This is an explanation of the redshift survey of Fisher, Huchra, Strauss, Davis, Yahil and Schlegel; the data set is described in full in ApJ 361, 49 (1990). The data for the brighter half are included in ApJ Supp 1992, 83, 29; the data for the fainter half are included in a paper submitted for publication to the Astrophysical Journal Supplement. The survey contains 9897 objects selected from the IRAS database according to the criteria listed in that paper, briefly: F60 > 1.2 Jy; F60^2^ > F12 f25; |b| > 5; high source density flag at 60 microns not raised. Thus, the file consists of both galaxies and Galaxian contaminants; this is explained below. The sample contains ~5320 galaxies, and 14 objects without id's at the present time.

Cone search capability for table VII/185/catalog (The data file)