volume amounts to 1090, 890 of which are apparently Avell charac- 

 terized. 



" Of the numerous and valuable additions to the National Collection 

 which have been received in the coiu-se of the last year, 1 may men- 

 tion the foUowrng as the more important: — 



" 1. A Collection of Pharyiigofjnatlii and Anacanihini from the 

 East Indian Archipelago, illustrative of the species described by 

 Dr. P. V. Bleeker in his forthcoming great work on the Ichthyology of 

 the East Indian >Ai-chipelago, published by tlie Dutch Government. 



" 2. A Collection of Freshwater and Marine Fishes from Guate- 

 mala, made by 0. Salvin, Esq. and F. Godman, Esq. 



" 3. A large Collection of the Fishes of the Upper Nile, made by 

 J. Petherick, Esq., H.M. Consul at Chartoum. 



" 4. A second and third Collection from Madeira, presented by 

 J. Y. Johnson, Esq. 



" 5. A Collection of Scandinavian Fishes, presented by Hr. A. W. 

 Malm of Gothabiu-g. 



" 6. A Collection of Mediterranean species (South of France), 

 presented by Th. Giinther, M.D. 



" 7. A Collection of Mediterranean Fishes, made at Malta by 

 Dr. G. GuUa. 



" 8. A Collection of Freshwater and Marine species from South- 

 em Spain, presented by Dr. P. L. Sclater, F.E.S. 



" 9. A Collection of Freshwater and Marine species from Port 

 Natal, made by Mr. Th. Ajtcs. 



" 10. A Collection of Marine Fishes from Bahia, made by Dr. 0. 

 Wucherer. 



" 11. A Collection of Marine Fishes from Sydney, presented by 

 G. Krefft, Esq. 



" 12. A Collection of Californian Fishes, presented by W. 0. 

 Ayres, M.D. 



"Finally, I return my best thanks to Dr. P. v. Bleeker, and to 

 Prof. GiU of Washington, Avho have materially assisted me by com- 

 municating at an early date manuscripts or proof-sheets of their 

 latest labours before their actual pubhcation." 



JOHN EDWARD GRAY. 



British Musemu, 

 June 1.5, 1862. 



