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INDEX TO PAETS I-IV. 



Mexico, metallurgy collections froin, 54. 

 ores from, 146. 

 reptiles, &c., from. 93. 

 sea-Tirchins from, 48. 

 star-lisliBH from, 48. 

 students from, 64. 

 Meyenia plumosa, var. Palmeri, 118. 

 Mica from Dakota, 145. 

 Michigan iron ores obtained, 54, 145. 



State Normal School received inverte- 

 brates, 125. 

 Micro-Lepidoptera arranged, 118. 

 Microtomy, some points in, 169. 

 Middle Cambrian faunas, study of, 132. 

 MUler, Benjamin, collecting fishes, 98. 



N. B., abstract of report by, 174. 

 Millerite with calcite obtained, 137. 

 MiminsB invoiced, 91. 



Mimus carolinensis on the Tarallones, 171. 

 Mine illustrations at New Orleans, 53, 143. 

 Mineral department arranged, 11. 



exhibit at New Orleans, 36. 

 resources illustrated, 144. 

 represented, 53. 

 Mineralogy, department of, 9. 

 Mineials, accessions t-o, 51, 137, 233. 

 in 1883, 173. 

 additions to, 137. 

 at New Orleans, 51. 

 classification of, 138. 

 department of, 51. 

 distributed, 17. 

 exchanged. 51. 

 from Ur. Bailey, 137. 

 exchanges, 137. 

 New Orleans, 51. 

 N.H.Perry, 137. 

 Professor Shepard, 137. 

 University of Cincinnati, 137. 

 installed, 51. 



mode of administration upon, 137. 

 Museum series of, 138. 

 number of, in Museum, 138. 

 obtained from New Orleans Exposi- 

 tion, 145. 

 removed, 27. 



report on department of, 137. 

 rook-forming, 52. 

 shown at New Orleans, 37. 

 work on exhibition and reserve series 

 of, 138. 

 Mining scenes illustrated, 146. 

 Minnesota State Normal School received inverte- 

 brates, 125. 

 Minot, C. S., papers by, 25. 



Mississippi Basin TJnionidse at New Orleans, 104. 

 Missouri tishes described, 158. 

 Mitrephorus pallesceus, note on type of, 162. 

 Mnotiltidai invoiced, 91. 

 Modelers, 33. 



space assigned to, 11, 33. 

 work-rooms established, 27. 

 Modiolopsis ? primseginia obtained, 130. 

 Mollusca at New Orleans Exposition, edible, 104. 

 from the "Albatross," 48. 

 of Cape Hatteras described, 155. 

 New England, 173. 

 MoUusks, accessions to, 103, 233. 



at Berlin Exhibition, 107. 



London Fisheries Exhibition, 107. 

 New Orleans Exposition, 107. 



edible, 104. 

 department of, 8, 45. 

 distributed and named, 109. 

 economic, and their products, 107. 

 edible, 46. 



given to Edward Lovett, 109. 

 entered in register, 107. 

 exchanged with C. R. Orcutt, 110. 

 for Fish Commission exhibit, 107. 



ly'ew Oileans exhibit, 104. 

 force of the (lepartriieut of 103. 

 from New Orleans Exposition, 46, 105. 



the "Albatioss." 48. 

 gaps in register of, 107. 

 identified and classified. 105. 

 investigated by Piofessor Verrill, 106. 

 in Tale College not reported on, 106. 

 named for C. R. Orcutt, 109. 



Mollusks, need of skilled labor on, 107. 



number of, in collections, 106, 110. 

 of Cape Hatteras described, 155. 

 New England, 173. 



Orleans exhibit, 46. 

 present state of, 106. 

 publications on, 106. 

 recommendations and remarks con- 

 cerning, 107. 

 registered, 110. 



report on department of, 103. 

 researches in progress upon, 106. 



npon, 122. 

 returned from Tale College, 117. 

 sent out for study, 123. 

 shown at New Orleans. 36. 

 south of Hatteras studied, 106. 

 wall cases for, 27. 

 work in Department of, 105. 

 Monacanthus hispidus, 97. 

 Monkey mounted, guereza, 30. 

 Montana ore.s obtained, 14.5. 

 Moore, Dr. H. D., sent pipe fragments, 71. 

 Moorehead, Warren K., lent tablet, 73. 

 Morocco saber and dish, 67. 

 Morphological and histological series, 100. 

 Morphology, illustratio«s of, comparative, 100. 

 Morris, Cbarles, on the air-bladder of fishes, 160. 

 Motacillidae invoiced, 91. 

 Mountain sheep mounted. 31. 

 Mugil, 98. 



Mullidfe, genera and species of, 157. 

 Mulloides, 98. 

 Murdoch, John, monograph by, 63. 



on Eskiao bows, 19. 

 new invertebrates, 161. 

 Point Barrow birds, 160. 

 paper by, 25. 

 Murgantia histrionica, 1G5. 



from Tennessee, 113. 

 Murphy Brothers sent Leucarctia, 113. 

 Mus peruvianus discussed, 83. 

 Muscicapa fulvifrons, note on type of, 162. 

 Museum accessions, 12. 



increased, 3. 

 administration, 4. 



aids to, 5. 

 discussed, 108. 

 appropriations begun, 5. 

 arrangement, rules lor. 0. 

 assistants, scauty supply of, 108. 

 building needed, il. 

 cases, G. 



circulars published, 151. 

 classification, 6. 

 collections by foreign gifts, 4. 



from foreign governments, 5. 

 increase of, 6. 

 materials in, 4. 

 departments not yet organized, 9. 

 direction, 4. 



duplicates when exhibited, 6. 

 estimates discussed, 108. 

 exchanges at Philadelphia, 5. 

 foundation and scope, 4. 

 functions and aims, 5. 

 halls decorated. 27. 

 history reviewed, 3. 

 illustrations, 7. 

 labels, 6. 

 making, 157. 

 objects, grouping of, 6. 

 of Comparative Zoology, sperm-whale 



bones sent to, 84. 

 ofBces and laboratories, 7. 

 plan, 7. 



preparators, work of, 30. 

 publications, 3, 5, J 51. 

 receipts and expenditures, 130. 

 report, 3. 



change of period in, 3. 

 for 1883. 157. 

 scientific staff, 7. 

 si-aff. 4, 7. 

 work, 3. 

 Musical instruments, 39. 

 Musk deer obtained. 32. 

 Muskrat, new, Florida, 20, 83. 

 Mussels at New Orleans, fresh- water, 104. 



