X CONTENTS. 



III.— KEVIKW OF WOUK IN THE SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENTS. 



Department of— ^^^e- 



., 1 50 



Mammals 



Birds ^^ 



Oology ^^ 



Reptik'S and batrachians ^" 



Fishes 5^ 



Mollusks 59 



Insects "-" 



Marine in vertebrates 65 



Helniinthological collection 68 



Department of — 



Comparative anatomy '- - • 69 



Paleontology 70 



Plants (National Herbarium) 77 



Transfer of National Herbarium to the Museum building 80 



Dejiartmrnt of — 



Minerals 83 



Geology 84 



Ethnology 86 



Preliistorie anthropology 88 



Arts and industries 91 



Technological eollections 91 



The graphic arts collection 92 



The collections of oriental antiquities and religious ceremonial objects. 94 



Historical collections, coins, and medals 95 



Musical instruments 95 



Materia mediea 96 



Physical "apparatus 97 



IV. — REVIEW OF WORK IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS. 



Finance, property, supplies, and accounts 98 



Correspondence and reports 99 



Registration and distribution 100 



Huildings and labor 102 



Work of the ^luseum preparators 102 



APPENDICES. 



I. — The scientific and administrative staff IO7 



II.— List of accessions during the fiscal year ending .June 30, 1896 109 



III.— List of accessions to the Museum library by gift and exchange during 



the fiscal year ending .June 30, 1896 I65 



IV.— llibliography of the U.S. National Museum for the fiscal year endino- 



.June 30, 1896 ' " ^g^ 



v.— Papers published in separate form during the fiscal year endino- June 



30,1896 f 251 



VI.— Specimens sent to the Museum for examination and leport 254 



Nil.— Lectures and meetings of societies 268 



N 1 11 .—Finance, property, supplies, and accounts 271 



IX.-Statement of the distribution of specimens during the year endin-i- 



.lMue3(), 1896 " ^_ 273 



X.— The work of the mechanics and laborers 281 



