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U. 8. Fish Commission. 11918. October 9. D. 



In a box of fishes received from Wood's Holl, Mass., October 9, 1882, wero 

 Coryphamoides rupeatris, E\ppocampu8 hudaonius, and a new Maltheid genns 

 related to Halieutichtliya, but with the dorsal base partly on the body, a very 

 short tail, pectorals not exserted, and some other striking peculiarities. 



12027. November 7. D. 



A fresh female shad, Clupea aapidisaima, which had been detained in a pool at 

 Battery Station, near Havre de Grace, Md., was received, November 7, 1882, 

 in a spent condition. 



U. S. Signal Service. 00000. December 22. D. 



From the party at Ooglaamie near Point Barrow, Alaska, were obtained a 

 large number of capelin {Mallotua viUoaus), as well as of the polar cod {Bore*- 

 gadus aaida) ; there were also two species of Cottua, one of which is either 

 adult C. verrucoaua or new, and the other is apparently undescribed. 



Department of Molluslcs. 



William H. Dall, Honorary Curator. 



The accessions to the Museum comprise some twenty-seven separate 

 lots, as received, in one hundred and thirteen boxes, barrels, and pack- 

 ages. 



The largest in bulk and most important in its bearing on the science 

 of any collections received during the year is the typical collection of 

 land and fresh-water shells, sent in fifty-three boxes, by Dr. Isaac Lea, 

 of Philadelphia. When this shall be available, with the series of Dr. 

 Lewis, and that of Mr. W. G. Binney, the Museum need shrink from no 

 comparison with the collections in these groups, of all the world beside. 



The next and for the Pacific coast the equally typical and important 

 collection of Dr. 11. E. C. Stearns, of California, has been received on 

 deposit, under an arrangement by which it is intended to become the 

 permanent ornament of the Museum. Comprising thirty cases in bulk, 

 and probablj' over 10,000 species in number, its especial richness in all 

 that relates to the Pacific coast of the United States, in addition to th« 

 Carpenter and Dall collections already in the Museum, will put compe- 

 tition in that field out of the question. 



A very interesting and valuable collection of shells from La Paz, 

 filling three boxes, with fresh and well-preserved specimens of marine 

 shells, has been received from Consul L. Belding. 



The Senckenburgian Museum of Frankfort-am-Main has contributed 

 a small but valuable collection of 45 species of recently-described pul- 

 monates, through Dr. W. Kobelt, their curator. 



A collection of ceplalopods long since lent to Prof. Japetus Steen- 

 strup, of Copenhagen, for study, has been returned during the year. 



Commander J. R. Bartlett, U. S. N., has presented some interesting 

 cephalopods from the Gulf Stream, which were attracted to the vessel 

 by the electric light used in the deep-sea-sounding work. 



Other less remarkable but still interesting and valuable donations wiM 

 he found enumerated in the card catalogue submitted herewith. 



