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McC adden, the taxidermist, and Mr. Green of the Ludwick Depart¬ 
ment of Public Instruction, and it is hoped to complete this exhibit 
next year. 
Mr. Fowler, before leaving for Honolulu, cared for all accessions 
received up to that time, including many obtained by the Nicaragua 
expedition. 
A specimen was loaned to Mr. E. R. Dunn. 
Fishes 
Mr. H. W. Fowler reports that the examination of the study 
collection was completed before he left for Honolulu, and the jars 
replenished with alcohol, wherever necessary. 
All of the specimens from Oceania were studied and determined 
in connection with this proposed work at the Bishop Museum; and 
reports prepared on collections sent from the American Museum 
of Natural History; Messrs. Marley and Robinson, Natal, South 
Africa; and James Hornell, Esq., of the Madras Fisheries Depart¬ 
ment, India, from all of which the Academy received duplicates. 
Three papers were prepared for publication by the Academy: On 
Freshwater Fishes from the Southern Alleghanies; On Fishes re¬ 
ceived from Madeira, Madagascar, Syria, and Australia; Fishes 
from Nicaragua. 
Insects 
Dr. Skinner, Special Curator of Insects, reports that upwards 
of 9000 specimens have been added to the collections during the 
year, not including several thousand obtained by the Academy- 
Nicaraguan expedition. Miss Caroline H. Lane, whose services 
were secured at the beginning of the year, has been engaged in 
mounting the accumulation of unstudied material, and has made 
much progress, while many of the specimens have been named and 
incorporated in the collections. 
The valuable collection of Odonata made by Dr. P. P. Calvert, 
probably the finest in America, has been presented to the Academy, 
bringing our representation of dragon-flies, etc., into the very first 
rank. 
Dr. Skinner and Mr. R. C. Williams, Jr., have paid especial 
attention to the Lepidoptera and have published a paper on the 
male genitalia of the larger Hesperidae of North America. 
