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A census of the types of species was made in February when it was found that the Museum possesses 364 described in outside publications prior to the foundation of the Proceedings of the National Museum, and 549, which have been described in the Proceedings, 150 of these being deep-sea species and 399 fresh- and shoal-water species.  To this number should be added a great many extra-limited species principally described by Dr. Gill, and a large number of types of West Indian fishes described and contributed by Professor