The American Museum of Natural History 



Seventy-seventh Street and Central Park West, New York City 



Open free to the public on every day in the year. 



The American Museum of Natural History was established in 1869 to promote the 

 Natural Sciences and to diffuse a general knowledge of them among the people. It is dependent 

 upon private subscriptions and the fees from members for procuring needed additions to the 

 collections and for carrying on explorations in America and other parts of the world. The 

 membership fees are, 



Annual Members $ 10 Patrons $1,000 



Sustaining Members (annually) ... 25 Associate Benefactors 10,000 



Life Members 100 Associate Founders 25,000 



Fellows 500 Benefactors 50,000 



Guides for Study of Exhibits are provided on request to members and teachers by the 

 department of public education. Teachers wishing to bring classes should write or telephone 

 the department for an appointment, specifying the collection to be studied. Lectures to 

 classes may also be arranged for. In all cases the best results are obtained with small groups 

 of children. 



The Museum Library contains more than 60,000 volumes with a good working collection 

 of publications issued by scientific institutions and societies in this country and abroad. 

 The library is open to the public for reference daily — Sundays and holidays excepted — 

 from 9 A. M. to 5 p. m. 



The Technical Publications of the Museum comprise the Memoirs, Bulletin and 

 Anthropological Papers, the Memoirs and Bulletin edited by J. A. AUen, the Anthropological 

 Papers by Clark Wissler. These publications cover the field and laboratory researches of 

 the institution. 



The Popular Publications of the Museum comprise the Journal, edited by Mary 

 Cynthia Dickerson, the Handbooks, Leaflets and General Guide. The following list gives 

 some of the popular publications; complete lists, of both technical and popular publications, 

 may be obtained from the librarian . 



POPULAR PUBLICATIONS 



HANDBOOKS The Indians of Manhattan Island and Vicinity. 

 -, . , ,, ,.^,11 By Alanson Skinner. Price, 20 cents. 



North Amebican Indians of the Plains. By Clark r^ o r^ «-- 



Wissler, Ph.D. Paper, 25 cents; cloth, 50 cents. The Stokes Paintings representing Greenland 

 , CD 111- c 1 /- J 1 A liSKiMo. Out of print. 



Indians OF the southwest. By Puny Earle (joduard, „ ,, . t^ ^ ■ 



Ph.D. Paper, 25 cents; cloth, 50 cents. Brief History of Antarctic Explorations. Price, 



Animals of the Past. By Frederic A. Lucas, Sc.D. „ " _ r^ ■.. /^ ■ • t^- i 



Paper 35 cent<: I rees and Jorestby. By Jvlary Cynthia Dickerson, 



B.S. A neic edition in course of preparation. 



ILLUSTRATED GUIDE LEAFLETS The Protection of River and Harbor Waters from 



Mlinicipal Wastes. By Charles-r-dward Amory 



General Guide to the Collections. New edition Winslow, M.S. Price, 10 cents. 



issued December, 1914. Price, 25 cents. Plant Forms in Wax. By E. C. B. Fassett. Price, 



The Collection of Minerals. By Louis P. Grata- 10 cents. 



cap, A.M. Price, 5 cents. Xhe Evolution of the Horse. By W. D Matthew, 



North American Ruminants. By J. A. Allen, Ph.D. Ph.D. Price, 20 cents. 



Price, 10 cents. Mammoths and Mastodons. By W.D.Matthew, Ph.D. 



The Ancient Basket Makers of Southeastern Price, 10 cents. 



REPRINTS 



Utah. By George H. Pepper. Price, 10 cents. 

 Primitive Art. Price, 15 cents. 



The Birds of the Vicinity of New York City. By The Gboiind Sloth Group. By W. D. Matthew, 



Frank M. Chapman, Sc.D. Price, 15 cents. ^^.D. Price, o cents. 



Peruvian Mummies. By Charles W. Mead. Price, Methods and Results in Herpetology. By Mary 



10 cents. Cynthia Dickerson, B.ls. Out of print. 



The Meteorites in the Foyer of the American The Wharf Pile Group. By Roy W. Miner, A.B. 



Museum of Natural History. By Edmund Otis Price, o cents. 



Hovey, Ph.D. Price, 10 cents. The Sea Worm Group. By Roy W. Miner, A.B. 



The Habitat Groups of North American Bibds. Price, 10 cents. 



By Frank M. Chapman, Sc.D. New edition in course The Ancestby of the Edentates. By W. D. Mat- 



of preparation. thew, Ph.D. Price, 5 cents. 



