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another seen throug-h the ice farther out, December 12 ; December 

 28 many of various sizes observed under the ice, crawled up as 

 near shore as possible. In 1901, one killed and several others seen 

 January 7 ; several seen under ice January 9 ; several seen near 

 shore January 10 ; one seen in its burrow in front of station Janu- 

 ary 16, 18 and 19 ; a dead one seen January 19 ; one seen under the 

 ice swimming straig'ht for shore and later three others seen Janu- 

 ary 21 ; one caught by a fisherman January 23 ; one speared Febru- 

 ary 7 ; four caught February 27 ; six caught on hooks of set-line 

 March 2, and about six others seen while looking down a hole in the 

 ice where a fisherman was bobbing ; a dead one found March 7, and 

 three others March 8 ; one caught on a hook March 10 ; two found 

 dead March 13, evidently killed by fishermen ; a large one under a 

 board lying on lake bottom and another caught March 18; one seen 

 in Outlet, apparently going down toward Lost Lake March 20 ; one 

 found dead April 1 ; a great many seen in Outlet Bay April 27 ; 

 four seen April 27 and five dead at mouth of Aubeenaubee Creek, 

 April 30 ; one seen under stones in Outlet April 29 ; a fisherman 

 got two on a hook May 1; a dead one seen in Outlet May 4; one 

 caught on outline May 7, and one May 9, the latter a male; three 

 dead ones seen in Outlet May 13 ; five dead found along shore in 

 various places May 20 ; also on May 23 and 31 ; a nest found June 

 1 ; several dead on shore June 4 ; one caught on hook from Chad- 

 wick pier June 20. 



In 1904, one found near shore, and a small one under a board, 

 November 16 ; one seen on bottom in about 4 feet of water off 

 Long Point, December 15 ; one seen under ice near Inlet December 

 21; two seen near shore in south part of lake December 27. 



In 1905, a large example caught from under ice at Long Point, 

 January 1 ; one seen under ice near shore January 3. 



In studying the feeding habits and food of the water-dog many 

 stomachs were examined. Several dissected December 10, 1900, 

 were literally packed with fishes. Two others were seen on the 

 same day among a large school of skipjacks on which they were 

 evidently feeding. Three were examined December 18; one con- 

 tained two small fish each about 3 inches long, another the bones 

 of the hind legs of a frog, while the third contained a fishhook 

 baited with a piece of liver — evidently from some fisherman's line. 

 One examined December 20 contained two strawcolored minnows, 

 2 and 3 inches long respectively. Seven water-dogs were caught 

 and their stomachs examined December 28. The data obtained are 

 given in the following tabulated statement : 



