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it in Mill Creek near Hockessin and Burrow's Run, in Newcastle County. 

 I have examined examples from near Wilmington. 

 Abramis orysoleuoas (Mitchill). "Roach. Bitter Head." 



Found in almost all sluggish or still waters. Dr. Phillips secured it 

 in the Red Clay Creek near the State line. I have examined very 

 many examples from Naaman's Creek, Wilmington, Newcastle, Arm- 

 strong's Creek, White Clay Creek near Newark. Mispillion Creek near 

 Milford, and Laurel Creek at Laurel. 

 Notropis bifrenatus (Cope). 



I have found a few in the Brandy wine Creek near Wilmington. 



Notropis procne (Cope). 



Found abundant in Laurel Creek tidal near Laurel and the Chop- 

 tank headwaters near Marydel. 



Notropis hudsouius amarus (Girard). 



Very abundant in the Brandywine at Wilmington, near where I have 

 secured many examples. 



Notropis whipplii analostanus (Girard). 



The most abundant cyprinoid in the Christiana basin. Very many 

 examples from Wilmington, the White Clay Creek near Newark and 

 Naaman's Creek. 



Notropis comutus (Mitchill). " Red Fin." 



Many examples examined from Naaman's Creek, Shellpot Run, 

 Wilmington, White Clay Creek at Newark, Laurel Creek tidal near 

 Laurel, and the Choptank headwaters near Marydel. 



Notropis ohalybseus (Cope). 



Abundant in lowland streams, especially in rather sluggish water. 

 Many examples from Millsboro, Milford, Laurel and Marydel. 



Notropis photogenis amoenus (Abbott). 

 A few small examples from the Choptank headwaters near Marydel- 



Rhinicb.tb.ys atrouasus (Mitchill). " Black-nosed Dace." 



Abundant in all upland brooks and streams. I found it in the 

 Brandywine at Wilmington, Naaman's Creek, run near Holly Oak, 

 Silversides, Shellpot Run and the White Clay Creek near Newark. 



Cyprinus carpio Linnseus. "Carp." 



Introduced in many waters. I have examined numbers of examples, 

 finding several of the well-known varieties, not only market specimens, 

 but many taken near Wilmington, and others at Millsboro. At the 

 latter place some of the examples were at least 2 feet long. 



