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<br />TIlt' priueipal triUllt~lri~~" from the east are the Rio Gila. (draillil1g GS.G~3 sCjuareZ~~
<br />lUilt!s) Ullll tile Little Colorado or Coloru.lo Clliqnito (drailling :!~I.~(i8 square miles). in ~'.;.;'~
<br />..l.riznna: tbe:3an .Juau il! );ew ~Iexico, ("Jlorado. :wd Ctab <dr,lining ::(j.-t7~ sau~re<J1"~'.
<br />lIlile~): the Gl'allll, "-hite, awl Yalll\la iu l'olo]'allo. and tLe Big S<luuy BiY~r in ,
<br />\\-~olniu;:. n:nJe str~'alUs from the ,,-est, are lew fllld l'athl~r Sill all , the DucLe::;ue, ':~~~-
<br />1'1'1ee, aud \ Jr:;eu lJelilg the only om,s of allY illlllCJrtaDce. The tributaries frow Colo-:iii.:~ .
<br />radl} a rc all dea r, ('\)ld, 1ll00Wt;1 i u "trealll"; well sui tell to troll t: the lu'a. 1"':1 tel's of Creeu'. .t~.
<br />l:i,','r :lre ,.;i:niJar ill el1<1r:ll:re1'; while the tl'i~)(ltarie" from l"t;d.. ):"e\',\(la. California
<br />;11lt! .\I'[zol!a al'" J'r'"11 ("olllparatiH~ly ari.] J'(';':loIlS. 1 )Ilrill.:':' til!II' of rail!:; tllese stl'eilm~
<br />l...~t::)IJ.e of l'lli,,.idt'r;tlJ1l' ~ize and are yery turuid t'1"J!U tlle ea::;I1,I' erud..:ll'onutI'Y through_i:.';;
<br />wl,iell tl1l'Y tlow. Tlwy .lene.l:,e ill i>il.e as l't'allily, aUll ill "ollle ea"e:, Ilisi11'pear ill the :.l;,,-Vj'.:'<":,
<br />~;\IId. Sllcil ~trealll:, ;In' of col\r.,;e llll"nited to a large Yarid~' of ti~h lire,~'~-" _.
<br />\Yhile the lleacll,.lters of t:"e Colorado are (lrdillarily dear alHIl'llre, tue lol\er '."":2:' :::~~
<br />C"l..radq I'; olle ot' the lUl\C.lllic"t ri\'el'':: ill "\.llleriea a.ll~l i,.; unfit for auy bllt ll\uu"lo\"ii\g~':-_j:;':>'"
<br />"l~:cil's. ~\.,; alrc;id.\' llJ,illtc,l out uy Dr, .Jl\l'llaIJ.- th~' IH'ao.l\aters .~re ,,'ell SIIPPlied.:;,.~:{1
<br />With ti'nuL ;11.'Cl}!lll"luie'l uy .\:l/l,s;a Ylli'i'(lwi amI the hlqu \ ColllIs lMinli pllnc!IlI(1/l(.iI))fJ1(~
<br />1-0"'('1' dllwu ;I!'l'ear fonl' "pl'cie" of "Hekel'S (X!J}"(fI!(.!ll'lI C,IlJi11O, X. l!/lcom]Ja!l!jn', C(!tosto.7'~': .~~
<br />11/0.' II1Ii/lini/ii'. ;tllll J>1I/llo.~lelfs '/rlphiJtIf.~), amI with them tile round.tail (Gilarobusta),''??f.";'?
<br />the "\\'lllte ,-almou" (PtyeliOcheilus 1uciu,~), and 'Yilliamson's whitefish (Co,.ef1oll,i8~ ~
<br />/rillialil.~oili). StilllolYcl' dOWll are foulld the hOlly.tail (Giia e[efjaJ/s) :11111 otljers;ecies~~-::6
<br />of CaiosllJlilllN, while in the _\.l'izOIJ:l region auo. the uther arid portions are 1')l1no. the~"y.+.. ..--S"-
<br />pt'c:.:lial' gellera Lcpidolllcda, JIu1(/, ano. Plagopteruis. :'
<br />\-~'j"Y little l'ollo-d:u2.' h;l,; been done ill the Colorado Basin. the f()]]owing being a.
<br />li,.;t or .lll the ('olledioll.", 01' at Ji'ast all tllOse whicb have beeu r<,ported upon and tb.(
<br />lit<:ratnre of IYhii:lI I'; :Icces"ible to u,,: ,<~'1f~"
<br />~; .~,.1:111',e.el~Olllil!:~1 "pel",~~.::; c~llected by Dr. S: \Y. "-ooll.Lon~e,~f1turaYst to caPt..':;'''~
<br />S.t:.;,lc.n e.., s expedltlOll. 1:::kJ2. fhese were descnbeo. by llalrd..\: Gll':ll'd 1ll1..,::i3. ",':',
<br />. ,~: .Ei;;ltte:n 1l01~il::11.s~ede. S eqlleeted by the uatura~5ts of the Pacific n~ilroad,.?: .
<br />:':-IU I '..1 .Iwlot tbe LUlte.1 :-:>tates ;llltl :UexlcHIl Boum!;ln- ::lurYl'\- .J..l:11 II. Clark'. .Tohn .. '-.'
<br />L. Le Coutl', Arthur :Sellott, Dr. C. B. KClluerly. alld 'Dr. _\.. 'L. IJeerm:~llni.illese ,:.~'~~
<br />l',\u~~itlltl:t] tlte ~rst c~jIl,,-it!l'rahle l'ol!l'ction,... :lIul wcre de"eribed by :Baird .&: Girard,'. .'~i
<br />or (, !r~H.[ al'''l('. ill lS.d-.!(j.,::~<'..::i
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<br />... TiJin"1'1l llllmina! Sl'ecic... (l!Jr~tillc{1 lJ..,- t',l1lJl,];",ll Carrin::rou. ll:ltUr,lli::;t to tl1e'"'' .:.J
<br />l1:t.I.leu ;;urn:.'.... of 1-;.0 .lll<11:),1. These cul1edioll,; \\'t're ",tu~ie(i aUlI rep0rted upon:'
<br />U.I' Prof CO[1(', ill 11:',1 :111.[ 15,~, .1-
<br />-t. TII"'euty."e,'eu ]1l1111iual "'pecies collected uy tLe Y;11'iou,. llatUl'ali"ts of tLe:'
<br />'\\lleele~ Sun-py (C"IW. lalTolY", LIeu...lJaw, ::\ewuerry. E.ldt. l:othrock, Hutter, Loew,'
<br />L:i:'cl1l1tl, amI Birllie) ill 1871-.,1. These are bv far tlle U10,.t u:teusive collection '.'
<br />,,-hicll l1:ln~ as yet beell made ill this regiou: aud"fol'llled tbe ba,.is for tile :lllmirabi
<br />rq..'rr by ("'l,e .\; Yarrow iu ,-01lIlue .j of tlle "-lleeler I:e\lort;; aud for Prof. Cope'
<br />y<tlll:lule p:lper OU the Plagdpterllla, awl tlle Icllthyo]ngy of Crall. 1\118.40. .:,:c
<br />.~. OIJt~ .';jli.,:ies (-'~llrl/llclll;n "!I!lh'!i ohraiue\l at the IIlouth ot' the Gila. au.l de,;criOed
<br />b.,' '\11', \\-:lJi;tm );, Locking-tou ill 1:'';0. :;~~.~
<br />I.:, ;:)('\"('11 II"llliu;1l gpecie.,; collet'tnl at Fort TIIlJllla.,;, .\riz.. \1\' Lieut "-. L. Ca.r..;,:'<.>
<br />peil["l". r,:.). _\.. Tltest' were reported Ull<1U by Philip H. l-\.irsdt ill 1,-;:::;!J,. ..:5....:..*li
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<br />7. Elenn nOillmal speCie;; cDllected in Colorado and 'Ctah in 13B~) by Dr. David
<br />S. .JOl'd,lU, Prof. Barton \V. E Vel"ll1anll. )If. Dert Fe.-;ler, and nIl'. Bradley ~1. Da ,'is.
<br />The:;e "'ere reported npon by Dr. J onhll iu ] :-;~)i).
<br />s. ()1)C s[ll'cie... ((ii/a rouu8la) colll'ckcl in BalJac()wlui Creek near Fort lluaelluca.
<br />.\.riz., :11 ~[a.\., 1::\:J:!, by Dr. A. K. Fi"lll'r, to ,r1'Il111 we are iudcbted for the pri,'ilege of
<br />examillinG' These aud uther fisues collecteu by !Jim.
<br />~. :S..'n:11 "l'<,('ie,.; obLlil:cl! b.,. the pre,.;ellt "Titl'r~ from Green Hiver at Green niver,
<br />\Yyo., ill 1'\):;. T1J\~ l'el,ort upon tlle';l' ,'pecie-: j" couLliuecl iu thi" ]I:lper.
<br />!.ll. Culkcrioll" llale n:,'clltly bevll 11I::..le at YUl1I;I ;IIIlI El5e\yhere ill Al'izull;I by
<br />1)1'. Cl:al'le;-; II. (;111)\:"1t. uut otlIer than cl....SClibiug one ue,\' speeie:; he Las uot yet
<br />l'nbli"l,ell the re";i11t.-;.
<br />TIll' Ii"h bnn.l of tlH~ C,)lur;ldo Ba;.;ill i,; I:M rich ill 1111111ber ~)f ,.;pecie", the total
<br />HnmUel' 110\1' l'L"C";!:lliL;Co. IJeillg but.;;~ uatlve ,.;pecies. Tlll'"e n'prc,.;ellt .~. f,llllilies :lIJd
<br />1::; ;,::ellt'ra, a" follows:
<br />('u/oslnl/litllt'. S speeie,.;: Fallfll"lcU:<, 3: ClftO.~!(JJIlII.~. 3; X:lra/!c/a.n. ~.
<br />C./Ili/"; if idlc EI "peci..:>,,: 1'1.'Icltl/t'lt6Ius. 1: (i i1l1.:}: LI'I(('i.\'cl/." -1: Tia rll~!a. 1 ; 11'11 i /1-
<br />i,./it/'y,\, 1; _lyo.,ia, -t: ('ouesius. ] ; LI'jlid,,))/,'da, :1: .lIdla. 1: l'i'I!/ojllen's. 1.
<br />:....(lII/WildIC, ~ "l'eci..s: Si/IJlw, 1; Cort"!!'iilll",1.
<br />P,('(;il i ii/a" ~: Cffjlri lIil1101i, 1: lId e 1"lt!!'I ria, 1.
<br />Cul/id,l', 1: Cull II.', 1.
<br />TLuug:\i the falllili",,, all,l '-pe('ip,- cOllstitutill~ tue t1,-U fauna arc yery few, they .'.l'e
<br />of ullusual illtere,..t to tile ,.;tlldellt of geogral'llic clistriul.tioll.
<br />The Cypriuhb', or milluo\\' faluily, is IJY far the most illlport:\l1t falllily as to t!le
<br />Hllmber of speeies, elllbra<:illg as it does allllo,;t GO per cent of the elltire 11l1ll1Uer. The
<br />Cato",tl'milLe, or ::;lIcker f.llllily, eOllles ll~xL with;:; "peeies, or :!.J per cent of the tot;!l
<br />1I111111.Jer. Of the IS geller;l. XyrauI'lH'II. (;i/lI. Tii/roya, .lIed/t, alllll'{a!IOplerll.' are Tll1ls 1';\1'
<br />kuowII tinly from tlle Colol'<lllo 13;lsill; L':l,itlollll'tla Wit;; Ilut 1;:llo\\-n to (lel'Hr d"ewlll're.
<br />IIlItil n":elltlydisco"credl)~' Dr. Gilul'l't ;1llWlig the JJ,.Jle:i eolleeted ill tbe (;rcat Basill
<br />in south"'c...t'el"1l 'X1',-.1I.la. uy th.~ D':atl1 '-:Illey expe.litiolJ: PI!f('''ocl/filll.~ is a.'Pilt:ilic
<br />Ctl;l:it 7.:.,'UU". re\,;,c"('llte,l ill 1IIo,..r of the I:tr!:'('r "tl'ealllS of California, Ol'i';';Pll, and
<br />\\'ashil,.'.:tou: PaillusteJl", _11./11,,;(1. au(IJlderalld,'itl, aSlio\\'litllited, are gelleraof rather
<br />lI'ide 11i-tl'iuutioll ill the "'c,;tem part 0[' tIle t-uired States: ,,,lIile tbe ;3 relUaiullig
<br />~t'lJ2ra ;~l'j_. f~H.ilHl tUl"UU.~-h(lllt Juidl11l' ~Ol'tl1 _\IIlL'l"ica.
<br />Of r1Jl' ~\:.: sl,ecie:" :\11 Gut -; are tll\l" Llr 1;.\\0\\'11 o\lly troll\ thi" b:\"in, The. "pe...i,c::;
<br />\\'hit'h are 1I0t cOl\fined to the (olor~lIIo B;15il: are tlle Ctab cLub :. LCllci"..us linclltlUs).
<br />rlle \rc>lerll dace :Rh;lIicT,t/,!/1S (lIllIrl/dll' tllllci8), ..If/osill cltryo"::lIsler. "illiall1::;i!I\'s
<br />II'l,itelbll. the hl,)h, D'}Ildollle.11I rill'(/eI. alld (ii,'urr1iIl1l8 iIIaCi/lllril/."', The hOllle of the
<br />l-rah dJlll, i" iu tlle Ctall ;Iud Cpper ~lJake UiYei' ua;;ill". The iYt.'steru dace Lclollgs
<br />iiJ tbe headll'ater" of tlle )Iis,';"lIl'i, Platte. .\.rkall:sas, aud l:io Grallde. amI ill tbe
<br />Ctah aHt! Cllllllllhi;\ ba::;iu::;. "'illialll"ou's Iyhitetbh allll tue blob occur iu Ute head-
<br />waters of all of "Ill' \\'e"teru riYl'lS. Lcpidum...t/a rillala. tile filth specie.,;, has ueeu
<br />Ltl;:en lIld.\' t)Ul'.~ onbidc of tlte t'1.llll'ado 1'.'I,.;in, It i:s tllus :seeD that over .S per ceut
<br />ot' tU(' "pecic" of ti.::.!Je.,; 11011 b.iJ"" 11 frutH tue Cojol',Hlo Ba5iu are Vecll!i;u tu It. TlIis
<br />I,; ,L Ll1'~','r pei'ceuta;,.:'.- lIf ";!":Cie..i Iwculial' to <l si!l;:.le ri\-er uasill thau is fouud
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