The Fresh-Water Fishes of Essex. 



I am very desirous of obtaining this spring good specimens 

 of our Essex Fresh- Water Fishes for preservation in the wet 

 and dry way, both for the Essex Museum and for the Forest 

 Museum. 



Perhaps some of our Angler Members will kindly help me 

 in this way. For the wet preparations w^ell-marked fish of 

 moderate size would be best (not in an}'' case exceeding 1 1 or 

 12 inches). For dry preparations restriction of size is not so 

 rigid, but we have not room for large specimens. 



Species specially needed, are : Miller's Thumb, Grayling, 

 Gudgeon, Chubb, Dace, Tench, Loach, Bleak, Rudd, and 

 Lamprey. 



Fish should be sent carefull}' packed in damp weed. All 

 expenses of carriage, etc., will be refunded. 



Please send post card or letter advising, with details of 

 locality, etc., and address all to me at 



The Essex Museum of Natural History, 



Romford Road, 



Stratford, Essex. 



I have made several appeals on this page with no great 

 results, but I do hope that now some aid will be given. It is 

 impossible for one collector to work so large a district as ours, 

 and besides the work of curatorship becomes more onerous every 

 year, and leaves but scanty time for collecting. 



William Cole, Curator. 

 Fehniary, 1904. 



