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Yellowstone National Park. A type series of the fishes obtained is 

 now in this Museum. Dr. Jordan and party also collected in Georgia, 

 Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, during the 

 summer of 1889, and as a result of this work the Museum has received 

 from the Fish Commission a large series of fishes. The U. S. Fish 

 Commission steamer Albatross carried on explorations in Alaska and 

 British Columbia, collecting many new and interesting fishes, mainly 

 in deep water. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Eigenmann collected in San Diego 

 Bay, Cortez Banks and Temecula Biver, California, obtaining 17 new 

 forms of fishes. The United States Eclipse Expedition to West Africa 

 brought a large collection of fishes from the Azores, St. Vincent, Free 

 Town, Elmiua, St. Paul de Loanda, Angola, Ascension Island, St. 

 Helena, and Cape Towu. The collections were made by"Messrs. W. H. 

 Brown and A. H. Brown, who accompanied the expedition in the inter- 

 ests of the Museum. 



Dr. Gill has drawn largely upon the collection for such subjects as he 

 has required in his work upon the different orders of fishes. His 

 papers upon these are referred to in the Bibliography (section IV of 

 this volume). 



THE PRESENT STATE OP THE COLLECTION. 



In the work of picking out duplicates, the condition of the collection 

 is being much improved. The jars throughout the west basement have 

 been cleaned ; the alcohol changed, where needed ; and many speci- 

 mens have been identified and labeled. Groups of fishes are brought 

 more closely together as room is made and opportunity offers. If it 

 were not for the overcrowded condition of the basement, a very good 

 arrangement of the collections could be made. 



The first entry number in the catalogue in July, 1889, was 41045, and 

 the last entry in Juue, 1890, was 42060; making the number of entries 

 for the year, 1,016. 



Jpproximate Number of Specimens in the Collection. 



Exhibition 30,000 



Reserve 62, 000 



Duplicate 30,000 



Total 122,000 



The estimated number in the exhibition series is the same as given 

 last year. There have been numerous additions to this series, but 

 almost an equal number of duplicates have been selected from it, 

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