considered as the young of Cycl. lumpus. 45 



half of the body, this hue prevailing to a greater extent than 

 the orange represented in Donovan's figure of the species ; 

 this was a male fish. 



Cuvier remarks, "Le Cycl. gibbosus, Will., v. 10. f. 2, ne 

 parait qu'un Lump male empaille'' (Reg. An. t. 2. 346. 2 ed.), 

 the correctness of which seems to admit not of doubt. It may 

 be added, that Willughby copied his figure from Gesner (lib. 

 4. paralipomena, p. 26). The hump appears to me to have 

 been a manufacture of the preserver's, probably to add to the 

 effect of the uncouth aspect which the fish at best presents, 

 a conjecture which I venture to make on account of the 

 stretched appearance which the skin presents throughout this 

 dorsal pyramid (hence the appellation oipyramidatus bestowed 

 on it in Shaw's General Zoology, vol. v. part 2. p. 390. pi. 167.) 

 in the figure of Gesner, and which is repeated in the works of 

 Willughby and Shaw. Opposed to this view, however, (which 

 might suffice were one specimen only recorded) is the circum- 

 stance, that the C. gibbosus is stated to have occurred in the 

 Baltic sea. Northern ocean, and (according to Sibbald) on 

 the coast of Scotland. 



Note. — As the last Number of the Annals completed a volume, it is now too 

 late to notice in its ordinary place a typographical error there committed. 

 I take this opportunity of correcting it : — At p. 423, under '* references to pi. 

 16," for Couchia glauca, read Fig. 3. Motella quinquecirrata. Accompa- 

 nying the drawings, which have been engraved for the last number of the 

 Annals, were sketches of the form of the scales on the dorsal ridge and late- 

 ral line of the Trigla Gurnardus in the young {T. Cuculus), the transition, 

 and the adult state. Had these appeared as wood-cuts or in any way, they 

 would I conceive have convinced the most sceptical as to the identity of 

 these hitherto supposed two species. 



[These sketches were accidentally overlooked ; we therefore now subjoin 

 them. — Edit.] 



4 5 6 



1 . Form of scales on dorsal ridge of a specimen of Trigla Gurnardus. 



2. Ditto ditto ditto. 



3. Ditto ditto ditto. 



4. Form of scales on lateral line of No. 1. ditto. 



5. Ditto ditto No. 2. ditto. 



6. Ditto ditto No. 3. ditto. 



