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which form the singular by adding the same suffixes which 
other declensions use for forming the plural. These singulars 
of plural form are doubtless conceived as collective, for a 
personal pronoun in apposition also has the plural form. 
Thus pronominal agreement arises many times more com- 
plicated than that in the three-gendered languages of Europe, 
and is further involved by subjective, objective, and indi- 
rective pronouns largely combining to form a single syllable— 
a very terse yet involved system of speech. A number of 
Kiowa and Tanoan songs were found to have the melody 
following in exaggerated form the intonation of the spoken 
language. Thus the song “agoyopovi navi ha, wimbo 
winda” has the high tones of its words also high pitched in 
the song. This has led to the important discovery that 
certain melodies in intoned languages may take their clue 
from the intonation of the words. The Kiowa vocabulary 
secured is quite complete and forms an interesting contri- 
bution to the study of the place names, animal names, and 
plant names adopted by a tribe when it leaves its old home 
and moves to a new region. Mr. Harrington proceeded at 
the close of July to California to continue his studies of the 
Indians of the Chumashan area of that State. This expedi- 
tion proved fruitful in results beyond all expectation. Spe- 
cial emphasis was laid on the place names, material culture, 
and language. More than 300 photographs of Indian places 
and historic landmarks were secured, together with a wealth 
of highly interesting and important data. The collecting 
of Indian place names in the Eastern States was neglected 
until too late, so that we have only a few names in distorted 
spelling and of uncertain etymology. It is still possible to 
obtain full data in many parts of the West, and there is 
scarcely any work which the bureau can undertake which 
is more important or urgent, either in popular interest or as 
a help to the future ethnologist, historian, or archeologist. 
Linguistic study is peculiarly inaportéiit in this area, 
since it resurrects past culture and records perishing mate- 
rial for comparison with remote languages. Thirty new 
Venturefio songs were obtained from one singer, all with 
native words. The technique of the split-stick accompani- 
