2 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
the different papers comprising these volumes. Under this system the 
following papers were issued during the year: 
Report of distribution of fish and eggs from July 1, 1888, to June 30, 1889. (Report 
for 1888, pp. 379-394.) 
Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes, with description of new species, Parti. (Report 
for 1888, pp. 523-542.) 
The anatomy of Thysanocephalum crispum Linton, a parasite of the tiger shark. 
(Report for 1888, pp. 543-556.) 
Report upon the participation of the United States Fish Commission in the Centen- 
nial Exposition held at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1888, by J. W. Collins. (Report for 
1888, pp. 869-885. ) 
Report of the Commissioner for 1888, by Marshall McDonald, (Report for 1888, pp. 
I-CXXVIII. ) 
Report on the fisheries of the New England States, by J. W. Collins and Hugh M. 
Smith. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 73-176.) 
Report on an investigation of the fisheries of Lake Ontario, by Hugh M. Smith. 
(Bulletin for 1890, pp. 177-215. ) 
A report upon the fishes of Iowa, based upon observations and collections made 
during 1889, 1890, and 1891, by S. E. Meek. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 217-248.) 
Report of an examination of therivers of Kentucky, with lists of the fishes obtained, 
by Albert J. Woolman. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 249-288. ) 
Notes on the streams and fishes of Clinton County, Ky., with a description of a new 
darter, by Philip H. Kirsch. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 289-292.) 
A report upon the rivers of central Florida tributary to the Gulf of Mexico, with 
lists of the fishes inhabiting them, by Albert J. Woolman. (Bulletin for 1890, 
pp. 293-302. ) 
An investigation of the coast waters of South Carolina with reference to oyster-cul- 
ture, by John D. Battle. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 303-330. ) 
Report on the salmon fisheries of Alaska, by Marshall McDonald. (Bulletin for 
1892, pp. 1-50.) 
Observations on the hatching of the yellow perch, by 8. G. Worth. (Bulletin for 
1890, pp. 331-334. ) 
The physical and biological characteristics of the natural oyster-grounds of South 
Carolina, by Bashford Dean. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 335-361.) 
The present methods of oyster-culture in France, by Bashford Dean. (Bulletin for 
1890, pp. 863-388. ) 
A contribution to our knowledge of the morphology of lamellibranchiate mollusks, 
by James L. Kellogg. (Bulletin for 1890, pp. 389-436. ) 
Report on the establishment of fish-cultural stations in the Rocky Mountain region - 
and Gulf States, consisting of (1) a reconnaissance of the streams and lakes of 
western Montana and northwestern Wyoming, and (2) a report upon investiga- 
tions made in Texas in 1891, by B. W. Evermann. (Bulletin for 1891, pp. 1-90.) 
A statistical report on the fisheries of the Gulf States, by J. W. Collins and Hugh 
M. Smith. (Bulletin for 1891, pp. 91-184.) 
Description of a new sucker, Pantosteus jordani, from the Upper Missouri Basin, by 
Barton W. Evermann. (Bulletin for 1892, pp. 51-56.) 
Report on a collection of fishes from the Albemarle region of North Carolina, by 
Hugh M. Smith. (Bulletin for 1891, pp. 185-200.) 
Observations on the spawning habits of the shad, by 8. G. Worth. (Bulletin for 
1891, pp. 201-206 ) 
A preliminary report on the aquatic invertebrate fauna of the Yellowstone National 
Park, Wyoming, and of the Flathead region of Montana, by 8. A. Forbes. (Bul- 
letin for 1891, pp. 207-258. ) 
Notes on a collection of fishes from the southern tributaries of the Cumberland River 
in Kentucky and Tennessee, by P. H. Kirsch. (Bulletin for 1891, pp. 259-268. ) 
Report on the fisheries oi the South Atlantic States, by Hugh M. Smith. (Bulletin 
for 1891, pp. 269-367. ) 
There was also issued the complete report of the Commissioner, cov- 
ering the fiscal years 1889-90 and 1890-91. (Report for 1889-91, pages 
1 to 204, and I to x1.) 
The distribution of the publications of the Commission consisted of 
2,700 bound volumes of the Reports and Bulletins, and about 11,000 
copies of the various articles appearing therein. These were sent 
more especially to libraries, scientific institutions, and persons specially 
interested in the subjects respectively presented. 
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