40 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



REPORT ON THE REPTILES AND FISHES. 



By Samuel Garman. 



Additions to the collections in these departments have been re- 

 ceived from Mr. Phillip Adams, Outram Bangs, Esq., Mr. Ralph 

 Brandreth (through the favor of Dr. Wm. M. Wood worth), Hon. 

 E. T. D. Chambers, William Clapp, Esq., Miss Annie E. Cutler, 

 Clarence M. Dyer, Esq., Prof. H. Garman, Dr. L. C. Jones, Mr. T. 

 I. Potts (through the kindness of Prof. F. W. Putnam), Mr. Rob- 

 ert K. Smith, M. P. Thompson, Esq., Mr. Arthur R. Torrey, the 

 United States Fishery Commission, and the United States National 

 Museum. Those received from the National Museum were in 

 greater part rare forms or types of species secured in the investi- 

 gations of the United States Fishery Commission Steamer " Alba- 

 tross" ; those sent by the Commissioners were mainly fishes from 

 inland waters collected in explorations of the Southwestern States. 

 The contributions of Messrs. Bangs and Potts are particularly 

 interesting on account of the localities represented. By purchase 

 a number of fine live specimens were obtained, desiderata for the 

 Exhibition Rooms. Professor Goode and Dr. Bean, having finished 

 their work on them, have returned the Blake Collections to this 

 Museum, with the exception of such duplicates as were retained 

 for the National Museum. 



Certain collections belonging to the University of Iowa, gathered 

 by Professor C. C. Nutting, were received some time ago, to be 

 subjected to comparative study and publication. 



The ichthyological work begun for the Museum last season, with 

 the drawing and engraving, has been continued to the present date. 



The loss from evaporation, leakage, or breakage has been less 

 than in any previous report. 



In addition to unsigned reviews and book notices, the following 

 papers, exclusive of that on the Cyprinodonts, have been published 

 in the Memoirs of the Museum since my last report : — 



The Suspended Animation of Snakes. Nature, Jan. 17, 1895, p. 274. 

 Thirst Endurance in some Vertebrates. Nature, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 343. 

 Lobster Reproduction. Zoologischor Anzeiger, No. 4G7. 



