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right spirit into them. This would be a patriotic work 

 well worthy of the Royal Society of Mauritius. 



(Signed) G. F. Bowen. 

 Government House, 10th April 1879. 



ANNEXE B. 



(Voir Seance (In 16 Decembro, Page 35.) 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OP MAURITIAN FISHES 



BY '■- O /Vv^ 



RICHARD BLISS 



From Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge Mass, 



In identifying the large and valuable collection of 

 fishes from Mauritius, sent to the Museum of Compa- 

 rative Zoology by the Hon. Nicolas Pike, during 

 the years 1871, 1872 and 1873, the following hitherto 

 undescribed species were determined. In the work 

 of identification I have been greatly aided by a full 

 and very valuable series of colored drawings, care- 

 fully made by Colonel Pike from living specimens, 

 and kindly loaned by him to the Museum for my as- 

 sistance. Several of the species were identified and 

 determined by Dr. Steindachner in 1873 during his 

 engagement at the Museum. 



Plectropoina lineatum, Steind. M. S. 

 D. 9/15. A. 3/9. L. lat. c. 140. L. tr. 19/2. 



The height of the body which nearly equals the 

 length of the head, is contained 3 times in the total 



