the CopJacanth Fish. 



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The produced postero-lateral corners of the parietul plate 

 are not in any specimens I have seen separated by distinct 

 sutures, but as they are not present in three young individuals 

 of my series, they are no doubt in origin separate bones, 



PrArt. 5p. 



Macropoma man 



Eeconstnictiou of the right side of the anterior 

 end of the fish, x 1. 



Eeference-letters as before, -with : — Ang., angular ; Clav., clavicle ; 

 Ci.Ei , cleithrum ; Cor., coronoid ; Dex., dentary ; E.Pt., epi- 

 pterygoid = nietacoracoid ; Gu., gnlar; Pe.Art., prearticuliir ; 

 S.Cl., supracleithnnn ; Sp., splenial. The small tooth-bearing 

 bones above the prearticular and dentary are described in the 

 text. 



called by Stensio supratemporo-extrascapula. For the present 

 I shall call them supratemporals. 



Tiie supratemporal has projecting from its lower surface a 

 ridge which is produced caudally into a descending point and 



