154 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



A small example was taken in the pond at Turnersville, south 

 branch of Big Timber Creek, in Gloucester county, May 19th, 

 1907. Some of the small pike we saw may have been B. ameri- 

 canus, but the only young one secured was the present species. 

 Fishermen report they reach a good size at times. 



Mr. S. H. Hamilton says they are abundant in Lake Hopat- 

 cong. 



A large example was seen taken in the mill pond in the north 

 branch of Big Timber Creek at Clementon, in Camden county, 

 on October 20th, 1907. 



Color in life olivaceous above, becoming paler or dilute on 

 side. About 13 obscure pairs of blackish saddles transversely 

 over back where they are very obsolete along median line. On 

 sides dark dusky-olive reticulations begin level with eye's upper 

 margin, and continue below nearly tO' base of ventral. Above, 

 lateral reticulations join dorsal saddles. A dark dusky or black- 

 ish bar down from eye across cheek. Upper surface of head with 

 underlaid obscure dusky specks. Snout and end of mandible 

 dilute olivaceous. Iris brownish-dusky, dusky bar below extend- 

 ing up, and a narrow circle of golden around pupil. Dorsal, 

 caudal and anal olivaceous, former unicolor though very slightly 

 dilute reddish towards upper margin. Caudal with very obscure 

 dusky specks, and its lower edge pale, especially towards tip. 

 Pectoral and ventral pale reddish-orange with a very slight 

 dilute olive tint, and latter fin entirely paler. Anal still paler 

 than ventral. Entire lower surface of head and body milky- 

 white. Length loyo inches. A number of large examples were 

 found in the pools just below the dam of Big Timber Creek, near 

 Sumner, in Camden county, on October 20th, 1907. They were 

 all about the size of the example above, and some were quite 

 pale as they swam about. They did not appear especially timid. 



Family UMBRID^. 



Umbra pygmasa (De Kay). 



Mud Minnow. 



One taken in Crosswicks Creek, near Trenton, on July 15th, 

 1906. Small examples, almost uniform blackish over entire 



