Miscellanies. : 389 
black as night—all the four feet greatly resemble the human hand in 
shape, and are all white. Say supposes this to be what Barton calls 
the black shrew. I do not find it mentioned in Dr. DeKay’s Report 
to the legislature of New York. Dr. Kirtland mentions it in his Re- 
port to the legislature of Ohio, as inhabiting that State, but adds, in a 
note, page 175, that “it does not agree with Mr. are description, 
and it may prove to be only a variety of the DeKayii.” 
Iam gratified to _ oni two animals to the list of the mammif- 
erous animals of Conn = 
Elm Wood Place, seated ae 3, 1840. es 
15. The Natural History and Classification of Fishes, Amphib- 
ians, and Reptiles, or Monocardian animals: by Wm. Swainson, 
.L. S. &c. Vol. 2, (Lardner’s Cabinet Cyclopedia,) 450 pages. 
Mr. Swainson has given to the public a complete classification of 
reptiles, amphibians, and fishes, in this volume. Descriptions of the 
tribes, families, subfamilies, genera, and subgenera, could not, of 
course, be given at Jength in a work of this size ; but the distinguish- 
ing characters are given in a few words, with great perspicuity. 
The arrangement is sufficiently near that of Cuvier, but is varied 
for the purpose of showing the analogies of the various families. 
We were dissatisfied with this departure, until we saw the utility of 
it in pointing out the affinities, and simplifying the study of fishes. 
Mr. S. has given many original tables, showing the analogies of the 
different families, as the following : 
Analogies of the Perctnx and the SERRANINE. 
- Genera of Genera of the 
PERCINE. © Analo SERRANINE, 
ogie 
Perel 7 ae or ovate; ais horizon- 2 gp pan $6: 
Body es und mouth small. | PENTACEROs. 
ENop.osvs. 
— broad, projecting over the lower : ACERINA. 
Aspro. * anc 
Ath su subvertical, large; lower jew 
Bene. GRYSTES. 
a 5cbk ea Tail st? developed ; eyes peniarkally ee 
: arge. 
Sub-genera of the 
Analogies. genus SERRANUS. 
Pre- gonimeny: typical; caudal fin? conus. Cuv. 
Sub-genera of the 
genus PERCA. 
Perca. €uv. ; 
‘Lates, Cuv. Body broad; ‘caudal fin rounded. Chromileptes. Sw. 
Centropomus. Cuv. Anal spines very large. Plectropoma. Cuv. 
Vol. xxxix, No. 2,—July-September, 1840. 50 
