New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
The ZOOLOGF or NEU-JERSEY
Edgar W. Nye. in Buzz.'

Edgar W. Nye. in " Buzz"
The hora and fauna Of w-Jersey are well worthy
the a- ntion Of the careful student. she not only
ure. but counts among her successful tropical fruits
the Ben Davis pumpkin and the burglar proof HubbaN
squash.
The zoology of New-Jersey gives the thinking mind
much 10 think about, ana what IS more pleasing TO
atOutl Dr. G. c. Abbott has catalogued many
mammals aside from the mosquito which belong 70
exclusive OF those found AT the clubs DR. Abbott
names five varieties Of moes. neither OF whom sing.
however, several varcc, OF Shrews who do sing, tho
wild cat, now very rare, red and a gray foN.
OF the mustclidac there are the fisher, weasel Or
stoat, mink, otter and skunk. The latter wings his
way as far north in summer as Weehawken, but at
autumn tme when the cream candy on the corner or
Park Row and Broadway has by reason Of exposure
turned to chocolate caramcl>. when the maple sugar
TO wait for another spring and the sassafraS has IS
turned TO gold. when the Ooatband;
begin to sell chesnnts the streets when the hand
organ man wraps hi, Cremona and monkey In RED
song iS longer heard in New-Jersey but far TO tho
southward, along the banks Of the Potomac you viii
find him piercing the gloom If the November night
with his sad but searching song.
The woodchuch dolphin and Goldfish are natives
Of New Jersey. Also the turkey buzzaId. low-neck
clam politician. People who think that the mos
quito is the only mammal of NewIerSev know little
of fauna. Rider Iiaggard. who visited New-Jer.
sey-in his mind several years ago, says:
AT the Kraal In Hohobu> we provided ourselves
twenty thirty natives armed with crcScendOes and
giles We had gone far when supply Of bill
tong ran short and aS We began 10 trek toward the
interior my men began to fear that we might perish
NJ this time my gunbearcr. TppO Tih, jr., OF Wee
Hawkcn. gave yelp ~ delight. for he had struck
Us all energy. and continued To trek
westward l could that would
make desperate struggle rather than die Of sarva-
tOn.
Opening a small boobcrjack Of native spoopiu
and giving 10 each meaSureful, together with
loaf Of meae cake and elephants tongue on toast,
together with the Sweetbcad OF a hippOpOamnS
with green peas. men were soon ready to make
an attack the wagon, which was also trekhlnS
westward as the hieS.
1t was not long tin heard the crushing ~
tvlgS i'm the Jungle. and before camped that night
we had bassed the entire delivery wagon. containing
veal outlets, >lun and unslun GELS, shad sirlons,
endcrlOns. flle. rib rOaSS. spare RIBS soup bones.
pigs feet oysters. spinach, and other fauna OF New
Jersey and having killed the voTacous driver We
carried him away 10 Railway, to act IN the capacity
of n mvste for future years
Though Mr. Haggari touches very lightly upon the
zoology OF New-Jerscy. can that the field Is
very wide indeed and with his African vocabulary
and a gallon or two Of New-JcrscN SpOoplu think
| coud write a very thrilling jungle tale locating
il within ten miles Of New York City. hectic
Imagination, some Congo words and the right brand
of wo0opiu VIII make the zoology of NewJerSey look
like Noah's ark in the midst of confaCration a. sea.
Inv BILL NYE.
p 81 forgot to name the spoopju Of New-Jerscy
I'm the list of her geological wonders. With II tho
field is ENLARGED and can crocodles with red
stomachs and unicorns with purple tails-so | arm
told. b. NJ