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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 
leaped and finned their way from the abundance 
of their element in the great rivers to this 
meagre, temporary cupful of water in the midst 
of a host of terrestrial dangers. Why the im¬ 
pulse comes to them, or to them and not to many 
others, we cannot even imagine; how it is done, 
at least by one species ( Rivulus ), is well told 
by Mr. Tee-Van in the present Bulletin. 
Other land-living fish are the primitive Has- 
sas or armored catfish, which come out at low 
tide and flip about the mud, regardless of sun or 
drought. These and the marsh eels are most 
unsatisfactory aquarium fish, for they are con¬ 
tinually climbing out and seeking the seclusion 
of dusty corners. We may here only mention 
the astounding electric eel with its double 
dynamos of living flesh, and the nurse fish, 
whose young find sanctuary by the half hundred 
in the mouths of their parents. 
While there is no lack of fish, large and small, 
near the Station, yet the least successful method 
of capture is by rod and line. This is due to 
several reasons, chief among which is the low 
visibility of the brown jungle water, combined 
with the abundance of natural food which the 
fish find ready at hand. The arrows of the 
Indian, set lines, and seining, yield more cer¬ 
tain results. 
Appendix @f Scientific Names 
Sword-finned Minnow. . . .Tomeurus gracilis Eigen. 
Lau-lau Catfish. JJrachyplatystoma vaillanti 
(Cu'l. & Val.). 
Arapaima . Arapaima gigas (Cuv.). 
Scarlet Eels. ... .Gymnorhamphicthys hypo- 
stomus Ellis 
Golden Catfish. Phractocephalus hemiliop- 
terus (Bloch & Schneid.) 
Pipefish . Doryrhamphns lincaius 
(Valen.) 
Needlefish or Garfish. Potamorrliapliis guianensis 
(Scliomb.) 
Halfbeak . Hyporhamphus roberti? 
Silvery Biara. Hydrolicus scorn 'eroides 
(Cuv.) 
Perai. Pygocentrus niger 
(Schomb.) 
Sand Goby . Gobius sp. 
Puffer . Colomesus psittacus 
(Bloch & Schneid.) 
Ocellated Ray.. .Potamotrygon hystrix 
(Mull. & Trosch.) 
Four-eved Fish. Anableps sp. 
Fresh-Water Flying-fish. .Carnegiella strigata 
(Gunther) 
Land Minnow. JRivulus stagnatus Eigen. 
Hassa or Armored Catfish Pleeostomus plecoslomus 
(Linne) 
Marsh Eel ... .Symbranchus marmoratus 
Bloch 
Electric Eel .. Plectrophorus electricus 
(Linne) 
Nurse Fish . Geopliagus surinamensis 
(Bloch) and Geophagus 
jurupari Heckel 
NEW MEMBERS 
The membership of the Society has been in¬ 
creased during the current year by the addition 
of nineteen life and of 353 annual members. 
Since the last Bulletin was published, the 
following new members have been obtained: 
Life Members 
Miss Dorothy Bull 
Theodore R. Hoyt 
Miss Grace Scoville 
Dr. John F. Erdmann 
John E. Berwind 
Annual 
Gen. Avery D. Andrews 
Mrs. Milton John Budlong 
Mrs. Jonathan Bulkley 
Mrs. Joseph Blake 
Spotswood D. Bowers 
Gordon W. Burnham 
Paid Burleigh Conkling 
Mrs. George P. Cammann 
Joseph Warren Darling 
Laurence La T. Driggs 
Mrs. Finley Peter Dunne 
Frank Damrosch 
Edwin H. Denby 
Charles W. Dayton 
James B. A. Fosburgh 
F. Herbert Filley 
Frederick P. Fox 
Benjamin T. Fairchild 
Lyman P. Hammond 
Seymour Worrall Hyde 
Mrs. Marjorie V. Hudson 
George S. Hoyt 
Miss Anna P. Livingston 
Edward de P. Livingston 
Sam A. Lewisohn 
Members 
Miss Beth Marienhoff 
Mrs. George W. Mann 
Edwin H. Mulford 
John A. Robinson, M. D. 
Miss Alice L. Sand 
Mrs. Robert Sedgwick 
Dr. Joseph S. Wheelwright 
Charles M. Connfelt 
Arthur Duane 
Dr. Ten Eyck Elmendorf 
Mrs. Alfred P. Dix 
Harris Fahnestock 
Temple T. Berdan 
Miss Katherine Blake 
Miss Joan Blake 
Wm. Alexander D. Blake 
Mrs. James May Duane 
Mrs. Sidney de Kay 
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison 
Armand Schmoll 
Miss Augusta N. Tompkins 
John Tucker 
Dr. Ernest V. Hubbard 
Howard W. Starr 
John H. Fulle 
GEORGE F. BAKER’S GIFT 
On May 19, 1922, Mr. George F. Baker, 
Member of the Class of 1923 of the Board of 
Managers, made a gift of $100/100 United 
States Victory Loan 3 3-4 per cent. Bonds to 
the Society. Under the terms of Mr. Baker’s 
gift, the income from these bonds is to be used 
for the corporate purposes of the Society. The 
Executive Committee decided to create a special 
fund known as the George F. Baker Endowment 
Fund in commemoration of this notable gift. 
The additional interest will be applied for the 
general purposes of the Society and will be of 
great help to the Society. 
