FAUN/Tl. 
Pifsces. 6 
Riich fishes is not homologous with the swim-bladder, but probably with 
that of amphibious reptiles. The writer treats in the second place of the 
migrations of Indian fishes, dealing with the phenomenon known as 
‘ falling from the clouds ’ in connection with the amphibious nature of 
these fishes. 
China. 
O. F. VON Mollendorff gives a list of freshwater fishes of the province 
of Chihli, with their Chinese names ; J. N. China Soc. (n s.) xi. 1877, 
pp. 105-111. 
Japan. 
OuNTiiER, A. Preliminary Notes on new Fishes collected in Japan 
during the Challenger Expedition. Ann. N. H. (4) xx. pp. 433-446. 
The ‘ Challenger ’ fishes having been entrusted to Dr. Gunther for 
examination ; he will publish the diagnoses of the new forms of some of 
the faunistic districts, in anticipation of the complete account when the 
plates are executed. This paper is the first of the series, and contains 29 
new species and one constituting an entirely new family. 
Polynesia. 
Gunther, A. Fische der Sudsee. vi. J. Mus. Godeffr. xi. pp. 169-216, 
pis, ci.-exx. 
Contains the families Gohiidm^ Blenniidm^ SphyrcRnidm^ Atherinidce^ and 
Mugilidee. 
Martens, E. von. Die Preussische Expedition nacli Ost-Asien. Zoolo- 
gische Abtheilung. Erster Band. 2te Halfte. Berlin: 1876, 8vo, 
pp. 193-412, pis. i.-xv. 
Continued after a delay since 1865-1867. This volume contains 
numerous scattered notices of fishes collected and observed in the 
Philippines, Siam, Singapore, and the Indian Archipelago, with a com- 
plete list of them, pp. 385-410, giving the localities and references to 
such of the new species as were described between 1864 & 1869 by Peters 
and other writers, principally in MB. Ak. Borl. In tins list a largo 
number of species are still indicated as ineditw. Pis. v.-xv. are occupied 
by fishes which will be referred to below, the coloration having been 
done from fresh specimens. 
New Zealand. 
Hector, J. Notes on New Zealand Ichthyology. Tr. N. Z. Inst. ix. 
pp. 465-469, pis. viii. & ix., and Ann. N. H. (4) xix. pp. 339-341. 
America. 
/ Gill, T., & Bransford, J. F. Synopsis of the Fishes of Lake Nicaragua. 
P. Ac. Philad. 1877, pp. 175-191. 
Introductory remarks on the association of characteristically marine 
and freshwater types ; with a list of the fishes now known as inhabiting 
Lake Nicaragua, increased to 21 since 1868, when Dr. Gunther enumerated 
9, and descriptions of several new species which will be recorded below. 
