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Show 766 DR. A. GUNTHER ON INDIAN FISHES. [Dec. 5. discovered by Mr. Day, and shall defer further observations until have had an opportunity of examining this document. With regard to Mr. Day's observations regarding the value of some genera adopted in the ' Catalogue of Fishes,' but questioned by him, I must decline to enter into controversy with him. It is very natural that an author who bas to work out the entire field of ichthyology should be guided in chis respect by different considerations and hold different views from one who limits himself to a fauna ; and as long as Mr. Day introduces into his papers statements of the kind mentioned above, I feel that, for the future, it will be undesirable to employ m y time in taking notice of similar communications to the |
