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 Vol. XXI. 



JANUARY 6, 1893. 



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Contents. 



The Microscope and the Study of the Crys- 

 talline Schists. George H. Williams... 1 



Worcester School Children.— The Growth 

 OF THE Body, Head, and Face. Gerald 

 W. West 2 



Bird-Music IN August. Mary Hyatt 4 



A Rare Form op Polished Stone Implements 



AND Their Probable Use. Walter Bough 5 



Ethnographical Survey of the United King- 

 dom. S. W. Brabrook 5 



Letters to the Editor. 



Is the Maya Hieroglyphic Writing Phonetic? 



Dr. Seler 



Irrigation Surveys. Rirliard J. Hinton 



Geographical Variation in Birds. Lynds 



Jones 



On the Use of the Compound Eyes of Insects. 



ir. H. Bollinger 



Discovery of Mexican Feather -Work in 



Madrid. Agnes Crane 



Is it Instinct or Intelligence ? Mary E. 



Holmes 



Book Reviews. 



Deep-Sea Sounding. 12 



Elements of Graphical Statics 13 



Among the Publishers 13 



A Journal of American Ethnology 

 and Archaeology. 



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 Indians of the Sjuthwest. 



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