Evermann cC Clark. — FUicher Lake, IiuUana. 87 



immature, and have the rudimentary cross-hars still present making the 

 lateral band very irregular in nutline. The short bars are vertical on the 

 anterior part of the iisli but on the caudal peduncle they slant backward. 



13. Fundulus dispar (Agassiz). 



TOP MIXXOW. 



One specimen obtained. 



14. Pomoxis sparoides Lacepede. 



CALICO HASS. 



There are two specimens in the collection 3 and 3)^ inches long. These 

 are rather slender and have the l^lotclies on the sides arranged more or 

 less regularly in bars or rings, in this respect quite closely resembling P. 

 annularis. One, however, has 7 dorsal spines and the other 8. They are 

 locally called crap]>ie. 



15. Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque). 



ROCK BASS 



Probably common. 



16. Cheenobryttus gulosus (C'uvier & Valenciennes). 



WARMOUTII; MUD BASS. 



One specimen i% inches long. It is probably common here.. 

 17. Lepomis pallidas (Mitchill). 



BLIEGILL. 



Very common, i>ut reacliing a small size. 



IS. Eupomotis heros (Baird & Giranl). 



We have 4 specimens each about 5 inches long. It appears to be one 

 of the most common fishes here. I\Ir. Hall called them " Goggle-eye." 



lit. Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede). 



STRAW BAS.S. 



Young examples 4 or 5 inches long were very common. Good-sized 

 fishes of this species are often caught, though fishing is said to Ije poor 

 this year. The small-mouth black bass does not occur in this lake, 



20. Perca flavescens (Mitchill). 



YELLOW I'ERCH. 



Very abundant. 



21. Etheostoma hildebrandti Evermann & Clark sp. nov. 



Among the daVters collected is one which was identified in the field as 

 Etheostoma -iowac, but which, on closer examination, proves to belong to 

 an undescribed species. 



It may be described as follows: 



Head 3.78 in length; depth 6.52; eye 3.96 in head; snout o.ito in iiead 

 or 1.5 in eye; mandible 2.97; interorbital 5.97 or equal to snout; preor- 

 bital 7.93; D. VIII-9; A II, 7; scales 5-63-8, 26 developed tubes and 

 about 15 more rather faint pores. 



Body slender and elongate, somewhat compressed, the caudle peduncle 

 long and slender; head rather long when considered in its entirety but 



