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Thomas S. Boron, Montgomery, Ala. Accession 12998; catalogue, 32629. 

 A fine large rock-fish, more nearly related to Roccus septentrionalis than 

 to the chrysops of the Mississippi Valley. The fish is a gravid female 

 nearly 3 feet long and remarkably deep-bodied. A cast was made 

 and the example then preserved entire. 



J. B. Edwards, Amagansett, Long Island. Accession 12701 ; catalogue, 

 32516. Mr. Edwards, keeper of the life-saving station at Amagan- 

 sett, sent a shark belonging to the family Scylliidw, the Pseudotriacis 

 microdon, Oapello, a species never before known in our waters, which 

 was described from a single example taken in the deep water off the 

 coast of Portugal by a deep-line fisherman. Casts of one side and of the 

 head were obtained. A good drawing was made by Mr. H. L. Todd, 

 and Mr.F. A. Lucas has prepared a skeleton. The skin will be mounted. 



Wm. J. Fisher, Kodiak, Alaska. Accession 12209; catalogue, 32537-8. 

 In Mr. Fisher's collection were two very large specimens of Gottus 

 niger, Bean, first found at Saint Paul Island, Bering Sea, and now 

 known to occur also in the Gulf of Alaska. 



James Fletcher, coast of British Columbia. Accession 13039 ; catalogue, 

 32664. Mr. Fletcher sent, through Dr. Eobert Bell, a fine example of 

 Rhamphocottus richardsoni, Gthr., a curious and rare Cottoid, of which 

 we now have three specimens, the other two being from Kodiak and 

 Monterey Bay. 



Prof. G. LT. Gilbert, Charleston, S. C. Accession ; catalogue, 



33161-8. This small portion of Professor Gilbert's collection included 

 the following species, which are not well represented in the Museum, 

 and seem to be rare : Larimus fasciatus, Stelliferus lanceolatus, Rhino- 

 batus lentiginosus. 



Dr. J. A. Henshall, Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Part of accession 11429 ; 

 catalogue, 33213. Among other valuable species Dr. Henshall ob- 

 tained Fundulus confluentus, which was known from the single type 

 only. 



W. P. Hillyer, Cherrystone, Va. Accession 13599; catalogue, 33160 

 Fistularia tabaccaria, a rare species in our waters. 



Jordan and Stearns, Pensacola, Fla. Part of accession 12991; catalogue, 

 33173. A remarkable species of pipe-fish, Siphostoma crinigerum, Bean 

 and Dresel MSS., allied to 8. crinitum (Jenyns), which inhabits the 

 coast of Northern Patagonia. It has an extremely short snout (shorter 

 than the eye), and the dorsal rays are only 16 to 17. The name re- 

 fers to the minute filaments found upon the head and sides of the 

 body. Two males are described as the types of the species. 



Capt. R. M. Knowles, Point Judith, Rhode Island. Accession 13653; 

 catalogue, 33193. A specimen of Fistularia serrata, a species which 

 is very rare on our coast. 



Royal Museum of Natural History, Leiden, Indian Archipelago. Acces- 

 sion 13058; catalogue, 32689-32751. A collection embracing up- 

 wards of 60 named species of fishes in return for American species. 



