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3 ill head. Lower lobe of caudal about 3^ in body ; least depth of cau- 

 dal peduncle 3^ in head. 



About 25 scales in lateral line before ventrals, and about 30 scales 

 before dorsal; 7 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin. 



Color, brown above, silvery below ; on each scale on the upper part of 

 the body is a darker brown spot near its posterior extremity. This gives 

 the appearance of a dark-brown streak along each row of scales. 



Pectorals uniformly colored, same color as upper part of body. Ven- 

 trals dusky, nearly black mesially, the posterior part of the fin still 

 darker; no dark markings on dorsal or anal fins; caudal dusky, plain. 



LIST JF NOMINAL SPECIES WITH IDENTIFICATIONS. 



The following is a list of the nominal species referred to in the fore- 

 going paper, arranged in chronological order, with our identification of 

 <8ach. Tenable specific names are printed in italics : 



Nominal species. 



Exoccetns volitans, Liniueus — 



Exoccetus evolans, Linnaeus 



Exoccetus exilieng, Gnieliu 



Exoccelus mesoftaster, Bloch 



Exocoet us heterurus, Kaiinesque 



Esocietua coraatiis, Mitchill 



Exoccetus /wrcfrtits, Mitchill 



Exocoetus noveboraceusis, Mitchill 



Exocaiiis splendens, Abel 



Exocoetus nuttalli, Le Sueur 



Exocoetus fasciatus, Le Sueur 



Exocretus api)en(licHlatus, Wood 



Exoccetus nigricans, Bennett 



Exocoetus bahiensis, Ilanzani 



Exoccetus lineatus, Cu v. & Val 



Exoccetus speculiger, Cuv. & Val 



Exoccetus cijanoptcrus, Cuv. & Val 



Exoccetus mflpinnis, ('uv. & Val 



Exocoetus mt laiiuius, Cuv. & Val 



Exocoetus bicoloT', ( !uv. &, Val 



Exocoetus roJicieieHi, Cuv. & Val 



Exocoetus gibbifrons, Cuv. & Val 



Exocffitus spilopus, Cuv. &, Val 



Exoccetus acutus, Cuv. & Val 



ExoccBtus orbignianus, Cuv. «fc Val 



Exoccetus georgianus, Cuv. & Val 



Exocoetus monociiTlius, Richardson 



Exoccetus roborti, Mliller & Troschel 



Exoccetus hilliauus, Gosse 



Exocoetus qaadriremis, Gronow 



Exoccetus (C.vpselurus) procne, Filippi & Verany . 



.Exocoetus vermiculatu.s, Poey 



Esocoitus chilensis, Abi)ott 



Exocoetus spilonopterus, Bleeker 



Euecoetus dowii, Gill 



Exocoetus albidact ylus, Gill 



Exocce tus californicus, Cooper 



.Exacoetus obtusirostris, Giinther 



JSsoctetiis afEni,<», Giinther -. 



Exoccetus robustus, Giinther 



Exoccetus brachycephalus, Giinther 



Exocoetus callopiervs. Giinther 



■Exoccetus lamellifer, Kner & Steindachner 



Exocretu.s grjUus, Klunzinger 



TSxocoetus scylla, Cope 



Exocoetus parraj, Poey 



Exocoetus maculipinnis, Vinciguerra 



Exocoetus volador, Jordan 



JExocoetus vinciguerrce, Jordan & Meek 



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Identification. 



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Exoccetus volitans. 

 Halocypselus evolans. 

 Exocoetus exiliens. 

 Parc'xocoetua niesogaster. 

 Exocoetus heterurus. 

 Exoccetus heterurus. (?) 

 Exoccetus furcatus. 

 Exocoetus heterurus. 

 Halocypselus evolans. 

 Exocoetus furcatus. 

 Exoccetus exiliens. 

 Exoccetus heterurus. 

 Exocoetus nigricans. 

 Exoccetus bahiensis. 

 Exocietus heterurus. (?) 

 Exoccetus volitans. 

 Exoctttus cyanopterus. 

 Exocoetus rufipinnis. 

 Exoca-tus heterurus. 

 Exocoetus nigricans. 

 Exoccetus rondeletii. 

 Exocoetus gibbifrons. 

 Exoca''tHS nigricans. 

 Fodiator acutus. 

 Paresoccetus mesogaster. (?) 

 Halocypselus evolans. (?) 

 Halocypselus evolans. (?) 

 Exoccetus volitans. 

 Parexoccetus niesogaster. 

 Exoccetus volitans. (?) 

 Exoccetus furcatus. 

 Exocrt'tus bahiensis. 

 Halocyiiselus evolans. 

 Exoco'tus bahiensis. 

 Exoccetus rufipinnis. 

 Exoccetus cyanopteras. (?) 

 Exoccetus californicus. 

 Halocypselus evolans. 

 Exoccetus volitans. 

 Exociptus robustus. 

 Exocoetus rondeletii. (?) 

 Exocoetus callopterus. 

 Exoccetus exiliens. 

 Parexoccetus mesogaster. 

 Exoccetus rufipinnis. 

 Exocoetus bahiensis. (?) 

 Exocoetus furcatus. 

 Exocoetus rondeletii. 

 Exocoetus vinciguerraB. 



