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Miami river, near Red Bank, as "not rare." In April, 1897, 

 Mr. J. B. Parker found it common on swift ripples in Big Jello- 

 way creek, Knox County, and in May, 1898, Messrs. Parker, 

 Williamson and the writer, seining the Big Jelloway creek sys- 

 tem, found this to be " the most abundant darter, especially fre- 

 quenting swift ripples." In Franklin County, in the summer of 

 1897, the species was taken by Mr. E. B. Williamson and the 

 writer on swift ripples in Big Walnut creek, Little Walnut creek, 

 and Black Lick, but nowhere common. In 1899 the writer took 

 the species in North Fork of Licking river near Newark ; and in 

 1900, in the Ohio river at Bellaire. 



Etheostoma zonale (Cope). 

 Head 4 to 5; depth 4 to 6; eye y/ 2 to 4. D. X or XI-10 to 12; A. II, 6 

 to 8; scales about 6-5C-9. Body rather slender, somewhat compressed. 

 Head small and short; mouth small, subinferior; snout blunt, profile rapidly 

 descending; gill membranes broadly connected. Cheeks, opercles and neck 

 usually scaled, breast usually naked. Color clear olive green above, with 

 8 or 10 greenish blue vertical bands which encircle the body posteriorly; 

 below paler, with a brassy tinge; breast greenish black. First dorsal black 

 at base, then a wide orange bar margined with black anteriorly, with green- 

 ish posteriorly; second dorsal orange at base, dark above; caudal and pec- 

 torals plain, tinged with green; anal and ventrals green, black at base. 

 Young and females dull and speckled, the vertical bars indistinct and the 

 fins speckled. Length 2 or 3 inches. 



This species has been taken in a number of localities of the 

 state, indicating a pretty general distribution. It is locally com- 

 mon, but is only taken on swift ripples. Hamilton County, 

 " common in Bast Mill creek and Little Miami river," Henshall, 

 1888 ; Franklin County, Scioto river, Olentangy river, Big Wal- 

 nut creek, Little Walnut creek, Alum creek, Black Lick, common 

 where found, Williamson and Osburn, 1897 \ Big Jelloway creek 

 system, Knox County, "common on swift ripples," Parker, 

 Williamson and Osburn, 1898 ; Huron river at Milan, Stillwater 

 and Wolf creeks near Dayton, North Fork of Licking river at 

 Newark, R. C. Osburn, 1899 '> Ohio river at Bellaire, R. C. 

 Osburn, 1900. 



Etheostoma camurum (Cope). Blue-breasted Darter. 



Head 3% to 4; depth 4 to 4^. D. XI-12 or 13; A. II, 8; scales 7-50 to 

 58-8. Body stout, rather compressed. Head short; snout blurrt ? profile 



