REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 71 



serial publications, and of these all but 20 had been returned to the 

 bureau before the close of the year. 



In addition to the cataloguing of current accessions the efforts of 

 the librarian were deA^oted to making a subject, author, and analyti- 

 cal catalogue of the books represented in the old catalogue by an 

 imperfect author catalogue alone. In this connection special atten- 

 tion was given to linguistic works. From time to time Mrs. F, S. 

 Nichols has assisted in this work, and satisfactory progress has been 

 made. 



Although maintained primarily for the use of the staff, the library 

 is consulted more and more by students not members of the bureau, 

 as well as by officials of the Library of Congress and of the Govern- 

 ment departments. 



COLLECTIONS. 



The following collections were acquired by the bureau, by members 

 of its staff, or by those detailed in connection with its researches, and 

 have been transferred to the National Museum : 



704 arclieological objects gathered in Utah and Wyoming by Mr. Neil M. 

 Judd. (5S757.) 



Collection of potsherds showing types of ornamentation, from the Nacoochee 

 Mound, White County, Georgia, being a part of the objects gathered by the 

 joint expedition of the Bureau of American Ethnology and Museum of the 

 American Indian (Heye Foundation). (58819.) 



170 arclieological specimens collected by Mr. Gerard Fowke at the flint quarry 

 shop sites at Crescent, St. Louis County, Missouri. (59015.) 



Collection of nonhuman bones from the Nacoochee Mound, Georgia. (59017.) 



A small collection of prayer-sticks from a Pueblo shrine on the summit of 

 Langley Peak, west of the Rio Grande and south of the Rio Chama, New 

 Mexico, presented by Mr. Robert H. Chapman. (59112.) 



53 Indian potsherds and arrow points presented by Mr. Arthur L. Norman, 

 Troup, Texas. (592.52.) 



Stone " collar " from Porto Rico, received by purchase from Mr. K. A. Behne, 

 San German, Porto Rico. (59280.) 



A point and tackle of a salmon spear ; a halibut hook, and five small fish- 

 hooks, the gift of Sir. Robert H. Chapman. (59288.) 



Set of ear perforators formerly owned by Wathuxage of the Tsizhu Wasli- 

 tage gens of the Osage, presented through Mr. Francis La Flesche by Mrs. Fred 

 Lookout. (59782.) 



Sacred hawk bundle, or waxobe, of the Buffalo-face People of the Osage 

 tribe, collected by Mr. Francis La Flesche. (59792.) 



Osage war shield, collected by Mr. Francis La Flesche. (59934.) 



PROPERTY. 



In regard to the property of the bureau there is nothing to add 

 to the statements presented in recent reports. The cost of necessary 

 furniture, typewriters, and photographic and other apparatus ac- 

 quired during the fiscal year was $238.54. 



