The (M)ll('ction, which represents about /JOO falln, numbeririK somt? 2,000 

 specimens, includes the great "Ahnijrhito" meteorite, weijihinpr 303/^ tonH, 

 brouijht from Greenhmd by Peary, the strange "Wilhimette" meteorite 

 tiwd the "Canyon Diablo" which contains minute diamonds. 

 THK 11 AlUTAT GROUPS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. By Fii\nk M. Chap- 

 man, Curator of (Ornithology. February, PJG9. Price, 15 cents. 



These celebrated groups are design(;d to illustrate not only tlic habits 



but also the haunts, or habitats, of the species shown. The backgrounds 



are careful studies from nature and each represents some definite locality. 



Twenty-two of these groups are shown in this leaflet. 



THE BATRACHIANS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK (TTY. By Raymond 



L. Ditmar.s, Curator of Reptiles, New York Zoological Park. October. lOOf) 



Price, 15 cents. 



THE BIRDS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY. By Frank M. ( iiai'- 



man, Curator of Oraithology. April-July, IGOG. Price, 15 cents. 

 THE EVOLUTION OF THE HORSE. By W. D. Mati'hew, Ph.D., Curator, 

 Department of Vertebrate Palaeontology. 63 pages, 39 illustrations. Price, 20 

 cents. ' 



The past geologic history of the Horse affords the most complete and 

 convincing illustration of evolution among mammals. This leaflet, based 

 upon material in this Museum, describes the successive stages in its evolution 

 from the four-toed " Eohippus no bigger than a fox" to the single-toed horse 

 of to-day. 

 THE INDIANS OF MANHATTAN ISLAND AND VICINITY. By Alaxson 

 Skinner, Assistant Curator, Department of Anthropology. April, 1915. 

 Price, 20 cents. 

 BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. March, 1910. Revised 

 March, 1915. Price, 10 cents. 



A summary of the Exploration of Antarctic Regions, from the voyage of 

 Captain Cook in 1768-1777 dowm to Mawson's expedition in 1913. 

 PLANT FORMS IN WAX. By E. C. B. F.\ssett. November, 1911. Price, 10 

 cents. 



Tells how reproductions of foliage and flowers, such as are used in the 

 bird groups, are made. 

 HOW TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE INSECTS. By Frank E. Lutz. Price, 



10 cents 

 OUR COMMON BUTTERFLIES. By Frank E. Lutz and F. E. Watson. 



Describes and figures natural size about 40 species of our more common 

 butterflies. Price, 15 cents. 



GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS 

 ILLUSTRATED 



New Edition issued December, 1914, 127 pages, 

 65 illustrations, many full page. Price 25 cents. 



These i)ublications may be purchased in the Visitors' Room, near the 

 entrance, from the Attendants or from the Librarian. 



