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true minnows are not so abundant now as formerly, when the 

 water was clear and not polluted, and also' believes that to the 

 same cause may be traced the scarcity of large white perch. He 

 thinks the toothed minnows (Pccciliidcu) , however, have not been 

 affected by the change. 



Abramis crysoleucas (Mitchill). 



Roach. 



A number of young were taken in Kinkora Creek, near Kin- 

 kora, Burlington county, on October 15th, 1906, by Mr. T. D. 

 Keim and myself. 



On May 5th Mr. H, Walker Hand and myself took a small 

 example in the fresh-water of Fishing Creek, where it flows over 

 the beach, with Funduhis and Cypnnodon. Several small exam- 

 ples were taken later in the same outlet at Ross's mill pond. 

 Owing to the very dark water they were even darker than those 

 in Dennis Creek last year. The black lateral band was conspicu- 

 ous along the side, and their bodies were reflected with the 

 deepest of metallic blue-green or steel-green. Mr. H. Walker 

 Hand has taken large or adult examples in Ross's mill pond, 

 tributary to Fishing Creek. 



Young were abundant in the quiet shallows of the pond at 

 Turnersville tributary to south branch of Big Timber Creek, 

 Gloucester county, on May 19th, 1907. In most all such places 

 they were found associated with Notropis chalybceus. They were 

 not dark, like those from Dennis and Fishing Creeks, in Cape 

 May county, but resembled those from Pennsylvania waters with 

 their paler blue or green lateral reflections. Several large ones 

 in the rapid water were probably this species. 



Found in the pond at Clementon, basin of north branch of 

 Big Timber Creek, in Camden county, on October 20th, 1907. 

 They are used for bass-bait by the fishermen, and kept in rather 

 large live-cans which are submerged. The usual size is half- 

 grown. 



