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K 0. Blackford, SO Fulton Marhety Ketc Fork, IT. V. Accession L4480; 

 catalogue 348841 A pompano, Trackynottu goreensis weighing 36 



pounds. 



Prof />. 8. Jordan, Bloomington, Ind, Accession L4486; catalogue, 



. A large collection <>f ashes from Cuba and Florida, containing 



nmn> new species. 

 U.S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross. Accession L4286; catalogue 



34853-34881,34887-34903,34905-34963. A tank of fishes from Saint 



rhoaias, Trinidad, Curacao, and K<\\ West, Fla 

 Prof, c If Gilbert, Roekford, III Accession L4525; catalogue 34979- 



34983. A small collection of Illinois Ashes, containing typesof the 



following new species : Hfooomis hyostomUS, Xolropis booj)s y ;\\\(\ PcBCil 



iohtkys palustris. 



('apt. T. W. Sumptrr, Big Sprint/, \a. Accession L4523; catalogue 



;>r.»7S. A rainbow trout, Salmo widens, taken in Roanoke River, 



June 13, 1884. 

 /•;. 0. Smith, Newport, A'. /. Accession 14543; catalogue 34988. A 



specimen of Chwtodipterus faber, caught at Newport. An unusual 



species in that locality. 

 Capt. George A. Johnson, Gloucester, Mass. Accession 1458!); catalogue 



351 10. A specimen of Chiasmodus niger, from Brown's Bank. Captain 



Johnson says it was taken alive, and was very ferocious. 

 J. Dock Harrell, Osyka, Miss. Accession 14600; catalogue 35144. A 



specimen of striped bass, Boccus septentrionalis, which species is now 



reported in large schools of varying sized fish in that part of the Lower 



.Mississippi Valley. 

 Prof. S. F. Baird, Wood's Roll, Mass. Accession 14014 ; catalogue 



35136. A specimen of the frigate mackerel, Auxis rochei. 

 Frank G. Galbraith, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania. Acces- 

 sion 14624 ; catalogue 35137. A mirror carp, Cyprinus carpio, 19 inches 



long, taken in the Susquehanna Biver. 

 r. S. Fish Commission, Wood's Moll, Mass. Accession 14759; catalogue 



. Fifteen bottles of the rarer deep-sea fishes obtained by the 



Albatross. 

 Prof. I). 8. Jordan, Bloomington, Ind. Accession 14828. A targe col 



lection of fresh- water fishes from Iowa and Missouri, containing 



many new and rare species. 

 Prof. D. 8. Jordan, Bloomington, Ind. Accession 14881. Fresh- water 



fishes from Southern Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Indian Territory, 



Indiana, and elsewhere. In this and the preceding lot there are 



about twenty-five new species and a hundred desiderata. 

 >). A. Duguo ?, Gloucester, Mass. Accession 14905; catalogue 36601. 



A specimen of Vrachyptcrus arcticus from Iceland. 

 Jhrqf. I>. s. Jordan, Bloomington, Ind. Accessions 15002 aud 15011 ; 



catalogue , Numerous species of fishes from Indiana and 



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