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iiii; i;.\ rii'AciiiA or noktii A.MKuifA. 83 



I'lDflDI lillllllt llillll IflllllH. 



(S|(rc, IH'I. Iiiili'i^hmiti h iiihniiti iiilil'i>riili iisi , I'ctatlllllii, miI'I mt.) 

 li.M.l 



Will til III «lisl;iiiiT tVoiii HI Mill I I" pillar (olil I J liiiics. 



Willi li III ilislaiiii- I'll III! sill Ml I 111 jj;ri>iii U liiin-s. 



I'l'iiiii siiiiiil til ii^iilai I'lilil ciiiilaiiii'il ill ilislaiii'r tVniii siiiuil to i;i'iiin . . .. ',\', tiiiic.'i. 



l-'niiii siiiiiil til I'lilai' I'lilil I'lHiiaiiii'd in ilislaiii-c IVuiii siiiiiit In licliiiiil 

 anus U t iiiu's. 



l>istainT aiilfi iiirly lii'l wmi r\fs in 1imii;i1i iiforltit '.'A linirs. 



I >islani'r I'll nil ryes to linsl lils in li'iinlli ut' inliit 1 ', times. 



Dislancf lift vvccn cNli'inal iinstrils in lrii;;lli ut' mliil I i liiiirs. 



1 Mslanci' lii't Willi iiitiTiial nnsiiils in Irnnlli ut' urliit not '2 liiiifs, 



Willi li 111' ti>n;;iir Id will 111 III' lii'ail twn-tliirils. 



Linilis . 



I'l'i'i' iiiirl inn III' iiini;rsi liii^rr I'uiilaini'il in itistancc t'nini i-lliuw 



to t i|i nut i|nitr :i t inirs. 



ri'i><- portion of liiii;j;rsl tm- containi'il in dislaiin' I'riitn kiirr|iiti|i itiiincs. 



Tall ; lii'iii^tli I'll nil ln-liiinl amis to ii'sl i it' animal less. 



Midsiin nil Ills, ill ilichrs. 

 I,rn;;t li, inrasiinil aloiifi a\isi)t' liiiily ; ISoily: IHstancr lictwi'fii aini|iit 



I'liiiii siiiinl III najii' In 



Fioni siiuiit III Liiilar I'lilil ■■."i 



From siiiiiit liiariii|.it I.V.'.'i 



I'lom snout III ;;riiiii It.iMi 



I'rum sunlit to luliinil anus .... ;!.7."i 



I'linii siiiiiil III cml of i.iil (i. ','(1 



lliail : 



Willi li of licad TO 



Willi li III' loiij^nr J."i 



l,i'n;{lli of iii'liil !» 



Ilistanri' lirlwi'in ryrs antrll- 



orly Ill 



Dislancf lictwcrn outer nostrils . ;tit 

 IHstanee lielwcen inner nostrils . :tn 



anil ;;roin l.TTi 



Tail: 



lleis-lll of tail where lii^iliest .. :!it 

 lliiailtli of tail where !ii;;lies|.. 1- 

 Liinlis : 



free inirl ion of loii;;est lin;;er.. . ','> 

 I'roiii elliow to ti|i of li)n;;esl 



linger -^it 



free port ion of liili;;()sl toe :!(! 



I'l'inii knee to t ip of lon>:e>| toe .'.til 

 Distanee lietween oillst retelieil 

 toes '.i. -^t 



Habits, etc, — The lai'vic of llii.s .spi'iMiss iiic t'xcuu'iliiioiy iilmmhmt in 

 all .still water in the ii'ocli.v Moiiiitaiii Kt'oioii and tlic I'laiiis. Tlii'v au' 

 rapaciDii.s, ratiii.o aiiiiiial I'ooil, anil taUinj^Mlic liook icadily. Late in 

 tin' sniiiiiici' llifv citiiipk'tt' their mctainofitlio.si.s and take to tiie lainl, 

 wIh'ic tlie.v hide in the In le.s iif niaiinots, l>ad.!ner,s, etc. l-'foin tliese (hey 

 eineio(' diiiiiiii' and al'tei' rains. The iarxa- ai'e iniieli less lVe(|iiently 

 seen in tlie Mast, wheic the species is less abundant, and tlu' opjun'tu- 

 iiities (tf eoneealtiieiit an' oi,.;it,.|'. .Market Fjake is a temporary Imdy 

 «)!" water c(»\('iiiio many stpiat'e niih's in eastern Idaho, it is forint'd 

 l>v the overllow oj' llieSiiaki' Kivei' in spiino. On its shores 1 have 

 loiind this species. On tiiv' shore of an adjacent pond of more perina 

 neiit character I have ohserved this species oeeiipyinj; vertical holes, 

 which were kept tilled with water by occasional waves, but from which 

 llieir heads eiiieri;-ed into the air. In this position their branchia' were 

 ;iradiially absoibed. An adult I'roiii New .lerscy occupied a biiriow in 

 !lic soil III' my Icrncry for several weeks. The Inirrow had two oriliees, 

 III one or the ittlu'i nl which its head ciUild be o;(.n»'rally si'eii, observing 

 what wa> t;oiim on. 



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