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The Provincial Museum wishes to extend grateful thanks to the following gentlemen who 

 have greatly assisted with identifications in their respective branches of biology: — 



Identification of Birds and Mammals. — The Biological Survey. United States National 

 .Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, P.O. ; Mr. Henshaw. Chief of the Biological 

 Survey : also Mr. H. C. Oberholser and others. 



Identification of Entomological Specimens. — The Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D.C. 

 (I.. O. Howard. Chief) : Mr. F. H. Wolley Dod, of Calgary; Doctors Barnes and MeDunnougb, 

 of Deeator, 111. : Mr. L. W. Swett, Boston. Mass. ; and Mr. E. H. Blackinore. Victoria. 



The thanks of the Department are also due to Professor John Macoun, Naturalist of the 

 Geological Survey, Ottawa, who is now a resident of Sidney, B.C. ; Mr. J. M. Macoun, C.M.G., 

 Curator of the Herbarium. Ottawa : C. F. Newcombe, M.D., Victoria. B.C. : Mr. Lawrence M. 

 I.ambe. Palaeontologist. Ottawa: Dr. Merriam ; Dr. Ralph Arnold, well-known geologist of 

 Berkeley, California : and Mr. B. L. Clark, of the University of California. Also to the following 

 for notes on bird migrations and for specimens presented to the Museum ; J. E. Kelso, M.D. ; 

 W. B. Johnson and others at Edgewood, Lower Arrow Lakes ; W. R. Carter, Deputy Game 

 Warden, Alberni : W. A. Newcombe, Victoria. 



ANTHROPOLOGY. 



Accessions, 1916. 



Tsimshian. 



The following were purchased from Chief Aksidar, Kincolith : — 

 ' Stone mortar (2SS2). A large specimen; formerly used for pounding the native tobacco. 

 Shaman's head-dress of grizzly-bear claws (2SS3). 

 Cellular lava (2SS4-28S5). Used at dances. 



Cannibal dancer's head-rings (3) of cedar bark (2SS6-2SS7-2SSS). 

 Cannibal dancer's neck-ring (2SS9). 

 Basket, spruce-root (2S98). From Kispiox, Skeena River. Presented by Lieutenant G. T. 



Emmons, U.S.A. 

 Mirror, stone (2899). From Hoquelget, Bulkley River, a village site belonging to the 



Tsimshian Hazelton band, but occupied by the Hoquelgets. an Athabascan band (2900). 

 Mask, copper, representing a human face. Used in winter dances. From Kispiox. Skeena 



River. From Lieutenant G. T. Emmons, U.S.A., in exchange. 



Salislian of the Coast. 



Pictograph (2874). Cast of an Indian carving on the surface of an outcrop of sandstone 

 near Chase River. Nanaimo. B.C. From a mould made by Harlan I. Smith for the 

 Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1-S9S. and illustrated in his " Archa?ology of the Gulf 

 of Georgia,"' Vol. IV.. Mem. Amer. Mus. of Nat. Hist. In exchange from Geological 

 Survey of Canada. 



Arrow-head of chipped stone (2S97). From dry bed of ancient lake, Gonzales Farm, 

 Victoria. B.C. Presented by W. B. Anderson. 



Mat of coloured wool (2903). Shows designs used in the old ceremonial blankets. Purchased 

 from Mrs. W. Charles. 



Salislian Interior — Lillooet. 



Xephrite boulder (2S90). Slices have been sawed off it of which to make stone chisels, 



etc. From Seton Lake. Presented by L. Keary. 

 Hammer, stone (2S93). Seton Lake. Presented by L. Keary. 

 Hammer, stone (2894). Seton Lake. Presented by J. P. Babeock. 

 Pile-driver, stone, two-handed (2891 L Seton Lake: probably used for driving piles when 



setting up fish-weirs. Presented by L. Keary. 

 Pile-drivers (2), stone, two-handed (2S95-2896). North shore. Seton Lake. Presented by 



W. R. Bellamy. 

 Hammer, stone (2892). Purchased at Indian village, Lillooet. 



