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Beach, the following were reported recently or during the warm 

 period in late September: Mustelus cams, Raja eglanteria, Dasyatis 

 say, Brevoortia tyrannus, Alosa sapidissima, Pomolohus pseudo- 

 harengus, Cynoscion regalis, Leiostonius xanthurus and Micropogon 

 undulatus. But one Acipenser sturio, reported taken at the fishery 

 below, during the spring. 



Acantharchus pomotis (Baird). We captured a single adult in the 

 upper waters of Herring Creek, This is an interesting addition to 

 the fauna of the State. 



Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook). East and West Branches of 

 the Nanticoke, Cedar Creek at both dams and Herring Creek in 

 fresh water. 



Mesogonistius choetodon (Baird). Upper dam on Cedar Creek. 



Lepo7nis auntus (Linne). West Branch of Nanticoke. 



Pomotis gibbosus (Linne). With the last, also in Cedar Creek at 

 the upper dam and in brackish water of stream from Dagsboro. 



Boleosoma nigrum olmstedi (Storer). West Branch of Nanticoke 

 and Brown's Branch. 



Boleichthys fusiforniis (Girard). West Branch of Nanticoke and 

 Cedar Creek at both dams. 



Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier). Estuary from Dagsboro stream, 

 also the next. 



Pseudopleurofiectes americanus (Walbaum). 



Maryland.^ 



Small collections were made in Barrow Creek, tributary to the 

 Rhodes River, and Glebe Creek, a fresh tributary of the South River 

 in Anne Arundel County, during May of 1920, with Mr. R. M, 

 Abbott. In Cecil County Mr. H. L. Mather and the writer visited 

 Elk Neck and Piney Creek Cove, on the Elk River, September 25, 

 1920. Two days later Stony Run and streams about North East and 

 Charlestown were examined. 



Ameiurus catus (Linne). Elk Neck. 



Ameiurus nebulosus (Le Sueur). Glebe Creek. 



Hybognathus nuchalis regius (Girard). Elk Neck and Piney 

 Creek Cove. 



Abramis crysoleucas (Mitchill). Glebe Creek, Stony Run and 

 North East. 



^ The only Virginia fishes received recently are a number of Fundulus hetero- 

 clitus macrolepidolus from the Warwick River, from partly salt water. They 

 were obtained by Dr. Henry Tucker, March 5, 1919. 



