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The types of three new fresh-water fishes from China 

 (Gymnostomus krcyenhergii, Gohio tuoUerstorJfi, and Glypto- 

 sternum sinense), collected by Dr. Kreyenberg ; purchased. 



Fifty fresh-water fishes from Corea, including the types 

 of seven new species (Leucogohio strigatus, Acanthogobio 

 longirostris, Acanthorhodeus gracilis, Silurus bedfordi, 

 Liobagrus andersonii, Gobius bedfordyi, and Tridentic/er 

 coreanus), collected by Mr. Anderson ; presented by His 

 Grace the Duke of Bedford, k.g. 



Seventy-eight Fishes from Lake Biwa, Japan, including 

 the types of a new cat-fish (Liobagrus sugvMi) ; presented 

 by H.E. the Governor of Otsu. 



Three hundred and nineteen Fishes from Japan, including 

 the type of a new species {Achilognathus smithii) and 

 examples of several species new to the collection ; presented 

 by R. Gordon Smith, Esq. 



Two sharks (Mitsukurina owstoni and Notidanus deani) 

 from Japan ; purchased. 



Forty-six Fishes from the Philippines ; presented by the 

 U.S. National Museum. 



Eighteen Fishes from Algiers ; presented by E. Gurney, 

 Esq. 



Twenty-seven Fishes from the Shari River, collected by 

 the late Capt. G. B. Gosling; presented by Capt. Boyd- 

 Alexander. 



The types of four species of fresh-water fishes, JVanno- 

 charax parvus from the Ogowe, Polypterus refropinnis and 

 Mormyrops houlengcri from the Congo, and Bedotia geayi 

 from Madagascar ; received from the Paris Museum. 



Seventy-seven Fishes from the Cameroons, including the 

 types of two new species (Synodontis batesii and Eleotris 

 kribensis), collected by Mr. G. L. Bates ; purchased. 



Thirty-five Fishes from the Benue River ; purchased. 



Ninety-four Fishes from Angola, including the types of 

 two new species (Labeo ansorgii and Paratilapia angus- 

 ticeps), collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge ; purchased. 



An important series of fishes from the Nile, obtained by 

 Mr. Leonard Loat ; presented by His Excellency the Minister 

 of Education, Government of Egypt. 



The fishes collected by Mr. Loat during the years 1899- 

 1902 numbered 11,068 specimens, probably the largest collec- 

 tion of fishes from one river ever brought together ; of these, 

 a first set, comprising 3,776 specimens, and including the 

 types of 30 new species, has been retained for the British 

 Museum, whilst a second set has been sent to the School of 

 Medicine at Cairo, and other sets to various scientific institu- 

 tions as requested by the Egyptian Government, by whom 

 the necessary funds for Mr, Loafs work were provided. 



