No. 44.—­KURTUS?—­Native name, TELYUA, or TELLYA, “Rays, D. 13; A. 2-19; V.5.”

Thrown up on Albany beach, 14th of August, 1841.

     PLATESSIDEAE.

No. 50.—­PLATESSA? vel.  HIPPOGLOSSUS?  CHUNDELA.—­Native name, CHONDELAR, or CHUNDELA.  The “Spotted sole” of the settlers.  Very common in all the shallow bays in the summer time, where it may be taken by the seine.  The natives detect it when its body is buried in the sand, by the glistening of its eyes, and spear it.  When fishing with the torch, in the night time, the natives feel for this fish with their naked feet.  Specimen caught by seine, August, 1841.  This fish is delicate eating.

     SCOMBERIDAE.

No. 32.—­CARANX MICANS, Solander, Icon.  Parkinson, Bib.  Banks, No. 89.—­Native name, MADAWICK, “Skip-jack” of the settlers.  “Rays, D. 8-28; A. 2-23; P. 15.”  Very common in shallow sandy bays, and forming the staple food of the natives, who assemble in fine calm days, and drive shoals of this fish into weirs that they have constructed of shrubs and branches of trees.  Specimen caught by hook on the 12th of May, 1841.

No. 16.—­TRACHURUS LUTESCENS.  Solander (SCOMBER) Pisees Austr. p. 38.  Richard.  Ann.  Nat.  Hist. x. p. 14.—­Native name, WARAWITE and MADIWICK.  “Yellow tail” of the sealers.  “Rays, D. 6; A. 2.”  Eye very large.

Inhabits the edges of sandy banks.  Good eating.  Caught by hook 5th of March, 1841.

     MUGILIDAE.

No. 29.  MUGIL vel.  DAJAUS DIEMENSIS.  Richardson, Ichth. of the Erebus and Terror, p. 37, pl. 26, f. 1.—­Native name, KNAMLER or KNAMALER.  “Common mullet” of the settlers.  “Rays, D. 4-9; A. 1-13.”

Frequents shores with sandy beaches, and forms a principal article of food to the native youths, who are continually practising throwing their spears at this fish.  It is very common, and is good eating.  Caught by the seine, 12th April, 1841.

No. 57.—­MUGIL.—­Native name, MERRONG, or MIRRONG.  “The flut-nosed mullet” of the settlers.

This is the finest fish of New Holland that I am acquainted with.  In Wilson’s Inlet, about forty miles west of King George’s Sound, it abounds in the winter months; and the different tribes, from all parts of the coast, assemble there, by invitation of the proprietors of the ground, (the MURRYMIN,) who make great feasts on the occasion.  The fish attains a weight of three and a-half pounds, and a fat one yields about three quarters of a pound of oil, which the natives use for greasing their heads and persons.  This fish runs up the rivers during the floods, and so becomes very fat.  In summer it retires to the ocean.  Caught in September, 1841.

     LABRIDAE.

No. 47.—­LABRUS LATICLAVIUS.  Richardson, Zool.  Trans. 3. p. 139.—­Native name, KANUP, or PARILL, (Green-fish.)

Is a rare inhabitant of rocky shores.  Caught by hook, 17th August, 1841.  Poor eating.