INDEX. 495 



Page. 



Museum, National, Professor Baird's report 36 



additions to 36,37 



appropriations for 37,118, 122, 123 



scientific investigation of the collections in 4r> 



work done in , 46 



distribution of duplicate specimens 47 



necessity for increased accommodations 47 



labors of United States Fish Commission , 47 



as an educational establishment 51 



number of entries in record books „ 1)3 



distribution of duplicate specimens 93 



donations in 1877 94 



list of exploring expeditions having deposited their collec- 

 tions with 105 



repayments by 119,121 



expenses for 119, 121 



in charge of Institution 122 



advances made by Institution to 122 



receipts of, in 1877 123 



expenditures of, in 1877 123 



payments made by 124 



examination of vouchers for - 124 



cash balance in favor of 124 



new building for 127 



Myer, General A. J 43 



Narragansett, United S tates steamer, surveys by 20 



Nashville, Tenn., antiquities of 276 



Navy Department, explorations by 115 



NebulsB, classes of, Sir William Herschel's index to 19 



and star clusters, index to books relative to 19 



Nelson, E. W., observer at Saint Michael's, Alaska 44 



collections by 40,44 



Netherlands, salmon eggs sent to 50 



New Mexico, climate of, notes on 321 



Newton, Prof. Henry, collection of fossils 42 



New York and Brazil Steamship Company, thanks to 25 



Mexico Steamship Company, thanks to 25 



deposit of arrow-heads near Fishkill 307 



New Zealand, salmon eggs sent to 50 



Nicaragua, researches in, by Habel 14 



North America, archfeological map of 23 



North Baltic Lloyd Steamship Company, thanks to 25 



North German Lloyd Steamship Company, thanks to 25 



Norway, Royal University of, agent 26 



Nutation, precession and, phenomena of, paper on, by General J. G. Barnard. 17 



Ober, F. A., collections by 39,40,45 



explorations 23, 40 



OflScers of the Institution 5,6 



National Museum 6 



Ohio, Ashland County, earthworks of 261 



Holmes County, flint implements in 267 



Trumbull County, mound in 263 



Ohio River, shad from 41 



Oregon, collection of fishes from 41 



