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humiiis, Girard. Phila. Acad. Sci., 1857, and Pac. R. R. Surv. L. anagallinus Jordan 

 Man. Vert, ed., 2.) 



L. megalotis ( Raf.), Cope. Long-eared Sunfish. Neosho and branches. Common. 

 (Ichtelis megalotis, Raf. Ich. Oh., 1820. Xenotus megalotis Jordan, Man. Vert. ed. 2. Le- 

 pomus auritus, Cope, Jour. Phila. Acad. Sci., 1858. Ponwtu* fallax, Girard, Pac. R. R. 

 Surv.) 



L. pallidus ( Mitch ), Gill and Jordan. Blue Sunfish ; Dollardee, Copper-nosed Bream, 

 common. (Labrax pallidus, Mitchell. Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. N. Y., 1815, and Jordan 

 Man. Vert. Pomotis luna, Girard, Pac. R. R. Surv.) 



Genus Micropterus, Lacepede. 



M. salmoides (Lac), Henshall. Large-mouthed Black Bass: Oswego Bass, Green 

 Bass, Bayou Bass; Neosho and branches, plentiful. Reported from branches of Kansas 

 river, below dam at Lawrence. An excellent food fish. Prefers quiet waters. (Labrus 

 salmoides, Lac. Hist. Nat. Poiss., 1802. Hnro nigricans, Giinther. Micropterus nigricans, 

 Gill, Proc. Amer. Asso. Adv. Sci., 1873, and of most late writers. Dioplites nuecensis, 

 Girard, Mex. Bound. Surv.) 



M. dolomieu, Lacepede. Small-mouthed Black Bass. The prince of good game fish. 

 Plentiful in Neosho, Spring, and Marais des Cygnes rivers. ( Lacepede, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 

 1802. Henshall, Book of the Black Bass, 1881. Grystes salmonoides, Giinther.) 



Family PereidcB. 

 Genus Ammocrypta, Jordan. 



A. pellucida (Baird), J. & G. Sand Darter, clear sandy streams. {Etheostonm pd- 

 lucidum, Baird's MSS. Pleurolepis pellucidus Jordan Man. Vert. ed. 2.) 



Genus Percina, Haldeman. 

 P. caprodes (Raf.), Girard. Log Perch, Rock-fish, Hog-molly, Hog-fish. Eastern 

 Kansas. The largest of the Darters; length 6 to 8 inches. (Scioena caprodes Raf., Amer. 

 Month. Mag., 1818. Pileoma semi-fascinatum DeKay, New York Fish Fauna, 1848. 

 Pileoma caprodes Jordan, Man. Vert.) 



Genus Boleosoma, DeKay. 



B. olmsteadi var. maculatum, Girard. Darter. Neosho and Kansas rivers. 



B. olmsteadi var. ozarcanum, Jordan. A "Johnny Darter." Neosho and branches. 

 B. mesotum, Cope. Clear sandy streams "in Kansas" Cope. 



Genus Diplesion, Rafinesque. 



D. blennioides ( Raf.), Jordan. Green-sided Darter. A most beautiful fish. Wild 

 Cat creek, near Manhattan ; probably occurs throughout the State. (Etheostoma blen- 

 nioides Raf. Journ. de Phys., 1819. Hyostomo cymatogrammwm Jordan, Man. Vert.) 



Genus Hadropterus, Agassiz. 



H. phoxocephalus ( Nelson ), Cope and Jordan. Common in Marais des Cygnes. 



[Etheostoma phoxocephalum Nelson, Bull. Ills. Mus. Nat. Hist. I, 1876. Jordan, Man. 



Vert. ed. 2. ) 



Genus Etheostoma, ( IVciliehthys of Synopsis.) Rafinesque. 



E. varietum, Kirt. var. spectabile Ag. Soldier-fish, Rainbow Darter, Blue Darter. 

 Kansas river. Common. 



E. Whipplei, Girard. Arkansas river. Perhaps doubtful in Kansas. 

 E. fusiforme, Jordan; embraces barratti, gracilis, fusiformis, butlerianus and palustris 

 of the Synopsis. Common in Marais des Cygnes. 



E. zonale, Cope, var. arcansanum, Jordan and Gilbert. Neosho river. 



