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a distinct genus. In very young specimens of 0. occidentaUs the upper 
jaw is protractile as usual in Garangidce. 
Page 448. Instead of Pomatomus saltator read: 
■yOS. P. saBtafrix (L.) Gill. 
Saltatrix,” as used by Linnmus, was an old proper name. 
Page 451. Instead of Stromateus alepidotus read : 
710. !S. parii L. 
In the description (p. 451) read pectoral much longer than head, and 
add to the synonymy : 
(Siromateus paru L. Syst. Nat. ed. ii, 248; based on a figure and description in 
Sloane’s “Jamaica”): Seserinus xanthurua Quoy & Gaim. Voy. Freyc. Zocil. 384: 
Hhombus xanthurua C. & V. ix, 405; not Stromateua imru Bloch.) 
Page 453. The genus Mupus^^ Cocco (Su alcuni nuovi Pesci del Mar 
di Messina, in Giorn. Scienz. Lett. Arti per la Sicilia, xxvi, IS'o. 77) is, 
according to Dr. Giglioli {in lit.), probably identical with Lirus; Mupus 
imperiaUs Cocco being thought to be the same as Lints oralis. As there 
is some uncertainty, it is probably best, however, not to adopt the name 
Mupus. 
Page 454. Instead of Coryphcena punctulata read : 
715 . C. eejMasetis L. — Small Dolphin. 
Bluish above, paler below, and yellowish 5 sides immaculate, or 
sprinkled with small, irregular blue spots; larger spots along base of 
dorsal; dorsal dark blue, usually marked with wavy lines or rows of 
spots; anal without spots. Profile of snout not becoming vertical with 
age; veutrals moderate, inserted somewhat behind the i^ectorals. D. 
51 to 56 ; A. 24 to 26. Length 2^ feet. Pelagic; not rare on our South 
Atlantic and Gulf coast. 
(L. Syst. Nat.; Gunther, ii, 407; Liitken, Spolia Atlantica, 1880, 483: Lampugus 
punciulatua C. & V. ix, 327, Coryphcena punctulata GiintiieT, ii, 408: Coryphcena immacu- 
lafa Poey, Mem. Cuba, ii, 245; Lowe, Fishes Madeira, 67.) 
Page 455. Instead of Coryphcena sueuri read: 
716 . C. BjappMi’MS L. — Great Dolphin. 
Colors brilliant in life, changing suddenly at death ; brownish-olive 
above, white or golden below, with bright blue spots, the largest on the 
back and head, forming bands on the snout; dorsal purplish-blue, with 
lialer oblique lines; other fins tinged with blue; caudal yellow ; in spirits, 
pale with blackish spots on the lower parts. Maxillary reaching middle 
of eye; lirofile of snout becoming nearly vertical with age; front of anal 
