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Deimrtment III {Ji). — Auuuican Pivhistoric I'ottcry. ^V. n. Holmes, 

 Ijuiean of Etliuoloj^y, lionoiary curator, ])r. Edward Foreman, assistant, 

 one i)rei>arator. 



DIVISION OK ZOOLOGY. 



Deimrtment IV. — Mammals. Frederick ^^'. Tiiie, curator, one clerk, 

 two preparators. 



Department V (A). — Birds. Robert liidgway, curator, Leouliard 

 StejnejJCPr, assistant, one clerk and one preparator. 



Department V (B). — Birds' Eg'^s. Capt. Cliarles Bendire, U. S. A., 

 honorary curator (volunteer), and one clerk. 



Department VI. — lleptiles and Batracliians. Dr. U. (J. Yarrow, lion- 

 orary curator (volunteer). 



Department VII. Fishes. Dr. T. H. Beau, curator, two assistants 

 detailed from the United States Fish Commission. 



Department VIII. — Comi>arative Anatomy. Frederick W. True, cura- 

 . tor, F. A. Lucas, assistant, and one preparator. 



JJepartment IX. — IMollusks. W. II. Dall, curator, II. E. C. Stearns, 

 adjunct curator, both of U. S. Geoloj^ical Survey, one clerk. 



Department X. — Insects. Prof. C. V. lilley, honorary curator (vol- 

 unteer). 



Department XI. — Marine Invertebrates. Eichard Kathbuu, U. S. 

 I'ish Commission, curator, one assistant, and one clerk detailed from 

 the United States Fish Commission. 



Department XII (A). — Invertebrate Fossils, Paleozoic. C. D. Walcott, 

 United States Geological Survey, honorary curator. 



Department XII (B). — Invertebrate Fossils, Mesozoic and Ceuozoic. 

 1 )r. C. A. White, United States Geological Survey, honorary curator, 

 J. B. Marcou, United States Geological Survey, honorary assistant, t)ne 

 clerk. 



DIVISION OF BOT^VNY. 



Department XIII. — Fossil and Recent Plants. — Lester F. Ward, 

 United States Geological Survey, honorary curator, one clerk, one pre- 

 parator. 



DIVISION OF GEOLOGY. 



Department XIV. — Mineralogy. Dr. F. W. Clarke, United States 

 Geological Survey, honorary curator, W. S. Yeates, assistant. 



Department XV. — Lithology and Physical Geology. George P.Mer- 

 rill, acting curator, one i)reparator. 



Department XVI. — Metallurgy and Economic Geology. Fred. P. 

 Dewey, curator. 



A comparison of the above classification with tliat presented in the re- 

 l)orts for 1883 will show changes in the following particulars, namely, that 

 the scope of the Department of Arts and Industiies has been augmented 

 during the year by the addition of two sections : (1 ) Naval Architcctuie, 

 of which Capt. J. W. Collins is the honorary curator, and (2) Animal 

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