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One taken in the south branch of Big Timber Creek in a pool 

 in Gloucester county near Sumner, on October 20th, 1907. Oper- 

 cular dark spot nearly equals iris. 



Mesogonistius chaetodon (Baird). 

 Banded Sun Fish. 



Abundant in the sphagnum beds about the forks of Cedar 

 Swamp Creek, in Cape May county, on April 15th, 1906. Pre- 

 viously on January 31st, 1906, we also' found a number in the 

 same locality, associated with Umbra. They were mostly small. 



Mr. T. D. Keim reports taking it in the Pensauken Creek near 

 Pensauken in 1906. 



In the Rancocas Creek above New Lisbon these little fish were 

 found very abundant on May 12th, 1907. They prefer the con- 

 cealment ajfforded in the aquatic vegetation of the cut-offs and 

 little coves. There they were seen in very many places swimming 

 about as usual, and diving suddenly into the plants when fright- 

 ened or disturbed, only leaving a muddy place tO' indicate their 

 disappearance. Of the numerous examples taken all seemed 

 darker than those found in Pennsylvania. 



Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus). 



Long Eared Sun Fish. 



Several large ones seen swimming about the pond at Turners- 

 ville, west branch of Big Timber Creek, in Gloucester county, 

 May 19th, 1907. 



Eupomotis gibbosus (Linnaeus). 



Common Sun Fish. 



Several in Crosswicks Creek near Trenton on July 15th, 1906. 



Found in Kinkora Creek near Kinkora, Burlington county, on 



October loth, 1906. Mr. Hand has secured it in Cape May 



