DESCRIPTION OF A NEW FISH. 15 



and J. Cassin, Esq., for their attention in examining and 

 labelling this collection. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Academy be tendered 

 to H. F. Walworth, Esq., for his donation of ancient pottery. 



Resolved, That the proceedings of this Academy be 

 published, from time to time, in the Annals of Science. 



Resolved, That a commission of three be appointed, to 

 whom shall be referred all papers offered for publication. 



Resolved, That the Course of Lectures this winter be 

 commenced forthwith. 



Commission — Samuel St. John, John S. Newberry and 

 Hamilton L. Smith. 



Dr. J. S. Newberry, having been invited by the Curators, 

 consented to deliver the first lecture on Tuesday evening, 

 November 29th. Subject: The formation of Coal and the 

 Carhoniferoxis Flora. 



The following papers were read before the Academy. 



PCECILOSOMA ERYTIIEOGASTRUM. 



BY PROF. J. P. KIRTLAND. 



Read before the Cleveland Academy of Natural Science, November 21, 1853. 



Form — Eliptic, oval, com- 

 pressed. 



Color — Head, above the 

 upper margins of the orbits, 

 dark brown. 



Body, superior to the lateral line, dark brown, below, 

 marked with about twelve perpendicular blue bands which 

 are lost above the brown color, and gradually disappear 



Note. — The engravings for Prof. Smith's " Annals of Science," and a large 

 portion of those in the "Ohio Farmer," illustrating papers read before the 

 Academy, were made by Messrs. Brainerd & Burridge, of this city. They 

 have generously given the use of such of them as are yet preserved for this 

 publication. 



