REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



31 



ini^s of Chark'S AbiatUar White, introcUiccd bj' a short biographical 

 sketch; iii, A list of the writings of Cliarles Doolittle Walcott; iv, 

 Bibliography of publications based upon the pahcontological collec- 

 tion of the National Museum, by J. W. Bailey, F. A. Conrad, J. D. Dana, 

 C. G, Ehrenberg, James Ilall, Angelo Ileilprin, Alpheus Uyatt, Jules 

 Marcou, J. S. Xewberry, ]). I). Owen, James Sbiel, 11. F. iShnmard, K. 

 I'. Whittield; and a bibliography of the writings of J. W. Bailey, F. N. 

 iNTicollett, II.' A, Front, B. F. Shumard. 



The manuscript for Bulletin 31 : The North American Species of 

 Syrpiiid.e, by S. W. Williston, A. M., M. 1)., was sent to the Public 

 Printer on January 11. 



In order to insure a more systematic and satisfactory criticism of the 

 papers offered for publication in the Proceedings and Bulletin, un advi- 

 sory comtt)ittee composed of Dr. Bean, chairman, Professor Mason, Dr. 

 Stejneger, Professor Ward and Mr. True, has been appointed to ex- 

 amine manuscripts offered for publication. 



Part IV of this iei)ort contains a statement of the i)ublications of the 

 'Mnseum during the fiscal year, and also a bibliography' of the papers 

 oy officers of the ]\Inseum, and by other investigators whose writings 

 are based upon ^Museum material. The authors of these papers num- 

 ber 71, 2(3 of whom are connected with the IMuseum, 8 being honorary 

 officers. The papers number 323, aiUl are thus distributed under the 

 following subjects : 



Subjects. 



Materia Medica „-- 



Fisheries 



Ethnology 



Maiiiiiials 



]]iids 



Fishes 



Mollusks 



Iiis('ets 



Marine Invertebrates 



J II vertebrate Fossils 



I'lants 



MJMcrals 



Jjitliol()j,'y 



.Metallurgy 



('Iieinistry 



Expcriuieutal Physiology and Histology 



Microsco])y 



Taxidermy 



l}iograi)hy and Bibliography 



Miscellaneous 



Total 



By Mu- 

 seum otJQ- 

 cers. 



38 



9 



37 



1:^ 



1 







19 



1 



19 



227 



By otlier 



iuvestiga 



tors. 



Total. 



38 

 15 

 56 

 44 

 11 

 59 

 14 



3 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 17 

 19 

 1 

 2 



20 



52,5 



