ZOOLOGY. 99 
PISCES. 
The Bermudian waters teem with fish, and many West 
Indian species are to be found among them. Their pre- 
sence here, some six or eight hundred miles from their 
native depths, may be owing to the influence of the 
Gulf Stream, which has been the means of introducing 
many tropical forms to the shores of these Islands. 
It is much to be lamented that naturalists have hitherto 
left this interesting group of Islands unvisited, for most 
assuredly their marine zoology is well worth studying ; 
situate as they are, at such a distance from any other land, 
in the midst of the ocean, the field they present to the 
ichthyologist 1s wide indeed, and well worthy of his inves- 
tigation. 
The different species of fish are known to the inhabitants 
merely by their local names, and a list we have by us, 
numbering 157 species, would edify our readers but little if 
we were to insert it. Such terms as “ gogler,” “ cluck,” 
“scuttle,” “sailor's choice,” and “ shppery Dick,” may be 
sufficient for the native fishermen, but we are afraid would 
not convey to others any clue as to their identity. Mr. 
Hurdis, with his usual kindness, has furnished us with the 
following notes upon a few species :— ri 
CoMMON SHARK (Carcharias vulgaris). ' The young of 
this shark are taken in abundance, and sold as food. 
MACKEREL PORBEAGLE (Lamna punetata). This, the 
mackerel porbeagle of America, is commonly known by 
the popular name of the mackerel shark. One specimen, 
measuring 7}, feet in length, was taken with hook and line 
