18 The Natural History of the Mahseer. Ciiai-t. nr. 



this classification is different from that adopted hefore; the former 

 one, though correct at the time it was used, being out of date now. 

 They may notice also that oui mutual friend the Mahseer is no 

 longer Barbus mosal as then, but is now Barbus tor. In 1873 we 

 had more names than one given us by Cuvier and Valenciennes, 

 by Dr. Hamilton Buchanan, and continued by Dr. Day in Ins 

 monograph of Indian Cyprinidse. 



But in Dr. Day's more recent work " The Fishes of India," 

 published in 1878, the two names Barbus mosal and Barbus tor 

 are clubbed under one, to wit, Barbus tor. I therefore follow the 

 nomenclature of the latest authority on the subject, and subjoin 

 the following complete quotation of Dr. Day's remarks under the 

 species Barbus tor, together with his foot-note, because it serves to 

 show the dubious that we are talking of the same fish. 



15. Barbus tor, Plate exxxvi., fig. 5 ; and cxl., fig. 1*. 



Cijprinus, tor, mosal, and putitora? Ham. Bach. Fish. Gang., 

 pp. 303, 306, 388; Gray and Hard. Iud. Zool. ; McClelland, Ind. 

 Cyp., pp. 271, 303, 337, 388, pi. xli, f. 3; Cuv. and Val. xvi., p. 197 j 

 Jerdon M. J. L. and S. 1819, p. 311. 



Lalieobarbus mucrolrpis, Ileckel, Fisehe an.s Kashmir, p. 60, t.x. 

 f. 2 ; Bleeker, Beng. p. 60. 



Barbus progeneius and megalepis, McClelland, Ind. Cyp., pp. 270, 

 271, 334, 337 ; Jerdon, M. J. L. and Sc. 1819, p. 311. 



Barbus macrocephalus, McCIcll. Ind. Cyp. pp. 270, 335, pi. 55, fig. 2; 

 Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 201; Bleeker, Beng., p. 60; Giinther, Cat. vii, 

 p. 131 ; Day, Proc. Z. S., 1869, p. 556. 



Barbus mosal, Cuv. and Val. xvi, p. 200 ; Bleeker, Beng., p. 60 ; 

 Day, Proc., Z. S. 1870, p. 372. 



Barbus mus&ulah, Sykes, Trans. Zool. Soc. ii, p. 356; Bleeker, 

 Beng., p. 60; Jerdon, M.J. L. and Sc. 1849, p. 313. 



Barbie Hamiltonii, Jerdon, M. J. L. and S. ls-f.i, pp. :'.ll, :>12. 



Labeobarbus, tar and progenius, Rleeker, Beng., p. 60, and Cobit, 

 and Cyyrin., Ceylon, 1864, p. 10, t. 2. 



Barbus maa-olepis, Giinther, Catal. vii. p. 131. 



Ilitra patrafi Assam: Pt>i>-m>cii-c<iutlt<\ Tain.: Xa/tarm, Hind.: 

 Kukhiah, Punj. : Joongah, Petiah&nd Kurreah, Sind. 



• For mi account of the natural history of the Mahseer, and the sport it affords, 

 see "The Rod In India," by H. S. Thomas, Macgalorc, 1878. 



•(• ■• llutii Shikaree," i.e., Mr. J. E. Welcome, a resident in Ami™, grree Che 

 Lssamese as Junga Peetia. 



X I ihink the Tamil word should be spelt PSm-min, ns explained a few pa 



