REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 65 



OSTKOLOGICAL PKKPAKATOlt. 



The greater part of the time of Mr. F. A. Lucas, the osteological 

 preparator, has been devoted to matters other than those pertaining 

 directly to his department. Important work has, however, been ac- 

 complished in the preparation of skulls and skeletons for the study 

 series. Several weeks were spent in the preparation of the skeleton 

 of a young sperm whale. A summary of the work accomplished is 

 given in the following table: 



Mammals. Birds. Reptiles. Fishes. Total. 



Receh ee in the Mesli : 



Entire skeletons .. . . 7 



Skulls 



Incomplete skeletons 



Cleaned: 



Entire skeletons 8 



Skulls 376 



Incomplete skeletons H 



Mounted : 



Skeletons 



Incomplete skeletons 



Total 



In addition, 86 specimens of vertebrate fossils were cleaned, 2!> molds 

 and 25 casts of invertebrates were made, and 6 anatomical models were 

 mounted. 



PHOTOGRAPHER. 



.Mr. T. W. Smillie, the photographer, reports that he has made 295 

 negatives during the year, as follows: 



Ethnology . . . . , , , , , \:, 



Mammals , T .,...,.,,,.. , , , , 4<; 



Geology , v , :>i 



Prehistoric anthropology , 20 



Miscellaneous i:;<> 



There have also been made 1,056 silver prints, as shown by the fol- 

 lowing table: 



Ethnology 770 



Mammals ; til 



Geology - 333 



Prehistoric anthropology 29 



Miscellaneous K>0 



In addition, 181 cyanotypes and 36 lantern slides were made. For 

 the U. S. Fish Commission there were prepared 71!) silver prints, 389 

 cyanotypes, and 35 negatives. For this work the < Jommission furnishes 

 the necessary material and an assistant to aid the photographer. 

 H. Mis. 114, pt. 2 5 



