134 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1926 
and (c) the Bulletin of the United States National Museum, which 
includes the contributions from the United States National Herbari- 
um. The editorship of these publications is vested in Dr. Marcus 
Benjamin. 
During the year ending June 30, 1926, the Museum published 1 
annual report, 2 volumes of proceedings, 3 complete bulletins, 1 part 
of a bulletin, 2 complete volumes and 3 parts of 2 volumes in the 
series Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, and 
45 separates from the proceedings. 
The issues of the bulletin were as follows: 
Bulletin 100. Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and 
Adjacent Regions. Volume 2, part 4. Silicious and Horny Sponges collected 
by the United States Fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine 
expedition, 1907-1910. By H. V. Wilson. 
Bulletin 131. The Minerals of Idaho. By Har] V. Shannon. 
Bulletin 132. Revision of the North American Moths of the Subfamilies Laspey- 
resiinae and Olethreutinae. By Carl Heinrich. 
Bulletin 133. Observations on the Birds of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and 
Chile. By Alexander Wetmore. 
Of the separate papers of the Contributions from the United States 
National Herbarium the following were issued: 
Volume 22, part 9. Studies in American Phaseolineae. By C. VY. Piper. 
Volume 24, part 6. A Bibliographic Study of Beauvois’ Agrostographie. By 
Cornelia D. Niles. With introduction and botanical notes, by Agnes Chase. 
Volume 24, part 7. The North American Species of Stipa. Synopsis of the 
South American Species of Stipa. By A. 8. Hitchcock. 
Of the separates from the proceedings, 4 were from volume 66, 
13 from volume 67, 25 from volume 68, and 3 from volume 69. 
PUBLICATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
The editorial work of the bureau has continued under the direction 
of the editor, Mr. Stanley Searles. 
During the year one annual report was issued. 
Fortieth Annual Report. Accompanying papers: The Mythical Origin of the 
White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians; The Autobiography of a Fox In- 
dian Woman; Notes on Fox Mortuary Customs and Beliefs; Notes on the 
Fox Society Known as “ Those Who Worship the Little Spotted Buffalo”; 
The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as “The Singing Around 
Rite,’ by Truman Michelson. 664 pp., 1 pL, 1 fig. 
Publications in press or in preparation are as follows: 
Forty-first Annual Report. Accompanying papers: Coiled Basketry in British 
Columbia and Surrounding Region (Boas, assisted by Haeberlin, Roberts, 
and Teit); Two Prehistoric Villages in Middle Tennessee (Myer). 
Forty-second Annual Report. Accompanying papers: Social Organization and 
Social Usages of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy; Religious Beliefs 
and Medical Praetices of the Creek Indians; The Culture of the Southeast 
(Swanton); Indian Trails of the Southeast (Myer). 
