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to see how they are getting on, before trying his hand on valuable specimens. 

 It may not be out of place here to urge the absolute necessity for the collection 

 of fishes for the National Museum. Things Indian are to a great extent but 

 poorly represented there as regards other countries, and a case in point came 

 under my notice when I was showing Mr. Boulenger some fishes from Bengal, 

 he expressed a wish to retain them in the collection, as it appears the Museum 

 had no fishes whatever from that particular locality, with the exception 

 of a few I presented some years ago. Specimens, however common, have often 

 a particular value as coming from some little known locality. 



GORDON DALGLIESH. 



Brook, Godalming, Surrey. 

 March 1910. 



[We cordially endorse Mr. Gordon Dalgleish's appeal for specimens of Indian fishes for 

 the National collection, and trust that our members will be able to help in this direction 

 At the same time we should like to add that our own Museum is sadly lacking in specimens 

 of fishes and batrachians. — Eds.] 



