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PISCES. 
the outer row very few, minute. Caudal lin furcate. — Z. tenuiH) sp. n., pi. 8. 
tig. 1, from the Amb}dacu River. 
Plethodectes, a new genus of 1870, is cancelled and referred to Chalccus. 
Cope, 1. c. p. 202. 
Brycon capito is described as a new species from the Ambyiacu River, 1. c. 
p. 201. 
Mcyalohvycon mdanopterum and Meyalohrycon erythropterum are describcal 
as new species from the Ambyiacu River, by Cope, l.c. pp. 202 & 203, pi. 13. 
fig. 1, and pi. 10. fig. 2. 
Tripoiiheus, g. n., Cope, 1. c. p. 203. Intermediate between Chalcinus and 
Chalcinupsis. As new species from the Ambyiacu River are described T. 
albzis, p. 204, pi. 8. fig. 3, pi. 14. fig. 2, and T.Jlams, p. 204, pi. 14. fig. 1. 
Chalcinus culter, sp. n.. Cope, 1. c. p. 205, pi. 14. fig. 3, Ambyiacu River. 
Bcehoides ruhrivertex is described as a new species from the Ambyiacu 
River by Cope, /. c. p. 205. 
Anacyrtus sanyuineus is described as a new species from the Ambyiacu River 
by Cope, 1. c. p. 200, pi. 9. fig. 1. 
Xiphostoma tcedo, sp. n.. Cope, /. c. p. 207, pi. 13. fig. 2, Ambyiacu River. 
Serrasalmo. Mr. Cope (/. c.) describes as new species S. iridojisis, p. 208, 
pi. 9. fig. 2, from the Ambyiacu River, and 6'. (csopus^ p. 209, from the Upper 
Amazons. 
Myloles. Mr. Cope (/. c.) describes as new species from the Ambyitum 
River : — M. albiscopus, p. 207, pi. 12. tig. 1 ; M. oczdus, p. 208, pi. 12. fig. 2 ; 
and M. hernianus, p. 208, pi. 12. fig. 3. 
OsTEOGLOSSIDiE. 
The parallelism of the geographical distribution of these fishes 
with that of the Birenidce is pointed out by Gunther, Pop. So. 
Review, 1872, p. 260. 
Galaxiid^. 
Galaxias. Klunzinger describes as new species from South Australia Q. 
obtusus and G. rostratus. Arch. f. Nat. 1872, p. 41 ; and Castelnau, in Proc. 
Zool. Soc. Victor. 1872, G, ocellatus (M^Coy, 1807), p. 176, G. versicolor, 
p. 170, G, cylindricus, p. 177, G. dclicatulus and G. amoenns, p. 178. 
Cyprinodontidas. 
^ Cyprinodon stoliczkanus, sp. n., Day, J. A. S. B. 1872, p. 258, Cutch. 
, Heteropygii. 
Putnam, F. W. The Blind Fishes of the Mammoth Cave and 
their allies. Amer. Nat. 1872, pp. 6-30, with 2 plates 
(also p. 116) . 
In this elaborate article, the author describes the structure, 
habits, and distribution of the species known. He regards 
Girard's Typhlichthys as a distinct form, and distinguishes a 
second species of Chologaster, C. agassizii, from the subterranean 
steams in Tennessee. All the various forms are figured. The 
