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Specimens of Balanoglossus and Tornaria, collected at the 

 Newport Marine Laboratory at his request, have been sent to 

 Dr. J. W. Spengel. 



The Bryozoa collected by A. Agassiz on the Blake Expedi- 

 tions, and those collected by Count Pourtal£s, all of which 

 have been identified and described by Prof. Smitt, have been 

 consolidated. 



Specimens of Fissurella have been given to Mr. Morrell. A 

 fine specimen of Voluta juniona has been sent to Prof. Dall for 

 comparison. The preparations of lingual ribbons of Mollusca 

 made by Mr. Binney have been sent to him for inspection. This 

 collection has been returned. The collection of Mollusca made 

 by the " Blake " in 1880 has been sent to Prof. Verrill for study. 



Specimens of our common Squid and one or two duplicate 

 shells of Nautili have been sent to Messrs. Brooks and Jackson 

 for special study. Mr. Ritchie has used our collection of shells 

 for comparisons with those in his collection. 



A series of wax models made by Weisker, illustrating the 

 development of certain Invertebrata and Vertebrata, have been 

 put on exhibition in the gallery of the Synoptic Room. 



Some time has been spent in showing our Exhibition Rooms 

 to classes visiting the Museum. 



The systematic collection of Sponges on exhibition has been 

 rearranged, and many new specimens have been added. The 

 collection of Radiates in the North American Faunal Room has 

 been revised, and mounted specimens of Sponges, Corals, and 

 Echinoderms have been added to those already on exhibition. 

 Representative genera of Holothurians, Ophiurans, and Mol- 

 lusca have been placed in the collections on exhibition in the 

 South American Room. 



As in past years, some time has been taken up in the identifica- 

 tion of specimens brought to me for comparison with our types. 

 A part of my time has been spent in supervising Mr. Denton's 

 drawings for Mr. Agassiz. 



During February, March, and April I made an excursion to 

 the coast of California, to Santa Barbara, Monterey, and Santa 

 Cruz. My work there consisted of shallow-water dredging and 

 surface-collecting. I made collections and preparations, and paid 

 particular attention to groups of Invertebrata from our Pacific 

 coast, which have been little studied. Bv means of a small 



