KXi'UoKATIuNs IN WKrtTKKN CANADA, KTC. 



117 



93. 



UN fliiir^ic littxriil liiH': \niilr.il itiiriA<-i< pliiiit; liiti'k ti>i«iti<ll!kti«l. Init iiiiirli \>'m n'Kiiliirlv iiml inittini'tly 



nIiiiw '.m tliiiii III /.'. ii'itiit. S|MiiiiiiH iliirH.il witli II li|;ii-k N|tiit. lii'twniMi tin* lirHt twit or tlirt-n vitiiicH iiiiil 



lliTlinii- : ikiiotliiT lifiwfi'ii till- It.ntc* III' till- liiHt tlircf. Till* rKiiiaiiMlui' nt' llix liii. ;m vvi-ll an tlii' wilt. 



iirr iiii'i : ilni'titl. rei;iiliirlv ilotri'il: iMinlikl fiiiiiih liarnol, :i Mitik H|iot m iK liii<t<<, tin* ri*iiiitiiiiii„ liii't 



(iliiiii 



lif llllt \ loiiilli N|ii'i'iinrii rnmi NVilini|M-i{ iii:l\ lit-lon^ to llic H.irin- ■<|m>i'ii"<, liiit it In proiiilliiy llil 



riii'j ill' I iiiiiiial iii<> xliri'iiiii-ii III /.. rii/<i'». It U 1)111 III mill. Iiiii'^. It li:i-t I). i\-l I : A. II, 7; mimIi'h ,'iliiiiit 



nay hv <l>' tiS. rr<'iiiit\ill.ii \ not |<iiiti.i<'til)-; i;ill iiH'itiliraiii!* iiiiitcil In In-low iimlilli- of i-lii-t^ks; iia|i>>, 



i-lii>)>ki«. mill o|iui('li>-< iiaUi-tl: lin-aMr aii<l \i-iiti'al liiii* iiaUml. A Itliu-k «tn|M< lorwiini t'loiii cm-, 

 ; hciili- iiol li)'lo\% it; a HiTJt-H III' ti-ii lilai'k Njiotit alniii; tin* siilus; ii Ki-rii-M ol' rti\ lart{i-r iiii)-<t on tint 



,1' with i> liink; ii lilark liaiiil tlii'oiii:li iiiiilillit of h|iiiioii-« ilornal: iklHiiit llir<*«i olilii|iit> ItaiiiU on mdiV 



|>l'.l;i iH ilnr-^al ami oil tilt' i tiuilal. A Mark H|i<it nii liati- of ramlal. No ili-inii'.;iiiHiialili- lati-ral liin-. 



,i,| on aiii> rill- tliiii' H|M-iiiiii-iis riniii low .1 liill'iT ill no i-isi'iiliaU rioin tin- \Viniii|ti-t{ <<|it>rinii>n-<. In 



I'liiiii ||, tin- Miiiallrit I III mill, i llii< lilotilirH of tlii< mhIi"* an- lai'i;)<i' ami t'l-wrr In iiiiiiiIm>i', ami tliun- ari< 



_,Coi I nitlici- liioail ilui-<iil liiiitilii"., inli-rnn-iliati' In |io<4ilioii to tin- lateral oin-*, 



S2. BkheostoniH aMpr? 1 1 'o|ii- \ . Ionian i. rmir -tiiall s|ii>i'jmi'iM ot' thin <.|ti-rii-> wi-n- taUiMi jit Wln- 



iil|ii-'X ami II iiiiinlKT at llramlon. tin- la!'^i->t ot' wliii-li Is 7i) iniii. Imii;. rin'si- iln not ililli-r in 



iiiiv I'SM-ntiaU from H|i(>i'ini)'im rnlli-cti-il liy I'rof. S. M. Mrck in Iowa. 



9theu8toma iiigiuin K'alini'si|iii-. S|ici-iiiii-iiH of thin Hpi-iio't takuii at \Vi>stli(Hiriit-. a trilnitaty of 



Lakii \Vihiii|<i<<^r, In tin; A-tHinJIioini- ai Kraiiilon, anl in iln* '^irA|i|ii>lli- ilo not iliifii- liotn 



Hiii'i'iini'ii'i r<>!ii->'ti-il ill Imliana ainl Iowa. I \v.i-< iiifoi'mi-<l liy .i half-liii'i-il that tills s| n-s 



was VI r.\ aliiiinlaiit in soini' .>4iiiall >iti'i''ini-« mirth of i/ir.\|i|i(-ll)-. I'ln- saiin- iiil'oriuiition was 

 j^ivi'ii nil- liy iiilii'is lit Itramloii. 

 BUieoBtoma iowi« .ioiilan A M<-i-k. \l>iinilaiii at >wift ('iirri'iit. Tliis is ;i \ i-ry IM-Miitifiiliy 

 coiori-il ilai'ti-r in lifi', I'ln- niaii* has tin- lia>o of ili- s|iiiions ilnrsal ilarU hlin-, aliovi- \\ hirli 

 iH a iM-ly haiiil iiml tln-n ii narrnwci' ilaik iiiari{iii. .\ liri<;lit ll^ht-i;!'!' n spot aliosii |ii>i'toral. 

 8iili-H wiMi lihont iiini- dark-iji'i'ini Hpol -, tin- intt-i'H|iari-s silvi-ry wit I . iiMtyanil witli;;i'i'i-n .niiuIs, 

 Fins of Mil' fi-inali' ni':ii'lv |ilaiii, tlio rusty spots of tin- .siili-s Wiuitin.t;. In tlir ali-oholii- spi-i-l- 

 nit'iis till- paiti-ins of rolor aro si-rii to In- vi-ry varying. In .sniallt-r Kpurinn-iis tin r«' an- 

 uhoiil iiiin- i|iilt>' i'<"^iilai liamis ; In iari^iT spi'iiini>ns \\\i\ Hiilcs licroiiiii niin'ii mot tlril hy tlii- 

 iiililition of ilaiU .spots in llm int'-rspai'i-s. I'i'i'i|in-iilly tln-n- aii' i-iitnt <il- nini- i|iiailrati' npiits 

 on till' hai'k. In out' sp<!riini-n tlii-ii' is a ilark liaml aloii;; tin* siili-s fniiii tlio Insiil to tin-, 

 tail. The canilal is always more or h-ss I'liiispiciiniisly liarri'il, thii soft ilorsal less so, anil lli« 

 lowi-r liiis inrliiilin.C thi- p'-i-toi-als .iri- plain. Tlio lateral Hun is usually ilevelopi-d on iiioro 

 Hraii's than in /■'. i/iiiijipillf. 

 iS. BtheoHtonia quappelle l'li;;i>niiiaiin A: Kii^i-nnianii, 



Elheoxliniiii •initpiiille Ki^iMiinanii \ Ki;i;eumann. .Viii. Nat. IMW, IHKi'. (^u'Appellr. 



Fort <^ii'.\)»pi-llt'. .V sinuli! spi-rinirii, l:{ nun. Tlii.s is thf nortln'vnniost itoint at xvliicli 

 ilarti-i's havi- as \,'t li.-i-n takni. I'i'i-m i\illai ii's not inolrai-tilr; {^iilnn-mhranrs sraii-oly 

 conni'i'tril -, M'litral liiii' with Ihr nn-iliaii srah-s not (>iilar<ri'<l : lati-ial llm; sir.'ii:{ht, ili-vi-lopt-il 

 oil lllsrah's; p.ilati) witlioal t'l^th; dorsal spiucs, !l; anal Iln considcralil.v sinalh-r than sot't 

 dors.'il: huiiii-ral i-<-ijion without hiack procuss; uhcuks with a d-w small scali-s Just below and 

 bi'liind i-yrs; opi'r(-h> with a t'rw scah's on its nppiT anuli'. This spt-ries is closely n-lati-d to 

 E. ioifiv and I'. ji-'<>tiii'. diiVeriii'.; in the r.idi.i! formnla, scalt-s, etc. In sli.ipe it a|>pr"aehi-s 

 very nearly /•.'. liwiv, lieini; iniirh slenih'rt-r thaii./'ii'iic. Head, t; di-pth, .">(; '». ix-!'; \. II, 

 rtA. ."scales, S-,"i:!-7: lateral line develope 1 on l!t scales. Foiin similar to /•-'. iuu'r, its dornal 

 prolih- notalilv less arcln-d, Its head lower and less compressiid. niore truly coiiii-. .Snout 

 rather hliint. flm maxillary extemliiii; to anttM'ior niurein of pninl, ahont ;i in head. Fyt' 

 moderate. ;S| in heail. Teetli in ^■('^y narrow hands, tlio outer series enlari^eii, Cheek.s with 

 ahiiiii Msiuiil cycloid scales 'lorderiiiL; ilii; lower posturior portion of orldt; operch-s with a 

 few scales. I lors.il s|»incs r.itln-r short and .still', rlie liiichest ei|ual to snout and or hit. Second 

 ilorsal shorter lliaurnst. Iiase of anal much shorter than liase of secouil dorsal, not i-i|ual to 

 gnont and eye. Pectoral ami veutrals a1iout(ii|nal in k-injth. .ilioiit equal to heail less operele. 

 Xape and lireast naked; mid ventral lim- with small scales, (iiwicr.il color dusky, the !narkin){s 

 rnucli less conspicuous than in iiiir:>\ \ dark shade downward from eye, another forw.ird; ii 

 black spot liehind eye; a dusky rc;;ion on operi'le and on slionlders. Sides with about 8 dark 

 blue liars, aUDrnatinii with rusty bars, t'le mari^ins of tliesi) 111 deliiKMl. .No blotches on back. 

 Basal h:ilf of sjtiaous dorsal black, the rem.iiiulerhyaliiip. .Soft dorsal and caudal barred, aiml 

 and venlrals hyaline, ]ii-ctorals dnskv. 



Hoiii. 



ti^ ; seal 

 ventral, i 

 most so. I 



line ilboiil ' 

 (grooved lii 

 ellt. Na)ii 

 ly Hnintt\ *♦• 

 III ill I row* 

 at bc^;inllnL 



k h]lot (III II 



lined daik • 



nrn-iit, M" 



]irouiiiiciil . 



iesof .S'(i:"> 



i.f the l^n'.Vl 



i,('iil.uar,\. I 



edar Kai)iil> 



eck. 



iitral liiif «i 

 !t-th; dorsal-; 

 iceks iiiid I'l 

 ,■ closely rchi 

 cheeks ami ■ 

 -,")!.' to ."'I-.' 

 ior iniii'fiiii ' 

 loid scales; > 

 ino, the ciiii: 

 ih-rably eiil' . 

 eye in leiiiii 

 ineer tliaii - 

 I jn-ctorals. 

 icules wliev ' 

 ilniini. 



,vard friiiii <■ 

 ire narrii\\.' 

 xteiidiug id" 



