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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1884. 



Dr. T. H. Beau, U. S. National Museum, Washington, I). C. Accession 

 15031. Sixty-three species of marine and fresh-water fishes from 

 Great South Bay, Long Island, and vicinity. 



Prof. G. H. Gilbert, Bloomington, Ind. Accession 1 5056. A box of 

 fishes from Alabama, including new species of darters, minnows, cat- 

 fishes, &c. 



E. S. Stover, Albuquerque, N. Mex. Accession 15114; catalogue 36891. 

 Six specimens of carp, Cyprinus carpio, raised in alkali water. 



James G. Swan, Port Townsend, Wash. Accession 15152; catalogue 



. This collection includes, among other things, a beautiful 



example of Chirolophus polyaetocephalus, Pallas, which has not been 

 known south of Alaska before. 



Peter Smith, Ghaptico y Saint Mary's Gounty, Maryland. Accession 15412; 

 catalogue 36919. A mirror carp, Gyprinus carpio, weighing 11 pounds, 

 which was caught in Wicomico Bay, in brackish water. 



Dr. W. H. Jones, TJ. S. S. Wachusett, Gallao, Peru. Accession 15224; 

 catalogue 36928-36934. A small collection of marine fishes contain- 

 ing a Trachurus, a Scomber, a Scicena, an Ophichthys, and several re- 

 markably large Gobiesox, measuring about a foot in length. 



ENTRIES IN THE CATALOGUE OF FISHES DURING 1884. 



The total number of entries in the catalogue was 3,015, the first entry 

 being 33920 and the last 36934. 



This number was distributed through the different months as shown 

 in a table further on. 



Table showing some of tlte work upon the collection of fishes during 1884. 



Months. 



Lots of 



fish 

 received. 



Lots of 

 fish cata- 

 logued. 



Packages 

 sent oat. 



Fish draw- 

 ings ex- 

 amined/ 



January . . . 

 February . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November . 

 December . 



Total 



454 

 23 

 313 

 35 

 139 

 226 

 216 

 200 



1,357 

 27 

 25 



03 



3,015 



54 



117 



* Ten drawings, made by Miss Smith, not included here. 

 WORK DONE UPON THE FISHES DURING 1884. 



The notes on fishes, made by me while in Europe, In L883, were ar- 

 ranged for the printer. 



A large and valuable collection <>l* fishes, received from J. 0. Bre- 

 voort through E. (1. Blackford, were identified and catalogued. 



