260 SEVENTH REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



The names employed in this catalogue are essentially the same as those used in 

 "Fishes of North and Middle America" by Jordan & Evermann. Some of the 

 specific names differ from those given by Jordan & Evermann for reasons which are 

 fully explained in the author's "Catalogue of the Fishes of New York," forming 

 Bulletin 60 of the New York State Museum. 



The references to the literature are purposely limited to the writings of Mitchill, 

 DeKay, and a few more recent authors who have written especially about the fishes 

 of the State, or whose works contain descriptions of all the species. 



Illustrations of the fishes have been freely introduced in order to furnish the 

 easiest method of identification by the non-scientific reader. The use of these illus- 

 trations was made possible by the cou*tesy of Hon. George M. Bowers, U. S. Com- 

 missioner of Fish and Fisheries. 



THE CALICO BASS. 



