Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-27

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| The FAUNA OF vEKMONT.
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studies In Natural EKIs:Ory-Introduc-
tory
In the following notes on the fauna OF
W, ,,.o e,o,l ho,o ~, os,,, ci,l owe ,o the
! Al,
Dris anu ihain'i'a's' '"' una! " '"e
former are migratory species, anu consc-
ouentIy TO be seen only at certain seasons, il
Iii, ,o - r,or, ;r,cres, IN srcal, of them in
W." W W ',,e .I,,. ..,,,.i ,,on,, Ia,
the ordeF oil 'heir spring arrival 'iia'' " '''-
pale them one by ore IN an artificial group
ipg
s..,;,;o ot ,,,o ,.,,,,.roa ,ribo ore
| s'hse tAn'''"'' - '''
permanent resluehls, Iu"lalh'n@ boIH SUM-
| mer and winter, having long ago
t,r,,oJ IN alliance. with the Indian. such Ms
a,,;,t..I ,,
'he ruheu s'"us'' 'i' "' vi o''O''',O' H'N
the blue jay. Others are seen only as s'rds-
, alers s-om distant regions, as the Bohemian
,;r, co,ce, .mre hornc down To us from
,,,a
Ills poar hohe y" '"e ''''' vi s'e"'
wave. We see little OF the geese and duck
oxcon, ne they ol;pb, TO prcen and battle in
e"0ep' TO WY go" ...,. ,.,,,
our waters auu les"'''' '"o'' "0's' ''''A'
norhward to Labrador or the 81. Law
r,n,e.
prt the mo.i Of Our birds and all Tie
soaos,ers are summer residents only, migra.
ting annually southwark to pass the cold
winters III 'e sunny CRIMES Oh rloliu n.,r .J
l net nf S w" Smarica
The question If food being paramount
among all animals, their movements aie
probably regulated ny the scarcity VI ms
article i.'Ltr than by Tue cesrec Oh coiu'
each species goihN oaly 50 'i'r south Us Hlces-
sity requires.
As for the mammals who are III aunptGu
to extensive locomotion, unlike Inc oiruS
they burrow IN the earth, living chiefly on
their store OF adipose and sucking their claws
all winter, until they come fIith from theii
hibcrnacula aroused ~ INC trump OF spring,
AS many Of our bros DEFY the ifos's OF
winter, So among the fur-bearInE population
we have the shoie- isatters, such as the loX,
the rabbit, the skunk, the led ana gray
squirrels and mice OF several species.
The animals have not as yet shown re-
gard for our political BOUNDARIES pui select
thei- hHhilations where they can n"e'l 10
best ad.an.ase to themselves, except as lhey
!, are restricted by the on.roachmeut OF man.
The division of the country into anna
areas is determined largely by The disirlnu-
ton of the BIRDS, the amman puise oe,ns
most sensitive in this direction, but the
Dividing line auctuatc with the seasons ana
there IS constant overlapping so that one
station may have representatives flomtwo or
more Districts, North America Is diviueu' III
view OF It's bru,L ihiaoi'ahts, ~, NV '"ie1
general provinces, the W.stern Middle ana
: Eastern, and the iatlei Is sub-diviueu INTO
, five or six smaller ares. Those winch con
Germ US are the Alleghatian ana 'anadiah
aras OK fu,iuae. The former which incIudts
the m st o, this gate and all the SOU htrn
parts of New England, is~ YER NieIniat
region. Its northern boundry IN MY Eng
land is marked by ilne tyteniins through
the southern part of Maine anu Nc" lamp
: shire, running up the Connecticut valley IN
! Vers.oa aud in its southern descent sklrllng
the base OF tho Green Mountains, passing
south and west In Connecticut t..e-e turning