425. Proceedings of National Museum. Vol. III-Continued. HEILPRIN, A. On some new species of eocene mollusca from the Southern JORDAN, D. S. Notes on a collection of fishes from East Florida, obtained by J. A. Henshall. Notes on a collection of fishes from St. John's river, Florida, obtained Note on a forgotten paper of Dr. Ayres, and its bearing on the nom- Description of a new species of Caranx (Caranx Beani), from Beaufort, JORDAN, D. S.; GILBERT, C. H. Notes on a collection of fishes from Description of new flounder (Xystreurys liolepis), from Santa Catalina Description of a new ray (Platyrhina triseriata), from the coast of Description of a new species of "rock cod" (Sebastichthys serriceps), On the occurrence of Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril) Gill on the coast of California. On the oil shark of Southern California (Galeorhinus galeus.) Description of a new flounder (Pleuronichthys verticalis), from the coast of California, with notes on other species. Notes on sharks from the coast of California. On the generic relations of Platyrhina exasperata. Description of a new species of Sebastichthys (Sebastichthys miniatus), from Monterey bay, California. Description of a new species of "rock fish" (Sebastichthys carnatus), Description of a new species of ray (Raia stellulata), from Monterey, Description of a new species of Xiphister and Apodichthys, from Description of two new species of Sebastichthys (Sebastichthys entome- Description of a new flounder (Hippoglossoides exilis), from the coast Description of a new species of ray (Raia rhina) from the coast of Description of two new species of fishes (Ascelicthys rhodorus and Description of seven new species of sebastoid fishes, from the coast of 425. Proceedings of National Museum. Vol. LII-Continued. JORDAN, D. S.; GILBERT, C. H. Description of a new embiotocoid (Abeona aurora), from Monterey, California, with notes on a related species. Description of a new flounder (Platysomatichthys stomias), from the coast of California. Description of a new embiotocoid fish (Cymatogaster rosaceus), from the coast of California. Description of a new species of deep-water fish (Icichthys Lockingtoni), from the coast of California. Description of a new embiotocoid fish (Ditrema atripes), from the coast of California. Description of a new scorpenoid fish (Sebastichthys maliger), from the Description of a new scorpænoid fish (Sebastichthys proriger), from Description of a new agonoid (Agonus vulsus), from the coast of Cali- Description of a new species of Hemirhamphus (Hemirhamphus Rose), from the coast of California. Description of a new species of notidanoid shark (Hexanchus corinus), from the Pacific coast of the United States. Description of a new species of Nemichthys (Nemichthys avocetta), from Puget Sound. Description of a new species of Paralepis (Paralepis coruscans), from the Straits of Juan de Fuca. 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Description of a new genus and some new species of California fishes Description of a new chiroid fish (Myriolepis zonifer), from Monterey Description of a new sparoid fish (Sparus brachysomus), from Lower Note on a new flat fish (Lepidopsetta isolepis), found in the markets of Description of a new species of Prionotus (Prionotus stephanophrys), from the coast of California. RATHBUN, R. The littoral marine fauna of Provincetown, Cape Cod, 425. Proceedings of National Museum. Vol. III-Continued. RIDGWAY, R. Revisions of nomenclature of certain North American. birds. A catalogue of the birds of North America. Catalogue of Trochilide in the collection of the United States National Museum. RYDER, J. A. On Camaraphysema, a new type of sponge. List of the North American species of myriapods belonging to the SMITH, R. On the occurrence of a species of Cremnobates at San Diego, SMITH, S. I. Preliminary notice of the crustacea dredged in 64 to 325 SWAN, J. G. The surf smelt of the north west coast, and the method of taking them by the Quillehute Indians, West Coast of Washington Territory. The eulachon or candle fish of the northwest coast. VERRILL, A. E. Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species, and critical remarks on others. Part II.-Mollusca, with notes on Annelida, Echinodermata, etc., Part III. Catalogue of mollusca recently added to the fauna of WHITE, C. A. Note on the occurrence of Productus giganteus in Cal. Description of a new cretaceous Pinna from New Mexico. Note on the occurrence of Stricklandia salteri and S. davidsoni in Description of a very large fossil gasteropod, from the State of Puebla, Descriptions of new invertebrate fossils from the mesozoic and 426. A Synopsis of the Scientific Writings of Sir William Herschel. By EDWARD S. HOLDEN and CHARLES S. HASTINGS. 1881. 8vo., pp. 118. 427. 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List of Periodicals received by the Smithsonian Institution. 1881. 437. Check-list of Publications of the Smithsonian Institution to December, 438. Reports of Astronomical Observatories for 1880. By E. S. HOLDEN and GEORGE H. BEHMER. 1881. 8vo., pp. 128. 439. Warming and Ventilating Occupied Buildings. By ARTHUR MORIN. 440. Articles on Anthropological Subjects contributed to the Annual Re- CONTENTS. RAU, C., Preface by. (February, 1882.) BAEGERT, J. Account of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Californian Agricultural implements of the North American stone period. From Artificial shell deposits in New Jersey. From Report for 1864. No. 362. Drilling in stone without metal. From Report for 1868. No. 372. Memoir of C. F. P. Von Martius. From Report for 1869. No. 251. Ancient aboriginal trade in North America. From Report for 1872. North American stone implements. From Report for 1872. No. 382. ROMER, F. F. Prehistoric antiquities of Hungary. Translated by Chas. Rau. From Report for 1876. 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