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It is quite certain that the geographical range of this species is much wider than 
has been supposed. It has been taken in the streams east and south of the Alle- 
ghanies, from Maine to Alabama, and west to Ithaca, N. Y. We now record it for 
the first time from the Ozark Mountain region, where it is apparently quite common. 
It is difficult to capture the pickerel in the small meshed seines used by us in collect- 
ing, as it is a swift swimmer and either runs around our nets or jumps over them. 
This species is easily distinguished from the preceding by its longer snout and 
the large number of branehiostegal rays. Of the five species of this genus this one 
is most fond of the cool, clear mountain streams. 
26. Labidesthes sicculus Cope. 
Myatt Creek ; scarce. 
27 Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque). 
Spring Eiver and English jUreek, not common. 
28, Chcenobryttus gulosus (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 
Myatt Creek, two specimens taken. 
. 9. Lepomis cyanellus (Rafinesque). 
Spring Eiver and English Creek, scarce •, Myatt Creek, between Myatt and Mam- 
moth Spring, common. 
30. Lepomis garmani Forbes. 
Length of longest specimen 5.^ inches. Head 2| to 3 in the length of body. 
Depth If to 2, Scales 8 — 35 to 38 — 10. Pharyngeal teeth not paved ; teeth on vomer, 
none on the palatines ; 5 rows of scales on the cheeks. Opercular flap small, with- 
out pale edge. Body deep, compressed, more robust than in Lepomis megalotis. Mouth 
small, very oblique, no distinct supplemental maxillary bone. Profile rather steep 
with an angle above eye. Lower jaw the longer, the chin very prominent. 
Color dark greenish above, sides tinged with red above lateral line, while on the 
lower part of the body red becomes the predominating color ; breast tinged with yel- 
low. The red on sides . appears as a nearly square blotch on each scale. No blue 
stripes on head. Young covered with bronze spots. This species was found very 
abundant in Spring Eiver. 
31. Lepomis pallidus (Mitcbill). 
Spring Eiver, common; English and Myatt Creek, scarce. 
32. Lepomis megalotis Rafiuesque. 
Spring Eiver and English Creek, common ; Myatt, abundant. 
33. Micropterus salmoides (Lac6pbde). 
Spring Eiver, English, and Myatt Creeks ; common. 
34. Micropterus dolomieu Lac6pfede. 
Spring Eiver, scarce. 
35. Etheostoma blennioides Rafiuesque. 
Spring Eiver, English, and Mjmtt Creeks; scarce. 
36. Etheostoma zonale (Cope). 
Spring Eiver, one specimen. 
37. Etheostoma cceruleum Storer. 
Spring Eiver, a few specimens. 
Var. spectabile (Agassiz). 
These specimens resemble those from Bryant’s Creek, except that they are less 
brightly colored. Scales in the lateral line 40 to 46. Dorsal fin IX to XI — 12 to 13. 
