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hundred young for several weeks, can feed himself without swallowing 

 along with his prey a great number of his fry. It is in the springs close 

 to the lake that these fishes spawn. 



A similar observation as to the breeding habits of a fish, probably of 

 the genus Clu^omis, on the edge of the Lake Tanganyika, has been made 

 by Dr. Livingstone in his Journal. 



12. Chnvnis flavii-joscphi. Lortet. Poiss. et Rept. du lac de Tiberiade, 

 p. 43, pi. viii., fig. 2. 



D. ^^, A. J, V. \, P. 12. L. lat. 26. 



This species, discovered by Dr. Lortet, has not been found by him in 

 the Lake of Gennesaret itself, or in Lake Huleh ; but only in the reaches 

 of the Jordan between the two lakes, and in the basins of Ain Mudawarah 

 and Ain et Tabighah. It is a very small species, the largest specimen 

 only just exceeding 4|- inches in length. It may be recognised at once 

 by the regularly formed yellow spots on the anal fin, and is known to 

 the fishermen as Addadi. 



13. Chroniis niicrostomus. Lortet. Poiss. et Rept. du lac dc Tiberiade 

 p. 41, pi. viii., fig. I. 



D. ^, A. |, V. ^-, P. 14. L. lat. 34- 



This is one of the species for the discovery of which we are indebted 

 to the invaluable exploration of Dr. Lortet. 



It is very abundant in the Lake of Gennesaret, much less so in that of 

 Huleh, and is rather rare in the Jordan. It is in great numbers in the 

 basin of Ain Mudawarah and the fountains of Et Tin and Et Tabighah, 

 all communicating with the lake. It is known to the fishermen as JMoitcht 

 Kart. It seldom attains the length of 8 inches. 



14. Chrouiis magdalena;. Lortet. Poiss. et Rept. du lac de Tiberiade, 

 p. 48, pL ix., fig. 2. 



D. i|, A. ^-, V. ^, P. 13. L. lat. 32. 



This new species of Dr. Lortet is by no means common in the Lakes 

 of Gennesaret and Huleh, but, unlike the other species of Or(?;;«'rtfe found 



