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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
& Proc. R. Soc. Victoria, vi. 1865, pp. 158 & 159 ; or Ann. 
& Mag. Nat. Hist. 1865, xvi. September (pp. 187 & 188). 
j Peters, W. Ueber einige Blocb^sche Arten der Piscbgattung 
; Seiranus. Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1865, February 
j 13 (pp. 97-111). 
I * The author remarks that Bloch had named a part only of the 
I specimens of his collection, whilst others had been determined 
at a later period by persons but little acquainted with the sub- 
ject. Such specimens have frequently been designated as types, 
and were, especially by Valenciennes, examined and described 
as such, whereby great confusion has been caused. The -author 
has commenced to reexamine the Blochian collection, and the 
present paper contains the results of the examination of some 
of the Serrani. 
\ 
. Ueber lebendig gebarende Arten der Fischgattung He- 
. miramphm. Ibid. March 16 (pp. 132 & 133) : translated 
; in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1865, xv. p. 500. 
[On viviparous species of HemirhamphusJ] 
1 Philippi, R. A. Ueber die chilenische Anguilla. [Petromy- 
zon acutidens.'] Wiegm. Arch. 1865, pp. 107-109. 
PoEY, F. Peces nucvos de la Isla Cuba. Rcpcrtor. Fisico- 
natui’al de la Isla de Cuba, 1865, September (pp. 181-192). 
Eight species are described as new ; they will be mentioned 
below. 
We beg to direct the attention of naturalists particularly to 
this journal, which has just been started by M. Poey as editor. 
The author of the ^ Memorias sobre la Historia natural de la 
Isla de Cuba ^ is so well known through his careful and original 
researches, and the natural history of the West Indies is so 
rich a field, that the ^ Repertorio ^ cannot fail to contain a number 
of most important articles, and the parts published are already 
a proof of it. 
. Revista de los tipos Cuvierianos y Valenciennianos 
correspondientes a los Peces de la Isla de Cuba. Ibid, 
(pp. 193-203). 
The author revises critically the Cuban species described by 
Cuvier and Valenciennes, reetifying the synonymy. The pre- 
sent number of the periodical mentioned contains the SeiTani ; 
the paper will be continued. 
— — . Peces ciegos. Ibid. (pp. 113-116). 
The author treats of the blind fishes found in wells and caves, 
at a dcptli of from 20 to 30 metres below ground. They are 
well known to the negroes, who eat them. The author dc- 
