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Eye moderate, equal muzzle, less than interorbital space^ 4'5 or "G 

 in head ; form broad ovate ; longest dorsal spine equal from end 

 muzzle to hinder edge pupil ; maxillary to hitter point or farther; 

 scales large ; mucous caverns small. No spot on dorsal ; sides 

 vertically banded, ......... gulosus. 



,?,?. Eight to ten series of scales on the cheeks; no frontal 

 groove. 



Eye large ; form elongate ; scales of operculum large ; maxillary 

 short of middle pupil ; longest dorsal spine little longer than length 

 of muzzle ; light olive, without markings, except black opercular 

 spot on a short flap, ophthalmicus. 



End maxillary extending to middle pupil ; eye nearly four times in 

 side head ; head three times in length ; longest dorsal spine equal 

 from muzzle to middle orbit ; opercular flap short; unicolor except 

 black spot on posterior margin second dorsal and opercular flap, . humilis. 



" End maxillary to rim orbit ; eye four times in head ; latter 3'5 



times in length ; colors as above," ...... ALBULUS. 



Ill [Chcenohryltus Gill). 



Palatine teeth. Dorsal spines short, less than muzzle in advance of 

 orbit. Size larger. 



jMaxillary extending to middle of pupil; cheek scales minute, in nine 

 rows ; greatest width of mouth '60 length of top of head and 

 muzzle; no frontal ridges ; eye li times frontal width; opercular 

 spot broadly light bordered, ....... iiiNEOPAS. 



lobe short. Soft dorsal higher than spinous : 0th and 10th spines of latter equal ; anal spines ion^ and strong ; 

 candal emargination shallow. Pectoral iins reach anal. Mandible a little longer than mnzzle. 



Total length 4 in. 8-5 lin. ; caudal fin 10'75 lin. ; end muzzle to first dorsal ray 19 lin. ; basis dorsal 20-.5 lin. 

 Depth at first dorsal spine 19 1., at fifth soft dorsal 14-2.). Radii D. X. 12. A. 3. 10. P. 11. Color bluish-gray, 

 closely spotted with bronze-browu ; black ear-spot margined with silvery below; soft fins marbled with brown. 



From the Kiskimiuitas Ptiver, West Pennsylvania. Mus. Academy, from A. II. Guss. 

 Lepomis nielanops m. Ichthelis melanops Raf., Ichtliy. Ohiensis, 28. Ckcunohn/Uas indanopn Gill, Cope, Pr. 

 A. N. Sci. Phila. 186.5, 84 ; not CaUiurus nielanops Girard. 



This species has been referred to a distinct genus, called by Agassiz Callianis, after Rafinesqnc, but more 

 correctly Chcenobryttus by Gill. As it appears to me to be but a section of Bryttus, I do not adopt it here, 

 and, as above remarked, the separation of the latter from Lepomis is as yet not practicable. 



Dorsal radii X. 11. Beddish-brown, two series of blue spots on check below orbit. Anal black, second 

 dorsal witli black spot behind. 



As this species is quite distinct from that named melanops by Girard, I call the latter L. c h a r y b d i s 

 in the synopsis above. It is I'rom various streams in Te.vas. 



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