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separately, with an independent title-page and index, but 

 did not receive a serial number till many years later. Mean- 

 while "Memoranda of Inquiry" and "Questions relative to 

 the Food Fishes of the United States" were circulated to pro- 

 cure information. To serve as a basis for future work, an 

 "Arrangement of the Families of Fishes," a "Catalogue of 

 the Fishes of the East Coast of North America," and a " Bib- 

 liography of the Fishes of the Pacific Coast of the United 

 States " were prepared by Theodore Gill. 



To the same or a like category belong a " Classification 

 of the Collection to Illustrate the Animal Resources of the 

 United States" (1876), and "Descriptive Catalogues of the 

 Collections sent from the United States to the International 

 Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883, by Doctor Goode." 



With the field thus surveyed and mapped, articles soon 

 appeared describing various groups or faunas. 



The first published was a " Catalogue of the Fishes of the 

 Bermudas" (1876), by Goode, in which the nomenclature was 

 well considered and many useful data were given. 



Next appeared several parts of " Contributions to North 

 American Ichthyology, based primarily on the Collections of 

 the United States National Museum," by Doctor David S. 

 Jordan, in which various families of fresh-water fishes were 

 elucidated and collateral questions inquired into. As a re- 

 sult of all previous studies, a " Synopsis of the Fishes of 

 North America " was given by Doctors David S. Jordan 

 and Charles H. Gilbert, bringing the information gathered 

 through many years and scattered in numerous volumes 

 well up to date. Quite full descriptions of the species 

 as well as including groups were given : 1340 species 

 were recognized and distributed under 487 genera, 130 

 families, 23 orders, and 4 classes. The contrast between 

 this work and one bearing- the same title bv Doctor D. H. 



