41 8 CLUPEIDJE. 



American examples, 

 a. Adult. Boston. Presented by B. Winstoue, Esq. " Clupea elon- 



fjata." 

 h. Several examples, 4-5 inches long. East Boston. Presented by 



B. Winstone, Esq. " Chq'>ea minimal 

 c. Adult : in not good state. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Presented by 



J. Mathew Jones, Esq., F.L.S. 



2. Clupea mirabilis. 



Otrard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. rhilad. 1854, p. 138; U. S. ^ Pac. R. R. 

 Expecl Fish. p. 329. 



B. 8. D. 19. A. 15. L. lat. 49. Ceec. pyl. 18. Vert. 51. 



This fish differs scarcely from the Herring of the Atlantic ; it 

 appears to have a ray less in the anal fin ; also the number of ver- 

 tehree is smaller, 



California. 



a-d. Adult. San Francisco. Presented by Dr. W. 0. Ayres. 

 e-f. Skins Vancouver Island. Collected by Mr. J. K. Lord. 

 g. Skeleton : adult female. San Francisco. Presented by Dr. W. 0. 

 Ayres. 



3. Clupea pontica. 



Clupea piltschardus, Pall. Zoor/r. Poss.-As. iii. p. 204. 



pontica, Eichwald, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1838, p. 135 ; and Faun. 



Casp.-Caticas. p. 162, tab. 32. fig. 2; Nordinann, iri Demid. Voy. 



Russ. Merid. iii. p. 620, pi. 25. fig. 2 ; Cnv. S,- Val. xx. p. 244. 



Closely allied to CI. Jiarengus. 



B. 8. D. 15-17. A. 20-21. 



The height of the body is nearly equal to the length of the head, 

 ■which is one-fourth of the total (without caudal). Lower jaw rather 

 prominent, the maxillary extending to, or somewhat behind, the 

 rposterior margin of the orbit. Small teeth on the tongue, vomer, and 

 palatine bones. Ventral fins inserted behind the vertical from the 

 anterior dorsal rays. Opcrcuhim striated. A dark spot on the sca- 

 pulary region. 



Black Sea. 



4. Clupea caspia. 



Eichwald, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1838, p. 134; and Farm. Casp.- Caucus. 

 p. IGI, tab. 32. fig. 1. 



D. 13. A. 18. 



Scales of moderate size. The height of the body is one-third of 

 the total length (without caudal), the length of the head two- 

 sevenths. Small teeth on the vomer and palatine bones, none on 

 the tongue* Lower jaw received in a notch of the upper ; maxillary 

 extending to below, or somewhat behind, the posterior margin of the 

 orbit. Ventrals inserted a little behind the origin of the dorsal fin. 



