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large portion of it.  Mr. Hemphill's careful explorations during the past two years have secured for the Museum a most valuable series of the shallow water marine invertebrates of southern and western Florida, a region that had previously been but poorly represented in our collections. Only a small part of his collections has yet been carefully examined, but they undoubtedly contain many new species.

Lieut. George M. Stoney, U.S.N., in connection with the explorations in Alaska during the summer of 1884, made several dredgings and surface towings, in which he obtained many specimens of marine invertebrates.  These have been turned over to the Museum in good condition, and add greatly to our previous collections from the same region. 

Small collecting outfits have been supplied to the following persons, whose collections, either in full or in part, are to be given to the Museum: Lieut. George M. Stoney, U.S.N., for explorations in Alaska during 1885; Lieut. E. D. Taussig, U.S.N., commanding the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer "McArthur", on the Pacific coast; Dr. W. H Rush, medical officer of the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", on the Atlantic coast; Dr. Stephen Bowers, Buenaventura, Cal.; Mr L. P. Gratacap, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Mr. Henry Hemphill, collecting in Florida, in the interests of the Museum.