Two of eight screens in new exhibit 

 "The Animal Kingdom" (Hall 13) 



Africa-Southwest Asia snakes has been revised by Assistant Hymen 

 Marx, who with Dr. Charles A. Reed of the School of Pharmacy, 

 University of Illinois, has completed a study of the collections of rep- 

 tiles and amphibians made by Dr. Reed in the Near East (1954-55). 

 Curator Woods continued his study of sea fishes of the Gulf of 

 Mexico and Caribbean Sea (see page 60). Study of the fishes col- 

 lected by the motor vessel Oregon is a continuing project of Associate 

 Marion Grey, who is also carrjdng on her survey of the fish fauna 

 found below a depth of about 900 meters. She has started a revision 

 of the fish family Gonoslomatidae for the co-operative work, "Fishes 

 of Western North Atlantic," a series of volumes (some of which have 

 already appeared) written by various authorities and published by 

 Sears Foundation. Anatomical studies of the serrasalmoid fishes and 

 of sibling species of the genus Pomacentrus, the latter by examination 

 of serial sections prepared by the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola 

 University, were carried on during the year by Dr. Edward M. 

 Nelson, Associate in the Museum's Division of Fishes. 



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