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Accession : Entries in the fish register. [[strikethrough]] July 1 to Dec, 31 [[/strikethrough]], 1881. during the The fishes entered in the catalogues within the year [[strikethrough]] time here specified 2639 [[/strikethrough]]. represent an addition of 535 numbers. [[strikethrough]] and not less than 240 species. The reeord [[?]] extends from 28646 to 29150, both inelusive, and from 29801 to 29830. [[/strikethrough]] The large collections of Magaltan fishes and ithoso [[?]] made by Lieut. Nichols, U.S.N., in Lower California and on the west coast of Mexico are now in the hands of Professor Jordan and Gillert [[?]], who are, from time to time, publishing the results of their investigations in the Proceedings of the Museums' Mr. F. Brusse, of Geeslemiinde [[?]], has has continued his shipments of fresh fishes from the Baltre [[?]] for reproduction in plaster by the modeller [[?]] of the Museums. The Australian Museum of Sydney, New South Wales, has contributed about 70 species of Australian fishes as a return for collections presented by the U.D. National [[?]] Museum in 1877 and 18. The United States Fish Commission