REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 17 



Special publications. — Of the opinions rendered by the Interna- 

 tional Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, which the Institu- 

 tion has published for some years past, Opinion 66 was issued, and 

 the Institution has continued to provide clerical services in connec- 

 tion with the office of the secretary of the commission. 



Among other special publications was a short biographical sketch 

 of James Smithson, abridged from the chapter on Smithson by S. P. 

 Langley in the history of the first half century of the Institution. 



National Museum publications. — The National Museum issued an 

 annual report, 1 volume of the Proceedings and 41 separate papers 

 forming parts of this and other volumes, 6 bulletins, and 1 volume of 

 Contributions from the National Herbarium. 



Bureau of Ethnology publications. — The Bureau of American 

 Ethnology published two bulletins and three miscellaneous publica- 

 tions. Among the latter was a circular of information regarding 

 Indian popular names, to be distributed in response to the numerous 

 letters requesting information of this kind. Four annual reports and 

 five bulletins were in press at the close of the year. 



Reports of historical and patriotic societies. — The annual reports 

 of the American Historical Association and the National Society of 

 the Daughters of the American Revolution were submitted to the 

 Institution and transmitted to Congress in accordance with the 

 charters of these organizations. 



Allotments for printing. — The allotments to the Institution and 

 its branches under the head of " Public printing and binding " were 

 utilized as far as practicable, although there was a large amount of 

 material which the Public Printer was unable to complete, and this 

 will therefore become a charge against the 1916 allotment. 



The allotments for the year ending June 30, 1916, are as follows : 



For the Smithsonian Institution : For printing and binding the annual 

 reports of the Board of Regents, with general appendices, the edi- 

 tions of which shall not exceed 10,000 copies $10,000 



For the annual reports of the National Museum, with general appen- 

 dices, and for printing labels and blanks, and for the Bulletins and 

 Proceedings of the National Museum, the editions of which shall not 

 exceed 4,000 copies, and binding, in half morocco or material not more 

 expensive, scientific books, and pamphlets presented to or acquired 



by the National Museum library 37, 500 



For the annual reports and Bulletins of the Bureau of American Eth- 

 nology and for miscellaneous printing and binding for the bureau 21, 000 



For miscellaneous printing and binding: 



International Exchanges 200 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 100 



National Zoological Park 200 



Astrophysical Observatory 200 



For the annual report of the American Historical Association 7, 000 



Total 76,200 



