(76) 



14. Black Bass. Micropterus pallidas, Raf. (3), A large mouse, 

 a percoid fish, a small stone roller (Campostoma anomalum), pupae of 

 dragon flies, a water bug (Zaitha fluminea) and a few confervoid algae. 



15. Black Oroppie. Pomoxysnigro-maculatus Le 8.(10). Chiefly larvae 

 of May-flies (Ephemeridae). Many larvae of small diptera (various species of 

 gnats), and occasionally a small percoid fish. The following is a detailed 

 exhibit of the food of these ten specimens : 



FISHES (Ctenoid.) 2. 



INSECTS 10. 



COLEOPTERA 3 (Larvae of Gyrinidae 2.) 



DIPTERA 6 (Gnats and their larvae.) 



HEMIPTERA 2 (Corixa alternata. Say.) 



NEUROPTERA 9 (Larva of Ephemeridae 8, pupae of Agrioninae 1). 



CRUSTACEA 3 (Entomostraca.) 

 CLADOCERA 2 (^Ceriodaphnia angulata (Say) Forbes 2). *Bosmina(Sp. ? 1). 

 COPEPODA 1 (Diaptomus). 

 POLYZOA Sp ? 1. 



A few seeds and blossoms of trees in 2. 



16. White Croppie. Pomoxys annularis, Raf. (9). Specimens taken 

 in midsummer were feeding chiefly on the larvae of May flies. A number 

 collected in March were distended with Ceriodaphnia angulata and larvae 

 of may flies and dragon flies (Agrioninaej. A small fish was found oc- 

 casionally, and a few water bugs. 



FISHES 4. 



Etheostomatidae 1, Cyprinidae 1 (Luxilus analostanus), undetermined 

 cycloid fish 1. 



INSECTS 8. 



COLEOPTERA 1 (larvae of Gyi-indae) . 



HEMIPTERA 1 (Corixa alternata, Say). 



NEUROPTERA 8 (Larvae of Ephemeridae 5, of Agrioninae 5). 



CRUSTACEA 5 (Entomostraca). 



Ceriodaphnia angulata, Say, 5. 



17. Croppies. Pomoxys, Sp. undet, (2). A cyprinoid minnow, a 

 few spiders, a hemipter, and larvae of May flies. 



18. Common Sun Fish. Blue Sun Fish. Lepiopomus pallidus, 

 Mit. (5). Almost wholly insects (many of them terrestrial.) A few mol- 

 lusks and a little pond weed (Potamogeton). 



* See appendix. 



