XLII BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
Collections—In addition to administrative work, Mr McGee 
was occupied in the elaboration of notes concerning the Seri 
and Papago Indians, made during a recent expedition. Early 
in the month the body of the collections made among these 
Indians was received and unpacked in the National Museum. 
The various articles were labeled, chiefly by Mr William Din- 
widdie, and the bird skins and other perishable objects were 
treated to insure preservation. In this and other work in 
connection with the collections, courtesies and facilities were 
freely extended by Professor Goode, Dr Mason, and other 
Museum officials, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge the assist- 
ance thereby received. The final preparation and arrange- 
ment of the collection was not undertaken because of the 
urgent need for developing the large number of photographic 
negatives procured during the expedition; it was feared that 
these negatives would deteriorate with long keeping, and it 
was deemed better to have Mr Dinwiddie devote his energies 
first to the development of the pictures; moreover, the photo- 
graphs will be required for use in the final arrangement of the 
collections for exhibition in the museum. Some six hundred 
photographs were taken, illustrating all phases of arts, indus- 
tries, habitations, modes of life, and costumes of both Papago 
and Seri Indians, and several somatologic pictures represent- 
ing both tribes were obtained. It is believed that these pho- 
tographs will greatly enhance the interest and value of the 
collection. 
OPERATIONS DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH 
Field work was practically suspended, the only operations m 
this direction being those conducted by Mr James Mooney in 
connection with a local study made on the ground among the 
Kiowa Indians for the purpose of completing certain reports. 
Work in Indian hieroglyphics—Although the greater portion 
of his energies were devoted to another subject, Dr Cyrus 
Thomas spent part of the two months in continuing his 
researches relating to the Mexican codices and other inserip- 
tions. He has now completed the preparation of another 
bulletin on this subject, which would have been sent to press 
