484 REPORT OF THE 



33. Rhinichthys atronasus (Mitchill). Black-nosed Dace. — Very abundant 

 everywhere. Mud Creek at Cape Vincent ; Horse Island ; Stony Island ; Little 

 Stony Brook at Henderson Bay; Black River at Huntingtonville ; Big Sandy Creek 

 at Belleville; Mill Creek at Pulaski; Wart Creek near Buena Vista; Three-mile 

 Creek at Oswego; Great Sodus Bay; Four-mile Creek near Webster ; Salt Brook 

 near Nine-mile Point, and Long Pond at Charlotte. 



34. Hybopsis storerianus (Kirtland). Storer's Minnow. — Found only in 

 Long Pond at Charlotte where but three specimens were obtained. 



35. Hybopsis kentuckiensis (Rafinesque). River Chub. — Not seen by us but 

 reported by Dr. H. M. Smith as being very common in the lake. 



36. Exoglossum maxillingua (Le Sueur). Split-lip Minnow. — This curious 

 and interesting species was obtained at seven localities as follows : Big Stony 

 Creek at Henderson Harbor; Little Stony Brook at Henderson Bay; Black River 

 at Huntingtonville ; Big Sandy Creek at Belleville ; Spring Brook at Pulaski ; Wart 

 Creek near Buena Vista, and Salmon River at Selkirk. 



37. Anguilla chrysypa Rafinesque. Common Eel. — Not seen by us, but 

 common as far as Niagara Falls. 



38. Pomolobus pseudoharengus (Wilson). Alewife. — Cape Vincent ; Grena- 

 dier Island ; Salmon River at Selkirk, and lake and Long Pond at Charlotte. 

 During June and July, 1894, this fish was found dead in considerable numbers at all 

 places visited in the eastern part of the lake. 



[Alosa sapidissima (Wilson). Common Shad. — Shad were planted in Lake 

 Ontario in 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1877, and 1878. A few only of these survived, 

 and since 1885 few, if any, have been seen.] 



39. Coregonus clupeiformis (Mitchill), Common Whitefish. — As the time of 

 our visit to Lake Ontario was not the fishing season for this species but few speci- 

 mens were seen. It was seen at Cape Vincent, but we are not sure where the 

 specimens came from. 



40. Argyrosomus artedi (Le Sueur). Lake Herring or Cisco. — Seen only 

 at Cape Vincent and Grenadier Island. The specimens seen were caught in gillnets 

 on Charity Shoal in 140 to 160 feet. 



