6 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Koto on Platessa ferruginea D. H. Storer, and Platcusa rostrata U. K. Storer 361 



On the Identity of Brosmius americamis Gill, with Brosmius brosme (Miiller) White 362 



Jackson, J. B. S., M. D. Arsenic Acid for protecting; Anatomical Preparations from Insects. 24 



JeffkrsOX, Lieut. J. P., IT. S. A. On the Mortality of Fishes in the Gulf of Mexico in 1878.. 363 

 Jeffeusox, Lieut. J. P., Dr. Joseph T. Porter, and Thomas Moore. On the Destruction 



of Fish in the Vicinity of the Tortugas durinp; the months of September and October, 1878. 244 



Jordan, David S., M. D. Notes on a Collection of Fishes from Clackamas Kiver, Oregon 69 



Jordan, David S., and Charles H. Gilbert. Notes on the PLshes of Beaufort Harbor, North 



Carolina - 365 



Lawrence, George N. Catalogue of the Birds of Dominica, from Collections made for the 



Smithsonian In.stitution by Frederick A. Ober, together with his Notes and Observations. 48 

 Catalogue of the Birds of St. Vincent, from Collections made by Mr. Fred. A. Ober, un- 

 der the Directions of the Smithsonian Institution, with his Notes thereon 185 



Catalogue of the Birds of Antigua and Barbuda, from Collections made for the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, by Mr. Fred. A. Ober, with his Observations 232 



Catalogue of the Birds of Grenada, from a Collection made by Mr. Fred. A. Ober, lor the 



Smithsonian Institution, including others seen by him, but not obtained 205 



Catalogue of the Birds collected in Martinique by Mr. Fred. A. Ober for the Smithsonian 



Institution 340 



' Catalogue of a Coll ection of Birds obtained in Guadeloupe for the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, by Mr. Fred. A. Ober 449 



A General Catalogue of the Birds noted from the Islands of the Lesser Antilles visited 



by Mr. Fred. A. Ober ; with a Table showing their Distribution, and those found in the United 

 States 486 



Lupton, Prof. N. T. On the Breeding Habits of the Sea-Catfish (Ariopsis Milberti?) 278 



Merrill, Dr. James C, U. S. A. Notes on the Ornithology of Southern Texas, being a List 



of Birds observed in the Vicinity of Fort Brown, Texas, from February, 1876, to Juno, 1878. . 118 



POEY, Felipe. Notes on the American Species of the Genus Ci/bium 3 



Pratt, Capt. R. H., U. S. A. Catalogue of Casts taken by Clark Mills, Esq., of the Heads of 

 Sixty- four Indian Prisoners of Various Western Tribes, and held at Fort Marion, Saint Augus- 

 tine, Fla., in Charge of Capt. K. H. Pratt, U. S. A 201 



RiDGWAY, Robert. On a New Humming Bird. {Atthis ElUoU) from Guatemala 8 



A Review of the American Species of the Genus Scops, Savigny 85 



Descriptions of Several Now Species and Geographical Races of Birds contained in the 



Collection of the United States National Museum 247 



Description of Two New Species of Birds from Costa Rica, and Notes on other Rare 



Species from that Country 252 



Descriptions of New Species and Races of American Birds, including a Synopsis of the 



Genus Tyrannus, Cuvier 406 



Stearns, Silas, A Note on the Gulf Menhaden, Brevoortia patronus, Goode 181 



Steindacuner, Dr. Franz. Note on Perca flavesccns 243 



WiLMOT, Samuel. Notes on the Western Gizzard Shad, Dorosoma cepedianutn heterurum 



(Raf ) Jordan 263 



Department of the Interior : | U. S. J^atioiial Musuem. | — 19 — | Pro- 

 ceedings I of the I TJnitecl States National Museum. | Vol. II. | 1879. 

 I — I Published under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution. 

 I — I Washington: | Government Printing Office. | 1880. (19) 

 iivo,2)2). **'? ^^'-^j ^ fio^'i 7 j;?rtfes. 



CONTENTS OF VOL. II. 



Bean, Tarleton H. A list of European Fishes in the collection of the United States National 



Mu.scum 10 



On the Species of Astroscopus of the Eastern United States 57 



On the occurrence of Hippoglossus vulgaris, Flem., at Unalashka and Saint Michael's, 



Alaska _ 03 



Description of an apparently New Species of Gasterosteus (O. Atkinsii) from the 



Schoodic Lakes, Maine 07 



Description of a New Fish from Alaska (Anarrhicas Upturns), with Notes upon other 



Species of the Genus Anarrhicas 212 



Notes on a Collection of Fishes from Eastern Georgia , 284 



Description of a New Species of Amiurus (A. ponderosus) from the Mississippi River .. 280 



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