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the Sandwich Islands from the Boston Society, and a collection of 

 Algerian reptiles and mammals from Professor Fernand Lataste. 

 Exchanges for reptiles and batrachians were also made with 

 Dr. Manigault, Professor Jordan, and Mr. Cragin. Certain alco- 

 holic specimens sent away for preparation have been returned as 

 skeletons with great saving and gain to the Museum. 



The purchases include Egyptian species from Ward, West 

 Indian from Semper and Cazabon, and a large number of Mexican 

 from Dr. Palmer. 



In the collection made during a three months' expedition in 

 the Territories there is a lot of fossil reptiles and fishes. On this 

 work valuable duplicates of recent species were also obtained. 

 Mr. Sternberg's collection from Western Kansas also contains an 

 important series of fossils belonging to these classes. 



The publications for the year include the following in the 

 Bulletin : " New Species of Selachia in the Museum Collections," 

 " New and little Known Reptiles and Fishes," and the " Report on 

 the Selachians " of the " Blake " expedition. A synopsis of the 

 " American Species of Rhinobatidae " and another of " American 

 Trygons " were published by the United States National Mu- 

 seum, and a revision of the genus Rhinichthys by the Science 

 Observer. 



