TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 113 



Nearly half a million yellow perch fry were deposited by 

 employees of the Aquarium in the upper waters of Bronx River 

 and in the larger park lakes of New York and Brooklyn. The 

 eggs of yellow perch are easily hatched at the Aquarium and 

 are obtainable in considerable quantities from certain localities 

 in Long Island and elsewhere. 



By a special arrangement with the aquariums in Philadel- 

 phia ajid Boston, 600 fishes were brought from Key West, Flor- 

 ida, 200 specimens being allotted to each institution. The New 

 York Aquarium undertook the work of securing the collection, 

 the expenses being paid by the other aquariums. 



Several large Jewfishes brought from Florida in 1911 are 

 still living and in good condition. These with other large species 

 make an exceptionally interesting exhibit in one of the large 

 floor pools and they should continue to thrive as all the floor 

 pools are now receiving clean water from the new filters. The 

 larger jewfishes in the pool vary in weight from 150 to 300 

 pounds. 



Among the interesting arrivals at the Aquarium in Decem- 

 ber were specimens of the large Shasta salamander {Aiitoda.c 

 iecanus Cope) , from Shasta County, California. They were ob- 

 tained by Mr. G. H. Lambson, Superintendent of the U. S. 

 Fisheries Station on the McCloud River, and the species is known 

 as yet from this locality only. The writer had collected speci- 

 mens near the fishery station many years ago and requested Mr. 

 Lambson to send living examples. These were packed in damp 

 moss, together with several red-bellied salamanders {DiemijcUj- 

 lus torosus) , all arriving in good condition. 



Next in importance to the porpoises presented by Mr. Nye, 

 are the frequent donations of fish eggs by the United States 

 Bureau of Fisheries, already referred to. 



Mr. Emil Gottsleben of Nassau, Bahamas, presented a tor- 

 toise shell turtle. 



Mr. Frederick Bishop, President of the Iron Steamboat 

 Company, presented a mounted specimen of the common black- 

 fish weighing fourteen pounds. 



The New Jersey Fish Commission presented 173 specimens 

 of native fishes of nine different species. 



Exchanges of specimens were made with the Fairmount 

 Park Aquarium in Philadelphia. 



