now received from the same source—the 'Proceedings' of the Linnean Society of New York—a paper on "The Fishes of the Fresh and Brackish Waters in the Vicinity of New York City," written by Mr. Eugene Smith. The area included " embraces most of the territory immediately tributary to New York Harbour taken in its largest sense." The summary is as follows:—"Native fresh-water species known, 24; introduced species, 11; brackish water and anadromous species, 26. Total, 61. Adding thereto the probably occurring native species (12) gives a total of about 73, belonging to 54 genera and 24 families. This shows that while the number of species is not large, the families are well represented." Of introduced species, the Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Gold-fish (Carassius auratus), and the Brown Trout (Salmo fario) are of Eurasian origin. The Quinnat Salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha), from the Pacific coast, seems not to have become established.
In the official 'Wealth and Progress of New South Wales,' recently issued by the Agent-General, some interesting facts are available concerning the treatment of noxious animals in that colony. For the destruction of these, other than Rabbits, the amount paid by stock-owners in 1896 was £35,934. The numbers and animals for the year were: —
| Kangaroos | 80,639 | Native Dogs | 13,138 |
| Wallabies | 655,309 | Opossums | 7,142 |
| Kangaroo Rats | 160,808 | Eagle Hawks | 8,810 |
| Wombats | 112 | Crows | 48,308 |
| Bandicoots | 1,879 | Emus | 4,050 |
| Pademelons | 21,791 | Foxes | 66 |
| Wild Pigs | 23,000 | Flying Foxes | 3,591 |
| Hares | 551,548 |
The loss of stock from native Dogs is reported to have been 195,455 Sheep, valued at £35,670; while the loss from tame Dogs is returned as 62,135 Sheep, valued at £12,196.
The Scarborough Field Naturalists' Society have issued 'Natural History Records of the Scarborough District. Part I. Vertebrata (not including the Fishes).' This catalogue enumerates the Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians. The preface is by the members of the Vertebrate Sub-Committee, who state that "every care has been taken to make the list as complete as possible from the data available, whilst equal care has been exercised to exclude doubtful records. Many species have been omitted, the evidence of their occurrence not being considered sufficiently trustworthy."
The area defined is as follows:—"The extreme coast limits are Flamborough Head and Whitby (south of the Esk). The inland boundary
