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These papers may be classified uuder the followiug' subjects: 



Subject. 



Archaeology 



Birds 



Ethnology 



Fishes 



Fossil inviTtebratcs 

 Fossil plants 



No. of 

 pajiers. 



Suhiecl. 



Tiisects 



Manuiials .... 

 Mollnsks .... 

 Ileceiit plants 

 IJeptilcs 



No. of 

 papers. 



Vol. XIV of the Proceedings is now in the hands of the printer, about 

 300 pages being- in type, including papers 842 to 850. 



■BULLETIN OF THE ,XAT1().\.\L MITSEIAI. 



Bulletin .'38, which was i)ut in type during the preceding fiscal year, 

 was received from the Public Printer on July 2;"), 1891. This bulletin, 

 consisting of 227 pages, is entitled " Contributions towards a monograph 

 of the Insects of the Lepidopterous tamily jSToctuida^ of Temi^erate North 

 America — lleview of the species of the genus Agrotis," by John B. 

 Smith. 



The nmnuscri])t of Parts A, B, C, D, and E of Bulletin 30 were sent 

 to the Public Printer in May and June, 1891, but none of these parts 

 were issued until after July 1, This bulletin under the general title 

 '' Instructions to Collectors " will be published in parts as fast as 

 printed, and the parts may finally be combined and issued as one or 

 more 1)ound volumes. The papers to be included, thus far prepared, 

 are as follows : 



Part A, Directions for collecting specimens of ]>irds. By Robert 

 Kidgway. Part B, Directions for collecting fossil and recent i)lants. 

 By F. H. Knowlton. Part C, The i)rei)aration of rough skeletons. 

 By ¥. A. Lucas. Part D, Directions for collecting birds' eggs. By 

 Capt. Charles Bendire. Part E, Directions for collecting reptiles and 

 batrachians. By Dr. Leonhard Stejneger. 



The manuscript of Bulletin 10, Bibliograi)hy of George K. Lawrence, 

 and of Bulletin 11, Bibliography of Dr. (!harles Cirard, was sent to the 

 Public Printer on May 28. 



The manuscript of " Special Bulletin No. 1" — the first quarto publica- 

 tion undertaken by the Museum — was sent to the Public Printer early in 

 May, and 181 i^rinted pages were revised before July 1. This bulletin 

 is by Capt. Charles Bendire, U. S. ^Vrmy, and is entitled " Life Histories 

 of North American Birds, with special reference to their breeding habits 

 and eggs." This Avork will be illustrated with chromo-lithographic 

 plates. 



The first annual report of the American Historical Association (1889) 

 was printed during the year, and the report for 1890 was transmitted 

 ito the i)rinter. This association was founded in 1881 for the promotion 



