354 APPENDIX. 



Page 91 : 



Jordan & Evermann divide the Exoccetidm into four families : 

 K^ucklce, Scumbresoc'ulcB, llemiramphidie, and Exocoilidce. 

 Prnre 93, read : 



HYPORHAMPHUS Gill, instead of Hemiramplius, which 

 contains //. Indao, etc. 



Our species is : 



224. H, roberti (Cuv. & Val). See Jordan & Evermann, pp. 

 721, 722. 



Page 93, read : 



103. EXOCCBTUS Linnaeus, instead of Halocypselus. 

 Tlie species is : 



227. E. volitans Linnaeus, instead of E. or //. evolans, a later 

 name. See Jor. & Everm., part iv. 



Instead of 104. Exocoetus, read: 



104. EXONAUTES Jordan & Evermann ; with species : 



228. E. exsiliens (JMiiller), 



229. E. rondeletii (C. & V.), 



230. E. vinciguerrae (Jor. & Meek.), 



231. E. speculiger (C. & V.) and 



104 b. CYPSELURUS Swainson, with species : 



232. C. heterurus (Rafinesque). 



233. C. furcatus (Le Sueur). 



234. C. gibbifrons (C. & V.). 



The original Exocoetus volitans was the species called Halocyp- 

 selus evolans. 



Page 98 : 



The species of Gasterosteus all seem to merge by degrees into 

 one, G. aculeatus (L.). 



Page 100, add: 



113. KIRTLANDIA Jordan & Evermann, for aa, with serrated 

 scales. 



248. M. gracilis (Giinther) is found with M. herylUnn, in the 

 Potomac, and the latter may not be distinct. The name gracilis 

 is the older. 

 Page 103, read: 



Family LT. RACHYCENTRIDiE, instead of Elacatidce. 



Also read : 



120. RACHYCENTRON Kaup. 



258. R. cauadus (L.). 



Page 104, read: 



260. Tetrapturus imperator (Bloch & Schneider). 



261. Istiophorus nigricaus (Lacepede). 



