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Show 80 HO KY 1\tOUNTAlN CENEitY. could mit at plea"ur , and [,h11s provide a pia·' of' oncralmcnt w]J<•n p111'SII d by fOPS. . . , . 'l'lwre ttl' otlwr attrn.clwns liN<', of wh1 ch th trav<'IPr will b<' inf'or11w I lon Cl' bt•for h r aclws the loenlity. The " li .' ll wit.h I ·gs ' an· the only inh7thil.'tnt of th ' Jakt>, and nnmlwn; of p 'l' on mak ' iL a bn ·in<':>:-> to catch n.n<l ell th m l tml't'l t•1'tl. Durin(}' LlH ·umnH'1' tit'ason Uwy t011 - gr<'g:tte in (}'1·eat numlwn; in thr :;l~;~ll o w wall'1' a.ln.ong Llll' Wt't'tl. and gra., near till' hon', anti <·an lw pas1ly caught, but tn t•old w<•aU~ t' t' tli<'~· n·tin• to the deep<'r portion;; of til l' Ink<' and nre 11oL H '<' ll aCl'allt 111 il tl ::;pring. 'l'h es ' lit.t.l l' animal ::; at'l' pos.t•;;st•d of' gill s, :111<l Wl'l' • it, not 1'111' IIi<' kg::;, w uld mo ~t. twarly l'l'H<'IIlhl<' a 1ninialtti'O (':tl. li :-; lr. Bn t ll'l ll'n warm w1•at.her co nH'H, a f'orm ( \ I O~<'l y 1n; •mbling Llll'lll, bnL <'lilii'PI .}' dt'H ii tnl<' of gill s, may bt• H<'t' ll in l11 t' waL<•I' swilllllling, or t\l't'l' Jling l'ltllnHily about on Jan L 'OIIIl'linH'H IIH•y tmvt•l long <liHiaii<\<'H :wd. :11'1' found in toww·, nl'IU' springs or wt•L plal't's, nsn:dly otll' ala lillll', whil<· !host• with !lw gills an• lli'I'N R<'<' ll <'XI'<'pl in till' alk:J,lin <· lakt•H ll'hi ('h an• Ho <'O illlllOil all 0 1' , ,. LlH' \VPHI. Pro f1•ssor 0. C. Marsh. of Y:tl1' ( 'o ii Pp:t·. ('onn. , all <'minPnL na l urali Hl, whi ll' on an <'Xntrsion nl ong Ill <' lil ll' of' th ' l ' nion P;teifi Hailm:ul 111'0 )'l':Jr:-1 ago, obHt'J'I'('d a llllllllWI' or t li t• <'ill1•d fnnns or Rin•dons, and laking liH•,.., nt L r <'IV ll:li'Pil , wal ul1 t'd t lwi r t'<•tn:lrkablc transforn1:tli on in lo I liP 111or • 111nlur<' <'Onditi on will1 o11 l gill s. 'l'h<'HP animal::; lwlo11p; In I Itt• r:u11ily of Sl! l run ru!.dr•n , a group alliPd lo thv f'nws :liHlliH' fi1·sl f'orm lwar:> abonL Lit <' ~nn w I'Piationlo flit• la.HI, LI1:LI I li t' {')) tadpolP uo!'S to tltl' m:t ltu·t• frog. Prof'<•sso J·l\larsli's Vt'l'.)' inf pn•: linp; a1HI dPI:til<ll :tecnunl. ortlll'HI' Hinp; ular :wimaiH ('<ill l)t' round in IlL<· ' J\lllt'l'i call .J onl'll:tl of '!liCnt't'" for NoVl'nrlwr, 18() ', an l f'rollt Iii ~-; arti <" l<' r han· taken th • foll owing <•xlmcl s: ' The fir'l indimlions or any ('liange Wl'l'(' oh:'t' l'l'('cl in 011(' of tlu• sntall ,,. ·pt'CilllPUH, about six i1wlws in h·ngllt ; :wu llw lll <'lanJorph osis hatlttppar nlly Oll1111 l'll e<'d during- til l' j ourlH'Y from Lak' '01 110 lo ~l' ll' llavcn, whicl1 lash• l nllout a W<'<'k. ' n1all ro11ncl HpOLI:i of' dark brown Wl't' fir t noticed on the ·itl 'H of' tli ' tail , and Lho color of' Ill ' Pn t iro auimal gradually ass t!ln 'd a dar!< r IIIlo. Tltt' broad Lltin lll<'mbr:wo along th' back, and a.bovo aml h •low thG htil, gmdually llPgn.n to diminii:lh by absorption, th ext<•t·n:tl bran ·hial avJwndtwes ~-;oon be ·ame similarly afl'c ·L<•d, pecially at th ' 11 h;, an<l l hl' animal eatlie more fr quenLiy to th , surface of the walct· fot· air. A · th chang<· w •nt on, tit dark spot · 'l'llg LAitAlltll<: l'LAfN, . 81 itwrNtS<•d in numbl't' :u1<l ·i;: ' and gmdually exl·<·nd •d owr thr wlwl nppl'r l>art of I he body. Tit J1H'lllhmne on tit • back and tail 'llLin•ly uisapJH•an·J , l<•:tving in its place in thl' dorsal rvgion n. sharp groove. Tho bran ·lli:C' :Li r:;o conlinu •d to <liminiHh, an l at tlw ·am • ti1rw llw int l'J'IIal hl'lwcltial :m:h<'H h<'o·a.n to h<· ahHorlwd, and ·hortly ai'L •r thu opPnings on IIi<• II <' ·k ciOH<' l up. In thP llll •antinl<' th • !1Ntd O<'<':tnt<· mor roruHl l'cl abov<', and tnOI'' ontl in outlilw, till' nl!ti:i:l<· nntTOW •r a11cl JJ IO I' ' poin k d, and ll>e <'Yl'H ntor·c conv<'. and pronti1wnt. Tlr • b dy al. o d 'l' ·a •pd in hulk, :wcl llil' costal grOOI'l 'l:i lwl'allll' 111 0 1'' ui t inct. Tit. ll1in <•xl<' l'nal skin wa ·heL1, aml th • S<'<'l' •lion of n1ueus from thP fl lll'f'ac • >t•nsihly diminiHh •d. Uuri11g Lh 'f:i<' <·lmngl 'H !ltv :Lilimal ~:>ll O w<•<l a.n in CI'\': Lt>ill" dl· ~> it · • Lo l<·avo the wall·r, of'L<'Il l'l'llHLining for ·o 1n Lirnt• with its exl<'rnal nostriiH nl>ovn tho snrfi-Let' an<l O('('llHionally tnaking vi ol< •llt ::;lrn o·gh•H to <'Hl':qw. A idPd by a h<·av y min aL nig ltl it at last snc 'Pl'dPd, an tl tl111 · puL an c11d to farth •t· ol>s ,,.,·at ion , just at a t inw wiH·n it had lost till' g<'nt'l'i · cham ·t<' l' · of ired on, and lw ·on1 • a l nr • I mbl,lj 8lmna, two form of HaLmcllian. u nally n•ganl<·d Jlilh<•tto a · b lo1w i1 rcr to di ·tin ·t fanlilil'i:l. " F'ortUJ1al l'l y , a f'ow clay ' lat 1', , <'l't' l':tl otlH•J' Spt>C itn >IJS of n tri oll:'! size · beo·an, ll(':trly at th · sam • limP, to ~;!t o w llllllli stakabh· ill<Li l':ttions of a imiln1· tmnsl'onnalion and thiH :tlf'onll'd an opportunity >f noting lite HuecPssivo pitas s of tlt t> ellaHgc 11101'\l .fnlly, as W('ll a · or ob · •rving Lh plt.)'HimJ 'Or'l<liliOIIH wh il'lt foi 'l'llH'd lo ]li'OiliOt' Ol' rl'lard il. 'l'wo or the HlW<"imr m; won• pln.e<'d ·in a. gi<LSH jar, and ll'f't in a , troJw lig ht, and fi ve Olh 'l'S Wl'l' Ju•pt in a eooJer pl<L<'l' in tll ~ ·had!', t ill' t<•nqwmlun• or t li two, llOW<'v ,,., u iII hi 11g bu t a f w <l<'"'I'L'<'l-l. A t. Llll' nd of tlll'l'l' Wl'Pkl:l tli OHC in tl1 ' rl'III HH V('S ·el hatl appan•ntly ('OIIIJ>I!'l<•tltlt •it· l1l •talltOt'phoHi , whil of th otlH' I'H h•s:; fh,·orably Hilnatctl thr<'c only were partially alleJ·<•d, and at tlH~ pt'L' •nt tiwe, ot· 1warly Lin· '<' we ·k · lat<• J·, th<'y till rl'tain LubPI'(' ttlar· n•Jnnant::; of tlu• <'xh•l·nal bmn('l!irc, althongh in mo .t otbt•r ,. , peel · the lwn..,. , appt•n.t· Lo be <'Oill]Jit•t('. The two rpmaini1w sp •ei1ncn , 110WI'Yl'r, whi ·It had throughout b<·<·n J 'pt with tho thl'l'' Ia ·t, Hhow •d no di sthtct i<•n · of chan ··ing, althouglt the p1·obabilit,y of tlwit· dOiiJ<r 'O, allU tit' irnpor(anc of r\'taining • m tan..,.ibl • ovid 'IIC of th · ori..,.inal condition, l f:'cl to th • tnw ·f<'l' of' on of th m to a jat· ot' al hol afll'r th ' Jir:;t w ' k, a pr 'Ntntion, a th • J' ult how 'd, quite unn 'C ·~uy in th , a · of the other, wlti ·h at the time of writinCl' ( ·to-n |
