XXXII BITKEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



fiscal year he was occupied in revising his memoir on 

 Iroc|uoian mythology, and incorporating certain impor- 

 tant data obtained during his winter trip. The material 

 is nearly ready for the press. 



WoKK IN Descriptive Ethnology 



Except during the time spent in field work, Mr F. W. 

 Hodge was occupied in arranging material for the Cyclo- 

 pedia of Native Tribes and in editorial work. In the 

 former task he was aided during a part of the year by Dr 

 Cyrus Thomas, and in the latter by Col. F. F. Hilder, 

 ethnologic translator, and Mr H. S. Wood, assistant 

 editor. Dr Thomas finished the revision of the Cyclo- 

 pedia cards pertaining to the Siouan stock early in the 

 fiscal year ; accordingly this portion of the work is ready 

 for iniljlication save for the requisite editorial scrutiny. 

 The i)lan for the Cyclopedia has been set forth in some 

 detail in earlier reports and need not be repeated. 



Publication 



Mr F. W. Hodge remained in charge of the editorial 

 work, with the assistance of Colonel F. F. Hilder during 

 the earlier i)art of the year and of Mr H. S. Wood during 

 Colonel Hilder's absence in the Philippines. The second 

 part of the Seventeenth Annual Report was received 

 from the Government Printing Office during the year, 

 though the first part was unfortunately delayed. The 

 printing of the Eighteenth Report was practically com- 

 pleted. The Nineteenth Report was transmitted for pub- 

 lication on March 28, and the composition of this report 

 and also of the first bulletin of the new series was under 

 way before the close of the fiscal year. 



Mr DeLancey Gill, the illustrator of the Bureau, 

 remained in charge of the photographic work and of the 

 preparation of copy for the frequently elaborate illustra- 

 tions required in presenting adequately the results of the 

 researches. 



Library 



The work in the library of the Bureau was maintained 

 under the supervision of Mr Hodge. During the greater 



