REPORT UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHES IN THE U. S. 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR 1884. 



Bv Tari.eton H. Bean, Curator. 



EVrPORTANT AOCKSSIONS DURING 1884. 



There were 93 accessions durinj; tlie year, of whicli 51 were gifts, 32 

 from Museum collectors, and 10 from U. S. Fish Commission collectors. 



SYNOPSIS Ol- THE ACCESSIONS. 



Alabama 2 



Arkansas 1 



California :> 



Delaware 2 



District of Colnrabia 9 



Florida (i 



Oeorgia 2 



Illinois I 



Indiana 1 



Iowa 1 



Kansas 1 



Maryland 2 



Massachusetts 7 



Michigan 2 



Mississippi 2 



Missouri 3 



New Hampshire 2 



New .Jersey 3 



New Mexico 1 



New York fi 



North Carolina 2 



Orefjon 8 



PenUiSylvania I 



Rhode Island 2 



Texas i 



Virginia 4 



Washington Territory 2 



Wisconsin 1 



Deep sea 2 



EXTRALIMITAL. 



Alaska 1 



Chili 1 



Curasao 1 



England 1 



Greenland 2 



Japan 1 



Labrador 1 



Manitoba 



Newfoundland . 



Ontario 



Peru 



Quebec 



Venice 



1 



1 



I 



I 



2 



1 



West Indies 4 



By addition we would have a larjjer number of accessions than 93; 

 but, in some cases, the accession was partly from one locality and partly 

 from anothei-, and each is credited as one in the synopsis. 



Followinj; is a summary of the most interest inj]^ accessions catalogued 

 ibiring tin; year, 34 in niimlx'r: 

 Ca.pt. Charles Bendirc, Fort KUnnalli, Waxliiiu/ton Territorji. Accession 



1391C; catalogue, 339o(>-33957. This collection contained two very 

 S. Mis. 33, pt. 2 11 161 



