578 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1887. 



O. T. Mason. Indian Cradles. 



Science, IX, No. 229, Jan. 24, 1887, pp. 617-620 ; 2 plates. 



O. T. Mason. Anthropological Notes in American Naturalist. 

 Davenport Academy Proceedings, vol. IV, July, 1886, p. 671. 

 Vocabulary of Archery, July, 1886, p. 673. 

 Anthropology in Brazil, Sept., 1886, p. 831. 

 Californian and Polynesian fishhooks, Sept., 1886, p. 833. 

 Ancient Egyptian Classification of Baces of Men, Sept., 1886, p. 834. 

 The Peabody Museum, Oct., 1887, p. 907. 

 "West Indian Stone Implements, Oct., 1887, p. 908. 

 Indian Children's Games, Oct., 1887, p. 908. 

 Ancient Commerce, Oct., 1887, p. 909. 

 Melanesia, Oct., 1887, p. 910. 

 Archaeological Frauds, Oct., 1887, p. 910. 

 Folk-lore, Nov., 1886, pp. 991-995. 

 Arrow Release, Nov., 1886, p. 995. 

 The Origin of Languages, Nov., 1886, p. 997. 

 Australian Medicine Men, Dec, 1886, p. 1067. 

 The Iconographic Encyclopaedia, Dec, 1886, p. 1070. 

 Chinese Jade in America, vol. xxi, No. 1, Jan., 1887, p. 96. 

 Head-flattenings, Jan., 1887, p. 98. 

 Love and Anthropology, Jan., 1887, p. 98. 

 The Eaces of Man, Feb., 1887, p. 204. 

 Folk-lore, June, 1887, pp. 590-594. 



William G. Mazyck. A new Land-shell from California, with note on Selenites 

 Duranti N. 



Proc. V. S. NaLMus., IX, December 8, 1886, pp. 460, 61. 



Describes and figures S. ccelata n. sp., and figures S. Duranti Newcomb. 



C. HartMerriam. Preliminary description of a new Pocket-Gopher from California. 

 Science, VIII, No. 203, Decern. 24, 1886, p. 558. 



George P. Merrill. [Report on the] Department of Lithology and Physical Geology 

 [in the U. S. National Museum, 1884]. 



Report Smithsonian Institution, 1884 (1886) II, pp. 227-238. 



George P. Merrill. Fulgurites, or Lightning Holes. 



Popular Science Monthly, xxx, No. 4, Feb., 1887, pp. 529-539, 4 figures. 



This paper gives a popular account of the formation and composition of fulgurites and some 

 of the ideas formerly prevailing concerning their origin. The figures are the same as those in 

 the preceding paper. 



George P. Merrill. Stones for Building and Decoration. 



Building, New York, April 16, and March 26, 1887. 



These two numbers, the only ones that have appeared up to the expiration of the time 

 covered by this report, are portions of a series of articles on the subject designed to appear 

 from time to time in the pages of this journal. They differ but little from matters that will 

 ultimately appear in mj hand-book of the collections. 



George P. Merrill. Notes on the Composition of certain "Pliocene Sandstones" 

 from Montaua and Idaho. 



Am. Jour. Sci. Nat., XXVII, No. — , 1886, pp. 199-204, 3 figures. 



This paper shows that certain peculiar rocks collected by Dr. A. C. Peale, of the Hayden 

 Survey, in 1871, and considered at the time as sandstone of Pliocene age, wore composed almost 

 wholly of finely comminuted particles of pumice dust. Given details of microscopic structure, 

 illustrated by figures, and results of chemical analyses. 



George P. Merrill. Our Building-stone Supply. 



Scientific American, Jan. 8, 18&7, and Scientific American Supplement, Jan. 22 and 29, 1887. 

 This paper is merely a popular article on the sourco and qualities of the building and orna- 

 mental stone of the Mine Comumn. Test and seven illustrations. 



George P. Merrill. On Fulgurites. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mu8., IX, Aug. 26, 1886, pp. 83-91, 1 plate. 



Describes fulgurites found in Whiteside County, Illinois, and now in the Museum col- 

 lection. Gives results of chemical and microscopical examinations. 



