'I lie (lala mi wliicli llii> w i irk' is Ijascd were c ihlaiiieil li\' the wriler diiriiii; twi i visits t<i japan when, 

 under llie i^uidance i<\ the leaihng Japanese tisherx' an<l tish-cuhiiral autlmrilies, the principal goldfish 

 hfee(hni; estahlisliiiuMits were inspected and intorinatii in was olXained at first liand from their proprie- 

 tors. Snppleinentar\- information has l)een derived from puhlislied papers hy Professors Matsuijara. 

 Mitsuknri. and W'atase. The accoinpaininy colored illustrations of ten \'arieties of Japanese goldfish 

 are made from paintiiiLjs from life li\' Air. J. L'rata in 'ri.ik\'o. and are herewith reproduced thrcjugh the 

 courtesN' of Prof. S. Alat^uhara. Ihreclor (if the Imperial l-'isheries Insiiiuie. Tokyo, hy whom they 

 have been copyrighted; these plates accompany his interesting paper puhlislied 1)\- the Bureau of Fisheries 



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Octoher 1, 1900 



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