REPORT UPON THE DEPARTMENT OK FISHES IN THE U. S. 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR 1884. 



B\ Takik POM H. BEAN, Curator. 



IMPORTANT ACCESSIONS DURING L884. 



There were 93 accessions daring the year, of which 51 were gifts, 32 

 from Museum collectors, and LO from U.S. Fish Commission collectors. 



SYNOPSIS OI THE ACCESSIONS. 



Alabama 2 



Arkansas 1 



California :i 



Delaware 2 



District of Columbia ( J 



Florida (> 



Georgia 2 



Illinois 1 



Indiana 1 



Iowa 1 



Kansas 1 



Maryland 2 



Massachusetts 7 



Michigan 2 



Mississippi 2 



Missouri 3 



NYw Eampshire 2 



New Jersey 3 



New Mexico I 



New York f> 



North Carolina 2 



Oregon 8 



Pennsylvania I 



Rhode Island 2 



Texas \ 



Virginia 4 



Washington Territory 2 



Wisconsin 1 



Deep sea 2 



KXTRALIMITAL. 



Alaska .. 

 Chili .... 

 Curacao 

 England 



1 



1 



1 



1 



Greenland 2 



Japan 1 



Labrador 1 i West Indies, 



Manitoba 



Newfoundland 



Ontario 



Pern 



Quebec 2 



Venice 1 



By addition we would have a Larger number of accessions than 93; 

 but. in some cases, the accession was partly from one locality and partly 

 from another, and each is credited as one in the synopsis. 



Following is ;t summary of the most interesting accessions catalogued 

 during i he year, 34 in number : 

 ('apt. chm Irs Bendire, Fort Klamath, Washington Territory. Accession 



13916; catalogue, 33956-33957. This collection contained two very 

 B. Mis. 33, pt 2 11 un 



