. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 44 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST. This species is common on the west side of Lake Cliamplain, in Essex County, N. Y., in southern New England, in the southern Catskills (at Pine Hill), and in JSIew Jersey, at least according to my experience and that of several others. Its distribution, however, is quite parallel with that of Plethodon cinereus. At his home in New Jersey, Dr. Abbott once shook one from a stick of wood which he was about to place on the lire, and the creature, instead of supporting its
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 44 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST. This species is common on the west side of Lake Cliamplain, in Essex County, N. Y., in southern New England, in the southern Catskills (at Pine Hill), and in JSIew Jersey, at least according to my experience and that of several others. Its distribution, however, is quite parallel with that of Plethodon cinereus. At his home in New Jersey, Dr. Abbott once shook one from a stick of wood which he was about to place on the lire, and the creature, instead of supporting its reputation of being a "fire-eater," scampered away from the hearth in frantic alarm. Another species closely allied to the above, but stouter in figure, called Plethodon glutinosus, the. Plethodon glutinosiis. sticky salamander, has a wide range from Maine to Texas. Professor Cope says he found it more abun- dant in Pennsylvania and New York than in south- western Virginia. It is also said to be common in Massachusetts and Maine.* The skin of this sala- mander is everywhere lined with little glands which * Vide Batrachia of North America. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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