REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHES IN THE U. S. NATIONAL 

 MUSEUM FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1886. 



By Tarleton H. Bean, Curator. 



All the accessions received during the year are referred to in Part v 

 of the report, so that in this place reference is made only to the most 

 important ones, which are as follows: 



Capt. Charles E. Bendire, U. S. Army. (Accession 17222) ; catalogue 37777-37781. 

 Specimens of fishes from the Big Horn River, Montana, including Lota maculosa, 

 Hyodon alosoides, Uranidea semiscabra, Noturus exilis, Hybognathus placitus. 



Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. (Accession 16970); catalogue 37754.* Numerous 

 species of fishes from Corea, which are still undetermined. 



E. G. Blackford, New York, N. Y. (Accession 16520) ; catalogue 37307. A fresh speci- 

 men of the Jew-fish, Promicrops itaiara, taken near Newport, R. I., which is far 

 to the northward of its usual habitat. 



E. H. Bunker, Fletcher's Neck Life- Saving Station. Biddeford Pool, Me. (Accession 

 17258); catalogue 37081. A specimen of the Argentine, Argentina silus. A rare 

 visitor to our coast. 



A. N. Cheney, Glens Falls, N. Y. (Accession 16628) ; catalogue 37313. Some speci- 

 mens of the Atlantic salmon, which were introduced into Clendon Brook, New 

 York, by the U. S. Fish Commission in 1884. 



Daniel T. Church, Tiverton, B. I. (Accession 17308.) A menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus 

 3£ inches long, taken in Narragansett Bay, December 19, 1885. Immense quan- 

 tities of menhaden were seen in the bay on that date. 



F.N. Clark, Northville, Mich. (Accession 17231) ; catalogue 37785, 37786. A common 

 white-fish, Coregonus clupeiformis, and a specimen of Coregonus tullibee. The latter 

 is very much desired in the National Museum, as the collection contains only two 

 3r three examples. 



Prof. A. Duges, Guanajuato, Mexico. t (Accession 16268). Numerous species of fishes 

 from Mexico, including the following, which are to be described : Fundulus dugesi, 

 CharacodonvariegatuSyferrugineus, snnlbilineatus. (Accession 16401.) Containing 

 numerous additional species, among which are entire specimens of Moxostoma 

 austrinum, by which the identification of the Guanajuato sucker with the genus 

 Moxostoma is clearly established. The types of this species lacked the air blad- 

 der, but the recent examples are perfect. 



Final N. Edwards, Wood's Holl, Mass. (Accession 17096) ; catalogue 37580. Several 

 examples of Apeltes quadracus, which have the dorsal spines IV, I instead of 

 III, I. 



* For a partial list of these species see Accession List, Part V. 

 t For further information concerning this accession see Accession List, Part V. 



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