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with basal blotches. Colors of most all examples were as a rule 

 altogether duller than those from Cape May point. Posteriorly 

 the males appeared more bluish, and the costal region with more 

 or less golden reflections. Iris with dull bluish or brownish 

 reflections. Crosswicks Creekfat Trenton, May 9th, 1905. As- 

 sociated with the large schools of Fimdulus heteroclitus macro- 

 lepidotiis. 



Very abundant in all small streams, but less so in brackish or 

 salt water with the preceding, in which latter however it is found 

 sometimes. Small pools along the Delaware will generally be 

 found to contain this fish if no other. When seen in clear water 

 they have a transparent appearance, the vertical bands on the 

 side blending with or as shadows, so that the specific name is very 

 appropriate. In some places above tide-water they congregate in 

 immense schools, together with Notropis analostanus. Along the 

 salt marshes they are preyed on by Ay thy a mnerkana, Ardea 

 herodias, Bofaitrus tentiginosus, Butorides vircsccns and Nycti- 

 corax nycticorax nceviiis. It is also probable that Lams argen- 

 tatus will eat them, as the}^ are known to devour large numbers 

 of Pundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotiis about Cape May at 

 times. Schools of about 50 individuals were found all about the 

 flats of the Great Egg Harbor tide-water. Most examples were 

 small. 



Fitndidns diaphamis Baird, 9th An. Rep Smiths. Inst., 1854^ 

 p. 343. — Abbott, Nat. Rambles, 1885, p. 478.— Bean, Bull. U. S. 

 F. Com., VII, 1887, p. 148. 



Hydrargyra swampina Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., XVIII, 

 1845, P- 152.— Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 820. 



Pundulus multifasciatus Baird, 1. c, p. 344. — Abbott, 1. c. — 

 Abbott, Am. Nat., IV, 1870, pp. 100, 105. — Abbott, Rep. U. S. 

 F. Com., 1875-76, p. 837. 



Genus Zygonectes Agassiz. 



The Top Minnows. 



Zygonectes luciae (Baird). 



Plate 18. 



Head less tlian ^i of total; D. 8; A. 9; V. 6; P. 15. General 

 form elongated, though of rather short appearance. Anal in- 



