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laborer.  On February 1st. the work of picking out duplicates and disposing of worthless material was begun.  A series of east coast fishes was sent to the Boston Society of Natural History.  Hundreds of specimens have been selected for distribution to other museums and much bad matter has been cleared out thus relieving the overcrowded shelves.  As this work progresses the collections are receiving attention generally, tin tags, labels and alcohol are supplied where needed.  A full series of each species from [[strikethrough]] each [[/strikethrough]] a locality is kept and great care is being exercised to reserve enough for the needs of this museum.

Numerous drawings of fishes made for the U.S. Fish Commission by Mr. S.F. Denton have been examined by the curator.