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Porcelain, Chinese nien-yao, description of 342 



origin of term 316 



paste, process of shaping 360 



snuff bottles, catalogue of Hippisley collection of 411 



Ssuchow-yao, description of 329 



summary of collection of 366 



T'ang-yi-yao, description of 329 



Tengchow-yao, description of 329 



Ting-yao, manufacture of 324 



Tung-ch'ing-yao, manufacture of 328 



Wuni-yao, description of 329 



Yaochow-yao, description of 329 



Yiihang-yao, description of 329 



Porphyry, description of 519 



Porpoise, purchase of skeleton of 36 



Pottery making, process of, by Agua Caliente Indians of California 186 



Potto, purchase of skeleton of 36 



Powell, J. W., anthropological researches by 68 



collections by 28 



pigments secured from Hopi Indians by 465 



Prase, description of 524 



mystical properties of 580 



Prehistoric archjeology, collections in 29 



curator of, progress made by 28 



division of, report on 26 



Prehnite, description of 520 



Present dynasty, history of ceramic art in China during 341 



Printing Exposition, New York, exhibits sent to 74 



Proceedings of U. S. National Museum, Volume XXI of, when issued 71 



Volume XXI published 129 



Volume XXII, papers published in 



separate form from 151 



Properties of gem minerals 481 



Public Museum at New Zealand, specimens received from 64 



Wanganui, fishes obtained from 36 



Publications of the Museum 71, 129 



Pueblo type of North American harpoons 221 



Putnam, F. W. , request of, in regard to loan 29 



Pyramidellidfe of Pacific coast, revision of 40 



Pyrite, description of 520 



Quartermaster's Department of the Army, courtesies of 68 



Quartz, asteriated, description of 523 



aventurine, description of 523 



cat's-eye, description of 624 



citrine, description of 524 



crocidolite, description of 525 



description of 521 



ferruginous, descrijjtion of 524 



milky, description of 524 



mystical properties of 580 



rose, description of 525 



sagenitic, description of 525 



smoky, description of 524 



