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HARTLAND NATURE CLUB 
Conchology 
In the line of Conchology, I have found at the swamp: 
Helix alholabris, Helix alternata, Helix tridentata, Helix mono- 
don and Succinea ovalis, all more or less common land shells. 
Ichthyology 
I once put three specimens of Ameiurus nebulosus (Bullhead) 
in the pond that was formed where I dug muck, hoping they 
would thrive and multiply, but they all died. 
Herpetology 
I have found the Amblystoma punctatum (salamander) on 
the swamp and in the water, Plethodon erythronotus (sala¬ 
mander) and near by Bufo lentiginosus (toad) also Hyla versi¬ 
color (tree toad) and have heard Hyla pickeringi (peeper) so 
I know he is there; Rana virescens and Rana clamata (frogs) 
are often seen there and Eutania sirtalis (striped snake) very 
rarely. Chrysemys picta (painted turtle) is there in the pond and 
Chelopus insculptus (land turtle) I have seen on the driest part 
of the swamp. 
Mammology 
Fiber zibethicus (muskrat) has done some damage to my 
arrangements about digging muck. Avicola Pennsylvanicus 
(mouse) puts in an appearance. Aretomys monax (woodchuck) 
I have seen occasionally standing at the border of the swamp 
viewing the landscape o’er. Tamias striatus (red squirrel) and 
Sciurus Hudsonicus (chipmunk) both put in a happy-go-lucky 
time there. I have never seen Condylura cristata (star nosed 
mole) but I know he is there from his curious work no one else 
can do. I once saw Mephitus mephitica (skunk) walking about 
there but I did not have any trouble with him. I found a skele¬ 
ton of Vulpes vulpes (fox) there, also a skeleton of Vulpes do- 
mestica (dog). The late Mr. Calvin Luce once told me his 
father had had cattle enough mired in that swamp that never 
got out but died there to stock the farm. That must have happen¬ 
ed previous to seventy years ago. 
Ornithology 
Of the Ornithology of the swamp I will only say, I once 
found Bonasa umbellus (partridge) on a nest of eggs at the edge 
of the swamp and there is a tree near the middle of the swamp 
on which I have seen Dryobates villosus (hairy woodpecker) 
Dryobates pubescenes (downy woodpecker) and Melanerpes ery- 
throeephalus ( red-headed woodpecker) do considerable work. 
