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upper surface of the body at least, were taken in the sub- 

 merged sphagnum of the Rancocas Creek above New Lisbon, in 

 Burhngton county, on May 12th, 1907. Several brownish or 

 rather pale examples were scooped out of a muddy pool in the 

 south branch of Big Timber Creek, near Grenloch, in Camden 

 county, on May 19th, 1907. Mr. Henry Warrington secured 

 it in the Rancocas drainage on January 226., 1899, near Friend- 

 ship, Burlington county. Found in a pool in the north branch 

 of Big Timber Creek, near Sumner, in Camden county, on 

 October 20th, 1907. Both were rather pale in color. 



Family PCECILIID^. 



Funduius majalis (Walbaum). 

 May Fish. 



About Sea Isle City the fishermen call the females "rock fish," 

 as the dark longitudinal lines suggest the striped bass. The 

 males are thought by some fishermen to be a different species. 

 Mr. McCadden and m}'self found them, very abundant at Ocean 

 City Point, at the entrance to Great Egg Harbor Bay. They were 

 of medium size, both sexes in very high color, fins of the males 

 pointed and satiny-white pigment predominating. A few were 

 also found in the ocean surf August i6th, 1907. Common at 

 Ocean City on August 19th, 1906, according to Mr. David 

 McCadden. 



On May 5th, 1907, small examples were found along the Del- 

 aware bay shore at the mouth of Fishing Creek. 



Funduius heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum). 



Killifish. 



About Sea Isle City on July 19th, 1906. Mr. W. J. Fox and 

 myself found them not sO' abundant as the former, and in the 

 same localities. Many had the distinctive breeding colors noted 

 ■at Cape May. Called "dabbler" and "bull-head." ' 



