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that one of the immerous species of Leptocephali found near Messina is 

 tlie hirva of the eel. The eel is said to seelc the deeper water, where it de- 

 posits its eggs and then dies. During the past summer the eggs of the 

 Conger eel were taken by the U. S. PMsh Commission vessel Grampus on 

 the surface of the Gulf Stream. This is tlie first notice of an eel egg out- 

 side of tlie Mediterranean. A full account of these eggs will appear in 

 the Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission. 



The MouNTiNiJ of the Remains of Megalonyx Jefferson: from 

 Henderson, Kentucky. 



By C. H. Eigenmann. 



During the fire of the Museum of the Indiana University in 1882 the 

 bones of the Megalonyx belonging to the University were away to be fig- 

 ured. In this way this specimen was saved from the destruction that 

 overtook most of the other specimens in the collections. The trustees have 

 recently decided to have the specimen mounted. The bones have been 

 mounted in their relative positions Avithout reconstruction of the lost parts. 

 It came originally from Henderson, Kentucky. 



Contribution Toward the Life History of the Squeteague. 



(Abstract.) 



By C. H. Eigenmann. 



The Squeteague is one of the important food fishes of Narragansett 

 and Buzzard's Bay. During the past summer I studied the habits of the 

 young of this fish. The details will be published in the Bulletin of the 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 



A New Oceanic Fish. 



[Abstract.] 



By C. H. Eigenmann. 



A new species of Centrolophine fishes was taken during last summer 

 under a medusa in the Gulf Stream off Newport, R. I. It will be described 

 in detail in the Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission. 



