80 ^ REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



vision plastic and graphic representations of fishes, aquatic animals, 

 &c., are treated, and finally a somewhat extended account of artificial 

 shell deposits in various parts of North America is given. 



Pages 261 to 3 1 8 contain extracts from various writings of the 16th» 

 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, in which reference is made to aboriginal 

 fishing in North America. 



In an appendix of 17 pages notices of fishing implements and fish- 

 representations discovered south of Mexico are given. 



The volume embraces, without the index, xviii, 335 pages, and is 

 illustrated with a frontispiece and 405 figures in the text. Nearly all 

 the illustrations have been specially drawn for the work. 



Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. — In continuation of a former 

 series, vol. VI of the " Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Wash- 

 ington " has been published as No. 543. It comprises the proceedings 

 of the society for the year 1883 (from the meeting of January 3 to 

 that of December 19), and forms an octavo volume of Lii pp. introduc- 

 tory -f 168 pp., including an index; in all, 220 pp. 



No. 544 of Smithsonian publications in like manner comprises the 

 " Transactions of the Anthropological Society of Washington." Yol. 

 II, from February 1, 1882, to May 15, 1883; forming an octavo volume 

 of XIII -1-211 pp.; in all, 224 pp. 



No. 561 is a reprint of an article by General J. H. Simpson, U. S. A., 

 on '' Coronado's March in Search of the ' Seven Cities of Cibola,' and 

 Discussion of their i^robable Location," originally published in the 

 Smithsonian Report for 1869. This interesting memoir had never been 

 separately published, and the frequent inquiries for it seemed to justify 

 its reproduction. It forms an octavo pamphlet of 34 pp., illustrated by 

 a sketch map of Mexico (2 pp., 8vo), indicating the route pursued by 

 Corouado and his army, which extended as far north as the fortieth 

 parallel of latitude, near the present boundary separating the State of 

 Kansas from that of Nebraska. 



No. 571 is " Check List of Publications of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion from December, 1881, to March, 1884." 8vo, 8 pp. 



No. 573 is "Price List of Publications of the Smithsonian Institution" 

 to March, 1884. 8vo, 7 pp. 



No. 574 is "An Account of the Progress in Astronomy in the year 

 1883." By Prof. Edward S. Holden. An octavo pamphlet of 78 pp. 

 This forms part of the annual scientific record which has for some years 

 past been prejjared at the expense of the Institution for the Smithson- 

 ian report. 



No. 575 is "An Account of the Progress in Geology in the year 1883." 

 By Dr. T. Sterry Hunt. 8vo pamijhlet of 22 pp. 



No. 576 is "An Account of the Progress in Geography in the year 

 1883." By Commander F. M. Green, U. S. N. 8vo pamphlet of 17 pp. 



No. 578 is "An Account of the Progress in Physics in the year 1883." 

 By Prof. George F. Barker. 8vo pamphlet of 52 pp. 



