114 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPAEATIVE ZOOLOGY. 



This species was present in great numbers in most of the inlets and bays 

 about the islands. We obtained a number of specimens on hooks baited with 

 Sardinella or Stolephorus. These fishes play havoc with the useful bait fishes, 

 killing numbers which they do not eat. They all contained parasitic worms 

 in the trunk musculature. 



HEMIRAMPHIDAE. 

 Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Raxzani). Needle fish, Gar fish. 



Distribution. — Southern Florida, Panama, and Brazil. 



D. 12 ; A. 15. 



Specimens were taken with seine at low tide in the Flatts Inlet. They were 

 quite common, but did not appear as regularly or in as large numbers as did 

 Tylosurus acus. 



Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linxe). 



H. pleii (Cuv. & Yal.) Goode. Goode, '76% p. 64. 



Distribution. — The West Indian region. 

 D. 14; A. 12. 



One badly damaged specimen, apparently of this species, is in the collection 

 of the M. C. Z. No. 8,774, taken by Captain Hamilton at Bermuda about 1870. 



EXOCOETIDAE. 



Exonautes esiliens (Mullee). Flying fish. 



Exocoetus exiliens Gmelin. Goode, '76^, p. 64. 



Distribution. — Pelagic. 



D. 12-13 ; A. 12 ; P. 18 ; V. 6 ; C. 21. 



One young specimen of what appears to be this species was taken from Sar- 

 gassum off the Challenger Banks and thirteen young examples were taken in 

 the tow net, July 7, at 9 p. m., wind east, in Flatts Inlet. No adult flying- 

 fishes were seen close to shore at any time, and only very few inside the outer 

 reefs. Hundreds of flying fishes, however, were seen from the steamer from 

 forty to sixty miles off shore. 



FISTULARIIDAE. 



Fistnlaria tabacaria Linxe. 



Goode, '76^, p. 27. 

 Fistularia serrata Goode, '76^, p. 75. 



Distribution. — West Indies, straying northward. 



D. 14 ; A. 13. 



One specimen of this curious species was taken by Mr. L. Mowbray off 

 St. George's and was kindly obtained from him by Prof. E. L. Mark for 

 examination. 



