IV TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Jordan, Darid S., and Charles Bl. Oilbert. Description of a 'New Species of Pti/- 



chochilus {Ptychochilus Harfordi) , from Sacramento River 72, 73 



Notes on Baia inornata 73,74 



Notes on a Collection of Fishes, made by Lieut. Henry E. Nicliols, U. S. N., on the West 



Coast of Mexico, with Descriptions of New Species 225-233 



List of Fishes collected by Lieut, Henry E. Nichols, TJ. S. N., in the Gulf of California, 



and on the West Coast of Lower California, with Descriptions of Four New Species 273-279 



Descriptions of Thirty-Three New Species of Fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico 338-3G5 



Description of a New Species of Pomadasys from Mazatlan, with a Key to the Species 



known to Inhabit the Pacific Coasts of Tropical America 383-388 



Description of a New Species of Xenichthys (Xenichthys xenurus), from the West Coast of 



Central America 454 



Description of Five New Species of Fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico 458-463 



Jouy, Pierre JL. Description of a New Species of Squalius (Squalitts alicice), from Utah 



Lake 19 



Kia^rrence, Oeorge IV. Description of a New sub-Species of Loxigilla, from the Island 



of St. Christopher, West Indies 204,205 



liockington, W. Pi, Description of a New Genus and Species of Cottidce 141-144 



JL ugger, Otto. The Occurrence of the Canada Porcupine in Maryland 161, 162 



McKay, Charles Li. A Review of the Genera and Species of the Family Centrarchidce, 



with a description of One New Species 87-93 



Moore, M. A. Fish Mortality in the Gulf of Mexico 125,126 



JPirz, Anthony. Methods of Making and Preserving Plaster Casts 272,273 



Plateau, M. Felix. The Rapid Preparation of Large Myological Specimens 388-391 



Porter, Joseph Y., Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. On the Destruction of Fish by Poisonous 



Water in the Gulf of Mexico 121-123 



Bathbun, Kichard. List of Marine Invertebrates, mainly from the New England Coast, 



distributed by the United States National Museum. (Series II. ) 298-303 



List of Marine Invertebrates from the New England Coast, Distributed by the United 



States National Museum. (Series III.) 304-307 



Ran, Charles. List of Anthropological Publications (of Charles Ran) 455-458 



Ridgvray, Robert. On a Duck new to the North American Fauna 22-24 



On Amazilia yucatanengis (Cabot), and A. eerviniventris, Gould 25,26 



A Review of the Genus Centurus, Swainson 93-119 



List of Species of Middle and South American Birds not Contained in the United States 



National Museum 165-203 



List of Special Desiderata among North American Birds 207-223 



Catalogue of Old World Birds in the United States National Museum 317-333 



Notes on Some Costa Rican Birds 333-337 



Description of a New Flycatcher and a Supposed New Petrel, from the Sandwich Islands 337, 338 



Description of a New Owl from Porto Rico 366-371 



Descriptions of Two New Thrushes from the United States 374-379 



On Two Recent Additions to the North American Bird Fauna, by L. Belding... 414,415 



Ryder, John A. On Semper's Method of Making Dry Preparations 224, 225 



Shufeldt, R. W., U. S. A. Remarks upon the Osteology of OpAeosaMrMS wntraH* 392-400 



Smith, Rosa. Description of a New Gobioid Fish {Othonops eos), from San Diego, Cal 19-21 



Description of a New Species of Gobiesox {Oobiesox rhessodon], from San Diego, Cal 140,141 



Smith, Silas R . On the Chinnook Names of the Salmon in the Columbia River 391, 392 



Stejneger, liConhard. Description of Two New Races of Jfi/adesto o&«cMrM«, Lafr 371-374 



Translation. Metallic Castings of Delicate Natural Objects 161 



True, Frederick W. On the North American Land Tortoises of the Genus Xerobatet-.- 434-449 



On the Rare Rodent, Crieetodipus parvus (Baird) , Coues 474, 475 



'Ward, li. F. Catalogue of a Collection of Japanese Woods, presented to the United States 



National Museum by the University of Tokio, Japan 308-311 



White* C. A. On certain Cretaceous Fossils from Arkansas and Colorado 136-139 



