The (laUi i>ii which tliis wurk is Ijascil were ohtaiiied h\' (he writer (hiring two ^'isits to Japan when, 

 under tlie j^uiihnice nf tlie lea(hnL,f Ja|)anese fisher\- and lish-cuhui"al autliorilies, the principal goldfish 

 hreeding estal)lishnients were inspected and information was obtained at lirst hand from their proprie- 

 tors. Supplementar\' information has been derived from piiljlished pai)ers by Professors Matsnbara, 

 jMilsiiknri, and Watase. The accompan\-ing cc)lored illustrations of ten \'arieties of Japanese goldfish 

 are made from j)aintings from life b\' Mr. J. Urata in 'rok\'0, and are herewith reproduced through the 

 courtes\- of Prof. S. Matsubara, Director of the Im])erial Fisheries Institute, Tok}'o, by whom they 

 ha\-e l)een cop\rigiited ; these plates accompany his interesting paper pul)lished I)\' the Biu'ean of h'isheries 



Washington 



October 1, 1909 



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