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Lake Baical, Siberia, has been obtained by purchase from 

 Mr. J. D. E. Schmeltz, Jr. From Dr. Francis Day we have 

 received a fine collection of types of his "Malabar Fishes." 

 Mounted skeletons of fishes have been received from the 

 Vienna Museum ; they have been on exhibition during the 

 past year. 



The following additions have been received during the 

 year : — 



By Donation. 



Hassler Expedition, over 400 species and several thousand speci- 

 mens. 



Pike, Hon. Nicolas, three large collections from the Mauritius. 



Carleton, Rev. M. M., a collection from Mooltan, Northern 

 India. 



Lyman, Theodore, 30 species, 200 specimens from Nice, France. 



Snow, Rev. B. G., 35 species, 69 specimens from Strong's Island, 

 Micronesia. 



Elder, William, 2 species, 18 specimens of Salmonidce from the 

 Minas Basin, Nova Scotia. 



Collins, G. H. and J. S., 5 species, 28 specimens from Omaha, 

 Nebraska. 



Sturtevant, J. N., 10 species, many specimens from South 

 Framingham, Mass. 



Ward, S., 1 Tetrodon Icevigatus, 1 Micropogon undulatus, from 

 New York. 



Sutherland, J., 4 species, 4 specimens from Babylon Bay, N. Y. 



Powell, S., 1 Ephippus faber, 1 Galeocerda arcticus, from New- 

 port, R. I. 



Rogers, J., 7 species, 12 specimens from Wood's Hole, Mass. 



Clerk, A., 1 Caranx sutor, from New York, 3 Solea achirus, 

 from Port Monmouth, N. J. 



Peirce, Prof. B. O., 1 Echeneis remora, 1 Tetrodon honckenii, 

 from the Pacific Ocean. 



Abbott, Dr. C. C, 10 species, 130 specimens from Trenton, New 

 Jersey. 



Johnson, Capt. P. C, and Pitkin, Dr. H. S., 39 species, 86 

 specimens from Honolulu and Hilo, S. I. 



Rand, , 3 species, 120 specimens from Lake Titicaca, 



Peru. 



Cleeman, Th. M., 8 specimens of Triclwmycterus dispar, from 

 Oroyo River, 13,000 feet above the level of the sea ; 4 specimens 

 of Haplocliilus, probably a new species, from Chachuara, 8,000 feet 

 above the sea. 



