Oneida i-A/hr i'i.ih'cs ;,.?.? 



foiiiul Cifflf) to K- \vr> -ihy when he Was leaking his iibservations on them in l-;ike 

 l-.ric; ATkI he ft'Wf'J ihat when he wiislficrfectly still upon his observation platform, 

 the fish WDulcJ Wli approach near«»"r than a certain <lisfance to him. He accords 

 ihe fish a kert Sense of sights 4iM\ the cajKicity to hear sounds produced out of 

 water, such arv the sound of tnTglers talking, the Carp does not seem to possess 



Carp ate successfully taken by set line or trot line. Canfield ('i8, p. 4) 

 describes rtie method. Tlie main or leader line varies in length according to the 

 si/e of the Inxly of Water, and hooks on lines 4-6 inches long are placed at 

 intervals *>i three to five feet. The trot line is anchored in the position desired, 

 aiirj is provided with floats when necessary. I>)ugh balls, jrork rinds, crawfishes, 

 grasshiipiKTs. earthworms and other baits arc used. It is very likely that this 

 method of fishing could Ix* employed with success in Oneida Lake. 



Ififcrciiccs. Adams and Hankinson, "16; Allen, '13: .\nnin, ""^S: Haker, 'it>: 

 15anlett. "(y). '10. '18: Hean, \)2, 'oj. "03. '07; Canfield, 'iS: Cobb, "04; Cole. 05; 

 DimtniK-k. "S" : Durand. "ii ; Dyche. '14; Ellis, "14: Emlx)dy. "15, '22; Essex and 

 HnrtR'r, 'j6: Evermann and Clark. '20; Forbes. '88b; Forbes and Richardson, '09, 

 'i';; Lia^mdh, *yi ; Gill. '03; (ioodc, "84, '03; Gill, '05; Greeley, '27; (lurley, '94; 

 Hay, '94.: Henshall. "19: Hcssel. '78; Hunt, '12; Jordan, '05; Koelz. 'j6; Leach. 

 'tc;: -Ileifevre and Curtis. '12: Meek. '16: Xash. 08: Xichnls. '13; Xichols and 

 lleilher. '20: Pearse, 'iS. '24: Ptatt, '2^: Reed and Wright, 'cxj: Seeley. '86; 

 Smilty. '81, '83, ■83a. '84; SmhK '<f>. 'o~ : Stiles, '02: Stiles and Hassall. '08; 

 Taylor, '17; Titcomb, '2^: Towrcsmtl. 'o(>; Tracy, "lo; VanCle.ive, "u); Ward and 

 "Xlagath. '16: Ward and Whiyrple, 'iS; Wetmore, "24; Wilson. '17. 



Rhinichthys atronasus (Milcliill). Hi,.\ck-nosed Dahc lliis is a char- 

 acteristic fish of small rapid "hrrii)ks and none were taken in the lake proiH-r, but 

 siH.-cimens were taken at tihe mouths of tributary streams. The fish is used as 

 l>;iil, and serves as food for tnint in streams. 



lirctdimj Habits. \en little is recorded aliout the bree<ling habits of this 

 cnnmuin fish. Wright and Allni ('14. p. 5) give the breeding season at Ithaca, 

 N. Y.. as May 24th to Jtme, Here it is said to bree<l in "shallow water, gravelly 

 riflles or on vegetation." Forlns ami Richardson ( '(xj, p. 163) rejxirt breeiling 

 males taken during June in Illinois, .md nuntion th.it "sj)ring males have the front 

 of the he.id and the fKcif)ital region finely tulK-rcuIale." Kendall and ( ioldslMirougli 

 (08, p. 34) founil it in rmnhern Xew Hampshire, and report that "the s|viwning 

 lime is in the spring and early smnmer, when the males assinne a ntore brilliant 

 coloration, more or less red In-ing evident, ami often the intensely black strii>c 

 seems to Ik- margined Avith redilish golden or bron/e " Holder ( '83. pp. 101-102), 

 in flescribing the breeditig habits, tells of the fish carrying jielibles to form a pile 

 in which the eggs arc laid. Since this is not in .iccord with unpublished ol>ser\a- 

 tions of Reigharrl and Hubbs and others, it is likely that some other s|Rvies ha* 

 Ik-(ii confused will) "n. 



In the males, acconling to I-'owler ("u, p. 473). the front and predorsal 

 regions are mintftely tuln'rculatc during the spring and early stnnmcr. 



Hiihitol. .\n nur colUvtions c.ime from the sjnall ra|>id brooks Itctwcen 

 Constantia and ^^orth Hay. along the north shore of Oneida I-akc. Shclford 



