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and as the Western fishes usually called carp belong to the sucker 
family and are pretty well known to ichthyologists, we are some- 
what surprised at the broad statement made by Mr. Roosevelt to 
the contrary. Then the Commissioners seem to be quite neglect- 
ful in not looking up the stock of carp which, according to a letter 
published in DeKay’s “ Fishes of New York” (p. 189), were in- 
troduced in 1831 and ’32 by Henry Robinson, Esq., of Newburgh, 
Orange Co., N. Y. Mr. Robinson states that he put some six or 
seven dozen carp, which he brought from France, into his ponds, and 
that ‘‘ they increased to a superior = ” and (in 1841) he had 
“« more than sufficient for family use.” It is hardly possible that 
the Robinson fish could have become exterminated, as they seem 
to have thrived well, and Mr. Robinson also states in his letter 
that “For the last four years past, I have put from one to two 
dozen carp every spring in the Hudson river near my residence. 
They have increased so much that our fishermen frequently take 
them in their nets. They are larger than those in my ponds.” 
In “ Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing” (1851) p. 166 an ac- 
count of these carp is given, and mention made of a law of the 
state protecting them for five years, ete. This is certainly a 
matter worth looking into by the State Commissioners. 
The Report closes with several characteristic letters from Mr. 
Green. 
Tue May Frtes.*—This elaborate work is of use to entomol- 
ogists generally as it gives a list, with brief descriptions, of many 
foreign species, and hence will be of much use in America. It 
will evidently prove, when completed, to be the standard work on 
this interesting family, and with its excellent plates, full synonomy 
and many critical notes, is a great step in advance of any paper 
yet published on this group. The author finds that the study of 
alcoholic specimens is absolutely necessary for characterizing the 
species, as the bodies shrivel in drying. We hope the students of 
other groups of delicate-bodied insects will follow Mr. Eaton’s ex- 
cellent example, and that insects preserved in alcohol will be 
found in all our entomological collections. 
The number of described recent species of this family is about 
one hundred and seventy-eight, of which fifty-three are found in 
aor on the Ephemeride. By the Rey. A. E. Eaton. Part I. The No- 
mencla bane of the Ephemeridz. (From the eni meh te, of the Entomological Society 
a London, aL ) 8vo. pp. 164, with six plates. 
