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head, a streak on the opercle, another over each pectoral, a band across 

 the adipose fin, and the base of the caudal brown. Pectorals, dorsal and 

 anal each with a brown cross-band. Length four or five inches. 



Distributed from Minnesota south to North Carolina and Louisiana. 



In Indiana it appears to be quite common, about as abundant as N. 

 flavus, and has been taken at the same localities. Vincennes, New Har- 

 mony and Patoka, in Gibson County (4, '88, 162) ; White River, Owen 

 County (4, '88, 166) ; Monroe County (1, '85, 410) ; AVhite River, Law- 

 rence County (SS, '84, 197); White River, Indianapolis (1, '77, 377); 

 Fourteen Mile Creek, Clark County (23, '88, 56) ; Ohio County (SS, 

 '88, 56); Tippecanoe River and Deer Creek (4, '88, 158); streams of 

 Carroll County (23, '88, 44); Vigo County (7^, '94); Eel River, in 

 northeastern Indiana (4, '94, 36). 



This species has much the same habits, probably, as its relatives, hid- 

 ing away under stones and logs. ' It is said to form an attractive species 

 for the arjuarium. 



NoTURUS ExiLis Nelson. 



Slender Stone Cat. 



Jordan and Gilbert, 1882, 5, 100 ; Schilbeodes exilis, Eigenmann and 

 Beeson, 1893, ^^, '81. 



Body moderately elongate, the depth in the length nearly six times. 

 Head in length four; fiat, narrow, its width in length of body over five 

 times; its width at the shoulder maintained nearly to the eyes, the out- 

 lines then rounding t<> the snout. Jaws nearly equal. Pectoral spines 

 weak; their length in head three times; weak, retrorse teeth on both 

 borders. Anal rays, fourteen to seventeen; anal basis in length of body 

 about four and one-half times Caudal peduncle deep and compressed. 



Color much and irregularly mottled with brown. Pectorals brown ; 

 tips of dorsal and caudal, as well as base of caudal rays, brown. Length, 

 about four inches. 



Distributed from Indiana to Kansas. Apparently everywhere rare. 

 In Indiana it has been taken in Carroll County {23, '88, 44), Monroe 

 County (i, '85, 410.) 



Nothing distinctive is known concerning the habits of this species. 



NOTUKUS FLAVUS Raf. 



Yellow Stone Cat. 



Body rather elongated ; the depth in the length about six times. 

 Head flat; its width just in front of the pectoral spine in length of body 

 four and one-half times ; the lateral outlines curving gently to the angle 



