REPORT OP THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1901 rll7 



Fundulus diaphanus (Le Sueur) 

 Fresh-icater Killy 

 West Hampton Aug. 21 — 9 specimens 

 Quantic bay Aug. 22 — 6 specimens y 



Lucania parva (Baird & Girard) 

 Rainwater fish 



Quantic bay Aug. 22 — 2 specimens 

 Smith's point Aug. 23 — 1 specimen 



Cyprinodon variegatus Lacep&de 

 JSheepshe-ad minnow 

 Corn Row point July 16 — 2 specimens 

 Quantic bay Aug. 22 — 1 specimen 



July 16 a specimen of sheepshead killy, seined at Corn Row 

 point, was infested with a psorosperm parasite. 



Tylosurus marinus (Walbaum) 

 Bill fish; Silver gar 



Howell's point July 13 — 1 specimen 



Corn Row point July 16 — 2 specimens 



Clam Pond cove July 19 — 2 specimens 



Clam Pond cove July 24 — 1 specimen 



Rlue Point July 27 — 2 specimens 



Fire Island inlet, creek July 31 — 1 specimen i 



Whale House Hole Aug. 9 — 1 specimen 



Fire Island inlet, creek Aug. 15 — 2 specimens 



(juv.) Fire Island inlet, creek Aug. 15 — 3 specimens 



Cherry grove Aug. 17 — 1 specimen 



(juv.) West Hampton Aug. 21 — 1 specimen 



Quantic bay Aug. 21 — 1 specimen 



(juv.) Clam Pond cove Aug. 27—1 specimen 



Blue Point Aug. 29 — 1 specimen 



The silver gar was one of the most characteristic of the fishes 

 of Great South bay during the summer, and it was present in 

 very large mimbers though never in great schools. It was fre- 

 quently observed capturing silversides, which it invariably took 



