Jordan and Evermann. Fishes of North America. 2859 



laid with coppery brown, lower parts vermilion ; 4 or 5 narrow golden 

 stripes below lateral line; caudal dark brown with a narrow black mar- 

 gin; anal dusky, the spines and the membranes of last 2 rays pale; a 

 narrow black blotch at pectoral base; ventral pale, somewhat mingled 

 with dusky; membranes of spinous and soft dorsal uniformly dark ; snout 

 copper color ; eye lemon yellow ; pupil blue black ; many scales, especially 

 on front of body, with a minute brown dot at base; brownish spots on 

 scales forming many oblique streaks above lateral line. Some living 

 examples show a faint dark lateral blotch much like that of N. synagris, 

 and similarly placed. In spirits the body is pink with the upper parts 

 brownish; the dusky color remains on the anal and the black blotch at 

 base of pectoral; black margin of caudal becoming merged with the gen- 

 eral dark color of the fin. (Bean.) Most closely related to N. vivanus. 

 Length of type 114 inches. Bermuda, where numerous specimens were 

 obtained in 1897. (Named for General Russell Hastings of Soncy, 

 Bermuda.) 



Neomcenis hastingsi, BEAN, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. feist., x, Article in, 45, 1898, Bermuda. 



Page 1290. Under g read : Anal fin short, its rays III, 7 to III, 13. 



Page 1413. In first line of description of Cynoscion phoxocephalus for 

 "A. Ill, 10" read "A. II, 10." 



Page 1416. In last lino of description of Sagenichthys ancylodon for 

 " companion" read "comparison." 

 Page 1605. Instead of Chlorichthys read : 



640. THALASSOMA, Swainson. 



Thalassoma, SWAINSON, Nat. Hist. Class. Fishes, n, 224, 1839 (purpureus). 

 Julis, GUNTHKR, Cat., iv, 179, 1862; not of CUVIER & VALENCIENNES. 



The species of Thalassoma (pavo, unimaculatus, bifasciatus') examined have 

 3 anal spines, as is the case with the American species referred to Chlo- 

 richthys. The first spine, small and hidden in the skin, is easily overlooked. 

 There is therefore no distinction between Thalassoma and Chlorichthys, and 

 all the American species must be referred to the former genus. 



The species will stand as follows : 



2014. THALASSOMA LUCASANUM (Gill). 



2015. THALASSOMA SOCORROENSE, Gilbert. 



2016. THALASSOMA NITIDUM (Giinther). 



2017. THALASSOMA NITID1SS1MUM (Goode). 



2018. THALASSOMA STEINDACHNERI (Jordan). 



2019. THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM (Bloch). 



2020. THALASSOMA GRAMMAT1CUM, Gilbert. 



2021. THALASSOMA VIRENS, Gilbert. 



Page 1670. In Pomacanthus (P. paru, species examined by Mr. E. C. 

 Starks) and Chcetodon the air bladder is wholly contained in the body 

 cavity, while in Holacanthus and Angelichthys (A. ciliaris species examined) 

 it is posteriorly separated from the body cavity. The 2 latter genera con- 



