REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 10 



ative to particular collections or objects in the Museum, by Otis T. 

 Mason, Joliu Murdoch, Frederick W. True, and F. A. Lucas ; Part 4, 

 Bibliography of the Museum, including publications of the Museum, 

 papers by ofiicers of the Museum, and other papers based on Museum 

 material ; and lastly, as an appendix. Part 5, a list of accessions to the 

 Museum during the year, occupying 44 pages. This report forms an 

 octavo volume of ix + 45S pages, and is illustrated by 105 relief-cut 

 l)lates. 



I regret to state that no copies of the Eeportof 1885 (though for 

 some time stereotyped) have yet been received from the Public Printer. 



Publicatio7is of the Bureau of Ethnology. — During the past year has 

 been issued the " Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to 

 the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution," by J. W. Powell, Director. 

 In addition to the report of the Director, occupying 02 pages, are given 

 as accompanying papers " Notes on certain Maya and Mexican Manu- 

 scripts," by Cyrus Thomas ; " On Masks, Labrets, and certain aboriginal 

 customs," by William H. Dall; " Omaha Sociology," by J. Owen Dorsey j 

 " Navajo Weavers," by Dr. Washington Matthews ; " Prehistoric Tex- 

 tile Fabrics of the United States, derived from impressions on Pottery,'' 

 by W. H. Holmes; concluding with "Illustrated catalogue of a portion 

 of the collections made during the field season of 1881," by W. n. 

 Holmes ; and " Illustrated catalogue of the collections obtained from 

 the Pueblos of New Mexico and Arizona in 1881," by James Stevenson. 



The work forms an imperial octavo volume of Ixxiv + GOG pages, 

 illustrated by 200 wood-cut figures in the text, and 44 full-page plates, 

 of which 2 are iirinted in colors. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 



The system of free exchanges of the scientific productions of learned 

 societies and of individuals, including their distribution to public libra- 

 ries and universities throughout the world, early established by this 

 Institution as one of its most important interests and services, continues 

 to increase annually-, with the extending recognition at home and abroad 

 of its great utility in promoting " the increase and diffusion of knowl- 

 edge among men." 



Statistics.— 'For the year ending June 30, 188G, the receipts for foreign 

 transmission were 94,093 packages, weighing 195,404 pounds. The trans- 

 missions filled 7G4 boxes, having an aggregate bulk of 5,208 cubic feet. 



For domestic exchanges the number of parcels received and distrib- 

 uted during the fiscal year was 14,490, of which 2,533 parcels (or about 

 one-sixth), were received for the library of the Institution. 



For Government exchanges in the same time were received 29 boxes 

 containing 50,229 packages, and 114 boxes wer?. sent abroad* 



