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REPORT ON THE INVERTEBRATES. 



By J. Walter Fbwkes. 



In the past year six months have been spent in Cambridge, 

 and the remainder at the sea-shore. A large part of my time in 

 Cambridge has been occupied in the care of the large and varied 

 collections of the Museum now under my charge. 



A number of unidentified Corallines has been turned over to 

 Prof. Farlow, who has identified from them a small illustrative 

 collection. 



Specimens of some of the types of deep-sea Sponges, identified 

 by Schmidt, have been sent to Dr. Sollas. 



Fragments of types of the genus Stylaster collected by Pourta- 

 l£s and A. Agassiz have been forwarded to the National Museum 

 at Washington. A large box containing an identified collection 

 of common Corals has been sent to the State Agricultural Col- 

 lege, to be used in teaching. Mr. Greene has received from our 

 collection a small box of rare deep-sea Corals. 



We have received from the United States Fish Commission a 

 collection of identified Corals and Echinoderms collected by the 

 " Albatross." This collection contains new genera and species 

 described by Prof. A. E. Verrill, with many duplicates. 



To Prof. Loven have been sent specimens of the rare Echi- 

 noids Coelopleurus floridanus and Podocidaris sculpta for stud} r . 



A small collection of Echinoderms from the Gulf of California, 

 sent to me by Prof. F. W. Cragin of Topeka, Kansas, has been 

 identified and returned to him. 



A specimen of Pentacrinus and one of Pheronema have been 

 sent to Dr. J. Leidy. 



Mr. R. Rathbun of the National Museum has consulted our 

 collection of deep-sea Echinoid types in the preparation of his 

 report on the Echinoids collected by the " Albatross." 



Specimens of Waldheimia have been presented to the Museum 

 by Prof. O. C. Marsh. 



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