REPORT OF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 15 



From Mr. G. ]). Wilder, J'ekin, (^hiiia. liavc been received 5.3 birds' 

 skins, for which ii collection of similar material has been transmitted 

 in exchange. 



Reptiles and bafrachians. — A specimen of Crotnlus conjlnentus lias 

 been sent to Mr. J. McXanght ('ampbell, Kelingrove Museum, Glas- 

 ji'ow, Scotland, in return for arcli;i'oloi;i('al objects received from him. 



Fishes. — A collection of (iobioid and Blennioid lishes has been trans- 

 mitted to the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Mr. II. 

 Etberidge, jr., curator, in continuation of exchanges. 



Fishes representing 10 species have been forwarded to the Museo 

 Civico di Storia Naturale, Cienoa, Italy, Mar<iuis (Jiacomo Doria, 

 director, in continuation of exchanges. 



A small collection of fishes has been received from the Museum of 

 Natural History, Lyons, France, Mr. L. Lortet, director, in continua 

 tiou of exchanges, and as a special return for fishes sent in 1895. 



Gobioid fislies, representing 13 species, have been sent to I*rof. F. A. 

 Smitt, director, Zoological Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. 



Molhisks. — Dr. li. Koehler, Lyons, France, transmitted 3 species of 

 mollusks in continuation of exchanges. 



Shells have been received from the Koyal Academy of Science and 

 Arts, Barcelona, Spain, Senor Arturo IJofill, secretary, and si)ecimens 

 of fossils and shells have been sent in return. 



From Mr. Henry Sutor, Christchurch, New Zealand, have been 

 received three alcoholic si^ecimens of Unios and Unio shells. IJuios 

 from North America have been sent in exchange. 



Insects. — To Dr. II. Friese, Innsbruck, Austria, have been sent 461 

 specimens of hymenoptera, rei)resentiug 203 species. 



One hundred and seventy-two specimens of Brazilian lepidoptera, 

 representing 115 species, have been received from Mr. J. G. Foetterle, 

 Petropolis, Brazil, for which publications will be sent in return. 



Kev. .1. 11. Keen, Massett, (^ueen Charlotte Islands, British Colum- 

 bia, has transmitted specimens of rare coleoptera, for which a partial 

 return has been made. 



From the ^luseum of Natural History, Geneva, Switzerland, through 

 Dr. N. d'Adelung, have been received 84 specimens of orthoptera. 

 Crustaceans have been sent in return. - 



Marine invertebrates. — Crustaceans representing 9 species have been 

 received from the liritish Museum of Natural History, Sir William 

 Flower, director, in continuation of exchanges. 



Mr. H. Farquhar, department of lands and surveys, Wellington, New 

 Zealand, has transmitted echinoderms from New Zealand, for which a 

 specimen of Asterias rupieohi has been sent in return. 



From Dr. 1{. Koehler, Lyons, France, have been received L'l species 

 of marine invertebrates from the Gulf of Gascogne, in continuation of 

 exchanges. 



A collection of crustaceans has been received from Prof. VVilhelm 



