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REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



28599. Salmofarid. 

 20688. SalveUniis oquassu. 



March, 1886: 

 Albatross Station, 2858. Oreosoma (?). 

 Blalc Lx. Peristcdiiim pJatycepliahim 



(type). 

 Albatross Station, 2316. ]\[<tlthc vasiita. 

 37790. llexanclins griseus. 



April, 1886: 

 3785. Notacantlms. 

 37861. rtcraclis carolinns. 

 Blake xxiii. Jphoristia j)i(/ra.{ty\)e). 

 37860. Sudis. 

 35637. Faraliparis n. s}). ((type). 



May, 1886: 

 3788(). Torpedo. 



BlaJce L.XXX1. Uralcptiisf 

 Cor eg onus. 



Salvelhins naniaycush. 

 June, 1886 : 

 38001. Carcharinits glaucus. 



Coryplutna punctulata. 

 Eel. 

 Albatross Station, 2663. Synodontid. 

 Exococtits. 

 Exococtus. 

 Albatross Station, 2642. Maiiroliens. 

 Albatross Station, 2647. Nomens gronovii. 

 Albatross Station, 2665. Gonosioma. 

 Albatross Station, 2679. Coryphcena. 

 Albatross Station, 2392. 



The number of specimens now in the Museum is estimated to be 

 about 75,000, divided as follows : (1) in the reserve series, 38,000 ; (2) 

 on exhibition, 22,000; (3) duplicates, 15,000. Numerous additions to 

 the duplicate series have been obtained from the deep-sea investiga- 

 tions of the TJ. S. Fish Commission. 



The condition of the collection is constantly improving, and would 

 be still more rapidly perfected by increasing the space for assorting 

 and installing the vast amount of material now crowded into the base- 

 ment of the Smithsonian Institution. 



