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MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
A “cave rat” was described to me by Mr. Rothrock as having been seen in the main Wyan¬ 
dotte Cave. It was said to be of the same color as the domestic rat, but with the body longer, 
somewhat like a weasel’s; the whiskers are longer than those of a rat, and “ the ears are nearly 
twice as large.” It is probably a Neotoma. 
BRADFORD CAVE. 
[16 miles from New Albany.] 
This is a type of many caves in southern Indiana. A brook (temperature 55°) flows through 
it, and after leaving the mouth of the cave is tenanted by Gambarus rusticus and “possibly 
Putnami ” (Faxon, Revision, 114, 119.) Near it is Longhmiller’s Cave. Both of these caves I 
visited in company with Dr. John Sloan, who kindly devoted a day to their exploration. 
The following species inhabit it: 
Cecidotcea stygia. Pack. 
Gambarus pellucidus. (Tellkf.) Abundant in the stream in the cave. 
Degeeria cavernarum Pack. 
Ceuthophilus sloanii Pack. 
Anophthalmus tenuis Horn. More abundant than I have ever seen other species elsewhere. 
CAYES AT CLIFTY, BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA. 
For the following account of these caves I am indebted to Dr. John Sloan : 
Since I wrote you I have' visited the caves at Clifty. The mouths of the caves are about 200 yards apart, each 
with a small stream of water running through. The larger cave is easy of access, containing very little insect life, 
hut some very fine blind-fishes and some blind crayfish. The former presented a rotundity which encouraged me to 
expect an increase from them, which has not happened yet. Temperature of the water, 56°. The smaller cave sup¬ 
plies a mill and has deep water at the mouth. It occupies a higher level than its neighbor and is less capacious. I 
went up about 200 yards on a raft of timber, where I came to rapids with still water above; being unable to lift our 
raft over, and the water above being too deep to wade, we were obliged to return. I saw no blind-fishes, but caught 
three eyeless crayfishes in the edge of the upper pool. Temperature of water, 60°. About 40 feet within the larger 
cave I found, under stones, some little leeches ? with parasites upon them. 
MAYFIELD’S CAVE. 
This cave has been visited by Mr. O. H. Bollman, of Bloomington, Indiana, and it is situated 
near that town. It contains Gambarus pellucidus (Tellkf.), Ccecidotcea stygia Pack., Grangonyx sp. 
A Machilis occurred within a few rods from the entrance. 
CARTER CAYES. 
These are situated in the hilly portion of northeastern Kentucky, in Carter county, not far 
from Cincinnati. They are in limestone and are comparatively small grottoes, without tine stalac¬ 
tites, and have not been very fully explored. There are three caves, visited by Professor 
Shaler and myself—Zwingle’s, Bat, and X Cave—and a small cave used as a pantry by the 
proprietor of the hotel. They are well watered, having streams passing through them. Professor 
Shaler found the temperature of the water (May 15) both of Zwingle’s Cave and Bat Cave to be 
48° Fahr. 
FAUNA OF THE CARTER CAVES. 
Vermes: 
Vortex f cavicolens Pack. 
Myriopoda : 
Pseudotremia cavernarum Cope, var. carteremis Pack. 
Araciixida : 
Phalangodes Jlaveseens Cope, var. caecum Pack. 
Phlegmacera cavicolens Pack. 
Nemastoma inops Pack. 
Nesticus carteri Emerton. 
Linyphia subterranea Emerlou. 
Linyphia incerta Emertou. 
