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Perca alburnus, L. 



LiNNE, Syst. Nat., eel. xii, 482. 



The length of the typical specimen withont caudal is 245°»°i. 

 D. X, i, 24; A. I, 7; Scales 7— ca. 75—13. 

 The species is our Menticirrus alburnus. 



Perca undulata, L. 



LiNNE, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, 483. 



No. 8, Garden. 



The length of the type to base of caudal is 220'"'". 



D. X,i, 28; A. II, 8. 



The species is Micropogon undulatus. 



Perca ocellata, L. 



LiNXE, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, 483. 



No. 39, Garden. The Bass. 



The type of this species is 352'"'" long to base of caudal. 

 D. X,'i, 24; A. II, 8; scales 7-48-8. 



In the annotated copy of edition xii Linn4 has written opposite this 

 species, " Sciwna, Brouss." 



Perca philadelphica, L. 



LiNNE, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, 484. 



No. 14, Garden. ' 



D. X, 11; A. Ill, 7; scales 7-53-15. 



The lateral line has fifty-three scales to the base of the caudal ; besides 

 these there are five or six accessory scales extending upon the tail. 



No. 2, Garden. Chub. 



This seems to have been one of Linue's specimens of Trilohitrus pMla- 

 delpMcus— Trilohurus trifurcus. It has D. X, 11 ; A. Ill, 7 ; scales 7-55-15. 



Perca atraria, L. 



LiNNE, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, 485. 



No. 14, Garden. "Black Fish." 



The length of this type to caudal base is lOl"""'. It is the southern 

 form of the sea bass. 



D. X, 11; A. Ill, 7; scales G-45-13. 



The description o^ Perca atraria is grossly inaccurate, but there is no 

 doubt as to the species represented by the type. 



Gmeliu's description is almost entirely a paraphrase of Liun6's, and 

 it is not probable that he counted the rays at all. 

 Perca chrysoptera, L. 



LiNNii;, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, 495. 



No. 8, Garden. Sailor's Choice. 



There are two half skins labeled (probably by Garden in reference to 

 Catesby, plate ii) Ferca marina. These appear to be Linux's types of 

 Perca chrmoptera, which he has put on record as having been received 



