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continuous with caudal, scarcely notched. Color yellowish brown or brown- 

 ish olive, nearly uniform ; a distinct narrow, black line along lateral line. 

 Length 5 inches. 



Rather irregularly distributed, but common in suitable locali- 

 ties. Dr. Jordan (Ohio Rept.) says of this species and S. miurus 

 that " their habits are similar, they are usually found together 

 and are about equally abundant in Ohio," but in the writer's 

 experience >S. miurus has been found much more generally dis- 

 tributed, occurring in the open water of streams, usually on 

 gravelly or stony bottom, while gyrimis seems to prefer the 

 quiet of lakes and ponds, and in the course of several years col- 

 lecting the two species have never been taken together. S. 

 gyrinus was observed by Prof. D. S. Kellicott, Mr. E. B. Will- 

 iamson and the writer to be common among the decaying vegeta- 

 tion in shallow water in Sandusky Bay in 1896; "Ross lake," 

 Henshall, 1889 ; Lorain County, " Common on mud banks in 

 the lower parts of streams entering the lake," McCormick, 1892; 

 Maumee river at Toledo, St. Mary's river at St. Mary's, " every- 

 where scarce," Kirsch, 1893 '> Franklin County, Mason's run and 

 Big Darby creek, rare, Williamson and Osburn, 1897 '> Sandusky 

 Bay, R. C. Osburn, 1899 ; Summit lake, Licking reservoir, R. C. 

 Osburn, 1900. 



Schilbeodes eleutherus (Jordan). 



Head broad and flat, much depressed, narrowed anteriorly, 33^ in body ; 

 upper jaw much longer than the lower, which is included. Body much of 

 the same form as that of S. miurus, but with the back somewhat higher ; 

 depth 4^ in length. Soft dorsal free from caudal, or only very slightly con- 

 nected. Color nearly uniform brown above, lighter below, flecked every- 

 where except on middle of belly, with black dots. Distinguished from 

 .S. miurus, which it most nearly resembles, by the free adipose fin, the longer 

 upper jaw and the absence of distinct, black, saddle-like blotches on the back. 

 Length 4 inches. 



I know of but one specimen of this very rare species taken 

 within the limits of the state. This was taken in Big Walnut 

 creek, Franklin County, by Mr. E. B. Williamson and the writer, 

 June 25, 1897. 



