POPULAR PUBLICATIONS 



OF THE 

 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



HANDBOOKS 



Thoso (loal with subjects illustrated by th(> collections rather than with 

 the objects themselves. 



No. 1. -NORTH AMKRICAN INDIANS OF THE PLAINS. By Clark 

 \\ issLKK. IMi.D., Curator of Anthropology. October, 1912, 145 pag(\s, 

 nKi|)s and illustrations. Pajxr, 25 cents; riot ft, 50 cents. 



This gives an account of the Material Culture, Social Organization, 

 Religion, Ceremonies, Arts and Languages of th(^ Plains Indians of 

 North America. 



No. 2.— INDIANS OF THE SOFTHWEST. By Pliny Earlk Coduaud, Ph.D.. 



Associate Curator, Dei)artment of Anthropology. March, VM'A, P.);) 



pages, ma])s and many illustrations. Paper, 25 cents; cloth, 50 cetits. 



A resume of our i)resent knowedge of these interesting Indians. 



Among the subjects treated are the Spanish Conquest, Cliff Dwellings, 



Native Weaving, the Potter's Art and the Hopi Snake-dance. 



No. 3.— THE ANCIENT PEOPLES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 



By Herheht J. Splndex. Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Department of 

 Anthropology. Nearly ready. 



No. 4.— ANIMALS OF THE PAST. A popular account of some of the (/reatures 

 of the Ancient World. By Frederic A. Lucas, Sc.D., Director of 

 the Mu.s(nun. 250 pages with 41 illustrations by Charles R. Knight 

 and Joseph (deeson. Paper, 35 cents. 



Tiiis, now revised as one of the series of Museiun Handbooks, 

 tells of mammoth and mastodon, of the giants among birds, the sea 

 lizards and the huge dinosaurs. 



ILLUSTRATED GUIDE LEAFLETS 



Thes(> describe some exhibit, or series of exhibits, of special interest 

 or imi)ortance, or may deal with the contents of an entire hall. 



Many of the earlier leaflets are out of i)rint, but new editions of 

 those most in demand are in course of preparatioiL 



THE COLLEC^TION OF MINERALS. By Louis P. Gratacap, A.M., 

 Curator of Mineralogy. February, 1902. Price, 5 cents. 



The minerals have been moved since this leaflet was issued, but 

 it contains much information about the collection and a number 

 of figures of interesting specimens. 



NORTH AMERICAN RUMINANTS. By J. A. Allen, Ph.D., Cura- 

 tor of Mammalogy and Ornithology. Revised edition, February, 1904. 

 Price, 10 cents. 



Describes the rapidly disapi)earing large game of North America, 

 such as the Bison, Elk and Mountain Sheep. 



THE ANCIENT BASKET MAKERS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH. 

 By George H. Pepper, Assistant in Anthroi)ology. April, 1902. 

 Second edition, May, 1909. Price, 10 cents. 



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