142 G. F. Eaton — Prehistoric Fauna of Block Island. 



depth, owing to the fragments of bone and shell which the 

 rain had washed down from their original position near the 

 top of the cut. The deposit was everywhere covered by a 

 foot or more of poor soil under cultivation, which, strangely 

 enough, yielded no surface specimens. 



At this time, the road crossing Fort Island was being graded 

 and hardened by the State of Rhode Island, and the engineer 

 in charge obligingly detailed some of his workmen to grade 

 the sides of the cut under the writer's direction, thus making 

 it possible to save many specimens of value. Subsequently 

 permission was obtained from the owner of the land on the 

 southwest side of the cut, to explore that part of the deposit 

 which lay beyond the boundary of the roadway, and much 

 additional material was collected. 



The following list gives the species of animals whose remains 

 were found in this shell-heap, and also the names of the vari- 

 ous manufactured articles : 



Mammalia. Pisces. 



Homo sapiens (Man). Gadus morrhua (Cod). 



Cervus virginianus (Virginia Centropristis striatus (Black 



Deer). Sea Bass). 



Canis familiaris (Dog). Temnodon saltator (Blue-fish). 



Ursus americanus (Black Bear). Lophius americanus (Angler). 

 Lutra canadensis (Canada Otter). Acipenser sturio (Sturgeon). 

 Phoca vitulina (Harbor Seal). MoUusca 



Globiocephalus melas (Blackfish _ . . . " . 



Whale) Ostrea virgimana (Oyster). 



Pecten irradians (Scallop). 

 Aves. Mya arenaria (Loii£ Clam). 



Corvus frugivorus "(Grow). J e "™ frcenaria (Quahog). 



Halietus leucocephalus (Bald Crepidula fornioata (Boat-shell). 



Eao-le) Mytilus eduhs (Mussel). 



Grns canadensis (Northern Modiola plieatula (Mussel). 



Brown Crane) JNassa obsoleta (Black Sea-snail). 



Bernicla canadensis (Canada Helix alternata (Land-snail). 



Goose). Crustacea. 



Fulix marila (Broad-bil 1 ). Balanus tintinnabulum (Bar- 



Mergus serrator (Red-breasted nacle). 



Merganser). \ Implements. 



Mergus merganser (Merganser). (Stone ) 



Phalacrocorax dilophus (Double- ^ ^ 



crested Cormorant). Spear-heads. 



Larus argentatns (Herring Gull). A H „ ^. poillt9 . 

 Colymbus torquatus (Common jr n ; ves 



Loon )- (Bone.) 



Beptilia, Bodkin. 



_.. , n ■.'"/« • Worked pieces of unknown use. 



Cbelydra serpentina (Snapping 



Turtle). Pottery. 



