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Capt. H. E. Nichols, U. 8. N~., British Columbia and Alaska. Accession 

 13757; catalogue, 33781-33803,33910-33913. Among numerous species 

 of interest were the two following : Delolepis virgatus, Bean, the singu- 

 lar scaled genus of Cryptacanthidce which Captain Nichols was the 

 first to discover ; Prionistius macellus, Bean, of which we now have 

 two examples, both obtained from Captain Nichols. 



Capt. H. E. Nichols, U. 8. N., Alaska and British Columbia. Accession 



; catalogue, 31956-32019. A collection of forty-three species, 



in fine condition, including the following of special interest: 



1. Triglops pingelii, not previously taken in Alaska. 



2. Prionistius macellus, Bean, a new genus and species related to 



Triglops, described iu Proc. Nat. Mus. for 1883, pp. 355-359. 

 A second example was taken by Captain Nichols and is men- 

 tioned with the type. 



3. Gymnacanthus galeatus, Bean, extending its range considerably 



eastward. The species was discovered first at Unalashka. 



4. Potamocottus gulosus, its first occurrence in Alaska. 



5. Micrometrus aggregatus, the first Embiotocoid known from 



Alaska. 



6. Somniosus microcephalus, jaws cut from an Alaskan example 8 



feet long, demonstrating the existence of the species in South- 

 eastern Alaska. 



Prof. Felipe Poey, Havana, Cuba. Accession 13463 5 catalogue, 33079- 



* 33141. This collection contains many species, among which are: 

 Elops saurus, Echeneis, several species, Gerres zebra, Holacanthus parrce, 

 Tetrodon occipitalis, Opisthonema, Murcena, Ophichthys, Tylosurus, 

 Agonostoma, Fistularia, Plectropoma, several species, Trachinocephalus 

 myops, Xyrichthys, Aulostoma. 



Silas 8tearns, Pensacola, Fla. Accession ; catalogue, 33915. 



Mr. Stearns sent the example here recorded to Professor Jordan with 

 some other species and, for a time, it was believed to be new ; but a 

 comparison with typical specimens shows it to be Emblemaria nivipes, 

 Jor. & Gilb., a species first made known from the Pearl Islands in the 

 Pacific, whence it was bfought by Prof. F. H. Bradley. The occur- 

 rence of this fish in the Gulf of Mexico is quite interesting. 



Silas Stearns, Pensacola, Fla. Accession 12247 ; catalogue, 31891- 

 31939. A collection of great value, containing the following, among 

 many other species : 



1. Stenotomus caprinus, Bean (young), the singular "goat's-head 



porgy" recently discovered at Pensacola by Mr. Stearns. 



2. Opisthognaihus scaphiurus, Goode & Bean. 



3. Echeneis albescens, Temm. & Schleg., now for the first time re- 



corded in our waters. 



4. Phycis floridanus, Beau & Dresel, a manuscript species, of 



which a brief diagnosis has been prepared for publication in 

 Proc. Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 11. 



