568 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 



rial, as usual, beiug asplialtum, applied iu a soft state, which closes perfectly the 

 irregularly oval openiug of the hone at the end. The opposite opening is more 



llhil 



rig. 2U5. 

 BONE WHISTLE. 



La Patera, Santa 

 Barbara County, 

 California. 



Cat. Nu. 626W, U.S.N. M. 

 S nuturiil size. 



Fii;. 206. 



BONE WHISTLE. 



Santa Cruz Island, 

 California. 



Cat. No. 1S162, U.S.N.M. 

 ^^ natural size. 





■m^' 



m^. 





limum 



nf0^i 





A"')] 



Fig. 207. 



BONE WHISTLE. 



San Miguel Island, 

 California. 



■Cat. No. 29657, U.S.N.M. 

 ?4 natural size. 



uearly circular, and is now without any obstruction. The two ends have been cut or 

 sawed oft", and the edges are very smooth and even. The instrument, therefore, was 



