Vol. XXIII, pp. 131-140 September 2, 1910 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



ON A COLLECTION OF FISHP]8 FROM THE OLYMPIC 



PENINSULA, TOGETHER WITH NOTES ON 



OTHER WEST COAST SPECIES.* 



BY BARTON WAKUEX EVERMAXX AND 

 HOMER BARKER LATIMER. 



In 1S!)7 the late Mr. Cloiulslcy RuttcT and Mr. Elmer R. 

 Brady, under the direetion of the L^. S. Conaniissioner of P'i.sli- 

 eries, made considerahle collections of the fishes of the Olj'mpie 

 Peninsula, \Yashington. These collections remained unstudied 

 until recently when the loresent writers had occasion to go over 

 the entire lot. It was found that the collections contain a 

 number of species of special interest, and as the fish-fauna of 

 that region has until now received practically- no study it is 

 thought that the publication of this list will prove of interest. 



The waters and localities from which specimens of fishes were 

 obtained by jNIessrs. Rutter and Brady during tliese investiga- 

 tions are as follows: 



Willapa River near Holcomb, July '.10 ; Humptulips, in small 

 creek, August 20; Quiniault Lake, August 23, 24; Beaver Lake, 

 August 24 and September 9 ; Prairie Creek and Elk Creek, 

 August 25; Raft River, August 26; Tacoma Creek, August 27; 

 Queets River at Evergreen, August 27 ; Hurst Creek and at Clear- 

 water, August 29; Hah River and Mill Creek, September 1; 

 Snells, in small creek, September 1; Bogachiel, September 8; 

 Ozette Lake, September 4; Pleasant Lake, September '8; Moss 

 Creek, Prairie Creek and Ilwah River, September 11; Crescent 

 Lake, September 17. 



All these are in the Olympic region west of Puget Sound. 



* Published by permission of the Commissioner of Fisheries. 



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