60 REPORT OF ISTATlOlsrAL MUSEUM, 1925 



curator of birds, during what little time could be spared from cura- 

 torial work, continued his investigations into the early history of the 

 collections in his charge and their disposition, including search for 

 types. The only missing type found during the year was that of 

 Colluricincla maculosa of Peale, a Polynesian species located during 

 investigations of the assistant secretary. Dr. A. Wetmore, by whose 

 intensive study of this species the particular character was disclosed 

 that made discovery of the type possible. Slight progress w'as made 

 on a proposed report by the associate curator and the honorary as- 

 sistant curator, B. H. Swales, on types of birds in the Museum. J. H. 

 ililey, aid, worked on a report on the birds of the Collins-Garner ex- 

 pedition to the French Congo, and also on the very important 

 Chinese collections recently received. Doctor Wetmore, who, while 

 superintendent of the National Zoological Park, was designated cus- 

 todian of the skeleton and alcoholic collections, continued his studies 

 of bird taxonomy and morphology. 



The curator of reptiles, Leonhard Stejneger, in addition to con- 

 tinued study on North and Central American turtles, brought near 

 completion a check-list and key to the amphibians and reptiles of 

 continental China, chefly from material in the National Museum. 

 Miss Doris M. Cochran, aid, identified a large proportion of the mate- 

 rial accessioned during the year and continued work on the herpe- 

 tology of the island of Santo Domingo. 



In the divison of fishes, B. A. Bean, assistant curator in charge, 

 made progress in identification of various collections of Chinese 

 fishes received from time to time, and worked, on a report on fishes 

 received from Uruguay. By special arrangement the services of 

 Henry W.. Fowler have been secured for work on the enormous col- 

 lection of Philippine fishes made during the cruise of the Albatross 

 of 1907 to 1910. 



Dr. J. M. Aldrich, curator of insects, continued a study of the 

 types of muscoid diptera in the Vienna Museum, two additional 

 lots having come for study during the year. He completed a 

 revision of the Tachinid genus Cylindromyia, which is awaiting 

 publication in the proceedings of the Museum. Two papers were 

 prepared on the Vienna types and several shorter ones on other 

 matters. C. T. Greene prepared several articles with excellent illus- 

 trations on the subject of larval diptera. Dr. H. E. Ewing con- 

 tinued his taxonomic work on mites and undertook special studies 

 of the families Gamasidae, Tarsonemidae, and Trombidiidae. He 

 also spent considerable time on taxonomic work on lice and com- 

 pleted his studies on lice of the germs Pediculus. In the course of 

 his studies Doctor Ewing visited New York and Boston to study 

 the collections in the Museum of Comparative Zoology and the 



