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land (see Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 

 1835, p. 81) could with certainty speak of it only as an inha- 

 bitant of Lough Neagh. Since that period I have ascertained 

 that it frequents Lough Corrib, in the county of Galway ; the 

 head of a specimen there taken having been submitted to 

 my examination by Mr. R. Ball. More recently, Lord Cole 

 has kindly transmitted me a fine example, of about 1 1 lbs. 

 weight, from Lough Erne, thus proving it to be an inhabitant 

 of the three largest lakes in Ireland. From all that I have 

 heard and read, I doubt not that it is found in several other 

 of our lakes, perhaps in all of considerable extent throughout 

 the country. 



Anguilla latirostris, Yarr. — In my last paper on fishes (see 

 Annals, p. 21 of the present volume) this species is stated to 

 be called ie Culloch," — by my having adapted the orthography 

 to the sound of the word, — at Lough Neagh. It should rather 

 have been collach, as by reference to OReilly's Irish Dic- 

 tionary, I have since ascertained this word to imply " wicked," 

 and hence doubtless the origin of the name, the species being 

 characterized as most voracious and as subsisting chiefly on 

 other fish. The person who described it to me by the name 

 of collach gave a direful account of this propensity, by stating 

 that (i it drinks the young fry in." The provincial names of 

 Gorb and Glut Eel have obviously been bestowed upon it for 

 a similar reason. 



Fishes new to Ireland. 



Exoccetus ? Flying-fish. — I am informed by Mr. 



Ball, that according to the testimony of several intelligent 

 fishermen at Youghal, flying fishes have in different years 

 been seen by them in summer near the southern coast of Ire- 

 land : — the accurate manner in which they describe the 

 u flight," &c. leaves no doubt on my mind that the fishes al- 

 luded to must have been some species of Exoccetus. 



Raniceps trifurcatus, Flem. Tadpole Fish. — To Capt. 

 Fayrer, R.N. I am indebted for a specimen of this fish, picked 

 up on the 21st September 1837? as it lay floating upon the sea 

 offDonaghadee harbour — it was received in a recent state. Its 

 agreement with Dr. Johnston's description (YarrelFs Brit. 



