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Mr. Ridgway also published during the year two papers containing 

 descriptions of 1 new genera and 29 new species and subspecies of 

 American birds. 



Lists of the birds collected by Doctor Abbott and Mr. C. P. Kloss 

 on Anambas and Tambelans islands, China Sea, and at Tringanu, Malay 

 Peninsula, were prepared by Doctor Richmond and sent to Mr. Kloss 

 at his request. Doctor Richmond also completed the majority of 

 identifications of the birds collected b}^ Doctor Abbott on the islands 

 off the west coast of Sumatra and published live notes on matters of 

 zoological nomenclature. 



Mr. J. H. Riley published three notes on birds of the Bahama 

 Islands, including a description of a new nighthawk. 



Dr. F. W. True submitted the manuscript of his memoir of the 

 Whalebone Whales of the Western North Atlantic for publication, 

 and at the close of the year the entire work, consisting of about :'><>() 

 pages, with 50 plates, had passed through the press. During the year 

 he published four papers on cetaceans and a number of articles for the 

 Encyclopedia Americana. 



The study of Doctor Abbott's collections of mammals from the 

 Malay Archipelago was continued by Mr. G. S. Miller, jr., during 

 the year. He published descriptions of 70 new species from these 

 collections, including a new genus and (> new species of monkeys. 'J. 

 new species of mouse-deer (T/'at/u/t/x), and l> new species of flying 

 lemurs (Galeopithecus), etc. He published also descriptions of -i 

 additional species of Old World mammals, a note on the bat Euderma 

 maculatwri, and a paper on bats collected by Mr. William Palmer in 

 Cuba. In addition, Mr. Miller continued work on a reclassification of 

 the Cheiroptera. Dr. M. W. Lyon completed his study of the osteology 

 of the hares and their allies, mentioned in last year's report, and pub- 

 lished an elaborate revision of the genera and subgenera, based on 

 osteological characters. 



Doctor Stejneger's Herpetology of Porto Rico was published during 

 the year in the Museum report for 1902. It is a comprehensive work 

 of 175 pages, with numerous illustrations. Doctor Stejneger con- 

 tinued his investigation of the reptile fauna of eastern Asia, and also 

 worked up the collections obtained by Dr. Hugh M. Smith in Japan 

 and by Mr. J. II. Riley in the Bahama Islands. The latter contained 

 a new species of iguana, which was named Gyclura rileyi by Doctor 

 Stejneger. He also published a description of a new snake from 

 Florida and a new lizard from Texas, together with a report on the 

 Fifth Zoological Congress, to which he was delegate. 



A report on the fishes collected in the Bahama Islands by Mr. B. A. 

 Bean for the Baltimore Geographical Society was prepared by him for 

 the society. It included a list of 165 species, with notes on their 

 habits, abundance, and uses. Mr. Bean also identified the collection 



