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No. 41. Bibliographies of American Naturalists: V. The Published Writings of Dr. Chas. Girard, 

 by G. Brown Goode. 1891. 152 pp., with portrait. 



No. 42. A Preliminary Descriptive Catalogue of the Systematic Collections in Economic Geol- 

 ogy and Metallurgy In the United States National Museum, by Frederic P. Dewey. 1891. 276 pp., 

 34 pi. 



Report of the United States National Museum, for the year 1884, 468 pp., bound, contains, be- 

 sides the reports of the director and the curators of the following departments and sections: 

 Materia Medica, by Dr. H. G. Beyer; Textile Industries, by Komyn Hitchcock; Naval Architec- 

 ture, by J. W. Collins; Ethnology, by Dr. O. T. Mason; American Aboriginal Pottery, by Wm. H. 

 Holmes; Antiquities, by Dr. Charles Rau; Mammals, by Frederick W. True; Birds, by Robert 

 Kidgway: Reptiles and Batrachians, by Dr. H. C. Yarrow; Fishes, by Dr. Tarleton H. Bean; Mol- 

 lusks, by Wm. H. Dall; Insects, by Dr. C. V. Riley; Marine Invertebrates, by Richard Rathbun; 

 Paleozoic Invertebrate Fossils, by C. D. Walcott; Mesocenozolc Fossils, by Dr. C. A. White; Fos- 

 sil Plants, by Lester F. Ward; Mineralogy, by Prof. F. W. Clarke; Llthology and Physical Geog- 

 raphy, by George P. Merrill; and Metallurgy and Economical Geology, by Fred. P. Dewey; the 

 following scientific papers: I. Throwlng-stlcks In the National Museum, by Otis T. Mason. Pp. 279- 

 289, 17 pi. II. Basket Work of the Worth American Aborigines, by Otis T. Mason. Pp. 291-306, 

 64 pi. III. A Study of the Eskimo Bows In the United States National Museum, by John Mur- 

 dock. Pp. 307-316, 12 pi. IV. On a Spotted Dolphin Apparently Identical with the Prodelphlnus 

 doris of Gray, by Frederick W. True. Pp. 317-324, 6 pi. V. The Florida Muskrat {Neoftber alleni 

 True), by F. W. True. Pp. 325-330, 3 pi. VI. On the West Indian Seal {Monachus tropicalis 

 Gray), by F. W. True and F. A. Lucas. Pp. 331-335, 3 pi. Also Bibliography of the United States 

 National !Museum for 1884: Part I, Publications of the Museum; Part II, Publications by officers 

 of the Museum: Part III, Publications by Investigators not officers of the Museum, based on Mu- 

 seum material. Finally, a list of accessions to the Museum during 1884. 



Report of the U. S. National Museum for the year 1886. 856 pp. Contains the following sub- 

 jects: Part I. Report of the Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, In charge of the 

 Museum. Part II. Reports of the curators of the following departments: Ethnology; American 

 Aboriginal Pottery; Archaeology; Food and Textiles; Steam Transportation, by J. Elfreth Wat- 

 kins; Materia Medica; Mammals; Birds; Birds' Eggs; Reptiles and Batrachians; Fishes; Mol- 

 lusks. Including Cenozolc Invertebrate Fossils; Insects; Marine Invertebrates; Comparative 

 Anatomy: Paleozoic Invertebrate Fossils; Mesozoic Invertebrate Fossils; Fossil Plants; Recent 

 Plants; Minerals; Lithology and Physical Geology; Metallurgy and Economic Geology. Part III. 

 Reports upon special collections In the National Museum, and papers illustrative of the collec- 

 tions. I. The Meteorite Collection: A Catalogue of Meteorites represented November 1, 1886, 

 by F. W. Clarke. Pp. 255-265, 1 pi. II. The Gem Collection, by Geo. F. Kunz. Pp. 267-275. III. 

 The Collection of Building and Ornamental Stones: a hand-book and catalogue, by Geo. P. Mer- 

 rill, curator department of Lithology and Physical Geology. Pp. 277-648, 11 plates, 11 cuts. IV 

 and V. The Collection of Textile Fibers and Fabrics In the National Museum, and the Prepara- 

 tion of Microscopical Mounts of Vegetable Textile Fibers, by Komyn Hitchcock. Pp. 649-658. VI. 

 Instructions for Collecting Mammal Skins for Purposes of Study or for Mounting, by Wm. T. 

 Uornaday, chief taxidermist U. S. National Museum. Pp. 659-670, 9 figs. Part IV. Bibliography 

 of the U. S. National Museum during the year ending June 30, 1886. I. Publications of the Mu- 

 seum, n. Publications by officers of the Museum and other Investigators whose writings are 

 based on Museum material. Part V. List of accessions during the year ending June 30, 1886. 



Report of the United States National Museum for 1887, 792 pp. Section I. Report of the As- 

 sistant Secretary In charge of the National Museum. Sec. II. Reports of the Curators of the 

 following departments: Ethnology; American Aboriginal Pottery; Transportation; Archieology; 

 Mammals: Birds: Birds' Eggs; Reptiles and Batrachians; Fishes; MoUusks, Including Cenozolc 

 Invertebrate Fossils; Insects; Marine Invertebrates; Comparative Anatomy; Paleozoic and Meso- 

 zoic Invertebrate Fossils; Fossil Plants; Recent Plants; Minerals; Lithology and Physical Geol- 

 ogy; Metallurgy and Economic Geology. Sec. III. Papers illustiative of the collections in the 

 United States National Museum: 1. Cradles of the American Aborigines, by Otis T. Mason. 

 Pp. 161-212, 44 figs. 2. Notes on the Artificial Deformation of Children among Savage and Civil- 

 ized Peoples, by Dr. J. H. Porter. Pp. 213-235. 3. TheHumanBeasto^Burden, by Otis T. Mason. 

 Pp. 237-295, 54 figs. 4. Ethno-conchology: A Study of Primitive Money, by Robert E. C. Stearns. 

 Pp. 295-334, 22 figs., 9 pi. 5. A Preliminary Catalogue of the Eskimo Collection In the United 

 States National Museum, by Lieut. T. Dlx Bolles, U. S. N. Pp. 335-365. 6. The Extermination 

 of the American Bison, with a sketch of Its discovery and life history, by William T. Hornaday. 

 Pp. 367-548, 21 pi., 1 map of North America, 45x60 cm., showing the regions occupied by buffalo 

 at diflferent dates. 7. The Preservation of Museum Specimens from Insects and the Effects of 

 Dampness, by Walter Hough. Pp. 549-558. Sec. IV. Bibliography of the Museum. Sec. V. List 

 of Accessions. 



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