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seen large pans or boxes, each containing many thousands of indi- 

 viduals, exposed there for sale. At Corson's Inlet they were cooked or 

 boiled in grease, and when thus served are said to be very palatable, if 

 not boiled too much. They seem to keep well when frozen, like smelts, 

 and are thus readily transported. They appeared to be equally abund- 

 ant at this season as they are during warm weather and along other 

 points of the seashore. 



Dr. Phillips says it was common during the past summer in the 

 bait-net at Corson's Inlet, was used as food, and known as "white 

 bait'' by the fishermen. 



Several taken in the surf at Ocean City on September 10th, 1908, 

 with the sand lance. They soon die out of water. Some were quite 

 large in size and rather duller silvery than usual. 



Taken at Grassy Sound July 18th, 1904. 



Family MUGILIDiE. 



Mugil curema Valenciennes. 

 Mullet. 



Dr. Phillips says that the small mullets, evidently this species, are 

 used as bait for rock at Corson's Inlet. The large ones in the fall are 

 called ''fat backs." 



Several taken in the surf at Ocean City on September 10th, 1908. 

 They were about six inches long, and had the golden opercular blotch 

 quite prominent. None attempted to jump the cork lines of the .-^eine 

 as it was hauled ashore, as they so often do in still water. 



Family GASTEROSTEID-ffi. 



Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus. 

 I'wo Spined Stickleback. 



Color when fresh, deep slaty or neutral-blackish over the greater 

 portion of the upper surface, fading into a steel slaty-gray on the 

 sides, and also somewhat paler below. Dark color of the back spreads 

 over at least upper half of body, and while more or less uniform on 



