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Irwin-Ainpa or Tucson nietoorito. in the National Afnseuni. These !?ivat oasts, 

 which iiK-Uide vepresehtatlons of tlie hirgest masses wliidi are Icnown to have 

 fallen from the sky, were assembled near the rotunda of the building, and pre- 

 sented a most imi)ressive appeai-auee. Adjacent to the casts was installed a 

 series of actual specimens of meteorites and sections of specimens, and a chart 

 showing llie distribution of known meteoric falls, and pictures of falling 

 meteorites. 



(.S) A'ertebrate fossils: The most i)oi>ular feature of this exhibit was the life- 

 size restoration of an armored dinosaur, known as St'i/dsdnriis iiiiiitihitua, 

 l>ased on remains from Colorado and W.vonHiig. The skeleton of the horned 

 dinosaur, '/'riccratojis, ])reviously exhibited at Buffalo and Charleston, was also 

 shown at St. Louis. Standing side liy side, in order to show their similarity in 

 size and details of structure, were exhibited the skeleton of an American mas- 

 todon and that of an African elephant. The skeleton and the cast of an egg 

 of one of the moas (extinct birds from New Zealand) were exhibited in a special 

 case. Other vertebrate fossils were represented by specimens on the slabs of 

 stone in which they were found, emln-acing fossil fishes, fossil fish-like and 

 crocodile-like reptiles, as well as a very complete sjiecimen of the remarkable 

 flying reptile. Rhainiihorhinicliux. which shows the imiiress of the wing and 

 tail membranes in the rock. 



(4) Invertebrate fossils: These \^ere installed in a section of the wall-case, 

 and comi)rised cephalopod and other mollusks, including a fine series of annnon- 

 ites, and crustaceans, crinoids. echlnoderms, and corals. 



(5) Fossil jialm : An opi)ortunity to obtain an exceptionally fine Tertiary 

 fossil palm, Lutanltes vicentinns, having occurred during the jtreparations for 

 the exposition, the specimen was imrchased and added to the geological exhibit. 

 It was obtained in Monte Rolka, jirovinee of Verona. Italy. 



Dr. F. W. True, representative for the Institution and Museum on the (gov- 

 ernment board, was also chairman of the connnittee on installation and decora- 

 tion. Dr. M. W. Lyon, jr., was chief sjiecial agent. 



SUMMARY OP ALL(WMENT MADE TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Original allotment ^ $110, <><to. 00 



Transfer to general fund for ex])enses of United States Marine 



Band at exposition oOO. 00 



Net allotment 109. 700. 00 



Clasiiified statement of expenditures (if funds allotted to the t^niith- 

 sonian Institution, eorreeted to .lanuanj HI. i:)0',. 



Services of clerks, mechanics, and laborers and care of exhibits if IM, 8.30. 00 



1 ransportation of persons ;{,80;i. i;^ 



Per diems in lieu of subsistence 7, 004. .10 



Freight, cartage, and exprcssage S, 2.'')2. 4:^ 



Cases, including all material, and sujiplies and labor 1. '3, 020. 20 



Packing materials 1,489. 72 



Miscellaneous supplies (stationer.v, office furnitiu'e, janitors' sup- 

 plies, etc.) 1,802.50 



Labels (including printing thi'ee descriptive pamphlets and painting 



labels for the exhibit of the National Zoological Park) 2, ;',98. 03 



Rent of shop and couslruetlou of shelter for whale cast 055. 19 



