108 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY—II. 
KIRTLAND (Jared Potter). Description of the Fishes of Lake Erie, the Ohio River, 
and their Tributaries. By Jared P. Kirtland, M.D. < Boston Journal of Natural 
History, v, pp. 330-336 (Siluride), 1846. 
[Deseribes Pimelodus nebulosus, P. cupreus, P. cerulescens, P. limosus, and Noturus flavus. The 
descriptions are rather unsatisfactory, as the author confounds two or more distinct species under 
some of the above names. The description of P. cwrulescens, for example, chiefly refers apparently 
to Amiurus nigricans, the anal fin is that of Ichthelurus robustus, the figure of the adult repre- 
sents A. nigricans, while that of the young is Ichthelurus punctatus. The figure of Pimelodus 
nebulosus represents Amiurus xanthocephalus, while the description applies to either. ] 
STORER (David Humphreys). A Synopsis of the Fishes of North America, by 
David Humphreys Storer, M. D., A. A. S., Vice-president of the Boston Society of 
Natural History; Member of the American Philosophical Society, Corresponding 
Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ete. Cambridge: 
Metcalf & Company, Printers to the University. 1846. (Reprinted from Memoirs 
of the American Academy, ii, 1846.) 
[Contains descriptions of seventeen species, chiefly compiled from the accounts given by Cuvier 
and Valenciennes and Dr. Kirtland.] 
AGASSIZ (Louis). Lake Superior: its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals 
compared with those of other and similar regions, by Louis Agassiz, with a narra- 
tive of the tour by J. Elliott Cabot, and contributions by other scientific gentle- 
men. Elegantly illustrated. Boston: Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 59 Washington 
Street. 1850. 
[Describes Pimelodus felis Ag., sp. noy., and outlines a division of the genus Pimelodus into 
several genera. ] 
HOUGH (Franklin B.). Fifth Annual Report of the Regents of the University of 
the State of New York on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, 
and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Albany: C. Van 
Benthuysen, printer to the Legislature. 1852. 
{Description of Pimelodus gracilis, sp. nov.] 
BAIRD (Spencer Fullerton) and GIRARD (Charles). Description of New Species 
of Fishes collected in Texas, New Mexico and Sonora by Mr. John H. Clark on 
the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey and in Texas by Capt. Stewart 
Van Vliet, U. S. A., by S. F. Baird and Charles Girard. < Proceedings of the 
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, vol. vii, 1854, pp. 24-29. 
(Description of Pimelodus afinis sp.nov. This species is here stated to be a very near affine 
of Pimelodus cerulescens. From old labels in the museum, it appears that the species called by me 
Ichthelurus furcatus was identitied by Dr. Girard with Pimelodus cerulescens, while the Pimelo- 
dus fureatus of Girard is what I call Ichthelurus punctatus. } 
HOLBROOK (John Edward). An account of several species of Fish observed in 
Florida, Georgia, &c. By John Edward Holbrook, M. D., Professor of Anatomy, 
&c., Charleston, S. C. < Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadel- 
phia, vol. iii, second series, pp. 47-58, 1855. 
[Description and figure of Amiurus marmoratus.] 
STORER (David Humphreys). A History of the Fishes of Massachussetts. By 
David Humphreys Storer. <( Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sci- 
ences (Boston), new series. (1853 to 1867.) 
(Description and good figure of Pimelodus atrarius.] 
GIRARD (Charles). Notes on various New Genera and New Species of Fishes in the 
Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and Collected in Connection with the 
United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Major William Emory, Commissioner. 
By Charles Girard, M.D. < Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 
Philadelphia, 1858, pp. 167-171. 
(Description of Pimelodus vulpes sp. nov.) 
