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Scotia as constituting a marine ichthyological province, 

 and referred these ISTova Scotia specimens to the whole 

 supposed range ; but it is more probable that actual 

 specimens from our littoral waters, rare though they be^ 

 came under his observation. It is needless to add that 

 the professor's " Ghost Fish " has vanished from the lists 

 of American fishes, but not soon enough to prevent its 

 insertion in the doctor's list. It is unfortunate that 

 localities were not assigned to these new and rare forms, 

 as it would have removed all doubt and misconception. 

 In March, 1894, a very fine specimen of C. maculatus 

 was taken in St. John Harbour, and identified by the 

 writer. It was donated to the ISTatural History Society 

 by Samuel W. Kain of the Customs. 



American writers assert that C. maculatus has no 

 lateral line ; but the specimen in question had a well- 

 defined one on the anterior half of the body, showing a 

 regular line of i:>ores. In spirits it loses its characteristic 

 colouring, rapidly becoming whitish. 



A very rare and extra-liraital species is the Sea Swallow, 

 Dactylopterus volitans Lacepede. It would not excite sur- 

 prise to have the accidental occurrence of this sub-tropical 

 gurnard reported from the south-eastern shore of I^ova 

 Scotia, w^hither it might stray from its congenial habitat, 

 the Gulf Stream ; but its presence in the coastal waters 

 of our province is more than a surprise. In the very 

 nature of things it must be an exceedingly^ rare visitor, 

 scarcely deserving a place in the lists of our fauna. 



Another very uncommon fish is the Radiated Shanny, 

 PJiolis subbifitrcatus. It was first described by Storer, 

 "Report on the Fishes of Mass., 1839 " ; but its presence 

 in provincial waters was first recorded by Dr. Adams. 

 The next mention is by J. M. Jones, who reports its 

 capture in a trawl net off Halifax Harbour by the Speed- 

 well Expedition of the United States Fishery Commission, 



