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Kane. ; Saline River, Wakeeney, Kans. ,• Smoky Hill River, Wallace, Kans. 

 (as N. megalops, Hay, 1887) ; Big Piney River, Cabool, Mo. ; Lock Fork at 

 Mansfield, Mo. (as N. megalops, Meek, 1891) ; Soutli Platte River, Denver (as 

 N. megalops, Jordan, 1891a) ; Big Sioux River at Sioux City ; Boyer River at 

 Arion, Iowa; and Silver Lake, Iowa (as N. megalops, Meek, 1892); Floyd 

 River at Lemars and Sioux City; Elkhorn River at Fremont and Salt Creek 

 at Lincoln (as N. megalops, Meek, 1894) ; Dakota River at Lamoure and 

 Jamestown (Woolman, 1896). 



Obtained by us at tbe following places : Floyd River, Sioux City ; Elkhorn 

 River at Fremont, Norfolk Junction, and E wing; creek at Ewing; Verdigris 

 Creek, Verdigris ; Norfolk Creek, Norfolk Junction ; Rock Creek, Mitchell ; 

 Enemy Creek, Mitchell; Firesteel Creek, Mitchell; Prairie Creek, Scotland; 

 Choteau Creek, Springfield; Emanuel Creek, Springfield; Deer Creek, Glen- 

 rock. 



The shiner is abundant in the northeastern corner of Nebraska and the 

 adjacent parts of Iowa and South Dakota. It is not uncommon in eastern 

 Kansas, but appears to be rare in western Nebraska and in Wyoming. The 

 only Wyoming localities from which it has been reported are Glenrock and 

 the Sweetwater. We did not find it about the Black Hills. All the speci- 

 mens obtained by us are small, the largest being but 4£ inches long, from 

 Scotland, S. Dak. Head 3f ; depth 3f ; eye 3| ; snout 3| ; D. i, 8 ; A. i, 8 ; scales 

 7-36-4, about 26 before dorsal. Body stout, compressed, head moderate; 

 mouth moderate, terminal, oblique, the maxillary not quite reaching vertical 

 at front of eye ; caudal peduncle compressed and deep, least depth 2\ in head. 

 Origin of dorsal opposite ventrals ; scales closely imbricated and thin, deeper 

 than long, especially in front ; lateral line somewhat decurved. Sides silvery, 

 with bluish reflections ; back darker ; cheek silvery, with fine dark punctu- 

 lations on opercles ; under parts pale; fins all pale, except dorsal and caudal, 

 which have some fine dark specks. Not differing greatly from eastern speci- 

 mens. A voracious minnow, taking the hook eagerly when better fish are 

 wanted, but not without its value as an addition to the small boy's string. 



66. Notropis zonatus (Agassiz). Osage River, Mo. (as Alburnus zonatus, Putnam, 



1863) ; Ozark region of Missouri (Call, 1887) ; Big Piney River, Cabool, Mo. ; 

 Jones Creek, Dixon, Mo. ; Gasconade River, Arlington, Mo. ; Lock Fork, 

 Mansfield, Mo. ; Osage Fork, Marshfield, Mo. ; Marais River, Dixon, Mo. ; 

 Niangua River, Marshfield, Mo.; Sac River, Springfield, Mo. (Meek, 1891). 



67. Notropis jejunus (Forbes). Sappa Creek, Oberlin, Kans. (Gilbert, 1889); 



Platte and Elkhorn rivers at Fremont (Meek, 1894). 



Found by us at the following places : Platte River, Grand Island ; Wood 

 River, Grand Island; South Loup River, Ravenna; Middle Loup River, 

 Dunning ; Dismal River, Dunning ; North Platte River, Douglas. 



This interesting species was found only in a few places. We found it in 

 none of the small sluggish creeks which we examined and it seemed to fre- 

 quent only the open channels of the large, clear streams with considerable 

 current and sandy bottom. It is not found in deep water, nor in water that 

 is very cold ; nor on gravel or rocky bottom ; nor in pools or streams with- 

 out some current. The specimens from Dunning and Grand Island are 

 particularly fine, the longest measuring 3^ inches. Head 4 to 4J; depth 3| 

 to 4; eye 3£; D. i, 8; A. i, 7; scales 6-35 or 36-3. Teeth 2, 4-4, 2, hooked, 

 and without grinding surface. Body rather heavy, compressed ; head heavy ; 

 mouth large, terminal, oblique; maxillary reaching eye; caudal peduncle 

 deep. Dorsal in front of ventrals ; equidistant between snout and base of 

 caudal fin. Scales large, thin, about 15 before the dorsal; lateral line some- 

 what decurved. Color, median line of back with a narrow but distinct dark 

 line from head to caudal fin; upper part of side pale straw-color, but dusted 



