50 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 59 
of such opportunities as occurred to collect specimens of the fishes 
of the District of Columbia for a special faunal exhibit in the Museum, 
Fic. 55.—Lower end of Little Falls, D. C. Snagging for herring. Photograph 
by Weed. 
Fic. 56—Seine haul at Ferry Landing fishing shore, Va. Shad and herring. 
Photograph by Weed. 
and also to add to the knowledge of the distribution and habits of 
the various species. The fauna of each of the several classes of 
