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OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Number 158 
and the 4-page signature, in Proceedings style, was 
probably issued just a few days following the meeting at 
which the paper was presented. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (pp. 7-8) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition, ” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[185] Ayres, William Orville. 1873. [Descriptions of two 
new fishes, Morrhua Californica and Grystes lineatus ]. 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural 
Sciences, 2nd ed. [reprint of 1st ed.], ser. 1, l(l[Novem- 
ber]):8-10. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 2 
October 1854. The 4-page signature containing this 
presentation was printed sometime before December 
1854 although the text appeared first in The Pacific, a 
newspaper published in San Francisco, shortly after the 
meeting. The newspaper columns were then rearranged 
and the 4-page signature, in Proceedings style, was 
probably issued just a few days following the meeting at 
which the paper was presented. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (pp. 8-10) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition, ” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[186] Ayres, William Orville. 1873. [Description of a new 
species of fish, Clypeocottus robustus ]. Proceedings of 
the California Academy of Natural Sciences, 2nd ed. 
[reprint of 1st ed.], ser. 1, l(l[November]):10-ll. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 9 
October 1854. The 4-page signature containing this 
presentation was printed sometime before December 
1854 although the text appeared first in The Pacific, a 
newspaper published in San Francisco, shortly after the 
meeting. The newspaper columns were then rearranged 
and the 4-page signature, in Proceedings style, was 
probably issued just a few days following the meeting at 
which the paper was presented. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (pp. 10-11) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition, ” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[187] Ayres, William Orville. 1873. [Descriptions of some 
fish]. Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural 
Sciences, 2nd ed. [reprint of 1st ed.], ser. 1, 1(1 [Novem¬ 
ber]): 12-13. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 23 
October 1854. The 4-page signature containing this pre¬ 
sentation was printed sometime before December 1854 
although the text appeared first in The Pacific, a news¬ 
paper published in San Francisco, shortly after the meet¬ 
ing. The newspaper columns were then rearranged and 
the 4-page signature, in Proceedings style, was probably 
issued just a few days following the meeting at which 
the paper was presented. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (pp. 12-13) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition, ” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[188] Ayres, William Orville. 1873. [Sturgeons found in our 
waters]. Proceedings of the California Academy of 
Natural Sciences, 2nd ed. [reprint of 1st ed.], ser. 1, 
1 (1 [N o vember]): 14-16. 
(Remarks presented at the Academy meeting held on 27 
November 1854. Signature containing this presentation 
was print dated 25 December. 
This presentation was printed first in The Pacific, a 
newspaper published in San Francisco, shortly after the 
meeting. The newspaper columns were then rearranged 
and printed in a signature in Proceedings style; the sig¬ 
nature containing pp. 15-16 of this paper bears the date 
December 25, 1854. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (pp. 14-16) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition, ” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[189] Ayres, William Orville. 1873. [Descriptions of fish¬ 
es], Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural 
Sciences, 2nd ed. [reprint of 1st ed.], ser. 1, ^[Novem¬ 
ber]): 16-17. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 4 
December 1854. Signature containing this presentation 
was print dated 25 December. 
This presentation was printed first in The Pacific, a 
newspaper published in San Francisco, shortly after the 
meeting. The newspaper columns were then rearranged 
and printed in a signature in Proceedings style; the sig¬ 
nature containing pp. 17-18 of this paper bears the date 
December 25, 1854. 
The article was reprinted in 1873 (p. 16-17) in what has 
become known as the “Second edition, ” in which the 
original text was reset so that there is some discrepancy 
in pagination with the original publication (see com¬ 
ments by R.E.C Steams, 1873, Prefatory Note to This 
Editon. PCAS, 2nd ed., 1:[unnumbered p. 1]).) 
[190] Ayres, William Orville. 1873. [Descriptions of fish¬ 
es], Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural 
Sciences, 2nd ed. [reprint of 1st ed.], ser. 1, l(l[Novem- 
ber]):17-18. 
(Paper presented at the Academy meeting held on 11 
December 1854. 
This presentation was printed first in The Pacific, a 
