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ing 300 pounds. A forty-two-pound hawksbill turtle was pre- 

 sented by Trame & Co., of New York. The Paradise Brook Trout 

 Company of Henry ville, Pa., presented thirty -three brook trout. 

 Through the courtesy of Mr. Joseph K. Nye of New Bedford, 

 Mass., seven live porpoises were obtained at the porpoise fishery 

 at Cape Hatteras, N. C, and their transportation was under- 

 taken by the New York Zoological Society. These specimens 

 did not survive transportation, and were presented to the 

 American Museum of Natural History. 



Mr. Charles A. Mabie of New York presented specimens 

 of pickerel. 



The more important gifts of the New York Zoological So- 

 ciety were several hundred tropical fishes from Florida, several 

 specimens of large-sized sea-turtles, numerous salt-water fishes 

 from the adjacent coast, including over 200 seahorses. A com- 

 plete list of the exhibits received during the year will be found 

 under the heading "Accessions." 



Exchanges were made with the Detroit Aquarium. 



The principal gift to the library was ten volumes, mostly 

 zoological, of the Reports of the Harriman-Alaska Expedition, 

 received from the Smithsonian Institution, through Dr. C. D. 

 Walcott, Secretary. The Aquarium is also indebted to the 

 Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum for their im- 

 portant annual publications. 



Important collections were as usual obtained by the em- 

 ployees of the Aquarium from the lakes in the larger parks of 

 the City and in Bronx River. Among the species thus ob- 

 tained were black bass, calico bass, pickerel, sunfish, white 

 perch, yellow perch, carp, catfish, sucker, roach and crayfish. 



The regular collector of the Aquarium obtained in the 

 vicinity of Gravesend Bay most of the local sea fishes and in- 

 vertebrates on exhibition during the year. A large proportion 

 of the invertebrates were given to teachers of biology for class 

 work and to stock small marine aquaria in the City schools. 

 Shrimps and killi-fishes were collected in large numbers as 

 "live food" for use in the Aquarium. 



Teachers of biology in the City schools have been assisted 

 as usual in maintaining small marine aquaria in their class- 

 rooms. The specimens furnished included fishes and inverte- 

 brates, representing many forms of seashore life. Among the 

 institutions supplied may be mentioned the College of the City of 

 New York, DeWitt Clinton High School, New York Training 



