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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1901. 



Volume 22 of the Proceedings includes papers numbered from 1179 

 to 1205, the " Synopsis of the Naiades," by Mr. Charles T. Simpson, 

 being especially worthy of note. 



Pari I •»!' Special Bulletin No. 4 is the first of a series of papers on 

 the American Bydroids, by Prof. C. C. Nutting, professor of zoology 

 in the University of Iowa. It treats of the Plumularidse, is in quarto 

 form, and contains 34 plates. This volume was issued early in the 

 autumn. 



Dr. W. L. Ralph has undertaken to continue the extensive work on 

 Ihe Life Histories of North American Birds, begun some years ago 

 by the late Maj. Charles Bendire, U. S. Army, and of which two vol- 

 umes bave been printed as special bulletins. A circular (No. 50) 

 soliciting new and unpublished information on the subject has been 

 prepared and distributed to correspondents. 



\Yith tin 1 permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, twenty-five papers prepared during- the year by members of the 

 Museum staff, and based on Museum material, have been printed in 

 publications other than those of the. Museum. The titles of these 

 papers will be found in the Bibliography. The authors were Dr. T. 

 H. Bean, Mr. Charles Schuchert, Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., Mr. J. N. 

 Rose. Mr. Charles L. Pollard, and Mr. W. R. Maxon. 



The number of publications, including - bound volumes and pamph- 

 lets, distributed during the year amounted to about 31,000. 



In Appendix IV will be found a list of the publications by the mem- 

 bers of the Museum staff. In the table given below these papers are 

 classified by subjects. The number of authors represented is 78. 



