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Picus pubescius and also [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] a specimen of Sciurus hudsonius. Among the fishes which are all from the Yukon River were two specimens of Lota maculata which are very abundant in the river, Catostomus hudsonius two specimens, these are also very numerous and are called "tropka" or (pike) by the Russians.  Besides these I was surprised and pleased to find a fine specimen of Grayling or Thyamallus among them. This latter our Ingalik cook says are not common in the winter but very numerous in the spring. The species is distinguished by an immense dorsal fin and is probably the Thymalus [[stikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] pallasi of Dall's Alaska & its Resources p. 579. The Catostomus hudsonius may also be his C. teres and his [[strkethrough Carlos]] Cottus sp (Blackfish) have already learned is a species of [[Hydrargysa?]], a cypriniodont bearing much resemblence to some of the large Atlantic species.
On the 19th Kofevnikopps sleds left and in the afternoon Charlie Peterson arrives with six sleds from Andraeffsky, with furs and also bringing me a specimen of Picus pufesceus and two jars filled with fishes among which are a number of small Catostomus hudsonius, one Esox, 1 or 2 small Lotas several Black fish (Cyprinodouts) a species of Stickleback probably new being different from those found here, a number of young White fish (Corgonus) including several species and some other unknown fish which have not been

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Picus pubescens - Downy Woodpecker Catostomus hudsonius - synonym for Catostomus Catostomus, or long nose sucker, a species of freshwater fish native to the northern US and also found in Russia Lota maculata - known on Lake Erie as the eelpout and elsewhere as burbot, abundant in Hudson Bay and Alaska