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has been recorded from both coasts of Long Island (Miller 10 ), 

 bnt I have never met with a specimen. 



Phocaena phocaena {Linnmus). Harbor Porpoise. 



This Porpoise is very common during the summer months 

 in the waters of Long Island Sound, where almost any clear 

 day schools may be seen disporting themselves. 



I have seen Porpoises hi the Hudson River opposite Hast- 

 ings, but not for the past five or six years. The species has 

 been recorded as far up the river as Sing Sing (Fisher 6 , p. 

 200). 



Odocoileus americanus {Boddcert). Virginia Deer. 



Deer were incredibly numerous in this region in early 

 colonial times, Van der Donck, the historian, writing about 

 the middle of the 17 th century says : ' The land abounded 

 with them everywhere, and their numbers appear to remain 

 undiminished; we seldom pass through the fields without 

 seeing deer more or less, and we frequently see them in herds 

 (Bolton 4 ).' 



From DeKay 5 , writing in 1842, I quote (Vol. I, p. 114) : 

 ' This well known animal is still found hi every part of the 

 State, where there is sufficient forest to afford them food and 

 cover. From the mountainous regions of Orange, Rockland, 

 and Delaware, the City Market is supplied hi great abundance 

 during the winter.' 



Though still very numerous in the Adirondacks, this spe- 

 cies has long since been extirpated in Westchester County. 

 The last one killed in this locality, so far as I have been able 

 to ascertain, is recorded by Dr. Fisher 8 , who says, " The last 

 deer killed near Sing Sing was a doe shot by Mr. Chas. 

 Acker on December 10, 1861. It had been seen on several 

 occasions, at various places, and was finally secured in a tract 

 known as Bacon's woods.' 



In some isolated districts on Long Island, where they are 



