24 ANNUAL REPOKT OF THE 



REPORT ON THE REPTILES, BATRACHIANS, AND FISHES. 



By Samuel Garman. 



Among the additions to the collections are a lot of rare reptiles, 

 batrachians, and fishes, from the Maldive Islands, collected by 

 the members of Mr. Agassiz's Expedition. Other contributions 

 were made by Messrs. Ontram Bangs, J. H. Blake, Frank 

 Bostock, of the Animal Arena, H. S. Gale, A. F. Gotthold, 

 R. H. Howe, Jr., Dr. W. C. Kendall, Wm. D. McPherson, 

 A. P. Morse, J. T. Nichols, and J. D. Sornborger. The largest 

 single accession is a lot of one hundred and eighty-one speci- 

 mens of California reptiles and batrachians obtained by ex- 

 change with Prof. J. O. Snyder. Another exchange with Dr. 

 Bashford Dean secured valuable species of fishes from Japan. 

 The purchases include two of the very large mounted speci- 

 mens of the Galapagos tortoises, from Mr. Frank Webster, a fine 

 series of Floridan tortoises from C. J. Maynard, and small lots 

 or single specimens from other collectors. Some material was 

 furnished the students for study and for preparations. A few 

 larval Batrachia were sent to Dr. B. G. Wilder as an exchange. 

 A number of mounted specimens have been prepared for the exhi- 

 bition rooms by Mr. George Nelson. The entire storage collec- 

 tion of Reptilia and Batrachia has been overhauled and put in 

 improved condition. The fishes also have received considerable 

 attention. 



Besides articles not signed, I have published a paper on " Rep- 

 tiles and Batrachians from Australasia," in the " Bulletin " of the 

 Museum, and a preliminary, on " Genera and Families of the 

 Chimaeroids," in the Proceedings of the New England Zoological 

 Society. 



