168 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1884. 



October : 

 33181. JEcheneis naucrates. 

 35168. Platyglossus radiatus. 

 36212. Pcecilichthys punctulatua. 

 36215. Hadropterus cymatogrammus, 

 35828. Ammocrypta clara. 

 36444. Ammocryvta vivax. 

 36523. Microperca fonticola (type). 



1314. Cottogaster putnami. 

 35853. Pceciliehthys gilberti. 

 35946. Anguilla. 

 34004. Nanostoma thalassinum. 

 36442. Utheostoma whipplel. 

 36214. Hadropterus nianguw. 

 36496. Hadropterus evides. 

 36446. Hadropterus scierus. 

 36139. Etheostoma Luteooinctum. 

 35101. Scorpcena gravidicornis. 



November : 

 36448. Etheostoma histrio. 

 36413. Cottogaster uranidea. 

 34972, Platophrys nebularis. 

 36889. Ghirolophus polyactocephaluM. 

 35103. Trisotropis venenosus. 

 34447. Antennarius annulatus, 

 21903. Limanda rostrata 'I 

 30143. Ghmlodou capistratus. 

 31975. Anoplopoma fimbria. 

 36911. Cyprinus carpio. 



December : 

 36053. Fundulus diaphanus. 

 36052. Fujidulus heterocUtus. 

 36020. Gohiosonia alepidotum. 

 35001. Boiostonia inscriptus. 

 36922. Lutjanus synagris. 



During the year forty-one papers, based upon material belonging to 

 the department, were published in the Proceedings for 1884. 



PRESENT STATE OF THE COLLECTION. 



The number of specimens now in the Museum is not definitely known, 

 but it is estimated to be about 68,000, divided as follows: (1) In the 

 reserve series, 36,000; (2) On exhibition, 20,000; (3) Duplicates about 

 12,000. 



The condition of the collection has been gTcatly imj^roved by trans- 

 ferring the fishes from old tanks into new ones and into glass jars. 



