compelled to send the results of the work done in his department 

 to various scientific societies for publication. He will thus be able 

 to issue a few of the contributions from his Laboratory ; but there 

 are at least five numbers, which, with the accompanying plates, 

 will nearly fill a volume of the Bulletin, for whieh no provision 

 has been made. The Museum has no funds specially devoted to 

 publications. We have been able so far to meet the wants of the 

 Zoological Laboratory. But, owing to the large outlays incurred 

 by the Museum for the benefit of the Undergraduate Department, 

 we shall be able to publish only a part of the contributions to the 

 Bulletin from the different Laboratories until the indebtedness of 

 the Museum has been paid off. It is greatly to be hoped that this 

 important function of the Museum will not be curtailed for any 

 great length of time. 



During the coming year the publications of the "Albatross" 

 will more than supply this deficiency, as we may hope to issue 

 the Monograph of Professor Ludwig on the Holothurians, and the 

 Report of Dr. Bergh on the Opisthobranchs, of Dr. Ortmann on 

 the Pelagic Schizopods, of Dr. Miiller on the Ostracods, and of Dr. 

 Giesbrecht on the Copepods, some of which are already in the 

 hands of the binder, others in press, and others nearly completed. 

 From the expedition of the " Wild Duck " to the Bahamas, a short 

 paper by Mr. Dall on the Shells of the Bahamas, and one by Mr. 

 A. G. Mayer on some Medusae from the adjoining waters, have 

 been sent to the printers. I have myself nearly revised the proofs 

 of the Report on the Bahamas and the Coast of Cuba. 



Mr. Garman has completed a Memoir on the Cyprinodonts of 

 North America, mainly based upon material brought together by 

 Professor Agassiz many years ago, and for which a number of 

 plates had been prepared by Mr. Sonrel. 



Professor Faxon's Report on the Crustacea of the "Albatross" 

 is in the hands of the printer. It is accompanied by over sixty 

 plates, which are nearly all printed. 



I have also received from Professor Alphonse Milne-Edwards 



the manuscript for a fine Monograph on the Galatheidse ot the 



." Blake" written in conjunction with Mr. Bouvier. This memoir 



is accompanied by twelve plates, which are now in the hands of 



the lithographer. 



In connection with the explorations of the "Wild Duck" along 

 the coast of Cuba, there were many interesting points connected 



