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paid particular attention to those fishes which are supposed to 
be hybrids between different Cyprinoids, and describes several 
new forms of them. 
I'^&UNTHER^ A. On some new species of Central American fishes. 
I Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864j January 26 (pp. 26-27 j with two 
1 plates) . 
I This paper contains the description of a collection of 30 
\ species sent by Captain Dow to the British Museum. The new 
1 species will be mentioned below. 
! Gunther, A. Report on a collection of fishes made by Messrs. 
i Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala. Proc. Zool. Soc. 
i V 1864, March 22 (pp. 144-154). 
This is the first part of preliminary descriptions of the new 
species contained in various collections made by the gentlemen 
mentioned, in Guatemala and other parts of Central America, 
and deposited in the British Museum. A more detailed account 
I of the collections, with a complete list of the species, is reserved 
- for the Ti'ansactions of the Society. 
Gunther, A. On a poison-organ in a genus of Batrachoid 
fishes. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, March 22 (pp. 155-158, with 
a woodcut). 
Steindachner, F. Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Chromiden 
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plates). 
Steindachner, F. Ichthyologische Mittheilungen (vii.) .' Verb. 
Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien, 1864, April 6 (pp. 223-232, with two 
plates) . 
Mitchell, J. On the climbing habits of Anahas scandens, 
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and June, p. 523. 
Gill, Th. Note on the nomenclature of genera and species of 
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Martens, E. v. Ueber eine neue Art von Boclien, Trygono- 
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18 (pp. 260-264). 
Kreeft, G. Notes on Australian freshwater fishes, and de- 
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April 26 (pp. 182-184). 
The author says that the fresh waters in the neighbourhood of 
