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taken on June 14. Adults are exceedingly rare in 

 local waters. 



Urophycis regius. Codling. The following sum- 

 mer records were made: one, May 19; one, June 9; 

 one, August 11. Averaging about 7 inches. 



Urophycis tenuis. Codling. Last taken in 

 Spring, May 6. First taken in Fall, September 25; 

 was common by October 3, which is much earlier than 

 usual. 



Paralichthys dentatus. Summer Flounder. 

 First one taken May 4. Last one taken December 

 15, a splendid specimen of 15 lbs. One of 22 inches 

 was taken on November 30. November 27, four were 

 secured from 28 to 30 inches. 



Roy Latham, 



Orient, N. Y. 



FISHES FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, 

 WEST INDIES. 



A small collection made by Mr. A. D. Brown 

 in 1878 was recently sent to me for study, by Mr. 

 C. F. Silvester, of Princeton University. Only one 

 example is with definite locality, and that reads St. 

 Thomas, July 18, 1878. This is one of the larger 

 islands, and due east about forty miles from Porto 

 Rico. As no fishes have previously been reported 

 from the Virgin Islands, the following list is offered : 

 • Myrojjhis punctatus Lutken. Hemiramphus 

 brasiliensis (Linnaeus). Holocentrus adseensionis 

 (Osbeck). CaraJhv latus Agassiz. Trachinotus 

 glaucus (Bloch). Epinephelus striatus (Bloch). 

 E. adseensionis (Osbeck). Lutianus synagris (Lin- 

 naeus). Oeyurus chrysurus (Bloch). Haemulon 

 plumieri (Lacepede). Bathy stoma aurolineatum 

 ( Valenciennes ) . B . striatum ( Linnaeus ) . Calamus 

 calamus (Valenciennes). C. ken dalli Evermann and 

 Marsh. Upeneus maculatus (Bloch). U.martinicus 

 Valenciennes. Sparisoma ocystrodon Jordan and 



