146 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
In the south branch of Big Timber Creek, in the pond at 
Turnersville, Gloucester county, this was found to be the most 
abundant species May 19th, 1907. They were associated with 
Abramts and Erimyzon. Schools of rather large size could be 
found most anywhere in the still shallows, moving slowly about 
or between water lilies. They are rather conspicuous in the water 
and swim but a short distance if disturbed by one sweeping a 
dip-net among them. At times if the water was rather deep they 
would all swim back into the disturbed area, especially if muddy, 
and then the whole school could be captured by a single rapid 
sweep. Their object in this is very likely due to the concealment 
afforded by the churned up mud and sand of the bottom. ‘They 
are all pale in color, like Bristol and Kinkora examples, and many 
had a decidedly brassy or yellowish tinge in life. 
Notropis chalybzeus abbotti Fowler. 
Abbott’s Minnow. 
Color of adult in life brilliant deep metallic-brown on back 
and upper surface of body. Scales on back above all dusky- 
edged, so that a rather narrow pale longitudinal area is formed 
next to dark lateral band immediately above, by absence of dark 
edges to these scales. From tip of snout, including tip of mandi- 
ble, preorbital, then passing through iris back over opercle and 
finally back to base of caudal, a brilliant steel-blue-green to 
blackish lateral band. It is sprinkled with dusky pigment-specks 
more or less throughout its course. Over opercle are beautiful 
coppery and purplish tints in course of dark lateral band. Just 
above latter around edge of snout a pale tinge. Iris silvery- 
white with a greenish tinge above, lower surface whitish gen- 
erally. Lower surface of body silvery-white, translucent on 
lower surface of caudal peduncle. Dorsal ochraceous-dusky. 
Caudal same, only with a more orange tinge. Other fins trans- 
parent whitish. A narrow streak of dusky along base of anal, 
and along lower surface of caudal peduncle to origin of lower 
caudal lobe. Median rays of caudal fin not darker than others, 
and upper margin of pectoral slightly dusky. Length 2 inches. 
