REP0R1 OF SlSSISTANT DIRECTOR. 



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In the repori of the Department of Marine Invertebrates will be 



Pouud a detailed List of the institutions bo which the Fish Commission 



seta of duplicates of marine invertebrates were distributed during the 



year. References to the various exchanges made are also reported on 



i»\ the several curators. A tabulated exhibit of what the Museum has 



done in the way of distributing us duplicates from the commencement 



of its histon is very desirable, and will probably be prepared in time 



for the Q6x1 report 



(c) Publications, 



A complete list of the publications of the National Museum for L884 

 is given in Appendix B, Part LV. During the year the last five signa 

 tures of Vol. VI and the first thirty-one signatures of Vol. VII ap 

 peared. Proceedings United States National Museum for L883, Vol. 

 VI, consisting of 558 pages and 1 1 plates were published. 



Bulletin No. 25, including seven parts, and forming Vol. I of Contribu- 

 tions to the Natural History of the Bermudas, and Bulletin No. 27,con- 

 sisting of twelve parts and constituting a report upon the exhibit of the 

 United States at the London Fisheries Exhibition, 1883, were printed. 



Bight .Museum circulars were printed as separates. These, including 

 BJos. 24-31, will appear in Vol. VII 1. Proceedings United States National 

 Museum. 



In Appendix 1>, Part IV, will ho found a bibliographical list of the 

 papers published during L884 by officers of the Museum. These papers 

 number LiiM) and are distributed among the several departments as Col- 

 lows : 



Arts and indnstrit i(includ Dg 20 papers on fisheries and fish culture) 



Ethnology .... 



Antiquities 



Mammals 



Birds 







Reptilee iwans 







Ifollnsks 







■ 



[nvertebrate fossils 



Plants: 



Is 



: r 



Mineralogy 



Lithology am . ology 







Chemistry 



l'l. \ Biology and histology 



Taxidermy 



p iphy 



Administration 



. 



tal 





h • O 



S « "S S - Z - 



~ - F ' 



P4 PM 





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In Tart IV is a list of 7o papers based upon Museum material. 

 ten i>\ investigators other than officers of the Museum, 



