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BULLETIN 51, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
. The meteorite collection in the U. S. National Museum: A cata- 
logue of meteorites represented November 1, 1886. By F. 
W. Clarke. 
pp. 255-265, 1 plate. 
. Gem collection of the U. S. National Museum. By George F. 
Kunz. 
pp. 267-275. 
2. The collection of building and ornamental stones in the U. S. 
National Museum: A handbook and catalogue. By George 
P. Merrill. 
pp. 277-648, 9 pls., 14 figs. 
List of specimens of textile fibers and fabrics in the reference 
series of the section of textile industries of the U. S. National 
Museum, June 30, 1886. By Romyn Hitchcock. 
pp. 649-655. 
Preparation of microscopical mounts of vegetable textile fibers. 
By Romyn Hitchcock. 
pp. 657-658. 
How to collect mammal skins for purposes of study and for 
mounting. By William T. Hornaday. 
pp. 659-670, 9 figs. 
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Cradles of the American aborigines. By Otis T. Mason. 
pp. 161-212; 45 figs. 
. Notes on the artificial deformation of children among savages 
and civilized peoples. By J. H. Porter. 
pp. 213-235. 
. The human beast of burden. By Otis T. Mason. 
pp. 237-295, 54 figs. 
. Ethno-conchology: A study of primitive money. By Robert 
E. C. Stearns. 
pp. 297-334, 9 pls., 22 figs. 
A preliminary catalogue of the Eskimo collection in the U. 8. 
National Museum, arranged geographically and by uses. By 
T. Dix Bolles. 
pp. 335-365. 
. The extermination of the American bison, with a sketch of its 
discovery and life history. By William T. Hornaday. 
pp. 367-548, 22 pls. 
. The preservation of museum specimens from insects and the 
effect of dampness. By Walter Hough. 
pp. 549-558, 4 figs. 
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. Report upon the participation of the Smithsonian Institution in 
the Industrial Exposition at Minneapolis, 1887. By William 
V. Cox. (Part of the Report of the Assistant Secretary.) 
pp. 82-84. 
