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U. S. Fish Commission: Liirye colleoiiuus of tlsbes irom Missouri, Arkabsas, Utld. 

 a few from Colorado and dleol'gia wete received. These eollectious, wliicli were 

 ruade by Drs. .Jordan, Meek, and others, rontailied several new,species. (Ace. 

 23493.) 



U. S. Flsh Commission: The foUowin<^' liew species were collected iii deep 

 water off the coast of Lower California by the steamer Albatroan, and were 

 transuiittted to the Musenui: Bathiitroctes stomias: Cynoscion viacdoiutldi; Tha- 

 lassoma (iraminaiivnm; ThaJaKSoma tiocorroeiise; Sehastichtlnjs sitwnsiti; IccIuihs 

 tenuis; Iceliviis finihrialiiN; flathyaf/uiiuti iiU/ripiniiis; Xeiiochirio^ triacaiithiin; 

 Xenovltirus iH-ntaranllius; Xtuochirua luUfronn; Cri/ptolrtma curaUitunii; J'lecto- 

 hrancltiis evides; Lijcodapusfitrasfvr: riatoplni/.s ia'nio2Jtcriis, (Did Rudiil'niHs unprtl- 

 hi8. (Ace. 23787.) 



U. S. Fish Commission: A large collection of fishes made by the steamer J ??>a/ro.ss. 

 at Bahia, Brazil, was received. Among others, the following new spec- 

 ies: Paraliclithiis wosceles, Vtrecimdnin ranUe, and I'sammobails rutfum. 

 This accession contained also a few lishes from Patagonia, the Straits of Ma- 

 gellan, and the Abrolhos Islands, collected by the same steamer. (Ace. 24039.) 



U. S. Fish Commissi<»n: Large collections of fishes made by the steamer ^i6«/>'0ss; 

 at the Clalapagos Islands and Panama, inclnding Priacaiithiis serriihi (tyiie) 

 were received. (Ace. 24037.) 



U. S. Fish Commission: A collection of fishes made by William P. Seal and party ia 

 the Chesapeake Bay at Cape Charles City, Va., was received. (Ace. 23900.) 



O. P. Jenkins and Barton W. Evermann: A collection ol' fishes Inmi the Bay of 

 Gnaymas, Mexico, including the following new species, was received: Rti'oiopiera 

 steliiddchtieri; Cpctieiis lathhuiii ; Mevidia claru; PneudujuHs rcinislu.s: C'llhaiuhihys 

 gUhtrli; HennosiUa aznreu; Audieni)pterus asper; raedtiobleiniiiis hypuvunthun; 

 Gobius ohiqiiitd and (lohina hmyic.audHs; (iiUlckihijs y-cuiida; (llUichlliya <jHayin<i' 

 siw; (iiiuthypopti avopa; Opistlioynathns ommata. (Ace. 23988.) 



Mr. P. H. KiRSCH and party: A collection of fishes obtaine<l frnm Alabama. (Ace. 

 24047.) 



ROUTINE WORK. 



The iiumber of entries in tlie register of this department during tlie 

 year is 1,5'^^? representing a))out H^OOO siieciniens. The types of the 

 new species received, as well as many others, lia\ e been bottled, labeled, 

 and installed in their proi)er places. The card-catalogne of bottled 

 specimens has been carried forward as usual, and a large numlier of 

 jars have been relabeled. A very large number of duplicates have been 

 selected and a still larger number of entirely worthless fishes thrown 

 out. A vast anumut of old material was identified and many Idanks in 

 the registers tilled out. The entiri' collection of lishes was gone over 

 and its condition much imi)ioved. There yet remains considerable 

 material awaiting classification. The accessions have been reported 

 upon ])romptly in almost every case. The <'orrespondence has been 

 much larger than last year, and all letters have been fnlly and promptly 

 answered. 



SPEICIAL RESEARCHES. 



Papers describing the new forms received are, for the most part, pub- 

 lished in the " Proceedings" of the Museum. In the Bil)liography 

 accompanying this Rei)ort will be found a list of ninety two i)apers,, 

 based mostly upon tlu^ material in this departnumt. 



