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INDEX. 



Anthracite breakuia, pluitograplis of, 243. 

 coal and associates, 242. 



from Pennsylvania, 261. 

 in zinc furnaces, 2C0. 

 from Colonel Pendleton, 262. 

 Anthracites from lirookside colliery, 262. 

 Loyalsock mine, 262. 

 Ly'ken.s Valley district, 262. 

 Anlhrenus scropliiiiariaj from Connecticut, 186. 

 AntbropoUigical classification, 14, 

 collections, IH. 



arrangement of, 54. 

 material classified, 109. 

 Society, early history of, 56. 

 lectures, 33. 

 Anthroiiolosy defined, 54. 



divi.sion of, 16, 53. 

 in AVashiiigtou, 354. 

 museum of, 54. 

 preparatois in, 47. 

 progress in, 354. 

 Antillean region invertebrates, 191. 

 Antimony ores, 271. 



from Utah, 2.i3, 

 in Centennial collection. 253. 

 Antiquities, 16. 



aboriginal, circular rehitiye to, 356 

 accea.sions to, 59, 123, 127. 

 arranged by material and form, 58. 

 arrangement of, 126, 127. 

 catalogued, 125. 

 department, 58. 



recommendations for 127. 

 duplicate, 59. 

 e."ihibited, 125. 

 estialimital, 127. 

 from L)r Jones, 71. 

 number of, 59, 127. 

 ol (."liiiiqiii, 71. 

 lirehistovic European, 127. 

 prepared for New Orleans Exposi- 

 tion, 126. 

 report on department of, 123. 

 I'CS'arches ujion, 126. 

 sent as exchanges, 126. 

 special collections of, 58. 

 vrork upon, 125. 

 Antrim mines coal, 243. 

 Apache basket oiuanientation 302. 

 bed. 116. 

 necklace, IIG. 

 Apoeynum cannabiuum for basketry, 301. 

 Appendix, list (if accessions, 381. 

 Applications for sjiccimens, 30. 

 Aquatic animals at carj) ponds, 7-2. 



mammals at London fisheries, 342. 

 Ara])alioes, saddle-bags from, 110. 

 Archa'ological collection at New Otleans, 51. 



objects from California, 69. 

 Archer. B. Y., reptiles from, 158. 

 Archer. Prof. T. C, 80. 

 Arc Lives, 19. 

 Arctic exploration, 69. 



Ocean shells obtained, 184. 

 type of bow, wheie used, 314. 

 Eskimo bow, 310. 

 Ardea wardi, notes on, 380. 

 Argent Club meetings in Museum, 35. 

 Argentiferous lead oi'es, 271. 



smelting of, 240. 

 smelting series, 252. 

 Argentine Kepublio rocks, 227. 



Works smelting series, 252. 

 Aiizoi'a aboriginal pottery, 121. 

 antiquities obtained, 124. 

 birds from E. W. Kelson, 60. 

 calcareous incrustations, 230. 

 collections, 7o. 

 copper smelting, 2.')6. 

 mammals obtained, 130. 

 minerals needed, 247. 

 Arkansas antimony ores wanted, 253. 

 antiquities received, 125. 

 fishes obtained, 61. 

 white-grub fungus from, 185. 

 Arlington Mills, collection of varns from, 81. 



visited, 83. 

 Armory building storage, 21, 53. 



Army Medical Museum, antiqiuties from, 124. 



worm, 363. 

 Arnot mine coal, 243. 

 Art and industry' objects from Africa, 72. 



students in'tbe, Museum, 33. 

 Artibeus iiersiiicUhxtus obtained, 130. 

 Artists represented by autotypes, 51. 



work, 47. 

 Arts and industries collections, 53. 

 curators, 53. 

 department, 16, 53. 

 reported on, 55. 

 Arvicola, 326, 329, 330, 367. 

 amphibius, 328. 

 and Fiber contrasted, 329. 

 generic characters of, 329. 

 Asbestos collection, 242, 268, 269, 276. 

 Ascalaphus hyalinus from Long Island, 186. 

 Ashburner, C. A., sent charts of coal-fields, 265. 

 Asia, bats, &c., from, 131. 

 collections, 71. 

 Minor, ancient lamps, 118. 

 Asopia costal is from Virginia, 185. 

 Assinaboine moccasins, 116. 

 Assistant director, duties of, 18. 



director's report, 339, 3.52. 

 AstacidsB returned by Professor Faxon, 201. 

 Astacus catalogued, 371. 

 Asteroidca, new species of, 379. 

 Astur atricapillua henshawi, 370, 



striatulus, note on, 357. 

 Athyris sublamellosus, 206. 

 Atkinson, Lieut. B. W., collected reptiles, 158. 

 Atlantic .shore fishes collected, 174. 

 Atophyrax Bendirei mentioned, 130. 

 Attaciis cecropia from Missouri, 186. 

 Attageu grou]) reviewed, 307. 



ptarmigans of the group, 366. 

 Attn throwing-stiek, 288. 

 At water, Prof. W. O , 16, 18. 



food analyses by, 108. 

 p;ipers ot, 346. 

 Auri^rous gravel collections, 271. 

 Tiyrite collections, 271. 

 Australian fishes repaired, 41, 44. 



rocks, 237. 

 Austria stalagmites, 229. 

 Automatic registers of visitors, 32. 

 Autotypes by Biaun & Co., 56. 

 A>!xis'rochei from Wood's Holl, 163. 

 Aviculopecten cataetus, 206. 

 Aym6, Louis, collections of, 70. 



investigations of, 70. 

 objicta from Yucatan, 57. 

 Azores building and ornamental stones, 236 



building stone, 227. 

 Aztec antiquities received, 123. 



B. 



Babbitt and other alloys, 242, 276. 

 Baby-basket of Modoks, 300. 



Korth California Indians, 300. 

 Backgrounds, 26. 

 Baeder, Adamson &Co., sand-paper collection, 276. 



sent collection, 268. 

 Bag-worm from Arkansas, 185, 

 Bailey, E. M., sent Maine minerals, 223. 

 Bailey, Sylvanus, throwing-stick from, 289. 

 Bailey &"Co., ropes and twines from, 80. 

 Baird, Prof. Spencer F., 38, 136. 



directed the collecting 



of fishes, 109. 

 Maine shell-heap re- 

 mains fi om, 124. 

 otfered reward for dol- 

 phin, 317. 

 sent frigate mackerel, 



163. 

 sent reptiles to Cope, 



157. 

 writings of, 346. 

 Baird, Brewer & Kidgway on water birds, 34:6. 

 Baker, A B., sent bat from Kansas, 130. 

 Baker, Dr. Fr.iiik, lecture by, ,34. 

 Balbach, E.. & Sons' bullion letining series, 252. 

 col'ection of gold and cop- 

 per, 2.'i0. 



