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APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Tahle sJiowinfj the numher of entries in the record-hoohs of the United States 

 National Museum at the close of the years 1877 and 1878, respectively. 



Approximate tahle of the distribution of duplicate specimens to the end of 



1878. 



Class. 



Skeletons and skulls. 



Mammals 



Birds *... 



Reptiles 



Fishes 



Xests and eggs of 

 birds 



Insects 



Crustaceans 



Shells 



Radiates 



Other marine inver- 

 tebrates 



Plants and packages 

 of seeds 



Fossils 



Minerals and rocks.. 



Ethnological speci- 

 mens 



Diatomaceons earths 

 (packages) 



Total 



Total to the end of 



1877. 



Distribution during 



1878. 



Species. 



536 

 2, 1.59 



27, 594 

 2, 135 

 6,140 



7,639 



4, 209 



1,089 



90, 171 



593 



1,892 



29, 437 

 4, 361 

 9,104 



2,234 



428 

 189, 719 



Specimens. 



1,818 

 4,810 

 41,866 

 3,488 

 9,645 



18, 746 



9, 500 



2, 664 



196, 443 



793 



5,225 



50, 969 

 10, 468 

 16, 838 



2, 681 



1,182 



Species, i Specimens. 



377, 166 



123 

 221 



267 

 99 





 377 











506 



30 



1 



1,389 



446 



60 

 12 



148 



352 



6 



604 

 241 







904 











1,015 



50 



1 



2, 587 



446 



Total to the end of 



187c!. 



Species. I Specimens. 



540 



2, 1G7 



27, 717 



2,356 



6,145 



7,906 



4,308 



1,087 



90, 548 



593 



1,892 



29, 943 

 4, 391 

 9,105 



3, 623 



874 



3,476 



6,426 i 193, 195 



I 



1,878 

 4, 822 

 42, 014 

 3, 840 

 9, 651 



19, 350 



9,741 



2,664 



197, 347 



793 



5, 225 



51,984 



10, 518 

 16, 8J9 



5,268 



1,623 



383, 592 



