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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C., ^[[Mar. 14]], 188^[[2]]
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Prof. Spencer F. Baird,
Director U.S. National Museum,

Sir;

I beg leave to offer the enclosed report of operations in the department of fishes during the month of February, referring to the following items:

1. Fishes received during February,
2. Fishes catalogued,
3. Drawings completed by H.L. Todd,
4. Memorandum of supplies &c. sent out,
5. List of papers received for Proc. Nat. Mus.,
6. List of papers for Bull. F.C.

The work of cataloguing the collections in the tank room is in progress. The arrangement of the casts in the new museum building is nearly complete.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Tarleton H. Bean,
Curator.