490 INDEX. 



PAGE. 



Bruce, Sir Frederic. Letter from 129 



Bryant, Dr. H. Eesearches of 63 



Building. Description of 14 



Expenditures from January, 1865, to April, 1866 113 



Keconstruction of Ill 



Eeport of committee Ill 



Building of the Institution may be used by government - . 22 



Bulk ley. Colonel. Facilities afforded by - 61 



Burlamqui, Don F. L. Letter from 128 



Canada. Meteorological system of 53, 132 



Capitol. Researches on ■ventilation of 67 



Carleton, General J. H. Letter from 124 



Carmicl, Mr. Explorations by 62 



Carpenter, P. P. Work on shells ." 40,64 



Ca«sin, Jno. Eesearches of 63 



Catalogue of Transactions in Smithsonian library 24 



Catliu's Indian jjortraits 17 



Chalk discovered in Colorado 125 



Chase, Chief Justice S. P., acts asEegent 118,119,120 



Letter to Congress - 4 



Opinion relative to interest on Smithsonian fund 116, 117 



Chemical analj'sis asked of Institution 69 



Chicago Academy of Sciences 43,61,62 



China. Geological observations in 36 



Chossat, Dr. Eeport on transactions of Geneva Society 189 



Cluss, Adolph, appointed architect 19, 111 



Coast Survey 23,26,27,30 



Collaborators of the Institution in Natural History, &c 64,74 



Collections. Object of Smitheonian 59,60 



Collections of Natural History received 61, 62, 84 



Colleges furnishing meteorological registers 100 



CoUins, T. K. Printing executed by 45 



Columbia College, N. Y. Minerals referred to 64 



Conchology. List of Smithsonian publications on 40 



Congress, act of, to transfer custody of Smithsonian libraiy to Library of Congress 70, 120 



Acts of, relative to metric system 462 



Appropriation should be made by 19,22 



Legislation by, necessary to use residuaiy legacy 21, 109, 110, 119 



Should establish meteorological system 57 



Connolly, Gov. 11. Account of meteorites 124 



Conrad, T. A. Letter from 125 



Contributions to knowledge 23,24 



Cope, Dr. E. Eesearches on reptiles - 63 



Correspondence. Extent of loss of 18 



Extracts from 122 



Correspondence of assistants must be through Secretary 72 



Coues,Dr.E. Explorations by 60 



Craig, Dr. B. F. Laboratory in charge of 74 



Cuming, Hugh. Identification of shells by < 65 



Cuuard, Sir E. Shells transported free by 64 



Davis, Dr. E. H. Error pointed out by 48 



Davis, Hon. Garret, acts as Eegent 11.5, 116, 118 



Deaths of meteorological observers 100 



