XH.—MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF THE SWORD-FISH. 
By G. Brown GOODE. 
ANALYTICAL SYNOPSIS. 
S. Mis. 29-—19 289 
Page. 
AG IN tLOMUC TOM mee aca sei sctcr aslo Swinisicie o/s stele sa aby sce se Sess oecoelecceiieseiee cece 2 
1, Object of essay and sources of information .... .... 22. -------- ence eee es 
B.—Names of the Sword-fish -.....----. aoe cou decadence ies Skee oon es esiee 3 
Oo: Populannames-of Sword fish. 710d. 0.e2s6 oss ousadileeesce soeusssh eee 3 
3. Zoological names of Sword-fish, with synonymy .........--.---------- 3 
4. Popular names of allied American species...-~..-..-.-..-+2.--ss0e2--- 5 
' C.—Descriptions of the Sword-fish family, with its subfamilies and genera, with 
descriptive and anatomical notes upon the American species.....--.. 6 
5. Description of the-family Xiphitd@ <2 << oss ae ne sccsscecseelsceccceccse 6 
6. Description of the subfamily Xiphine and the genus Xiphias BEC oOD HaaaS 7 
7. Description of the subfamily Histiophorine and the genera Tetriapturus 
And FisOphorus -22 lees oe as Vaal bceice Suis ots Seles Joes sichewecce chon meee 8 
8. Descriptive notes on the Sword-fish, Xiphius gladius...--...-.-22 .----- 9 
9. Descriptive notes on the Spear-fish, Tetrapturus albidus.....-.:-------- 11 
10. Poey’s descriptions of Tetrapdurus albidus and Tetrapturus amplis -...--. 15 
11. Notes on the Sail-fish, Histiophorus americanus ...-...------------------ 16 
12. An enumeration of the species of the Sword-fish family ..--.......----- 18 
D:—Georraphical distribation co. cose rrsewwcad das C2202 Ste oes weclemecetinns 23 
13. Early allusions to the Sword-fish in Europe........--------.---------- 23 
14. Allusions to the Sword-fish in America by early writers ...-..--..---.- 25 
15. Distribution of Xiphias gladius in the Eastern Atlantic.......--..------ 26 
16. Distribution on the coast of the United States .........-...----- 2-26 27 
17. Occurrence in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.........--. --.. ----+-0c-00 29 
18:\Sword-fish) entero rivers ~.s22 =<: is eos aw eros a--sserwciaccccs wanes 29 
19. Geographical range of other members of the family ....-...-.----.---- 30 
20. Periodical movements of the Sword-fish ..........-.---.---------. +s 31 
21. Reasons of the coming of the Sword-fish in the Western Atlantic ...-- i. 33 
22. The influence of temperature upon the movements of the Sword-fish-. - 33. 
23. Probable winter habitat of the Sword-fish .... .... 2.2. .----- 20+ seco 34 
24. Movements of individual Sword-fishes...-.. .--.---. .-2-0. -200 22+ + --- > 35 
25... Movements of Spear-fishes: so-so. ---+ -2sssensee nese cciciine'soce.coemas= 35 
26.) Movementsiof Sall-fishes!iu2 22/255 )12 5 ssiseee Sense saldes ice -aalelee~ === 36 
Pi Sizeand tater crow bh .2o5-0 22. oo. pclseteiaeies amiseewice ae sere some esese= 36 
27. Maximum and average size of American Sword-fishes ..........------- 36 
28. Minimum size of American Sword-fish ...... 2.2... 22.2 e222 cone eee 37 
29. Size of Sword-fish in the Mediterranean ...... 2.2.20. c200 cone eoee eons 38 
BU MI AbO ero iil Sees see tein ee aoe eee aaneone abemeee es seas <eee 38 
i —-ADUMM ANGI Aenea asse bot ka tect ek cenit ebtenee aelemesisbaciscicl wane cewiates 40 
31. Abundance at the present time...... 2-22. 020. oo ene cone cee eee cee eee : 40 
32. Abundance in the past and probability of future decrease.....--------- 40 
33. Effects of overfishing in the Mediterranean .......--.------2+--------- 40 
