756 INDEX. 



Page. 

 Beckwith, Paul, card catalogue of the swords in the National Museum prepared 



by ' 70 



catalogue of ancient coins begun by 38, 70 



descriptive catalogue of the Grant relics in Museum begun by. 38,70 



flintlock pistol presented by 28, 62 



time spent by, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition examin- 

 ing anthropological collections 66 



Beecher, C.-E. , specimens of Hamilton brachiopods received as a gift through . 99 



Bemis, Florence E. , title and notice of paper by 164 



Benedict, James E., assistant curator, Division of Marine Invertebrates 106 



descriptions of new albuneids by, published 42, 94 



designated to act temporarily as chief of exhibits 94 



revision of the genus lepidopa by, published. . : 42, 93 



studies on anomouran crustaceans continued by 42, 94 



titles and notices of papers by 164 



Benjamin, Marcus, editor 106 



title and notice of paper by 164 



Berger, A. , material received in exchange from 47 



Berry, E. W. , fossil plants studied by 44, 103 



Bibliography, Flint Implements of the Fayum 749 



National Museum 157 



number of authors represented in 51, 183 



total number of papers cited in 51 



Biological Society of Washington, lectures given under auspices of 48 



Survey, Department of Agriculture, bird collection consulted by ... 40 



birds' eggs and reptiles trans- 

 mitted by 29, 81 



collection of Mexican fresh- 

 water crabs received from - . . 30, 84 



collections made by 45 



members of, specimens of mam- 

 mals sent to 40 



Biology, Department of, accessions 79 



birds 82 



birds' eggs 81 



fishes 82 



herbarium 28 



insects 28 



lower invertebrates 83 



mollusks 7it 



plants 85 



reptiles 82 



botanical specimens received, number of 77 



cooperation of specialists and loan of collections 89 



crowded condition in 78 



distribution of surplus material 90 



exhibition collections 78 



explorations 79 



important investigations in 38 



improvement made in collections of 35 



increase in accessions 77 



laboratory use of the collections by investigators 90 



limited storage and laboratory ijuarters in .35 



