X CONTENTS. 



G. — Review of the administrative work 43 



Progress of general and incidental work . . , 43 



Registration and storage 43 



Distribution of duplicates 43 



Distribution of specimens ... 44 



" " to foreign countries 44 



" " in the United States 45 



Library 48 



Foreign exchanges 50 



Publications 52 



Visitors 58 



Lectures aud meetings of societies 59 



Students 61 



Finance, property, supplies, and accounts 62 



Preservation of collections 62 



Furniture and fixtures 63 



Heating, lighting, electric and telephonic service 66 



Correspondence and reports 68 



Preparation of labels 71 



Buildings and labor — police and public comfort 71 



The work of the Museum preparators 73 



Taxidermists and modelers 73 



Osteologist ■. 73 



Colorist 75 



Photographer 75 



Draftsmen 76 



H. — Accessions 76 



Geographical review of the more important accessions 77 



Africa 77 



America 78 



Asia 87 



Europe 89 



Oceanica 92 



I. — Cooperation of the Departments aud Bureaus of the Government.-. . 93 



Department of State 94 



Treasury Department 95 



War Department and the Army 96 



Nav.v Department aud the Navy 97 



Department of the Interior 98 



Department of Agriculture 99 



United States Fish Commission 100 



Bureau of Ethnology 101 



J. — Explorations 101 



Collector's outfits 114 



Section II. — Rkpokts of the Cim.ators. 



ethnology 119 



American prehistoric pottery 135 



Oriental antiquities 137 



Historical collections 141 



Graphic arts 147 



Transportation and engineering 159 



Forestry 163 



FoodB and textiles 165 



