CONTENTS OF THE REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

 FOR THE YEAR 1878. 



Page. 



Kesolutioij by Congress to print report 2 



Letter of Secretary transmitting report 3 



Eegents of the Institution ^ 



Executive Committee - ^ 



Members ex-officio ^ 



Officers and assistants - " 



Report of the Secretary '' 



Finance ^^ 



Building 1^ 



Publications - 1^ 



Contributions to Knowledge 13 



Miscellaneous Collections 1^ 



Bulletins of the National Museum 20 



Proceedings of the National Museum - 22 



Reports of the United States Fish Commission 22 



Annual report 23 



Anthropology 2.> 



Meteorology 25 



Researches • • "^^ 



Laboratory "o 



Telegraiihic announcement of astronomical discoveries 29 



Correspondence - ~^ 



Exchanges '^■^ 



Library. 3d 



National Museum 39 



Anthropology 44 



Mammals 47 



Birds 48 



Reptiles 49 



Fishes '^^ 



Invertebrates ^1 



Mineralogy ^^4 



Scientific investigation of collection 55 



Distribution of collections 55 



Gallery of art ^5 



United States Fish Commission 56 



Halifax Commission . CO 



Statistics of sea fisheries "1 



Miscellaneous "■- 



S. Mis. 59 36 561 



