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1865) ; Dr. Holmes' Ichthyology of Maine, 1861-2, and 

 some other American authors ; but, as there is no cer- 

 tainty of these having been taken in the waters proper 

 of ISTew Brunswick, they cannot be considered in this re- 

 view, which seeks to ascertain the number of undoubted 

 species so far recognized. Moreover, further reductions 

 must be made of all duplicated species, where the young 

 or some local or seasonal variety was regarded as a dis- 

 tinct form. For instance, the landlocked smelt, Osmerus 

 mordax Gill, and the landlocked salmon, *S'. Gloverii 

 Girard, were considered as species distinct from the sea- 

 run or anaclromous forms, a position no longer tenable; 

 at least more extensive observation and various experi- 

 ments tend to establish their specific identity. The same 

 remarks will apply to two other nominal species, the New 

 York Shiner, Leucisois chrysoleucns Mitch., and the 

 Banded Dace, L. rittatus DeKay, which are specifically 

 equal to the shiner, Leucosomus AmencaTiua Storer, and 

 the Red Fin, Leiieiscus eorvnfus DeKay. Then again 

 there is, in his catalogue, a Leuciscus, which the doctor 

 did not determine ; and, as no specimen has been pre- 

 served in our province, it seems impossible to include it 

 in this list. 



It will then be apparent that Dr. Adams added eleven 

 species to the known provincial fishes, all of which are 

 certified as having been "verified from personal observa- 

 tion," though it is unfortunate specimens were not de- 

 posited in any museum or collection in the province. 

 They are as follows : 



Pumpkin Seed, Pomntis appendix Mitchill. 



White Lake Bass, Labrax olhidus DeKay. 



Many-Spined Stickleback, Gasterosteus actdeatus Brevoort. 



Sea Raven, Hemitripterns Acadiensis Storer. 



Labrador or Northern Sculpin, Coitus labradoricus Girard. 



