The Food of Fishes. 



species, — was taken from this stomach. A specimen taken 

 in June at Peoria had eaten about equally of minute unrec- 

 ognized fish-fry and Palingenia larvae. One caught at Ot- 

 tawa, in July, had eaten only insects, — Oorixa twenty-flve 

 per cent., Palingenia larvae seventy-five per cent. 

 Table of Food of Pomoxys. 



Five croppies from Peoria, in October, 1878, and five 

 from Henry, thirty miles above, in November, 1877, indi- 

 cate that the autumnal food of the species is again differ' 



