DONATIONS. 445 



A valuable edition of " Izaak Walton's Complete Angler," 1 

 vol., 8vo, 1815. Atlas of Maps of the various Parishes of the 

 County of Cumberland. Photo-lithograph of a relief model of the 

 Colony of Victoria. From G. A. Cheeke, Esq. 



"Science," vol. n., Nos. 32 to 35, September 14th to October 

 5th, 1883. Also duplicate copies of vol I., Nos. 2 to 13. 



" On the naturalised weeds, and other plants in South Aus- 

 tralia" and "On the Urari, the deadly arrow poison of the 

 Macusis, an Indian Tribe in British Guiana." By Dr. Richard 

 Schomburgk, F.R.S., &c. From John Brazier, Esq., C.M.Z.S. 



" Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales." 

 Vol. I, Parts 1 and 4. Vol. ill. Parts 1 and 4. Vol. iv. 

 Parts 1, 2, and 3. Vol. v. Parts 2, 3 ; and 4. Vol. vi. Parts 1, 

 2, and 3. From Mrs. Onslow. 



papers read. 



Fishes from South Sea Islands. 



By Charles W. De Vis, M.A. 

 To Government agents and captains employed in hiring hands 

 for the plantations, I am indebted for several opportunities of 

 examining fish from the prolific waters around the Islands from 

 which the labour supply is derived. In the collections thus 

 incidentally made, undescribed species have so often appeared that 

 I have no doubt a systematic research would be grandly rewarded. 

 The following are the species which now seek admittance into our 

 lists : — 



Serranus perguttatus. 



D. 9/14. A. 3/9. L. Lat, plus 100. 



Height 3 J in the length, head the same. Snout, J ; Orbit, and 

 Interorbit 6 J in the head. 



Caudal rounded. Preopercle entire, emarginate over angle. 

 Interopercle feebly serrated. Inter-maxillary reaching far beyond 

 the orbit. Pectoral reaching the vent. 



