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Insects of New York 



many southern forms, and rising in the eastern part into a group of moun- 

 tains which reach an elevation of 5344 feet. The plateau shows in general 

 the Canadian fauna, and is very largely still forest-covered, with many 



ONTARIO -ERIE BASIN 



ADIRONDACK 



L-CHAMPLAIN 

 VALLEY 



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MOHAWK 

 VALLEY 



APPALACHIAN 



CATSKILLS 



APPALACHIAN- 



NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS - 



PLAIN 



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Figure 1. principal faunal areas of new york 



lakes and cold bogs. The mountains higher than about 3500 feet rise 

 into the Hudsonian, with conditions much like those of Labrador ; while 

 the tops of a few peaks (Marcy, Mclntyre, and Whiteface) are alpine in 

 character, largely as a result of the perpetual winds, which keep the forest 

 down and allow the truly alpine plants and animals a foothold. The 

 higher peaks of the northern group have been well explored entomolog- 

 ically, but the southern group, which should show cold Canadian con- 

 ditions with some Hudsonian, will repay careful collecting. Collectors in 

 many orders have worked in the plateau region, especially about Saranac 

 and Cranberry Lakes and the Fulton Chain; but the most complete list 



