POPULAR PUBLICATIONS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



HANDBOOKS 



These deal with subjects illustrated by the collections rather than with 

 the objects themselves. 



No. 1.— NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PLAINS. By Clark 

 WissLER, Ph.D., Curator of Anthropology. October, 1912, 145 pages, 

 maps and illustrations. Paper, 25 cents; cloth, 50 cents. 



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

 Religion, Ceremonies, Arts and Languages of the Plains Indians of 

 North America. 



No. 2.— INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. By Pliny Earle Goddard, Ph.D., 

 Curator of Ethnology. March, 1913, 190 pages, maps and many illus- 

 trations. Paper, 25 cents; cloth, 50 cents. 



A resume of our present knowledge 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 Herbert J. Spixdex, Ph.D., Assistant Curator, Department of 

 Anthropology. In preparation. 



No. 4. — ANIMALS OF THE PAST. A popular account of some of the Creatures 

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

 the IMuseum. 250 pages with 41 illustrations by Charles R. Knight 

 and Joseph Gleeson, Paper, 35 cents. 



This, now revised as one of the series of Museum Handbooks, tells 

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

 and the huge dinosaurs. 



ILLUSTRATED GUIDE LEAFLETS 



These describe some exhibit, or series of exhibits, of special interest 

 or importance, or may deal with the contents of an entire hall. 



Many of the earlier leaflets are out of print, but new editions of 

 those most in demand are in course of preparation. 



THE COLLECTION 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. Allex, Ph.D., Cura- 

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

 Price, 10 cents. 



Describes the rapidly disappearing 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 Anthropology. April, 1902. 

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



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