REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Tablk a. — Anmial increase in the collectiutis. 



Nnnie of departnieut. 



IIISTOKV. 



1882. 



4,660 

 41, 354 



4, 9'JO 

 47, 2-lC 



NATLKAI 

 Zoulogy : 



Maniiiijils 



Birds.. 



Birds' pgK9 



KcptiU'saiidbatracliiaus 



Fislics 



Molliisks 



il a r i n o iuvertebrates 

 (otluM' than nioUusks) . 



luHtcts ... 



Coiiiiiaiativuaaatoaiy .. 



Li vine aniniala 



Butaoy : 



Recoui plants j i | 30, 000 



raleontolos.V: ' 



Id vertebrate : ' 



Paleozoic 20, 000 73, 000 



i 100, 000 



.•iO, 000 

 "33,375 



m,78i 

 1,000 



3, 605 



1883. 



1884 



65, 000 



■'14.825 



3, 742 



5,694 

 50, 350 

 40, 072 

 23, 495 



08, 000 

 400, 000 



^ 200, 000 



'151,000 



7,214 



1885-'e6. 1886-*87. 



7,451 

 55, 945 

 44, 163 

 25,344 

 75, 000 

 HCO, 000 



■• 350, 000 



500, 000 



10, 210 



7,811 



54, 987 



'48,173 



27,542 



100 000 



425, 000 



M5U, 000 

 '585,000 

 «11,022 



Mesozoic 



Cenozoic (included witl 



mollusks) 



Plants 



Geolopy: 



Minerals 



Litbology 



Metallurgy 



ANTHKOrOl-OGY. 



Prehistoric arcba'ology 



Ethnology 



American aboriginal pottery 

 Oriental antiquities 



AUT8 ASV INDUSTRIES. 



Matei ia medica 



Foods 



Textiles 



Fisheries 



Animal products 



Naval ardiitecture 



Historical relics 



Coins, medals, jtajjer money, 



etc 



Musical instruments 



Modern pottery, porcelain, 



and bronzes 



Paints and dyes 



" Th I' Catlin Oallery "' 



Physical apparatus 



Oils and gums 



Chemical iiroducts 



Total 



'9,075 



35, 512 



4,624 



14,55D 



12, 500 

 30, 000 



40, 491 



4,000 

 '1,244 



193,362 



«7,291 



26, 610 

 18,000 

 40, 009 



45, 252 



206, 000 



12,000 



SO, 482 

 69, 742 



6 7,429 



18, 401 

 20, 647 

 48, 000 



65, 314 



♦500,000 



25, 000 



« 32, 000 



84, 491 

 70, 775 



8, 462 



18, 601 

 "21,500 

 » 49, 000 



101, C59 

 503, 764 

 * 26, 022 



1887-'88. I lb8»-'89. 



8,058 

 56,484 

 50, 055 

 27, 664 

 101, 3ro 

 455, 00(1 



515,010 



595. OliO 



11,558 



220 



38, 000 



84,649 

 70, 925 



10, 000 



21, 896 

 22,500 

 51,412 



108,631 

 505, 464 

 27, 122 



4,442 

 1,580 

 2,000 

 5,000 

 1,000 

 600 



4,850 



«822 



3,064 



8?, 870 



2,792 



1.002 



1,055 

 400 



2,278 



.500 



250 



«197 



«059 



5,516 



10877 



3,144 



10, 078 



2, 822 



13, 634 



2, 238 

 100 

 500 

 251 

 198 

 001 



6,762 



"877 



"3,144 



"10,078 



"2,822 



263,143 1.472,600 2,420,944 ,2,666,335 



14,640 



3,011 

 "100 

 500 

 "251 

 "198 

 "6G1 



8,275 

 57, 974 

 50, 173 

 28, 405 

 107, 350 

 468, (100 



51"., 300 



003, (100 



11,753 



491 



38, 459 



91, 126 

 71,236 



10, 178 



27, 690 

 27, 000 

 52, 076 



116,472 

 606, 324 



28, 222 

 850 



5,942 

 911 



3,222 



"10,078 



2,948 



600 



'■14,610 



'427 



"3,011 



109 



"500 



"251 



213 



688 



2. 803, 459 2, 863, 804 



' 2,235 nic nests. 



' (.'alaloiruo entrii-s. 



' Iiicludint! cenozoic fossils. 



* Kstiruilt<-d. 



' PrxtVsHor Kiley's collcjction numbers 150,000 



spiM-iuieris. 

 « Ex. lii,iv.j of Prof. Ward's collectiim. 

 N. a. -So estimate of increase of collections taken in 1885, 



' In reserve series 



' I'liplicates not indudid. 



^ Including paints, pigniciits, and oils. 

 '" Foods only. 



" No entries of material received during the 

 year have been made on catalogue. 



