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•GILL, Theodore. On the relations of 

 the fishes of the family Lamprididse or 

 Opaha. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvi, No. 1340, July 

 7, 1903, pp. 915-924, figs. 1-3. 

 The genus Lampris had been associated 

 ■with various fishes, mostly Seonibroidean, 

 but in 1903 Boulenger, having homologized 

 some of the bones of the shoulder girdle in a 

 peculiar way, considered it as the representa- 

 tive of an independent group (Selenichthyes) 

 of a new suborder (Catosteomi) which fur- 

 ther included the Hemibranchii and Lopho- 

 branchii. The reasons given for this classifi- 

 cation are traversed, the bongs called coracoid 

 and infraclavicle being homologized with 

 the fourth actinost and hypocoracoid, and 

 the existence of an independent infraclavicle 

 is denied. There is consequently no reason 

 for the association of Lampris with the Hemi- 

 branchii and Lophobranchii. The affinities 

 are rather with the Scombroideans, as for- 

 merly claimed, but the family is isolated as 

 the representative of an independent super- 

 family — Lampridoidea. A diagnosis of the 

 superfamily and synonyms of the family 

 name are added. 



On some neglected genera of fishes. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mas., xxvi, No. 1344, July 

 11, 1903, pp. 959-962. 

 An analysis of an article published in 1790 

 by H. F. Linck (Versuch einer Eintheilung 

 der Fische nach den Zahnen) is given, and it 

 is shown that " of the nine newgeneric names 

 proposed by Linck, three are well entitled to 

 adoption from him — Mustelus, Pristis, and 

 Mola. The others do not seem to be pre- 

 sented in suchf orm as to demand recognition . ' ' 



On some fish genera of the first 



edition of Cuvier's Regne Animal and 

 Oken's Names. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvi, No. 1346, July 

 11, 1903, pp. 965-967. 

 It is remarked that " in the first edition of 

 the Regne Animal (1817) Cuvier introduced 

 many new genera or subgenera, but most of 

 them were named only in French guise. 

 Consequently many naturalists have refused 

 to accept them." In an entirely overlooked 

 summary, also published in 1817, L. Oken 

 gave Latin or Latinized names and many (18) 

 date from his commentary. 



O-worda in the "New English 



Dictionary." [L] 



Notes and Queries (9), xn, Aug. 29, 1903, 

 pp. 165, 166. 

 Comments on the section On-Outol the dic- 

 tionary, suggesting that quotations for words 

 "should be brought up more nearly to date,'' 

 some in daily use being " illustrated by quo- 

 tations twenty to forty or more years behind 

 time." A number such are named. Oolakan, 

 Ophidia. Orator, Orbitolite, Ornithodelphia, 

 and Ortolan, words imperfectly treated in 



GILL, Theodore — Continued. 



the dictionary, are elucidated. It is suggest ed 

 that "surely the word (ornithology) must 

 have been used bel'ore [1678]." 



The fishes of the African family 



Kneriidse. 



Science (new series), xvm, No. 154, Sept. 

 11, 1903, pp. 338, 339. 

 Attention is called to the agreement in 

 many respects between the descriptions of 

 two African genera — Kncria, described by 

 Steindachner in 1866, and Cromeria, described 

 by Boulenger in 1901. The discrepancies, 

 which are marked, it is suggested, may per- 

 haps be due to age, and possibly Cromeria 

 (known only from specimens about thirty 

 millimeters long) may be the youngof Kin Ha. 

 The affinity of the family is doubtful, and it 

 appears to be entitled to distinction as a pe- 

 culiar superfamily, Kneriordea. It may be 

 referred to the group Haplomi or perhaps the 

 Iniomi. 



A little-known Devil-fish. 



Science (new series), xvm, No, 458, Oct. 9, 

 1903, p. 473. • 

 Attention is directed to "Description of a 

 new Ceratopterine Eagle-ray from Jamaica," 

 published by Richard Hill in 1802, and the 

 suggestion is made that the species (Cephalop- 

 U ra massenoidea ) is the same as the ( 'eratobatis 

 robertsii described by Boulenger in 1897. 



American fishes | A popular treat- 

 ise | upon the | game and food fishes of 

 North | America | with especial refer- 

 ence to habits and | methods of cap- 

 ture | By | G. Brown Goode, Ph. D., 

 LL. D. | [List of titles] New edition | 

 completely revised and largely extended 

 1 »y | TheodoreGill, A . M. , M. D. , Ph. D. , 

 LL. D. | [List of titles] With numer- 

 ous illustrations, including a series | of 

 new color plates. | Boston | Dana Estes 

 & Company | Publishers | < 

 8vo., pp. i-lxviii, 1-562, 6 colored pis. and 

 portrait. (Published Oct. 16, 1903.) 



0- words in the "New English 



Dictionary." [II.] 



Notes and (lurries (9), xnOct. 24, 1903, pp. 

 330, 331. 



An answer to Doctor Murray's defense of 

 the dictionary (o. c, 209, 210) and claim that it 

 "doesindeed give the earliest quotation (known 

 to us at the time) for every word and sense," 

 etc., and that when the writer "can cite an 

 earlier instance of the word ornithology than 

 can be given in the ' dictionary,' it will be time 

 to write about it." 



Improper usage of the word Oology is shown, 

 and earlier instances of the use of the words 

 Ophidia (1802), Ophidian, a. (1813), Ophidian, n. 

 (1813), and Ophiology (1817) are adduced. A~ 



