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[[double underlined]] Work done upon the Fishes during 1884. [[/double underlined]]

The notes on fishes, made by me while in Europe, 1883, were arranged for the Printer.

A large and valuable collection of fishes, received from J. C. Brevoort thro. E. G. Blackford, were identified and catalogued.

A collection of Jamaican fishes, including nearly one hundred species, sent here in duplicate for identification by the Kingston Public Museum of Jamaica, was attended to. This is an important accession to the collection of fishes.

The fresh-water fishes were all removed to the West Basement where Prof. D. S. Jordan, during the months of July and August, worked over the entire collection, verifying the old identifications and re-arranging the collection generally. Many of these fishes were found to be absolutely worthless and, consequently were thrown away.