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before we saw it. A few are said to have been caught 

 at the same place earlier in the summer. 



Mola mola (Linn.). "Sunfish." One was taken 

 by William D. Parsons, Jr., on July 15 at sea south 

 of Montauk Point. It was captured with Swordfish 

 tackle, and cut up for use as lobster bait. 



Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill) "Whiting." A 

 few of these fish were taken by a pound-net fisher- 

 man on August 11. 



Urophycis chuss (Walbaum) "Ling." A small 

 specimen was picked out of a boatload of pound-net 

 fish on August 11. 



R. C. Murphy, 

 Francis Harper, 



Brooklyn, X. Y. 



NOTES ON FISHES NEAR NEW YORK. 



In Copeia No. 2, February, 1914, occur dates of 

 local occurrence of marine fishes in autumn and early 

 winter. Examination of Dr. Wiegmann's notes 

 shows a number of records which are late or other- 

 wise of interest, not published at that time. With 

 these we here include one or two records of specimens 

 received at the American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory. 



Mustelus canis. December 13, 191.3 (Coney 

 Island). 



Galeocerdo tig tin us. A large tiger shark was 

 captured off Islip, Long Island, Sept. 11, 191.5. The 

 head was sent to the American Museum by Captain 

 John C. Doxsee. 



Raja ocellata. December 30, 1911 (Seventeen- 

 fathom Banks) . 



Leptocephalus conger. "Silver Eel." Decem- 

 ber 30, 1911 ( Seventeen-f athoni Banks). 



Pomolobus pseudoharengus. December 18, 1913 

 (Coney Island) . 



Brevoortia tyrannus. December .5, 1913 (Coney 

 Island). 



