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In the south branch of Big Timber Creek, in the pond at 

 Tiirnersville, Gloucester county, this was found tO' be the most 

 abundant species May 19th, 1907. They were associated with 

 Abrmms and Briiitynoii. Schools of rather large size could be 

 found most anywhere in the still shallows, moving slowly about 

 or between water lilies. They are rather conspicuous in the water 

 and swim but a short distance if disturbed by one sweeping a 

 dip-net among them. At times if the water was rather deep they 

 would all swim back into the disturbed area, especially if muddy, 

 and then the whole school could be captured by a single rapid 

 sweep. Their object in this is very likely due to the concealment 

 afforded by the churned up mud and sand of the bottom. They 

 are all pale in color, like Bristol and Kinkora examples, and many 

 had a decidedly brassy or yellowish tinge in life. 



Notropis chalybseus abbotti Fowler. 

 Abbott's Minnow. 



Color of adult in life brilliant deep metallic-brown on back 

 and upper surface of body. Scales on back above all dusky- 

 edged, so that a rather narrow pale longitudinal area is formed 

 next to dark lateral band immediately above, by absence of dark 

 edges to these scales. From tip of snout, including tip of mandi- 

 ble, preorbital, then passing through iris back over opercle and 

 finally back to base of caudal, a brilliant steel-blue-green to 

 blackish lateral band. It is sprinkled with dusky pigment-specks 

 more or less throughout its course. Over opercle are beautiful 

 coppery and purplish tints in course of dark lateral band. Just 

 above latter around edge of snout a pale tinge. Iris silvery- 

 white with a greenish tinge above, lower surface whitish gen- 

 erally. Lower surface of body silvery-white, translucent on 

 lower surface of caudal peduncle. Dorsal ochraceous-dusky. 

 Caudal same, only with a more orange tinge. Other fins trans- 

 parent whitish. A narrow streak of dusky along base of anal, 

 and along lower surface of caudal peduncle to origin of lower 

 caudal lobe. Median rays of caudal fin not darker than others, 

 and upper margin of pectoral slightly dusky. Length 2 inches. 



