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was also engaged for several months in the preparation of a 

 memoir on the secret societies and ceremonials of the Znni 

 Indians. Mrs Stevenson's researches among the southwestern 

 tribes have not only resulted in important contributions to 

 knowledge of the primitive beliefs by which the daily life of 

 these peoples was governed, but have thrown light on the migra- 

 tions and ethnic relations of their ancestors. The monograph 

 on this subject, which is illustrated by numerous graphic repre- 

 sentations, is approaching completion. 



WORK ON THE SYNONYMY OF INDIAN TRIBES 



The preparation of this work, which has engaged the atten- 

 tion of nearly all the collaborators of the Bureau at various 

 times, is well advanced. During the year Messrs H. W. Hen- 

 shaw, F. W. Hodge, James Mooney, and J. Owen Dorsey have 

 contributed to the work. The portions of the synonymy relat- 

 ing to the tribes of the following stocks are ready for publica- 

 tion: 



Attacapan, Beothukan, Kalapooian, Karankawan, Kusan, 

 Lutuamian, Muskhogean, Natchesan, Skittagetan, Timuquanan, 

 Tonikan, Uchean, Yakonan, and Yuman. 



In addition, the Algonquian and Iroquoian families — two of 

 the largest and most important — require comparatively little 

 elaboration by Mr Mooney (to whom these stocks were origin- 

 ally assigned) to make them ready for press. 



When his other duties permitted, Mr Hodge devoted attention 

 to the elaboration of material pertaining to the Piman family, 

 as well as that of the Pueblo stocks (Zufiian, Keresan, Taiioan, 

 and the Tusayan division of the Shoshonean). Very little work 

 is now required to complete for publication the material relat- 

 ing to these tribes. In addition, Mr Hodge introduced into 

 the descriptions formerly made of some twenty stocks (princi- 

 pally in California) a large body of new material made known 

 by recent investigations. 



WORK IN PSYCHOLOGY 



Within recent years it has come to be recognized by many 

 ethnologists that the mythic concepts, and through these the 



