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colored as usual in cedar-stained streams, and were only found in 

 sheltered quiet places along shore April 17th, 19U8. 



Keported to be frequently taken in Sluice Creek, tributary of Den- 

 nis Creek, in Cape May county. 



About Trenton ^Ir. d. B. Vandervecr finds the roach more of a 

 creek or pond fish, and, when found in the river, usually al)Out chan- 

 nel grass. He found it roathcd a length of about seven inches. 



Abimdant in the lower tidal of the Assiscunk Creek, near Burling- 

 ton, on September loth, 1U08. An adult about five inches long had 

 very pale yellow lower fins. The young very aljundant in all tlie still 

 muddy shallows, swimming rather slowly about in scattered schools. 

 Disturbing or making the water muddy did not appear to especially 

 inconvenience them. 



Small examples taken on Burlington Island in June of 1902, and 

 larger ones seen later. 



Notropis bifrenatus (Cope). 

 Bridled Minnow. 



An unusually yellowish example Avas seined in the Delaware Eiver 

 near Florence, Burlington county, on July 11th, 1908. 

 Found on Burlington Island by me. 



Notropis hudsonius amarus (Girard). 

 Spot Tailed Minnow. 



In the Delaware Eiver at Newbold's Island, Burlington county, 

 this was the least abundant cyprinoid on August 13th, 1908. It 

 associated with and frequented to some extent the same places as the 

 silver fin. The fry and small examples were most numerous, but 

 few adults having been secured. The caudal spot, though evident, 

 was not very vivid. 



I have taken this fish in the Delaware at Burlington Island. 



