Dr. Cantor on tlw Flora and Fauna of ('Imsaii. 15 



repair to their junk, the common receiver of their harvest. 

 To judge by the list oftishes of Macao given in Mr. Bridg- 

 man's ' Chrestomathy,' the Chinese sea must be rich in forms. 

 The following few came under my observation at Chusan : — 



Clupea iiffinis, Gray Illust. Ind. 

 Zool. 



Engraulis Hamiltonii, Gray Il- 

 lust. Ind. Zool. 



Solea Zebra .'' 



Carcharias. 



Trygon. 



Labrax japonicus, Cuv. 



Nebris. 



Umbrina. 



Haemulon. 



Stroinateus albus, " Pomfret.' 



niger, " Pomfret." 



securifer, Cuv. 



Trichiuris savala, Cuv. 



To this may be added another small collection from the en- 

 trance of the river Peiho, for which I am indebted to Dr, 

 George Playfair : — 



Labrax japonicus. 

 Mugil parsia, Ham. 

 Gobioides rubicunda, Ham. 



Calliomorus Chaca, Ham. 

 Engraulis Hamiltonii. 

 Tetrodon. 



Nearly all these forms inhabit also the Bay of Bengal and 

 other parts of the Indian Ocean. 



Among the fishes inhabiting fresh water and estuaries, the 

 greater number are Indian forms : two species inhabit Bengal, 

 viz. Anabas scandens, Cuv., and Cyprinus daniconius, Ham.; 

 one is Javanese and three are Europaean ; among the latter is 

 an eel, which seems to be identical with Anguilla latirostris, 

 Yarrell. 



The terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusks are remarkably rich 

 in forms, not only in point of variety but also in interest, 

 which will be seen by the excellent descriptions from the pen 

 of W. H. Benson, Esq. A few approach to Europaean forms ; 

 three are identical with Indian, viz. Helix^ tape'ma, Benson, 

 Planorbis compressus, Hutton, and Helix naninoides, which 

 last is also found at Singapore. 



Among the Annelides occurs a remarkable form, with the 

 anterior part drawn out to the sides like the head of Zijycuna 

 or Cerambyx Fichtelii; another, but of a different species, was 

 first discovered by Mr. Griffith in 1836, found under stones in 

 the Naga Hills; a third species has been observed in Bengal. 



Of the Crustacea, one approaches to an Europaean form, the 

 rest are tropical. 



The Arachnida are remarkable for their numerical strength, 

 their habits, and the size to which some of them attain. Epe'ira 

 fasciaia, Walckenaer, appears to be the only Europaean spe- 

 cies inhabiting Chusan. 



With regard to the Entomology of Chusan (a collection of 



* Helix cestus, Benson, which inhabits the N.E. frontier of Bengal, is 

 very common about Macao and the islands in Canton river. 



