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tliu Hltc'iiliiiii of jmeuilc iishei'iut'ii by llic ln'iL;]it re-l nl its 

 iiiis juhI head, in tlic ,s[)awiiin,!i;' season, wliicli oet'iii'.s in \\\v 

 !in)i((li oi' June, its body is usually suli'uscd willi a tiril fff 

 rose [)ink, which it loses after this period is ]iast. It .has 

 lieeii tVeijUently met v,'ith in lar^'e numhcvs in the <|uiet jtooLs 

 "i" mill dams. 



A'.Ah. Coi.L. S. J. 



'■'>. il. i>ii'L.i;.Mi.\. 



Tlie Warty-duih, or iled-Sidett. 



The licight of the body is euiitaiLie(/l thrice ;uid 1 h ree- 

 fonrtlis in the total leii;.;-tli (without caudal), tlie len,L',iIi of 

 the iiead four times. JSiiout ]-ouutlcd, and ^v<ll■iy in the 

 males during;' the Ijreediiii;' season, (jolor dusky above, the 

 sides ;iud belly silvery. Avithout hand; helo>v erinisou in 

 soj'inu', A lar,i;e lilack sjiot at base oi' dorsal iin. 



l-'iii-rays:— J). l.<): V. 12: \'. S; A. 1.11: (J.— 18.-^ 



Lciirisms iliiih-iitiii.s. (Ihiliu.) Kirtlaud, Bost . dourn. Nat. 

 Hist. V. p. j!7<', ]d. 22, tig. ;>; Giienth. T\\. o. 2:.li. 



Iljipyih'pis, I'ilihi/iN'i , Cope. Trans, ,Vm. IMiil. Sue. XIM, 

 p. oTo. 



inhabits the u})per I'otomae, in Wa.shingtoii colUll^^ 



Ae.Ai*. (.'oi,L. 



J!V1^0i';SiS, Agassi/. 

 1 . II. m nsoxu s. 



The Spawn-Eater. 



Head and iio.ly o])long, the dorsal outline sonit-what arched 

 near the dorftal tin. The length of head somewJiat more than 

 !iie-lifth of th(^ total (without caudal), the height of the liodv 

 one-lburih. .Nose lilunl: eyes large; scales very deciduous. 

 \'el|o\v olive alcove dorsal liu'^, with hrown-ed^ed scales; ])(>ii>w 

 ydiowish white. No distinct spot at base of dorsal h"n. 



hin-ravs: — i). 1. X: V. 15: V. l!l: A, I, S; 0. ID. 



