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6. That our material strengthens the contentions of Smith , 22 McKay 
and Bollman ^ that the genera Apomotis and Eupomotis should be 
included within the genus Lepomis. (pp. 371-373). 
7. That the length of the pectoral fin is not of taxonomic importance 
in the separation of these supposed genera, (pp. 372, 373). 
8. That Boleichthys fusiformis Girard should include Copelandellus 
quiescens (Jordan), (pp. 373-375). 
9. That Fundulus cingulatus Cuvier and Valenciennes and Fundulus 
nottii (Agassiz) are of a group of nine (Zygonectes) forms which 
may some day be assembled into two or three forms, (pp. 365, 366). 
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafiinesque. 
Short-nosed Gar, “Gar.” 
The occurrence of gars in the swamp is, according to the na- 
tives, not common. Inasmuch as these fishes favor freer water than 
is found in the swamp this was to be expected. The same natives 
report one at Mixon's Ferry over four feet in length and one at 
“Lop-a-Hawl river” (Allapaha river) about five feet in 
length. If these records are correct and we have no reason to 
question the veracity of these natives, this might be the Alligator 
Gar, L. tristoechus, because L. platostomus is supposed to have a 
maximum length of three feet. We have three specimens taken 
in 1912, 1914 and 1917. 
Amiatus calva Linnaeus. 
“Mud-fish” “Black-fish” 
The very nature of the waters of Okefinokee swamp would 
lead one to expect to find this sluggish-water form in a list of its 
fish inhabitants. Strangely enough, it has not been given in lists 
of collections from definite localities near Okefinokee. General 
summaries of its range, however, note its presence from Florida 
to Virginia and from Minnesota to Texas ; Smith considers it 
abundant in North Carolina. We secured three specimens and 
in the stomach of one we found a warmouth. 
Ameiurus natalis Le Sueur. 
“Mud Cat,” “Yellow Cat,” Catfish, Cat. 
The question of catfishes in Okefinokee is complicated by 
the reports of forms collected in neighboring regions as well 
as by the descriptions of natives and of authors. One might 
expect to find a number of' species in the swamp in view of the 
large number reported as occurring nearby. Five species of 
Ameiurus are reported from North Carolina, namely: A. catus, 
A, erehennus, A. natalis, A. nebulosus, and A. platycephalus. Ten- 
