POPULAR PUBLICATIONS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



HANDBOOKS 



These deal with subjcfts iUustratcd by the collections ratlu-r tlian with 

 the objects themselves. 



No. 1.— NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PLAINS. By Cl.\rk 

 WissLER, Ph.D., Curator of Anthro])olou;y. October. 1912, 145 pages, 

 map.s and illustrations. Paper, 2o cents: clotli. .50 coda. 



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 E.^rle Godd.\rd, Ph.D., 

 Cm-ator of Ethnologj-. 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. 4.— ANIMALS OF THE PAST. A })oi)ular account of some of the Creatin-es 

 of the Ancient World. By FR?;i)ERir .\. Lrc.\s, Sc.D., Director of 

 the Museum. 250 jjagcs with 41 illustrations by Charles R. Knight 

 and Joseph Gleeson. Paper, 35 cents. 



This, now revisetl as one of the series of Mu.seum Handbooks, 

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

 lizards and the hugh dinosaurs. 



No. 5. — DINOSAURS, with special reference to the American Museum Collections. 

 By W. D. Matthew, Ph.D., Curator of Vertebrate Pala-ontology. 

 December, 1915, 162 pages, 48 illustrations. Paper, 25 cents. 



ILLUSTRATED GUIDE LEAFLETS 



These describe some exhibit, or series of exhibits, of si)ecial interest 

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

 of the earlier leaflets are out of print. 



THE COLLECTION OF MINERALS. By Louis P. Grat.m ap, A.M., 

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



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

 it contains nmch information about the collection and a number 

 of figures of interesting specimens. 



NORTH AMERICAN RUIMINANTS. By J. A. Allen, Ph.D., Curator 

 of ManimalogA- and Ornithology. Rrvi.'ied edition. February, 1904. 

 Price. 10 cents. 



Describes the raj)idly dis;ippcaring large game of North .Vnierica, 

 such as the Bison, Elk and ^lountain Sheep. 



