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THE AMERICAN NATURALIST [\' ol. XLI 



the Bureau of Eiluiology, besides to tlie editor, i.s a coiupilatioii ot hrief 

 but comprehensive, simply worded and well illustrated, authoritative 

 articles, Avhieh represent the sul>stanee of our actual knowledge of 

 the Indian. A further perfection and po.v>,ibly e\ten^ion of the subject 

 matter will be attended to in future editions. 



The work will prove in general a satisfactory reference book on the 

 North American aborigines, and a valuable handbook on the subject 

 in higher schools and colleges. It has, with its othcM- merits, the dis- 

 tinction of being the first work of its natmv in existence. The l)ib- 

 liography, though mostly restricted to synonymy, according to the 

 original plans of the work, is neviM-t li.-lcss ample and v/ill facilitate the 



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diamberlain, Tewke., Kroeber, (.atMh.-t, ( yn^, TLoma.. Ih'^^.■tt, 

 Boas, Cnslm,- CnKill... l[,.,lg... llnlli.ka. Hough. \)ov..y Mas..,,, 

 M..(;,>i,v. ^h.olH■^. Sv,.,non, l)ix..n. Culin. Mattl.rus, lh>^^itt, 



