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Title: Annual report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission of the State of New York
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Forests and forestry Fisheries Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : The Commission)
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than the bot-tom in an attitude of alertness, with head poised low and abdomen slightly elevated. Cordulcgaster maculatns Selys. This species was not uncommon at Saranac Inn.33 5M REPORT OF THE It was to be seen during the greater part of the summer on sunshiny days coursingup and down Little Clear Creek on the hatchery grounds. It was observednowhere else, and it has not been hitherto reported from New York State. Didymops transversa Say. This form was not very common at Saranac Inn, butnymphs, plate 3, figure 9, were taken in the borders of Little Clear Pond and Creek,and exuviae were found along the eastern shore of Lake Clear, hung up in the bushesor attached to large logs several yards from the waters edge. Epicordulia princeps Hagen. This species was seen but a few times at SaranacInn, and no specimens were taken either as nymphs or imagos. It is not uncom-mon in other places in the State, and will probably be found quite generally dis-tributed when proper search is made for it.
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FIG. 2. EPICORDULIA PRINCEPS HAGEN,. ADULT AND NYMPH. DRAWING BY MRS. J. G. NEEDHAM. Tetragoneura. Four species of this genus were all common at Saranac Inn,and Dr. Needham found eggs laid in strings, which probably belong to this genus.They were attached together in masses and hung on partly submerged twigs at thesurface of the water, and were very common objects about the shores of Little ClearPond. While their identity cannot be absolutely proven it is very probably as stated. Tetragoneura spinigera Selys. This dragon fly was exceedingly abundant atSaranac Inn during the month of June, flying about the hatchery grounds in com-mon with the other species, and occurring also about every little clearing in theforest. Tetragoneura cynosura Say or dog-tail. This species, which has hitherto beenrecorded from but few localities within the State, is likely to be found in most FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 515 large ponds in central and western New York. The typical form was not commonat

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