14 REPOKT OF THE SECRETARY. 



611. "An Account of the Progress in Geography in the year 1884." 

 By Commander F. M. Green, U. S. N. 8vo. 19 pp. 



612. "An Account ot the Progress in Meteorology in the year 1884." 

 By Prof. Cleveland Abbe. 8vo. 176 pp. 



613. "An Account of the Progress in Physics in the year 1884." By 

 Prof. George F. Barker. 8vo. 57 pp. 



614. "An Account of the Progress in Chemistry in the year 1884." 

 By Prof. H. Carrington Bolton. 8vo. 52 pp. 



615. "An Account of the Progress in Mineralogy in the year 1884." 

 By Prof. Edward S. Dana. 8vo. 19 pp. 



616. "An Account of the Progress in Vulcauology and Seismology, 

 in the years 1883 and 1884." By Prof. Charlos G. Eockwood, jr. 8vo. 

 21 pp. 



617. " An Account of the Progress in Zoology in the year 1884." By 

 Theodore Gill. 8vo. 93 pp. 



618. "An Account of the Progress in Anthropology in the year 

 1884." By Prof. Otis T. Mason. 8vo. 41 pp. 



619. "Antiquities at Pantaleon, Guatemala." By Lieut. Charles E. 

 Vreeland and Dr. J. F. Bransford, U. S. N. 8vo. 12 pp. Illustrated 

 with 12 figures. 



620. " Miscellaneous Papers relating to Anthropology." By M. L. 

 Leach, Charles M. Smith, and E. T. Wiltheiss. 8vo. 38 pp. lUus- 

 trated with 16 figures. 



621. "The Guesde Collection of Antiquities in Pointe ^ Pitre, Gua- 

 daloupe. West Indies." By Prof. Otis T. Mason. 8vo. 107 pp. Illus- 

 trated with 221 figures. 



The Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry. — Good progress has been 

 made in the collation and printing of the collected scientific writings of 

 Professor Henry ; 600 octavo pages, or more than half the entire work, 

 having now (July 1) been set up in type, corrected, and stereotyped. It 

 is estimated that the entire work will comprise 1050 pages ; and it is 

 hoped that the whole will be stereotyped and printed off by the close 

 of the present year. 



Bulletins of the National Museum. — These form a series (as heretofore 

 explained) designed to supply a prompt publication of original descrip- 

 tions of specimens received by the National Museum, and of other al- 

 lied matter. While these are primarily printed under the direction of 

 the honorable Secretary of the Interior, a supplementary edition is pub- 

 lished from the stereotype plates by the Institution for the benefit of 

 its correspondents, and they are included in its " Miscellaneous Collec- 

 tions." 



Bulletin No. 27 comprises " Descriptive Catalogues of the Collections 

 sent from the United States to the International Fisheries Exhibition, 

 London, 1883 ; constituting a Report upon the American Section," pre- 

 pared under the direction of G. Brown Goode, United States commis- 



