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genus ; two as being found along the Mediterranean coast, and one 

 of these in the waters of Great Britain ; a third at the Cape of 

 Good Hope, and the fourth in Japan. No species has as yet been 

 found upon the American coast. Tlie specimen now described, 

 was found at Provincetown, Mass., and is very dissimilar to either 

 of the previously known species. Dr. Storer proposed for it the 

 name of 



ZEUS OCELLATUS. 



Description — Body oval, very much compressed ; cupreous, 

 marked with numerous more or less circular dark spots ; base of 

 second dorsal fin longer than that of the first. A series of large 

 bony plates, marked by well-defined elevated strife, which termi- 

 nate in recurved spines, standing out from the sides of the fish, 

 extend along the base of the dorsal and anal fins to the abdomen 

 and throat. Along the dorsal fin, seven of these are seen ; the 

 fifth and sixth of which are the largest ; along the anal fin five, 

 the fourth the largest ; along the abdomen eight, which overlap 

 each other — along the throat, four also overlapping each other. 

 Length, 6 inches. The fin rays are as follows : D. 9.24 ; P. 12 ; 

 V. 6 ; A. 3.24; C. 14. Found at Provincetown, Mass. 



Dr. Abbot, chairman of the Committee appointed to 

 nominate a candidate for the office of Recording Secre- 

 tary, reported the name of Dr. S. Kneeland, Jr. The 

 Society proceeded to ballot for Secretary, and made a 

 unanimous choice of Dr. Kneeland. 



Dr. Cabot presented, in the name of .Mr. Emanuel 

 Samuels, the following birds, all valuable, and some of 

 them new to the Society's Cabinet : Black and Yellow 

 Warbler, [Mniotilta maculosa^ Gmel.) male and female ; 

 the female is not described nor figured. Blue-winged 

 Yellow Warbler, [M. solitaria, Wils.) male ; the only 

 specimen known to have been procured in the State. 

 Golden-winged Warbler, (M. chr?/soptera, Linn.) male ; 

 the second specimen ever seen by Dr. Cabot from Massa- 

 chusetts, and said to have been obtained from a flock. 

 Blue Yellow-backed Warbler, (M. Americana, Linn.) 



