Cambridse Ausust 12,1853 
My ar Amznze lmann, 
I received simultaneously with your letter another 
from Mr. Stolley, in which he writes that he is collecting 
successfully despite his a condition. I have already 
received quite nice items from him and expect a small barrel 
from him again. He seens to be an industrious, honest person 
and I am happy to have helped pull him from misfortune. I 
work slowly on the St. Louis fishes. I have not determined 
if your Goggleeye is different from the southern and eastern; 
unfortunately I brought of these only a couple of specimens,. 
wessk be 
It &s mentioned in Stoner as Certrarchnus gulosus,if your 1lo- 
cality had been known by him; it represents a strange genus 
already determined by Rafinesque as Cafliuzus (? E.D.) of 
which I Mmwau already know 5 or 6 species. Your crab however 
does give me pain. It is in Storer as Centrarchus nepacanthus, 
by Rafinesque and named Tomoris; I cannof however for my life 
decide if the one from South Carolina and Mobile is identical 
or different with the one from St. Louis. From the South I 
have only large specimens and from St. Louis only small ones, 
arises. The specimens from Cincinnati are in contrast striking- 
Iy different. Buüfallo ......... catostomus species are really 
3 with you, 2 Silvercarp the one with larger scales than the 
other( may-be only a varlety as with the europaean Carp and 
Wingalcarp) and the Bufallo with thin lips and a larger mouth, 
The l&tter is specially poorly represented in my collection.. 
9 10 MISSOURI 
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