350 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



Hemiramphus Commersonii, Cuv. Regue. Anim. ; Cuv. and 

 Val. 19, p. 28; Bleek. Verli. Batav. Gen. 24 Snoek., p. 17. 

 „ far, Riipp. N.W. Fische, p. 74. 



This fish was abundant about Cape York, and was found in 

 Greater or less number wherever the seine was hauled. It is a 

 large and handsome species, but very inferior as an article of diet 

 to the common Sydney gar fish. 



1 26. — Hemiramphus Quoyt. 



Cuv. and Val. 19, p. 26 ; Bleek. Nat. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. 2, 

 p. 491 j Cop. in Verh. Bat. Gen. 24 Snoek., p. 26 ; and Ned. 

 Tydschr. Dierk. 3, p. 153. 



This species was only found at Hall Sound, New Guinea. 



127. EXOCXELUS NIGRIPINNIS. 



Cuv. and Val. 19, p. 108 ; Cant. Mai. Fish., p. 250 ; Bleek. 

 Act. Soc. Sc. Indo-Nederl. 2, Amboina 8, p. 86; and Ned. 

 Tydschr. Dierk. 3, p. 120. 



The only specimens taken of this flying fish are from the 

 Warrior Reef, but it was seen almost everywhere. 



Family Clupeid^e. 

 128. — Clupea tembang. 



SprateUa fimbriate, Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. 24 Haring, p. 27 

 (not Ciiv. and Val.) 



Clupea gibbosa, Bleek. Journ. Ind. Archip., 1849, Celebes. 



SprateUa tembang, Bleek. Verh. Bat. Gen. 24 Haring, p. 28 ; 

 or Nat. Tydschr. Ned. Ind. 3, p. 774. 



Three specimens of this pretty little herring were vomited by a 

 booby at Bramble Cay. They are under six inches in length, and 

 are probably immature. 



1 29. — Spratelloides delicatulus. 

 Clupea delicatula, Benn. Proc. Coram. Zool. Soc. I, p. 168. 



macassariensis, Bleek. Journ. Ind. Archip., 1849, p. 72. 



