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authority on the subject, considerations of convenience may 

 be allowed to outweigh other exigencies. I have, however, 

 indicated, in square brackets, a few necessary changes in 

 nomenclature. 



It is somewhat remarkable that we lack further in- 

 formation for quite a number of uncommon fishes which 

 came under the notice of Dr. Parnell or his predecessors. 

 Thus we appear to have no additional records for the past 

 half-century, or more, regarding the occurrence of the follow- 

 ing species in the Firth : Pagellus oweni (P. came, Parnell), 

 Maurolicus pennantii (Scopelns Jmmboltii, Parnell), Thynnns 

 pelamyS) Gobius niger, Mugil capita, Atherina presbyter, 

 Cetenolabrus rupestris (Crcnilabrus rupestris, Parnell), Brosmius 

 brosme (B. vulgaris, Parnell), Clupea alosa (Alosa communis, 

 Parnell), Nerophis ophidian (Syngnathus ophidian, Parnell), 

 Selaclie maxima {SelacJius maxima, Parnell), RJiina squatina 

 (Squatina angelus, Parnell), Raia fullonica (R. chagrina, 

 Parnell), and Raia maculata. 



I. ADDITIONAL SPECIES. 



The following two additions bring the grand total of 

 Forth fishes to 142 species. 



CANTHARUS LINEATUS (Montagu] [CANTHARUS CANTHARUS (Gm.}~\. 

 GUNTHER, "Catalogue of Fishes/ vol. i. p. 414, 1859. 



This species, known as the Black Sea-Bream and Old Wife, is 

 an addition to Dr. Parnell's " Fishes of the Firth of Forth." It is 

 an uncommon species in the North Sea, being an inhabitant of the 

 Mediterranean, the North Atlantic to Madeira and the Canaries, but 

 it reaches the south and west coasts of England. 



Though not included in Dr. Parnell's "Essay," yet his collection, 

 now in the British Museum (Natural History), contains an adult 

 stuffed example from the " Firth of Forth " (Giinther, I.e.}. 



There appears to be no further information regarding this fish as 

 a Forth species. 



RAIA CIRCULARIS, Couch. 



"REP. FISH. BOARD SCOT.," 1893, part iii. p. 74; 

 1894, part iii. p. 45. 



The Sandy Ray is also an addition to the fauna of the Firth of 

 Forth, made since Dr. Parnell's researches. It appears to be very 



