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Localities: Moss Lake, Mississippi River, Broad Lake, Long 

 Lake. 



Notropis jrjiinvs, Forbes. 



One examj)le, Long Lake; eight examples, Broad Lake. 



Shiner ( ^^otropis megalops, Kaf. ), 



Rare. Two small examples from AYillow Slough, the only ones 

 secured. 



Spawn Eater {Notropis hudsonius, Clinton). 



Not common. One example each from Goose Lake and Long 

 Lake. 



Notropis cayuga. Meek. 



The above name was assigned some time ago by Prof. Gilbert 

 to numerous examples of a small minnow in the Illinois State 

 Laboratory collection. Mr. Meek's description has not been seen, 

 but a comparison of a single example of a fish obtained in Long 

 Lake, with the specimens examined by Prof. Gilbert, shows this to 

 be the same thing. The species bears a superficial resemblance to 

 Notropis heterodon, but has a short, weak mandible, without pig- 

 ment, and a complete lateral line. 



Cliola vigilax, Baird and Girard. 

 Frequent in several of the pools. 

 Localities: Willow Slough, Long Lake, Wood Slough. 



Blunt-nosed Minnow {Pimephales notatus, Raf.). 

 Less common than the preceding. 

 Long Lake, Wood Slough. 



Silvery Minnow {Hijhognathus nuchalis, Ag.). 



This species was common in the river, where with Notropis 

 cdhcrinoides, it Avas taken in numbers for bait. Throughout Cedar 

 Creek, also, it was very abundant, and in the upper part of the 

 stream was the only fish seen. In the sloughs and lakes it was 

 not common. 



Olaus Lake, Willow Slough, Broad Lake, pool south of Quincy, 

 Cedar Creek, Mississippi River. 



German Carp {Cyprlnus carpio, Linn.). 



Tliis hardy fish seems destined to become a permanent part of 

 our fauna. Examples of good size were taken on a number of occa- 

 sions, showing it to be widely distributed among the pools and 

 lakes of the bottom-lands. A single specimen of the fully-sealed 

 form was taken from Dead Man's Slough August 18. The food 

 of an example from Broad Lake consisted of vegetation and mol- 

 lusks, the former constituting two thirds of the material in the ali- 

 mentary canal, and consisting of dead leaves of and seeds. The seeds 



