REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 19 
Name of department.) 1882. | 1883. 1884. | 11885-'86.| 1886-"87.| 1887—’88.] 1888-'89./21889-’90.| 1890-’91. 
a al es Pe ae S : 
Arts and industries— | 
Continued. 
Modern pottery, por- | 
celain,and bronzes --.----..-- ee ones 2, 278| 2, 238} 3, 011 3, O11 3, 132 3, 144 
PANES AMO MLY CS semen == <2) eee on clean oes == | 77 100 100 109 197 197 
wiheCatlinGallery:)|-------|.......|s2s-s%- 500, 500 500 500; = (3) (3) 
Physical apparatus |.-.---.-- Lomaireg ae ae 250 251 251 251 263 273 
Oils and gums... --. ees eel Sees 2 ee eee 197 198 198 213 3 aeae ae 
Chemical products |.------|...-... [Naeemerce 659 661 661 688) ; : 
Domestic animals..|..-----.|...-... |-=-222nce|eee eee ee| oe ee seen eee eens fe eeee eee 66) 97 
OREO LOL We oxen ale = ral emivin cinia | sn.c ate ss 200,000) 500,000, 503,764) 505,464) 506,324) 508,830 510, 630 
American aboriginal | | | 
BOULGRVia ena annia| mine === |. ani 12,000 25, 000! 26,022) 27,122] 28, 229 29, 269 30, 488 
Oriental antiquities..|..-..-.|.......|......... es ye La freee 850] 3,485] «3, 487 
Prehistoric anthro- |. | | 
OUP anaes ee on 3 35, 512) 40, 491, 45, 252 65,314) 101, 659 108, 631} 116,472) 123,677) 127, 761 
Mammals (skins and | | 
alcoholics) -..--.-.... , 4,660) 4,920 5, 694) 7,451 te 811) 8, 058 8, 275 8, 836 9, 801 
inate: Jot F 22. | 44,354! 47,246] 50,350| 55,945] 54,987| 56, i 57,974| 60,219] 62, 601 
Birds’ eggs and nests | oa sivas sb = = | 40,072) 44,163) 48,173) 50,055) 50,173) 51,241) 52, 166 
Reptiles and batra- | . | 
Him oe ee ee ees 23,495} 25,344) 27,542| 27,664) 28,405; 29,050) 29, 935 
nHeSe ees el: | 50,000, 65,000} 68,000} 75, 000/ 100,000) 101, al 107, 350| 122,575] 127,312 
MELA DUALOTOSSIG =.=.) 24-— soos ese eth le eke ele ek Soe Babee cee 4512 521 
MoUUSKS:--..--.--5-= 33, 375) GE rae 400, 000) 460,000) 425,000) 455, . 468,000 471,500) 476,500 
[NISEGUA =<. -~--=-- 1 OOO} saree | 151,000) 500, 000) 585,000) 595,000) 603, 000, 618,000, 630, 000 
Marine invertebrates 11,781 14,825] 200,000] 350,000) 450, 000 515,000) 515,300 520,000) 526, 750 
Comparative anatomy: | | | 
ae eee | 3, a4 3; al fe } 10,210, 11, 022 11,558} 11, 783 12,326, 12, 981 
Palwozoic fossils... .. hoes 20,000] 73,000} 80,482) 84, 491 84,649] 91,126 92,355] 92, 970 
Mesozoic fossils .....|...__.- joe eset | 100,000; 69,742) 70,775) 70,925) 71,236) 71,305) 79,754 
Cenozoic fossils. - -..- (ineluded with mollusks.) | 
Fossil plants .......-. eesoor 4, 624) 7, 291 ts 429 8, 462 10, 000 10, 178 10, 507 10, 685 
Recent plants® ...... yadda eee 30,000) 32,000, 38,000; 38,459) 39, 654 80, 617 
LUUITG EE Ree teed eee | 14, 550 16, 610 18,401; 18, 601 21,896) 27,690) 37,101; 44,236 
Lithology and physi- | | 
cal geology ....---- 9,075} 12,500/ 18,000] 20,647 21,500 22,500} +27, 000, 
Metallurgy and eco- | | 632,762) 64, 162 
nomic geology..-.-..)....... 30,000) 40,000) 48,000, 49,000) 51,412) 52, 076 
Living animals ......).......]. ena e Joco cess eefeeeeeseee[e ee east 220 PAO Poae oc toca toss cares 
Rotal 25-48 193, 362/263, 143/1, 472, 600)2, 420, 944)2, 666, 335/2, 803, ait 864, 244 2, 895, 104.3, 028, 714 
1 No census of collection taken. 
* The actual increase in the collections during the year 1889-90 is much greater than appears from 
a comparison of the totals for 1889 and for 1890. This is explained by the apparent absence of any 
increase in the Departments of Lithology and Metallurgy, the total for 1890 in both of these depart- 
ments combined showing a decrease of 46,314 specimens, owing to the rejection of worthless material. 
$ Included in the historical collection. 
*Only a small portion of the collection represented by this number was received during the year 
1889-’90. 
5 Up to 1890 the numbers have reference only to specimens received throngh the Museum, and do 
notinclude specimens received for the National Herbarium through the Department of Agriculture. 
The figures given for 1890-'91 include for the first time the total number of specimens received both 
at the National Museum and at the Department of Agricultmre for the National Herbarium. 
® Collections combined in October, 1889, under Department of Geology. The apparent decrease of 
more than 50 per cent of the estimated total for 1889 is accounted for (1) by the rejection of several 
thousands of specimens from the collection, and (2) by the fact that no estimate of the specimens 
in the reserve and duplicate series is included. Of the total for 1890, about 16,000 specimens cousist 
chietly of petrographical material stored away for study and comparison in the drawers of table cases. 
7 Transferred to the National Zoological Park. 
Nore.—tThe fact that the figures for two snecessive years relating to the same collection are un- 
changed does not necessarily imply that there has been no increase in the collection, but that for some 
special reason it has not been possible to obtain the figures showing the increase. 
