Fishes. 549 
Leyden Museum. 
A collection of Fishes from Japan, containing duplicates of many 
ee described by Prof. Schegel in the “Fauna Japonica;” purchased 
in ; 
Lowe (Ricuarp THomas). 
Fishes from Madeira, the Canary Isles, etc., collected and described by 
the Rev. R. T. Lowe, including many types, were presented by him durin 
the years 1859-1864. . Bes : : 
Newnes (Sir Grorae). 
The collection made during the voyage of the Southern Oross in 
Antarctic waters, containing the types of the new species described by 
Mr. ee in his Report, was presented by Sir George Newnes 
in 1902. 
Paris Museum. 
Specimens from the French Yalisman and Cape Horn expeditions, 
mostly duplicates of bathybial species described by Prof. Vaillant, were 
received in exchange from the Paris Museum in 1890. 
Parnell (Ricuarp). [ -1882] 
A collection of Fishes from the Firth of Forth and Sccttish Rivers, 
containing the types of the species described by Dr. Parnell in his essay 
“On the Fishes of the Firth of Forth,” was presented by him in 1839. 
Playfair (Sir Ropert Lampert). [1828-1899] 
Collections of Fishes from Zanzibar, forming the basis of Giinther and 
Playfair’s “ Fishes of Zanzibar,” published in 1866, and containing the 
types of the new species described therein, were presented by Sir Lambert 
Playfair during the years 1864-1869. 
Reeves (Joun). [1774-1856] 
The Fishes collected in China by Mr. J. Reeves and his son during 
the years 1812-1831, together with a series of drawings taken from living 
or fresh specimens, formed the basis of Sir John Richardson’s “ Report on 
the Ichthyology of China,” published in 1845. 
Salvin (Ospert). [1835-1898] 
See Dow. 
Smith (Sir Anprew). [1797-1872] 
Fishes from the Cape of Good Hope, collected by Sir A. Smith, M.D., 
including the types of most of the species described by him in the 
“Tllustrations of the Zoology of South Africa,” 1838-1849. Some of 
these were presented by Sir A. Smith to the British Museum in 1851, 
others to the Royal Naval Hospital of Haslar, these latter coming into the 
possession of the British Museum in 1855, with the rest of the Haslar 
collection. 
Smithsonian Institution. 
In 1861 and 1880 collections of American Fishes were presented by 
the Smithsonian Institution, and in 1896 a large series of deep-sea Fishes 
from off the coasts of North America, including the types of many species 
