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obtains its food chiefly through, the sense of smell, which is com- 

 parable to that of the higher vertebrates. 



In the Internat. Revue Hydrobiol. Leipzig, 1909, Dr. Victor 

 Franz discusses the effect of light on the movements of Indian 



In the Journal of Morphology, Dr. J. F. Gudernatsch de- 

 scribes the thyroid glands of fishes. 



In the University of California publications Mr. Asa C. 

 Chandler describes the lymphoid structure on the brain of the 

 gar pike. 



In the Bull. Bur. Fish. Profesor G. H. Parker describes the 

 influence of sense organs on the movements of the dogfish. 



In the Zool. Jahrb. Wiss. Mr. J. C. Loman describes the nat- 

 ural history of the European lampreys. 



In the Arkiv. for Zool. Stockholm Nils Rosen describes the 

 blood-vascular system of the Plectognath fishes. 



In the American Journal of Physiology Professor Parker 

 describes the integumentary nerves of fishes, their reception of 

 light and their significance in relation to the origin of eyes of 

 vertebrates. 



In the Bull. Bur. Fish. Professor Parker describes the rela- 

 tion of fishes to sound. 



In the Amer. Natur., 1908, he discusses the origin of the lat- 

 eral eyes of vertebrates. 



In the same bulletin, 1908, he discusses the structure and 

 function of the ear of the squeteague. 



In the Century Magazine, 1910, Mr. Charles H. Townsend 

 discusses under the head of "Chameleons of the Sea," the 

 changes of color among fishes. 



In the Bur. of Fish, documents Professor Parker discusses th* 

 effect of explosive sounds on fishes. These noises are faint under 

 water and may startle fishes for the moment, but they have no 

 permanent effect. 



In the Journ. Exper. Zool. Dr. Francis B. Sumner discusses 

 the color changes of flat fishes with respect to their adaptation 

 to various backgrounds. 



In the Journ. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo Mr. H. Ohshima 

 gives an interesting and valuable study of the luminous organs 

 of different species of fishes. 



In the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Mr. 

 John P. Babcock describes his experiments in burying the eggs 

 of salmon and trout in gravel, the result of this being that a 



