L CONTENTS. 



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 Section F— Continued. 



Anguillidte (Eels) 507 



Amiidse (Bowfin) 507 



Lepidosteidee (Garpike) 508 



Polyodontidse (Paddle-fish) 508 



Acipenserida* (Sturgeons) 508 



Myliobatidse (Eagle Eay, Clam-cracker, &c.) 508 



Trygonidee (Butterfly Eay and Sting Eay) 508 



Torpedinidae (Torpedo or Cramp-fish) 508 



Eaiidse (Claw-nosed Skate, &c.) 509 



Squatinidse (Monk-fish) _ 509 



Lamnidse (Mackerel Shark) 509 



Carchariidse (Sand Shark) 509 



AlopiidsB (Thresher Shark) 509 



Sphyrnidse (Shovel-head and Hammer-head Sharks) 509 



Galeorhinidas (Spotted-fin Shark, Tiger Shark, &c. ) 509 



Spinacidae (Spined Dogfish and Brown Dogfish) 510 



Scymmidse (Sleeper Shark) 510 



Petromyzontidfe (Sea Lamprey) 510 



Section G.— DESCEIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION IL- 

 LUSTEATING THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE SEA AND 

 FEESH WATEES. 



By Eichaed Eathbun. 



Introduction 513 



Investigations under the direction of the U. S. Government in the United 



States and adjacent regions, not including Alaska 514 



The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 514 



The U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries 517 



War Department 523 



Interior Department 525 



State Department . 525 



Treasury Department 525 



Smithsonian Institution 525 



Investigations by State surveys 526 



Investigations in Alaska 527 



Western Union Telegraph Expedition 527 



United States Coast Survey 527 



Treasury Department 528 



Signal Service Bureau of the War Department 528 



Smithsonian Institution 529 



Investigations under the U. S. Government in foreign countries 529 



Navy Department 529 



The Wilkes Expedition 532 



The North Pacific Exploring Expedition 532 



Other surveys under Navy Department 534 



State Department 535 



War Department, Signal Service Bureau 535 



Smithsonian Institution 535 



Investigations by Museums and Societies of Natural History — 536 



The Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard College 536 



The Portland Society of Natural History 539 



Essex Institute and Peabody Academy of Natural Science . .. 539 



Boston Society of Natural History 539 



Lyceum of Natural History of New York 539 



( American Museum of Natural History, New York 539 



