834 INDEX. 



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Primates, specimens obtained for Museum ^ 47 



Priugle, C. G., presents plants from Mexico 233 



Proboscidea, specimens obtained for Museum 47 



Procter, Prof. J. R., sends geological collections 55 



Progress of general and incidental work 25 



Property and supplies 42 



Prout, H. A., writings of 31 



Publications of the Museum 29, 673 



Quackenbos, John D., notice of papers by 666 



Queensland Museum, exchanges with 29 



Kagsdale, G. H., bird-skins received from 155 



contributes reptiles 165 



information furnished to 151 



Eagonot, M., assistance rendered to the department of insects 



Railway carriages in England, electric lighting of 126 



museums in Europe 129 



travel in Great Britain 125 



Rathbun, Miss M. J., assistant 202 



Rathbun, Richard, honorary curator of marine invertebrates 199 



notice of papers by 686 



prepares temperature observations for publication 202 



Rau, Dr. Charles, annual report of 101 



contributes argillite implements \.. 58 



engaged on archaeological treatise 14 



Ray, Lieut. P. H., ethnological collections from 90 



sends ethnological collections 52, 68,92 



Recent plants, report on department of 233 



selection of specimens for mounting 234 



Reimer, Hon. Otto, sends minerals 67 



Reports of curators 85 



Reptile exhibit at New Orleans Exhibition 80 



Reptiles and batrachiaus, condition of collection 166 



important contribution of 165 



report on department of 165 



review of work in department of 16 



Rerdell, Mrs., receives instructions in taxidermy 33 



Revenue Marine, contributions from 67 



Review of administrative work 24 



work in scientific departments 10 



Rhode Island, accessions received from 59 



Rice, Prof. William North, sends rocks from Bermuda 240 



Richmond, Charles W., presents birds' nests ,53 



Ridgway, J. W., presents pygmy sperm whale 148 



Ridgway, Robert 79 



collects bird-skins 155 



contributes books 25 



curator of birds 153 



notice of papers by 687, 688 



obtained birds from Illinois 54 



sends nest of blue grosbeak 60 



Riggs, R. B., makes analyses of lepidolites 33,238 



Ripley, General, gifts of foreign Governments to 12 



Riley donation of insects 181 



Riley, Dr. Charles V., extent of his collection of insects 19 



