56 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



Number of specimens in the Divisions of the Museum June 30, 1898. 



Anthropology : 



Ethnology '451,655 



Historic arch;i',ology Ij ^^2 



Prehistoric arch.-Eology 276, 540 



Technology 30, 421 



Graphic arts 7,234 



Medicine 7,000 



Religions 1? 858 



History and biography 36, 156 



Biology : 



Mammals ^21,985 



Birds 112,274 



Birds' eggs 64, 272 



Reptiles and batrachians 38, 122 



Fishes 150,600 



Mollusks 725,036 



Insects 869,236 



Marine invertebrates 510, 765 



Helmiuthological collection * 4, 746 



Comparative anatomy 15, 491 



Plants 368,241 



Forestry 749 



Geology : 



Physical and chemical geology 77, 662 



Mineralogy 29, 308 



Stratigraphic paleontology 355, 185 



Total 4, 156, 408 



Note. — The Division of Ethnology embraces the ethnological and pneblo collec- 

 tions of 1896-97; the Division of Historic Arclueology, a portion of the collection 

 of oriental antiqnities and religious ceremonials; the Division of Technology, the 

 collections relating to transportation and engineering, naval architecture, physical 

 apparatus, electricity, musical instruments, pottery and porcelain, paints and dyes, 

 oils and gums, chemical products, animal products, foods, fisheries, textiles, domestic 

 animals; the Division of Graphic Arts, the collections of graphic arts and photo- 

 graphs; the Division of Religions, a portion of the collections of oriental antiquities 

 and religious ceremonials. 



More than 27,000 entries have been made in the catalogues of the 

 various divisions. 



A complete list of the specimens acquired during the year by gift,' 

 deposit, exchange, and purchase will be found in Appendix ii. 



1 Including a series of specimens relating to physical anthropology received during 

 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898. 



-Including those specimens -which were added to the Department of Agriculture 

 collection during 1897-98. 



^Number of catalogue entries. 



