from the Sea surrounding the Island of Barbados. 19 



guishes itself however by numerous white dots, which are espe- 

 cially abundant beneath the dorsal and above the anal fin, where 

 one is placed on each scale." 



In the younger specimens the white dots are much more di- 

 stinct, and this may have induced the fishermen to give them the 

 name of Beau Gregory ; the full-grown specimen is called Black 

 Pilot. 



Fam. Scomberesoces, Mull. 



Exocoetus Roberti, Mull, et Tr. nov. spec. The common Flying 

 Fish. D. 11 : A. 12. 



" This species resembles the E. cyanopterus of Cuv. et Val., but 

 it differs in the dorsal fin, which is much lower and of one colour ; 

 the pectorals are diaphanous and dark- coloured, and on the inner 

 part near the base is a large white spot." 



The Flying Fish are too well-known to demand a special de- 

 scription. The common Flying Fish (E. Roberti) is so abundant 

 in some seasons of the year about Barbados, that they constitute 

 an important article of food, and during the season a large num- 

 ber of small boats are occupied in fishing. They are very deli- 

 cate and tender ; some experiments have been made to preserve 

 them by salting and smoking, and with perseverance I have no 

 doubt that they would prove successful. Such large numbers 

 are occasionally caught that they meet with no sale and are 

 thrown away, or used as manure. 



IV. PHYSOSTOMI, Mull. 

 Fam. Clupeoidet, Cuv. et Mull. 



Alosa apicalis. Mull, et Tr. nov. spec. Red Ear Pilchard. D. 18 : 



A. 17. 



" The lower jaw surpasses the upper in length ; the maxillary 

 reaches to the first third of the eye, and the diameter of that or- 

 gan is larger than half the size of the head. The scales are large, 

 forming nine rows on each side of the body ; they are silvery, 

 and each scale is marked on the belly with a copper-coloured spot. 

 The point of the snout above and beneath is black ; on the front 

 there is a small black longitudinal band, and over each eye a 

 black spot. The point of the dorsal fin, and the posterior edge 

 of the forked caudal fin are black ; the ventrals are attached 

 under the middle of the dorsal fin." 



Alosa Bishopi, Mull, et Tr. nov. spec. The Sprat. 



H This species agrees in some points with the former ; it has 

 however a black spot behind the operculum which is not to be 

 observed in the A. apicalis, and the dorsal fin is without the black 

 mark. It possesses likewise, like Alosa tyrannus of De Kay (Zool. 



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