Jordan and Evermann. — Fishes of North America. 2801 



base of caudal fin, the anterior half lying wholly above the lateral line, 

 the posterior portion lying partly below it; this silvery band boundc(' 

 above by a narrow dark border; cheeks and opcrcles silvery; a darkish 

 band along median line of back; fins all plain straw color or pale lemon. 

 Fourteen examples of this species, 2 to 3 inches in length, were obtained 

 from the Atchafalaya River at Melville, Louisiana, by Mr. Fred M. 

 Chamberlain, for whom the species is named. 



Notropis chamherlaini, Evermann MS., Atchafalaya River, Melville, Louisiana. (Type, 

 No. 48901.) 



Page 291. Notrojyis scopifer, Eigenmann & Eigenmann, is identical 

 with Xotropis hudsonius selene (.Jordan), (j). 269), and should be omitted. 

 Page 294. After Notropis dilectus insert: 



487(ii). NOTROPIS LOUISIAN.E, Evenii.ann, new specie.s. 



Head 4|; depth 5^; eye 3; snout 3. D. 7; A. 11; scales 7-37-3, 19 or 20 

 before the dorsal. Teeth 1, 4-4, 2, little hooked. Body long and slender, 

 back not arched ; head short, but pointed ; mouth rather large, oblique, 

 maxillary scarcely reaching orbit, lower jaw somewhat included; eye 

 large, ecjual to or greater than snout. Fins lather small; origin of dorsal 

 far behind insertion of ventrals, its longest rays If- in head; pectorals 

 short, their length equal to height of anal; ventrals very short, 2 in head ; 

 caudal deeply forked. Scales firm, moderately imbricated; lateral line 

 complete, gently decurved. Color pale; side with a faint plumbeous 

 band; back and upper part of sides with numerous dark specks chiefiy on 

 the margins of the scales, thus forming cross-hatchings ; a narrow dark 

 vertebral band on caudal peduncle ; peritoneum silvery, with numerous 

 minute rouiul black specks. Length 24 iuches. This species resembles 

 Notropis dilectus, but has a much smaller mouth, l)lunter snout, and in 

 being less silvery along the side. Known only from the Atchafalaya 

 Eiver, Louisiana. 



Notropis louigiance, Evehmann MS., Atchafalaya River, Melville, Louisiana. (Tyipc, 

 No 48902. Coll. Fred M. Chamberlain.) 



Page 348. AnguiUa clirysypa is abundant in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 

 according to Dr. Wm. Wakeham. 



Page 355. The original type of Conyermurivna is C. liahenata, Kanp, a 

 species with blunt or granular teeth. The American species all belong to 

 a distinct genus, Congrcllus, Ogilby (type halearica), distinguished by the 

 villiform teeth. These genera are charactered by Mr. Ogilby in a paper 

 as yet unpublished. 



Pages 356 and 357. In Congermnrama Jlava the upper jaw projects far 

 l)eyond the lower. l'>y a slip in the original description the reverse is 

 said to be the case. 



Page 359. Munvnesox coniceps is called Culevra Blanca at Mazatlau, 

 and reaches a length of 7 feet. 



Page 368. Avocettina gilli, Beau, should probably stand as a species 

 distinct from Avocettina infans. The description in the footnote on page 



