MUGIL, MUS. 213 



4 4. MUGIL. Spec. 5. 

 (mullet,) first dorsal fin 5-rayed. 



See Mb. P. 



4 3. MULLUS. Spec. 6. 



surmuletus, (surmullet,) cirri two ; body with four 

 longitudinal yellow lines. From 6 to 24 inches 

 long. 

 See MS. P. 



4 1. MUR^NA. Spec. 8. 

 ophis, (spotted sea-serpent, snake-eel,) body slen- 

 der, spotted ; tail round, spear-form, naked. 

 8 to 4 feet long. 

 See MS. P. 



9 4. MUREX. Spec. 182. 



tribulus, (thorny woodcock,) shell ovate with a 

 tripple row of setaceous spines ; beak elongat- 

 ed, subulate, with spines, 



erinaceous, (hedgehog oyster,) shell subangular j 

 whorls crowned with tubular and subspinous 

 raised scales or points ; beak short and covered, 



See MS. P. 



1 4. Mus. Spec. 46. 



zibethecus, (musk rat,) tail long, compressed, lan- 

 ceolate ;. .feet cleft. A foot long. 



decumanus, (norway rat, dock rat,) tail very long, 

 scaly ; body bristly, grey above, whitish be- 

 neath. Body nine inches long, tail seven. Tail 

 lias about 200 rings. 



rattus, (black rat, ship rat,) tail very long, scaly ; 

 body black, hoary beneath. Eight inches long 5 

 tail same length. 



