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26. Notropis heterodon (Cope). Black-chin Minnow. — Found in the lake 

 near Cape Vincent, at Stony Island, and in Guffon Creek at Chaumont. Teeth i, 

 4-4, o, in specimen examined. 



27. Notropis blennius (Girard). Straw-colored Minnow. — A common min- 

 now. Cape Vincent ; Grenadier Island ; Little Stony Brook at Henderson Bay ; 

 Big Sandy Creek at Belleville; Salmon Bay at Selkirk, and Great Sodus Bay. This 

 species is one of the smallest minnows, too small for use as a bait-minnow. 



28. Notropis hudsonius (Clinton). Spot-TAIL Minnow. — An abundant and 

 important minnow. Obtained at the following places: Cape Vincent ; Grenadier 

 Island; Horse Island, Sacketts Harbor; Salmon River at Selkirk; Little Salmon 

 Creek; Three-mile Creek at Oswego; Long Pond and lake at Charlotte; Great 

 Sodus Bay, and Salt Brook near Nine-mile Point. This is one of the most useful 

 bait-minnows in the State ; called " Shiner" at Cape Vincent and elsewhere. 



29. Notropis whipplii (Girard). Satin-fin Minnow. — Quite common. Found 

 at the following localities : Cape Vincent ; Grenadier Island ; Horse Island at Sack- 

 etts Harbor; Mill Creek near Sacketts Harbor; Cemetery Creek near Watertown ; 

 Chaumont River; Great Sodus Bay, and creek near Pultneyville. 



30. Notropis cornutus (Mitchill). Redfin Shiner. — Very abundant, and found 

 at nearly all places where collections were made. Mud Creek near Cape Vincent ; 

 Mill Creek near Sacketts Harbor; Big Stony Creek and Little Stony Brook at 

 Henderson Harbor; Black River at Huntingtonville ; Big Sandy Creek at Belle- 

 ville ; Black Creek at Scriba Corner ; Spring Brook at Pulaski ; Wart Creek near 

 Buena Vista ; Three-mile Creek at Oswego ; Marsh Creek at Point Breeze ; creek at 

 Pultneyville ; Four-mile Creek at Nine-mile Point ; Salt Brook near Nine-mile Point ; 

 Long Pond at Charlotte, and Sandy Creek at North Hamlin. These specimens 

 have the snout short and 16 scales before the dorsal in the Sandy Creek specimens. 



31. Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque. Slender Minnow. — Not common. 

 Obtained only at Cape Vincent and Grenadier Island. Head 4^ to 5 ; depth 5 to 

 5^ ; eye 3^^ ; D. 8 ; A. 11 to 13 ; scales 6-38 to 42-2 or 3 ; teeth 2, 4-4, 2; 20 or 21 

 scales before the dorsal. 



32. Notropis rubrifrons (Cope). Red-fronted Minnow. — Not very common. 

 Obtained only in Mill Creek near Sacketts Harbor; Salt Brook near Nine-mile 

 Point ; Wart Creek near Buena Vista, and Sandy Creek near North Hamlin. 



