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peculiar scientific interest—a _ real 
among fishes. 
anomaly 
Several loaches besides the Japanese Dojo 
are brought to the United States, and Europe 
provides three common species: the Marbled 
Loach (Nemachilus barbatulus), with green and 
yellow body marbled with black, and six bar- 
bels, all on the upper lip; the Weather Fish 
(Cobitis fossilis), adorned with ten barbels, 
four on the upper lip, four on the lower, and 
one at each angle of the mouth, and dressed in 
brown and orange with a lateral black band 
from gills to tail; and the Spined Loach (C. 
taenia), smallest and prettiest of all, not reach- 
ing over four inches in length, its mouth beset 
with six short barbels, and its fish-gray body 
painted with black spots, curves and lines. 
Loaches should have an aquarium to them- 
selves, which they may roil to their heart’s con- 
tent without disturbing other fishes; and_ it 
would be cruel to deprive them of the delight 
of wallowing in mud or sand, and, indeed, to 
deprive oneself of the pleasure of watching them 
taking mouthfuls of sand and squirting it back- 
ward through the gill openings, for this is their 
favorite pastime; and it makes one feel that 
gills so frequently cleaned must be uncommonly 
free from parasites. Loaches thrive best in 
shallow water. 
The weather fish is so called because of its 
increased restlessness for hours before a storm, 
when it more frequently visits the surface of 
the water. According to the Cambridge Natural 
History its air bladder may become so altered 
in its functions as to serve for a sensory organ 
connected with the skin in such a way as to 
convey “thermo-barometrical impressions to the 
auditory nerves.” 
Other European fishes of interest, but more 
desirable for the out door pool than the home 
aquarium, are the European Tench (Tinca 
tinca), and the beautiful Golden Ide (Idus mela- 
notus). They may be maintained in the same 
manner and on the same foods as goldfishes. 
The July Number of the Buttetin will be de- 
voted to Tropical Toy Fishes, with a chap- 
ter on the Care of Sick Fishes. 
THE PRINCE OF MONACO RECEIVED BY THE SOCIETY 
Notep Roya. Scientist Visrrs THe Zoorocicat Park aNp AQUARIUM 
yAN LUNCHEON was given in honor of His 
Serene Highness, the Prince of Monaco, 
on Sunday, April 17, 1921, at the Zoo- 
logical Park. The Prince was attended by his 
Aide-de-camp, Commander H. Bouree and Dr. 
I. Louet. They arrived in the ear of Mr. Madi- 
son Grant. Those present were, President 
Henry Fairfield Osborn, Mr. Madison Grant, 
Dr. William T. Hornaday, Dr. Charles H. 
Townsend, Messrs. Robert S. Brewster, W. Red- 
mond Cross, William W. Niles, Perey R. Pyne, 
De Forest Grant and Park Commissioners Fran- 
cis D. Ballatin and Joseph P. Hennessy. 
An informal reception was held at the Aquar- 
ium on Tuesday, April 19, 1921, at five o'clock 
in the evening, in honor of His Serene High- 
ness, the Prince of Monaco, who was attended 
by his Aide-de-camp, Commander H. Bouree 
and Dr. F. Louet. They arrived in Mr. Grant’s 
car and were met by members of the Board of 
Managers and others. 
The Prince spent an hour an a half going 
over the Aquarium, expressing himself as great- 
ly pleased with its large and varied collections. 
Those present were Dr. Charles H. Town- 
send, Messrs. Madison Grant, W. Redmond 
Cross, Mortimer L. Schiff, Henry D. Whiton, 
Robert Cushman Murphy, Austin G. Fox, H. 
DeB. Parsons, J. Stanley Brown, A. H. Bald- 
win and Dr. C. Stuart Gager. 
Tea was served at six o'clock. 
