30 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 
REPORT ON THE REPTILES, BATRACHIANS, 
AND FISHES. 
By SamMuEL GARMAN. 
ADDITIONAL material for these Departments, in the year ending 
July 31, 1905, has been provided by purchases from Capt. Alan 
Owston and Mr. B. Grover, and by donations from Dr. Alex. 
Agassiz, Sergeant Breivogel, Messrs. John E. Thayer, Outram 
Bangs, Thomas Barbour, W. T. Hornaday, R. L. Ditmars, Owen 
Bryant, Eugene N. Fischer, W. C. Kendall, R. H. Howe, Jr., B. G. 
Wilder, the New York Zodlogical Society, and the United States 
Fish Commission. The collection of Fishes and Reptiles sent in by 
Mr. Thayer, the Fishes purchased from Captain Owston, and the 
series of Ophidia bought from Mr. Grover were of especial impor- 
tance. A few of the Reptiles have been mounted for exhibition. 
Shipments in exchange were made to Drs. F, A. Lucas and W. C. 
Kendall. A considerable use of the collections has been made by 
students in preparation of articles for publication. The condition 
of the specimens has not greatly changed; there has been the 
usual amount of bleaching and discoloration in those exposed to 
the light, comparatively little breakage, and a small amount of 
leakage from some of the older cans. The routine work, identifi- 
cation, cataloguing, preservation, and correspondence, has not 
differed greatly from that of previous years. The work on the 
Plagiostomes has progressed without cessation. 
