Excerpt from Descriptive Catalogue of the Vertebrates of New Jersey: A Revision of Dr. Abbott's Catalogue of 1868

At the request of the late Dr. Cook, I herewith present a revision of Dr. Charles C. Abbott's Catalogue of the Vertebrated Animals of New Jersey, published as Appendix E, Geology of New Jersey, Owing to the numerous changes in nomenclature and classification which have been made within the last twenty years, the labor of merely revising the synonymy of 'dr. Abbott's Catalogue has been great.

Before publishing his Catalogue, Dr. Abbott spent several years in acquainting himself particularly with the fauna of the State. The valuable knowledge thus obtained, he appended as notes to the name of each species. It has been thought best to retain this feature in the new Catalogue. Accordingly, all these notes have been inserted in quotation marks without change, except such as was called for in the inter-references among the species, due to their new arrangement. Wherever statements occur of a personal character or such as are given upon the authority of Dr. Abbott, and the truth of which I am able neither to controvert nor to confirm, I have thought best to add the initials [0. C. A.] at the close of the paragraph containing such statements.

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