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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 are 

 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 Lin n6, 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. Umbla minor, marina, &c. (Barracuda) is Sphyrcena picuda. 



Vulpis Bahamensis is Albula conorhynchus. 

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



Saurus ex cinereo nigricans (The Sea Sparrow Hawk) is Sy nodus fastens. 

 T. 3. Perca marina, pinna dorsi divisa (The Croker) is Micropogon undulatus. 



Perca marina rubra (The Squirrel) is Holcocentrum sogo. 

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

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

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

 Perca marina piuuis branchialibus 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 gutiatus, or some 



allied species. 

 T. 6. Perca marina capite striate (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 ouatalibi. 



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

 T. 8. Hirundo (The Flying Fish) is unidentifiable, but is probably the common 

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

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

 ably one of the Stromateidoc. 

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

 vulgaris. 

 T. 9. Turdus piunis 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 probably Enneaoen'.rueouatcUbi. 

 Compare T. 7, supra. 



