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posed of. During the period from October (1887) to April (1888) many new forms were described, chiefly of deep-sea fishes. These descriptions have not been published as yet. The descriptions of inland species have as a rule, however, been promptly printed in the Proceedings. The collections of fishes in the main hall of the Smithsonian were removed to the basement and those belonging in the fish hall proper were returned to their places after the fire-proofing had been completed. The removal of collections, especially alcoholics, caused much annoyance and work: labels [[strikethrough]]are[[/strikethrough]] were destroyed, alcohol spilled and jars sometimes