" 7. A Collection of Marine Fishes from Java, piu'chased of 

 Mr. Jamrach. 



" 8. A Collection of Freshwater Fishes from Siam, made by 

 M. Moiihot. 



" 9. A Collection of Fishes from the West Coast of Central 

 America, made by Capt. Dow, and presented by Dr. P. L. Sclater, 

 Seer. Zool. Soc. 



" 10. A Collection of Freshwater Fishes from Bahia, made by 

 Dr. 0. Wucherer. 



" 11. A Collection of the Duphcates of Fishes in the Museum at 

 Fort Pitt, presented by the Medical Officers of that establishment. 



"The present volume contains several genera of Fishes so 

 extremely rich in species, that we must not expect to find the 

 greater portion of them united in one collection. However, in order 

 to give as many original descriptions as possible, and to determine 

 with accui'acy the specimens in the British Museum, several of the 

 Continental Museums have been personally examined. Prof. Schlegel 

 of Leyden, Dr. E. EiippeU. of Frankfort, Prince Max of Neuwied, 

 Prof, Peters of Berlin, Prof. Troschel of Bonn, Dr. v. Bleeker of 

 Batavia, Prof. Aitken at Fort Pitt, Prof. GiU of Washington, &c., 

 &c., have cither given me much valuable information, or most 

 liberally assisted me dui-ing my visits to theii- collections." 



JOHN EDWARD GRAY. 



British Museum, 

 July 15, 1861. 



