Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... 8.-AN ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE FISHES KNOWN FROM THE STATE OF VERMONT. By Barton W. Eveemann And William C. Kendall. This paper is based chiefly upon observations and collections made in July, 1894, by the senior author and Mr. Barton A. Bean, of the United States National Museum, while engaged in the investigation of the waters along the Canadian border of the United States.under the direction of Mr. Richard Eathbun, the representative of the United States on the International Fishery Commission. The report upon the special purpose of the investigation has been made to Mr. Eathbun. The present paper is a report upon the species of fishes collected or known to occur in the waters of Vermont. We have included not only the species obtained in 1894, but all others which have been recorded from that State by other writers. The only ichthyologist who has written extensively upon the fishes of Vermont is the Eev. Zadock Thompson, of Burlington. In 1842 Mr. Thompson published his 11 History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the State and 200 engravings." Twenty-five pages of this interesting and very creditable volume are devoted to the fishes of the State. Not only does he give a catalogue of the species known to him to occur in the State, but much interesting information concerning the habits of many of them. This list and the annotations are particularly valuable, as they are based almost wholly upon the personal observations of Mr. Thompson, who was for many years a careful and conscientious student of the natural history of the region in which he lived. The total number of species of Vermont fishes listed by Mr. Thompson is 48; these represent 43 species as we now understand them. Among the...
