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pale dusky. About 23 transverse narrow brassy or dilute yellow- 
ish bands on side, dark spaces between a little broader. On ab- 
dominal region below they are more or less whitish, and on body 
below and posterior to vent dilute azure. Side of head brassy- 
bluish or with golden tints. Iris beautiful pale brownish with 
whitish or pearly reflections. Dorsal and caudal brownish, latter 
immaculate, and former with four or five very distinctly defined 
dusky longitudinal bands, most distinct on last few rays. Peri- 
toneum showing through abdomen pale whitish. Lower surface 
of branchial region tinted with pale sulphury. Pectoral tinted 
with saffron. Ventral and anal pale orange with some blotches 
of dilute bluish-white basally, those at bases of rays larger and 
not extending very far down on fin. Jaws brownish. The adult 

Barred Minnow. Fundulus diaphanus (Le Sueur). (Female.) 
female is dilute brownish in life, rather translucent, and with a 
silvery peritoneum showing through the abdomen. Flanks tinted 
with pale purplish. Lower surface of head silvery. Cheeks and 
side of head posteriorly, tinted with dilute purplish. Greenish 
tints on side of opercle above. ‘Top of head and jaws brownish. 
Tris dilute purplish or pearly-white. Side of body with about 
fourteen narrow dusky transverse bands. Dorsal, caudal, pec- 
toral and anal brownish, pectoral and anal paler, and ventral 
with paler or whitish margin. 
Color of male in lfe similar to adult examples noted above 
from Cape May point, May 7th, 1905. Posterior margin of 
caudal blackish, pectoral, anal and ventral more amber tinted. 
Caudal also slightly tinted with amber in some examples. Anal 
