Storer's Sy7iopsis of the Fishes of North America. 205 



1 Phil. Soc. of N. V., I. p 151 (i . 



GrccnHerrin 



Dr. Dekay considers the C. h; I 10 of Mitchill a variety of this species. 



4. Clupea parvula, Mitchill. 



Delicate, semitransparent. Greenish ahout the head, gills, and eyes. Back of an un- 

 mixed brown, which passes through regular gradations of hue to a silvery whiteness on 

 the sides and belly. Belly serrated. Tail forked. 



D. 14. P. 11. V. 9. A. 18. C. 21. Length, 6 inches. 



New York, Mitchill. 



CIupi . Little Herring, Mitchill, Trans. Lie and Phil. Soc, of N. Y., i. p 



" " " " Dekay's Report, p. 253. 



5. Clupea vittata, Mitchill. 



Large, projecting upper jaw, small lower jaw, silver-striped sides, and forked tail. Belly 

 carinated and moderately serrated. Anal with about twenty-one rays. 

 D. (.= ). P. (?). V. (?). A. (?). C (?). Length, 34 inches. 

 New York, Mitchill. 



Clupe:i vittata, Satin-striped Herring, [Mitchill, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., I. i 

 " " " '• Dekay's Report, p 



G. C'ltipca ccerulea, Mitchill. 



With bluish complexion, large head, forked tail, and small pectoral and abdominal fins. 

 Scales large. Jaws about even. 

 D. 0). P. (?). V. (.'). A. (.'). C. (.'). Length, 3 inches. 

 New York, Mitchill. 



Chipsa cornlea, Blue Herring, Mitchill, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., I. "157. 

 '■ " " " Dekay's Report, p. 254. 



.Mitchill supposed this might be a variety of the preceding. 



7. Clupea minima, Peck. 



Back nearly black ; upper part of sides dark green ; sides silvery, with roseate and goli 

 retlections ; in the younger specimens, t lie dorsal ridge is a black line, and the distance be- 

 tween it and the lateral line is of a light green, sprinkled with darker points. Abdominal 

 ridge serrated. Lower jaw projecting. Tail forked. 



D. 10. P. 15. V. 5. A. 12. C. 18. Length, 1 to 4 inches. 



New Hampshire, Peck. Massachusetts, Storer. 



ok, Belknap's HI I ol V .■. Hampshire, in. p. 130; catalogued, but not de 

 " " Brit, Stoker's. Report, p. 113. 



Dekay's Rep i p. 253. 



