Oiuiilii J.id-c FisliiS 355 



Sf|jtenil)fr, oiIIectiiijLj was <U)ne in hut two cncks when- conditions were favoralile 

 (rapid, dear water) for this siwcies. At Scriha Creek. Xos. jh and 52 were 

 taken, and in a |)ortion of Chittenanj,'o Creek, two (No. S8 » were cant;ht. This 

 small nuniher was undouhteilly due to difficulty of colU-ctinj; here, for many tish 

 were seen which ai)])eared to he of this s|)ecies. In June and July. 1916, only a very 

 few were caught in the lake and these were in five of our shallow water collections: 

 Xo. 441. 1 fish: Xo. 470. 3 fish; Xo. 4S3. 1 fish; Xo. 552. 3 fish; Xo. 603, i fish. 

 In creeks at this time, we took many which were for the most part strongly 

 pijjmentefl examples, includin}^ many rose-flushed hreedinj; males. These were. 

 Xo. 425. 4>X, 430. Dakin Hay Creek. iS fish in all: Xo. 413. Dounlas Creek, 

 toy fish; Xo. 460. ill.ick Creek. 54 fish; Xo. 593. Xorth Hay Creek. So fish. 

 .\ sprinjj collection. Xo. ^^^i,. had one fish, and a fall collection. Xo. U22, had 

 three .\t ."sylvan Heach. Septemlwr •;. ii)2J. Hence and Hankinson caught many 

 of them in one seine haul, of which 305 were added to the collection. They were 

 associated with Xolrnpis alhcrhioiilcs. < )ne th<>usaiid two hundred and fifty were 

 taken in this same haul. The.se were |)res(rved as ])art of collection Xo. 4271. 

 'Ihe haul is shown as Figure 2H^ Seven others were taken in isolated jxiols on 

 the lieach at the east end of the lake ( Xo. 4270). Dan -Miller reiM)rte<l this fish 

 from < )neida I-ake on July <>. 1914 (liean. "15. p. 351 ). He said these minnows 

 had never lieen seen in the lake before and presumed that they have worked uj) 

 from I-ike Ontario throU},'h the Har;;e Canal and ( >neiria River. It seems prokihlc. 

 thouj^h. that this minnow has heen overlooked, on account of its close resemhiance 

 to the I'.merald Minnow. 



Pisrnsi'. < )ne diseased fish ( Xo. 4131 from Doujjias Creek is in our collir- 

 tions. Its jjills on Inith si<Ies have larf;e swellings, similar in size and jwisition. and 

 extruding; prominently from the fjill o|Hninfjs. Possibly the kind of nematiHle 

 worms found in the intestine of Xo. 4<io were here represented. 



liionoiiiit Kihiliotis and .tiiiiliii;/. Mvermann ('«!. p. 32S) tieclares that for 

 ^■eIlow I'erch, Crapijie. Calico Hass. Warmouth, and lM)th species of hiack twss 

 tip to I ' J to J Ihs. in wei};ht. "there is no U-tter lure than this ex(|uisite little 

 minnow." Kosy-faced .Minnows :ire excellent for the acpiarium. esi>ecially when 

 in their breeding colors. We kept a mnnU-r of them for alK>ut a week, in an 

 a<pi;irinm outdiMirs. without ^;ivin^; them any ]>articular care. 



Rifirrinrs. Hean. "15: llverm.nni. '01 ; l'"orl)es and RichardMui. \*): Fowler. 

 ■(iS. IK): (Ireeley. 'j~: Jordan .nul I'.vermann. ■«><>: < >sbuni. "oi. 



Notropis cornutus t .Mitchillt. Commo.n .Shinkk. KKe>n.v. Common Sii.v i k- 

 siKK. I)a( K. Roll. 11-111 .Ml. HoM^^ -HK.xii. The Common .Shiner ( l'*it;. 1S7) is 

 poorly represented in ( >neida I ..ike. but is common in streams nearby where con- 

 ditions are favorable for its existence. ju<lj;in>: from our collwtions (including 

 Xos. 413. 425. 447. 4^10. 5<)3 I made in such place-, l-ishennen who use "creek 

 minnows ' for l>ait knr»w this fisit as the "Shiner" and are familiar with its attrac- 

 tiveness to ^aine fish. It has a rather deep ImmIv and brit;ht silvery sides. In 

 these respects it is like the .<ilverfin. but ilifTers from it in lieinj; more robust and 



in havinj; a lari^er head .tii'l hi.hmIi m.l tin- isi -.1 i.;iitx ,.i ilw I n.t il x, ,1. - 



ilecidediv lieeper than lotiL 



