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INDEX TO PARTS I-IV. 



Mexico, metallurgy collections from, 54. 

 ores from, 146. 

 reptiles, &c. from, 93. 

 sea-urchins from, 48. 

 star-fishes from, 48. 

 students from, 64. 

 Meyenia plumosa, var. Palmeri, 118. 

 Mica from Dakota, 145. 

 Michigan iron ores obtained, 54, 145. 



State Normal School received inverte- 

 brates, 125. 

 Micro-Lepidoptera arranged, 116. 

 Microtomy, some points in, 169. 

 Middle Cambrian faunas, study of, 132. 

 Miller, Benjamin, collecting fishes, 98. 



N. IS., abstract of report by, 174. 

 Millerite with calcite obtained, 137. 

 Miminae invoiced, 91. 



Mimus carolinensis on the Farallones, 171. 

 Mine illustrations at New Orleans, 53, 143. 

 Mineral department arranged, 11. 



exhibit at New Orleans, 36. 

 resources illustrated, 144. 

 represented, 53. 

 Mineralogy, department of, 9. 

 Minerals, accessions to, 51, 137, 233. 

 in 1883, 173. 

 additions to, 137. 

 at New Orleans, 51. 

 classification of, 138. 

 department of, 51. 

 distributed, 17. 

 exchanged. 51. 

 from Dr. Bailey, 137. 

 exchanges, 137. 

 New Orleans, 51. 

 N.H.Perry, 137. 

 Professor Shepard, 137. 

 University of Cincinnati, 137. 

 installed, 51. 



mode of administration upon, 137. 

 Museum series of, 138. 

 number of. in Museum, 138. 

 obtained from New Orleans Exposi- 

 tion, 145. 

 removed, 27. 



report on department of, 137. 

 rock-forming, 52. 

 shown at New Orleans, 37. 

 work on exhibition and reserve series 

 of, 138. 

 Mining scenes illustrated, 146. 

 Minnesota State Normal Scbool received inverte- 

 brates, 125. 

 Minot, C. S., papers by, 25. 



Mississippi basin Unionida> at New Orleans, 104. 

 Missouri fishes described, 158. 

 Mitrephorus pallescens, note on type of, 162. 

 Mnotiltidaj invoiced, 91. 

 Modelers, 33. 



space assigned to, 11, 33. 

 work-rooms established, 27. 

 Modiolopsis 1 primaeginia obtained, 130. 

 Mollusca at New Orleans Exposition, edible, 104. 

 from the "Albatross," 48. 

 of Cape Hatteras described, 155. 

 New England, 173. 

 Mollusks, accessions to, 103, 233. 



at Berlin Exhibition, 107. 



London Fisheries Exhibition, 107. 

 New Orleans Exposition, 107. 



edible, 104. 

 department of, 8, 45. 

 distributed and named, 109. 

 economic, and their products, 107. 

 edible, 46. 



given to Edward Lovett, 109. 

 entered in register, 107. 

 exchanged with C. 11. Orcutt, 110. 

 for Fish Commission exhibit, 107. 



Kevv Orleans exhibit, 104. 

 force of the department of, 103. 

 from New Orleans Exposition, 46, 105. 



the "Albatross," 48. 

 gaps in register of, 107. 

 identified and classified, 105. 

 investigated by Professor Verrill, 106. 

 in Yale College not reported on, 106. 

 named for C. It. Orcutt, 109. 



Mollusks, need of skilled labor on, 107. 



number of, in collections, 106, 110. 

 of Cape Hatteras described, 155. 

 New England, 173. 



Orleans exhibit, 46. 

 present state of, 106. 

 publications on, 106. 

 recommendations and remarks con- 

 cerning, 107. 

 registered, 110. 



report on department of, 103. 

 researches in progress upon, 106. 



upon, 122. 

 returned from Tale College, 117. 

 sent out for study, 123. 

 shown at New Orleans. 36. 

 south of Hatteras studied, 106. 

 wall oases for, 27. 

 work in Department of, 105. 

 Monacanthus hispidus, 97. 

 Monkey mounted, guereza, 30. 

 Montana ores obtained, 145. 

 Moore, Dr. H. D., sentpipo fragments, 71. 

 Moorehead, Warren K., lent tablet, 73. 

 Morocco saber and dish, 67. 

 Morphological and histological series, 100. 

 Morphology, illustration of, comparative, 100. 

 Morris, CbarleH, on the air-bladder of fishes, 160. 

 MotacillidaB invoiced, 91. 

 Mountain sheep mounted, 31. 

 Mugil, 98. 



Mullidae, genera and species of, 157. 

 Mulloides, 98. 

 Murdoch, John, monograph by, 63. 



on Eskimo bows, 19. 

 new invertebrates, 163. 

 Point Barrow birds, 160. 

 paper by, 25. 

 Murgantia histrionica, 165. 



from Tennessee, 113. 

 Murphy Brothers sent Leucarctia, 113. 

 Mus peruvianus discussed, 83. 

 Muscicapa fulvifrons, note on type of, 162. 

 Museum accessions, 12. 



increased, 3. 

 administration, 4. 



aids to, 5. 

 discussed, 108. 

 appropriations begun, 5. 

 arrangement, rules for, 6. 

 assistants, scanty supply of, 108. 

 building needed, 11. 

 cases, 6. 



circulars published, 151. 

 classification, 6. 

 collections by foreign gifts, 4. 



from foreign governments, 5. 

 increase of, 6. 

 materials in, 4. 

 departments not yet organized, 9. 

 direction, 4. 



duplicates when exhibited, 6. 

 estimates discussed, 108. 

 exchanges at Philadelphia, 5. 

 foundation and scope, 4. 

 functions and aims, 5. 

 halls decorated. 27. 

 history reviewed, 3. 

 illustrations, 7. 

 labels, 6. 

 t making, 157. 



objects, grouping of, 6. 



of Comparative Zoology, sperm-whale 



bones sent to, 84. 

 offices and laboratories. 7. 

 plan, 7. 



preparators, work of, 30. 

 publications, 3, 5, 151. 

 receipts and expenditures, 130. 

 report, 3. 



change of period in, 3. 

 for 1883. 157. 

 scientific staff, 7. 

 staff, 4, 7. 

 work, 3. 

 Musical instruments, 39. 

 Musk deer obtained, 32. 

 Muskrat, new, Florida, 20, 83. 

 Mussels at New Orleans, fresh- wat^*, 104. 



