ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR 



THE YEAR 1879. 



CONTENTS. 



1. Annual report of the Secretary, giving an account of the operations 

 and condition of the establishment for the year 1879, with the statistics 

 of collections, exchanges, &c. 



2. Eeport of the Executive Committee, exhibiting the financial affairs 

 of the Institution, including a statement of the Smithson fund, the re- 

 ceipts and expenditures for the year 1879, and the estimates for 1880. 



3. Proceedings of the Board of Eegents for the session of January, 

 1880. 



4. General appendix, consisting of scientific papers, original ami 

 selected, of interest to collaborators and correspondents of the Institu- 

 tion, teachers, and others engaged in the promotion of knowledge. 



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