. Fur and feather in North China . The The Culter. Besides these two very common species there are a number ofothers belonging to the carp family (Cyprinidae), namely, the bream(Parabraniis pclxincnsis); the roachi {Lcnciscus cuiricuJus), two speciesof bleak (L. aetJiiops and L. idclhts), the gudgeon (Pseiudogohiorivularis), the culters (Culter recurviceps and C. erythropterus) and iheirallies Pseudoculter pekinensis, P. cxujuus and Hemicultcr IcuciscxiUnr,.The culters are peculiar fish with sharply upturned mouths and protrud-ing lower jaws. 178 FEOGS, TOADS AND SOME FKESH-WATER FISH.

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. Fur and feather in North China . The The Culter. Besides these two very common species there are a number ofothers belonging to the carp family (Cyprinidae), namely, the bream(Parabraniis pclxincnsis); the roachi {Lcnciscus cuiricuJus), two speciesof bleak (L. aetJiiops and L. idclhts), the gudgeon (Pseiudogohiorivularis), the culters (Culter recurviceps and C. erythropterus) and iheirallies Pseudoculter pekinensis, P. cxujuus and Hemicultcr IcuciscxiUnr,.The culters are peculiar fish with sharply upturned mouths and protrud-ing lower jaws. 178 FEOGS, TOADS AND SOME FKESH-WATER FISH. In the mountain streams, occurs a small fish related to the minnow(Fhroxinus sp.). Where there are good pennanent streams this speciesattains a length of six or seven inches. It is very good eating, whenserved up as white-bait, and in some places occurs in great numbers. Another inhabitant of the mountain streams is the little loach(Cohitis tinia). Ihere can be no doubt that this fish can survive pro-tracted periods of drought, when all the

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