ADVERTISEMENT 



This work is the ninth of a series of papers intended to illustrate 

 the collections of natural history aud ethnology belonging to the L'uited 

 States and constituting the National Museum, of which the Smithsonian 

 Institution was placed in charge by the act of Congress of August 10, 

 184G. 



It has been prepared at the request of the Institution, and printed by 

 authority of the honorable Secretary of the Interior. 



JOSEPH hen::jy, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, J 



Washington, May, 1877. 



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