Excerpt from The Vertebrates of the Cayuga Lake Basin, N. Y This paper is based mainly upon the records made. By members of this department since the opening of the university in 1868; our personal observations have extended over the last twelve years. For valuable notes, helpful criticism and material assistance we are indebted to Professors B. G. Wilder, T. L. Hankinson and E. H. Eaton and to Messrs. G. S. Miller, In, L. A. Fuertes, A. A. Allen, G. C. Embody and John Vann. Many others have aided in various ways and acknowledgments are made in the proper places. The paper includes all the vertebrates known by us to occur in this basin. Each record is based upon specimens taken within our limits. In cases of doubt as to identification the specimens have been submitted to specialists in the group. The only previous publications which deal specifically with the vertebrates of this region are: Fishes of Cayuga Lake, by B. G. Wilder, published in the Weekly Ithacan for June 25; 1875, Notes on the Fishes of Cayuga Lake Basin, by Seth E. Meek, published in the Annals of the N ew York Academy of Sciences, Vol. IV., 1899, and The Lake and Brook Lampreys of_ New York, Especially those of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, by S. H. Gage, in the Wilder Quar ter - Century Book, 1893. There are numerous other publications which contain notes upon the vertebrates of this basin, particularly the birds and reptiles, to which reference will be made elsewhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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