PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



The scientific publications of the United States National Museum include two series, 

 Proceedings of the United States National Museum and United States National Museum 

 Bulletin. 



In these series are published original articles and monographs dealing with the 

 collections and work of the Museum and setting forth newly acquired facts in the 

 fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, History, and Technology. Copies of each 

 publication are distributed to libraries and scientific organizations and to specialists 

 and others interested in the various subjects. 



The Proceedings, begun in 1878, are intended for the publication, in separate form, of 

 shorter papers. These are gathered in volumes, octavo in size, with the publication 

 date of each paper recorded in the table of contents of the volume. 



In the Bulletin series, the first of which was issued in 1875, appear longer, separate 

 publications consisting of monographs (occasionally in several parts) and volumes in 

 which are collected works on related subjects. Bulletins are either octavo or quarto 

 in size, depending on the needs of the presentation. Since 1902 papers relating to the 

 botanical collections of the Museum have been published in the Bulletin series under 

 the heading Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 



FRANK A. TAYLOR 

 Director, United States National Museum. 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Office 

 Washington. D.C. 20402 



