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1885. 
The additions numbered 485. Mr. A. 8. G. Jayakar presented 
a collection made by him at Muscat, Arabia, this being the first 
of a series of collections from that locality presented by him in 
1885, 1888, 1889 and 1891, each of which contained types of 
new species described by Mr. Boulenger. Collections made by 
Dr. von Ihering in the Province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 
described by Mr. Boulenger, were purchased in this year and in 
1886 and 1891. A series of Atlantic Fishes was received from 
the Christiania Museum, and one of American Fishes from the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, U.S.A. 
1886. 
The additions were 486 in number, including a collection 
from New Zealand: purchased. 
1887. 
1248 specimens were added to the collection. The Deep-sea 
Fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, including 
the types of the species described.by Dr. Giinther in his Report, 
were presented. Mr. F. J. Jackson gave a collection from East 
Africa, and a series from Indiana and Florida was obtained from 
the Indiana University. 
1888. 
The additions numbered 1569. The collection made by Dr. 
Dickson at Constantinople was presented by him, and Fishes 
from the Yang-tse-Kiang, collected by Mr. F. W. Styan, including 
the types of new species described by Dr. Giinther, were received 
in this year and in 1889. 
1889. 
The specimens received were 6130 in number. The collection 
of Fishes bequeathed to the Museum by Mr. F. Day, contained 
4400 Indian Fishes, representing species described by him in the 
‘‘Pishes of India,” and 155 British Salmonide. The Pelagic 
Fishes obtained during the Challenger Expedition, including 
the types of the species described in Dr. Giinther’s Report, were 
presented. A series from North America was presented by the 
United States Fisheries Commission, and one of South American 
Siluride, containing many types, was received from the Museum 
of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, U.S.A. 
