174 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
In south branch of Big Timber Creek, near Sumner, on October 
2oth, 1907, Mr. B. W. Griffiths and myself found this species 
rather abundant. 
An example about 5 inches long was very similar to those taken 
in upland Pennsylvania waters, and of the ordinary brilliancy. 
The pumpkin-seed spots are dull golden or deep dusky-golden. 
Blue lines on side of head ordinary pale blue. Opercular spot 
margined behind with deep scarlet. Belly bright orange, also 
breast. About 10 transverse dorsal bands, dusky in color, dis- 
tinct. Lower surface of head pale translucent heliotrope to gray. 
A number of other examples were found in the pools, some 
smaller, and others very pale. Young found in south branch of 
Cooper’s Creek on same date, at Gibbsborough, Camden county. 
Micropterus salmoides (Lacépéde). 
Large Mouthed Black Bass. 
Reported from Lake Hopatcong by Mr. S$. H. Hamilton. 
One about 8 inches long was taken in the mill-pond of the 
south branch of Big Timber Creek at Clementon, in Camden 
county, on October 20th, 1907. 
Family PERCIDA. 
Perca flavescens (Mitchill). 
Yellow Perch. 
Reported to occur in Kinkora Creek, near Kinkora, Burlington 
county, on October 1oth, 1906. 
Reported to reach some size in the pond at Grenloch, Gloucester 
county. Said to reach a foot in length. 
Boleosoma nigrum olmstedi (Storer). 
Tessellated Darter. 
Abundant in Edward’s Run, a branch of Mantua Creek, in 
Gloucester county, on November 3d, 1907. 
