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REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. 



Bulletin 32, "Catalogue of Batracbians and Eeptiles of Central 

 America and Mexico," by Prof. E. D. Cope, has been published during 

 the year and contains 98 octavo pages. This catalogue is a systematic 

 and synonymic description of Central American and Mexican species of 

 Batrachia and Eeptilia, largely based on material in the National 

 Museum. To each species is added a list of the localities where it has 

 been found, together with the name of the discoverer, or, in the absence 

 of that, the name of the author who is responsible for the correctness 

 of the locality. The total number of genera included in the catalogue 

 is 197, and of species, 705, of which 135 are batrachians and 570 rei)- 

 tiles. 



The manuscript for Bulletins No. 33, "Catalogue of Minerals and 

 Synonyms, alphabetically arranged for the use of Museums," by Dr. 

 Thomas Egleston, and No. 34, "Catalogue of Batrachians and Eeptiles 

 of North America," by Prof. E. D. Cope, is now in the hands of the 

 Public Printer. 



Mr. A. Howard Clark has faithfully continued his duties as editor 

 of the Proceedings and Bulletin. 



Circular No. 36 of the U. S. National Museum, concerning the Depart- 

 ment of Prehistoric Antropology, has been issued. The object of this 

 circular is to obtain information concerning that class of American 

 aboriginal stone implements which have heretofore been denominated 

 " rude or unfinished implements of the paleolithic type." It is illus- 

 trated by cuts of several stone implements. This circular was widely 

 distributed among arch geologists and others interested in the subject, 

 and much valuable information was elicited, which has been incorpor- 

 ated in a paper by the curator of prehistoric anthropology, and is i3ub- 

 lished in Section iii of this Eeport. 



In Section iv of the Eeport will be found a list of the publications of the 

 Museum, and also a bibliography of papers published by officers of the 

 Museum and by collaborators, whose writings are based upon Museum 

 material. The authors of these papers are 77 in number, of whom 35 

 are connected with the Museum, 14 being honorary officers. The total 

 number of papers is 396, of which 311 are by Museum officers and 85 

 by other investigators, and are distributed under the following sub- 

 jects : 



Subjects. 



Administration 



Archaeology 



Biography 



Biology 



Birds 



Birds' eggs 



Chemistry ..... 



Papers by 

 Museum 

 ofllcers. 



Papers 

 by other 

 investi- 

 gators. 



Total. 



