. An account of the fishes of the states of Central America : based on collections made by Capt. J. M. Dow, F. Godman and O. Salvin. i^ii^ ? ^ ^ ~^ -> ^^0^^p^^ry^^r^^^^^ ;!=S.)Ba^!«*^«^ ^^^^^^^ ^UmWL [^f^irrs^r. ^^^ ^^^ ^fie^^iMAP^;^^ :c:;^,?f^??;. ^^v*^^ ^^^^^^!?^^^r>^. ;2^^^^^KSPSSSi^, r f iiii iili: I i SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES 3 9088 00712 8242 1 f :i[i ^^^liiiil !! H1>PH i It Hi lillill ilillll. ri.^yy \^\ XIV. An account of the Fishes of the States of Central America, based on collectionsmade by Capt. J. M. Dow, F. Godjian, Esq., and O. Salvix, Esq.
. An account of the fishes of the states of Central America : based on collections made by Capt. J. M. Dow, F. Godman and O. Salvin. i^ii^ ? ^ ^ ~^ -> ^^0^^p^^ry^^r^^^^^ ;!=S.)Ba^!«*^«^ ^^^^^^^ ^UmWL [^f^irrs^r. ^^^ ^^^ ^fie^^iMAP^;^^ :c:;^,?f^??;. ^^v*^^ ^^^^^^!?^^^r>^. ;2^^^^^KSPSSSi^, r f iiii iili: I i SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LIBRARIES 3 9088 00712 8242 1 f :i[i ^^^liiiil !! H1>PH i It Hi lillill ilillll. ri.^yy \^\ XIV. An account of the Fishes of the States of Central America, based on collectionsmade by Capt. J. M. Dow, F. Godjian, Esq., and O. Salvix, Esq. By AlbertGtJNTHEH, , )., )., , Ecad March 22iid, 186-1, and December 13th, 1SG6. [Plates LXTII. to LXXXVIL] § 1. Introductory Historical Bemarks on the Collections forming the basis of this proceeding to the enumeration and description of the fislies known to existin the States of Central America, I may be permitted briefly to notice the circumstanceswhich enable me to submit to the Society the results contained in the present memoir. Mr. Salvin started in the year 1859 on his second excursion to Guatemala, chieflywith the intention of working out the ornithological fauna of that country. But havinghad his attention directed by me to the fact that its cold-blooded vertebrates were almostentirely unknown, he made and brought home a small collection of reptiles and fresh-water fishes, which pr
Size: 1863px × 1341px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectfishes, bookyear1869
