E T 
and its Tribut ires. 
that list, by expunging several that prove not to be 
true species, and adding others that had escaped. pre- 
vious observation. 
I have prepared drawings má VAM, de of bent 
one third of the number, and I take the liberty of 
forwarding several of them to you, for your disposal 
in such manner as you may deem proper. The ar- 
rangement of my business i is such, that I am required 
to spend the winters at Cincinnati, and the summers 
in Cleveland, "This will. enable me to pursue. the 
subject in future with great facility, | and I to 
continue my efforts till I shall complete full descrip- 
tions and delineations of all the fishes of the Western 
waters. Tx respectfully yours, 
Jarep P. ney : 
Lvxitos. Raf. Ed. * 
L. elongatus. Kirtland. The Red-tellied ‘Shiner 
(of the Lake). 
Luxzilus der Kirtland’s Report on the Zoology of. Ohio, 
pp. 169, 192, ! 
Plate IV. Fig... 
Head E upper jaw slightly recurved, fore- 
head flat, lower jaw prominent, projecting. Eyes 
large, irides silvery. Operculum terminating poste- 
riorly in an acute angle. 
Body long, slim, particularly elongated between 
the caudal and dorsal fins ; oe slightly com- 
pressed on its sides. . 
Dorsal fin, high and narrow. 
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