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he claims to present the systems of Willoughby and Ray, 
Dale, Artedi, Linneus, Cuvier, Lacépede, Agassiz, Girard 
and Gill, with a history and explanation of each, a glossary 
of the terms used in ichthyology and the characteristics of 
the orders. Under “Girard’s system” is presented a partial 
list of the fishes of Maine. In part 2 under “Gill’s system” is 
given another partial list, in which the generic and specific 
names are sometimes changed and a few names added. 
Following this is a descriptive catalogue of a part of 
the fishes of Maine, in which some of those enumerated in 
the preceding lists are not given and an additional species 
described. The first list comprises the names of 67 species ; 
the second, 76 species, and the last list 34 species. Of these, 
after a reduction to a common denominator, 75 valid species 
remain, 68 of which are undoubtedly found in Maine waters. 
The others very probably may be found occasionally, stray- 
ing from the southward. 
In the parallel columns following the reference to Dr. 
Holmes in the bibliography are given the names of the fishes 
enumerated in the three lists of Dr. Holmes and the identifica- 
tion of the species. The names of those not known to oceur 
in Maine are indicated with an asterisk. The fresh-water 
cusk or burbot was erroneously called Ophidium marginatum, 
which does not occur in Maine and is a salt-water fish. Iam 
unable to ascertain to what fish he refers as Fario tsuppitch, 
since this is evidently a synonym of Oncorhynchus kisuteh or 
silver salmon of the Pacific Coast, unless it be S. sebago. 
