SILURID&. 29 
Schilbeodes miurus (Jordan). CROSS-BARRED STONE Cat. 
Head very much depressed, rounded anteriorly, 334 in length ; upper 
jaw longer but not so much so as in the preceding species. Depth about 
5 in length; back scarcely elevated ; adipose fin connected with caudal, but 
more or less deeply notched. Conspicuously mottled with gray and blackish, 
with 3 or 4 definite black blotches across the back. Length, 4 inches. 
A rather common and widely distributed species. Ohio river 
at Raccoon I., Henshall, 1889; Lorain County, quite rare, Ver- 
million and Black rivers, McCormick, 1892; Maumee river at 
Antwerp, St. Joseph river at Edgerton, St. Mary’s river at Rock- 
ford, Tiffin river at West Unity and Brunersburg, and Auglaize 
river at Cloverdale, Oakwood and Defiance, ‘‘In an old mill race 
which empties into Tiffin river near West Unity large numbers 
were caught, common in Hoaglin creek near Oakwood, rather 
scarce at all other points,’’ Kirsch, 1893; Franklin County, gen- 
erally common, abundant in Big Walnut, taken also in Scioto 
river, Olentangy river, Black Lick, Little Walnut, Big Darby 
and Alum creeks, Williamson and Osburn, 1897 ; Ohio river at 
Ironton, John’s creek at Waterloo, Sandusky Bay, Ashtabula 
creek at Ashtabula, Wabash river at Celina, North Fork of Lick- 
ing river at Newark, R. C. Osburn, 1899 ; Ohio river at Bellaire, 
R. C. Osburn, 1900. Females were observed with ripe eggs from 
June 25 to July 6, 1897, by Mr. Williamson and the writer. 
