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pale dusky. About 2^^ transverse narrow brassy or dilute yellow- 

 ish bands on .side, dark spaces between a little broader. On ab- 

 dominal region below they are more or less whitish, and on body 

 below and posterior to vent dilute azure. Side of head brassy- 

 bluish or with golden tints. Iris beautiful pale brownish with 

 vrhitish or pearly retiections. Dorsal and caudal brownish, latter 

 immaculate, and former with four or five very distinctly defined 

 dusky longitudinal bands, most distinct on last few rays. Peri- 

 toneum showing through abdomen pale whitish. Lower surface 

 of branchial region tinted with pale sulphury. Pectoral tinted 

 with saffron. Ventral and anal pale orange Avith some blotches 

 of dilute bluish-white basally. those at bases of rays larger and 

 not extending very far down on fin. Jaws brownish. The adult 



Barred Minnow. Fundulus diaplianus (Le Sueur). (Female.) 



female is dilute brownish in life, rather translucent, and with a 

 silvery peritoneum showing through the abdomen. Flanks tinted 

 with pale purplish. Lower surface of head silvery. Cheeks and 

 side of head posteriorly, tinted with dilute purplish. Greenish 

 tints on side of opercle above. Top of head and jaws brownish. 

 Iris dilute purplish or pearly-white. Side of body with about 

 fourteen narrow dusky transverse bands. Dorsal, caudal, pec- 

 toral and anal brownish, pectoral and anal paler, and ventral 

 with paler or whitish margin. 



Color of male in life similar to adult examples noted above 

 from Cape I\Iay point, ^lay 7th, 1905. Posterior margin of 

 caudal blackish, pectoral, anal and ventral more amber tinted. 

 Caudal also slightly tinted with amber in some examples. Anal 



