The Natural History of Chautaugua 



9. Stone Roller. Brownish, spring males with many tubercles on 

 head and body. Western New York to Texas and Tennessee; 

 in small streams; everywhere abundant. 



10. Silver-fin Minnow. Steel-blue, sides silvery. In all brooks from 



Maine to Iowa and Alabama; very abundant in all clear brooks. 



11. Common Shiner. Steel-blue, sides silvery. In all brooks from 



Maine to Rocky Mountains; excessively abundant and variable. 



12. Black-nosed Dace. Blackish, black or brown lateral band. Maine 



to Iowa and Alabama. Very abundant in all clear brooks. 



13. Horned Dace. Dusky. Massachusetts to Dakota, Virginia and 



Louisiana. Very abundant, especially in small clear brooks. 



14. Golden Shiner. Greenish above, sides silvery with golden reflec- 



tions, fins yellow. Maine to Dakota and Louisiana; everywhere 

 abundant in sluggish or weedy waters. 



15. Common Killifish. Dark green, sides banded. Great Lakes and 



tributaries, east to Massachusetts, south to northern Indiana, 

 west to Colorado. Carnivorous surface swimmers. 



1 6. Top-Minnow. Olive, dark streak along side. Michigan to Ala- 



bama and Texas. Abundant in quiet waters. 



17. Brook Stickleback. Black or olive. New York to Kansas and 



Greenland. Abundant northwest in small brooks. There are 

 several species. 



For the large lake fishes, see Jordan and Evermann, " American Food 

 and Game Fishes." 



