index. 955 



Tage. 



Rhees, William J., appointed Acting Secretary 3 



Chief clerk xxxvnr 



Ehy tina gigas 17, 18 



Rice, Allen Thorndike, thanks due 183 



Ridgway, J. II., cooperation of 23 



Ridgway, Robert, curator United States National Museum 5.1,185,220,2?;") 



Catalogue of aquatic, &c. birds 84 



Collections made by 225 



Papers by 292, 293, 294 



Report on department of birds 220 



Riley, Charles V., honorary curator United States National Museum. .54, 186,239, 275 



Lecture by 9 



Papers by 294-304 



Report of, on department of insects 239 



Ritchie, jr., John, circulars issued by 33 



Robbins, Mr., United States consul, assistance by 42 



Robinson, A. A., collections made by 22 



Rock, Prof. Miles, aid rendered by 2(5 



Appointed astronomer to Guatemala ". . 26 



Rockwell, Colonel, drainage undertaken by - (> 



Roman mosaic presented to Museum 182 



Roosevelt, Theodore, collections made by 226 



Routine work of the Institution 11 



Administration .' H 



Correspondence 11 



Rusby, H. H., collections made by 24 



Exploration by 21, 24 



Ruth, John A., remains in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 872 



Ryder, John A., biologist of Fish Commission 83 



Papers by 317,318 



Ryder, John A., and Theodore Gill, papers by 315 



S. 



Satford, Ensign W. E., assisted Mr. Rathbun 55 



Detail of 40 



Service of 245,256 



Salmon, hatching of 82 



Sangamon County, Illinois, mounds of 825 



Saturday lectures 9, 10 



Schenck, Dr. J. , collection presented by 226 



Schuermaun, C. W., services of 169 



Schumacher, Paul, necrology 45 



Schumacher & Co., co-operation of 3G 



Science Observer in regard to astronomical announcements 33, 87, 89 



Scientific bodies, meeting of 9 



Periodicals, general catalogue of 30 



Progress, record of 363 



Writings of Joseph Henry xn 



Sclater, P. L., papers by 318 



Scudder, Newton P., and G. Brown Goode, papers by 289 



Sea-cow 17,18 



Seal, American, natural history of 13 



Seals, collection of 184, 209 



Breeding habits of 14 



