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REPORT ON THE FISHES AND REPTILES. 



By Samuel Garman. 



The work on these departments .has been done with the purpose 

 of keeping them up to modern requirements, and of utilizing to the 

 advantage of the institution, as far as possible, uncompleted labors 

 of other years. Various collections have been identified and cata- 

 logued, and numerous changes have been made in the exhibition 

 series and in the storage material. Additions of considerable 

 amount and value have been received from Charles C. Adams, 

 Harry A. Allard, Outram Bangs, Miss I. Batchelder, William 

 Brewster, A. N. Cheney, Dr. R. A. Daly, A. H. Edgerley, George 

 E. Hart, C. P. Jaynes, Dr. W. C. Kendall, Dr. Harris Kennedy, F. 

 Schuyler Mathews, Dr. A. G. Mayer, Prof. C. J. Maynard, Prof. 

 G. H. Parker, Lieut. Wirt Robinson, U. S. A., Rev. Robert K. 

 Smith, Dr. W. M. Woodworth, and others. Everything received 

 has arrived in excellent condition. Besides material furnished 

 for the use of students, shipments have been made to Prof. R. 

 von Lendenfeld, Dr. L. Kathariner, and Dr. W. C. Kendall, in 

 furtherance of researches undertaken by them. 



The publications from these departments include the "Deep 

 Sea Fishes " of the "Albatross" Expedition, Volume XXIV. of the 

 Memoirs of the Museum (Number XXVI. of the series of Reports 

 on the " Albatross " Expedition of 1890-91), also reviews, book 

 notices, etc. 



