THE WEST AMEBICAN SCIENTIST. 47 



L ABRIDGE— THE WRASSE-FISHES. 



Trochocopus pulcher (Ayres), Garman. — Ked-fish; fat-head. 

 Dried in immense numbers by Chinese at Boseville. 

 Platyglossus semicinctns (Ayres), Gnnther. 

 Pseudojulis modestus (Grd.) Gthr. — Senorita; pesce rey. 



EMBIOTOCID.E— THE SURF-FISHES 



Yiviparous fishes of the Pacific Coast: 



Abeona minima (Gibbons), Gill. 



Micrometrus aggregatus, Gibbons. — Sparada; "minnow." 



Brachyistius frenatus, Gill. 



Amphistichus argenteus, Agassiz. — Surf-fish. 



Holconotus argenteus Gibbons), J. & G. — Wall-eyed perch; 

 white perch. 



Ditrema jacksoni (Agassiz), Gthr. — Surf -fish; croaker; black 

 perch. 



Ditrema laterale (Agass. ), Gthr. — Blue perch; surf -fish. 



Ditrema furcatum (Grd.), Gthr. 



SCI^ENID^E-THE CROAKERS. 



Sciaena jacobi (Steindachner), J. & G. — Bare. 

 Boncador stearnsi (Steind.), J. & G. — Boncador. 

 Corvina saturna (Grd.), J. & G. — Bed roncador. 

 Umbrina roncador, Jor. & Gilb. — Yellow-finned roncador. 

 Menticirrus undulatus (Grd.), Gill. 



Cynoscion nobile (Ayres), J. & G. — White sea bass; sea trout; 

 corvina. 



Cynoscion parvipinne, Ayres. — Blue-fish: corvina. 

 Seriphus politus, Ayres. — Queen-fish; king-fish. 



SPARID.E. 



Girella nigricans (Ayres) Gill. — Blue-fish. 

 Scorpis californiensis, Steindachner. — Medialuna. 

 Xenistius californiensis (Steind.) J. & G. 

 Pomadasys davidsoni (Steind.) J. & G. — Sargo. 



This list contains 109 species and will concluded in next issue. 



Bull. No. 4, U. S. Geol. Survey, received from the author, Dr. 

 C. A. White, describes some aberrant forms of Chamidae from 

 Texas, a new nautrloid genus found in Arkansas, and some Alas- 

 kan fossils collected by W. H. Dall, — Cyprina ? Dallii, Belemmtes 

 macritatis, and Aucella concentrica, Fischer (variety). Illustrated 

 by 9 plates; price 35 cents. These bulletins can be obtained by 

 purchase by addressing the Director of the U. S. Geol. Survey, 

 Washington, D. C. 



