398 REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i, 



Mr. John Diltz, of Ithaca, for many years a fisherman, and Mr. 

 E. C. Stilhvell, now of Ithaca but formerly a ferryman at Kidder's 

 both state that the alewife was introduced about 1872. ^Ir. John 

 Vann tells us that they were introduced purposely as food for the 

 lake trout. 



10. Family Salmoxid^. The Salmons and Trouts. 



Coregonus clupeifonnis (Mitchill). Common whitefish. 



" I have seen no specimens of this species from the lake of which 

 it is however undoubtedly an inhabitant " ( ^leek) . Various re- 

 ports have been received of whitefish taken from the lake but we 

 have never seen one that was of this species. Mr. John Varm states 

 that all of the so-called whitefish brought to his notice have proved 

 to be ciscoes. We do not believe that it is found here, the fact that 

 it has been introduced notwithstanding. 



36. Argyrosomus osmeriformis (H. INI. Smith). New York smelt 

 Still taken in fairly large numbers but not as common as for- 

 merly. Old fishermen tell us that it has never been abundant since 

 the introduction of the alewife. Prior to that time, according to 

 their statements, it was very abundant. 



37. Salmo fario Linnaeus. Brown trout (introduced). 



This species of trout is found in considerable numbers in the 

 lake inlet, Enfield, Sixmile and Taughannock creeks. During the 

 last season a very large specimen was caught in the reservoir in 

 Sixmile Creek. 



38. Salmo irideus Gibbons. Rainbow trout (introduced). 



Fairly common in the lake inlet and its tributaries. Mr. Vann 

 has seen individuals make their way up over the low falls in Enfield 

 Creek. 



39. Cristivomer namaycush (Walbaum). Lake trout. 



Common in the deeper portions of the lake. They have appar- 

 ently increased in numbers within the past few years. Mr. ^'"ann 

 has observed that they follow the alewi^■es into shallow water in 

 the spring. During the late spring and summer months many in- 

 dividuals, dead from lamprey wounds, are picked up from the sur- 

 face of the lake. Occasionally one is found not quite dead and 

 with the lamprey still clinging. 



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