of the Island of Hayti. 23 



membrane 7-rayed. Lower jaw longer, with small teeth. 

 Tongue small, white, edged with a black membrane. 



Dorsal fin one : 27 rays. Anal 25. Ventral very 

 small : two bony anal processes. Pectoral fins curved 

 downwards. Caudal fin fiarked, long. Upper one tip- 

 ped with a black spot, black shaded, bluish green. 

 Belly white with red. Black spot between the dorsal 

 and caudal fin. Called Skip-Jack. Whole length 4 — 5 

 inches. They swim with the belly nearly level with the 

 back. 



Order Branchiostegous. 



Ostracion. In addition to the Linnean (in Turton) des- 

 cription, has the mail composed of hexagonal bony pie- 

 ces ; spotted, and tubercled. 



O. Trigonus. A variety ? Body triangular, back cir- 

 cular : spines 2 affixed to the inferior angles, forward of 

 the anal fin. Lips retractile. Dorsal and anal fin 10 

 rays, opposite*. Pectoral 12. Caudal 8. 



BOTANYt. 

 DISEASES AND NATIVE REMEDIES. 



Ascites appears to be particularly prevalent at Cape- 

 Francois ; more so, indeed, than I had ever seen it else- 



* They are not opposite in O. quadricornis. 



t The articles under this head will be given in the next num- 

 ber of the Journal. Editor. 



