MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 21 



REPORT ON THE FISHES. 



By Samuel Garman. 



This year, Dr. Thomas Barbour has added considerably to his 

 donations from collections made by Mrs. Barbour and himself, 

 by Dr. G. M. Allen, and by purchase of types and cotypes used 

 by Mr. W. S. Ansorge. Many other specimens have been re- 

 ceived from Mr. W. S. Brooks, collected by "Brooks and Mosier." 

 Numerous others were secured by Mr. George Nelson. The 

 majority of the preceding were gathered for use in work now in 

 hand. Certain species of Japanese fisjies were forwarded by Dr. 

 Shigeho Tanaka, and of New England forms by Mr. E. C. Berry. 

 Prof. E. W. Gudger sent in some anatomical preparations, casts, 

 etc. used by him in illustrating recent publications. 



Besides the ordinary care, special efforts have been directed in 

 this department toward economical changes, in the way of dis- 

 posal of deteriorating material, such as is not likely to be soon 

 in demand, or as can be easily supplied when called for, and to 

 investigations in synonymy, in anatomy, etc. 



