628 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



FOOD OF WATER-DOGS 



On November 2, 1904, one caught under an old board in Out- 

 let Bay contained only a small bit of weed. One was caught on 

 same date in a minnow-trap w^hich it had doubtless entered for 

 the purpose of feeding- on the minnows confined therein. One 

 caught at Chadwick's pier November 6 contained 2 crawfish. 

 Another taken at same place contained one crawfish and 2 Physa 

 shells. Another taken under a board south of Green's pier No- 

 vember 12 had the remains of one minnow. One examined 3 days 

 later was entirely empty. In 1905, one examined January 1 con- 

 tained 2 strawcolored minnows, 3 crawfish, 2 insect larvge and 

 one flat leech. 



Two examined January 7 contained several small fishes each, 

 and four dissected February 27 contained several small minnows 

 evidently taken from fishermen's hooks. On March 2 several ex- 

 amined contained a number of bait minnows and one large craw- 

 fish. At various times in December one or more were seen among 

 schools of skipjacks near shore, on which they were feeding. Three 

 examined March 8 contained 6 shiners, 3 crawfish, 2 Aselli, 2 

 leeches and several flat worms. Another had 3 crawfishes and 3 

 snails, probably Physa. 



2. SPOTTED SALAMANDER 



AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM (Shaw) 



The Spotted Salamander has a rather wide range, extending 

 from Nova Scotia to Nebraska and southward. It is not very com- 

 mon about Lake Maxinkuckee, probably the soil is too sandy. One 

 specimen was obtained at Culver in 1906, and one captured under 

 a chunk in Farrar's woods on October 5, 1907. This one had a 

 row of yellow spots along the middle of the back. 



