Fishes. 545 
1900. 
The number of specimens received was 1144. Dr. D. 8. 
Jordan presented a series of co-types of species described by him 
from Alaska, and a collection of 258 specimens from the Pacific, 
mostly co-types of species described by him was purchased, as 
was one from the Senegal, made by M. Delhez. 
1901. 
The additions numbered 1265. Sir George Newnes presented 
the Fishes obtained during the Southern Cross Antarctic Ex- 
pedition, including the types of the new species described by 
Mr. Boulenger in his Report, and Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner a 
collection from the Maldive Islands, forming the basis of a 
Report by Mr. Regan, and containing the types of the new species 
described by him. The Secretary of State of the Congo Free 
State presented a series from the Ubangi, including co-types of 
several species described by Mr. Boulenger, and Dr. W. J. 
Ansorge the types of eight new species from Nigeria, also 
described by Mr. Boulenger. <A series from the Atlantic Coast 
of Central and South America, including the types of several 
species described by American authors, was purchased. 
1902. 
The accessions totalled 1685. The Director of the Royal 
Natural History Museum, Brussels, presented a series of fishes 
from the Congo, containing co-types of several new species 
described by Mr. Boulenger. Mr. F. W. Styan sent a small but 
valuable collection from Shanghai, and one from Morocco, made 
by Herr Riggenbach and described by Dr. Giinther, was pur- 
chased. Large series of Fresh-water Fishes collected by Dr. 
W. J. Ansorge in Southern Nigeria and by Mr. G. L. Bates 
in Cameroon and the Gaboon, including the types of many 
new species described by Mr. Boulenger, were acquired. Mr. R. 
Gordon Smith presented a collection made by him in Japan, 
containing many desiderata. The Fishes collected by Mr. E. 
Degen in Abyssinia prove to be of great interest, examples of 
all the species described by Riippell having been obtained, 
besides many hitherto unknown, which have been described by 
Mr. Boulenger. 
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