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above tliis, three bronze bands Avitii j^recn interspaces; below it, a band 

 (tf crimson; tliese bauds running forwards, and meeting" on tlie snout: 

 dorsal fin bright verniiUion, with a large blue spot ocellated with yellow 

 near its middle, a smaller dark-blue spot at base of last dorsal ray, and 

 another at base of caudal: anal red, mth a j'ellowish streak: caudal 

 nearly plain : iris red. Length 1^ inches. 



Professor Gill informs me that the name Piisa Scopoli was first applied 

 to a species of this most beautiful genus. If this be true, it has many 

 years' priority over Chcerojulis, Haliclujcres, etc. 



XIPHIID.E. 

 Genus XIPHIAS Linn. 



34. Xiphias gladius L. — Snord-fish. 



'Heard fi-om' off Cape Lookout by Dr. Yarrow. 



TRICHIUEID^E. 



Genus TEICHIUPtUS Linn. 



35. Trichiurus leptu;rus L. 



Several seen by Cope and Yarrow; none bj^ us. 



SCOMBRID^. 

 Genus SAEDA Cuvier. 



36. Sarda pelamys (L.) Cuv. 



Taken off Shackleford Banks (Yarrow). Not seen by us. 



Genus OECYNUS Cuvier. 



37. Orcynus tliynnus (L.) Goode. — Bonito. 



{Orcyniis seciindodorsalis Gill, 1. c.) 



Frequently heard of, but not seen bj' us. 



Genus CYBIUM Cuvier. 



38. Cybium niaculatum (Mitch.) Ciiv. — Spanisli Mackerel. 



A highly valued food-fish, taken in great numbers in the fall, on the 

 baidvs. No extensive fishing is done in August, and we did not see this 

 species at Beaufort. A large one leaped on board our steamer in Albe- 

 marle Sound on our return northward. 



39. Cybium regale (Blocb) Cuv. 



One specimen seen by Dr. Yarrow. 



