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the family Lagenidae, distributed among 5 subfamilies and 12 genera, 

 all of these previously recognized. The method of treatment is uni- 

 form with that of the preceding parts. Comparatively few species are 

 described as new. W. R. M. 



ANTHROPOLOGY.— Cw/^wre of the Ancient Pueblos of the Upper 

 Gila River region, New Mexico and Arizona. Second Museum- 

 Gates expedition. Walter Hough. Bulletin 87, U. S. National 

 Museum. Pp. i-xiv, 1-139; pis. 1-29; figs. 1-348. February 13, 

 1914. 

 This paper is a study of the material collected by the second Museum- 

 Gates expedition on the upper Blue, San Francisco, and Tularosa rivers, 

 New Mexico and Arizona. 



The expedition was singularly fortunate in collecting a large series 

 of articles from a ceremonial cave on Blue River, Arizona, and from 

 a cave on Tularosa River which had been filled with debris from habi- 

 tations built across its opening. Excavations were made also in sev- 

 eral open air Pueblos, notably a large group at Blue P. 0., Arizona. In 

 this Vfixj a rather wide view of the culture of this region was obtained. 

 A great many articles relating to natural history were secured also, and 

 the discussion of these forms the first chapter of the book. Following 

 this the objects of stone, bone, and shell, of pottery, of wood, and of 

 textiles, and rehgious objects are described. The concluding section 

 describes a number of mummied human remains from the ruins. 



The Pueblos in this region have evidently been extinct for many 

 centuries. Coronado traversed this region in 1540 and found no in- 

 habitants. The culture here was mainly homogeneous with the ancient 

 culture of other parts of the Pueblo region, some resemblances and 

 differences being noticeable. Perhaps the culture was little higher 

 than that of the northern area in certain respects. 



Wherever it was possible in discussing religious objects these are 

 correlated with surviving customs among the modern tribes. This 

 branch of the work is necessarily very incomplete, since there is a de- 

 plorable lack of information with regard to the existing Pueblos. Never- 

 theless such comparisons as can be made show a surprising continuity 

 of religious customs and paraphernalia down to the present. 



W. H. 



