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the next few months. A study and record of the spawning time 

 and the migration and distribution of our principal food fishes 

 are in progress. 



Field ivork. — Several field trips have been made, and interest- 

 ing collections secured from several localities, including Samai 

 and Kawit in the vicinity of Manila. Considerable information 

 has been obtained with regard to the distribution of the large 

 food and game fishes of the Islands. Information has been given 

 to the governor of Moro Province which it is hoped will lead 

 to the protection and increase of the fisheries products and 

 the improvement of the pearling industry in Moro Province. 



In my previous report I have called attention to the fact that, 

 aside from agriculture, the fisheries are of more importance 

 than any other subject to a great number of the people of these 

 Islands. We have at the present time but one trained man in 

 the section of ichthyology, and a portion of his time is required in 

 collecting for the aquarium. We should have at least one more 

 American assistant and three educated Filipino apprentices in 

 order to carry on the work properly. 



SECTION OF COLLECTION OF NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS 

 OF THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 



Because of the presence of a number of temperate region 

 types, the birds of the highlands of northern Luzon are of es- 

 pecial interest. Collections made by the Bureau of Science at 

 Irisan, near Baguio, in 1903 and at Pauai (Haight's) in 1909 

 contain specimens of nearly all of these highland species known 

 from Luzon. 



In 1912 additional specimens of some of these species were 

 collected at Dupax and at Campote, Nueva Vizcaya. 



In January, 1918, Mr. McGregor visited Dupax where collec- 

 tions were made in continuation of work of the previous year. 

 The last week of January was spent at Payauan, while twenty 

 days in the month of February were spent in collecting on Polls 

 Mountain, Ifugao subprovince. A study of all these collections 

 will show some interesting points in the local distribution of 

 species. 



In April and May, Andres Celestino was detailed to assist Gov- 

 ernor-General Forbes in collecting birds in Mountain Province. 



A few pieces of taxidermic work were prepared, but no effort 

 is made to secure this kind of work because the taxidermist's 

 time in Manila is very irregular. 



No papers were written for publication. 



