chittenango Creek: No. 542, west side of John- 

 son's Bay: No. 544, Chittenango Creek; No. 553, small stream. West \'ienna ; No. 

 602, found dead in lake, south of Fairchild Bay ; No. 607. young fish in school. 

 west side of Shaw's Bay ; No. 61 1, extreme western part of I^ower South Bay : No. 

 617, near Coville's Landing, Brewerton: No. 621. creek on west side of Johnson 

 Bay ; No. 622, near Coville's Landing, Brewerton. Lamprey scarred, and No. b2^. 

 from same locality; No. 4209, Lower South Bay, June 19, 1921 ; about 12 large 

 Common Bullheads were taken October 3, 1920. in aliout ten feet of water in 

 Maple Bay. 



Enemies and Disease. This species is well known and abundant, and fur these 

 reasons relatively much is known of its enemies and diseases. No doubt many of 

 the statements about "bullheads," where no accurate determination has been made, 

 api^ly to this species. The Common Bullhead is more susceptible to attack by the 

 Lamprey than is any other fish in ( )neida Lake, as has alreadv been brought out 

 under the discussion of the Lani])rey. P)Ut the larger game li>l 

 upon this bullhead, and the snapping turtle also is known to do 

 (No. 368) of the common water snake (Natri.v sipcdon), 37 

 taken with a 4-inch bullhead of this species in its mouth, in 

 Augu.st 3, I<;i6 ( Faton and .Xdams). The snake was among 

 shore toward which it was swimming. .\t other times also this 

 seen with captured bullheads the specific identity of which wa: 

 Surface ('06, p. 155) records the capture of nebiilosKS by this water snake at 

 Ithaca, N. Y. Fowler ("13, p. 12) states that the green heron. Hiitorides rireseens. 

 has l)een reported "to have swallowed a dead bullhead (.lineinms nel'iflosiis). 

 though this is likely exceptional, living prey being preferred." Kendall ( '17. \i. 2J ) 

 foimd two instances in Maine where this fish h;id been eaten by (bain I'ickerel 

 ( lisii.v iii(/cr). 



.\ trematode parasite, M onosltnnuni aiiiinri St.-iffdrd. has been fmind in the 

 air-liladder of the Common P.nllbead (St.-ilTnnl. •04. p. 41)5): riiyHodistoiiiuiu 

 .uiperlmm Stafford (I.e., p. 41)2) in the urinary bl;idder : .-md Ihinodera eoruula 

 Osborn ri3. ]). Cj.S) in "I'.ullbeads" fn.m Cbantaui|ua Lake, iirobably has reference 



