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Frogs. 



Eaua tcmporaria c(t)itubri(;cnsis. 

 Rana scptenirionalis. 



Salamanders. 

 Dcsmognafh ns ochrophueu. 

 DcsmoynathiiH nifini, 

 Spdcrpes ruber, 

 iipclcrpcs hiUncaius. 

 tii)dcr]}CH longieauda. 



This fauna cxteutls south along the crests of the Alleghenies, where 

 we find the catamount, snow-bird, red-squiirel, and brook-trout {Sahno 

 fontinaUs), and Desmofjnathiis ochropltoca, as far as Georgia. 



Several mammals are restricted in northward range hy the boundary 

 of this fauna; such are the bullalo, raccoon, skunk, wild-cat, panther, 

 star-nosed mole, etc. ; and the moose, caribou, wolverine, and fisher do 

 not range, according to J. A. Allen, south of it. 



VP. Species confined to the Canadian district, or nearly so : 



Urodela. 

 Aniblystoma jeffersonianuni laterale. 



Anura. 



Bufo lentiginosus fowlerii. 



Kana septentrionalis. 



Eana temi)oraria cantabrigeusis. 



In the Hudsonian district there are no reptiles, and the fresh water; 



begin to present various new species of Salmo and Coregonus (trout aud 



white-fish). The catamount, fisher, ermine, black-bear, red-squirrel. 



ground-hog, etc., do not range north of it. The following singing-birds 



breed there: 



Anthiis tiidovicianus. 



Saxicola ocnanthe. 



Ampclis garrnla. 



Acgiothus linaria. 



ricctrophanes lappon ica. 



riectropha nes n 'walis. 



Plectrophanes picia, 



Lcticostictc tcphrocotis. 



The first and last two are the only species not also found in Europe. 

 Numerous waders find swimming-birds breed in this region, the wLok'i 



