XXVI -REPORT OF EGGS SHIPPED TO AND RECEIVED FROM 

 FOREIGN COUNTRIES AT THE COLD SPRING HARBOR, NEW 

 YORK, STATION DURING THE SEASON OF 1886-'87. 



By Feed Mather. 



SHIPPED TO GERMANY. 



(A) Sunfish (Ev/pomotis aureus). — Some time iu the summer of 1886, 

 I shipped to Max von dem Borne, of Berneuchen, 125 suufish about 1 

 iuch iu length. The fish were captured from the mill-pond of Mr. 

 Towusend Jones at Cold Spring Harbor and sent to Mr. Blackford in 

 Fulton Market for shipment. The wisdom of introducing these fish in 

 Germany was rather questionable, but after repeatedly warning Von 

 dem Borne of their predatory character and that their only value was 

 as an aquarium fish, he still wished them. No report of their arrival 

 has been received. 



(B) White Perch (Roccus [Morone] americanus).— Three shipments 

 of fish from 5 to 6 inches long were made to von dem Borne as fol- 

 lows: October 9, 188G, 3Q fish were sent in six cans by steamer Aller, 

 but they died ou the fifth day out. On December 22, 16 fish in four 

 cans, per steamer Werra, which arrived in Germany in a frozen condi- 

 tion, all dead. On March 1, 1887, 16 fish of the same size as those sent 

 before were shipped in four cans, but only 3 of them reached von 

 dem Borne alive. These fish were taken from the mill-pond at Cold 

 Spring Harbor by permission of Mr. Townseud Jones. 



(C) Bock bass (Ambloplites rupestris).— On March 1, 1887, Uere were 

 sent to nerr von dem Borne 25 rock bass of about an inch in length. 

 They were put in one can and 20 of them reached him alive. These fish 

 came from New Kiver, Virginia, and were forwarded by order of Col. 

 M. McDonald from the Wytheville Station. 



(D) Brook pike (Esoob americanus). — On December 22, 1886, I sent 

 von dem Borne 14 brook pike per steamer Werra, at the same time that 

 one shipment of white perch mentioned above was made. The fish 

 were all dead on arrival. The only thing that survived in the cans were 

 some very small cyprinidce put in as food for the pike. The fish were 

 furnished by Mr. M. B. Hill, superintendent of the New York hatchery 

 at Clayton. 



SHIPPED TO FRANCE. 



(A) Landlocked salmon (Salmo salar, var. sebago).— On April 1, 

 1887, there was packed and shipped to Mr. M. D. Hallay, vice-president 

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