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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1R84. 



Dr. T. H. Bean, U. *S'. National Museum. Washington, I). C. Accession 

 15031. Sixty three species of marine and fresh- water, tishes from 

 Great South Bay, Ivoug Island, and vicinity. 



Prof. C. H. Gilbert, Bloomington, Ind. Accession 15056. A box of 

 fishes from Alabama, including new species of darters, minnows, cat- 

 fishes, &c. 



E. IS. kStover, Albuquerque, N. Mex. Accession 15114; catalogue 36891. 

 Six specimens of carp, Gyprinus carpio, raised in alkali water. 



James G. Siran, Port 7'ownsend, Wash. Accession 15152; catalogue 



. This collection includes, among other things, a beautiful 



example of Chirolophus polyactocephalus, PaUas, which has not been 

 known south of Alaska before. 



Peter Smith, Chaptico, Saint Mary^s County, Maryland. Accession 15412 ; 

 catalogue 36919. A mirror carp, Gyprinus carpio, weighing 11 pounds, 

 which was caught in Wicomico Bay, in brackish water. 



Dr. W. H. Jones, U. S. S. Wachusett, Gallao, Peru. Accession 15224; 

 catalogue 36928-36934. A small collection of marine fishes contain- 

 ing a Trachurus, a Scomber, a Scicena, an Ophichihys, and several re- 

 markably large Gobiesox, measuring about a foot in length. 



ENTRIES IN THE CATALOGUE OF FISHES DURING 1884. 



The total number of entries in the catalogue was 3,015, the first entry 

 being 33920 and the last 36934. 



This number was distributed through the different months as shown 

 in a table further on. 



Table showing some of ths work upon the collection of fishes during 1884. 



Months. 



January . . 

 February . 



March 



April 



June 



July 



August 



•September . 



October 



November . 

 December . 



Total 



Lots of 



fish 

 received. 



Lots of 

 flsh cata- 

 logued. 



454 

 23 

 313 

 35 

 139 

 226 

 216 

 200 



1,357 

 27 

 25 



3,015 



Packages 

 sent out. 



Fish draw- 

 injis ex- 

 amined.* 



)17 



* Ten drawings, made by Miss Smith, not included here. 

 WORK DONE UPON THE FISHES DURING 1884. 



The notes on tishes, made by me while in Europe, in 1883, were ar- 

 ranged for the printer. 



A large and valuable collecttion of fishes, received from J. C!. Bre- 

 voort through E. CI. Blackiord, were identified and catalogued. 



