748 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Xov., 



though adipose-hkc, but not infringing on iris. Jaws edentulous. 

 Corner of mouth reaching opposite anterior nostril, not "a trifle 

 posterior to the posterior nostrils," but extremity of maxillary 

 extending a trifle beyond posterior nostril. Strip on chin between 

 rami of mandible narrow. Stomach gizzard-like and muscular. In- 

 testine long, with many convolutions. Peritoneum blackish. 



One example. Type of Miigil caldireUi Fowler, No. 9.841 , A. N. S. P. 

 Samoa. Dr. H. C. Caldwell. 



OEDALECHILUS subgen. nov.^ 



Type Miigil labeo Cuvier. 

 Upper lip thick. 

 (0{(1a?Jo^^ swollen; -/siVji-, lip.) 



Agonostomus monticola (Griffith). 



Mugil monticola Bancroft, in Griffith, Anim. Kingd. Cuv., X, lS3-i. Ja- 

 maica. (Dr. Bancroft.) 



Head 3|; depth 3i; D. IV-I, 8; A. Ill, 9; scales 41 in lateral series 

 to base of caudal; width of head ly\ in its length; snout 3^; eye 5; 

 maxillary 2^; interorbital space 3; first dorsal spine 2^; pectoral If; 

 ventral If; least depth of caudal peduncle 2|. Maxillary reaching 

 middle of eye. Soft dorsal and anal marked by a longitudinal or trans- 

 verse dusky bar. Length 9 inches. Eighteen examples from San 

 Domingo, West Indies. Prof. W. M. Gabb. Young examples show 

 a slightly convex interorbital space, and maxillary reaches a little past 

 front of eye. 



In the original account of Agonostoma pcrcoides I am unable to con- 

 strue the account of the interorbital space.* The construction of the 

 sentence does not seem to leave it clear that the interorbital space is 

 7 the length of head. Besides agreeing in most respects with my San 

 Domingo material, all of the examj^les mentioned are either half-grown 

 or adults. It is possible, therefore, that percoidcs may be identical 

 with 'monticola. The length of the adult example examined by Dr. 

 Giinther is not stated. 

 Joturus picliardi Poey. 



Mem. Hist. Nat. Cuba, II, XLIX, 1856-58, p. 263, PI. 18, figs. 4-5. Ce 

 poisson se trouve dans toute I'ile, dans les rivieres quiont des cascades. 

 [Cuba.] 



Head 4^; depth 3|; D. IV-I, 9; A. Ill, 10; scales 44 to base of 

 caudal in lateral series ; width of head If in its length ; snout 2f ; e5^e 



* Species examined are L-iza prorensalis (Risso), and Liza labeo (Cuvier). 

 ^Cnf. Fiah. Brit. Mus.. Ill, 1861, p. 465. 



