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the east fork of White river, Indiana, with descriptions of two new species.
7 pp. — Notes on the fishes of Switz city swamp, Greene county, Indiana.
5 pp. — L. Stejueger: E.emarks on the species of the genus Cepphus. 6 fig.
20 pp. — D. S. Jordan and J. Swain: Notes on fishes collected by U. S.
Jordan a t Cedar Keys, Florida. 5 pp. - D. S. Jordan and S. E. Meek:
List of fishes observed in th e St. John’s river at Jacksonville, Florida.
3 pp. — Notes on th e pipe-fishes of Key West, Florida, w ith description
of Siphostoma lIcKayi, a new species. 3 pp. — T. H. Bean: Descriptions
of Physiculus fulvus and Lotella maxillaris, new species of fishes collected
in 1881 by the U. S. Fish commission. 3 pp. - On the occurence of the
striped bass in the lower Mississippi valley. 3 pp. — H. G. Dresel: Notes
on some Greenland fishes. 15 pp. — 11. Ridgway: Description of a new
species of field sparrow from New Mexico. 1 pp. - D. S. Jordan: Notes on
the fishes collected a t Guaymas, Mexico, by H. F. Emerlc, with a description
of Gobiosoma histrio, a new species. 2 pp. — D. S. Jordan and
J. Swain: A review of the American species of marine Mugilidae. 15 pp. —
T. Gill: Synopsis of the genera of the superfamily Teuthidoidoa [families
Teuthididae and Siganidae]. 7 pp. - A review of th e species of the genus
Haemulon. 37 pp. - D. S. Jordan: List of fishes collected in th e vicinity
of New Orleans by R. W. Schnfeldl. 5 pp. — List of fishes collected in
lake Jessup and Indian river, by R. E. Earll, with descriptions of two new
species. 3 pp. — R, W. Sclmfeldt: Concerning some of the forms assumed
by th e patella in birds. 7 fig. 8 pp. - Observations upon a collection of
insects made in the vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, during the years
1882 and 1883. 1 flg. 8 pp. — Hermaphrodite fishes. 2 pp. — W. H. Dali:
Contributions to the history of th e Commander islands. N°. 3. Report on
the Mollusca of the Commander islands, Bering sea, collected by L. Stcj-
iiegcr in 1882 and 1883. 10 pp. - T. Gill: Note on th e Sternoptychidae.
1 pl. 3 pp. — The osteologigal characteristics of the Lutjaninao. 5 pp. —
A contribution to th e terminology of ichthyography. 2 pp. — R. Ridgway:
Description of a new species of coot from tire West Indies. 1 pp. - D. S.
Jordan and J. Swain: A review of th e American species of Epineplielus
and related genera. 53 pp. — T. Gill: Synopsis of th e Plectognath fishes.
17 pp. — D. S. Jordan and J. Swain: A review of the species of Lutjaninae
and Hoplopagrinae found in American waters. 48 pp. - D. S. Jordan and
S. E. Meek; Description of four new species of Cyprinidae in the U. S.
National Museum. 4 pp. — D. S. Jordan: Desoription.s of four now species
of Poecilichthys in th e U. S. National Museum. 4 pp. — D. S. Jordan and
C. H. Gilbert: Description of Scioena sciera, a new species of Sciaena from
Mazatlan and Panama. 3 pp. — D. S. Jordan and S. E. Meek: Description
of Zygonectes zonifer, a new species of Zygonectss, from Nashville, Georgia.
1 pp. — R. Rathbnn: Annotated list of the described species of parasitic
Copepoda [Siphonostoma] from American waters contained in the U. S.
National Museum. 10 pp, — S. I. Smith: On some new or little known
decapod crustacae, from recent Pish commission dredgings off the oast coast
of the United States. 19 pp. — €. H. Gilb ert: Description of three new
fishes from Kan.sas. 4 pp. - R. Ridgway; Description of a new race of
red-shouldered hawk from Florida. 2 pp. - On two hitherto unnamed
sparrows from th e coast of California. 3 pp. ~ J . Mnrdoch: Description
of seven new species of Crustacea and one worm from Arctic Alaska.
5 pp. - VV. H. Dali: New or specially interesting shells of tho Point Barrow
expedition. 4 pp. - S. E. Meek: Description of a new species of Hybopsis
[Hyhopsis montanus]. 2 pp. - A. Gray: Contributions to th e history of the
Commander islands N°. 4. A. Notes upon th e plants collected on the
Commander islands [Bering and Coppei- islands] by L. Stejnegcr. 3 pp. -
L. Ste jn eg e r: B. Additional notes on the plants of th e Commander islands.
10 pp. - H. G. Dresel: Description of a new species of flounder, Citha-
richthys rnacrops, from Pensacola, Florida. 3 pp. - D. S. Jo rd an and
J . Swain: Description of three new species of fishes [Prionotus stearnsi,
P. ophryas, and Anthias vivanus] collected a t Pensacola, Florida by S. Stearns.
5 pp. - D. S. Jo rd an : Supplementary notes on American fishes. 4 pp. -
Description of a new species of Hybognathus [Hybognathus Hayi] from
Mississippi. 3 pp. — F. W. T ru e: On th e occurence of Loncheres armatus.
(Geoff) Wagner, in the island of Martinique, West Indies. 2 pp, - R. Smith:
Notes on fishes collected a t San Christobal, Lower California, by C. H.
Townsend. 3 pp. — C. H. Fe rn a ld : Directions for collecting, preserving and
transporting Tortricids and other small moths. 3 pp. — C. Thomas: Directions
for mound exploration. 3 pp. - F. VV. True: A provisional list of the
mammals of North and Central America, and th e West Indian islands. 25 pp.
Vol. VIII. 1885. D. S. Jord.m and S. E. Meek: List of fishes collected in Iowa
and Missouri in August 1884, with descriptions of three new species. 17 pp. —
R. Ridgw.ay: On Oestrelata fisheri and 0. defllippiana. 2 pp. - Icterus
cuoullatus, Swainson and its geographical variations. 2 pp. - E. Stejueger:
Passer saturatus, a new species of tree-sparrow from the Liu-Kiu islands,
Japan. 2 pp. - R. Ridgway: Description of a new species of Contopus from
tropical America. 1 pp. — Note on the anser Leucopareius of B randt. 2 pp. —
Description of a new warbler from Yucatan. 1 pp. — Description of two
new birds from Costa Rica. 2 pp. — Description of three supposed new
lioney creepers from the Lesser Antilles, with a synopsis of the species
of the genus Certhiola. 6 pp. — G. P . M e rrill: On hornblende andésites
from the new volcano on Bogosloff island in Bering sea. 3 pp. - R. Ridgway:
On Cathartes burrovianus, Cassin and C. urubitinga, Pelzeln. 3 pp. -
On Onychotes Gruberi. 3 pp. — S. Garmau: Notes and descriptions taken
from Selachians in tho U. S. National Museum. 6 pp. — D. S. Jord an and
S. E. Meek: A review of the American species of flying fishes [Exocoetus].
24 pp. — D. S. Jordan and C. H. Eigenmau: Notes on skeletons of Etheos-
tomatinae. 4 pp. — D. S. Jo rd a n : Note on the scientific name of th e yellow
perch, tho striped bass and other North American fishes. 2 pp. - T. H. Beau:
Description of a new species of Plectromus [P. crassiceps] taken by th e U. S.
Fish commission. 2 pp. — Description of a now species of Aspidophoroides
[A. Gtintherii] from Alaska. 2 pp. — R. Ridgw.iy: Remarks on the type
specimen of Buteo oxypterus, Cassin, 3 pp. - R. A. Rrock: Early iron
manufacture in Virginia 1619- 1776. 4 pp. - D. S. Jo rd a n : Note on Gar-
maii's paper on „The Amorioan salmon and tro u t”. 3 pp. - R. Ratbbuu:
Report upon the Echini collected by the U. S. Fish commission steamer
„Albatross” in th e Caribbean sea and Gulf of Mexico, Jan u a ry to May 1884.
7 pp. - C. H. Townsend: An account of recent captures of th e California
sea-elephant, and statistics relating to the precent abundance of the species,
4 pp. - R. Ridgway: Description of a new species of boat-billed heron from
Central America. 2 pp. - Description of a new hawk from Cozumel. 2 pp, -
F. VV. True: On a now species of porpoise, Phocaena Dalli, from Alaska.
4 pl. 4 pp. - R. Bidgway: On Peucaea mexicana (Lawr), a sparrow new