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The English names given to the species in this paper are those which 

 are commonly applied to them by the islanders, and no others aro 

 employed. 



The following identifications of Catesby's species are suggested in con- 

 nection with the plates of fishes given in the second volume. These 

 conclusions were reached after a careful examination of the synonymy of 

 the names here proposed as adopted by later writers, especially Linn^, who 

 appears to have founded several species upon these figures and descrip- 

 tions. In many cases, comparative measurements have been made with 

 these plates and the fishes they are supposed to represent, so as to make 

 the identification as accurate as might be. A casual comparison will show 

 the reader how closely the local names correspond to those in use in the 

 Bermudas: — 



T. 1. JJmhla, va'moT, marina, &G. (Bakracvda) is Sphyrcena picuda. 



Vulpis Bahamensis is Alhiila conorhynchus. 

 T. 2. Perca marina gibbosa, &c. (The Margate Fish) is (f ) Hcemylum chrysopterum. 



Saurus ex cinereo nigricans (The Sea Sparrow Hawk) is S y nodus foetens. 

 T. 3. Pei'ca marina, pinna dorsi divisa (The Croker) is Micropogon undulatus. 



Perca marina rubra (The Squirrel) is Solcoeentrum sogo. 

 T. 4. Perca marina rhomboidalis (The Pork Fish) does not agree with Lagodon 

 rhomboides, to whicli it has been referred. The figure is too indefinite for deter- 

 mination and does not agree with the author's description. 

 Perca marina pinnis bran chialibus carens (The Schoolmaster) is equally indef- 

 inite ; the pectoral fins were evidently an afterthought of the artist. 

 T. 5. Perca marina venenosa, &c. (The Eock Fish) is Trisotropis guUatus, or some 



allied species. 

 T. 6. Perca marina capite striato (The Grunt) is some species of Hcemylum, perhaps 

 H. arcuatum. 

 Albula bahamensis (The Mullet) is Mugil sp. 

 T. 7. Perca marina puncticulata (The Negro Fish) is Enneacentrus ouaiaKM. 



Perca cauda nigra (The Black-tail) is very like Ocyurus chrysurus. 

 T. b. Hirundo (The FiiYiNG Fish) is unidentifiable, but is probably the common 

 Barbados species, perhaps Exocostus Boberti, M. & T. 

 Perca marina sectatrix (The Rudder Fish) cannot be recognized, but is prob- 

 ably one of the Stromateidoe. 

 Perca fluviatilis gibbosa ventre luteo (The Fresh-water Pearch) is Pomotia 

 vulgaris. 

 T. 9. Turdus pinnis branchialibus carens (The Mangrove Snapper) is quite unrec- 

 ognizable, the grotesque figure without pectoral fins being evidently imagi- 

 nary. 

 T. 10. Turdus rhomboidalis (The Tang) is Acantharus nigricans, 



Turdus Cauda convexa (The Yellow Fish) is prohahlj Enneacen'.rus ouaic.libi. 

 Compare T. 7, supra. 



