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Dr. Fisher. Red Squirrels ( Sciurus Hudsonius ) were common, but 
the Gray Squirrel ( Sciurus Ccirolinensis ) was not observed. In- 
quiry elicited the information that it sparingly occurred on the moun- 
tains about the Big Indian Valley, and never in the black form, 
which, however, was common in an adjoining town. Bears were 
said to be common, and indications of their presence in “ scratched 
trees ” and torn ground were not infrequent. 
A marked negative character in the Fauna and one bearing out its 
Canadian affinity is the scarcity of the Testudinata. In the case of 
certain aquatic turtles this is of course coincident with the scarcity of 
localities suited to their habits, but with the terrestrial species is 
undoubtedly the result of faunal restrictions. None, indeed, of the 
terrestrial forms were observed, nor could I learn of their presence, 
so that though the occurrence of at least one species is probable it 
certainly cannot be common. 
Except in the case of a single species, a scarcity of Ophidia was 
also noticeable, and three serpents only were observed : the Striped 
Snake ( Eutcenia sirtalis), the Ring-necked Snake ( Diadophis punc- 
tatus), and the Milk Snake ( O phi bolus doliatus triangulus ), and evi- 
dence gathered of the occurrence of one other. The former was the 
common serpent of the region and showed the impress of an envi- 
ronment diverse from that which dominates the species in the Lower 
Hudson Valley, in differences from the typical form there found which 
doubtless constitute the variety ordinata. Individuals, seen but not 
secured, at the highest altitudes at which the species was observed — 
about 3,000 feet — appeared to typically represent this race and were 
strikingly different from the striped forms, but others, captured in 
the valley, were less completely differentiated. A specimen of the 
Ring-necked Snake was found dead on June 1 2, 1880, containing five 
ova measuring .90 inches by .25-30. This individual was of large 
size for the species, measuring eighteen and one-eighth inches in 
length. The residents were well acquainted with a “ bright green ” 
snake, without question Liopeltis. It was a common belief among 
