Smithsonian Institution 

 UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Remington Kellooo 

 Director 



Trank a. Taylor, Director 



Afiisfum of ///'A"V 'iiiil Tirhwiliniv 



Albert C. Smith, Director 

 Museum oj jXatural History 



Publications of the United States National Museum 



The scientific publications of the United Stales National Museum include two 

 scries, Proceedings oj 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 Anthropolog)', Biology, Geolog)', History, and Technology. Copies of 

 each publication are distributed to libraries and scientific organizations and to 

 specialists and others interested in the dififerent 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 taljle 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 

 qiiarto in size, depending on the needs of the presentation. Since 1902 papers re- 

 lating to the botanical collections of the Museum have been published in the Bulletin 

 series under the heading Contributions Jrom the United Stales National Herbarium. 



John S. Lea 

 Editor, United Stales Motional Museum 



Ernest E. Biebichauser, Senior Editor 



Frank Dobias, Art Editor 



United States Government Printing Office, VVAsiiiNcr(i\. 1059 



NOV 10 1959 



For sale by the Siipi-rintcndcnt of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Oflice 

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