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in the other belts. These plants all come from the lower series. 
As the result of my preliminary study of them, I conclude that 
the lower series is certainly not older than Rheetic, and if it be 
not Rheetic, then it is younger. Some may question the sepa- 
ration of the Rheetic from the Triassic. Whatever may be the 
evidence of the animal life of these two formations, the plants 
are different, and the Rhetic flora is rather to be reckoned with 
the Liassic than the Triassic flora. Schimper, Heer and Schenk, 
all show that the Rheetic flora contains no Triassic species. 
[To be continued. ] 
Art. ITI.—Discoveries of the United States Fish Commission : 
oS of fifty species of east-coast Fishes, many of which are 
w to the fauna; by G. Brown GOopE and TarueTon H. 
Snan. 
THE object of the present paper is to give a brief summary 
of the coast investigations 6f the United States Fish Commis- 
sion (Professor S. F. Baird, Commissioner) since the publica- 
tion of a eine paper in this J eaten for December, 1877, pp. 
470-478. Certain species which should be ment tioned here 
have not yet been identified; these will be reserved for a future 
paper. Full descriptions of species and discussions of ques- 
tions hinted at in these notices have appeared or will appeat in 
the Proceedings of the United States National Museum 
1. Chilomycterus fuliginosus (DeKay) Gill. 
This species had been dropped by oeians consent from se 
faunal list; but after careful study of a specimen seined o 
Watch Hill beach, Rhode Island, Laaubee 12, 1874, we feel 
compelled to restore it. 
2. Hippocampus antiquorum Leach. 
Taken with a school of mackerel on George’s Bank, August, 
1873.—An addition to the fauna of the Western Atlantic. 
3. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linné) Gill. 
The craig flounder abounds in deep water off the coast from 
Cape Ann to Halifax, occurring at a depth of thirty-five 
fathoms in Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts, and in Bedford Basin, 
Halifax Ha rise and seaward to a depth of 111 fathoms. Care- 
ful study of a large series of specimens has enabled us to unite 
with this species Glyptocephalus acadianus Gill and Pleuronectes 
elongatus Y arrell. 
4, Hippoglossoides limandoides (Bloch) Giinther. 
Hippoglossoides dentatus (Storer) Giinther, is apparently cer 
tical with this European species. The genus Pomatopsetta Gill 
