818 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



51 uominal species of fishes are enumerated and (in most cases described) observa- 

 tions on habits, &c., recorded; 44 of the species are salt- or brackish- water forms, and 

 7 fresh- water. 



[2] Shore and Deep Sea Fisheries of Nova Scotia. By Thomas F. Knight, . . . 



E marl merces. Published by direction of the Provincial Government.— Halifax, 

 N. S. Printed by A. Grant, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 1B67. 

 [8vo, vi (1 1.), 113 pp.] 



With pinkish paper-covers, respectively entitled, at middle half (1, 2), Pamphlets on 

 the Fishes and Fisheries of Nova Scotia. (1)— No. I. Fishes of Nova Scotia, and (2)— 

 No. II. Shore and Deep Sea Fisheries. 



As indicated by the title, this report is chiefly devoted to the fisheries from an eco- 

 nomical and political point of view. 



LINSLBY (James Harvey). Catalogue of the Fishes of Connecticut, arranged 

 according to their natural families; prepared for the Yale Natural History So- 

 ciety, . . . <^The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by B. Sil- 

 liman. (New Haven), xlvii, 1844, pp. 55-80. 

 A list of 173 nominal species, of which 148 are salt- or brackish-water, and 25 fresh- 

 water. 



LYMAN (Theodore). Fishes taken in the Waquoit Wier, April 18 to June 18, 1871. 

 Sixth Annual Report of the Commissioners on Inland Fisheries for the year ending 

 January 1, 1872. Boston : Wright & Potter, State Printers, . . . 1872. 

 '' Most of the nomenclature is by Dr. Franz Steindachner; and some notes by Profes- 

 sor Agassiz are added, marked Ag." 



The list enumerates 44 species, and is enriched with observations on the economical 

 relations and habits of some of the species. 



MITCHILL (Samuel Latham). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Pro- 

 fessor of Natural History, &c., on the Fishes of New-Yorl;. 

 I. Apodal. — Eel — silver-fish. 

 II. Jugular. — Cod — blenny — stomodon. 



III. Thoracic. — Flounder — sea-basse — mackerel — gurnard — dolphin. 



IV. Abdominal. — Salmon — i^ike — elops — silver-side — mullet — flying-fish — polyne- 



mus — herring — carp — perch — black-fish — bergal — striped basse — weak -fish. 

 V. Chondropterygious. — Sturgeon — shark — ray — lamprey. 

 VI. BranchiostegiouSi — Toad-fish — sun-fish — sea-horse — fishing-frog. 

 *^* Those marked thus * have been described from fresh specimens ; with this note 

 i^^ are supposed to be species unknown to the systems, or not plainly enough 

 described ; and by this sign '^ may be used for human food. 

 The new genera are four, Stomodon [=ilferZ»ciMS Raf.], Morone, Tautoga, and Boccus. 

 A very considerable number of fishes, well known to the author of these beginnings 

 of an attempt, are not even named in the present list, because thej' have not 

 come to hand during the few weeks that have elapsed since its commencement. 

 Such are the poud-fish, king-fish, sheeps-liead, and a multitude more. 

 New York: printed by D. Carlisle, No. 301 Broadway, January 1, 1814. [12mo, 28 

 pp., including title.] 

 To avoid all doubt, it may be specifically stated that the title above given is an exact 

 transcript (kindly furnished by Mr. Brevoort) of the title-page of the work. 



The Fishes of New York, described and arranged. . . . <Transactions of the 



Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York : . . . , vol. I, 1815, pp. 355-492, 



pi. 1-G. 



In the introductory remarks, 147 species (and, in addition, 19 varieties) are sunnued 



up. These are arranged according to Shaw's modification of the Linna^au system, and 



the generic diagnoses are mostly copied (sometimes with slight verbal modilicatious) 



