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Scientific methods in the examination and conservation of antiquities, by A. E, A. 

 Werner. 



REPORT FOR 1963 



The report of the Secretary, which will form part of the 1963 Annual 

 Report of the Board of Eegents, was issued January 23, 1964. 



Report of the Secretary and financial report of the Executive Committee of 

 the Board of Regents for the year ended June 30, 1963. xii + 275 pp. 15 pis. 

 (Publ. 4525.) 



Special Publications 



Preliminary field guide to the mackerel- and tuna-like fishes of the Indian Ocean 

 (Scombridae), by Bruce B. CoUette and Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. 48 pp. 10 pis. 

 ( Publ. 4567. ) August 9, 1963. 



The gown of Mrs. John F. Kennedy. [Supplement to "The Dresses of the First 

 Ladies of the White House," by Margaret W, Brown, published by the Smith- 

 sonian Institution in 1952. (Publ. 4060.)] November 26, 1963. (50 cents.) 



The Star-Spangled Banner. 16 pp. + postcard. (Publ. 4529.) January 1964. 

 (15 cents.) 



Brief guide to the museums in the Washington area. 39 pp. illus. (Publ. 

 4588.) March 6, 1964, (25 cents.) 



Dedication of the Museum of History and Technology of the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution, 26 pp. (Publ. 4531.) March 24, 1964. (50 cents.) 



The exhibits speak, by Sophy Burnham, (With a section on "Birds of the 

 World," by Linda S. Gordon.) 49 pp. (Publ. 4536.) June 5, 1964. (50 

 cents,) 



Reprints 



Smithsonian meteorological tables. Prepared by Robert J, List. Sixth revised 

 edition. Second reprint. (Publ. 4014.) July 19, 1963, ($5.) 



The First Ladies Hall, 8 pp, (Publ. 4212.) (Two runs : July 31, 1963 ; April 27, 

 1964.) (25 cents.) 



The Smithsonian Institution, 50 pp. (Publ. 4145.) August 1, 1963, (50 cents.) 



The fishes of North and Middle America, by David Starr Jordan and Barton 

 Warren Evermann. (Bulletin 47 of the United States National Museum.) 

 4 vols. lx-|-3,313 pp. illustr. (Reprinted for the Smithsonian Institution by 

 T.F.H. Publications.) May IS, 1964. ($25.) 



First book of grasses: the structure of grasses explained for the beginner, by 

 Agnes Chase, 127 pp, (Publ, 4351.) Third edition. June 3, 1964. ($3.) 



United States National Museum Publications 



The editorial work of the National Museum continued during the 

 year under the immediate direction of Jolin S. Lea, assistant chief of 

 the division. The following publications were issued : 



REPORT 



The United States National Museum annual report for the year ended June 30, 

 1963. Pp. vii-l-226, illustr., January 23, 1964. 



bulletins 



226. Checklist of the birds of Thailand, by Herbert G. Deignan. Pp. x+263, 1 fig. 

 December 31, 1963, 



