wards at Woods Hole, Mass., U. S. National Muse- 

 um No. 20247. Upon examining the fish in the con- 

 tainer to which this number is given (labeled C. 

 fallow), the writer found seven specimens, six of these 

 were C. bartholomaei and one was C. lotus. From 

 the form of the fish, the lack of elevation of anterior 

 rays of soft dorsal and anal; the greater number of 

 soft rays (26 dorsal rays in drawing, 21 or 22 in 

 lotus j 22 anal rays in drawing, 16 to 18 in latus) ; the 

 absence of a black blotch on opercle ; the short maxil- 

 lary, its tip not reaching anterior margin of pupil, 

 and curved and straight portions of lateral line sub- 

 equal, it is evident that the drawing was made from 

 one of the specimens of C. bartholomaei. 



Lewis Radcliffe, 

 U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 



DeKAY'S SNAKE IN THE, LATE FALL 



Previous to November 26, 1914, there were sev- 

 eral drops of temperature to below the freezing point, 

 18 degrees above zero being reached on one occasion. 

 On the above date, the weather was milder, the ther- 

 mometer registering as high as 50 degrees. While 

 the writer was walking near the corner of Kings- 

 bridge Road and University Avenue, he found a 

 young DeKay's snake (Storeria dekayi) , about 8cm. 

 in length. It was quite active and when released, 

 quickly disappeared under the dried grass. 



Lee S. Crandale, 

 New York, N. Y. 



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