and black posteriorly, where it ends in a dark caudal 

 spot ; the red band is brightest just back of the oper- 

 cles where it begins : after running posteriorly past the 

 middle of the body it shades out imperceptibly ; 

 ventralh^ it disappears into the silvery white of the 

 belly: and irregular black line forward and backward 

 from the eye. Length three and one half inches. 

 Taken in the deep holes of small streams, usually in 

 woodland ; common. 



14. Abramis crysoleucas (Mitchill). Head 4; 

 depth 314 ; eye 4 ; D. 8; A. 12: scales 8-42-3; teeth 5- 

 5. Olivaceous, with brassy luster; back grass green ; 

 sides brassy yellow, belly paler. Fins all plain, tinged 

 with j^ellow. Length four inches. Kare. only a few 

 specimens from a pond along Big Jelloway. Female 

 with ripe eggs observed on May 28. 



15. Notropis hlennius (Girard). Head 4 ; depth 

 4V2 ; eye 3. • . 8; A. 7 ; scales 5-34-4 ; teeth 4-4. 

 Above, clear translucent green, each scale with a 

 dusky edge ; a narrow vertebral line ; sides with a 

 brassy lateral band, fainter posteriorly, overlying dark 

 pigment ; no decided markings anywhere. Fins all 

 plain. Length two and three fourths inches. Abund- 

 ant. Females with ripe eggs were taken on May 25. 



10. Notropis whipplii (Girard). Head 4i/4; depth 

 4; eye W2. D. 8; A. 8; scales 6-40-4; teeth 1, 4-4, 1. 

 While this species was not rare, none were taken in 

 high coloration ; only small and plain individuals were 

 observed. In all cases noticed, the black spot high on 

 the posterior rays of the dorsal present. 



IT. Notropis cornutus (Mitchill). Head 3V^ to 3 

 l^ ; depth 2% to 3V2 ; eye 5%. to 4 D. 8 ; A. 9 ; scales 

 6-41-4 ; teeth 2. 4-4, 2. Above, dark olive green ; 

 sides silvery, with a narrow brassy lateral band ; a 

 dark irregular vertebral line. Fins plain, all rosy 

 tippe 1 ; dorsal and caudal greenish ; pectorals, ven- 

 trals, and anal yellow at base, Head swollen ; tuber- 



