40 



19 specimens ; Rodentia, 14 specimens ; Ungulata, 4 specimens ; Mar- 

 supialia, 1 specimen. 



Three large fishes were cast; and skinned for mounting. 



One hundred and twenty large mammals were cleaned, retouched, 

 and prepared for casing. Three large mammals were repaired. One 

 large mammal was dismounted. Forty-three large mammal-skins were 

 received (Montana field collection), cleaned, and preserved in bath. 



Thirty-nine boxes of specimens were packed for shipment, 



Moved furniture, materials, and specimens in the laboratory from the 

 Annex building to new quarters in the Armory building. 



Gave instructions in taxidermy to three persons. 



Summary of specimens collected in the field] by Mr. Rornaday and his party* 



EXPLORATION FOR AMERICAN BISON. | 



Bos americanus (Buffalo), 22 skins, 11 skeletons, 44 skull?. 



Antilocapra americana (Prong-horn Antelope), 9 skins, 3 heads, 3 skeletons, 3 



skulls. 

 Cariacus macrotis (Black-tail Deer), 5 skins. 

 Cariacus virginianus (Virginia Deer), 5 skins. 

 Canis latrans (Coyote), 4 skins, 43 skeletons. 

 Vulpes velox, 1 skin. 

 Taxidea americana (Badger), 1 skin. 

 Lepus callotis (Jack Rabbit), 2 skeletons. 

 Cynomys ludovicianus (Prairie Dog), 3 skeletons. 

 Aquila chrysoztus (Golden Eagle), 1 skeleton. 

 Nyctea scandiaca (Snowy Owl), 2 skins. 

 Centrocircus urophasianus (Sage Grouse), 22 skeletons. 

 Pedicecetes phasianellus (Sharp-tailed Grouse ), & skeletons. 

 Ampelis garrulus (Bohemian Wax- wing), 3 skeletons. 

 Branta canadensis (Wild Goose), 2 skeletons. 

 Pica melanoleuca, var. hudsonica (Magpie), 1 skeleton. 



Mr. Henry Marshall devoted his time, as usual, to mounting speci- 

 mens for the department of Birds. During the year he has mounted 

 about three hundred specimens for the exhibition series, and removed 

 from old stands to new ones about five hundred specimens. 



OSTEOLOGICAL PREPARATOR. 



The following table shows the number of osteological specimens pre- 

 pared or mounted during the year, as well as the number of animals 

 received in the flesh whose rough preparation § involved an outlay of 

 considerable time and labor : 



* This summary does not include any of the specimens collected during the spring 

 operations in the field, which have been reported upon with the work of the previous 

 year. See Smithsonian Report 1886, Part n. The spring collection, however, 

 should be credited in summing up the total results of the expedition. 



t Accession 18617. 



X During October, November, and December, 1886. 



§ Including the poisoning of the numerous specimens destined to be prepared as 

 ligamentary skeletons. 



