862 INDEX. 



Porto Rico, antiquities from 135 



Portraits of scientists, collection of 24 



transferred from Smithsonian Institution 30,116 



Porzana alfari 146 



Potlatches practiced by the Indians of the northwest coast 365 



Pottery, A.mericau aborioinal, distribution of 45 



of North American Indians 670 



porcelain and bronzes, extent of collections of 22 



Pouucy, allusion to 118 



Powell, Maj. J. W., geological collections made under direction of 18 



lecture by 50 



Prairie-dogs, mounted group of 60 



wolves, mounted group of 141 



Prehistoric anthropology, additions to the collections of 31, 125 



area of exhibition hall devoted to 132 



a study of, by Thomas Wilson 597 



bibliography of papers on 599 



catalogue entries in department of 23 



curator of 27 



exhibition hall assigned to 25 



exhibition of collection in department of 132 



number of specimens in the department of 22 



report on department of 123 



review of work in the department of 31 



routine work in the department of 137 



collection, geographic arrangement of 136 



present state of 136 



exhibit iirepared for the Cincinnati Exposition 137 



fishing, reference to , . 130 



man, the discovery of 598 



objects, arrangement of 135 



pottery, installation of 31 



Preparator in department of arts and industries 65 



Preparators, work accomplished by the 60 



Preservation of collections, appropriation for the 56 



Pretsch, Paul 118 



Primates, preparation of dry skins of -^ . . 62 



Primitive clothing worn by the Indians of the northwest coast 263 



Pringle, C. G., collects plants in Mexico 38, 67, 191 



Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum, reference to the 18 



signatures of vol. 10 47 



vol. 9, publication of 47 



Progress of general and incidental work 40 



Prong-horn antelope, mounted group of 60, 141 



Property among Indians, inheritance of 254 



and supplies 55 



Proudfit, S. v., presents arrow and spear heads 69 



sends prehistoric implements 126 



Psaltriparus plumbeus, nests of 151 



Psephotus xanthorrhous 149 



Psitiaciila, monograph of the genus 32 



review of genus 150 



Ptilinopus 147 



Publications 47 



describing materials in the Museum ., 5 



