INDEX. 



447 



^(incral w:itor:$, constituents of, 75. 



exhibited, 75. 

 ^Iiiii.'ialo>;i<'ul tiotcs of Cluiko &. Cbataiil, 348. 

 JJiuiTiilofiy, 17, IS. 



(K'piii'liiU'nt (if, 65. 

 I'NChiiii'jPS in, C5. 

 growth of collect ioua iu, ()5. 

 in8t:illiu;^ collcctioua iu, 65. 

 report on, '2'2\. 

 work of curator of, 05. 

 Minerals, neces.sion.s to, C5, 2L'I. 



Ac, eolleeteil b.v :Mr. Yeatcs, L'22. 

 for New Oileau.s KxpoMtion, 221, 224. 

 ileselilied, 2.'5. 

 ciliualioual series of, 224. 

 exchanged, 22:j. 

 exhibition si-iie.s, 224. 

 from California, 09. 



Centennial Exhibition, 240. 

 Jlr. Abert, 221. 

 Willcox, 221. 

 how arranged. 224. 

 installed, 221, 223. 

 investigiited, 221. 

 number of, 65,60,224. 

 obtained by exeliauge, CO. 

 of Arizona wanted, 247. 



New Mexico wanted, 247. 

 oveihauled, 240. 

 study scries. 224. 

 Miueis' boots and materials for, 242, 204. 



inipleiuents obtained, 203. 

 Mines and works, plans, drawings, and statistics 



of 24)>. 

 Mining, coal, pictuies, 264. 



pick coiroded by mine water, 203. 

 tools, 242. 243. 

 Minor, Ur. T. T., Eskimo bow from, 309. 



throwing-slick from, 289. 

 Mintzner, W. A..279. 



throwing-stick from, 289. 

 Miocene fossil plants eomp.iied with exotic, 220. 

 Miscellaneous departments. 67. 

 Mississippi Basin fishes collected, 01, 70, 103, 177 

 ill*. 

 mussels collected, 179. 

 jute s))eeiniens. 8U. 

 Valley aboriginal pottery, 12] . 



tishes, results of collecting, 174. 

 Missouri coke collections, 2.57. 

 lishcs secured, 61. 

 Euruaco iron collection, 275. 

 lead collections, 253. 

 minerals collected, 222. 

 Mitchell, Dr. S. Weir, studying venom of lizard, 



157. 

 Modelers, 45. 



Models (boat and vessel) described in Xowbury- 

 port Herald, 98. 

 needed foiNaval Architecture section, 105. 

 of boat.N, vessels, itc, exhibited, 98. 

 Modok baby-basket, 300. 

 Mohawk wampum belt, 110. 

 Moki baskets, 3I'3. 



bread-trays. 304. 



checker-weaving iu baskets, 303. 

 coiled and sewed basketry, 303. 



baskets uni(iue, 303. 

 fetiches, 116. 

 Hat mats, 304. 

 plaiteil basketry, 303. 

 sacred mealtrays, .303. 

 single-coiled osier or siilint, 303. 

 twig basket, 304. 

 twilled basketry. 303. 

 Mola, development of, 365. 

 MoUuscii and eni-itaeea collected, 03. 



at Loudon Fisheries Exhibition, 341. 

 new elassilieation of, 350. 

 of Couiiuander Islands, 350. 

 some apreudages of, 350. 

 studied by Professor Vemll, 200. 

 MoUusk accessions, 03, 181. 



alphabetical list of, 182. 

 MoUasks, 17. 



administered upon, 180. 



at New ()i leans Exposition, 02. 



catalogued, 182. 



HolluBkB, deep-sea, studied, 62. 

 department of 02. 



edible, from Washington Territory, 184. 

 from Caribbean deep-sea studieil, 180. 

 from deep wiiter of (Julf studied, 180. 

 from Dominica, 70. 



gastropod, fiom Jell'rey's collection, 183. 

 new typo of 350. 

 number of, 182. 



species, 182. 

 of Gulf coa.-.t, Antilles and Soiilheaat 



United States mueh needed, Ihl. 

 l)elagic, from Capt. J. IJ. Lyon, 183. 

 progress made with, 02. 

 luiblications upon, 184. 

 repoit upon, 179. 

 Stearns' collection of bought, G2. 

 MonachuH, 332. 



albiveuter, 332. 



and tropicalis compared, 



333. 

 measurements, 334. 

 akull measurements, 335. 

 tropicalia, 277, 331, 334. 

 color of 331. 

 diagnosed, 335. 

 figured. 371. 

 mandible, 333. 

 skull, 331,. 332, 333. 



measurements, 335. 

 teeth, 333. 

 whiskers, 331. 

 Monkeys obtained, 131. 

 Llonk-seal of West Indies, 371. 

 Montana rocks and fossil woods, 230. 

 Morgan, Louis II., 56. 

 Morris, D., dings from, 75. 

 Morris, Mr., fibers from, 70. 

 Morse, Prof Edward S., lecture by, 34. 

 Mosaic, antique Roman, 373. 



Lion 373. 

 Moseley, Prof. H. N., cast obtained through, 13]. 

 exchange from, 196. 

 invertebrates from, 193. 

 Mossy Creek zinc ores, 242. 

 Moth's, collecting and preserving, 343, 372. 

 Moultou Mill methods with ores, 251. 

 Mound builders, ;<.-)4. 



exploration, 343, 379. 

 Monnt Olive coal region collection, 243. 



Vesuvius, model, 234. 

 Mountain sheep, new race of, 370. 

 Mugilidie, American mariue, 375. 

 Murdoch, John, 57, 277, 279, 283. 



collected Arctic shells. 184. 



Point UaiTow basket, 

 294. 

 lecture by, 34. 

 iiiullu.sk collections of, 181. 

 on Eskimo bows, 307. 



sinew-twisters, 316. 

 studied Point liarrow inverte- 

 brates, 201. 

 to report on Eskimo objects, 11). 

 Mus, 320. 



rattus, 32.5. 

 Museum accessions, 22. 



nature of, 22. 

 sources of, 23. 

 accounts, 37. 

 administration a<Ijunels, 6. 



priiii'iples of, 12. 

 administrative statf. 18. 



work, 22, 35. 

 annex, 21. 



arrangement, principles of, 11. 

 arranging material in. 3. 

 benefits from cx])osilious, 48. 

 books, 12. 



building needed, 22. 

 buildings, 0. 

 cases as partitions, 20. 

 list of 25, 26. 

 plan of 20. 

 ciiculais, 342. 



separately printed, 343. 

 classification, 12, 14, 54. 

 collections, C. 



