Fishes of 'Upper Georgia. 375 



We heard several peculiar vernacular names for fishes on 

 the Rock Castle and Cumberland, some of which may be 

 worth recording : 



Dollardee. Helioperca pallida. 



Brim. Xenotis megalotis. 



Log Perch. Percina caprodes. 



Jumper. Jumping Pearch. Micropterus sps. 



Blue Minnow. Luxilus galacturus. 



Red Minnow. Lythrurus ardens. 



Minny (with contempt). Nototropis micropteryx. 



Steel-backed Minnow. Campostoma anomalum. 



Creek Chub. Semotilus corporalis. 



River Chub. Nocomis biguttatus. 



I was told by a fisherman that the young of the latter spe- 

 cies (iV". biguttatus) made the best kind of bait for " Jump- 

 ing Pearch," as " it will swim longer than any other with a 

 hook in its body." It will be observed that the above are 

 almost the identical words used by Rafinesque concerning 

 his "Indian Chub " (Luxilus kentuckiensis) . 



III. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA. 



As exact synopses of the fauna of any region are desira- 

 ble, I here append a list of the fishes taken by Prof. H. E. 

 Copeland and myself in the immediate neighborhood of 

 Indianapolis, Ind., in White River and small tributaries 

 during the three years past. The relative abundance of the 

 different species, as shown by our collections, is indicated by 

 the words "common," "frequent," "uncommon," and "rare." 



percim:. 



1. Microperca punctulata Putn Rare. 



2. Etheostoma flabellare Raf. Rare. 



3. Nothonotus camurus (Cope) Jor Rare. 



4. Pcecilichthys variatus (Kirt.) Ag. , . . . . Common. 



5. Poecilichthys spectabilis Ag Frequent. 



6. Pleurolepis pellucidus (Baird) Ag. ..... Frequent. 



7. Boleosoma maculatum Ag Common. 



8. Alvordius aspro Cope and Jor Frequent. 



9. Ericosma evides Jordan and Copeland .... Rare. 



