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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM

REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND CON

DITION OF THE U. S. NATIONAL

MUSEUM FOR THE YEAR

ENDING JUNE 30, 1909

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1909

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United States National Museu3I,
Under Direction of the Smithsonian Instiitjtion,

Washington, D. C, October 20, 1909.
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a report upon the pres-
ent condition of the United States National Museum, and upon the
Avork accomplished in its various departments during the fiscal 3'ear
ending June 30, 1009.

Very respect full}^,

Richard Rathbun,
Assistant Secretary, in Charge of the National Museum.

Dr. Charles D. Walcott,

Recretary, Smithsonian Institution.

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COXTE^TS.

rage.

Inception and history 7

Some important matters of the year 13

New building for the National Museum 13

National Gallery of Art 14

Loan collection of art textiles, etc - 15

Summary of the operations of the year 23

Appropriations 23

Buildings 23

Collections 2-1

Department of Anthropology 2.5

Department of Biology 36

Department of Geology 46

Distribution and exchange of specimens 49

Miscellaneous 50

Visitors 50

Publications 51

Library 52

Photography - 52

Congresses and meetings 53

Expositions 56

Organization and staff 59

The Museum staff 63

List of accessions 65

List of publications 105

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REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND CONDITION OF

THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR THE

YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1909.

Ry Richard TiAthbun,

Assistant ticcrcldni of the Smithsonian Institution,

in charge of tlie U. S. National Museum.

INCEPTION AND HISTOEY.

The Con^Tess of the United States, in the act of August 10, 1846,
founding the Smithsonian Institution, recognized that an opportunity
was afforded, in carrying out the large-minded design of Smithson,
to provide for the custody of the museum of the nation. To this
new establishment was therefore intrusted the care of the national
collections, a course that time has fully justified.

In the beginning the cost of maintaining the museum side of the
Institution's work was wholly paid from the Smithsonian income;
then for a number of years the Government bore a share, and durins;
the past three decades Congress has voted the entire funds for the
expenses of the Museum, thus furthering one of the primary means
" for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men " without
encroaching upon the resources of the Institution.

The museum idea was inherent in the establishment of the Smith-
sonian Institution, which in its turn was based upon a ten years'
discussion in Congress and the advice of the most distinguished
scientific men, educators, and intellectual leaders of the nation of
seventy years ago. It is interesting to note how broad and com-
prehensive were the views which actuated our lawmakers in deter-
mining the scope of the Museum, a fact especially remarkable when
it is recalled that at that date no museum of considerable size
existed in the United States, and the museums of England and of
the continent of Europe were still to a large extent without a
developed plan, although containing many rich collections.

The Congress which passed the act of foundation enumerated as
within the scope of the Museum " all objects of art and of foreign

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8 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

and curious research and all objects of natural history, plants, and
geological and mineralogical specimens belonging to the United
States," thus stamping the Museum at the very outset as one of the
widest range and at the same time as the Museum of the United
States. It was also fully appreciated that additions would be
necessary to the collections then in existence, and provision was made
for their increase by the exchange of duplicate specimens, by dona-
tions, and by other means.

If the wisdom of Congress in so fully providing for a museum in
the Smithsonian law^ challenges attention, the interi^retation put upon
this law by the Board of Regents within less than six months from
the passage of the act can not but command admiration. In the
early part of September, 1846, the Regents took steps toward formu-
lating a f)lan of operations. The report of the committee appointed
for this i^urpose, submitted in December and January following,
shows a thorough consideration of the subject in both the spirit and
letter of the law. It would seem not out of place to cite here the very
first pronouncement of the Board with reference to the character of
the Museum :

" In obedience to the requirements of the charter," which leaves
little discretion in regard to the extent of accommodations to be pro-
vided, your committee reconnnend that there be included in the build-
ing a museum of liberal size, fitted up to receive the collections des-
tined for the Institution. * * *

" As important as the cabinets of natural history by the charter re-
quired to be included in the Museum your committee regard its eth-
nological portion, including all collections that may supply items in
the physical history of our species, and illustrate the manners, cus-
toms, religions, and jDrogressive advance of the various nations of the
world; as, for example, collections of skulls, skeletons, portraits,
dresses, implements, weapons, idols, antiquities, of the various races
of man. * * * jj^ ^j^jg connexion, your committee recommend the
passage of resolutions asking the cooperation of certain pulolic func-
tionaries, and of the public generally, in furtherance of the above
objects.

" Your committee are further of opinion that in the Museum, if
the funds of the Institution permit, might judiciously be included
various series of models illustrating the progress of some of the most
useful inventions; such, for example, as the steam engine from its
earliest and rudest form to its present most improved state ; but this
they propose only so far as it may not encroach on ground already
covered by the numerous models in the Patent Office.

" Since the Institution was not chartered in a legal sense bnt established l»y
Congress, the use of the word "charter " in this connection was not correct.

KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 9

" Specimens of staple materials, of their gradual manufacture, and
of the finished product of manufactures and the arts may also, your
committee think, be usefully introduced. This would supply ojipor-
tunity to examine samples of the best manufactured articles our coun-
try affords, and to judge her gradual progress in arts and manu-
factures. * * *

" The gallery of art, your connnittee think, should include both
paintings and sculpture, as well as engravings and architectural de-
signs; and it is desirable to have in connexion with it one or more
studios in which young artists might copy without interruption, being
admitted under such regulations as the board may prescribe. Your
committee also think that, as the collection of paintings and sculj)ture
will probably accumulate slowly, the room destined for a galler}^ of
art might properly and usefully meanwhile be occupied during the
sessions of Congress as an exhibition room for the works of artists
generalh^ ; and the extent and general usefulness of such an exhibition
might probably be increased if an arrangement could be effected with
the Academy of Design, the Arts-Union, the Artists' Fund Society,
and other associations of similar character, so as to concentrate at the
metropolis for a certain portion of each winter the best results of
talent in the fine arts."

The important points in the foregoing report are (1) that it
was the opinion of the Regents that a museum was requisite under
the law. Congress having left no discretion in the matter; (2) that
ethnology and anthropology, though not specially named, were yet
as important subjects as natural history; (3) that the history of the
progress of useful inventions and the collection of the raw materials
and products of the manufactures and arts should also be provided
for; (4) for the gallery of art the committee had models in existence,
and they proposed, pending the gathering of art collections, which
would of necessity be slow, to provide for loan exhibitions by cooperat-
ing with art academies and societies.

In the resolutions which were adopted upon the presentation of the
report, a museum was mentione9l as " one of the principal modes of
executing the act and trust." * The work was to go forward as the

<^Resolved, That it is the intention of the act of Congress establishing the
Institution, and in accordance with the design of Mr. Smithson, as expressed in
his will, that one of the principal modes of executing the act and the trust is
the accumulation of collections of specimens and objects of natural history and
of elegant art, and the gradual formation of a library of valuable works per-
taining to all departments of human knowledge, to the end that a copious store-
house of materials of science, literature, and art may be provided which shall
excite and diffuse the love of learning among men, and shall assist the original
investigations and efforts of those who may devote themselves to the pursuit
of any branch of knowledge.

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funds permitted, and, as is well known, the maintenance of the
museum and the library was long ago assumed by Congress, the
Institution taking upon itself only so much of the necessary responsi-
bility for the administration of these and subsequent additions
to its activities as would weld them into a compact whole, which
together form a unique and notable agency for the increase and diffu-
sion of knowledge, for the direction of research, for cooperation
with dei^artments of the Government and with universities and
scientific societies in America, and likewise afford a definite corre-
spondent to all scientific institutions and men abroad who seek inter-
change of views or knowledge with men of science in the United
States.

Since that early day no material change has been suggested in the
general scope of the government Museum; it has onlj^ remained to
elaborate the details, and the opportunity is now close at hand to
realize all that the first Board had in view, since ample space will be
available during the coming year.

The development of the ISIuseum has naturally been greatest in
those subjects which the conditions of the past sixty years have made
most fruitful — the natural history, geology, ethnology, and arche-
ology of the United States, supplemented by many collections from
other countries. The opportunities in these directions have been
mainly brought about through the activities of the scientific and
economic surveys of the Government, manj^ of which are the direct
outgrowths of earlier explorations, stimulated or directed by the
Institution. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 afforded the first
opportunity for establishing a department of the industrial arts on a
creditable basis, and of this the fullest advantage was taken, though
only a part of the collections then obtained could be accommodated
in the space available.

The department or gallery of the fine arts had made little progress,
though not from lack of desire or appreciation, until within the past
three years, during which its interests have been markedh' advanced,
as elsewhere explained.

Another subject to which much attention has been paid with satis-
factory results is American history, illustrated by objects repre-
senting distinguished personages and important events as well as the
domestic life of the country from the colonial period to the present
day.

It is gratifying to note that in the course of a few months it will
be possible to give the national collections a systematic arrangement
and to provide for the increase of those branches whose growth has
heretofore been restricted through lack of space. By transferring to

EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 11

the new building, as i^roposed to Congress, the subjects which are
best represented, which have been as a whole most completely classi-
fied and can therefore be most advantageously exhibited for the
benefit of the public, namely, ethnology, archeology, natural history,
and geology, the older buildings may be turned over to the arts and
industries, in several branches of which the collections are already
important and extensive.

With its collections thus distributed between the three buildings,
all fireproof and of substantial construction, the National Museum
may be expected to enter upon an era of renewed prosperity and use-
fulness.

While it is the primary duty of a museum to preserve the objects
confided to its care, as it is that of a library to preserve its books
and manuscripts, yet the imj^ortance of public collections rests not
upon the mere basis of custodianship, nor upon the number of
specimens assembled and their money value, but upon the use to
which they are put. Judged by this standard, the National Museum
may claim to have reached a high state of efficiency. From an
educational point of view it is of great value to those persons who are
so fortunate as to reside in Washington or who are able to visit the
nation's capital. In its well-designed cases, in which every detail of
structure, appointment, and color is considered, a selection of repre-
sentative objects is placed on view to the public, all being carefully
labeled individually and in groups. The child as well as the adult
has been provided for, and the kindergarten pupil and the high-
school scholar can be seen here, supplementing their class-room games
or studies. Under authority from Congress, the small colleges and
higher grades of schools and academies throughout the land, espe-
cially in places where museums do not exist, are also being aided in
their educational work by sets of duplicate specimens, selected and
labeled to meet the needs of both teachers and pupils.

Xor hac the elementary or even the higher education been by any
means the sole gainer from the work of the Museum. To advance
knowledge, to gradually extend the boundaries of learning, has been
one of the great tasks to which the Museum, in consonance with the
spirit of the Institution, has set itself from the first. Its staff,
though chiefly engaged in the duties incident to the care, classifica-
tion, and labeling of collections in order that they mav be accessible
to the public and to students, has yet in these operations made im-
portant discoveries in every department of the Museum's activities,
which have in turn been communicated to other scholars through its
numerous publications. But the collections have not been held for
the study of the staff nor for the scientific advancement of those

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belonging to the establishment. Most freely have they been put at
the disposal of investigators connected with other institutions, and,
in fact, without the help of many such the record of scientific prog-
ress based upon the material in the Museum would be greatly cur-
tailed. When it is possible to so arrange, the investigator comes to
Washington ; otherwise such collections as he needs are sent to him,
whether he resides in this country or abroad. In this manner
practically every prominent specialist throughout the world interested
in the subjects here well represented has had some use of the col-
lections, and thereby the National Museum has come to be recognized
as a conspicuous factor in the advancement of knowledge wherever
civilization has a foothold.

SOME IMPORTANT MATTERS OF THE YEAR.

THE NEW BUILDING.

Although it had been expected, as explained in the last report,
that the new building would be finished before the close of the year,
delayed contracts and other circumstances interfered with the prog-
ress of the work to such an extent that no part of the structure was in
readiness for occupancy at the end of June. The entire stonework of
the outer walls of the building, including the porch, columns, and front
of the south pavilion in which the main entrance is located, was,
however, completed, as w^ere also the roofs and skylights of the build-
ing generally. The placing of the slate on the dome of the rotunda
and on the adjacent roof of the south pavilion was under way. liut the
laying of the extensive granite approaches, for which the stone has
been delivered, had not been begun.

Much remains to be done in the interior of the rotunda, but as it is
the main part of the building that is most urgently needed, for the
accommodation of the collections and laboratories, it is there that
the work has been most energetically prosecuted. Except for some
special items, such as metal doors, transoms, etc., the construction of
which will continue through several months, it is expected that at
least some parts of the building will be ready for use and that the
moving from the older buildings may be started before autumn.

It is interesting to mention that the building has already been made
to serve a commendable purpose — as the meeting place of the Sixth
International Tuberculosis Congress, held in the earlj^ autumn of
1908. Being then in a very unfinished condition, it was necessary to
make special arrangements, authorized by an act of Congress, for such
partitions and other fittings as were required for the accommodation
of the several sections and for the display of the extensive collections
that were brought together. A large part of the first and second
floors, as well as of the basement, was given over to the congress, and
while the progress of construction of the building was thereby much
retarded, the delay may be regarded as fully sanctioned by the excep-
tionally important nature of the event which occasioned it.

Good progress was made in the preparation and construction of
furniture for the new building, more especially for the storage rooms
and laboratories, in which it is intended, so far as possible, to utilize
the best quality of fireproof material. The boiler and electrical plant
installed in this building, which embodies the latest improvements

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14 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^, 1909.

and is of sufficient capacity for the purpose, will also be used for heat-
ing and lighting the older buildings. The necessary connections will
be made during the summer, and will result in a considerable saving
in cost.

Anticijiating more rapid progress in the construction of the new
building, no appropriation had been requested for continuing the
leases on the outside rented buildings, Avhich had, therefore, to be
surrendered at the end of June, 1909. These structures contained an
exceedingly large amount of property, consisting of both specimens
and furniture, of which the only disposition possible was to transfer
it in bulk to one of the exhibition stories of the new building in which
the floors had been laid. This summary action prevented the assort-
ing and proj^er assignment of the material in advance of its removal,
as had been planned, and will necessarily cause some inconvenience
in the final adjustment of the collections. There were also several
workshops and laboratories in the rented buildings for which tem-
porary provision had to be made.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.

By a third deed of gift, dated May 10, 1909, Mr. Charles L. Freer,
of Detroit, Michigan, added to his large donation of xlmerican and
oriental art the following examples acquired since the transfer of the
previous year, namely : Four oil paintings and 1 pastel, by Dwight
W. Tryon; 3 oil paintings and 1 pastel, by Thomas W. Dewing; a
portrait of ex-President Roosevelt, by J. Gari Melchers; 2 oil paint-
ings, 1 water color, 4 drawings and sketches, 1 album of sketches, and
3 etchings and dry points, by James McNeill Whistler; 4 oriental
paintings; 247 pieces of oriental pottery; and 25 miscellaneous exam-
ples of oriental art.

Mr. William T. Evans, of New York, also continued to make im-
portant additions to his collection of the works of contemporary
American artists, which at the close of the year numbered 84 oil
paintings received in Washington, rejiresenting 58 artists. As the
Corcoran Gallery of Art required for its own use the space which has
been occupied by the Evans pictures, their transfer was arranged for
in June and carried into effect during the first week of July, 1909.
The walls and screens of the picture gallery in the Museum building
were entirely given over to this collection, and the new installation
displays the paintings to much better advantage than the previous
one. This change, however, necessitated the removal of the paintings
which have hitherto been hanging in the gallery to temporary quar-
ters in the Smithsonian building.

It has now become imperative to provide some place where the
paintings belonging to the National Gallery of Art can be segre-

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 15

gated, and since the fitting up of the second story of the Smithsonian
building has so far failed to secure the approval of Congress, it has
been decided to make temporary use of one of the skylighted halls in
the new Museum building. Its adaptation to this purpose will be
taken up early in the new fiscal year.

It should be mentioned that the full-length portrait of Guizot, the
French statesman and writer, by G. P. A. Healy, belonging to the
Government, has been recalled from the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
An important addition to the historical portrait series is a full-
length painting of Kear-Admiral George W. Melville, U. S. Navy,
by Sigismond de Ivanowski. This portrait was executed on the
order of a number of friends of the distinguished naval officer and
presented through the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at
their annual meeting held in Washington in May, 1909.

The collossal marble statue of Washington by Horatio Greenough,

which had stood in the Capitol grounds for many years and was

transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution by an act

of Congress approved May 22, 1908, as announced in the last report,

was removed during the j^ear and installed in the apse of the west

hall of the Smithsonian building, where it rests upon a low marble

pedestal.

LOAN COLLECTION OF ART TEXTILES, ETC.

The loan collection of art textiles and other objects of artistic
workmanship begun in May, 1908, by Mrs. James W. Pinchot, with
the assistance of a number of ladies of Washington, has received much
attention and its importance has been gi^eatly increased by many
valuable additions. The limited amount of space which could be
allotted to this subject in the picture gallery of the Museum building
tended to restrict the number of contributions, but as soon as the
removal of the paintings to another hall has been effected the entire
area of the present hall will become available. The collection is now
contained in 24 cases, of which 9 are devoted to laces, 7 to other art
fabrics, 4 to porcelains, 2 to enamels, and 2 to fans. With these are
also exhibited numerous examples of silverware, jewelry, and wood
and ivory carving. The assemblage of lace constitutes the most note-
worthy part of the collection, being exceeded in variety and value in
this country, it is said, only by the collections of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art of New York and the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts. This art movement, so auspiciously inaugurated and so earn-
estly supported, if it be sedulously followed up, is certain to prove
an important factor in the future history of the National Museum. It
was started with the definite purpose of stimulating the formation of
a permanent exhibit which should be valued not only on account of its
attractiveness and historical interest, but more especially as furnish-
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16 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

ing motives and designs Avliidi may help to elevate the standard of
art Avorkmanship in this countr}'. Its growth has been exceptional
and it is hoped that its intent will be fulfilled.

The contributors during the past year were Mrs. "William Bowie,
Mr. Edson Bradlev, JMiss Helen Amory Ernst, Mrs. Arnold Hague,
Mrs. James Harriman, Mrs. Robert R. Hitt, Mrs. Richard Morris
Hunt, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Morris K. Jesup, Mrs. Frederic A.
Keep, Mrs. William Kingsland, Miss Murray Ledyard, Mrs. L. Z.
Leiter, Mrs. Allan McLane, the Countess Carl von Moltke, Mrs.
Thomas 'Nelson Page, Mrs. James W. Pinchot, Mrs. H. K. Porter,
Mrs. Dean Sage, Mrs. William A. Slater, the Baroness Speck von
Sternburg, Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, Mrs. AVilliam Wharton, and
JNIrs. Norman Williams.

The following account of the collection has been furnished by Miss
Leila Mechlin :

" The work, so ably begun a year ago under the direction of INIrs.
James W. Pinchot and a committee of ladies, of assembling and
arranging an exhibit of artistic handicraft, has not only been con-
tinued but enlarged during the past season. With discriminating
judgment and most excellent taste, many rare and beautiful speci-
mens of lace, textiles, needlework, china, silverware, jewelry, fans,
and enamels have been collected and displayed. The space at their
disposal has of necessity been limited, but in spite of this fact the
exhibition has been in character exceedingly comprehensive. It has
not been possible to show numerous specimens of the same type, illus-
trating variety in craftsmanship, as w^ould, naturally, have been
desirable, but the standard has been kept so high that significance
from the art standpoint, in every instance, has been made manifest.
And because of this fact the exhibit has derived special importance.
The purpose was not merely to show works rare and curious, repre-
senting the acme of skill in production, but to illustrate patently
the union of beauty and utilit}" and to make known to all how Avide,
indeed, is the field of art. The rich Italian brocades, the Genoese
velvets, the Venetian, Flemish, and French laces of earlier centuries
are not cherished to-day because they are old or because they were
well made, but because they are beautiful. Doubtless these fabrics
recall the splendor of bygone days and bring to mind the pomp and
magnificence of court pageantry, but, fortunately, they stand for
something less ephemeral. To them we turn for standards of taste
and for example in design. A great contemporary educator has said
that in this world but two things are permanent — art and ideas^
and, reviewing history, we can Avell believe it. In the immediate past
an inclination has been showm to fence in. as it were, the fine arts,
but the trend to-day is tow^ard the obliteration of belittling distinc-

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tions. There is a revival of the art crafts; renewed interest in the
study of design ; and woven fabrics, baskets, pottery, and works in
metal are being given place with jjaintings and sculpture in current
exhibitions. America has become a great manufacturing nation;
her industries are one of her principal sources of wealth and are des-
tined to steadily increase in importance. At the present time only
in matter of design does American china, American figured silk and
like products rank lower than those of France, which in this field
has so long held supremacy. It is partly with the purpose of remedy-
ing this shortcoming that collections of exemplary craftsmanship are
being exhibited by educational institutions, and that the early estab-
lishment of an industrial art museiun is being strongly advocated.
In the early eighteenth century Bishop Berkeley is quoted as having
said, ' How could France and Flanders have drawn so much monev
from other countries for figured silk, lace, and tapestry if they had
not had their academies of design ? ' And, he might well have added,
such fine examples to follow. All considered, therefore, it is not,
perhaps, to be lamented that lack of space made it necessary to
exhibit in the same hall in which are set forth the paintings and
sculpture included in the National Gallery collection the textiles,
laces, jewelry, fans, and enamels generously lent and admirably set
forth by Mrs. Pinchot and her aids.

" Much might well be written of each of the several features of this
industrial art loan exhibit, but special attention must be called to
the collection of laces, which is particularly complete and peculiarly
notable, ranking, indeed, only second, it is said, to the collections
owned by the Metropolitan Museum of New York and the Museum
of Fine Arts of Boston, which are among the finest in the world.
To fully appreciate this collection and comprehend its worth one
must of necessity be a student of laces or a connoisseur, for it is
not alone the charm of the several specimens but their rare quality
which commends them. It is true that every kind of known lace is
by no means included in the collection, but all the principal kinds
are, so that the history of lace-making from the earliest time to
the present is admirably illustrated.

" Iif this collection, for example, are found specimens of the cut
and drawn work from which real lace is descended. There is a piece
of uncommonly interesting old Spanish drawn work lent by Mrs.
W. A. Slater which shows precisely how the stitches w^ere counted
off and the pattern worked in, somewhat after the manner of elabo-
rate darning, and yet, at the same time, in the spirit of embroiderj^
Human beings, birds, harps, and altars are part of its quaint device,
wrought with archaic simplicity and childish convention. There
is also a beautiful specimen of old English church lace, lent by Mrs.

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Hennen Jennings, almost certainly of a later period, because of the
greater freedom displayed in its design, in which are found symbols
of the Passion; while of much earlier date are a handsome Gothic
lace altar cloth, lent by Mr. Edson Bradley, and an Italian cut-work
altar cloth of most interesting description, lent by Mrs. Pinchot.
From these ancient forms of embroidery was evolved ' point lace,'
and, turning from specimens of the one to specimens of the other, it
is not difficult to follow the process — to observe how, as interest in
craftsmanship increased and the workers became more exj^ert, atten-
tion centered upon the pattern which was being created, and the
foundation was permitted to pla}^ a less and less important part,
until the Avork literally resolved itself into stitches in the air —
' punto in aria.' And as the change was made in the method of work,
in the technique of the production, so a new spirit is seen to have
crept into the character of the design, geometric figures being cast
aside, and scrolls and floral motives taking their place. The same
change is seen to have occurred in both the painting and sculpture of
the same period. The Renaissance released art from the strait-jacket
in which it had been confined and, as though to compensate for its
years of imi^risonment, it directly burst into full bloom. Recall the
carving in the stone work on some of the palaces in Venice ; note the
ivory carvings of the same period; yes, even the furniture; and then
turn to some of the specimens of Venetian lace, and the common
inspiration — the unity of spirit which animated the workers — must
be recognized. Of Venetian point some excejDtionally beautiful
specimens are included in this collection, lent by Mrs. James Harri-
man, Mrs. Pinchot, Mrs. Robert R. Hitt, Mrs. Xorman Williams,
and others. Because of extraordinary beauty of design and delicacy
of execution, special reference, perhaps, should be made to a set of
collar and cuffs of seventeenth century rose point lent by Mrs. Har-
riman, as well as to a cape of gros point de Venice lent by Mrs.
Pinchot, which, despite certain characteristic heaviness, displays
remarkably fine workmanship. It has been said that Venetian lace
attained a grace and perfection which baffle all description, and so
it would seem. The fine rose point, with its delicacy of execution,
comi:»lexity of stitch, and beauty of pattern; the gros point, with its
vigor of line and sumptuous effect, deserve most truly to be ranked
with other works of art.

" The early geometric patterns of the ' punto a reticella ' and even
the 'ixnito in aria ' were, we are told, derived from Greece and the
Ionian Isles, these arts having been transplanted from the East
through the channels of commerce. It is, therefore, of sj^ecial in-
terest to find with the Venetian laces in this collection 4 yards of
very rare reticella, probably produced in Greece in the sixteenth cen-

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tury, as well as other lace of like description which may have had
similar origin. The piece first referred to is, indeed, a splendid ex-
ample, firmly worked and uncommonly interesting in design, figures
of men and beasts being naively introduced in the well-balanced
pattern.

'• The next step in the development of lace making was the intro-
duction of groundwork — a mesh of ' brides ' or ' tyes ' arranged in a
honeycomb pattern — ' reseau ' — which caused the compact relief to
give way to lighter and daintier patterns. Instead of simulating
ivory carvings, as do the Venetian points, the later laces suggest cob-
webs or frost tracery. This transition took place in the early part
of the seventeenth century and is illustrated in the loan collection by
a charming piece of Venetian jaoint lent by Mrs. Hitt, wherein many
brides are used, not apparently to hold the pattern together but, as it
were, to embellish the pattern. Laces of this description were
nowhere produced with greater perfection than at Alenyon and Ar-
gentan, in France, which in time outrivaled Venice in their produc-
tion.

" How this came about is worth noting. Henry the Second, of
France, history tells us, appointed a Venetian. Frederic Vinciolo by
name, to be pattern maker for varieties of linen needlework and laces
to his court, through whom ' the seeds of a taste for lace in France
were principally sown.' A century later when Louis XIV came to
the throne, through the advice of Colbert, he bent his energies to fos-
tering these seeds which had given signs of life, and intrigued to
secure the services of Venetian lace makers as teachers for his oAvn
people, issuing, at the same time, an edict forbidding the importation
of Venetian lace. The result was that in 1676 an Italian of note,
referring to the craft of lace making, is reported to have declared that
' as far as punto in aria went, the French could then do it to perfec-
tion.'

" The distinguishing characteristic of point d'Argentan is sup-
posedly its ground of hexagonally arranged brides, but this has like-
wise been found a peculiarity of certain Venetian laces of earlier
date, and here it is that the student of laces finds confusion gathering
on his path. The migration of lace makers and the interchange of
pattern books make it almost impossible to assert with confidence, in
many instances, precisely in Avhich country, certainly in which city,
specimens have been produced. But while this may work the be-
wilderment of the connoisseur, it need not disturb the average ob-
server nor rob the specimens set forth of their significance as works of
art craftsmanship — of their real beauty. Xumerous splendid exam-
ples of both jjoint d'Alencon and point d'Argentan are shown in this
collection, but of extraordinary importance is a flounce, 27 inches

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wide, of point d'Argentan, lent by Mrs. Eobert R. Hitt, which is a
superb museum specimen. This can very confidently be assigned
to the eighteenth century by its design of garlands and baskets of
flowers in flowing, repeated pattern. Those who ai'e collectors of lace,
alone can realize the great value and extraordinary rarity of so per-
fect an example of the lace makers' art. With this, most interest-
ingly, has been set forth a scarcely less regal flounce of point d'Milan,
showing a conventional, all-over, scroll pattern, very graceful and
effective, also the property of Mrs. Hitt. And right here, perhaps,
mention should be made of a remarkable piece of church lace, said to
be of the time of Louis XIV, lent by Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, on
which the Virgin is seen pictured as drawn in a chariot, above the
clouds, by cherubs.

"And this brings us to the consideration of the bobbin laces, which
are, in fact, no less well represented by examples than the needle
point. The invention of pillow or bobbin lace is usually accredited
to Flanders, but whether or not rightly, some question. It is worthy
of note, however, as a well-known writer has pointed out, that the
two regions of Europe wdiere pictorial art first flourished — North
Italy and Flanders — should have been the localities where lace
making first became an industry of importance. Doubtless the inter-
course between Italy and the Low Countries brought this to pass, but
certain it is that the Flemish not only borrowed but independently
develoj^ed the art, so that to-day to acquaint ourselves with special
phases of lace making we are obliged to go to the Dutch and Flemish
portraits for confirmatory data. Recalling vividly some of the great
portraits painted by Van Dyck and his contemporaries is a piece of
Van Dyck point of the seventeenth century, lent by Miss Margaret
A. Codman.

" But to return again to the bobbin laces. Many specimens of
Mechlin — in the seventeenth century styled the ' Queen of laces ' — of
Valenciennes and Bruxelles, have been lent and admirably set forth,
so that their distinguishing characteristics might be readily noted.
Special mention should, perhaps, be made of two interesting veils —
one point d'applique, French of the nineteenth century, with a nat-
uralistic design of roses and lilacs, and the other Brussels point on a
bobbin ground, the design roses and wheat, the period probably that
of the French revolution — both witnessing to a weakening in design
disassociated from the matter of craftsmanship ; and, also, of fine
specimens of Flemish bobbin, eighteenth century, lent by Mrs. W. M.
Kingsland, and of Valenciennes lent by Mrs. F. A, Keep.

" From Flanders the lace-making art passed to England, and in an
effort to foster and protect it Charles II, like Louis XIV, issued an
edict prohibiting importation. To evade this law the lace makers of

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P'landers called a certain variety of their handicraft ' Point d'Angle-
terre,' and so smuggled it into England. Again, however, it was the
workers themselves who were induced to establish the rival industry,
and for this reason similarity once more arises between the product
of two nations. A handsome specimen of ' Point de Bruxelles et
Angleterre ' has been lent by Miss Codman, and some exceptionally
fine and interesting examples of Honiton lace, the English product
strongly resembling lace made in Brussels, have been supplied by
Mrs. Pinchot and Mrs. Arnold Hague. And still no mention has
been made of the examples set forth of Spanish blonde and of
eighteenth century Chantilly — of a very rare and beautiful specimen
of Schleswig-Holstein lace, suggesting in the delicacy of its design
filigree silver, lent by Mrs. Pinchot; of a modern copy of ancient
' pot lace ' and of a very rare piece of old ' Heidenbo,' contributed by
the same generous collector; or, indeed, of many other pieces. Brief
space, however, must be reserved for consideration of other exhibits,
and sufficient has been said, it is hoped, to at least indicate the com-
prehensive nature of this special collection.

" Being composed of loans chiefl}^, the units of this exhibit have
changed from time to time but its character, on the whole, has not
materially altered. Throughout the year many beautiful fans have
been on view with the laces, bringing to mind gay associations, con-
viviality, luxury. Many have been in themselves works of art,
daintily and exquisitely fashioned with carved pearl and ivory
sticks, and painted and embroidered pictures — w^orks by master
artists and craftsmen. A great variety of design has been noted and
excellent taste in the selection of material. The majorit}" of the fans
shown have been lent by Mrs. Pinchot, who has also kindly con-
tributed from her private collection twenty exceedingly interesting
miniatures in Limoges enamel. These alone invite lengthy con-
sideration.

" The woven fabrics have been less numerous but likewise choice,
adding a welcome note of color and establishing a standard for ac-
quisition. Mr. Edson Bradley and Mrs. H. Kirke Porter have both
made valuable loans, amongst which are Spanish embroideries of the
sixteenth centurv, Genoese velvets of the seventeenth and eiorhteenth
centuries, old brocades, and silver and gold appliques and embroid-
eries. From IVIiss Ernst, Mrs. Allan McLane, Mrs. Charles W. Rich-
ardson and others, contributions of china and silver ware have come,
lending variety and enrichment to the exhibit. And in addition to
all these, Mrs. Richard M. Hunt lent for a considerable time a series
of needlework pictures, dating from the early seventeenth century
down, which suggested in many instances the quaint old miniatures
in the illuminated missals which antedate the days of printing. And

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with all this variety there has been orderly sobriety. Neither an im-
pression of overcrowding nor of confusion has prevailed. The
visitor has been gently led from object to object, at liberty to linger
for study or merely find enjoyment at a glance.

" To direct attention to the exhibit and engender interest in the
project of developing the collection as space permitted, a reception
was held at the Museum in the exhibition hall on the afternoon of
Saturday, April 24, 1909, to which several hundred persons were in-
vited, Mrs. Walcott and Mrs. Pinchot acting as hostesses. Those
who have carried the work so far insist that no more than a begin-
ning has as yet been made and with unabated zeal indicate their
willingness to carry it on to a more definite conclusion."

SUMMARY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR.

APPROPRIATIONS.

The appropriations made by Congress in the sundry civil act
approved Maj' 7, 1908, for the maintenance and activities of the
United States National Museum during the period covered by this
rejjort, namely, from July 1, 1908, to June 30, 1909, were as follows:

Preservation of collections $190, 000

Furniture and fixtures 50,000

Heating and ligliting 22,000

Building repairs 15, 000

Books 2, 000

Rent of workshops 4, 580

Postage 500

Printing and binding 34, 000

Total 318,080

The following ajDpropriations were granted for the year ending
June 30, 1910, the increased amount being called for by the approach-
ing occupancy of the new building :

Preservation of collections $250, 000

Furniture and fixtures 200,000

Heating and ligliting 60, 000

Building repairs 15, 000

Books 2, 000

Postage 500

Moving collections, etc 4, 000

Printing and binding .34,000

Total 565, 500

BUILDINGS.

An account of the progress made in the construction of the new
building is given on a previous page.

The work of replacing with tin the old slate roofs over the main
part of the Museum building was completed during the year with the
renovation of the covering of the rotunda, which occupied a month
during the summer of 1908. This task was much more difficult than
that presented by the other roofs as it was decided not to disturb the
ceiling, with possible injury to the interior walls, but to work entirely
from the outside. The slate having been removed, the tin was fas-
tened on with screws instead of nails and the seams were locked by

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hand. The results have been entirel}^ satisfactoiy, and the leakage
during rains, which was always heavy, has been entirely stopped.

The photographic laboratory, which occupies the upper part of
the southeast pavilion, was in course of remodeling at the close of the
year, among the changes in progress being the building of an appro-
priate skylight, the addition of new windows, the extension of the
printing room, and the substitution of an encaustic tile floor for the
old wooden one.

A pair of iron grille gates for the main entrance to the building
had been ordered but not received. They are needed to improve the
ventilation of the halls. Of miscellaneous repairs and alterations it
is difficult to speak in general terms. They were such as are to be
expected in connection wdth buildings of the size and character oc-
cupied by the Museum, the percentage of expenditure being exceed-
ingly low. They related mainly to the roofs and floors, the repair
and painting of walls and ceilings, the renewal of woodwork, and
the building of fireproof partitions. The outside buildings also
required some repairs and painting.

The boilers and other parts of the steam plant were thoroughly
overhauled and renovated in the summer of 1908. Steam was raised
on October 2, 1908, and discontinued on May 22, 1909, the boilers
having been in actual use for 2,410 hours and having consumed 990
tons of hard coal.

At the close of the year there were on hand 2,407 exhibition cases,
3,184 storage cases, and 1,645 pieces of office and other furniture.
The additions during the year consisted of 36 storage cases and 17
pieces of office furniture made in the Museum workshops, besides 38
exhibition cases, 723 storage cases, including 600 of steel, and 54
pieces of other furniture purchased in the open market. The
Museum force was largely occupied in remodeling and fireproofing
storage cases for the new building, the number so transformed hav-
ing been 667. The work consisted chiefly in covering them with
sheet steel, but other alterations were also made, the herbarium cases,
for instance, being changed to an independent unit. Several thou-
sand insect drawers were cut down and refinished so as to adapt them
to the 160 steel racks provided for the new building. Six wood-
working machines with electric motors and one jDiece of metal-
working machinery were purchased for the equipment of the new
shops.

COLLECTIONS.

The total number of accessions during the year was 1,358, compris-
ing 254,787 specimens, which w^ere distributed among the three depart-
ments as follows: Anthropology, 26,400; biolog}^, 216,324; geology,
] 2,063. A detailed list of the accessions is given in the latter part of
the report.

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 25

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY.

Ethnology. — The most important addition to the division of eth-
nology was a contribution from Dr. W. L. Abbott, consisting of about
500 objects, gathered on the Kendawangan River in southwestern
Borneo adjoining the region traversed by him the previous year, in
continuation of the biological and ethnological survey of Malaysia
which this explorer has indefatigably pursued for more than a decade.
This collection is rich in well-constructed basketry, contains numerous
illustrations of the manufacture and use of bark cloth, which is there
finer than in any other locality in Malaysia, and includes many objects
relating to the domestic arts of the Dyaks. Several noteworthy col-
lections from Asiatic countries were received as follows : Four unique
specimens from the almost unknown lao tribe of Chinese aborigines,
northwestern Canton Province, contributed by Miss Louise Johnston,
of Wooster, Ohio; a rain coat, a remarkable collection of models of
insects and reptiles, and a mocjel of an irrigation pump constructed by
north Chinese, through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, explorer for the Bureau
of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture ; and a number
of Chinese velvets and embroideries of the Chien-lung period ( 1T3G-
1795), presented by the Baroness von Sternburg as a memorial to
her husband, the late Baron Speck von Sternburg, German ambassa-
dor to the United States. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, U. S. Deputy Com-
missioner of Fisheries, contributed five baskets, a knit bag, and a
musical instrument of bamboo from the Philippine Islands. Africa
was represented by three accessions. Two of these, consisting of bow^s
and a leather work bag from the Sudan, were donated by Dr. Cyrus
Adler; the other accession, appertaining to the Inhambane Zulus of
East Africa, comprises carved wooden drums, a marimba, baskets,
pottery, dolls, costumes, hoes, v.eapons, and domestic utensils, and
numbers over 200 specimens.

With the exception of Doctor Abbott's gift, the larger collections
were from North America. Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, of the National Mu-
seum, while engaged in securing data on tuberculosis among the
Indians, gathered many ethnological specimens from the Menominee,
Nez Perce, Hupa, and Mohave tribes. Mr. E. de K. Leffingwell, on
his return from the arctic coast of Alaska, presented a series of very
interesting Eskimo objects from the ancient village sites on the coast
east of Point Barrow. A number of baskets by the Chetimacha
Indians of Louisiana, obtained by purchase, accompanied by the
native names of the basket designs and their meaning, are especially
valuable for the study of symbolic patterns. Through the Bureau of
American Ethnology there were secured several Chetimacha bows,
mortars, and blowguns, obtained by Dr. John R. Swanton. A collec-
tion from the Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico was con-

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tributed by Dr. Edward Palmer, of the Department of Agriculture.
Mr. William B. Douglass, of AVashington, District of Columbia, pre-
sented a number of cliff' dweller relics from the neighborhood of the
great natural bridges of southeastern Utah.

Central and South America were represented by a few small col-
lections. Mrs. William H. Bell, of Washington, presented a collec-
tion of photographs of the San Bias Indians; Mrs. H. C. Curl, of
Washington, a wicker basket from the interior of Panama ; and Mr.
Frank E. Read, of Panama, a trumpet, basket, gourd vessels, and
resin from the Indians of Bocas del Toro, Panama. A remarkable
hafted stone hatchet of the Guayaquil Indians was given by Mr.
Francesco P. Moreno, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rear-Admiral
A. V. Eeed, U. S. Navy (retired), deposited a handkerchief of filmy
spider-web lace from Paraguay, and from Mr. J. N. Euffin, Buenos
Aires, Argentina, two suits of Tobo Indian clothing were purchased.
A Makah basket wallet, collected by Admiral Charles Wilkes, U. S.
Nav3% and long in the possession of the Wilkes family, was received
as a loan from Miss Sophie Pearce Casey, of Washington, District of
Columbia. In quality, size, and decoration, the basket is unique.

The usual attention was paid to the care of the collections. The
Philippine exhibit was taken down and prepared for the Alaska-
Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the swords and other articles of metal
being cleaned and made rust-proof, and the remainder of the mate-
rial being greatly improved. The Philippine weaver, the Zuni, and
the Hopi groups were also sent to Seattle, and the cases which they
had occupied were used for the installation of the Bradford Cheti-
macha baskets, the Ceylon figures, and the Leiter collection of Hindu
art textiles. Important accessions have been promptly placed on ex-
hibition, which has necessitated the rearrangement of many cases.
With the assistance of Mr. Frits von Holm, of Copenhagen, while in
the service of the Smithsonian Institution, much progress was made
in the labeling of the Chinese and Japanese collections. Constant
advance has been made in the preparation of the study and storage
collections for removal to the new building. A complete list of ac-
cessions by localities has been compiled ; it will be immediately help-
ful as well as of historical interest.

The acting head curator of the department. Dr. Walter Hough,
continued his study of the life and culture of the ancient inhabitants
of the upper Gila and Salt rivers in Arizona, based on the large col-
lection gathered by the expeditions made possible through the liber-
ality of Mr. P. G. Gates. Another investigation which will shortly
be completed deals with the cultivation of maize among the Hopi
Indians of Arizona, whose methods illustrate an early phase of the
cultivation of cereals. The Abbott collections offer a number of inter-
esting topics for study, and of these the parang or sword-knife, the

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blowgiin, and the textures made from the bark of trees have received
special attention.

A number of jDersons visited the division of ethnolog}' for the pur-
pose of studying its collections or its methods of work and installa-
tion, and many were furnished information by correspondence.
Among artists who were supplied with data regarding Indian cos-
tumes and decorative designs were Mr. William Ordway Partridge
and Mr. H. K. Bush-Brown. Others who made use of the collections
or secured information in various lines were Mr. Stewart Culin, of the
Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences ; Dr. Samuel
A. Barrett, of the University of California ; Mr. E. de K. Leffing-
w^ell, who is conducting investigations on the northern coast of
Alaska ; Mr. Arthur C. Parker, of the New York State Museum ; Mr.
William B. Douglass, of the General Land Office; Mr. Frederick O.
Grover, curator of the new museum at Oberlin College, Ohio ; Judge
James Wickersham, Delegate for Alaska; Mr. Herman Bucher, in-
structor in the department of manual arts, New York City public
schools ; and Mrs. John Wilkes, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Influ-
enced by a pamphlet on Anthropology in Education for the consular
service, by the assistant curator, the Department of State has included
this topic in its curriculum of consular instruction, and on July 8,
1908, a number of newly appointed consuls were addressed and
shown the collections in the Museum by Professor Mason.

Prelustoric archeology. — Of greatest importance among the acces-
sions to this division were two collections as follows: The first re-
sulted from the excavations and repair of the Casa Grande ruins,
Arizona, conducted b}^ Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, under act of Congress
approved March 4, 1907. Numbering 662 objects, it comprised stone
axes and hammers, rubbing and grinding stones, mortars, paint
stones, digging implements, stone balls and spindle-whorls; earthen-
ware bowls, pots, ladles, effigy vases, etc.; pieces of basketry and
textile fabrics, shell ornaments, bone awls, and wooden implements.
These form a valuable addition to the material obtained at the same
locality by Doctor Fewkes in 1906-7. The second collection, consist-
ing of about 500 objects, was made during similar excavations at the
ruins of the Spruce Tree House, in the Mesa Verde National Park,
Colorado, in 1908, for the Department of the Interior, by the same ex-
plorer. These objects included stone axes and hammers, paint stones
and mullers, bone adz, scrapers, awls and needles, wooden planting
sticks, awls, arrow-shafts, fire sticks, spindle-whorls, latticework,
loops of agave fiber (primitive fastenings for doorways), fragments
of blankets or mats (cord and feather work), basket-work sandals,
woven head bands, head rings or cushions, buckskin medicine bags,
bundles of fiber used in basketry, gaming sticks and hoops. There
was also a valuable series of earthenware bowls, mugs, pitchers, etc.,

28 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^ 1909.

and although many of them were broken, enough pieces were secured
to restore about twenty vessels. Mr. W. L. Shear, of Clarendon,
Virginia, also contributed a number of objects from the Spruce Tree
House, obtained during explorations for the Department of Agri-
culture.

Mr. Herbert E. Clark, United States vice-consul at Jerusalem,
contributed 37 remarkable flint implements of paleolithic types found
near Jerusalem on the Plain of Bethlehem and 46 photographs from
his large and varied Palestine collection. From the Natural History
Museum of P^lbeuf, France, there were received in exchange 273
prehistoric flint and quartzite implements. The Bureau of American
Ethnology transferred a collection of stone implements, including
hammer stones, roughly shaped pieces (turtle backs), leaf-shaped
blades, scrapers, knives, arrow points, etc., obtained during the sum-
mer of 1908 at an aboriginal workshop site at the headwaters of the
East Branch of the Kennebec River where it leaves Moosehead Lake,
by Mr. J. D. McGuire, who presented them to the bureau. The
material of the flaked objects is mainly felsitic rhyolite, sometimes
called Mount Kineo flint. Another transfer from the bureau con-
sisted of 88 aboriginal Carib implements from various sites in the
British and Danish West Indies, collected by Mr. C. W. Branch,
of St. Vincent. The Carnegie Institution of Washington, District
of Columbia, presented 23 examples of pottery, basketry, gourd ves-
sels, textiles, etc., secured by Mr. W. J. Peters on the sterile, mortuary
island of San Lorenzo, near Callao, Peru.

The Mexican Government presented a complete reproduction in
plaster of the Tablet of the Cross of Palenque, in consideration of
the return to that Government of the original of one section of the
tablet brought from Yucatan in 1842 and for many years preserved
in the National Museum. A collection of hammer stones and plum-
met stones, a small stone mortar, and an engraved stone mace head,
from Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, and an earthenware vessel from Nazca,
Peru, procured by Mr. William H. Holmes during his trip to South
America, was received from the Bureau of American Ethnology.
The Department of State transferred an ancient copper bell, found
in a cave in the valley of Naco near Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras,
by William E. Alger, American consul at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
It is a very interesting piece of aboriginal metal-work, globular in
shape, and resembling the modern sleigh bell, but about 2 inches
in diameter. The upjDer portion has a wire loop for suspension and,
with other pieces of metal attached, takes the form of a grotesque
face, more animal than human in conception. Among other things
found in the same cave were wooden idols, stone lances, etc. A
remarkable carved stone pestle, the5 upper portion representing a
human head, was presented by Sehor D. Juan Cabezas, of Carolina,

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Porto Rico, near which place it was plowed up in a field. Seiior
Dias Lira, of Santiago, Chile, contributed an earthenware effigy bot-
tle, a perforated stone club head, a double-pitted stone, and a globu-
lar stone probably used in games; and Mr. R. E. Lacham, of the
same place, 2 stone pestles of unusual form, a stone pigment plate,
and 12 fragments of pottery showing incised decorations. Both of
these accessions were presented through Mr. Holmes.

The many objects received during the year were numbered,
labeled, and catalogued, and arranged in unit drawers preparatory
to their removal to the new building. Only small additions were
made to the exhibition series. Investigations have related mainly to
the hammer and pitted stones, edge tools, roughly notched imple-
ments, and the geograi^hical distribution of aboriginal pottery.

Historic archeology. — The divisions of historic archeology and
historic religions were combined under the former title. An im-
portant acquisition by the division consisted of a manuscript of the
Mahabharata, the great epic of India, comprising 90.000 couplets
written in Sanscrit in Bengali characters on palm leaves, presented
by the learned rajah. Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore. A magnificent
silver Hanukah lamp of repousse and fretwork of the Louis XV
period, used in the Jewish ceremonial during the feast of Dedication,
and an artistically written manuscript of the Book of Ecclesiastes
were lent by Haidji Ephriam Benguiat and Son. Mention should
also be made of a rubbing and photographs of the Nestorian Stone,
the oldest monument of Christianity in China and the Far East,
donated by Mr. Frits von Holm. An illuminated Arabic manu-
script of the Koran, captured in the Philippines by Capt. Charles F.
Bates, U. S. Army, was transferred from the Department of War.
It shows the effect of hard usage by the Mohammedan natives of
Mindanao.

To the exhibition collection were added one entire case and several
miscellaneous objects of Jewish ceremonial, a series of rosaries, a
Dutch Bible of 1742, figures of the goddess Taurt and of Osiris,
a piece of mummy cartonage, a lead handle with a human bust, and a
wooden statuette. Two papers on material in the division were pub-
lished, as follows: " The Collection of Jewish Ceremonial Objects in
the U. S. National Museum," by Cyrus Adler and I. M. Casanowicz ;
and " The Collection of Rosaries in the U. S. National Museum," by
Doctor Casanowicz.

Physical anthropolofjy. — The principal additions to this division
were as follows: Fort}' -five brains of orangs and monkeys from Ma-
laysia, presented by Dr. W. L. Abbott ; over 50 skulls and skeletons
of prehistoric inhabitants of Arkansas and Louisiana, constituting
the first collection of any size made in that region, from Mr. Clarence
B. Moore, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 46 skulls and skeletons of

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ancient Egyptians, accompanied by a full set of detailed original
notes relating to them, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York City; Chilean Indian crania, from Mr. R. E. Lacham, of San
Isidro, Santiago, Chile; 3 ancient Tarasco Indian crania from Mexico,
from the American Museum of Natural History; a collection of bones
from burial mounds on Alkali Ridge, southeastern Utah, from the
University of Utah ; 5 skulls from mounds in Nebraska, 4 contributed
by Mr. R. F. Gilder and 1 by Mr. J. E. Wallace, of Omaha ; 195 nega-
tives taken during a joint expedition under the Office of Indian
AflFairs and the Smithsonian Institution for the study of tuberculosis
among the American Indians by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka ; Indian skulls
and bones from an ossuary on Piscataway Creek, Maryland, collected
by Mr. J. D. Mctiuire, Doctor Hrdlicka, and Mr. J. H. Reams; human
skeletal remains from Casa Grande, Arizona, from the excavations by
Dr. J. W. Fewkes; skeleton of a Chinese, from Dr. William D.
Owens, U. S. Navy; 2 skulls from the island of San Lorenzo, Peru,
from Mr. William J. Peters, of the Carnegie Institution of Washing-
ton; 2 Sioux skulls from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, from Dr. J. R.
Walker; and 2 skulls from a mound near Bardstown, Mississippi,
from Mr. A. F. Barrott, of Washington, District of Columbia. Im-
portant anatomical material was also secured from Capt. Irving
Rand, U. S. Army; Dr. Henry J. Nichols, U. S. Army; Dr. E. A.
Mearns, U. S. Army, and Prof. F. P. Mall, of Johns Hopkins
University.

Under the joint auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the
Office of Indian Affairs, Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, assistant curator in
charge of the division, visited several tribes of Indians, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the prevalence and cause of tuberculosis among
them. The results of his investigations are noted in connection with
the account of the Sixth International Congress of Tuberculosis on
a later page. Through the courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, of New York City, arrangements were made for the preserva-
tion of such skeletal material as might be uncovered during the
excavations which that museum has been conducting in Egypt during
several years past. Doctor Hrdlicka was detailed to accompany the
expedition of last year, at the invitation and expense of the Metro-
politan Museum. The importance of his work may be judged by the
fact that over 500 mummied bodies and other remains were obtained
for the National Museum, and the opportunity was afforded for mak-
ing observations on and measurements of living Egyptians and the
skulls and bones representing various epochs preserved in the museum
at Cairo. On his return trip. Doctor Hrdlicka visited several
European museums and laboratories of anthropology and anatomy.

Doctor Hrdlicka has continued investigations on the humerus, on
the cranial capacities in the American aboriginal race, and on the

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significance of low foreheads in American crania. Studies were com-
pleted on three special groups of skeletal material — the Gilder collec-
tion from Nebraska, the Fowke collection from Missouri, and the
Moore collections from Arkansas and Louisiana. A bulletin by-
Doctor Hrdlicka, entitled " Medical and Physiological Observations
amons the Indians of Southwestern United States and Northern
Mexico," was issued by the Bureau of American Ethnology. The
results of the investigation of tuberculosis among the Indians were
published in several preliminary reports, and also in a special bulle-
tin of the Bureau of American Ethnology. The examination of Mr.
Clarence B. Moore's collection of 1909 has been completed and an
illustrated report embodying the results is in course of preparation.

Technology. — An important accession, completing the transfer of
models from the United States Patent Office under act of Congress,
comprised 222 objects, including 118 rifles, muskets, revolvers, and
pistols, some of much historical importance; 80 models of electrical
devices, rare calculating machines, models of printing presses, etc.;
and a model of the gasoline automobile invented by Mr. George B.
Selden, of Rochester, New York, in 1895, which, it is stated in a
report by the Commissioner of Patents, may be considered the pioneer
invention in the application of the compression gas engine to road
or horseless carriage use. The firearms embrace not only models, but
also a large number of full-size pieces, as well as examples illustrat-
ing the history of the flint-lock, the percussion pill-lock, and the ordi-
nary percussion cap, together with automatic percussion primers
fitted to guns and pistols. With the addition of the specimens re-
ceived during the past year, the firearms exhibit in the National
Museum is now the finest in the country, containing not less than 50
pieces which can not be duplicated.

A noteworthy contribution to the section of aeronautics was re-
ceived from Mr. Octave Chanute, of Chicago, Illinois, and consists
of 3 models, one-fourth the original size, of the gliding machines with
which Mr. Chanute has successfully experimented. They comprise
the biplane of 1896, the multiple wing of 1896, and the oscillating
wing of 1901-2. The Aerial Experiment Association presented,
through Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, an exceptionally fine collec-
tion of 76 enlarged photographs of the Wright aeroplane taken dur-
ing the period of testing by Mr. Orville AVright at Fort Myer, Vir-
ginia, in September, 1908. The views show the machine at rest, in
different positions during the successful flights, and at the time of
the accident which resulted in the death of Lieutenant Selfridge.
They constitute a valuable historical record of this important epoch
in the history of air navigation.

Mr. Alfred C. Clark, of New York City, deposited a Berliner
gramophone, with improvements by the lender. A flint-lock horse
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pistol made at RichmoiKl, \"irginia, in 1808, was lent, and a rare
Remington carbine having a split hammer and special locking device
was presented by Dr. Walter Hough. Mrs. Malek Ahdel Loring, of
Chicago, Illinois, presented a pair of Colt's double-action revolvers
and a Colt's army revolver with belt, which had been used by Captain
Loring. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, United States Deputy Commissioner of
Fisheries, contributed a rare and interesting revolver obtained by him
in Japan. A pom-pom shell of a form used by the Boers during their
siege of Ladysmith, South Africa, was received from the Hon. Rus-
sell Hastings Millward. of Washington, District of Columbia, and a
3-inch artillery shell found in the Canal Zone, from Mr. F. E. Shuck,
of Gatun.

Prof. Calvin Rae Smith, of Brooklyn, New York, donated 15
watch movements of English and French makes, arranged to show
the construction of such mechanisms with rack lever, cylinder,
detached lever, verge, Swiss patent lever, vertical, and duplex types
of escapement. One of the movements, made by a famous English
watchmaker, Eardley Norton, about 1810, is a A'ery rare specimen.
Mr. John Hansen, of Washington, District of Columbia, contributed
8 watches and watch movements of American and foreign manu-
facture, which form a valuable addition to the historical exhibit of
horology. Dr. Thomas Featherstonhaugh, of Washington, District
of Columbia, presented an English and a French watch movement,
■ and a pocket chronograph and pocket chronometer devised and made
by Mr. C. Fasoldt, of Albany, New York, between 1864 and 1870.
The chronograph has a chronometer balance, combination lever, and
chronometer escapement, and a micronometer regulator. The mech-
anism is operated by an indei^endent movement and is provided with
three registering hands, one for minutes, one for seconds, and one
for tenths of seconds. Not more than four or five of these chrono-
graphs were made, and the location of only one other is now known.
The chronometer time mechanism is much like that of the chrono-
graph, and both are valuable specimens. A universal sundial and
compass for both north and south latitudes was received as a gift
from the Keufl'el and Esser Company, of New York City. Two sun-
dials, one calculated for the latitude of Washington, were contrib-
uted by Mr. Claude L. Woolley, of Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Elias F. Morgan, of New London, Connecticut, presented a
model of a cotton gin made by his father, Elias F. Morgan, which
was introduced in 1860 and used in the South for many years, super-
seding the "Wliitney gin. A battery made from an ordinary copper
gun cap, with which communications were successfully sent across
the Atlantic Ocean, through the entire length of the cable, Avas
donated by Mr. Henry H. Ward, of East Orange, New Jersey. This

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battery is the smallest of a series used in 1866 to demonstrate that
batteries of very high power were not necessary to operate the cable.

The aeronautical exhibit under this division now contains Dr. S. P.
Langley's small aerodromes of 1896, 1898, and 1903, all of which
made successful flights, the engine of his full-size machine, the
Stringfellow machine of 1868, the Hargrave machine of 1891, the
Lilienthal air-sailer, and the models from Mr. Chanute above referred
to. Prominent aeronauts, members of aeronautical clubs, and others,
have visited the Museum to study these objects, and the collection of
firearms has received equal attention from experts in that field.
Many persons connected with or interested in the Hudson-Fulton
celebration at New York in September, 1909, have sought informa-
tion to be utilized in connection with the exhibits which will be pre-
pared for that event, and especially regarding Fulton's steamboat, the
ClerTnont. An examination of the model of the Clermont in the Mu-
seum and such other data as could be furnished here have served to
correct much misapprehension respecting the size and form of that
steamer. In September, 1908, a special exhibition of fishing boats
was arranged for the benefit of the International Fisheries Congress,
which held its session in this city during the last week of that month.
Mr. Francis D. Millet also made use of the boat models in preparing
a series of paintings illustrative of the history of industrial develop-
ment in the United States.

Ceramics. — Of exceptional interest among the accessions to this
division were a celadon vase and a peachblow vase, both of great
beauty and rarity, presented to the Museum by the Imperial Chinese
Government. The celadon vase is of the Yung-cheng period (1723-
1735), the peachblow, of the K'ang-hsi period (1662-1722). Three
specimens of Hampshire ware were received as a gift from Messrs.
J. S. Taft & Co., of Keene, New Hampshire, and placed with the
examples of American art ceramics. Miss Katherine Kavanaugh, of
Washington, District of Columbia, lent a teapot of the beautiful
ivory white glaze in which the Chinese potters have excelled. The
general installation has been changed onl}^ in minor respects. The
Hippisley collection of Chinese porcelains was carefully rearranged
with the aid of Mr. Frits von Holm, in order to bring important
pieces into better view. Mr. Alfred E. Hippisley, who is an authority
on Chinese porcelains, and whose collection in the National Museum
is one of the best known in the world, examined the ceramic series on
his return from China during the year, and gave valuable information
concerning specimens in the general exhibit.

Grajjliic arts. — The accessions in this division were more numer-
ous than for some years, among the more noteworthy being 144
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various companies. Eleven prints in color from wood blocks were
presented bv Mr. Walter Bobbett, of Berkeley, California. A collec-
tion of models of camera shutters, transferred from the United States
Patent Office, illustrate the historical sequence of the inventions for
the regulation of the contact of light with the sensitive plate. The
collection has also been enriched by 12 photographs in color made by
Mr. T. W. Smillie, whose manuscript, entitled " Recent Progress in
Color PhotograjDhy," was published in the Smithsonian Report for
1907.

Musical instruments. — Noteworthy additions to this collection com-
prise a violincello, in which a part of the body is of paper and the
head and pegs of carved wood, lent by Mr. A. P. Rice, of the National
Museum, by whose great-grandfather it was made about one hundred
years ago; a model of a percussion keyboard instrument which sub-
stitutes tuning forks for wires, transferred from the Patent Office ; a
spinet, the only one in the collection, jDresented by Messrs. F. H. and
H. A. Vinton ; a drum or gong of bronze cast in one very thin piece,
constituting a remarkable example of metal working, from the
Karens, interior of Burmah, who regard such gongs as symbols of
wealth, deposited by Mr. H. A. Belden, of Washington, District of
Columbia ; instruments of bamboo used by the Igorot Avomen of
Benguet, Luzon, Philippines, for keeping time on the march, con-
tributed by Dr. Hugh ]M. Smith, United States Deputy Commissioner
of Fisheries ; and a unique tubular wooden drum used by the lao, an
aboriginal tribe of Canton Province, China, presented by Miss Louise
Johnston, Wooster, Ohio. The catalogue of musical instruments of
the world, on which Mr. E. H. Hawley has been long engaged, has
reached 9,740 entries. AA^ien completed it should contain over 17,000
numbers.

Medicine. — The Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture,
transferred 122 specimens of crude drugs of commerce, which had
been determined by Dr. H. H. Rusby. A collection of amulets and
charms, mostly pertaining to magic medicine, made in England for
trade with Africa, Lidia, and Italy, was purchased, and two Indian
fetishes from the upper Yukon, Alaska, were contributed by Dr.
Ferdinand Schmitter, U. S. Army, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The
large series of portraits and scenes illustrating the history of medi-
cine in America was amplified and sent to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition at Seattle. Improvements have been made in the method
of installation of many specimens in the exhibition collection, and
a rearrangement of the series of magic medicine was begun.

History. — A most valuable and attractive collection of presents
from the Czar of Russia to the Hon. Gustavus Vasa Fox was received
by bequest of his widow, Mrs. Virginia L. W. Fox. These objects
were given to Mr. Fox during his mission to Russia in 1866 for the

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purpose of conveying the congratulations of the United States to
Alexander II on his escape from the attempted assassination of April
16, 1866, and consist of a superb malachite casket, gold and silver
medals, illuminated freedom of cities, a silver saltcellar, silver salver,
gold snuffbox, letters, and books. A life-size portrait of Gustavus
Vasa was deposited by Mr. Gist Blair, and a bound volume of " Fox's
Mission to Russia " was contributed by Miss Ellen de Q. Woodbury
and Mr. Blair. A valuable silver gilt bowl with dragon handles and
a silver model of a Chinese war junk, presented to Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt by the late Empress Dowager of China, were lent for exhi-
bition by Mrs. Roosevelt. The following were received from the
Navy Department : A large collection of relics of the Jeannette arctic
expedition of 1879-1881, found in the snow with the bodies of Lieut.
George W. De Long and his men who perished in the Lena Delta,
Siberia ; a gold cup, a trophy of baseball championship won at
Amoy, China, by members of the crew of the U. S. S. Kentucky;
and an engrossed resolution and a gold medal of the Philippine Art
Association, prepared to commemorate the visit of the United States
fleet in 1908.

Mrs. G. Brown Goode presented 9 medals awarded to the late
Doctor Goode in appreciation of his work in the advancement of the
science of ichthvologv and in recognition of his services in connection
with the establishment of the Hodgkins Fund, and also a package of
extremely rare Italian playing cards of the seventeenth century, pur-
chased in Italy by Doctor Goode. A notable collection of Delaware
and Cherokee tribal relics was lent by Mr. Richard C. Adams, repre-
sentative in Washington of the Delaware Indians. It consists of a
silver pipe, a silver tomahawk, a war club with silver plate, an an-
tique cedar flute, a wampum peace belt, and a war bonnet, associated
with Delaware history. A large and fine series of the postage stamps
of all nations, comprising nearly 20,000 specimens, in 12 portfolios,
was deposited by Mr. David W. Cromwell, of New York City. Mrs.
Julian James added miniatures and laces to the Bailey-Myers-Mason
collection and a volume containing biographical sketches of the
Bailey-Myers-Mason families. Mrs. Laura Kilpatrick jNIorgan con-
tributed presentation china to the Gen. Judson Kilpatrick collection;
and a cap and saber worn by the late Capt. James T. Ord, U. S.
Army, during the Spanish war was lent by Mrs. Ord. Mrs. Hosley
deposited the sword and belt given to the late Commander Harry H.
Hosley, U. S. Navy, by the Larchmont Yacht Club in appreciation of
his valuable services to the Government in towing the dry dock
Dewey from Chesapeake Bay to the Philippines, and also four cable-
grams of congratulation from President Roosevelt and other officials.
The original manuscript from the journal of Mr. Samuel Yolk, de-
scribing how he made the casts of Lincoln's hands, was presented by

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Mr. Douglas Volk, of New York City, and 13 newspapers published
at Richmond, Virginia, in 1865, were received from Mr, George C.
Maynard.

Among other accessions may be mentioned relics of John Hancock,
deposited by Mr. Thomas Chase, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; a
shotgun owned and used by Daniel Webster, presented by Dr. Henry
Furness, of Malone, New York ; an autograph letter of Gen. Ulysses
S. Grant, given by Mr. Irvine Mitchell, United States commissioner,
at St. Louis, Missouri; a cane of the Haytian general and statesman,
Toussaint I'Ouverture, donated by Mr. Gaillard Hunt, of the Library
of Congress; an autograph letter of Isidore Geoifroy St. Hilaire, gift
of Dr. C. W. Richmond, of the National Museum ; a powder gourd
carried in the Revolutionary war by William Edwards, and in the
civil war by his great-grandson Hon. Thomas J. Edwards, lent by
the latter. The National Society of Colonial Dames of America
added 24 objects to its collection. The collection of coins and medals
was also increased.

Much attention was given to the installation, readjustment, and
labeling of the collections. The Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition
has drawn heavily on the time and material of the division. Among
those who obtained assistance were: Mr. Douglas Yolk, who photo-
graphed the life mask of President Lincoln made by Leonard Yolk in
18G0 ; Mr. John Ward Dunsmore, of New York, who measured Wash-
ington's uniform for use in painting a portrait of the first President;
and Mr. W. P. Kyle, who sought information as to the tj^pe of
Revolutionary service sword to use on a monument to Gen. James
Lirtgan, of the Continental Army.

Preparators. — The work of the preparators was actively prose-
cuted. Mr. Joseph Palmer was chiefl}^ occupied with the care and
repair of specimens, but also made casts of 13 life-size figures from
sculpture molds for the Seattle Exposition. Mr. H. W. Hendley
completed a number of type busts of Indians for the division of
physical anthropology, made casts of archeological specimens, and
completed the rehabilitation of the costumed groups in the Museum
exhibit. From September, 1908, to May, 1009, Mr. Hendley was
attached to the special force engaged in preparations for the Seattle
Exposition.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY.

Among the accessions to this department containing material
belonging to more than one division the following are especially
noteworthy: A gift of about 1,200 European mammals, besides
61 reptiles, from Mr. Oldfield Thomas, of the British Museum, and
Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., of this Museum, so greatly increases the
importance of the National Museum collection of the mammals of

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Europe that it has become one of the largest and most vahiable in
the world. The department is again indebted to Dr. W. L. Abbott
for a contribution from Borneo consisting of some 700 mammals and
200 birds, a few eggs and nests, and other specimens. Mr. Owen
Bryant, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, generously presented about GOO
invertebrates obtained by him during a trip to Labrador, and also
an egg of the Great Auk, together with other fragments of these
eggs and some of the soil in which they were embedded. On behalf
of the Peruvian Government, Dr. R. E. Coker donated a large col-
lection of Peruvian crustaceans, about 300 sponges and 20 reptiles,
and specimens of some 95 species of mollusks, being a part of the
material secured during his investigations of the fisheries of that
country. A small collection of Australian reptiles and fishes was
received from Mr. Henry J. Brown, through the Hon. T. G. B. Kill-
master, United States consul at Newcastle, New South Wales.

The United States Bureau of Fisheries transferred an exceptional
amount of valuable material. In connection with its explorations
among the Philippine Islands, Dr. Paul Bartsch, a member of the
Museum staff, was detailed to serve for a jear as one of the natural-
ists on the steamer Albatross. The collections, to the assembling
of which Doctor Bartsch, with the hearty and effective cooperation
of the staff of the steamer, jDaid special attention, comprised about
100,000 specimens of mollusks, 48 lots of medusa?, several hundred
birds, about 100 reptiles, etc. Other large and important collections
transferred by the bureau included 243 lots of medusa?, obtained
during the Albatross expedition to the eastern Pacific in 1904-5, 52
lots of alcyonarian corals taken off the coast of California by the
Albatross in 1904, and more than 400 sea urchins, 23 lots of sponges
of the families Geodidse and Erylidse, and several hundred samples
of sea bottom from different parts of the Pacific. A large miscel-
laneous collection of fishes, including about 600 specimens from New
York and Ohio and a series from Panama, should also be mentioned.

Two field parties in which the Institution and Museum are greatly
interested left this country during the year for important collecting
regions, from both of which especially valuable results may be ex-
pected. The first, which will explore in Java and some of the ad-
jacent islands, is being conducted by Mr. Owen Bryant, of Cohasset,
Massachusetts, entirely at his own expense. He is accompanied by
Mr. William Palmer, of the Museum staff, and will present to the
Museum a large share of the specimens obtained. The party sailed
at the beginning of the calendar year 1909. The second expedition
is that organized by Col. Theodore Roosevelt as a hunting trip into
British East Africa and more inland districts. It has attached to it
three well-known naturalists, Lieut. Col. Edgar A. Mearns, U. S.
Army, Mr. E. E. Heller, and Mr. J. Alden Loring, whose expenses

38 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, liJOU.

are being paid from a private subscription fund given to the Smith-
sonian Institution for the purpose.

The work on the collections in biology has been mainly of a routine
character, owing to the crowded condition of the older buildings
and the preparations for moving to the new one. For the same rea-
son but fcAV changes were made in the exhibition collections, although
the present installations were carefully maintained and to some ex-
tent imj^roved. Only a very few specimens were added, but a new
card catalogue of the entire exhibition series of mammals was nearly
completed at the close of the year. The head curator. Dr. Frederick
W. True, served during^ the vear as chairman of the Smithsonian
committee on publications.

J/rt?n//iafe.— ;-Besides the accessions above noted, the division of
mammals received several important acquisitions. The skin and
skeleton of an adult male buffalo, in splendid condition, and also
several elk antlers were transmitted from the Yellowstone National
Park by the superintendent, Maj. H. C. Benson, U. S. Army. The
receipts from the National Zoological Park comprised 84 mammals,
including many large species such as the roedeer, carabao, orang,
Virginia deer, cougar, kangaroo, aouclad, lion, black bear, jDronghorn
antelope, bison, etc. Collecting trips for fossil cetaceans along the
Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, were continued in the autumn of 1008,
under the direction of the head curator, by Mr. William Palmer and
Mr. D. B. Mackie. A large amount of valuable material was ob-
tained, including many skulls, fragments of skulls, and other remains.

Mr. Angel Cabrera, of Madrid, presented three Spanish mammals,
, including the type of a new species of squirrel, Sciuriis infuscatus,
which he had described. Another valuable lot of IG Spanish mam-
mals, comprising a roedeer, fox, badger, etc., were obtained in ex-
change from the Rev. Father Saturio Gonzales, of Santo Domingo de
Silos. Mr. E. R. Warren, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, transmitted
the type of a subsjjecies of chipmunk, named by him Eutamias quadri-
vittatus animosus, and the heirs of Dr. Robert J. Nevin contributed
15 mounted heads of large game, chiefly from South Africa. The
Marquis G. Doria, of Genoa, Italy, presented a very rare bat from
Peru, Amorphochilus schnablii. A skeleton of the dwarf carabao, or
tamarao, of Mindoro Island, was received as a donation from Mr.
M. L. Merritt, of Grundy Center, Iowa. Two goat antelopes and a
badger from western China were purchased of the Rev. W. W. Simp-
son, of Taochow, China, and there was also purchased the skeleton of
a killer whale from Barnegat, New Jersey, the only authentic speci-
men of the kind from the Atlantic coast of the United States in any
museum.

The majority of the specimens in the collection of European mam-
mals, which number several thousand, were identified and labeled, a

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work made possible by the recent extensive studies and collecting-
expeditions in Europe of Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., now the curator of
the division. Some additional work was done toward rearranging the
general collection of rats and mice, and also of squirrels. Some 4,200
skulls, of which about 900 were large or of medium size, were cleaned
during the year. There remain, however, a very large number of
skulls, received in earlier years, in a more or less unsatisfactory con-
dition as regards preparation, which require treatment to free them
from grease, dirt, etc. Forty-eight large skins were dressed and
folded for preservation and 92 made up for the same purpose.

Much scientific work was conducted during the year. JNIention
should especially be made of the catalogue of type specimens of mam-
mals, including those in the Biological Survey collection, by Messrs.
Lyon and Osgood, which has been published. It makes a volume of
325 pages and contains extensive data regarding each type. Other
papers on mammals, to the extent of 1,8G0 pages, with numerous
plates, were issued. The mammals collected in southern Borneo by
Dr. W. L. Abbott, and recently presented by him to the jVIuseum,
have been studied by Dr. M. AV. Lyon, jr., assistant curator, who has
an annotated catalogue of them partly finished. Two types of Ameri-
can species and a dozen other specimens were lent to Dr. J. A. Allen,
of the American Museum of Natural History, for comparison. A few
other loans were made for similar purposes. The naturalists of the
Biological Survey made free use of the collections, as in past years.
Dr. F. W. True continued investigations of American fossil cetaceans
and published several papers relating to them.

Birds. — The birds obtained on the Museum-Zeleclon expedition to
Costa Rica, mentioned in the report of last year, were not received
in "Washington until after July 1, 1908. They consisted of 1,G30 speci-
mens of humming birds, flycatchers, tanagers, etc., including many
rarities and the types of two new species. A part of this material
was from the Dota Mountain region, which has seldom been visited
by naturalists, and was prepared by Mr. Basulto, at the request of
Mr. Zeledon, after the return of Mr. Ridgway. A collection of 261
specimens of Philippine birds was received in exchange from the
Bureau of Science at Manila, and 165 species, including 5 types, from
the same islands were contributed by Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S. Army.
About 60 Abyssinian birds, the first received from that country, were
presented by Lady A. McM. Harrington, From Mr. Outram Bangs,
of Boston, there was obtained, partly as a gift and partly by exchange,
a series of 172 birds from Costa Rica and Jamaica, including a speci-
men of the rare Laletes oshurni and other species not previously well
represented in the Museum. Three birds from Darien were donated
by Mr. R, S. Williams, of New York. A collection of 66 East Indian
birds was received in exchange from the Selangor State Museum, and

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another of 43 specimens, chiefly from South America, was secured
in the same manner from Count Hans von Berlepsch, of Germany.
Among 10 rare birds, purchased from Mr. W. F, H. Rosenberg, of
London, are a specimen of Rudolpli's bird of paradise, a flightless
duck from Xew Zealand, Nesonetta aucklandica^ and two species of
the genus Miro, now nearly extinct.

Of birds' eggs obtained in exchange may be mentioned 56 specimens
from Mexico and South America, including the eggs of Calypte
helence^ probably the smallest bird known; 8 eggs and a nest of the
western golden-crowned kinglet from Mr. J. H, Bowles, of Tacoma,
Washington ; and 15 eggs, including 4 of Epidonax gnseus, not
previously represented in the Museum, from Mr. "VV. L. Chambers,
of Santa Monica, California. Mr. Outram Bangs presented an egg of
Vruhithuja gundlachi from Cuba.

Work on the fifth part of the Manual of North American Birds
was continued by Mr. Robert Ridgway, curator, assisted by Mr.
Riley, aid, and the manuscript on four families of passerine birds
was com^jleted. The M'orking up of the humming-bird and wood-
pecker families and the family Micropodidse was nearly finished, but
the goatsuckers still require to be studied. In connection with this
investigation, 6,380 specimens were borrowed from other museums
for purposes of comparison. A descriptive list of the birds of
Uganda, Africa, was prepared by Dr. C. W. Richmond for the use
of Dr. E. A. Mearns, and also of about 200 Javan birds for the use of
Mr. William Palmer. Doctor Richmond added about a thousand
cards to the catalogue of genera and species of birds during the year.

Specimens of birds to the number of 930 were lent for examination,
including 114 representatives of the genus Piaya^ to Mr. Witmer
Stone, of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, for use
in the revision of the cuckoos ; and 65 Korean and other Asiatic birds
to the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburg, for purposes of identification.

The cases containing the reserve collections of bird skins and eggs,
304 in number, were fireproofed with sheet steel, requiring the tem-
porary removal of their contents and imposing a considerable task
upon the staff. At least 8,000 labels were prepared, mainly for the
East Indian collection from Dr. W. L. Abbott, the Costa Rican speci-
mens from the Museum-Zeledon expedition, and the Philippine speci-
mens from Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S. Army. Toward the close of the
year the collection of birds' eggs, occupying 70 quarter-unit cases,
was removed to the new building for storage.

Reptiles and hatrachians. — The reptiles collected in the Philippines
by Dr. Paul Bartsch while with the steamer Albatross are especially
interesting, since in large part they were obtained on islands from
which the Museum had previously no material. A number of Philip-
pine specimens, chiefly of rare species, were also contributed by Maj.

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J. M. T. Partello, U. S. Army. Dr. E. E. B. McKenney, of Wash-
ington, District of Columbia, presented 52 specimens from Panama,
and Dr. C. T. Forsyth-Major, of London, 8 specimens from Corsica.
There were received in exchange from Mr. Thomas Barbour, of Cam-
bridge, Massachusetts, 72 specimens from various parts of the world,
including topotj'pes and other important material, and from Mr. J.
Hurter, of St. Louis, Missouri, a series of rare salamanders and other
valuable specimens.

Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, curator of the division, continued his
investigation of the reptile fauna of the Philippine Islands. The
collection of toads was studied by Miss Mary C. Dickerson, of Xew
York, in connection with her work on Xorth American tailless
batrachians. Mexican reptiles were examined by Dr. S. E. Meek,
of the Field Museum of Natural History ; South American specimens
by Mr. Thomas Barbour; and turtles by Dr. O. P. Hay.

Fishes. — Besides the large collections from the Bureau of Fisheries,
previously referred to, mention should be made of a series of Florida
fishes collected by Mr. Barton A. Bean, assistant curator, who, as
in several jjrevious years, was invited by Mr. W. H. Gregg to accom-
pany him on his yacht Onan., which cruised, this season, from St.
Augustine to Molasses Key. There were also received specimens of
fishes obtained on the expedition of Dr. S. E. Meek to Central
America and during the explorations of Mr. H. J. Brown and Mr.
W. D. Filmer about Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, New South
Wales.

Over 11,500 specimens of fishes were catalogued, labeled, and
installed. Special attention was given to labeling and recording
types and other rare specimens recently received. A large number
of earthenware jars were procured and the specimens which, on
account of their size, had previously been kept in copper tanks were
transferred to them, with the view of preventing further discolora-
tion from contact with the metal.

Five lots of fishes were lent for study. Mr. C. V. Burke examined
the liparid fishes from America and Japan, occupying a table in the
laboratory for about four months; and the naturalists of the Bureau
of Fisheries and Dr. Theodore Gill had constant access to the collec-
tions. Mr. B. A. Bean and Mr. A. C. Weed described new species
of selachians. The former also identified the Costa Rican fishes
received the previous year, and continued his study of the Florida
fishes, as did Mr. Weed his work on the pickerels.

Insects. — This division received several large and important gifts,
of which the most noteworthy came from Mr. William Schau.s, who
added to his previous donations about 18,000 butterflies and moths
from Costa Rica and otlier tropical countries. Mr. H. L. Viereck,
of the Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture,

42 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

and Mr. J. C. Crawford, assistant curator of the division, pre-
sented their valuable private collections of Hymenoptera. Mr.
Viereck's collection contains about 2,400 specimens, mostly bees,
including types of more than 50 species and paratypes of some 50
more. Mr. Crawford's collection consists of about 2,700 specimens,
with many types and paratypes. The Bureau of Entomology trans-
mitted large collections as in past years. Those reported as of most
importance are 2,383 Diptera from Florida and South Carolina,
collected by Mr. C. H. T. Townsend; 1,038 miscellaneous insects
from Santa Catalina Island, California ; 1,000 insects from Alabama,
obtained by Mr. H. H. Smith; and 400 mosquitoes from Dublin, New
Hampshire, collected by Mr. A. Busck. From Lord Walsingham
and Mr.' F. D. Godman there were received, partly as a gift and
.partly in exchange, about GOO micro-lepidoptera from Central
America, chiefly cotyj^es of species described in the Biologici Gen-
trali-Americmia. Four hundred and twenty Coleoj)tera from the
same general region were obtained from Mr. Godman in exchange.
About 5,000 Venezuelan insects were purchased, and the Washing-
ton Biologists' Field Club added to its previous donations about
1,000 insects from l^lummer's Island, Maryland.

The entire collection of Orthoptera was transferred to drawers
adapted to the new standard racks, and some progress was made in
the same direction with the Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenop-
tera. The investigations of Doctor Dyar and Mr. Knab on mosqui-
toes, mentioned in last year's report, were continued and brought
nearly to completion. Loans of insects to specialists for investiga-
tion numbered 20 and comprised 4,389 specimens. The largest lot,
containing 1,500 tropical American ants, was sent to Dr. William M.
Wheeler, of the Bussey Institution, Boston. Prof. A. L. Melander,
of Pullman, Washington, obtained 326 Diptera of the family Borbor-
idse. Orthoptera of the family Forficulida^, to the number of 328
specimens, were lent to Mr. IMalcom Burr, of Eastr}^, England, and
305 Hemiptera to A. L. IMontandon, of Bucharest, Roumania. ]\Ir.
G. C. Champion, of London, received 298 beetles for use in connec-
tion with the Biologia Centrali- Americana^ and Prof. H. T. Fernald,
of Amherst, Massachusetts, 350 Sphegida? and Ophionina^ for study.

Mollusks. — The heirs of the late Chief Engineer Herschel INIain,
U. S. Navy, presented a valuable collection of about 1,500 marine
shells, which had been obtained in different parts of the world. A
very interesting lot of land shells from Cuba and another from the
Isthmus of Darien, including new species, were donated b}^ Mr. A. E.
Heighway. Among the purchases which comjjrise some of the most
important accessions should be mentioned a series of recently de-
scribed shells of Japan, a series of rare land and fresh-water shells
from Tonkin, China, and land shells from the mountains of
Venezuela.

KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 43

About 6,000 lots of specimens were catalogued and labeled. Dr.
William H. Dall and Dr. Paul Bartsch completed their monograph
of the Pyramidellidse, which has been in progress for about twelve
years. Doctor Dall also prepared a report on a collection of mol-
lusks from Peru, containing nearly 900 species. Doctor Bartsch con-
tinued work on the collection of South African shells presented by
Lieut. Col. W. H. Turton, of England. Among persons not con-
nected with the ]\Iuseum who made use of the collections, may be
mentioned Miss M. C Breen, of Washington, Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, of
Philadelphia, and Dr. V, Sterki, of Pittsburg. The assistant curator
was absent on detail with the steamer Albatross in the Philippine
Islands during the early part of the year, as elsewhere explained.

Marine inrerfehrafes. — The large amount of material transferred
by the Bureau of Fisheries has been noted on a previous page. Men-
tion may here be made of a series of over 400 crabs from the Gulf
of Siam, received from the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen, Den-
mark, partly as a gift and partly in exchange. It comprises speci-
mens of 20 genera and 66 species not previously represented in the
National Museum, among them being 9 cotypes. Fifty negatives of
types of corals described by Ellis and Solander were obtained from
the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

One of the f)rincipal subjects of routine was the transfer to the
regular catalogues of the data relating to specimens formerly in the
custody of Prof. A. E. Verrill. A cataloguer was employed for six
months especially for this work. As in previous years, a large
amount of time was occupied in selecting, invoicing, and packing
si^ecimens sent out for study and identification, and in caring for
them on their return. These transactions are of great benefit to the
Museum as well as to the various zoologists concerned. The sendings
are seldom loans in a strict sense, but consist in most cases of un-
identified material which it is of great advantage to the Museum to
have studied and identified, and, indeed, without the gratuitous
cooperation of specialists, it would be impossible to make headway
in many groups. During the year sjjecimens were forwarded under
these conditions to 28 naturalists in the United States and other parts
of the world. The general collection of unidentified fresh-water
sponges was transmitted to Dr. N. Annandale of Calcutta, India,
who is monographing the fresh-water sponges of the world. Dr. J. A,
Ashworth, of Edinburgh, who is working up the Arenicolida?, ob-
tained the use of 36 lots of specimens. The unidentified Atyida^ were
sent to Prof. E. L. Bouvier, of the Museum of Natural History, Paris,
and the unnamed compound ascidians from the Pacific Ocean north
of California, to Dr. A. G. Huntsman for examination in connection
with his studies of the ascidians of British Columbia. Dr. R. C.
Osburn, of New York, received the collection of bryozoans from

44 REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

southern New England to assist him in his work on the bryozoans of
eastern North America. Additional specimens of barnacles were sent
to Doctor Pilsbry; of parasitic copepods to Dr. C. B. Wilson; and
of ophiurans to Dr. H. L. Clark.

Reference was made in the report for 1907 to the arrangements
made Avith Dr. J. A. Cushman, of the Boston Society of Natural
History, to sort out, identify, and prepare sets of the foraminifera of
the North Pacific Ocean from the large collections of the Museum,
mainly secured by the Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross, and to
j)repare a monograph on the group. This work has progressed
steadily during the last two years, a large number of microscopic
slides and illustrations has been prepared, and the manuscript is re-
ported to be well advanced. The material furnished to Doctor Cush-
man last year comi^rised samples of ocean bottom obtained by the
steamer Albatross in 1906, the U. S. steamers Nero and Alert ^ and a
few others.

The several groups of marine invertebrates collected by Mr. Owen
Bryant, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, during a cruise to Labrador, were
sent to the following zoologists who have kindly ottered to identify
the species and describe such as are new : Dr. W. R. Coe, Dr. J. Percy
Moore, Dr. J. H. Gerould, Dr. L. J. Cole, Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, Mr.
R. W. Sharpe, Dr. R. C. Osburn, Dr. W. A. Herdman, Dr.^ J. P.
McMurrich, Prof. C. C. Nutting, and Dr. R. W. Miner. Similarly,
the sponges and crustaceans of Peru presented by Dr. R. E. Coker on
behalf of the Peruvian Government were submitted to Dr. H. V.
Wilson, Dr. N. Annandale, Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, Dr. A. O. Walker, and
Miss A. L. Weckel.

Comparative anatomy. — A complete card catalogue of the collec-
tion of cetaceans was prepared. In the latter part of the jear all the
skeletons and other material belonging to the division were removed
from the rented storage buildings, the majority being transferred to
the new Museum building in packing boxes and the remainder to the
taxidermists' shed south of the Smithsonian building. A card cata-
logue of the latter, covering the contents of over 60 packing boxes, was
made for reference. The cleaned skeletons were brought to the pres-
ent Museum building, numbered, labeled, and put in cases. At pres-
ent this division is not manned, the work being carried on personally
by the head curator with the aid of preparators and others.

Plants. — The largest accessions to the National Herbarium were ob-
tained by exchange, and include 3,000 plants, chiefly New Mexican,
from the Agricultural College of New Mexico ; 1,427 plants, mainly
rare cacti and herbarium specimens from the West Indies, from the
New York Botanical Garden ; 579 plants from the Bureau of Science,
Manila, including duplicates of many ncAV species; and 248 examples,
mostly ferns, from the British Museum. Of purchases, the most

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 190{>. 45

important were 235 Philippine and 889 Mexican plants. The Car-
negie Institution of Washington jDresented 97 jDlants; Mr, F. E.
Lloyd, 194 Mexican plants; and Mr. E. I. Applegate, 360 specimens
from Oregon. Capt. John Donnell Smith, of Baltimore, who in 1905
presented about 100,000 mounted specimens to the Smithsonian Insti-
tution with the understanding that certain parts of the collection
might be retained in Baltimore for a short time, transferred about
7,000 sheets of ferns in March of the past year.

Specimens to the number of 15,513 were stamped and incorporated
in the permanent herbarium, making the total number so disposed of
since the transfer of the herbarium to the Museum in 1894, 347,874.
The number of specimens mounted was 15,580. Forty unit herbarium
cases, comprising 960 pigeonholes, w^ere added to the stack, increas-
ing the number of pigeonholes in use to 11,818. Many of the cases
were fireproofed with a covering of sheet metal, which required the
removal of the contents of several cases at a time, and engaged much
of the attention of the assistants for a long period. The work was
not completed at the close of the j^ear.

The increase of routine work left little time for scientific investi-
gations on the part of the associate and assistant curators. Doctor
Rose continued studies on the cacti and other Mexican and Central
American plants and Mr. Maxon on ferns. The latter also edited the
manuscript on ferns left by the late Dr. L. iSI. Underwood. The
director of the New York Botanical Garden and the curator of its
herbarium spent some time at the National Museum. Mr. W. W.
Eggleston, of Eutland, Vermont, made studies of the genus Cratcegus^
and Miss Alice Eastwood, of San Francisco, of California plants.
Dr. J. ]\I. Coulter, head professor of botany. University of Chicago,
remained here several months at work on a manual of botany and
also prepared in collaboration with Doctor Rose a supplement to their
monograph of North American Umbelliferse. The large series of
specimens of violets was examined by Dr. Ezra Brainerd, ex-presi-
dent of Middlebury College, Vermont. The botanists of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture made extensive use of the herbarium during the
year.

About 2,400 specimens of plants, exclusive of those borrowed by
botanists in the government service, were lent to twenty botanists and
botanical institutions. The largest lots sent out were as follows:
1,153 ferns of the genus Dryopteris to Mr. C. C. Christensen, of
Copenhagen, Denmark; 131 specimens of the genus Plantago to
Prof. E. L. Morris, of Washington, District of Columbia ; 111 speci-
mens of Vittaria and 57 ferns to Mr. R. C. Benedict, of New York;
117 ferns of the genus Asplenimn to Miss W. J. Robinson; 317 mis-
cellaneous plants to Mr. W. W. Eggleston, of Rutland, Vermont; 273
specimens of the genus' Usnea to Mr. R. H. Howe, jr., of Concord,
Massachusetts.

46 EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Preparators. — The chief taxidermist finished for the exhibition
series the mounting of the markhor mentioned in last ^^ear's report,
and also of 3 elk heads, a mink, and 7 other small mammals. The
preparation of a takin, a large Chinese antelope, was nearly com-
pleted. He also made a special experimental mounting of 4 skulls of
large mammals with horns, as a basis for deciding upon the method
to be adopted for the installation of such specimens in the new build-
ing. Among other work performed by the chief taxidermist and his
assistant was the preparation and repair of many specimens for both
the exhibition and reserve collection, and the preliminary treatment
of skins for mounting in the future. Of 183 animals received from
the National Zoological Park, comprising 84 mammals, 5(5 birds, and
43 reptiles, the skins and skulls of all but 20 were j)reserved, and 38
skeletons were made.

The principal work by the bird taxidermist was in continuation of
remounting valuable skins from the exhibition series and repairing
skins belonging to the study series, the number of which was large.

The osteological preparator mounted skeletons of a hog and a
vampire, and with an assistant cleaned 21 skeletons, chiefly large
mammals, roughed out 32 more, cleaned 954 skulls, and also 28 sets of
antlers. Various repairs were made and much miscellaneous work
was done, including the moving of all the specimens tools, and equip-
ment from the rented buildings.

The chief modeler and general preparator was detailed for work in
the field for the greater part of the year, first to collect fossils in the
Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, and afterwards to accompany Mr. Owen
Bryant on an expedition to Java, where he was at the close of the
year. Before leaving for Java he put together most of the fossil
skulls and other large pieces which he had obtained in Marjdand, and
made a report on this material.

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY.

Systematic and applied geology. — Of nine collections of rock
specimens transferred by the United States Geological Survey, the
most important came from the Bradshaw Mountains of Arizona, the
Sugar Loaf district and the Silverton and Boulder quadrangles of
Colorado, and Goldfield, Nevada. Two valuable gifts consisted of a
specimen of gold ore from Messrs. Taylor and Price, of Goldfield,
and 5 jars of Mexican graphite from the United States Graphite
Company", of Saginaw, Michigan.

With the exception of a study of the origin of certain copper ores,
begun b}^ the assistant curator. Dr. F. B. Laney, most of the research
work was carried on by the head curator, Dr. George P. Merrill, and
has mainly related to petrography and the composition of stony
meteorites. Doctor Merrill also visited the phosphate regions of

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Tennessee and the quarry regions of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and
Kettle River, Minnesota, securing small collections at each place.

Mineralogy. — The more noteworthy additions consisted of speci-
mens of the new minerals hillebrandite and spurrite, donated by Dr.
Y. E. Wright, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and of
some fine examples of epidote, datolite, quartz, and beryl, the gift of
Mr. C. S. Bement, of PhiladeliDhia. A beautiful series of California
tourmalines, both cut and in the rough, was deposited by Mr. A. E.
Heighway.

Studies were carried on relative to the chemical nature of meteor-
ites, and two papers were published. The assistant curator of the
division, Mr. Wirt Tassin, also rendered important service in con-
nection with the construction of the new Museum building, especially
with reference to the metal work of the windows, roofs, and dome.

Invertehrate paleontology. — ^The principal accessions of the year
have been as follows: A large series of Cambrian fossils from the
Rocky Mountain region, collected by the Secretary of the Institu-
tion, Dr. Charles D, Walcott, with the help of the assistant curator,
Mr. L. D. Burling; about 3,000 Paleozoic fossils from the Appa-
lachian Vallev and central Tennessee, bv the curator of the division.
Dr. Ray S. Bassler; and a collection of Tertiary fossils from the
Coalinga district, California, containing the types described by Mr.
Ralph Arnold, transferred by the United States Geological Svirvey.

The registration of the Bryozoa in the biologic series was com-
pleted. The Hambach collection received the previous year was
arranged and a portion of it registered and numbered. Altogether
some 13,727 specimens were placed in permanent museum form, and
the catalogue of type material received during the year was kept up
to date. Some 40 trays of graptolites, 330 boxes of other Paleozoic,
and 38 of Mesozoic fossils have been removed from storage and
placed in condition for examination. A great mass of graptolite
material, including a large collection transferred from the United
States Geological Survey, has been carefully overhauled and worked
up during the year, and a large number of duplicates and worthless
specimens eliminated. The collection now occupies about 200 stand-
ard drawers. The Cambrian and Ordovician portions of this collec-
tion have been studied and identified by Dr. E. O. Ulrich, of the
United States Geological Survey, and the material from later forma-
tions by the curator of the division.

Doctor Bassler completed a bulletin on the stratigraphy of Appa-
lachian Virginia, and another on the Dendroid Graptolites of the
Xiagaran dolomites at Hamilton, Ontario, besides a joint monograph
with Doctor Ulrich on the Cambrian bivalved crustaceans.

Vertebrate paleontology. — Of especial interest among the acces-
sions to this division was a large amount of material obtained by
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48 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909,

Mr. A. C. Silberliiig from the Fort Union beds of Sweet Grass
Connt}^, Montana, parthj^ for the United States Geological Survey
and partly under the auspices of the National Museum. This collec-
tion contains over 300 small and fragmentary specimens, representing
many new and little-known mammalian forms, and is considered of
great importance, both geologically and paleontologically. A fossil
rhinoceros skull, obtained from Mr. E. Pfizenmayer, of St. Peters-
burg, Russia, forms a valuable addition to the exhibition series.
Two accessions, transferred through the head curator of biology,
comprise a very considerable and interesting series of cetacean re-
mains, chiefly from the Miocene at Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, includ-
ing some new discoveries.

Mr. James AV. Gidley, custodian, prepared and made a preliminary
study of about 100 specimens of the small mammals from the Fort
Union beds, examining collections at the American Museum of Nat-
ural History in connection with this work. He also described Bnsilo-
saurus from the southern coastal plain, and devoted considerable
time to the restoration of the skull of this form, with the view of in-
stalling an entire skeleton with the exhibition series in the new build-
ing. Other researches in progress or completed by Mr. Gidley related
to Ptilodus.^ Basal Eocene mammals, a specimen of Glyptodon from
Texas, and the foot and limb structure in mammals.

The work of Mr. Charles W. Gilmore, custodian of fossil reptiles,
has been largely directed to the preparation of materials for exhibi-
tion. The more important pieces so far made ready are fairly com-
jjlete skeletons of C amptosaurus hrowni Gilmore and Ceratosaurus
nasicomis Marsh. The skull and neck of a Tylosaurus and the wing
of a large Pteranodon have also been prepared for exhibition. The
models of the ceratopsian skulls received in exchange from the Yale
Museum a year ago have been arranged for exhibition.

A card catalogue of the materials now in storage belonging to this
division has been prepared and is considered to be fairly complete.
Mr. Gilmore completed his study begun the previous year on the
camptosaurian material, and a paper entitled "A new Rhynchocepha-
lian from the Jurassic of Wyoming." He also began a report on
the extinct reptilian fauna of North Carolina. During June he ex-
amined the laboratory ' and workshop equipment of the Carnegie
Museum at Pittsburg, Avith reference to fitting up similar quarters in
the new building.

Paleobotany. — This division received only two accessions that need
be mentioned in this connection — one of 26 specimens, including G
types, from the Kootanie beds; the other comprising over 200 speci-
mens of fossil wood from Arizona, which have been placed in the
hands of Prof. E. C. Jeffrey, of Harvard University, for study. No

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 49

changes in the exhibition series have been made. The specimens
were, however, removed from the shelves and the entire exhibit
cleaned and rearranged. The work of renumbering and cutting down
the study series has been carried on as usual, and all the collections
from the Potomac formation have been thus revised.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE OF SPECIMENS.

Eighty-two regular sets, consisting of geological specimens only
to the number of 7,739, were distributed during the year for educa-
tional purposes. In addition about 1,300 specimens of geology,
marine invertebrates, and fishes were sent out in special sets for the
same purpose. There were lent for study to specialists not officially
connected with the Museum staff 18,412 specimens from the depart-
ment of biologj^ and 57G specimens from the department of geology.

Exchanges were carried on as usual with scientific institutions
and individuals, and for this purpose 10,084 duplicate specimens
were used, 3,552 being geological, 530 anthropological, and 6,002
zoological and botanical.

The extent of the exchange relations with institutions abroad is
indicated by the following list: The British Museum of Natural
History, London, England; the University of Glasgow, Scotland;
the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Elbeuf, France; the Konigl.
Zoologisches Museum, Berlin, and the Konigl. Botanischer Garten
und Museum, Dahlem, Steglitz bei Berlin, Germany; the Jardin
Botanique de TEtat, Brussels, Belgium; the Botani'sk Museum and
the Zoologisches Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark; the Xaturhistor-
iska Riksmuseum, Stockholm, and the Botanischer Garten, Upsala,
Sweden; the Bergen Museum, Bergen, Norway; the Rijks Museum
van Natuurlijke Histoire, Leiden, Holland ; the Botanisches Museum,
Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland; the Museo de Ciencias Nat-
urales, ]\Iadrid, Spain ; the Ilegia Museo Zoologico, Turin, Italy ; the
K. K. Naturhistorisches Ilofmuseum, Vienna, Austria ; the Indian
Museum and the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, India ; the Royal
Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon; the Department of Agricul-
ture, Buitenzorg, Java ; the Selangor State Museum, Kuala Lumpur,
Federated Malay States.

Exchanges were also carried on with the following individuals in
foreign countries: Prof. W. A. Herdman, Liverpool, Mr. Edward
Lovett, Croydon, Mr. R. Shelford, Oxford, and Mr. Alfred O.
"Walker, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent, England ; Mr. AVilliam Eagle
Clarke, Edinburgh, Scotland ; Mr. Stanislas Meunier and Dr. Emile
G. Racovitza, Paris, France; Professor von Hansemann, Berlin, and
Count Hans von Berlepsch, Cassel, Germany; Dr. J. H. Bonnema,
The Hague, Holland; Mr. Friedrich Hendel, Vienna, Austria; Prof.

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Lajos Meliely, Budapest, Hungary; Prof. E. Monaco, Portici, Naples,
Italy; Dr. H. Christ, Basel, and Messrs. Grebel, Wendler & Co.,
Geneva, Switzerland ; Eev. Father Saturio Gonzales, Santo Domingo
de Silos, Spain; Mr. C. J. Gabriel, Abbotsford, Melbourne, Aus-
tralia; Dr. Eugenio Giacornelli, La Rioja, Argentina; Seilor
Juan Tremoleras, Montevideo, Uruguay; Mr. Federico Eichlam,
Guatemala.

MISCELLANEOUS.

VISITORS.

The number of visitors to tlie National Museum buildinc; durine
the year 1908-9 was 245,187, a daily average of 783 ; and to the Smith-
sonian building 198,054 j^ersons, a dail}^ average of 632.

The following tables show, respectively, the attendance during each
month of the past year and for each year beginning with 1881, when
the Museum building was first opened to the public :

Numhcr of visitors during the year ending June 30, 1009.

Year and month.

1908,

July

August

September

October

November

December

Museum
building.

13, 545
21,094
21,210
18, 866
14, 399
14,015

Smithson-
ian
building.

11,327
17, 795
18, 938
15, 475
12, 753
10, 758

Year and month.

1909.

January

February

March

April

May

June

Total

Museum
building.

12,006
15, 702
54, 408
25,353
17, 495
17, 094

245, 187

Smithson-
ian
building.

9,085
11, 403
43, 686
19, 957
13, 279
13, 598

198, 054

Nuniher of visitors to the Museum and Smithsonian huildings since the opening

of the former in 1881,

Year.

1881

1882

1883

1884 (half year)....
1884-85 (fiscal year)

1885-86

1886-87

1887-88

1888-89

1889-90

1890-91

1891-92

1892-93

1893-94

1894-95

1S95-9G

Museum
building.

150,000
167, 455
202, 188
97, 661
205, 026
174, 225
216, 562
249, 665
374, 843
274, 324
286,426
269, 825
319,930
195, 748
201, 744
180.505

Smithso-
nian
building.

100,000
152,744
104,823
45, 565
105, 993
88, 960
98, 552
102, 863
149,618
120, 894
111, 669
114,817
174, 188
103, 910
105,658
103,650

Year.

1896-97

1897-98

1898-99

1899-1900...
1900-1901...

1901-2

1902-3

1903-1

1904-5

1905-6

1906-7

1907-8

1908-9

Total

^luseum
building.

229, 606
177, 254
192, 471
225, 440
216, 556
173, 888
315, 307
220, 778
235,921
210,886
210, 107
299, 659
245, 187

6,519,187

Smithso-
nian
building.

115,709
99, 273
116,912
133, 147
151, 563
144, 107
181,174
143, 988
149, 380
149, 661
153, 591
237, 182
198, 054

3,757,645

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PUBLICATIONS,

The jDublications issued during the year consisted of the annual
report for 1908, volumes 34 and 35 and part of volume 36 of the Pro-
ceedings, Bulletins 62, 63 and 64, and 7 parts of two volumes of Con-
tributions from the National Herbarium. Volume 34 of the Proceed-
ings contained 17 papers; volume 35, 28 papers; and the uncompleted
volume 36, 35 papers; a total of 80 papers, all of which were sepa-
rately printed- and distributed in small advance editions for the early
information of si^ecialists.

The titles of the bulletins were as follows : Xo. 62, " Catalogue of
the Type-Specimens of Mammals in the United States National
Museum, including the Biological Survey Collection," by Marcus W.
Lj'On, jr., and Wilfred H. Osgood; No. 63, "A Monographic Revision
of the Coleoptera Belonging to the Tenebrionide Tribe Eleodiini
Inhabiting the United States, Lower California, and Adjacent
Islands," by Frank E. Blaisdell, sr. ; and No. 64, ''A Critical Sum-
mary of Troost's Unpublished ^lanuscript on the Crinoids of Ten-
nessee," by Miss Elvira Wood, of Columbia University, New York.

The following papers appeared as parts of Volumes XII and XIII
of the Contributions from the National Herbarium : Volume XII. —
Part 4, " The Mexican and Central American Species of Sapium," by
Henry Pittier ; Part 5, " New or Noteworthy Plants from Colombia
and Central America," by Henry Pittier ; Part 6, " Catalogue of the
Grasses of Cuba," by A. S. Hitchcock ; Part 7, " Studies of Mexican
and Central American Plants, No. 6," by J. N. Rose; Part 8, "The
Allioniacea3 of the United States, with Notes on Mexican Species," by
Paul C. Standley ; and Part 9, " Miscellaneous Papers," containing
'• Thompsonella, a New Genus of Crassulacese from Mexico," by N. L.
Britton and J. N. Rose; "Rediscovery of Echeveria Carnicolor,"
" Three New Species of Crassulacese from Guatemala," " Rediscovery
of Cereus Nudiflorus," "A Species of Pereskia from Guatemala,"
" New Species of Opuntia from Arizona," " Echinocereus Baileyi, a
New Cactus from Oklahoma," " Nopalea Lutea, a New Cactus from
Guatemala," "Conzattia, a New Genius of Ca^salpiniacese," and "Two
New Species of Acacia of the Series Filicina^," all by J. N. Rose ; and
"A New Spleenwort from China," by William R. Maxon. Volume
XIII. — Part 1, " Studies of Tropical American Ferns, No. 2," by
William R. Maxon.

In addition to the above, 9 papers based upon Museum material,
the majority of which were by members of the Museum staff, were
published in the Quarterly Issue of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous
Collections. Several papers which had appeared in publications of
previous years and for which there is still a constant demand were
reprinted.

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The editorial office is charged with all printing for the Museum,
which comprises, besides the publications, much miscellaneous work.
The most important of the latter is probably the furnishing of labels
for the collections, although there are many forms of blanks to be
supplied, and the binding of books for the library is also included.

LIBRARY.

The library, .which is limited to the subjects belonging within the
scope of the Museum, has received many important gifts. Dr. Charles
A. AMiite, Dr. William H. Dall, and Dr. Charles W. Richmond have,
as usual, presented a large number of scientific publications of value
in completing sets and the series of authors' separates. From the
estate of the late Dr. Otis Tufton Mason, through the liberal inter-
pretation of his bequest b}^ the executor. Dr. E. B. Pollard, the
Museum has obtained Doctor Mason's working library relating to
anthropology besides other volumes of a general character, and also
his manuscript, notes which are destined to be of much service.
Another noteworthy gift consisted of about 1,000 pamj^hlets on min-
eralogy and kindred subjects from Mr. Wirt Tassin, for several years
a member of the staff as assistant curator of mineralogv. Additions
were made by Mr. William Schaus to his notable collection for which
a special bookplate has been engraved, and acknoAvledgments are also
due to Dr. E. A. Schwarz, Mr. Wilfred H. Osgood, Dr. O. P. Hay,
and Dr. W. P. Hay for numerous contributions. A complete collec-
tion of the entomological writings of the late Dr. William H. Ash-
mead, together with his manuscript notes, was secured by purchase.

The Museum library contains 30,244 volumes and 50,010 unbound
papers, the additions during the 3^ear having comprised 2,G80 books,
3,671 pamj)hlets, and 22T parts of volumes. There were catalogued
1,280 books, 1,400 complete volumes of periodicals, and 4,213 pam-
phlets. About 1,800 volumes were sent to the Government Printing
Office for binding.

PHOTOGRAPHY.

The photographic laboratory is not only exceptionally well equipped
for its manifold purposes, but has been fortunate in retaining for over
forty-five years the services of Mr. T. W. Smillie, whose experience
and successful results have placed him in the foremost rank of scien-
tific photographers. The laboratory has, however, alwa3-s been inade-
quate in size and adaptation for the quality of work expected of it,
and in vieAv of the opportunity offered by the prospective transfer
of the contents of adjoining rooms to the new building its rehabilita-
tion was begun just before the close of the fiscal year.

An important piece of special work accomplished during the year
was the preparation of an exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific

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Exposition, illustrating- the history of ^photography from about 1824
to the present time. This required the making of numerous bromide
enlargements and photographs in color by the most recent methods.
Mr. Smillie also invented a process for producing by synthesis a white
coating on fossils and other like objects of ^Yhich it is desired to
photograph the form without regard to color. This process has been
patented in the interest of the Government and the public at large.
Mr. Smillie continues to act as the advisor of the Civil Service Com-
mission in all examinations in which the subject of photography is
involved. The routine work of the year consisted in making 791
negatives, 1,599 silver prints, 1,190 velox prints, 3,097 blueprints,
and 31 lantern slides.

CONGRESSES AND MEETINGS.

International Congress on Tuberculosis. — The new building for
the National Museum, although still in a very unfinished state, was
christened by the sixth gathering of this important congress, which
remained in session from September 21 to October 12, 1908. The
attendance was large and notable, and the proceedings were indicative
of the energetic fight which is being waged against the white plague.
The use of the building was secured for the purpose through a special
act of the United States Congress, which also appropriated sufficient
funds for the necessary preparations. The space occupied consisted
of the middle hall and both sets of ranges in the first and second
stories, a part of the basement, and one of the open courts. One-half
of the middle hall was set apart as a general assembly room, while
the remainder of the floor area was divided by wooden partitions into
apartments for sectional meetings and the exhibition of specimens.

One of the important features of the congress was an exhibition
illustrating the spread of tuberculosis among the American Indians,
contributed by the Snjithsonian Institution in conjunction with the
Office of Indian Affairs. Of the appropriation of $25,000 for partici-
pation by the Government in the congress, $1,000 was allotted to the
Smithsonian Institution, and Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, assistant curator of
physical anthropology in the National Museum, who had already
made a study of the subject, was detailed to conduct additional ob-
servations under the joint ausjjices of the Institution and the Office of
Indian Affairs. He was in the field from the beginning of July until
the 1st of September, 1908, accomjjanied by a bacteriologist, and
visited the Menominee, Sioux, Quinault, Hupa, and Mohave tribes.
In three of the tribes over 100 families were examined,. and in the case
of the Hupas every member of the tribe. The exhibit resulting from
this investigation comprised charts, maps, photographs, etc., covering
the screen walls of a space 18 by 40 feet square, to which were added
two lay-figure groups from the collection of the Museum, representing

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the conditions under "which the Indians lived in 1850. In this manner
were illustrated the great prevalence of tuberculosis to-day among
the tribes referred to, and the changes in their mode of living from
the middle of the last century when this dread disease is said not to
have prevailed. This exhibit was awarded a gold medal, and later
was displayed in greater part at the American Museum of Natural
History in Xcav York, and in Philadelphia.

The International Association of Medical Museums, which has
recently started uj^on an important work, also held its second meeting
in connection with the Tuberculosis Congress. The advisability of
affiliation with the American Association of Museums was one of the
subjects discussed, and by invitation Mr. Rathbun, assistant secretary
of the Institution, spoke upon the scope and purposes of the latter
organization, of which he is a member.

International Fishery Congress. — This congress held its fourth
meeting in Washington from September 22 to 26, 1908, using the
large assembly halls in the New Willard Hotel for most of its regular
sessions and social functions. The invitation had been extended by
the Bureau of Fisheries on behalf of the United States Government,
and was joined in by the American Fisheries Society, which also
assembled in Washington at the same time for its annual meeting. A
small appropriation was made by the United States Congress to aid
in covering the necessary expenses, and many of the scientific bureaus
of the Government having interests pertaining to fishery matters
participated.

The membership was larger than at the two previous congresses,
numbering more than 400. Fifteen countries were represented offi-
cially and 11 others by delegates of societies or by individuals.
Besides the delegates on the part of this Government, 43 States and
Territories and 20 American societies, clubs, and other institutions
sent representatives. The i^resident of the congress was Dr. Her-
man C. Bumpus, director of the American Museum of Natural His-
tory, and the secretary-general. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, United States
Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries. In view of its scientific rela-
tions with the fisheries, the Smithsonian Institution took an active
part, being represented by Dr. Theodore N. Gill and Dr. Frederick
W. True, on behalf of the Institution proper, and by Mr. W. de C.
Ravenel and Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, on behalf of the National
Museum. Mr. Richard Rathbun, assistant secretary of the Institu-
tion, served as a delegate at large of the Government.

At the business sessions an excellent programme was carried out,
many of the communications presented being especially important.
On the first day the foreign delegates were received at the Depart-
ment of State, and the opening meeting was held in the hall of
the National Geographic Society. Among the general functions were

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receptions by the President, at the White House, and the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor, at his residence; luncheons by the Ameri-
can Fisheries Society, the Bkie Ridge Rod and Gun Club, and the
Alaska Packers' Association, and a dinner at the Raleigh Hotel.
After the close of the meeting excursions were made to a number
of interesting fishing centers.

Among the prizes offered in competition for essays on fishery
subjects was one of the value of $200 tendered by the Smithsonian
Institution for a dissertation on " International regulations of the
fisheries on the high seas, their history, objects, and results." The
National Museum also joined with the Bureau of Fisheries in pre-
paring an exhibit appropriate to such a congress. The former
assembled a large series of models of fishing boats and specimens
of the useful fishes, reptiles, and batrachians; the latter brought
together examples of the aj^paratus used in the fisheries and fish
culture and specimens of the different kinds of aquatic invertebrates
of commercial value.

The next meeting of the congress will be held in Rome. Italy, in
1911, the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of that country, the
invitation having been extended by the Italian Fisheries Society
and the city of Rome. The Fisheries Congress has a permanent
organization, with headquarters in Paris, under the presidency of
Prof. Edmond Perrier, director of the National Museum of Natural
History of France. The first meeting was held in Paris in 1900,
the second in St. Petersburg in 1902, and the third in Vienna in 1905.

Pan-American Scientific Congress. — Among the delegates ap-
pointed to represent the United States at this congress, held at
Santiago, Chile, from December 25, 1908, to January 5, 1909, was
Mr. William H. Holmes, Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnol-
ogy and curator of prehistoric archeology in the National Museum.
The report of Mr. Holmes on the work of the congress belongs else-
where, but it may be said here that throughout his trip he kept the
interests of the Museum constantly in mind and made many observa-
tions which will be of value in the future installation of collections.
Arrangements were also entered into for the exchange of specimens.

Fifteenth International Congress of Orientalists. — Dr. Paul Haupt,
jirofessor of Semitic philology in Johns Hopkins University and
associate of the Museum in historic archeolog}'^, represented the
Smithsonian Institution and National Museum at the Fifteenth
International Congress of Orientalists, held in Copenhagen, Den-
mark, from August 14 to 20, 1908. Doctor Haupt was also a dele-
gate on behalf of the United States Government at the same congress,
serving in conjunction with Dr. C. R. Lanman, of Harvard Uni-
versity, Prof. Morris Jastrow, of the University of Pennsylvania,
and Prof. A. V. W. Jackson, of Columbia University.

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Centenary celehration of the London Geological Society. — Dr.
Arnold Hague, of the United States Geological Survey, acted as the
representative of the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum
at the centenary celebration of the London Geological Society, Sep-
tember 26 to 28, 1908.

National Academy of Sciences. — The annual meeting of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences was held in Washington from April 21
to 23, 1909. Accommodations in the Smithsonian building were
furnished for the business sessions of the academy, while one of the
halls in the Museum building was fitted up as a lecture room for the
public meetings, at which many interesting scientific papers were
read.

EXPOSITIONS.

AlasJx'a-Yukon-Pacific Exposition^ Seattle., Washington. — By an
act approved May 27, 1908, Congress authorized an exhibition by
the Government at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, beginning
on June 1 and closing on October 15, 1909, and appropriated for that
purpose the sum of $200,000, to be expended under the direction of a
board of managers composed of three persons in the employ of the
Government. This board was charged with the selection, purchase,
preparation, transportation, arrangement, safe-keeping, exhibition,
and return of such articles and materials as the heads of the several
departments and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, re-
sjDectively, might decide should be embodied in the exhibition. To
aid the people of Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands in mak-
ing and maintaining appropriate and creditable exhibits of the prod-
ucts and resources of thfeir territories, an additional appropriation
of $150,000 was provided, to be disbursed under the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of War. The Secretary of the Treasury
was, furthermore, directed to erect the necessary buildings, for which
an appropriation of $250,000 was made. Mr. Jesse E. Wilson, Mr.
W. de C. Ravenel, and Mr. W. M. Geddes were appointed as the
members of the government board of managers, Mr. Wilson being
named as chairman and Mr. Geddes as secretary and disbursing
ofHcer. Mr. Ravenel, administrative assistant of the National Mu-
seum, was also designated as the special representative of the Institu-
tion and Museum.

In accordance with the provisions of the act, it was the province
of the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum to exhibit
such articles or material of an historical nature as would impart a
knowledge of our national history, especially with reference to
Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippine Islands, and that part of the United
States west of the Rocky Mountains. Of the appropriation of
$200,000, $24,000 was allotted to this exhibit, for which about 10,000

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909. 57

square feet of space in the main government building were assigned.
Its preparation was begun as soon as possible after the organization
of the board, and the installation was practically completed by June
1, when the exposition opened. The principal idea kept in view was
to present an outline of our national achievements and jDrogress, and
of the facts connected with the development of the western part of
the United States and the outlying possessions.

The collection has been classified in several groups, beginning with
190 portraits of eminent persons connected with the discovery and
history of America, Alaska, the HaAvaiian and the Philippine
Islands, and with ])hotographs and paintings of historic scenes and
landmarks. Historic vessels, like the Viking ship, the Santa Maria,
the Half Moon, and the Mayfower, are represented by models, as are
the early achievements with steam, including John Fitch's steamboat,
which plied on the Delaware in 178G, the Clermont^ first used by
Fulton on the Hudson in 1807, the Phoenix and the Savannah, and
also the jorimitive methods of land transportation in America, as
well as early railway locomotives, such as the John Bull, the Stour-
bridge Lion, etc. The medallic history of the country is illustrated
by copies of 23 medals struck in honor of the Presidents of the
United States and of others commemorative of important events, and
American cartography by a series of maps; while information re-
garding the expansion of the country is furnished by facsimiles of
a number of treaties.

The influence of various religious sects in the settlement of the
Pacific coast and Alaska is indicated b}^ means of paintings of Span-
ish missions, of models of mission buildings, relics, and other interest-
ing objects, an excellent model of St. Michael's cathedral in Sitka,
photographs of churches and clerg}^, and a collection of religious
books connected with Russian missionary efforts in Alaska ; and by a
collection of portraits of persons conspicuous in the establishment
and growth of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, models of their
temple and tabernacle in Salt Lake City, a chart showing their migra-
tions from Vermont to Utah and other j)laces, and a number of relics.

An exhibit which attracts much attention relates to the ancient
pueblos of the southwest. It includes a painting of the prehistoric
ruin of Casa Grande in bird's-eye view, and models of three of the
rectangular structures, known as compounds, containing the build-
ings used for, the performance of sacred rites and as habitations of
medicine men and chiefs. Clitf-dwelling architecture is portrayed
in a model of the mummy cave in northeastern Arizona. Modern
pueblo and California Indian family life are depicted by groups of
Zuni and Hupa Indians engaged in their customary occupations.

The culture, customs, and industries of the people of southeastern
Alaska are illustrated by lay figures of an Eskimo man and woman.

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a model of a log hoiisej characteristic objects carved in wood, and a
number of historical jiaintings lent by Mr. T. J. Richardson, as well
as of i^hotographs by Lieut. G. T. Emmons, U. S. Navy. The ap-
pearance and habits of the Philippine Islanders are represented by
life-size family groups of the Negritos of Zambales and the Igorots
of Bontoc, together with a large number of objects pertaining to the
arts, customs, and industries of the Tagals, Moros, and Bagobos.
Bearing upon the general history of the islands is a series of photo-
graphs exhibiting the natives, their familj'- life and occuj)ations,
buildings, and churches.

The history of Hawaii is partly illustrated by a model of a village
of the early inhabitants, who lived in grass- thatched houses grouped
in villages, presided over by a chief and a priest. With this exhibit
there is also shown a large ethnological collection brought together
by Mr. N. B. Emerson as the result of many years' work. The
church, settlement, and school work of the Hawaiian Evangelical As-
sociation is set forth by a series of photographs of their buildings.
A life-sized famil}^ group, oil paintings, photographs, and a number
of objects depict the habits and customs of the Samoans and the in-
habitants of Guam and the Marianne Islands.

The history of photography begins with the earliest permanent
photographs and includes examples of nearly all of the most important
discoveries and inventions up to the present time. Many of the ob-
jects were made by the inventors of the processes and others in the
Museum laboratory. The collection of colored photographs is espe-
cially fine, commencing with the tinting, followed by an elaborate col-
oring of the photograph by hand, and the patented processes for
transferring the film to a colored base, which finally led to the
almost perfect photographs in color, as made by Ives, Wood, Lipp-
mann, and Miley, and the autochromes produced in the Museum
laboratory by Mr. T. W. Smillie.

The history of medicine, prepared by Dr. J. M. Flint, U. S. Navy,
consists mainly of photographs and biographical sketches of noted
physicians, beginning with the time of Capt. John Smith and end-
ing with the twentieth century. The experiments conducted by Major
Walter Reed for the prevention of yellow fever in Cuba in 1901 are
also illustrated.

International Photographic Exhibition at Dresden^ Germany. —
This exhibition, which is being held in the Exhibition Palace at
Dresden, under the patronage of the King of Saxony and the joint
auspices of the Government of Saxony and the city of Dresden,
opened in May and will continue into October, 1909. An invitation
to participate, extended through the German ambassador at Wash-
ington, in November, 1908, was accepted b}^ the Institution, and the
contribution, which was sent in due time, consisted of 25 enlarged

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photographs and transparencies prepared from negatives in the
collection of the Xational Museum and the Bureau of American
Ethnology.

ORGANIZATION AND STAFF.

It is with deep regret that I announce the death of Prof. Otis
Tufton Mason, head curator of the department of anthropology,
which occurred on Xovember 5, 1908, after a connection with the
Institution and Museum of nearly forty years. His associates and
friends in the several branches of the Institution met at the Museum
the following day to pay respect to his memory, and his funeral took
place on November 7. Dr. "Walter Hough was designated to assume
his duties as acting head curator.

I have also to record the decease of Dr. William H. Ashmead on
October 17. This distinguished authority on the Hymenoptera en-
tered the service of the Museum as assistant curator of the division of
insects on July 1, 1897, a position which he continued to fill until
April 27, 1908, when failing health, due to overwork, led to his retire-
ment from active duties.

The resignation on October 10, 1908, of Dr. Cyrus Adler, as assist-
ant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in charge of library
and exchanges, was equall}^ a misfortune for the Museum, in whose
affairs he always maintained an active interest, having served as
curator of the divisions of historic archeology and historic religions.
These two divisions have since been combined under the former title
and placed in charge of the assistant curator, Dr. I. M. Casanowicz.
On October 12 Doctor Adler was given the honorary title of asso-
ciate in historic archeology. Mr. T. T. Belote, appointed aid on
July 30, 1908, was promoted to assistant curator of the division of
histor}'' on February 15, 1909. The position of aid in the division of
physical anthropology was filled by the designation of Mr. T. F.
Lane on April 8, 1909.

In the department of biology, Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, jr., who had
been in the temporary service of the British Museum for nearly two
years by a special arrangement, assumed his former position as assist-
ant curator of mammals on November 1, but was promoted to be
curator of that division on June 16, 1909, replacing Doctor True,
who, as head curator of the department, had been filling both posi-
tions. Mr. J. H. Painter, aid in the division of plants, and a young
botanist of great promise, met death by accidental drowning in the
Potomac River on December 6, 1908. The vacancy caused by this
sad occurrence was left open until June 1, 1909, when it was filled by
the appointment of Mr. Paul C. Standley.

Lieut. Col. Edgar A. Mearns, surgeon, U. S. Army, whose relations
to the Museum have so often been referred to in these reports, and

60 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1909.

who is now serving as chief naturalist on the Smithsonian expedition
to British East Africa, was, on December 31, designated as honorary
associate in zoology. Mr. Austin Hobart Clark, formerly of the
Bureau of Fisheries, was made a collaborator in the division of
marine invertebrates on November 30. Mr. D. H. demons succeeded
Mr. H. S. Barber as aid in the division of insects on December 7.
Mr. David B. Mackie, general aid in biology, resigned on Novem-
ber 16.

The position in the division of geology which has been vacant for
some time was filled on January 1 by the appointment of Dr. F, B.
Laney as assistant curator. Mr. Wirt Tassin, who has been assistant
curator of mineralogy since 1894, resigned on May 31, to engage in
private business.

The following account of the relations of Professor Mason to the
Museum has been prepared by Doctor Hough :

" Professor Mason's connection with the Smithsonian Institution
began in 1872, when he was attracted by its aims and the facilities
Avhich it afforded for the advancement of his studies, and Secretary
Plenry directed his enthusiasm into the field of American ethnology.
This bond of union with the Smithsonian was only severed by death.
In 1874 he was appointed collaborator in ethnology and gave such
time as could be spared from his duties as teacher in Columbian Col-
lege to assembling from the collections of the Museum of the Institu-
tion those objects which related to man and cataloguing and arrang-
ing them in the upper hall of the Institution building. During the
following year the prehistoric collections were given into the charge
of Dr. Charles Rau, and Professor Mason was permitted to devote his
entire time to ethnologv, which he did with indefatiijable enerjrv.
Of the pioneer work of these years one can not speak with too great
appreciation. Early in this period he laid the foundation of system-
atic ethnology in America so firmly that his comprehensive classi-
fication stands to this day, and realizing the future needs of the
National Museum, which was yet in embryo, he expanded ethnology
on the lines of culture history, wherein the science lends itself to the
exhibition of tangible results of man's activities. Here was his great
work, and this branch of the Museum will always be indebted to his
forethought in planning for its future extension.

" The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 was signalized by the exhibi-
tion of numerous ethnological and archeological collections gathered
under the guidance of a manual of directions for collectors j^repared
by Professor Mason in 1874. In 1872 Professor Mason began the
collection of Indian tribal names, which eventually was taken up by
the Bureau of American Ethnology, and had its fruition in the Hand-
book of American Indians, the first volume of which was j^ublished
before his death. The tribal synonomy w^as also extended to embrace

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all the tribes of the earth, to which he constantly added data from
the published works of travelers and by conversation with explorers.
On July 1, 1884, he was appointed curator of ethnology in the reor-
ganized museum. He immediately improved his opportunities in
arranging the collections, taking up one class of objects at a time,
installing it in scientific order, preparing labels, and finally publish-
ing the results of his researches. He took a special interest in the
geographic distribution of ethnological artifacts. His first major
publications, Throwing-Sticks in the National Museum and Basket-
Work of the North American Aborigines, mark an epoch in the his-
tory of ethnology. The idea which Professor Mason had in mind
was that each invention takes on tribal modifications the sum of
which is the range of variation; and these, over and above the en-
vironmental causes of variation, may give clew to the origin of the
invention and will reconstruct an interesting chapter of human
thought. The order of arrangement for study was geocultural, and
the descriptions according to natural history methods ; the specimens
thus accurately worked up became types. These papers evidently
grew out of the plan adopted by Professor Mason in arranging the
material under his charge. His associates often heard his injunction
to ' put like with like, and tribes and localities will take care of
themselves.'

" The monographs cited were the forerunners of a series appear-
ing at frequent intervals, the last, a Vocabulary of Malaysian Bas-
ketwork, based on the W. L. Abbott collections, issuing from the
press on the day of his funeral. They are of the greatest value to
students, and being based on accurate scientific description can never
be superseded. The immediate and wide recognition of these works
was due to the fact that they conveyed a message in an intelligible,
even a literary form. The ardent desire to say the last word on the
specimens under study led him to so thoroughly examine their struct-
ure and function that he was as familiar with them as were their
original makers, and this proficiency he exacted of himself before
he published his results. His skill in the dissection of aboriginal
handiwork, especially in the textile art, was marvelous, and the
master}^ of intricate detail seemed to have a fascination for him,
bringing out his unusual powers as a mathematician.

" The work of Professor Mason attracted great attention and gave
to students of ethnology throughout the world an interest in the Na-
tional Museum. Articles from his productive pen appeared in
numerous scientific journals and the Progress of Anthropology
which appeared in the annual reports of the Smithsonian Institution
required an intimate knowledge of the bibliography and advance of
the science. These summaries of annual progi'ess alone form a text-
book on anthropology. The two books which Professor Mason pub-*

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lished privately, namely, "Woman's Share in Primitive Culture and
The Origin of Inventions, show his wonderful grasp of the details
of his science and these books still exert a world-wide influence. It
was due to Professor Mason's initiative that the Anthropological
Society' of "Washington was founded in 1879. He wrote its consti-
tution and remained deeply interested in it until the close of his life.
He was connected with many learned societies, and for eighteen years
was a member of the United States Geographic Board.

" Much of the contribution of Professor Mason to the science of
anthropology was due to his fondness for teaching, and most persons
who came in contact with him carried away some of his enthusiasm.
Without doubt he inspired greater activity in the science of ethnology
than any other man of his generation. He was essentialh' an edu-
cator in every action and thought. He placed at the disposal of the
science and of workers in the science his knowledge as a linguist, a
mathematician, and inspired teacher. He was a systematist of the
first order and strove always for the extension of knowledge, but with
all his absorption in scientific work he found time to think of others
and give to every inquirer all the assistance in his power. He was
gentle, kindly, honorable, brave, and patient, a combination rarely
found. His personality radiated good cheer. His every thought of
the Museum was to make it more educational. The history of Pro-
fesssor Mason is bound up in the history of the National Museum
and Smithsonian Institution, and his pioneer work will still be a
potent influence on anthropology when his name ceases to be remem-
bered among men."

THE MUSEUjNI STAFF.

[June 30, 1909.]

Charles D. Walcott, Set-retaiy of the Smithsonian Institution, Keeper ex

officio.
Richard Rathbun, Assistant Secretary, in charge of the U. S. National Museum.
W. DE C. Ravenel, Administrative Assistant.

SCIENTIFIC STAFF.

Department of Anthropology :

Walter Hough, Acting Head Curator.
Division of Ethnology: Walter Hough, Assistant Curator; J. W. Fewlies,

Collaborator.
Division of Physical Anthropology: Ales Hrdlicka, Assistant Curator; T. F.

Lane, Aid.
Division of Historic Archeology: I. M. Casanowicz, Assistant Curator.
Division of Prehistoric Archeology: William H. Holmes, Curator; E. P.

Upham, Aid; J. D. McQuire, Collaborator.
Division of Technology: George C. Maynard, Assistant Curator.
Division of Graphic Arts: Paul Brockett, Custodian. '
Section of Photography : T. W. Smillie, Custodian.
• Division of Medicine: J. M. Flint, U. S. Navy (Retired), Curator.
Division of History: A. Howard Clark, Curator; T. T. Belote, Assistant

Curator.
Associates in Historic Archeology : Paul Haupt, Cyrus Adler.
Department of Biology :

Frederick W. True, Head Curator.
Division of Mammals: G. S. Miller, Jr., Curator; Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.,

Assistant Curator.
Division of Birds: Robert Ridgway, Curator; Charles W. Richmond, As-
sistant Curator : J. H. Riley, Aid.
Division of Reptiles and Batrachians: Leonhard Stejneger, Curator; R. G.

Paine, Aid.
Division of Fishes: B, W. Evermann, Curator; Barton A. Bean, Assistant

Curator; Alfred C. Weed, Aid.
Division of Molhtsks: William H. Ball, Curator; Paul Bartsch, Assistant

Curator; William B. Marshall, Aid.
Division of Insects: L. O. Howard, Curator; J. C. Crawford, Assistant
Curator; D. H. Clemous, Aid.
Section of Hymenoptera : J. C. Crawford, in charge.
Section of Myriapoda : O. F. Cook, Custodian.
Section of Diptera : D. W. Coquillett, Custodian.
Section of Coleoptera : E. A. Schwarz, Custodian.
Section of Lepidoptera : Harrison G. Dyar, Custodian.
Section of Orthoptera : A. N. Caudell, Custodian.
Section of Arachnida : Nathan Banks, Custodian.
Section of Hemiptera : Otto Heidemann, Custodian.
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64 KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Department of Biology — Continued.

Division of Marine Invertebrates: Richard Ratbbnn, Curator; J. E. Bene-
dict, Assistant Curator; Mary J. Ratbbun, Assistant Curator; Har-
riet Ricbardson, Collaborator; Austin Hobart Clark, Collaborator.
Section of Helniintbological Collections: C. W. Stiles, Custodian; B. H.
Ransom, Assistant Custodian.
Division of Plants {National Herbarium) : Frederick Y. Coville, Curator:
J. N. Rose, Associate Curator; W. R. Maxon, Assistant Curator;
P. C. Standley, Assistant Curator.
Section of Cryptogamic Collections : O. F. Cook, Assistant Curator.
Section of Higher Algje ; W. T. Swingle, Custodian.
Section of Lower Fungi: D. G. Fairchild, Custodian.
Associates in Zoology : Theodore N. Gill, C. Hart Merriam. R. E. C. Stearns,

W. L. Abbott, E. A. Mearns.
Associates in Botany: Edward L. Greene, John Donnell Smith.
Depaktment of Geology :

George P. Merrill, Head Curator.
Division of Physical and Chemical Geology (Systematic and Applied) :

George P. Merrill, Curator ; F. B. Laney, Assistant Curator.
Division of Mineralogy: F. W. Clarke, Curator.

Division of Invertebrate Paleontology: R. S. Bassler, Curator; Lancaster D.
Burling, Assistant Curator.
Mesozoic Collection : T. W. Stanton. Custodian.
Cenozoic Collection : W. H. Dall, Associate Curator.
Madreporarlan Corals : T. Wayland Vaughan, Custodian.
Division of Vertebrate Paleontology:

Mammalian Collection : James W. Gidley. Custodian.
Reptilian Collection: Charles W. Gilmore, Custodian.
Division of Paleobotany: David White, Associate Curator; A. C. Peale, Aid;

F. H. Knowltou, Custodian of Mesozoic Plants.
Associate in Mineralogy : L. T. Chambei-lain.
Associate in Paleontology : Charles A. White.
Associate in Paleobotany : Lester F. Ward.
Department of Mineral Technology:

Charles D. Walcott, Curator.
National Gallery of Art :

William H. Holmes, Curator.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.

Chief of Correspondence and Documents, R. I. Geare. ' '

Disbursing Agent, W. I. Adams.

Superintendent of Construction and Labor, J. S. Goldsmith.

Editor, Marcus Benjamin.

Editorial Clerk, E. S. Steele.

Assistant Librarian, N. P. Scudder.

Photographer, T. W. Smillie.

Registrar, S. C. Brown.

Property Clerk, W. A. Knowles.

LIST OF ACCESSIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS DURING

THE FISCAL YEAR 1908-9.

[Except whon otherwise indicated, tlie specimens were presented or were transferred by
bureaus of the Government in accordance witli law.]

Abbott, William L., Singapore, Straits
Settlemeuts: An extensive and vain-
able collection of ethnological and
natnral history specimens obtained
principally in the southeastern part
of Borneo, including birds from the
islands in the Java Sea, among
which are several species new to the
Museum collection (49011) ; a large
and interesting collection of natural
history specimens, baskets, bark-
cloth, and other ethnological mate-
rial from the southwestern part of
Borneo (49G1S).

Abrams, I.e Roy, Stanford University,
Cal. : Living plant Dudleya, from
California (50192) ; 600 plants from
the southern part of California
(50207: purchase).

Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila-
delphia, Pa. : "Type of Thamnoplii-
his rirgatus (49552) ; 129 specimens
of humming birds and swifts
(50181). Loan.

Adams, Charles W., Lovelock, Nev. :
2 samples of kaolin (49449).

Adams, Hendrick L., Harrisburg, Pa. :
About 20 specimens of parasitic
Hymeuoptera ( 50031 ) .

Adams, Richard C, Washington, D. C. :
Relics of the Delaware and Chero-
kee Indians, embracing a silver pipe,
silver tomahawk, war-club with sil-
ver plate, cedar flute with silver
plates, a wampum belt, and a Dela-
ware Indian war bonnet (49797:
loan).

Adams, Wallace. Yuma, Ariz. : Head
ornament of a Yuma Indian (50060).

Adler, Cy'RUS. Smithsonian Institu-
tion : Three bows from the Soudan
(49196) ; leather bag from North
Africa (49454).

Aerial Experiment Association
(through Dr. Alexander Graham
Bell) : A series of 76 enlarged photo-
graphs vividly portraying the ex-
periments of Orville Wright with
the aeroplane of the Wright Brothers
at Fort Myer. Va., during September,
1908 (5024.3).

Agriculture, Department of :

Bureau of Animal Industri/:
Three colts — hybrids between a fe-
male donkey and a Grevy's zebra
(49115; 49209; 49244); skin and
skeleton of a female Grevy zebra
(49275).

Bureau of Biological Survey: 2
specimens of cacti, Opuntia and
MamiUaria, and 1 Nolina (49043) ;
38 birds' eggs from Nova Scotia,
Maine, and California (49068); spec-
imen of cactus, Opuntia, from New
Mexico (40122) ; 2 living plants from
New ^Mexico and Chihuahua, Mex-
ico, collected by E. A. Goldman
(49138) ; 3 specimens of Lepidop-
tera (49169) ; 2 specimens of Mam-
iUaria from New Mexico, collected
by Vernon Bailey, and a specimen of
Echinocereus obtained by E. A. Gold-
man in New Mexico (49174) ; 2 spec-
imens of living plants, Opuntia, col-
lected in New Mexico by E. A. Gold-
man (49204) ; 4 plants from New
Mexico, collected by E. A. Goldman
(49236) ; 9 specimens of cacti col-
lected by Vernon Bailey in Arizona,

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66

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Agriculture, Department of — Cont'd,
and 2 specimens of Opuntia obtained
by E. A. Goldman in New Mexico
(49279) ; 4 specimens of cacti, Mam-
illaria, from New Mexico, collected
by Vernon Bailey (49335) ; 5 speci-
mens of cacti collected in New Mex-
ico by Vernon Bailey and E. A. Gold-
man (49397) ; 71 plants collected in
Wisconsin and Maryland by W. L.
McAtee (49G13) ; 26 specimens, rep-
resenting 3 species of land sbells
(499S9) ; 3 eggs of Pipilo fuscus
mesolencus (50014) ; 310 specimens
of grasses from the southern and
southeastern parts of the United
States, collected by Vernon Bailey,
E. A. Goldman, and A. H. Howell
(50123) ; 2 living cacti from Colo-
rado, collected by Merritt Cary
(50176) ; 2 eggs of turkey vulture,
Cathartcs aura septcntrionaUs,tvoin
Illinois (50180) ; 3 specimens of liv-
ing cacti from New Mexico (50213) ;
8 specimens of living cacti (50283).

Bureau of Chcmisiry : Collection of
crude drugs gathered in New York
and named by Dr. 11. II. Rusby
(49711).

Bureau, of Entomology: 2 speci-
mens of Lepidoptera (48979) ; 2 spec-
imens of Limnothrips avance, col-
lected on oats by Mr. Hyslop
(49021) ; 6 Lepidoptera, cocoous,
eggs, larvpe, etc., from Melrose
Highlands, Massachusetts (49030) ;

8 parasitic Hymenoptera from
Guelph. Ontario (49102) ; 40 speci-
mens of Hymenoptera collected or
bred by E. M. Ehrhorn (49113) ; 25
insects from Arizona (49178) ; 34 in-
sects collected by T. D. A. Cockerell
(49183) ; 180 insects collected in
China by F. N. Meyer (49313) ; 5
specimens of Hymenoptera from
Natal, South Africa (49326) ; 945
specimens of Hemiptera collected by
members of the Bureau engaged in
boll weevil work (49328) ; 25 speci-
mens of isopods, PorceUio rathkei,
from Santa Ana, California (49340) ;

9 Hymenoptera (type and paratypes
of Ceratulus spectabilis, from Texas
(49418) ; 37 specimens of living

Agriculture, Department of — Cont'd,
cacti from Texas (49425) ; isopods
collected by H. O. Marsh at Avalon,
Catalina Island, California (49519) ;
2,383 specimens of Muscoidean files,
etc., collected in Florida and South
Carolina l)y Mr. and INIrs. Charles II.
T. Townsend (49523) ; 16 specimens
of Tachnid;e (Diptera) from Tennes-
see (49606) ; 1,038 insects from Cal-
ifornia (49643) ; 6 specimens of Dip-
tera from the cotton boll weevil in-
vestigation laboratory (49669) ; 9
specimens of sowbugs, PorceUio sca-
ber, from East Sound, Washington
(49677) ; 150 specimens of Hymenop-
tera from Kansas (49739) ; about 2.50
specimens of Hymenoptera bred
from the golden-tail moth (49775) ; 3
specimens of Lepidoptera, Xylomigcs
hiemalis (49993) ; about 1,000 insects
collected by H. H. Smith in Alabama
(500.55) ; 400 mosquitoes from Dub-
lin, New Hampshire, collected by A.
Busck (50248).

Bureau of Plant Industry: 7
plants. Agave and 8amue1a, from
Mexico (489.51) ; 75 specimens of
plants from Guatemala, collected by
W. A. Kellerman (48972) ; 8 speci-
mens of cacti from Arizona, collected
by C. V. Piper (49111) ; specimen
of Opuntia fragiUs from North Da-
kota, collected by C. R. Ball
(49147) ; 648 specimens of grasses
from various localities (49265) ; a
living plant from Nevada, collected
by F. B. Headley (49336) ; 2 speci-
mens of Opuntia from Texas, col-
lected by C. R. Ball (49355) ; speci-
men of J uncus suhtilis from Quebec,
obtained by J. Fletcher (49.362) ; 23
specimens of plants from China, col-
lected by F. N. Meyer (49411) ; let-
ter files of Dr. George Vasey, bot-
anist of the Department of Agri-
culture from 1872 to 1893; also a
collection of drawings made by
F. A. Walpole (49463) ; model of a
pumping apparatus used in Central
China for irrigating and draining
purposes; also a photograph show-
ing the use of the apparatus
(49469) ; specimen of AeantJiopanax

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67

Agriculture, Department of — Cont'd.
ricinifolium (49537) ; specimen of
Garrya frcmontii (49541) ; 2 pack-
ages of seeds of cacti, Opuntia,
from Chile (49G1T) ; 109 plants col-
lected in Alaska by C. W. H. Heide-
mann (49707) ; 2 plants, J uncus,
from Illinois (498S3) ; 51 plants
from various localities (49.894) ;
plant from Nevada (49934) ; 18
plants from California (49950) ;
specimen of living cactus collected
in Texas by E. C. Greene (501G0) ;
5 living specimens of cacti from
Arizona, collected by E. W. Hud-
son (50190).

Forest Service: Specimen of cac-
tus, Opuntia, collected in Utah by
Ivar Tidestrom (48939) ; 2 speci-
mens of cactus, Opuntia, from Utah,
collected by Ivar Tidestrom (49871) ;
2 specimens of plants, Medicago
lupulina and Thlaspi arvense, col-
lected in Oregon by A. W. Samiison
(49069) ; 204 plants from Oregon,
collected by P. V. Coville (49099) ;
120 specimens of plants from Flag-
staff, Arizona, collected by G. A.
Pearson (49556) ; 350 plants col-
lected by Messrs. Sampson and Jar-
din in Oregon and Washington
(49945).

Weather Bureau: 2 bryozoans
taken from a cable at a depth of 31
fathoms, off the coast of California
(.50005). (See also under Buiten-
zorg, Java, Department of Agricul-
ture.)

Alexander, Charles P., Johnstown,
N. Y. ; Moth, Aclei-is Cinderella
(49959).

Allaire, C. B., San Antonio, N. Mex. :
2 specimens of cactus, Opuntia, from
New Mexico (48962); 16 specimens
of living cacti, Opuntia, from New
Mexico (49042).

Allard, H. a., Washington, D, C. :
Salamanders from Georgia and a
lizard (49627) ; landshells repre-
senting 2 species from the northern
part of Georgia (49908) ; 3 speci-
mens of Opuntia from Georgia
(49984) ; batrachians, one snake

Allard, H. A. — Continued.

from Thompson's Mill, Georgia
(50089) ; 440 plants collected in the
vicinity of Thompson's Mill (50168).

American Museum of Natural His-
tory, New York City: 330 birds'
skins, Formicariidie (48954: loan);
148 birds' skins, Formicariidse, Tro-
chilidse and Tyrannidai (49098:
loan) ; 4 photograi)hs of a skull of
Bassaricyon from Nicaragua

(49206); 3 Tarasco crania (49428:
exchange) : 246 specimens of Den-
drocolaptidJB and Furnariidpe (49432 :
loan) ; collection of Negrito ethno-
logical material (49593: loan); 2
birds' skins, Formicariidie (49724 :
loan) ; 12 specimens of Dendroco-
laptes validus (49754: loan).

American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, New York City, on be-
half of subscribers: Oil painting of
Rear-Admiral George W. Melville,
U. S. Navy, by Sigismond de Iva-
nowski (50141).

Anderson, R. W., Uvalde, Tex.: 6
plants, Jussiwa suffrutieosa from
Texas (49542) ; 2 specimens of cacti
from Texas (49781) ; 6 specimens of
living cacti from Texas (49839;
49895).

Andrews, Dr. E. A., Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, Md. : 6 speci-
mens of shrimps, Penceus setiferus
from New Orleans and P. hrasiUensis
from an unknown locality (49904).

Anthony, H. E., Portland, Oreg. : 2
shrews, Sorex (49608).

Applegate, Elmer I., Klamath Falls,
Oreg. : 360 plants from Oregon
(49986).

Arizona, University of, Tucson, Ariz. :
16 specimens of plants from Arizona
(48928: loan).

Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain,
Mass. : 175 plants, Cratagus, mainly
from Missouri and Arkansas (49793:
exchange).

Aronhime, Mrs. Benjamin, Washing-
ton, D. C. : 2 old silver coins (49930).

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REPOKT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Atkins, Charles G., East Orland, Me. :
4 si)eciuiens of the common eel, An-
guilla chrusyim (4926S).

Rachschmid, W. H., Smithsonian In-
stitution : Cape May warbler, Den-
droica tigrina (49250).

Bailey, Vernon. (See under H. II.
Hotchliiss. )

Baker, C. F., Museu Goeldi, Para, Bra-
zil: 48 specimens of Perilampin^,
Hymenoptera, from North, Central,
and South America (4905S: loan);
Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Neu-
roptera from Sao Paulo (49185) ;
24 specimens of Lepidoptera
(49923) ; specimen of SclagincUa
from California (50027) ; 35 speci-
mens of Diptera (-50183).

Baker, Dr. Fred., San Diego, Cal. :
Specimen of TurbonUla (Mormula)
trident at a from Ocean Beach, San
Diego (.50051).

Baker, Hon. Henry D., American con-
sul at Hobart, Tasmania : Specimen
of rat kangaroo, Potorous (50132).

Ball, Ray, Reading, Kans. : Meteorite
from Admire, Kansas, weighing 1.55
kilograms (49330: purchase).

Bangs, Outram, Boston, Mass. : 958
birds' skins. FormicariidiB and
Deudrocolai)tid:^. 3 specimens of
Pipridje from Costa Rica, 637 speci-
mens of wood hewers and ant
thrushes, principally from Mexico,
Central America, and Colombia ;
302 specimens of wood hewers and
ant thrushes from Costa Rica, hum-
ming birds and swifts (49159;
49160; 49372; 49378; 50233: loan);
11 skins of Basileuterus from Costa
Rica, specimen of Lalctes osiurni
from Jamaica (49.565; 49584); 100
birds from Costa Rica (49948: ex-
change) ; egg of UruUtinga gund-
lachi from Cuba (49999).

Banigan, E. T., Cody, Nebr. : Speci-
men of fulgurite (49824).

Banks, Nathan, Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C. : 4 speci-
mens of Hymenoptera from Palmer-
lee, Arizona (49136) ; 22 specimens

Banks, Nathan — Continued.

of Hymenoptera from Arizona
(49368) ; paratype of Helorimorpha
flshcri from the District of Columbia
(50049).

Barbour, Thomas, Museum of Com-
parative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. :
Reptiles and batrachians from South
America, West Indies, Borneo, and
the Philippine Islands (50204) ; rep-
tiles and batrachians from the East
Indies (50234) ; reptiles and ba-
trachians from the West Indies and
South America (50257). Exchange.

Barnes,, W. X., Stanton, Tex.: Vine-
gerone (Spider) EremoMtcs pal-
lipes (49163).

Barringer, D. M., Philadelphia, Pa. :
Californite from Boville, California
(49293).

Barrott, a. F., Washington, D. C. :
Skull and vertebrae from a mound
near Bassett, Mississippi County,
Arkansas (49878) ; 2 skulls from a
mound on the Dickson farm near
Bardstown, Mississippi County, Ar-
kansas (.50023). Exchange.

Bartlett, Harley Harris, Cambridge,
Mass. : 46 specimens of peat mosses,
SpliagituiH, from various parts of the
United States (49893: exchange).

Bartram, Edwin B., Wayne, Pa. :
Plant from North Carolina (50017).

Baumberger, J. P., San Francisco, Cal. :
71 specimens of Hymenoptera,
chiefly from California (49732).

Bean, Dr. Robert Bennett, Philippine
Medical School, Manila, P. I. : Ana-
tomical specimens from the Philip-
pine Islands (49637).

Bean, Dr. Tarleton H., New York
City: Specimen of whitefish, Argy-
rosomus tullihce, from Oneida Lake,
New York (through the Bureau of
Fisheries) (49786).

Bears, J. T., Tulare, Cal.: 17 speci-
mens of living cacti cultivated in
California (49388: exchange).

Beatty, J. H., Chicora, S. C. : Pupa of
atheroma regulis (49804).

EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

69

Belden, II. A., Washington, D. C. :
Drum or gong from the interior of
Burma (49520: loan).

Bell, Dr. Alexander Graham. (See
under Aerial Experiment Associa-
tion.)

Bell, Edward W., U. S. National Mu-
seum: 20 old coins (49521).

Bell, Mrs. William H.. Washington,
D. C. : Photographs illustrating the
life and environment of the San Bias
Indians (49800).

Bement, C. S., Philadelphia, Pa. : Epi-
dote from Alaska ; doubly terminated
tourmaline crystal from California ;
datolite from Westfield, Massachu-
setts ; smoky quartz and microline
from Colorado ; pink beryl from Mesa
Grande, California ; and 2 Chinese
coins coated with secondary carbon-
ates (50024).

Benedict, Dr. J. E., U. S. National
Museum : Specimen of star - nosed
mole, Condijlura cristata (.50099).

Benedict, J. E., jr., Woodside, Md. :
Snakes from Maryland (50164;
502.5G).

Benguiat and Son, Hadji Ephraim,
Edgewater, N. J. : Laver of copper
with two brass handles, used in the
synagogue (49032) ; collection of ob-
jects used in Jewish religious cere-
monials, consisting of a German sil-
ver gilt engraved talisman of the
time of Louis XV ; French silver gilt
pointer (yad) of the time of Louis
XVI ; silver gilt tablet engraved
with the Decalogue (part of the
breastplate of Torat) ; 3 silver gilt
bells (part of breastplate of Torat) ;
silver triple chain (part of breast-
plate) ; 4 silver gilt engraved slides
(part of breastplate) (49327) ; 2
glazed pottery vases with Hebrew
inscriptions (49622) ; Jewish cere-
monial objects, consisting of a silver
Hanukah lamp, silver oil lamp with
extinguishers, manuscript book of
Ecclesiastes. and head-gear cowl in
velvet and bullion (49710). Loan.

Benjamin, Marcus, U. S. National
Museum : Campaign buttons, medals,
etc. (49133).

Bens, Rev. H. G., Lehr, N. Dak. : Gyp-
sum crystals from section 14, town-
ship 131, range 68, in Mcintosh
County, North Dakota (50045).

Bergen, Norway, Bergen Museum : 6
specimens of Antcdon petasus, 3 spec-
imens of Hathrometra sarsii and of
H. norvegicus (50187: exchange).

Berlepsch, Count Hans von, Schloss
Berlepsch, Bez. Cassel, Germany : 43
birds' skins from tropical America
(49911: exchange).

Berlese, A., Florence, Italy: 4 speci-
mens of Acerentomon maius (49762).

Berlin, Germany, Konigl. Botan-
iscHES Museum : Flower of Opuntia
microcarpa (49706: loan).

Berlin, Germany, Konigl. Botan-
iscHEE Garten und Museum : Speci-
men and a photograph of Dasylirion
hookeri (49304: exchange).

Berlin, Germany, K. Zoologisches
Museum : German fresh water bryo-
zoans representing 5 species (49198) ;
19 specimens representing 5 species
of foreign Ascidians (49344). Ex-
change.

Berry, P. D., Grand Caiion, Ariz. : 3
specimens of cacti from the Grand
CaQon, Arizona, through C. V. Piper,
of the Department of Agriculture
(.50043).

Bethel, M. E., Denver, Colo, : 22
plants, Umbelliferse and Cratwgus,
from Colorado (49769) ; 3 specimens
of cactus, Opuntia, with about 100
specimens of Asphondylia betheli,
bred from the same (50195).

Biederman, C. R., Palmerlee, Ariz. :
Ores from Palmerlee (49500).

BiELER, S., Musee Agricole, Lausanne,
Switzerland : Photograph of a speci-
men of Vrsus formicarius (50174).

BioLLEY, Pablo, San Jose, Costa Rica :
100 plants from Costa Rica (50028:
purchase).

Blair, Gist, Washington, D. C. : Large
oil portrait of Gustavus Vasa
(501.31: loan). (See also under
Mrs. V. L. W. Fox.)

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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Blair, Gist, and Miss Ellen deQ.
Woodbury, Wasbiugton, D. C. :
Bound volume entitled "Fox's Mis-
sion to Russia" (50136).

Blankingship, O. F., Richmond, Va. :
25 slides of diatoms (49086).

Blumer, J. C, Tucson, Ariz. : 400
plants from the Chiricahua Moun-
tains, Arizona (4S932: purchase);
specimen of Optuitia from Arizona
(49140) ; specimen of living cactus,
Opuntia, from Arizona (49220) ; 50
specimens of plants from Arizona
(49281 : exchange) ; specimen of
Opuntia from Arizona (49395) ; 45
specimens of ferns from the Chirica-
hua Mountains, Arizona (49412) ;
534 plants from Arizona (49889:
purchase) ; 3 plants from Arizona
(50185).

BoBBETT, Walter, Berkeley, Cal. : 11
prints in color (49916).

Boeke, Dr. J., University of Leiden,
Leiden, Holland : Crustaceans from
the Dutch West Indies (49680:
loan).

Bonnema, Dr. J. II., The Hague, Hol-
land : About 100 specimens repre-
senting 31 species of Russian Ordo-
vician Ostracoda (50069: exchange).

Boston Society of Natural History,
Boston, Mass. : 2 types of Anahaics
atriaticolUs (49699) ; 4 type speci-
mens of Tarabd immaculatus
(49S32). Loan.

Botanischer Garten. (See under
Upsala, Sweden.)

BoTANiSK Museum. (See under Co-
penhagen, Denmarlv. )

B0VING, A. G., Royal Zoological Mu-
seum, Copenhagen, Denmark : 14
vials of larvae of Coleoptera, Donacia
and Paussus (49443).

Bowie, Mrs. William, Washington,
D. C. : 2 wedding mantillas, 2 panu-
elos, and 2 strips of lace from Isla
de Panay, Philippine Islands
(49654).

Bowles, J. H., Tacoma, Wash.: Nest
and 8 eggs of western golden-
crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa
oUvaceus (49760: exchange).

Buadiokd, Mrs. S. M., Avery Island,

La. : 62 baskets made by the Cheti-

macha Indians of Louisiana

( 49747 : pu rcha se ) .
Bradley, Edson, Washington, D. C. :

Embroideries, velvets, and lace of

the XVI, XVII, and XVIII centuries

(49981: loan).
Brakeley, J. Turner, Hornerstown,

N. J. : 23 vials of mosquito larva^,,

eggs, and adults (49029).
Brandegee, T. S., Berkeley, Cal.: 500

plants from Mexico, collected l)y C.

A. Purpus (49890: purchase).

Bbanner, J. C, Stanford University,
Cal. : 5 specimens representing 3 spe-
cies of land shells from Brazil
(49790).

Braun, Miss Annette F., Cincinnati,
Ohio : 6 specimens of Lepidoptera,
including the types of 2 species of
Lithocolletis (49644).

Brett, Walter, Ontario, Canada :
Young eels, Anguilla vhrysijpa, from
near the mouth of Salmon River,
Bedford, Nova Scotia (49826).

Bridwell, Arthur, Baldwin, Kans. :
Specimen of bird tick, Ornitliocihona
criitlirocvplniJit ( .50202).

Brimley, C. S.. Raleigh, N. C. : 40
salamanders from North Carolina
(48937) ; turtles from the western
part of Georgia (50280). Purchase.

Brimley, H. H., Raleigh, N. C. : 6 pho-
tographs of a Right whale, 39 feet
long, BaJwna gUicialis, stranded at
Cape Lookout, North Carolina, in
May, 1909 (50182).

Brinton, Mrs. E. S., Washington,
D. C. : Antique Russian sconce can-
delabra (49465: purchase).

Briscoe, Edward J., Pernaiubuco, Bra-
zil : Drawings of rock inscriptions
from Brazil (50106).

British Columbia, Biological Sta-
tion, Departure Bay (through
George W. Taylor) : 12 specimens
representing 3 species of sponges,
and 3 specimens representing 3 spe-
cies of starfishes (49577) ; hermit
crabs (49630).

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

71

Broad WELL, William H., Newark,
N. J. : 11 specimens of Lepidoptera
(49384).

Brodie, Williaai, Provincial Museum,
Toronto, Canada : 4 specimens of
Trigona from Mexico (49752).

Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences, Brooklyn, N. Y. : Dagger
of Bear Man. I'ouio Indian tribe.
California, obtained by Mr. Stewart
Culin (49562) ; skeleton of Mata-
mata tortoise, Chelys fimbria ta, from
Caicara, Orinoco River, Venezuela,
collected by G. K. Cherrie in 1907
(49910). Exchange.

Brooks, Fred. E., Morgantown, W. Va. :
2 Braconids, Sigalphus curculionis
(49683).

Brown, Henry J. (through Hon.
T. G. B. Killmaster, U. S. Consul at
Newcastle, New South Wales) : Na-
tural history specimens, including a
Wavatak plant, collected by the
donor and Mr. W. D. Filmer in New-
castle and Lake Macquarie (49865).

Brown, Herbert, Tucson, Ariz. : Speci-
men of living plant, Echinoccrcas
rigidissimiis from Arizona (49188) ;
specimen of cactus (492.54) ; living
specimen of cactus, OiJiintic, from
Arizona (50159).

Bryant, John, Cohasset, Mass. : Es-
kimo kiak and outfit (49468).

Bryant, Owen, Cohasset. Mass. : A
mummied egg of the Great Auk,
with fragments of shells, bones, etc.,
and a collection of polished pebbles
("gizzard stones") from Funk Is-
land (49377) : invertebrates from
Labrador (49379) ; skin and skull of
a weasel, Putorius, from Newfound-
land ; a marine annelid, nymph of
Corisa sp. ; specimen of Agahus in-
fuscatus, and a Thi/sanura (49399) ;
invertebrates, mammals, fishes, and
plants collected in Labrador in 1908
(49529) ; invertebrates and moUusks
collected in Labrador in 1908
(49535) ; a mandarin's coat (49972).

BriTENzoRG, Java, Department of
Agriculture (through U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture) : 512 plants
from Java (49317: exchange).

BuRRALL, H. D., Douglas, Ariz. : 3
plants from Arizona (49610).

Bush, B. F., Courtney, Mo. : 250 plants
from Missouri and other localities
(49749: purchase); living specimens
of cactus, Opuntia, from Missouri
(49902) : sijecimen of cactus, Opun-
tia, collected by E. J. Palmer
(50000).

Bushnell, D. I., jr., Washington,
D. C. : 3 specimens of medicine used
by the Choctaw Indians (50085).

Buysman, M., London, England : 30
specimens of ferns from Java
(49652: purchase).

Byor, a. J., Searles, Cal. : Powellite
on scheelite (50153).

Cabezas, Sefior D. Juan, Carolina,
Porto Eico (through Bureau of
American Ethnology) : Carved stone
pestle found near Carolina, Porto
Rico (49527).

Cabrera, Angel, Madrid, Spain: 3
Spanish mammals, including type of
Sciurus infuscatiis (49493) ; skin and
skull of Galcmi/s and skulls of 3
specimens of Genetta (.50166).

Calcutta, India. Indian Museum :
Freshwater sponges representing 19
species from India ( 50044 : ex-
change).

Calcutta, India, Royal Botanic Gar-
den : 55 plants, chiefly from the
Malay Peninsula (50264: exchange).

California, University of, Berkeley,
Cal. : Fragment of type of Ribcs
tuJareusc (49221: exchange); 3
plants, Z?M /■.sera, from Mexico 49.589) ;
5 specimens of plants, Pteridophytes,
from Mexico (49605) ; fragmentary
specimen of Aiiriella tridon var.
humilJima, from California (49884:
exchange) ; specimen of fern. Ane-
mia, from Mexico (50110: ex-
change) ; 340 specimens of North
American plants (50112: exchange) ;
specimen of living cactus, Cereus
schenckii, from Mexico (.50116: ex-
change).

Calvilla, Serior Ygnacio, Tucson.
Ariz. : Living cactus, Mamillaria
brownii, from Arizona (49653).

72

EEPOKT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM^ 1909.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Museum
OF Comparative Zoology : 3 speci-
meiis of Foruiicariicbe (48944:
loan) ; 2 cotypes of Oiihiozona ginn-
nopora (49G57: exclianj?e) ; crinoid,
Himerometra pwdophora, cotypo,
from off Maiming Iliver, New South
Wales (49954) : 2G specimens of
orthopterons insects, including 17
cotypes (50070: exchange); about
1,686 skins of humming birds and
swifts, including those from Mr.
Outran! Bang's private collection
(50233: loan); 57 specimens repre-
senting 19 s]iecies of decapod crusta-
ceans collected by Thomas Barbour
in 1906-7 in Dutch East India and
British India (50267).

Camp, J. H., Baris, Tex. : Invertebrate
fossils (49555).

Camp^ S. H., Jackson, Mich. : 9 sheets
of Laciniaria from Michigan (49310).

Cardin, W. O., Miami, Okla. : 4 speci-
mens of lead and zinc ores (50220).

Carmody, 1'., Fort of Spain, Trinidad,
West Indies ; 12 parasitic Hymenop-
tera (49684).

Carnegie Institution, Washington,
D. ('. : Specimen of cactus, Opuiitki,
collected in Arizona by D. T. Mac-
Dougal, director of the Laboratory
of Carnegie Institution (48959: ex-
change) ; 2 specimens of cactus,
Opuitfiu, from Arizona (48983) ; In-
dian relics exhumed on the island of
San Lorenzo, in the harbor of Callao,
Peru (49018) ; 3 boxes containing 10
specimens of cacti obtained by D. T.
MacDougal (49070) ; through D. T.
MacDougal, a jar of fruits of Opun-
tia from Arizona (49093) ; through
Roswell H. Johnson, Carnegie Insti-
tution Station for Experimental Evo-
lution, Cold Spring Harbor, Long
Island, New York, a set of North
American Ladybird beetles, showing
variations in the Hippodamia conver-
gens quinqucsignata group (49101) ;
through D. T. MacDougal, 7 plants
from Arizona (49250: exchange);
flower bud of a cactus from Arizona
(49772).

Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa.:
419 specimens of FormicariidsB
(49107 : loan) ; 3 specimens of Capri-
mulgid;e from Costa Rica (49158:
loan) ; 6 specimens of Jurassic fos-
sils (49391; exchange); 403 speci-
mens of Dendrocolaptidte (49489:
loan) ; 519 birds' skins, Trochilidse
and Micropodidie (50212: loan).

Carter, W. R., Jacksonville, Fla.; But-
terfly, Papilio ajax (49050).
Cary, E. S. (See under A. S. Haines.)

Casa Grande Excavations, 1908 :
About 500 specimens including stone
implements, pottery, basketry, fab-
rics, etc., resulting from explorations
and excavations made by Dr. J. Wal-
ter Fewkes at the Casa Grande
Ruins, Arizona, in 1908, under an act
of Congress approved March 4, 1907
(49619).

Casey, Miss S. P., Washington, D. C. ;
Makah wallet from Cape Flattery,
Washington, collected by Admiral
Wilkes in 1838 (48933: loan).

Caudell, a. N., U. S. National Museum :
6 specimens of amphipods and iso-
pods from Surf, California (50081).

Chambers, W. Lee, Santa Monica, Cal. ;
15 birds' eggs from California and
Lower California (49574 : exchange) ;
nest and 5 eggs of Lawrence's gold-
finch, AstragaJinus lawrencei (50118;
exchange) ; marine shells represent-
ing 8 species from the breakwater
at San Pedro, California (50210).

Chanute, Octave, Chicago, 111. ; Mod-
els of Chanute's " bi-plane gliding
machine," 1896 (49697) ; Chanute's
" multiple wing gliding machine,"
1896 (49922); Chanute's "oscillat-
ing wing gliding machine," 1901-2
(50019).

Chase, Thomas, Philadelphia, Pa. :
Historical objects which belonged to
John Hancock and his grandnephew,
the late Thomas G. Chase, together
with relics of the civil war (50278;
loan ) .

Cherry, Adam, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ; 6
stone implements from Carbon and
Luzerne counties (50093).

KEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

73

Chesterfield, A. A., Sweetsbiirg, Que-
bec, Canafla : 65 birds' eggs aud a
nest from British America (49853).

China, Imperial Government of: A
handsome cekTdon colored porcelain
vase of the Yung-cheng period
(49609) ; also a peachblow vase, an
exquisite product of the K'ang-hsi
period, presented through His Excel-
lency T'ang Shao-Yi, a special am-
bassador to the United States
(49638).

Chrisman, Morris, Tucson, Ariz.: 2
snakes from the region of Santa
C a t a 11 n a Mountains, Arizona
(49623).

Christ, Dr. H., Basel, Switzerland:
62 specimens of ferns, mainly from
Costa Rica (49604) ; 10 specimens of
ferns from Mexico and Costa Rica
(49841; 50124), Exchange.

Christiernsson, W. E., Keystone, S.
Dak. : Specimen of spodumene
(49082).

Chubb, Mrs. Charles St. J., Wash-
ington, D. C. : Specimen of mistle-
toe, Phorodcndron cnlifornicum, and
of CEotillo, Fourqueria splcndcns
(49840).

Clapp, George H., Pittsburgh, Ba.
About 80 cotypes of Bifidarki tuba
intu!<costain, from Arizona (49536) ;
2 cotypes of AahmiinvUa kochii from
New Mexico (49712).

Clark, Alfred C, New York City :
Berliner gramophone, with certain
improvements invented by Alfred C.
Clark In 1898 (49940: loan).

Clark, Hon. Herbert E., U. S. vice-
consul, Jerusalem, Syria : 37 flint
implements from the " Plain of
Bethlehem," Jerusalem (50010) ; a
fine series of photographs illustrat-
ing the donor's private collection of
prehistoric objects from the " Plain
of Bethlehem" (50198).

Clark, H. W., Bureau of Fisheries.
Washington, D. C. : 2 specimens of
Botrychimn from the District of Co-
lumbia (49390).

Clark, John H., New Orleans, La. :
Portrait of Audubon (49486).

Clarke, F. W. ( See under B. J. Stan-
wood. )
Clarke, William Eagle, Royal Scot-
tish Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland :
12 specimens of field mice, Apodcmus
fridaricnsis, from Fair Isle, Scot-
land (49S97: exchange).
Clemens, Rev. Joseph, Fort Douglas,
Utah: About 200 specimens of land,
freshwater, and marine shells from
the Philippine Islands (50011).
Clough, L., East Concord, N, H. : Gar-
net nodule (49722).
Cockerell, T. D. a., Boulder, Colo.:
Hymenoptera, Elasmospoma sp.,
from Boulder (49003) ; 3 specimens
of Hymenoptera, Monodontomerus
monUvagus from Boulder (49077) ;
8 insects (49201) ; 5 cotypes of Yc-
ToniccUa agassizi, 1 odontophore of
Coryphella iodiriea, mounted slide
(49693) ; 40 specimens of Hyme-
noptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera
(49764) ; 21 specimens of Hyme-
noptera and Diptera from Boulder
(49788) ; 9 plants from England and
the United States (49985) ; 2 co-
types of Nomada vcxator, cotypes of
a Cecidomyid and parasites of same,
from Colorado (50074) ; 15 plants
from various localities (50161) ;
about 40 insects from Colorado
(50249).
Collins, F. S., Maiden, Mass.: Fasci-
cle XXXI of " Phycotheca Boreal!
Americana" (49538: purchase).
Collins, Rev. Mark A., Waynesboro,
Pa. : Hide bottle from the west
coast of Africa, with paint and pul-
verized mineral substance used l)y
the natives for painting their eye-
brows (49731).
Commerce and Labor, Department of :
Bureau of Fisheries: 369 samples of
ocean bottom collected by the steamer
Albatross between 1883 and 1888;
also 169 microscopic slides mounted
by Prof. L. A. Lee (48967^ ; type
and 1 cotype of algie, Achochce-
Hum hoytii, from Fort Macon
Breakwater, Beaufort, North Caro-
lina (49072) ; 23 lots of Pacific
sponges, Geodidse and Erylidie, types

74

REPOKT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Commerce and Labor, Department
OF — Contiuued.

of Lendenfekl, from the Hawaiian
Islands, Panama, and other locali-
ties (49217) ; Alcyoiiaria from Cali-
fornia (49218) ; fish food, HyuIcUu
knickerbockeri, from Pond C, Mam-
moth Sprin,!,'. Arkansas (49246) ;
reptiles and I)atrachians from
Washington and Oregon, collected
by John T. Nichols (49227) ; 174
sheets of marine algte from the vi-
cinity of Beaufort, North Carolina
(49513) ; 2 boxes of Evhini (49302) ;
27 sheets of plants from Alaska, col-
lected by F. M. Chamberlain
(49325) ; 144 samples of ocean bot-
tom obtained by the steamer Alba-
tross in the northwestern Pacific in
1900 (49331) ; 3 Cottoid fishes col-
lected by Fred. Patching, Loring,
Alaska (49445) ; crayfishes, insects,
plants, and snails from Crab Creek,
Oregon, collected by John T. Nichols
(49499) ; 21 specimens of plants col-
lected by F. M. Chamberlain, in the
vicinity of Loring, Alaska (49540) ;
about 250 species of mollnsks col-
lected by the steamer Albatross in
the eastern part of the Pacific
Ocean in 1S91, 1904, and 1906
(49543) ; 310 specimens of Mary-
land fishes (49561) ; type and 2 co-
types of the Cyprinodont. Plati/pcr-
cilus nelsoni (49573) ; collection of
fishes made in the Canal Zone, by
August Busck and Allan H. Jen-
nings (49673) ; first series of Me-
dusae of the steamer Albatross East-
ern Pacific Expedition of 1904-5
(49746) ; 587 fishes collected in the
western part of New York and the
northern part of Ohio by A. J. Wool-
man in 1893 (49766) ; skin of Or-
thorhamplius magnirostris from Pa-
laui Island, Philippine group
(49779) ; MedusiB collected by the
Albatross in the Philippine Islands
and identified by Dr. A. G. Mayer
(49876) ; 115 herbarium specimens
collected at Great and Ellis lakes.
North Carolina, during the summer
of 1905, by William H. Brown
(49888) ; 3 specimens of young Conj-

COM MERGE AND LABOR, DEPARTMENT

OF — Continued.

phwna, presumably hippurus, col-
lected by the Fish Hawk at Key
West subsequent to 1899 (49974) ;
miscellaneous collections of fishes,
reptiles, and other invertebrates
(49976) ; brachiopods from 18-mile
creek, near Westport, Kentucky,
and miscellaneous fossils from Har-
rod's Creek, near Madison, Indiana,
collected by J. F. Boepple (50157) ;
type specimen of Medusa, regaiitha
Clara, collected by the steamer Fish
Hawk at Station 7068, September,
1899 (50197) ; type specimen of
Rhinoscopelus oceanicus (50205).

Compere, George, Perth, West Aus-
tralia : 2 specimens of Diptera,
Dacus sonatus, from Manila, Philip-
pine Islands (49880).

Cook, Mel T., Newark, Del. : 2 plants
from Cuba (49782).

Cook, Prof. O. F., Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C. : 32 li-
chens and 7 ferns from various local-
ities (49447) ; 2 vials containing Iso-
pods from Key West; also 52 insects
from Florida (49.546).

Cooke, Miss J. M., Point Loma, Cal. :
Marine shells representing 6 species
from California and the Gulf of Cali-
fornia (50199).

Coolidge, Karl R., Palo Alto, Cal. : 4
specimens of Lepidoptera (49563).

Connor, Frank L., Chicago, 111. : Fos-
sil wood from Lindenwold, Camden
County, New Jersey (49763).

Cooper, Dr. J. L., Fort Worth, Tex.:
Specimen of scavenger beetle, Strate-
gus julianus (48981).

Copenhagen, Denmark, Botanisk
Museum : Specimen of fern, Asple-
nimn, from Mexico (49360) ; 45 spec-
imens of plants, Pterodophyta, col-
lected by F. Liebmann in Central
America (49.525) ; 3 ferns from Mex-
ico, with 2 sketches by Carl Chris-
tensen (50037) ; 2 specimens of
ferns, Schizwa, from Brazil (50109).
Exchange.

EEPOKT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

75

Copenhagen, Denmark, Zoologisches
Museum : Bat, Myotis dasucneme
from Denmark (50015) ; 414 speci-
mens representing 138 species of
crabs from the Gulf of Siam (50057).
Excliange.
Cory, Miss Kate T., New York City:
4 Hopi pahos, or prayer sticks
(50209).
Cox, Captain W., U. S. Army, Leyte,
P. I.: Beetles from tlie Philippine
Islands (4S94G; 49002; 49345).
Crane, W. E., Brooklyn, N. Y. : About
100 specimens of Cretaceous bryo-
zoans from Faringdou, England
(48559: exchange).
Crawford, J. C, U. S. National Mu-
seum : 72 specimens of Hymenoptera,
70 of B ambus and 2 co types of
Psithyrus (48942) ; about 310 Hy-
menoptera, Ilalictus, from North
America, containing over 100 deter-
mined species, and the types of 20
species, and paratypes or cotypes of
19 species (49104) ; 17 Hymenoptera
from Palmerlee, Arizona, collected
by C. R. Biederman (49125) ; 10
bees, including 1 type specimen
(49172) ; about 2,330 Hymenoptera,
including type specimens from Eu-
rope, Central America, and other re-
gions (49651) ; 49 specimens of Hy-
menoptera collected in Costa Rica
by M. A. Carriker (49733).
Crofutt, W. A., Washington, D. C. :
10 specimens of Cryptozoon from the
Saratogan rocks of Saratoga, New
York (49190).
Cromwell, David W., New York City :
A valuable and interesting collection
of about 20,000 postage stamps gath-
ered from all parts of the world and
arranged in 12 albums (49053) ;
stamps representing the 1908 issues
of Turk's Island, Argentine Repub-
lic, Guatemala, Brazil, Switzerland,
and Ceylon (49315) ; 17 official post-
;ige stamps, issue of 1908, from Ecua-
dor, Brazil, Iceland, Danish West
Indies, and Chile (49383) ; 88 post-
age stamps (49727; 49835; 49907;
50033). Deposit.

Crosby, F. W., Washington, D. C. :
Battle axe made from a conch shell,
found in a mound off the western
coast of Florida ; sponge from the
Anclote sponge fishery on the same
coast (49784).

Crossley, a. W., Washington, D. C. :
A lariat captured from the Snake In-
dians during General Howard's cam-
paign (49776: purchase).

Culver, Charles, Washington, D. C. :
Squid from the coast of Virginia
(49238).

Curl, Mrs. H. C, Washington, D. C. :
Wicker basket made by the Indians
of the Chucunaque River district,
Panama (49807).

Dahlem, Steglitz bei Berlin, Ger-
many, KONIGL. BOTANISCHER GAR-
TEN UND Museum : Specimen of No-
Una Jiookcri from cultivation, with
photograph (49885) : specimen of
fern. Anemia, from Mexico (50126).
Exchange. »

Dall, Dr. William H., U. S. Geolog-
ical Survey, Washington, D. C. :
Marine and land shells representing
7 species from the Isle of Springs,
Maine (49145) ; iron lance head
found by the Rev. C. H. A. Dall in
the ruins, after the great fire in the
Tower of London, 1841 (49737).

Darling, Miss Nancy, Woodstock, Vt. :
5 specimens of ferns from Vermont
(49867: exchange).

Davidson, Dr. A., Los Angeles, Cal. :
Specimen of Gormannia oMusata
from California (49041) ; specimen
of Dudlcya from California (49094) ;
living plant, Dudleya, from Califor-
nia (49109) ; plant, AUotropa vir-
gata, from California (49121) ;
specimens of Pisidium from Round
Meadow, Sequoia National Park,
California (49427) : 4 specimens of
Ribcs (50230) : 3 living specimens of
Sedum and Dudleya (50281).

Davis, William T., New Brighton,
N. Y.: 2 specimens of Orchelimum,
Orthoptera (49367).

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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Deam, C. C, Blnffton, Ind. : 51 plants
from Florida (4!)!)46: exchange): 2
plants, Laciniaria, from Florida
(49687).

De Golia and Atkins, San Francisco,
(\il.: 2 samples of pyropbyllite
(49012).

Detwiler, John Y., New Smyrna, Fla. :
5 small photographs of sperm whales,
stranded near New Smyrna (49382).

Detwileb, Miss L. C, Jersey City, N.
J. : 2 plants from Coahuila, Mexico
(49108).

De Witt, Dr. J. C, Hamlin, Ark.:
Small piece of tow cloth (49639).

Deyrolle, Les tils d'Emile, Paris,
France : Mounted skeleton of a Chi-
nese deer, Elaphurus davidianus
(49235: purchase).

Dickinson, R. B., Kettle River Quar-
ries Company, Minneapolis, Minn. : A
6-inch cube of Kettle River sand-
stone (49751).

DoDD, W. H., Langtry, Tex. : Specimen
of living rock cactus, Anhalonium,
from Texas (49338).

Dodge, B^'ron E., Davison, Mich. : Iron
axe (48934: loan).

Dodge, C. K., Port Huron, INIich. : 12
plants from Michigan (49502).

Dodge, Harrison H., Mount Vernon,
Va. : Model of the original house at
Mount Vernon, as erected by I>aw-
rence Washington in 1743 (50084).

Dodge, Pickering, U. S. Engineer
Office, Washington, I). C. : An Egyp-
tian water jar (49-341).

Doria, Marquis C, Museo Civico di
Storia Naturale, (Jenoa. Italy: Bat,
Amorphochilus schnahlii, from Peru
(494.57).

Douglass. William B., Washington,
D. C. : Relics of cliff dwellers from
Utah and Colorado (50262).

Do WELL, Philip, Port Richmond,
Staten Island, N. Y. : 92 plants from
the District of Columbia and vicin-
ity (49205).

Du Bois, E., Bluffton, S. C. : Larva of
a Yucca borer (49992).

Duces, Dr. A., Guanajuato, Mexico :
Skin of Pyninga cnjthrnmrlas
(48991) ; pocket gopher, P/«///r/r'o;/(2/.s
tylorhmus, from Mexico (49949).

Eastman, George, Rochester, N. Y. :
Speed kodak No. 4 A (49628).

Ebebhardt, Charles C, Barranquilla,
Colombia, South America : Photo-
graphs relating to the Indians of
Peru (49307).

EcKis, D. O., Dillon, Colo. : Mummied
specimen of acadian or saw whet
owl, Claux acadicus, from Colorado
(50080).

Edgerton, C. W., Baton Rouge, La. :
Specimen of clover, Trifolium
suaveolens, collected by B. Railback
(50100).

Edwards, Hon. Thomas J., Daisy, Ga. :
Powder gourd carried through the
Revolutionary War by his great
grandfather (49882: loan).

Eggleston, W. W., Washington, D. C. :
221 plants, Cratcrgus, from New
York and Connecticut (49802).

Eichlam, Federico, Guatemala. Guate-
mala : 15 si)ecimens of living plants
from Guatemala (49308) : 10 living
specimens of cacti. Opuntia pumila,
from Guatemala (496.35) ; cactus
seeds from Guatemala (50111). Ex-
change.

Elbeuf, France, Museum D'Histoire
Naturelle: Prehistoric flint imple-
ments from the vicinity of Elbeuf
(49696: exchange).

Elmer, A. D. E., Bureau of Science,
Manila, P. I. : .549 specimens of
])lants from the Philippine Islands
(48977: loan); 309 specimens of
Philippine plants (49149: purchase).

Ely, Charles R., Washington, D. C. :
65 specimens of Lepi(l()i>tera (49296) ;
6 Braconidte. Hymenoptera. from
East River, Connecticut (494.30).

Endicott, J. D.. Canon City, Colo. :
Samples of chalcedonic replacements
of fossil bones (?) (500.53).

Englehardt, George P., Brooklyn,
N. Y. : 11 specimens of Lepidoptera
(50151).

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

77

Ernst, Miss Helen Amory. W:isliing-
ton, D. C. : An interesting collection
of specimens of " P]ast Indian "' and
"Lowestoft" porcelain (45357: loan).
(See also under Mrs. William
Wliarton.)

EsHNAUR, Mrs. W. H., Terminal Is-
land, Cal. : 17 specimens rein-esent-
ing 5 species of marine shells from
Terminal Island (50095).

Evans, G. L., Richland, Iowa : Arrow
points, axes, and stone knife
(49620).

Fall, Trof. H. C, Pasadena, Cal.: 4
beetles, including a cotype (49494).

Fawcett, G. .L., Porto Rico Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Maya-
guez, Porto Rico : 7 specimens of
Hymenoptera ( 497S7 ) .

Featherstonhaugh, Dr. Thomas,
Washington, D. C. : 4 watch move-
ments (50007; 50229).

Felippone, Dr. Florentino, INIonte-
video, Uruguay : 35 specimens repre-
senting 8 species of land and fresh-
water shells from Uruguay and other
localities; also 4 crabs, Uca untgna-
yensis (49079).

Felt, Dr. E. P., Albany, N. Y. : 4 mos-
quitoes, Diptera (49321).

Fenyes, Dr. A., Pasadena, Cal. : 10
Phengodid beetles from Cardoba and
Cuernavaca, Mexico (49811 : ex-
change).

Ferguson, John H., Western State
Hospital, Staunton, Va. : A specimen
of chert (49401).

Febnald, Dr. H. T., Amherst, Mass. : 8
cotypes of Cecidomyia foliora
(48966).

Ferrier, W. F., Mammoth, Cal. : Type
specimen of Lissoprion ferricrl and
other specimens of the species
(49633).

Ferriss, James H., Joliet, 111. : Speci-
men of Asplcniiim from Arizona
(49110) ; 2 rattlesnakes from Co-
chise County, Arizona (49485).

Festa, Dr. Enrico, Turin, Italy : 19
mammals from Italy (49995).

Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, 111. : 74 specimens of Formi-
ca riidte (48945: loan); specimen of
Magnolia from Mexico (49184:
loan) ; 6 specimens of fishes, Cicliln-
soma dovii, C. gtittulatum, and C.
mnnaguense from Central America
(49242: exchange) ; 80 specimens of
DendrocolaptidtTe (49505: loan);
fragment of a fossil sponge from the
Cretaceous, 2 photographs of ff)ssil
sponges, and 4 photograplis of fossil
crabs (49869) ; 277 specimens of
Trochilidfe and Micropodidte ( 50277 :
loan ) .

Flett. J. B., Tacoma, Wash. : 5 plants
from Washington (49933).

FoLSOM, J. W., Urbana, 111. : About 40
specimens of Aphanura cocklei
(49089).

Foote Mineral Company', Philadel-
phia, Pa. : Native silver with cobal-
ite ; kornerupine (48950: purchase).

Forsyth-Major, Dr. C. T., London,
England : Reptiles and batrachians
from Corsica (49474).

Fort, Tomlinson, Chattanooga, Tenn. :
2 photographs of Indian mortars
found in the sandstone near Wal-
dens Ridge, about 16 miles from
Cha ttanooga ( 40929 ) .

Foster, A. S., Hoquaim, Wash. : Ily-
droids, bryozoans, and fragment of
a plant (48986) ; 55 plants from
Washington (49123) ; 29 specimens
of plants from Washingtcm (49186) ;
57 specimens of plants from Wash-
ington (49.337).

Fox, Dr. Carroll, Oakland, Cal. : 25
slides of fleas from San Francisco
(49877).

Fox, Mrs. Y. L. W., bequest of (through
Mr. Gist Blair, executor) : The fol-
lowing articles presented by the Em-
peror of Russia to the late Hon.
G. Y. Fox : 2 silver medals ; a gold
medal; silver-mounted leather case
which held the diploma of citizen-
ship of Moscow ; diploma of citizen-
ship of Moscow, framed ; a memo-
rial picture of Novgorod ; silver sal-
ver ; salt cellar in the shape of an

78

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Fox, Mrs. V. L. W. — Coutiuued.

antique chair; malachite casket con-
taining the diploma of citizenship of
St. Pet('rsl)urK: sold snuffbox; book
" Sacre d'Alexandre 2nd ; " 4 vol-
umes "Antiquities de TEmpire de
Russia; " 2 volumes " Musee de Tsar-
skdo Selo du Colloction d'Arnies ; "
volume " National Costumes "
(50021: bequest).

Fkail6, M., Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C. : 12 speci-
mens of plants from Spain (49175).

Frampton, Eugene, Punxsutawney,
Pa.: Luna moth, Actias luna
(49092).

Franklin, Dr. H. J., St. Anthony
Park, Minn. : Slide of cotypes of
Aleurodothrips fasciapennis (49961).

Fretz, C. D., Sellersville, Pa. : 45
plants, Cratcegus, from Pennsylvania
(49887: exchange).

Frye, T. C, Washington, D. C. : Plant,
J uncus: orcffoiitis, from Washington
(4993G).

I'UKAi, Takeshi, Kouosu, Saitama,
Japan : About 100 specimens of
Hymenoptera from Japan (50144).

Fuller, F. Wesley, West Quincy,
Mass. : (5-inch sphere of lipardite,
and a 3-inch sphere of jasper hema-
tite (49578: purchase).

FuRNESS, Dr. Henry, Ma lone, X. Y. :
A single-barrel gun, formerly owned
by Daniel Webster (49846).

Gabaldon, P>riceno & Sons, Merida,
Venezuela : Insects and shells from
Venezuela (49939: purchase).

Gaillard, Col. D. Du B., LT. S. Army,
Culebra, Canal Zone : Plant, Bixa,
from Panama (49935) ; fruits of the
plant EnjUtrhia from Panama
(50189).

Gabriel, Charles J., Abbotsford, Mel-
bourne, Victoria, Australia : 57
specimens, representing 13 species
of marine shells, from Victoria
(49081) ; 67 specimens, representing
28 species of marine shells, from
Australia (49451: exchange).

Gaither, Mrs. H. Marcia, Falls
Church, Va. : Solid shot found 70
years ago in the Gaither family
residence, Howard County, Mary-
land (49034).

Garfield, Hon. James Rudolph,
Washington, D. C. : Tile from the
spot in the floor of the old Pennsyl-
vania Railway Station, Washington,
I). C, where General Garfield was
standing at the time of his assassi-
nation (49837).

(Jarman, H., Lexington, Ky. : Plant,
Hydrocotyle, from Kentucky

(49748).

Garrett, Harrison, Tippah, Miss. :
Ceremonial object found by the
donor in 18S7 near Tippah (50133).

Gatlin, B. B., Deming, N. Mex. : Speci-
men of whip-tail scorpion, Thely-
iioinis ffigantcus (49031).

Gatton, Joseph M., Clarendon, Va. :
Small tile from the Pennsylvania
Railway Station, Washington, D. C,
indicating the place where President
Garfield fell at the time of his assas-
sination (49105).

Gee, Prof. N. Gist, Santuck, S. C, :
Collection of old Chinese coins and
casts of coins (49015).

Geroui-d, Dr. J. H., Hanover, N. H. :
Crab, Calappa flammea, from Fal-
mouth, Massachusetts (49713).

Giacornelli, Eugenio, La Rioja, Ar-
gentina : 17 si)ecimens of Lepidop-
tera (49856 : exchange),

Gibson, Arthur, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa, Canada : Specimen of
Lepido[)tera, the type of Psilocorus
flctcherclla (49545) ; specimen of
Ilcpialiis Jiypcrboreus (49645).

Gilder, Robert F., Omaha, Nebr.
(through J. E. Wallace) : 3 skulls,
fragments of bones and a small piece
of sandstone from Nebraska
(49164) : skull and fragments of hu-
man bones from the " Wall mound,"
Sarpy County, Nebraska (49243) :
disk from a human skull and prob-
ably of fetishistic significance, from
Long's hill, near Florence, Arizona
(50087).

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79

Gillette, Cassius E., Philadelphia ,
Pa. : Small celt from Nicaragua
(49851).

GiBAULT, A. A., Urbana, 111. : Speci-
men of I.epifloptera, Cullopistria
florhlcnsis (49(J01) ; 8 specimens of
Hymenoptera, cotypes of 2 species,
from Carbondale, Illinois (49024) ; 2
cotypes of Trichoporus (nicnviridia,
and 4 parasitic Hymenoptera co-
types of 2 species (49740) ; 2 co-
types of Pediobioidea cyanea, Hy-
menoptera (49765) : 4 cotypes of
Hymenoptera (49925).

Glasgow, University of, Galsgow,
Scotland : Negatives of the type
specimens of Ellis and Solander's
species of corals (50012: exchange).

GoDBEY, S. M., Nashville, Tenn. :
Specimen of Caryocrinus ornatus
from Newsom, Tennessee (49956) ;
exchange).

GoDMAN, F. D., London, England : 420
specimens of named Coleoptera from
Central America, including cotypes
(49960: exchange). (See also un-
der Lord Walsingham.)

GoLL, George P., Philadelphia, Pa.:
Plant, Ccreus triangularis, from the
Bahama Islands (48968).

Gonzales, Rev. Father Saturio, Santo
Domingo de Silos, Provincia Burgos,
Spain ; 16 mammals and a bird from
Spain (.50082: exchange; a wild
l)oar, purchase).

Goode, Mrs. G. Brown, Middletown,
Conn. : Set of Italian playing cards
(49202) ; nine medals, gold, silver,
and bronze, awarded to the late Dr.
G. Brown Goode (49900: loan).

Goodwin, J. W., Gordonsville, Ya. : Lit-
tle blue heron, Florida ccerula, from
Virginia (49027).

GouGH, Harry, White Plains, Md. : In-
dian paint cup (atone), (49224) ; 7
arrowpoints and knives (49602).

Gould, Mrs. A. B., Boston, Mass. :

Stone implements and carvings from

Porto Rico (49528).
GowARD, GusTAVus, Washington, D. C. :

Chinese porcelain folding screen

(48935: loan).

12048—09 6

Gray Herbarium, Cambridge, Mass. :
Specimens of Talauma and Magnolia
from Central ;ind South America
(49146: loan) ; 5 specimens of ferns
(49354: loan) ; 7 sheets of Parosela
(Dalea) (494.S8: loan) ; 12 sheets of
Mexican Cratwgl (49551: loan);
specimen of Mexican Crataegus
(49590: loan) ; 83 specimens of trop-
ical American ferns (49698: loan);
54 plants (49792: loan); fragment
of a plant from Mexico (49842 : ex-
change).

Grebel, Wendler and Company, Ge-
neva, Switzerland : 99 grams of the
Girgenti meteorite (48995: pur-
chase) ; 523 grams of the Lime Creek
meteorite (49324: exchange).

Green, Edward, U. S. National Mu-
seum : Brown bat, Vespertilio fiiscus
(49947).

Green, Frank, Washington, D. C. : 2
fragments of pottery and an arrow-
head (49402).

Greer, D. M., Limestone Island, New
Zealand: Fossil shark's teeth
(49777).

(Jripp, C. W., San Diego, Cal. : Marine
shells representing 10 species from
California (49323).

Hague, Mrs. Arnold. Washington,

D. C. : A yai'd of round point Honi-
ton lace, and a cape of Mechlin lace
(50146: loan).

Haines, A. S., Westtown, Pa. : Speci-
men of fern, Camptosorus, from Vir-
ginia, and photograph furnished by

E. S. Cary (50108).

Hall, M. C, Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C. : Microscopic
slide of parasitic copepods from
Roccus lineattis, Potomac River

(49780).

Haller, J. S., Cuba, Nebr. : 3 specimens
of Laciniaria from Nebraska
(49413).

Hamilton, James, Tombstone, Ariz. :
Vesuvianite (49533).

Hamlin. Homer, Los Angeles, Cal. :
Portions of a fossil species of rab-
bit (49626) ; bone whistle from Cali-
fornia (49742: loan).

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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Hammatt-Dickey Company, Jackson-
ville, Fla. : Set of three models of
the Cullinan diamond cut from rock
crystal (49261: purchase).

Hanley, Mrs. M. L., Washington,
D. C. : Adult female specimen of
praying mantis, Stagmomantis Caro-
lina (49165).

Hannibal, Harold, San Jose, Cal. :
Specimens of Gonidca and Lucina
from California (49287) ; shells
(49322).

Hansemann, Prof, von, Berlin, Ger-
many : Anatomical specimen (49295) ;
5 skulls, with brains (50142: ex-
change).

Hansen, John, Washington, D. C. :
8 watch movements (49576).

Harding, Right Rev. Alfred, Washing-
ton, D. C. : 6 books damaged by
termites (50097).

Harper, R. M., University, Ala. : 4
specimens of ferns from Alabama
(493S7).

Harriman, Mrs. James, Washington,
D. C. (through Mrs. J. W. Pinchot) :
l^xcellent examples of Venetian and
Rose point lace (49599: loan).

Harrington, Lady, Adis, Ababa, Abys-
sinia, via Aden : 57 birds' skins from
Abyssinia (49075).

Harris, Dr. J. V., Key West, Fla.: 2
larvae of Lepidoptera, MegaJopyge
opercularis (49166) ; cocoons of
Apanteles sp., with adults of the
same species (49938; 50073).

Harris, W., Hope Gardens, Kingston,
Jamaica: Stem of Cyathea arborea
(49514).

Hasse, Dr. H. E., Sawtelle, Cal.: 6
plants from California (48960) ; 2
specimens of cactus, Opuntia litto-
ralis, from California (48982) ; 2
specimens of Opuntia from Califor-
nia (49095).

Hauf, Mrs. Harriet, Lancaster, Pa. : 2
small plaster reliefs supposed to rep-
resent Napoleon I and the Express
Josephine (49507).

PIauptmann, Johann, Washington,
D. C. : Great horned owl, Bubo vir-
ginianus (49738).

Hay, Prof. W. P., Washington, D. C. :
Turtles from Choptank Creek, Mary-
land (.50271).

Hayhurst, Paul, Roslindale, Mass. : 2
types of Hyalopterus dactylidis
(50231).

Hazlett, Miss M. E., East Liverpool,
Ohio : Brooch and earrings of woven
human hair, mounted in gold
(50025: loan).

Headley, F. B., Fallon, Nev. : Speci-
men of cactus. Opuntia, from Ne-
vada (50137).

Hearne, J. W., Howard University,
Washington, D. C. : 2 snakes from
South America (49332).

Hebard, ^Morgan, New Haven, Conn. :
44 specimens of Orthoptera (49848:
exchange).

Heidemann, Otto, Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C. : 2
specimens of Hemiptera, Sahloida
cornuta, from Florida (48936) ; 2
types of Corizus indentatiis, type of
C. tuberctdatus and cotype of C.
validus (492S9) ; 7 specimens of
Hemiptei'a, types of 3 species
(49572).

Heighway, a. E., Mina Coustancia,
Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba : Min-
erals and about 2.000 recent shells
(491.30) ; gem tourmalines, chryso-
prase, etc., from California (49868:
deposit) ; knit bag of fiber, made by
Indians of the Atrato River, Colom-
bia, South America (49874) ; about
50 specimens of land shells repre-
senting 5 species, from the Isthmus
of Darien, two of the species being
new (50272).

Heller, A. A., Reno, Nev. : 2 speci-
mens of Apiaceifi from Nevada
(49365) ; 12 ferns from Nevada and
California (40771) ; 400 plants from
Nevada and California (49850 : pur-
chase) ; specimen of Opuntia basil-
aris ramosa (50265).

Hendel, Friedrich, Vienna, Austria :
26 specimens representing 21 species
of European Diptera (48975: ex-
change).

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81

Henderson, Junius, University of
Colorado, Boulder, Colo. : 20 speci-
mens of Oreohelix haydeni and va-
rieties from Colorado (498GG).

Herdman, Prof. W. A., Liverpool, Eng-
land : G specimens, representing G
species, of crinoids from Ceylon and
tlie Red Sea (502G0: exchange).

Hernandez, J. V., Claremont, Cal. : 57
specimens of ferns collected in the
vicinity of Para, Brazil, in 1008
(49614).

Herrick, Prof. Glenn W., College Sta-
tion, Tex.: 23 mosquitoes (49103);
20 specimens of parasitic Hymenop-
tera (49615).

Hester, Louis G., Houston, Tex. : 3
specimens of Texas marble (49097).

HiATT, W. L., Fruita, Colo. : 2 frag-
ments of dinosaur bones (49723).

HiLLiARD, George R., Springfield, Ohio :
2 specimens of Orthoptera (49137) ;
12 specimens of Orthoptera, Dics-
trainniciia marmorata (49155) ; 17
specimens of Orthoptera, Dicstratn-
mcna marmorata and 1 specimen
of Coleoptera, Pinotus caroliniis
(49161).

Hinkley, a. a., Du Bois, 111.: 2."'.0
specimens representing 44 species of
land and fresh-water shells from
Mexico (40104: exchange).

HiRASE, Y., Kyoto, Japan : 70 species
of Japanese shells, including many
cotyi)es of Pilsbry's species (50274:
purchase).

Kitchens, Capt. George D., Brighton,
Va. : Specimen of shearwater, Puf-
ftnus, from Smiths Island, Vir-
ginia (50156).

HiTT, Mrs. Robert R., Washington,
D. C. : 7 pieces of old lace, in-
cluding specimens of point d'Argen-
tan, point de Milan, point de Yenise,
and Malines (49598: loan).

Hochderffer, George, Flagstaff, Ariz. :
2 specimens of MamiUaria from Ari-
zona (48929).

Hodge, Dr. E. R., Army Medical Mu-
seum, Washington, D. C. : 3 Apache
baskets (49482: exchange).

Holcombe, W. E., Columbiana, Ala. :
Four-legged chicken (50103).

HoLLisTER, Ned, Washington, D. C. :
Fern from Maryland (49806).

Holm, Frits v., Smithsonian Institu-
tion : A complete rubbing, in four
pieces, of the inscription on the fa-
mous Nestoriau tablet, now in the
'• Peilin '" or " Forest of Tablets "
in Sian-fu, capital of Shensi, West-
ern China (49501) ; specimen of
limestone from Fu-ping-hsian, Shensi
Province, China (49795).

Holm, Dr. Theodor, Brookland, D. C. :
11 specimens of plants in alcohol
(48984) ; 2 jars and 10 test tubes of
plants in alcohol from the District
of Columbia and vicinity (49239) ;
5 plants in alcohol collected in the
District of Columbia (49264: ex-
change) ; specimen of Cardamine in-
termedia from Brookland, D. C.
(49983) ; 30 plants from various lo-
calities (50122).

Holmes, Dr. S. J., University of Wis-
consin, Madison, Wis. : 4 vials and
14 slides of isopods, types of 4 spe-
cies (49631).

Holmes, W. H., Washington, D. C. :
Stone implements from Turkey
Point, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
(49150).

Holsinger, S. J., Meteor, Ariz. : Small
iron meteorite with shale in which it
was originally embedded (49715).

Hopkins, Dr. R. D. (See under West
Yirginia Agricultural Experiment
Station.)

Hopkins, Robert T., Nashville, Tenn. :
Polished slab of stalagmite (49292).

HoRTON, Mrs. Mary, Cumberland Md. :
Canteen used by the donor's hus-
band, David Horton, throughout the
civil war (49087).

IIosLEY', Mrs. H. H., Washington,
D. C. : Sword and belt presented to
the late Commander Harry H. Hos-
ley, U. S. Navy, by the Larchmont
Yacht Club of New York, on his re-
turn from towing the dry dock

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HosLEY, Mrs. H. H. — Continued.
Dewey to tbe Philippine Islands;
also 4 cablegrams of congratulations
(49151: loan).

HoTCiiKiss, H. H. (through Mr. Ver-
non Bailey, Bureau of Biological
Survey, Department of Agriculture) :
Indian skull and a grooved stpne axe
which was hidden at its base, found
in the ruins of an old pueblo in Tom
Moore Canyon, near Diamond Bar
Ranch, in Gila National Forest, New
Mexico (501G3).

Hough, Walter, U. S. National Mu-
seum : Flint lock pistol made in
Richmond, Ya., in ISOS (49420:
loan) ; Remington carbine (50088).

Howard T'niversity Medical School,
Washington, D. C. : Anatomical spec-
imens (49621; 49813; 49931).

Hubbell, Royal, Hawks Park, Fla. : 5
photographs of sperm whales strand-
ed near Mosquito Inlet Light Sta-
tion, Ponce Park, Fla. (49404: pur-
chase).

Hudson, Dr. J. W., Ukiah, Cal. :
I'omo Indian ceremonial feather
headdress or mask, " guk tsu " or
"Big head" (499G5: purchase).

Huidekoper, Mrs. Frederick W.,
Washington, D. C. : Tintypes of Gen-
eral McClellan and General Siegel,
and other articles (49603).

Hungate, J. W., Cheney, Wash.: 90
insects (49415).

Hunt, Gaillard, Library of Congress,
Washington, D. C. : A cane, once the
property of Toussaint L'Ouverture
(49134).

Hunt, Mrs. Richard M., New York
City : Collection of embroidered pic-
tures from the XYII and XYIII cen-
turies (49421: loan).

Hunter, William, Washington, D. C. :
Fern from Rock Creek Park, Wash-
ington, D. C. (49361).

IIuoT, Joe, Henderson, Cal. : 2 speci-
mens of invertebrate fossils (40074).

Hurter, Julius, St. Louis, Mo. : Rep-
tiles and batrachians (49088;
49634) ; 19 salamanders (49969: ex-
change).

Indian Museum. (See under Calcut-
ta, India.)

Indiana University, Blooiuiugtun,
Ind. : Mammals from Mitchell, Ind.
(49872).

Iksley, h; R., Paymaster, U. S. Navy,
Washington, D. C. : 2 raincoats worn
by the Negritos of northwestern Lu-
zon, near Aparri (49834).

Interior, Department of:

Office of Indian Affairs: A col-
lection of negatives representing in-
dividuals of various Indian tribes,
made by Dr. A. Hrdlirka of the Na-
tional Museum (49350) ; a pair of
grass shoes found in a cave on Cot-
tonwood Creek, about 30 miles north-
east of San Carlos, Ariz. (49640).

Patent Office: Collection of fire-
arms, mechanical models, etc.
(49064) ; model of a percussion key-
board instrument (49276).

U. 8. Geological Survey: Small col-
lection of Kootanie plants obtained
by C. A. Fisher (48992) ; 3 boxes of
rocks collected in the Bradshaw
Mountains by Drs. Palache and Jag-
gar (49291) ; rocks from the Sugar
Loaf district, Colorado, obtained by
R. D. George (49306) ; specimens of
pyroxeuite collected near Grants Pass,
Oreg. ; of peridotite collected near
Eight Dollar Mountain, Josephine
County, Oreg. ; and of hornblende
andesite from the west base of Mount
Sliasta, California (49366) ; frag-
mentary vertebrate fossils collected
by T. W. Stanton near the top of the
Upper Cretaceous in North Dakota
and Montana (49381) ; vertebrate
fossils, consisting chiefly of teeth and
jaws of small mammals, obtained by
A. C. Silberling from the lower Ter-
tiary strata in the Fish Creek region
of Sweetgrass County, Mont. (49393) ;
rocks and feldspar crystals from
Goodsprings, Nev. (49394) ; 57 speci-
mens of trachyte from Gray Rock
Peak, Engineer Mountain quadran-
gle, Colorado ; 24 specimens of quartz-
porphyry and 25 specimens of uiona-
zite - porphyry from Alpine Gulch,
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83

Interior, Department of — Cont'd,
specimens of rbyolite from Sparling
Gulch, Lalve City quadrangle, Colo-
rado (4949G) ; 30 small lots of Cre-
taceous and Tertiary vertebrate fos-
sils, mostly fragmentary, collected by
field parties in Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, and New Mexico (40517) ;
GO specimens of rocks from the Sil-
verton quadrangle, Colorado (49518) ;
4 specimens of fragmentary verte-
brate fossils from the Rico forma-
tion, Permian (?), collected by Whit-
man Cross (49531) ; a collection of
measuring instruments (49676) ;
rocks from the Boulder quadrangle,
Colorado, collected by W. H. Weed
(49695) ; 3 fossil teeth of a horse,
collected by L. W. Stephenson
(49709) ; invertebrate fossils from
the Coalinga district, Fresno and
Kings counties, Cal., and adjacent re-
gion, collected by Ralph Arnold and
Robert Anderson (49757) ; vertebra
and other fragmentary bones of a
dinosaur from Donkey Creek, near
Moorcroft, Wyo., collected by R. W.
Stone (49S16) ; specimens of pyrrho-
titic peridotite from Knox County,
Me. (50039) ; fossil woods collected
in the region of the petrified forest
of Arizona by F. H. Knowlton, L. F.
AYard, and David White (.50203) ;
collection illustrating the report of
F. L. Ransome on the geology and
deposits of the Goldfield district
(50216).

Interior Department and Bureau of
American Ethnology : Archeological
objects collected by J. Walter Fewkes,
of the Smithsonian Institution, in
connection with the excavation and
restoration of certain prehistoric
ruins in the Mesa Verde National
Park of Colorado (49735).

International Maritime Exposition,
Bordeaux, France : Diploma award-
ing the " Grand Prix " to the Na-
tional Museum for its exhibits
(49994).

Jackson, E. P., Covington, Va. : Silver
pin (49743: loan).

James, J. E., Pittston, Pa. : 22 speci-
mens of fossil plants from the an-
thracite series of Pennsylvania
(49849).

James, Mrs. Julian, Washington, D.
C. : A volume entitled " Biographical
Sketches of the Bailey-Myers-Mason
families, 1776-1905" (49943); lace
embroidery cape and a collection of
nine miniatures (50250). Loan.

Jelinck, M. W., Fairview, Nev. : Rocks
and ores (49167).

Jennings, Mrs. Hennen, Washington,
D. C. : An old piece of altar lace
and a copy of a fine piece of old
Bruges lace (49554: loan).

Jenney, Charles E., Fresno, Cal. : 4
beetles and 2 flies : Ahcphus paUidus,
Lucilia sericata, Sarcophaga sp.,
Bemhidium cruralc, Bradyccllus ru-
pestris, and Eleodes (Descogenia)
marginata (48980) ; 7 insects from
Fresno (49254).

Jervey, Mrs. Jean B. W., Washington,
Barracks, Washington, D. C. : Sea
shells from the coast of Mindanao,
Philippine Islands, and the islands
off the coast, collected by James Pos-
tell Jervey, jr. (49038).

Jesup, Mrs. Morris K., New York City

(through Mrs. Richard G. Lay) :

Italian chasuble of the 18th century

(49629: loan).
Jewett, Stanley G., Portland, Oreg. :

Rat, melanistic specimen of Mus

norvegicus ( .50020 ) .
Joannis, L'Abbe J. DE, Paris, France:

2 cotypes of Mcndesia echiella

(49830).
Johnson, Prof. D. S., Baltimore, Md. :

Living specimen of plant, Dion spinu-

losa (49783).

Johnson, J. Chester, Marine Mills,
Minn. : Small arrowpoints from a
mound on the shore of Rice Lake,
Washington County, Minn. (50061 :
exchange).

Johnson, Prof. O. B., Seattle, Wash.:
8 hermit crabs and a specimen of
Matuta sp. (49223).

84

REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1909.

Johnson, Koswkll H. (See under
Ciii-iiegie Institution.)

Johnston, Miss Louise, Wooster,
Ohio: Baby's cap, straw sandals,
and a drum, made and used by tlie
lu or lao tribes of the northwestern
part of Canton Province, China
(49051).

Jones, Frank Norton, Wilmington,
Del. : 19 specimens of I>epidoptera
from Bermuda (50145).

Karitzky, a. M., Nueva Gerona, Isle
of Pines, Cuba : Plant from the Isle
of Pines (50186).

Karst, Miss Esther, Debruce, N. Y. :
A transfer print, on glass, of the
Smithsonian Institution (49569).

Kavanaugh, ]\Iiss K., Washington, D,

C. (through Miss E. R. Scidmore) :
Old Chinese ivory white teapot
(50063: loan).

Keaney, Mrs. C. E., Spokane. Wash.:

Barnacle, MitcUa polymcrus (49553).

Keep, Mrs. Frederic A., Washington,

D. C. : A piece of Binche lace, about
the year 1700, and a piece of Valen-
ciennes lace of the early 18th cen-
tury (50149).

Keuffel and Esser Company, New
York City: A modern sundial
(49473).

Kew, London, England, Royal Bo-
tanic Gardens : Specimen of Diplora
integrifoHa from the Salomon Islands
(49480: loan); specimen of plant,
Mespiliis stipulosa (49649: loan):
drawing of Crata-gus qHitensis
(49768).

Kimball, Miss Laura F., National
City, Cal. : 2 plants, Sriaginella,
from California (49636: exchange).

Kindle, E. M., U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington, D. C. : Marine shells in-
cluding about 45 species and varie-
ties, from Bering Strait and Eseh-
scholtz, Alaska (49398) ; tusk of a
mammoth from Point Hope, Alaska
(49632: purchase).

Kingman, C. C, Reading, Mass. : 4
specimens of ferns from Massachu-
setts (49044).

KiNGSLAND, Mrs. WiLLiAM M., New
York City : Piece of Flemish or
Dutch "Diana lace" of the 17th
century, 26" long; and a piece of
Flemish lace of the 18th century,
36" long by 7" wide (49730).

Klages, Edward A., Crafton, Pa, : 5
skins of nun-birds, Mnuasa, from
Venezuela ( 49583 ) .

Klinger, G. R., Lyons, Kans. : Snake,
head of a fish and an insect from
Guatemala (49400).

Knab, Frederick, Department of Ag-
riculture, Washington, D. C. : 250
specimens of Hymenoptera from
Saskatchewan, Canada (49020) ; 33
specimens of Hymenoptera and 5
specimens of Hemiptera from Wash-
ington, D. C. (49056) ; 8 specimens
of Hymenoptera from Virginia
(49162) ; 14 specimens of Hymenop-
tera from the vicinity of the District
of Columbia (49207) ; 70 specimens
of Coleoptera from Peru (49918).

Knut, S. p., Washington, D. C. : 5 ob-
jects of Egyptian antiquities (49522:
loan).

K. K. Naturhistorisches Hofmu-
SEUM. (See under Vienna, Austria.)

Konigl. Botanischer Garten und
Museum. (See under Dahlem, Steg-
litz bei Berlin, Germany.)

KoNiGL. Botanisches Museum. (See
under Berlin, Germany.)

KoNiGL. Zoologisches Museum. (See
under Berlin, Germany.)

Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay
States, Selangor State Museum :
66 birds' skins from the Malay Pen-
insula (49085) ; 20 Malayan mam-
mals (49212). Exchange.

Lacham, R. E., Santiago, Chile: 15
ancient Chilean skulls, fragments of
pottery, pestle, and grinding stone
(49982).

Lafferty, R. F., Buena Arista, Colo. :
Specimen of molybdic ocher (50152).

Lake, Wilmot, Washington, D. C. :
Specimen of stalagmitic marble
from Harrisonburg, Va. (50219).

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

85

Lamb, Dr. D. S., Army Medical Mu-
seum, Washington, D. C, : 2 anatom-
ical specimens (49487).

liAMSoN-ScRiBNER, Prof. F., Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C. : Sliull of a wild hog from
Culion, Philippine Islands, and a
piece of red coral, Tuhipora, from
the shores of the island of Palawan
(4934G).

liANDALE, J. W., Washington, D. C. : 6
specimens of jasper and one of lava
(49262).

Lane, Dr. M. M., Oxly, Mo.: 8 stone
implements (49211).

Laney, F. B., U. S. National Museum :
Specimen of copper ore and one of
volcanic rock (49844).

Lankester, C. H., San Jose, Costa
Rica : 3 birds' skins from Costa
Rica (49006) ; 83 birds' skins from
Costa Rica (49007: loan); skin of
Thnjoithilus modest us from Costa
Rica (49650).

Latham, Miss S. E., Smithsonian In-
stitution : Photograph of Dr. Charles
Rau (49937).

Laxjsanne-Ouchy, University of Lau-
sanne : 458 specimens of Old World
plants representing 334 species of
Leguminosfe and 124 Umbelliferae
(49271: exchange).

Lawton, Edwin M., Washington, D. C. :

Horn spoon (50244).
Lay, Mrs. Richard G. (See under

Mrs. Morris K. Jesup.)
Ledy'ard, Miss Murray', Washington,

D. C. : Embroidered Filipino pina

scarf (50064: loan).

Leffingwell, E. de K., Chicago, 111. :
Implements from some old Eskimo
dwellings near Barter Island, Alaska
(49796) ; 2 polar bear cubs, 2 brown
bear skins, 25 weasels, 50 lemmings,
and a hawk (49852) ; modern eth-
nological material from Alaska
(49952: loan).

Leiden, Holland, Museum van Xatu-
UBLiJKE Histoire : 4 bats, Myotis
(lasycneme, from Holland (49900 :
exchange).

Leiter, INIrs. L. Z., Washington, D. C. :

Collection of Hindu, Genoese, and

French embroideries and woven art

fabrics (50092: loan).
Leland Stanford Junior University,

Stanford University, Cal. : Type

specimen of Hippocampus harhouri

(49429: exchange).
Lewis Bear Drug Company', Pensa-

cola, Fla. : Specimen of Laciniaria

(49320).
Lewis, Lieut. George C, U. S. Army,

Edna, Tex. : Batrachians from Texas

(50047).

Light, Sol F., xVtsugi INIachie, Kana-
gawaken, Japan: 10 insects (49.582).

Lighton, W. R., Yandervoort, Ark. :
Chert implements from a village site
in the Platte Caiion of Wyoming
(49870).

Linton, Dr. Edwin, Washington, Pa. :
Isopods from the Tortugas (49955) ;
2 specimens of isopods, Cymodoce
wstrum, from the Tortugas (50002).

Lira, Dias, Santiago, Chile: Earthen-
ware vessel, perforated stone, pitted
stone, and globular stone (49980).

Lloyd, F. E., Zacatecas, Mexico : 42
specimens of living cacti from Zaca-
tecas (48938) ; nests of a bee, Anthi-
diiim sp. (49014) ; 2 specimens of
cactus (49124) ; 25 specimens of
plants from Zacatecas (49141) ; 260
specimens of living and dried plants
from Zacatecas (49189; 49263) ; 108
plants from the northern part of
Zacatecas (49503) ; 16 living species
of cacti from Mexico (50016) ; speci-
men of cactus, Cereus sp,, and a liv-
ing specimen of /SeienocereMS (50026;
50282).

Loding, H. p.. Mobile, Ala. : 25 beetles
representing 7 species (48957 : ex-
change).

I-oesener, Th., Dahlem, Steglitz bei
Berlin, Germany : 613 plants from
South Africa, collected by R.
Schlechter (49241: purchase).

London, England, British Museum
(Natural History) : 25 Phengodid
beetles (49022: loan); 5 Phengodid

86

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^ 1909.

London, England, Bkitish Muskitm
(Natural History) — Continued,
beetles, Plicnf/odcs minor, Ptortho-
dius tnandibuhiris, and Euryojxt
fusca, from Central America (49023 :
exchange) ; 218 specimens of Ordo-
Aician bryozoans (49171: loan);
24S spociniens of Cuming's Pliilip-
pine plants (49477: exchange); G
specimens of lUiengodidse (49881) ; 2
specimens of ridtiithclfthHKa armatd
from Lake Tanganyika (50143: ex-
change).

liORiNG, Mrs. Malek Ahdel, Chicago,
111.: Pistol belt and pair of Colt's
revolvers which belonged to the late
Mr. Loring (49019).

LovETT, Edward, Croydon, England :
Religious and medicinal amulets
(59016: purchase) ; colored woodcut
of a panoramic view of the Lord
Mayor's show (49440: exchange).

Lucas, F. A., The ^Museum, Brooklyn
Institute of Arts and Sciences,
Brookyn, N. Y. : Skeletons of Carpo-
clacus ampins, J unco insularis, Sa-
pinctcs giiadaloupensis, and Pipilo
consob?inus, from Guadalupe Island,
California, collected by W. E. Bryant
(49991).

LuNELL, Dr. J., liCeds, N. Dak. : 10
specimens of Laciniaria from North
Dakota (4943fi) : 11 sheets of La-
ciniaria (49547: loan); ]70 plants
from North Dakota (49597: ex-
change).

LusBY, G. B., Olivet, Md. : Larva of a
night flying moth, Catocala sp.
(48963).

LuTTRELL, C. F., Austin, Tex. : Speci-
men of cactus, Opuntia, from Ne-
vada (48926).

MacDougal, Dr. D. T., Washington,
D. C. : 9 plates of Australian plants
(49203). (See also under Carnegie
Institution and New Yorlv Botanical
Garden.)

MacGillivray^ Dr. A. D., Ithaca, N.
Y. : 6 specimens of Hymenoptera, in-
cluding type of ScoUoneura slos-
sonia (49419).

McAtee, W. L.. Washington, D. C. :
27 specimens of plants, mainly Vi-
hiirrnini, chiefly from the District of
Columbia and vicinity (49143) ; 15
specimens of Viburnum from the
District of Columbia and vicinity
(49376) ; type specimen of llclori-
morplui fiKhcri from the District of
Columbia (50050) ; 140 sheets of
plants from Washington and vicin-
ity (502.32).

McClendon, Dr. J, F., University of
Missouri, Columbia, Mo. : Shrimps,
Typton tortugce sp. nov., from Tor-
tugas, Florida (49616) ; 15 speci-
mens of AlpheidiTJ named by Dr. H.
Coutiere (50253).

McCracken, Miss I., Stanford Univer-
sity, Cal. : 28 specimens of Hymen-
optera (49736).

McDonald, F. E., Peoria, 111. : 27 speci-
mens of Laciniaria from Illinois
(49219).

jMcGowan, p. J., & Sons, McGowan,
Wash. : Skull of Steller's sea lion,
Eumetopias stcUcri (49127).

McGregor. Richard C, Manila, P. I. :
2 specimens of minei'als and a rock
from Unimak Island, Alaska ; coral-
line limestone from near San Fer-
nando (4991.3) ; ethnological material
from Alaska and the Philiiipine Is-
lands (49920).

McKenney^ Dr. R. E. B., Washington,
D. C. : 3 beetles from Costa Rica
(49607) ; 6 bats, a shrimii. Biilninis
olfcrsii, and reptiles from I'anam.a
49714) ; reptiles from Panama
(49726) ; reptiles, batrachians, and
about 185 insects from Punta de
Pena, Bocas del Toro, Panama
(49758) ; hummingbird, Pliwtliornis,
from Bocas del Toro (50127).

McKiNNON, Angus, Boston, Mass.
(through A. E. Stewart) : Rocks
from Nova Scotia (50279).

McLane, Mrs. Allan, Washington,
D. C. : A very interesting collection
of chinaware and porcelain (49417;
loan).

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

87

Mackensen, Bernard, Sau Antonio,
Tex. : 23 specimens of cacti and liv-
ing cacti from Texas (49282; 49318;
49587; 49838; 50114; 50276).

Mackie, D. B., Manila. P. I. : 9 ferns
from China and Japan (49891).

Macoun, John, Ottawa, Canada : 200
specimens of Canadian mosses

, (49481: purchase).

Madrid, Spain, Mused de Ciencias
Naturales : 13 specimens of mam-
mals of the genera Grnctta, LcpuH,
Merioiws, GcrbiUns, RhinoJophu^,
and Hipposideros (501.34: exchange).

]Main, Mrs. Charlotte E.. Washing-
ton, D. C. : Natural history material
collected by the late Lieut. Com-
mander Herschel Main, U. S. Navy
(49942).

Manila, Philippine Islands, Bureau
OF Science : 261 birds from the Phil-
ippine Islands (40431) ; 579 speci-
mens of Philippine fungi (49601).
Exchange.

Mann, Dr. Albert, Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C. : 9 speci-
mens of Razoumofslciia pusiUa from
Connecticut (49280).

Marinelli, G., Chesapeake Beach; Md. :
Fish hawk, or osprey, Pandion lui-
licetus carolinensis (50070).

Marshall, Ernest, Laurel, Md. : Fishes
and a snake from Maryland
(48993) ; skulls of a mink, Lutrcola;
a fox, TJrocyon; and 2 muskrats,
Fiber, from Maryland (49705) ;
skulls of 4 muskrats, a mink, and an
opossum (49829) ; little yellow rail,
Coturnicops noveboracensis (49863) ;
red-winge<l blackbird, Agelaiiis phce-
niccus (49899).

Marshall, George, IT. S. National
Museum : 4 tree frogs from Laurel,
Maryland (48989) ; 5 specimens of
water lilies, Castalia, from Maryland
(49375).

Marshall, J. R., Washington, D. C. :
Specimen of granite (49193).

Martin, P. B., Marietta, S. C. : Mole
cricket infested by fungus parasite
(50167).

.Marvin, Dr. M. F., U. S. Army, Fort
Mansfield. R. I. : 4 specimens of
Sal pa cordifonnis (49225; 49352).

Maryland Geological Survey, Balti-
more, Md. : 80 types of Miocene bi"y-
ozoans (49298: deposit): Silurian
fossils from Maryland (.50007: loan).

Matthes. F. E., v. S. Geological Sur-
vey, Washington, D. C. : About .50
insects found on snow in Rock
Creek Park, Washington, D. C.
(49571).

Mayer, Dr. A. G., Tortugas, Fla. :
Young specimens of Cyanea arctica
from Woods Hole (49804).

Maynard, George C, U. S. National
Museum : Collection of Richmond
newsjmpers printed in 1865 (49530).

Mearns, Dr. E. A., U. S. Army, Fort
Totten, N. Y. : 103 birds' skins from
the Philippine Islands (494.33) ;
skulls and bones of Moros (49483) ;
reptiles and batrachians from Fort
Totten (49484) ; 15 birds' skins from
Fort Totten (49491) ; 2 specimens of
PoJygyra tJtyroidcs bucciilcnta and 2
fishes from Fort Totten (49498) :
mammals from Fort Totten, and
skulls of 2 raccoons, Proryon lotor,
from Gunston, Va. (49506) ; 4 in-
sects from the Philippine Islands
(49915).

^Iehely, Prof. Lajos. Museum Na-
tional Hongrois, Budapest. Austria-
Hungary : 2 sijecimens of bat, My-
otis bechsteinii, from Hungary
( 50094 : exchange ) .

Meinert, Dr. Frederick V. A., Copen-
hagen, Denmark : 17 named mos-
quitoes from Denmark and Green-
land (49495).

Merrick, F. E., New Brighton. Pa.:
57 specimens of Lepidoptera
(49915).

Merritt, Melvin L., Grundy Center,
Iowa: Skeleton of a tamarao, Biiba-
lus mindorensis, from the Philip-
pine Islands (50169).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York City : Human bones from the
12th Dynasty cemetery, at Lisht,
Egypt, collected under the direction
of Mr. Albert M. Lythgoe (49258).

88

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Metz, Charles W., Clareiiioiit. Cal. :
35 specimens of Lepidoptera (49S43;
49924; 50077).

Meunier, Stanislas, Museum of Nat-
ural History, Paris, France: 61
grams of the Orgneil, France, me-
teorite (50254: exchange).

Mexican Government (through the
Mexican Ministry of Public Instruc-
tion and Fine Arts) : Reproduction
of the tablet of the Cross from
Palenque (49G75).

Meyer, Frank N., Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C. : Concre-
tions, rock, and a fossil shell from
the Loess of North China (49353) ;
clay, wire, and silk yarn models of
insects, reptiles, etc., made in the
northern part of China (49359) ;
Chinese prints and a banknote;
fragments of shells, etc., from China
(49472) ; raincoat made from sedges
and grasses, and worn by Chinese
and Manchurian peasants (4972S).

Meyrick, Edward, Marlborough, Eng-
land : 2 Lepidoptera, cotypes of
Mnesarchwa loxoscia and M. para-
cosma (49442).

Michigan, University of, Ann Ai'bor,
Mich. : Frogs from Michigan
(49G24).

Miller, B. L., Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, Pa.: About 2,000 speci-
mens of Eocene bryozoans from Wil-
mington, N. C. (49131).

Miller, Charles W., Shawnee-on-
Delaware, Pa. : About 60 specimens
of Hymenoptera parasitic on Diptera
found in birds' nests (49112) ; 1»')
specimens of Nasonia hreviGornia,
bred from ProtocaUiphora from the
nest of a catbird (49152).

Miller, Gerrit S., jr., U. S. National
Museum : Lizard and a snake from
Maryland (50090).

Miller, Gerrit S., jr., U. S. National
Museum. (See under Oldfield
Thomas, British Museum (Natural
History), Loudon, England.)

Miller, Mrs. Gerrit S.. jr., Washing-
ton, D. C. : Marine shells from Agay,
Var, France (50139).

Miller, Herman C, Washington, D. C. :
Specimens of an alligator ant from
Brazil, attacked by a fungus (50266).

Mills, W. P. Company, Sitka, Alaska
(through A. G. Shoup, deputy U. S.
marshal) : Skin and skull of a gla-
cier bear (49441: purchase).

Millward, Hon. Russell Hastings,
Army and Navy Club, Washington,
D. C. : Pom-pom shell found near the
Town Hall, Ladysmith, Natal, South
Africa (49799).

Minor, F. O.. New Orleans, La.: Speci-
men of Tluilcssu lunator (49222).

Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis,
Mo. : Type specimen of Opuntia phce-
acantlia; 2 specimens of cacti, types
of Opuntia hulhispina and O. schot-
tii; 16 sheets of Opuntia from the
southwestern part of the United
States; 3 sheets of Opuntia tcnui-
spina ; 3 sheets of Cercus, type speci-
mens (4S927; 48978; 49035; 49117;
49470: loan) ; 2 specimens of ferns
from Jamaica (49773: exchange).

Mitchell, Miss Evelyn G., Washing-
ton, D. C. : Lizard from Manassas,
Va. (49073).

Mitchell, Irvine, St. Louis, Mo. : Au-
tograph letter of President Grant
(49759).

Mitchell, Hon. J. D., Victoria, Tex.:
9 specimens representing 2 species of
Bulimulus from Medina County, Tex.

(50188).

Mitchell, J. H., Bisbee, Ariz. : 12
" jumping beans," containing larvae
(if Lepidoptera (49120) ; specimen of
plant, Jatropha macrocMsa (50129).

Moltke, Countess Carl von, Danish
Legation, Washington, D. C. : Three
pieces of Danish drawn muslin work,
probably of the late 17th or early
18th century; an old Danish silver
tankard and teapot, and a plate,
modern Danish, from Copenhagen
(49679: loan).

Monaco, Prof. E., Portici, Naples,
Italy : Volcanic ash and sublimation
products from Vesuvius (49277 : ex-
change).

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

89

SIooRE, Clarence B., Philadelphia, Pa. :
25 boxes of bones from Arkansas
(49815) ; 13 boxes of aboriginal
bones and skulls from Louisiana
(49958) ; skulls from Jones Land-
ing, Franklin Parish, La. (50058).

Moreno, Dr. Francesco P., Buenos
Aires, Argentina : Hatchet made by
a Guayaquil Indian of Paraguay,
South America (49998).

Morgan, E^ias F., New London, Conn. :
Model of the original Georgia cotton
gin introduced by the father of the
donor in 1860 (49998).

Morgan, Mrs. Laura Kilpatrick, Am-
sterdam, Netherlands: Photograph
of Major-General Kilpatrick lying in
state; 3 pieces of china (49G91 :
loan).

MoRHART, Curt, Ensfeld, Doolnstein,
Germany: Specimen of Cupripidium
calccolus from Europe (49045: ex-
change ) .

Morrison, R. E., Benson, Ariz. : Beetle,
Alaus zunianus (48973).

Morse, A. P., Welleslej' College,
Wellesey, Mass. : Larvfe of sawfly,
Croesus latitarsus (49173) ; 3 speci-
mens of Orthoptera (49625) ; 2
grasshoppers, Morsca californica,
adult and nymph, and a wingless
locustid, CeutJwphilus lamclUpcs
(49671).

MoTTER, Dr. M. G., Washington, D. C. :
Spider from Hot Springs, Ark.
(49200).

MuLLiKEN, Mrs. Harry Sanderson,
]Mapimi, Mexico : A set of 35 pieces
of English Spode china (50148:
loan).

INIusEO de Ciencias Xaturales. (See
under Madrid, Spain.)

Museum D'Histoire Naturelle. (See
under Elbeuf, France.)

Museum D'Histoire Naturelle. ( See
under Paris, France.)

lilusEUM Van Naturlijke Histoire.
(See under Leiden, Holland.)

National Society' of the Colonial
Dames of America, Washington,
D. C. : Pocket perspective glass for-
merly owned by Gen. George Wash-
ington, and 2 recorded papers estab-
lishing the authenticity of the relic,
sent to the society by Mrs. P. E.
Teatman, Norfolk, Va. (49010) ; co-
lonial relics lent to the society by
Mrs. Hoswell Randall Hoes (49444) ;
colonial relics of the Allstou family
of South Carolina, lent to the society
by Mrs. John Julius Pringle, nee
Allston : pair of silver pendant ear-
rings, an old reading glass and cloth
tester, a pearl handled lorgnette, a
gold and jet mourning ring, and a
mourning ring which belonged to
Esther Pyatt prior to 1772 (50040).
Loan.

National Society of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution, Wash-
ington, D. C. : Framed photograph of
Mrs. Elvira A. Williams, one of the
three " Real Daughters," lent to the
society by Mrs. John A. Watling
(49988: loan).

Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum. (See
under Stockholm, Sweden.)

Navy Department : Relics of the Jean-
nette expedition to the Arctic in 1879
(49434: loan) ; engi-ossed resolution
and gold medal presented to the
commander-in-chief of the V. S. At-
lantic Fleet by the Philippine Art
Association (49871) ; gold cup won
by the baseball team of the U. S. S.
Kentucky, at Amoy, China (50255).

Nebraska, University of, Lincoln,
Nebr. : 22 specimens of Laclniaria
from Nebraska, South Dakota, and
Colorado (49240).

Nelson, Aven, Laramie, Wyo. : Speci-
men of plant, Angelica (50046: ex-
change) ; 12 living specimens of
Echinocactus sinii>sonii (50208).

Nevin, Dr. Robert J., estate of: 15
mounted heads of animals from
South Africa, shot by Dr. Nevin and
■presented by his heirs, through 'Sir.
John Nevin Sayre, executor (50041).

90

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^ 1909.

Newcombe, C. F., Victoria, Britisli Co-
lumbia : 4 sijeciniens of Cauadiau
plants (49750: cxcliaugeK

Newgarden, George J., jr.. Washing-
ton, D. C: AIl)ino chipmunlv, Ta-
mias St Hat us ( 49:233).

New Mexico College of Agriculture
AND Mechanic Arts, Agricultural
College, N. Mex. : (>7 specimens of
plants, Tlinlictiion (49591: loan) : 4
plants, ScUiuhiclla, from New Mexico
(4965S; 49(J74 : exchange); 3,020
plants, principally from New Mexico
(49755; 50222: exchange).

New York Botanical Garden, New
York City : Specimen of Opuntia
from Arizona, collected by Dr. Mac-
Dougal (49040) ; 101 specimens of
plants from the West Indies (49071 :
exchange) ; 2 specimens of cacti
from the West Indies and Central
America (49422 : exchange) ; 3 sheets
of plants, Paroscla (Dalca) (49437:
loan) ; 52 specimens of ferns from
the Southern States (49446: ex-
change) ; plant, Juncus bufoncus,
from Jamaica (4947S: exchange);
51 specimens of plants, mainly from
South America, from the O. Kuntze
herbarium (49588: exchange); 148
specimens of plants, mainly ferns
from tropical America (49659: ex-
change) ; 900 plants from Jamaica,
British West Indies (49810: ex-
change) : plant from Guadeloupe
(49970: exchange) ; 12 specimens of
living cacti from Florida and Cuba
(50029: exchange) ; 1.39 plants from
Bermuda (.50107: exchange); 18
specimens of plants, and 16 photo-
graphs, mainly of cacti from Florida,
Cuba, etc. (50193: exchange) ; 3 liv-
ing plants, chiefly cacti (50258).

New York State Museum, Albany,
N. Y. : 8 graptolites (49694: loan).

New York Zoological Society, New
York City : Chimpanzee, Anthropi-
thecus (50237).

Nichols, Dr. Henry J., V. S. Army.
(See under Captain Irving Rand,
U. S. Army.)

Nightingale, Rev. Robert C, Norfolk.
England: 11 pieces of flint intended
to illustrate the process of working
out a scraper (49416).

Nunenmacher, F. W., Goldfield, Nev. :
5 specimens and 3 larvfe of Zarliipis,
Coleoptera (49091).

Ocock, Bert., Marengo, 111. : S copi)er
nodules (49774).

Oldenburg, C. F., Seattle, Wash. : Pho-
tograph of a deer skull in a tree
(48955).

Oldroyd, Mrs. T. S., Long Beach, Cal. :
45 specimens of marine shells rep-
resenting 5 species, from San Pedro,
Cal. (49267).

Orcutt, C. R., San Diego, Cal. : 2 spec-
imens of plants, Opuntia basiUaris
am flora, from California (49176) ; 2
specimens of plants from Durango,.
Mexico (49423) ; 3 specimens of liv-
ing Cactacete from Lower California
and Mexico (49539).

Ord, Mrs. James T., San Diego, Cal. :
Cap and saber which belonged to the
late Capt. James T. Ord, U. S. Army,
and were used by him during the
Spanish - American war (49464:
loan).

OsBURN, Prof. Raymond C, Barnard
College, Columbia L^niversity, New
York City : 15 specimens represent-
ing 6 species of isopods from Tor-
tugas, Fla. (49414).

Osterhout, George, New Windsor,
Colo.: Fragment of a plant (50052:
exchange).

Overman, Edward, St. Louis, Mo. : 3
Scarabjeid larvae with fungus para-
sites (49814).

Owens, Thomas M., Washington,
D. C. : Skeleton from China, ob-
tained by Dr. William Dunlop
Owens, U. S. Navy (50059).

Paez, Miss C. Y. and Jose A., New
York City: A wreath made of egg
shell porcelain, and another of red,
blue, and yellow immortelles
(48985: loan).

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

91

Page, Hou. John H., secretary of
Arizona : A copy of tlie Revised
Statutes of Arizona for 1901, dam-
aged by termites (50008).

Page. ]\Irs. Thomas Nelson, Wasliiug-
ton, D. C. : Border of a priest's robe,
and a fichu of point d'applique worn
l)y the Archduchess Marie Louise
(49(J00: loan).

Palmer, Edward, Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C. : Ethno-
logical objects made by the Tara-
humara Indians, Chihuahua, Mexico
(49033) : 137 specimens of living
cacti from Mexico (4904G: pur-
chase) ; fresh water and land shells
representing 3 species from Mexico
(49080) ; about 50 specimens of
plants from the northern part of
Mexico (49142) ; 389 plants from
Chihuahua, Mexico (49148: pur-
chase).

Palmer, Joseph, U. S. National Mu-
seum : Set of European balances and
7 weights; an old frame surgical
saw which once belonged to Prof.
Spencer F. Baird (502.51).

Paris, France, Museum D'Histoire
Naturelle: Cotype of Potamon ro-
(lol phi anus from the Rothschild col-
lection in British East Africa
(49274) ; type specimen of Furbcsio-
crinus nobilis (49753: loan).

Parish, S. B., San Bernardino, Cal. :
11 specimens of Juncus from Cali-
fornia (49647: loan).

Parker. Dr. A. C, Altman, N. Y. :
Beetle, Plagionotus speciosus

(48964).

Parlin, John A., Cincinnati, Ohio:
Slab of buff marble from Yale, Ky.
(49825).

Parrott, Prof. P. J., Agricultural Ex-
periment Station, Geneva, N. Y. : 5
specimens of Coleoptera, Polydro-
siis impressifrons, from Geneva
(49106).

Partello, Maj. J. M. T., IT. S. Army,
^lalabang, Mindanao. P. I. : A small
collec-tion of insects from the Philip-
pine Islands (49049) ; black scorpion
(49090) ; moth from Panay Island

Partello, Maj. J. M. T. — Continued.
(49128) ; 15 insects (491.56) ; scor-
pion from the Phitippine Islands
(49257) ; lizards, skin of a snake,
and insects from the Philippine Is-
lands (49.311) ; 2 lizards from Min-
danao (49374) ; 57 insects (49406) ;
egg of the native mallard, Anan
liizonica (49490; 43 insects
(40612) : about 25 specimens of ma-
rine and freshwater shells from the
vicinity of Mindanao ; insects
(49794) ; egg of a mound fowl, Mega-
podius cumingi (49833) ; reptiles,
insects, a bird's egg and a lotus
flower (.50140) ; snakes, frogs and
insects (.50179) ; insects from Pa-
rang (50246).

Patching, Fred., Loring, Alaska :
Fishes and an amphibian (49944).

Pate, W. F., Lebanon, Ky. : Specimen
of a fossil tree, Dado.rglon, of the
Devonian period (49460: purchase).

Patten. Miss Juliet C, Washington,
D. C. : 2 snecime;ns of Laciniaria
from Virginia (49249) ; 66 specimens
of maples collected in the Ignited
States (50125: exchange); 2 living
specimens of Scdum from England
(50259).

Paul, Ch.\rles H., Glendive, ]\Iout. :
Bones of EJcphas coliinihi (49247).

Payn, Elias J., Olympia, Wash. : Im-
perfect skull of Steller's sea lion,
Eumetopias stelleri (50009).

Payne. Elis. Dunmor, Ky. : Indian
pipe bowl from Kentucky (49734).

I'azos, Jose H.. San Antonio de los
Bafios, Cuba : 60 insects from Cuba,
Hymenoptera and Diptera (49057).

I'endleton, Robert L., Saratoga, Cal. :
40 specimens of grasses, Plialaris
Jcmmoni, from California (49356:
exchange).

Peradeniya, Ceylon, Royal Botanic
Gardens : 391 plants from Ceylon
(49116: exchange).

Perkins. R. C. L., Honolulu, Ha-
waiian Islands : Types of 7 species
of Strepsiptera and 4 unnamed spec-
imens (50054).

92

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Perry, Dr. George N., Washington,
D. C. : Tooth of a mammoth from
Missouri River, Montana (49170).

Peruvian Oovernment : Birds' slvins
and e'figs, mollnslvs, crustaceans,
mammals, reptiles and insects, col-
lected by Dr. K. E. Colier for the
Peruvian Government and forwarded
to the U. S. National Museum for
identification and report ; 10 lots of
crustaceans, collected in Peru by Dr.
Coker and received through Dr. E. A.
Andrews, Johns Hopkins University
(49549).

Pfizenmayer, E., St. Petersburg, Rus-
sia : Skull of a fossil rhinoceros
(49392: purchase).

Phalen, W. C. Washington, D. C. :
Perforated soapstone implement from
Ivy Log, Union County, Ga. (49342).

Picken, a., Norfolk. Va. : Specimen of
Leptocephalus sp. (50215).

PiLSBRY, Dr. H. A., Philadelphia, Pa.:
38 living specimens of Helix mcmo-
ralis from Burlington, N. J. (49252) ;
specimen of shell, Strcptostyla hart-
scM, from Mexico (49917) ; land and
fresh water shells representing 8 spe-
cies from Mexico (50214).

PiNCHOT, Mrs. James W., Washington,
D. C. : 6 old engravings representing
the " Stations of the Cross ;" Chilean
feather flowers; fans and birds; fan
with spray of feather flowers; fan
with yellow feathers; 5 sprays of
feather flowers and birds; 4 hum-
ming birds and a bird's nest
(49557) ; collar and jabot of Italian
pillow lace ; cap of Italian lace, 17th
century ; piece of lace, Reticella, old
Italian (49655 : loan) ; collar and
two cuffs of point de Bruxelles lace,
XIX century; a small piece of old
Argentan lace, and a collar of point
d'Angleterre ( 50147 : loan ) . ( See
also under Baroness Speck von
Sternburg, Mrs. Frederick F. Thomp-
son, and Mrs. James Harriman.)

PiNNEY, A. H., Washington, D. C. :
Lizard and 4 snakes from Panama
(49312; 49475).

Piper, A. E., Washington, D. C. : 12
specimens of Planorhis and Lymnwa
from Nevada (490.39).

Piper, C. V., Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C. : 101 speci-
mens of plants collected in Washing-
ton by J. B. Flett (49479). (See
also under P. D. Berry.)

Pond, Dr. Eleanor J., Washington,
D. C. : Plants from various parts of
the United States (49396).

Porter, Mrs. H. K., Washington, D. C. :
Collection of embroideries and appli-
ques (49506: loan).

PoRTERFiELD, WiLSON, Silver City, N,
Mex. : Arrowpoint of white quartz
found near Silver City (49380).

Porto Rico, Governor of. Government
House, San Juan, Porto Rico : 2
bronze medals struck in commemo-
ration of the landing of Ponce de
Leon in Porto Rico (49957).

Pretz, Harold W., Allentown, Pa. :
Plants from Pennsylvania (48986:
loan).

PuRPUS, Dr. C. A., Zimapan, Huatusco,
Vera Cruz, Mexico : 4 specimens of
Dloon piirpusii from Puebla, Mexico
(49266) ; 1 specimen and 2 packets
of seeds of plants from Mexico
(49424) ; 3 living plants, Scduiii hot-
terii, from Zacuapam (49901) ;
flower of Scdum, hotteril from
Mexico (49960) ; specimen of fern,
Pol II podium from Mexico (.50034).

I'urviance, J. W., Selmer, Tenn. :
Specimen of cephalopod, Baculites
comprcssns ( 49875 ) .

QuEROL, Seiior Agustin, Madrid,
Spain : One of the small plaster
models submitted by the donor in
competition for the Columbus Me-
morial (40236).

Racovitza, Dr. Emile G., Laboratoire
d'Anatomie Comparee, Sorbonne,
Paris. France : 3 specimens of iso-
pods, Stjspatus hrevicornis, from
Corsica (49334: exchange).

Ragan, N. H., Department of Agricul-
ture. Washington, D. C. : Samples of
cinnabar from San Luis Obispo, Cal.
(49455).

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

93

Ralston, R. L., Hartranft, Teun. : 2
specimens of fossil wood, probably
Cordaitcs, from the mine of the
Mingo Coal and Coke Company
(50102).

Rand, Capt. Irving, U. S. Army, and
Dr. Henry J. Nichols, U. S. Army,
Manila, P. I.: 2 heads of Moros
(49270).

Rathbun, Miss M. J., U. S. National
Museum : Specimens of Dieinicti/lu><
from Fitzwilliam, N. H. (49083).

Read, Frank E., Bocas del Toro.
Panama : Ethnological, zoological,
and botanical material from Bocas
del Toro (49855).

Reams, J. H., Accokeek, Md. : Human
bones from a burial site at the
mouth of Piscataway Creek, Mary-
land (49471).

Reed, Rear Admiral Allen V., U. S.
Navy (retired), Washington, D. C. :
Handkerchief of Nanduti (spider-
web) lace, from Paraguay (50218:
loan).

Reed, Mrs. Annie, Somerville, N. J.:
5 unmounted photographs of the
Karok Indians of California (500S6).

Reed, F. M., Riverside, Cal. : Speci-
men of Hasscanthus elongata from
California (48970).

Reed, W. V., Atlanta, Ga. : Specimen
of Hymenoptera from Tallapoosa,
Ga. (49025).

Regia jNIuseo Zoologico. (See under
Turin, Italy.)

Renshaw, a. Minor, Philadelphia,
Pa. : White whale, DeJphiriapterus
leucas, from the St. Lawrence
River (49245).

Rice, A. P., U. S. National Museum:
A violoncello with body of com-
pressed paper and carved wooden
head and pegs, made by the great
grandfather of the owner (50196:
loan).

Rice, George G., Lo Lo, Mont. : Shrew,
Sorex personatus (49898).

Rice, H., Truxillo, Honduras, Central
America : 3 specimens of Coleoptera,
Ocrosiniis lon(jim(inus and Mega-
soma elcplias (49153) ; lizard, Co-
rythophancs crist(ituf< (49195).

Richards, Rev. E. H., Elyria, Ohio:
Ethnological objects from Inham-
bane. East Africa (.50066: pur-
chase).

Richmond, Dr. C. W., U. S. National
^Museum : Autograph letter of Isi-
dore Geoffroy St. Hilaire (49343).

RiDGWAY, Joseph K., Barnegat, N. J. :
Skull and vertebrte of a stranded
killerwhale, Orcinus orca (49919:
purchase) .

RiDGWAY, Robert, U. S. National Mu-
seum : Reptiles, crustaceans, shells,
insects, and mammals collected near
Olney, Illinois (49373).

RiDGWAY, Mrs. Robert, Washington,
D. C. : Ferns from Costa Rica
(49067).

Riley, J. H., U. S. National Museum :
2 birds' skins from Virginia (49346) ;
young woodcock, Philohela minori
(50071).

Robinson, C. H., Washington, D. C. :
Copy of "Ostervald's Bible," con-
taining only the books of the Old
Testament (50065).

Robinson, Maj. Wirt, U. S. Army,
West Point, N. Y. : 30 grasshoppers
and 20 other insects from Bocas del
Toro, Panama (49452) ; 412 speci-
mens of insects from Panama, Costa
Rica, and Ceylon (.50048).

Rothwell-Jackson, Charles L., Moor-
field, Bolton, England: Slides of fo-
raminifera (50038).

RoDGERS, JosiAH, Elizabeth City, N. C. :
Specimen of sucking fish, Echeneis
n a 11 era tcs ( 48994 ) .

RoDRiQUEz, E., Monterey, Mexico: 8
plants from Mexico (50117).

Rogers, Mark, Covington, Ind. : Speci-
men of Pecoptcris dentata (49703).

Rogers, Shober, Fallon, Nev. : 2 speci-
mens of plants, Anagra trichowli/x,
from Nevada (49426).

94

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

RoLLE, Herman, Berlin, Germany :
Shells, principally from Touki"
(50273: pure-base).
RoMiNE, E. T., 0\vef,'o, N. T. : 20 speci-
mens of Devonian fossils from
Owego (50175).
Roosevelt, Hon. Theodore, President
of tlie United States: An old royal
Turkish saddle cover used in the
processions of the Sultan (49316) ;
an antique Japanese armor, pre-
sented to the President by the Japa-
nese Emperor after the Peace Con-
ference at Portsmouth (49688:
loan); a Turkish saddle (49381:
loan).
Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, The White
House : Silver gilt bowl with dragon
handle, and silver model of a Chi-
nese war junk (49560: loan).
Rosenberg, W. F. H., Loudon, Eng-
land: 5 birds' skins (49028): skin
of Parasidornis rutloiphi (49037) ; 2
birds' skins (49084) ; 2 birds' skins,
Miro traverm and M. danncfwrdi
(49273) ; 33 crabs from Natal
(49526). Purchase.
RosENSTOCK, Dr. E., Gotha, Germany:
289 specimens of fonis, mainly trop-
ical American (50030: exchange).
RoussELET, C. F., London, England:
24 slides of Rotifers (50261: pur-
chase).
RowLETT, Mrs. S. C, Randolph, Ya.:
Plant, meadow rue, Thalictrum sp.,
from Virginia (50178).
Rowley, J., Palo Alto, Cal. : 2 shrews,

Sorex vagrans (49828).
Royal Botanic Garden. (See under

Calcutta, India.)
Royal Botanic Garden. (See under

Kew, Loudon, England.)
Royal Botanical Gardens. (See un-
der Peradeniya, Ceylon.)
RxiFFiN, J. N., Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina : Suit of Tobo Indian clothing,
with bow and arrows: coat of mail
worn by a Tobo Indian chief, Para-
guay, South America (40245: pur-
chase).

Sage, Mrs. Dean, Albany, N. Y. : Piece
of Flemish bobbin lace (49912).

St. Clair, Dan, Gatun, Canal Zone:
Geological specimens from cuts for
the Gatun locks; French fire axe
found on the surface at the lock site,
and 3 iron shots from Porto, Fort
Lorenzo ; gift : Spanish oil jar and a
sea fan; loan (50217).

Saunders, C. F., Pasadena, Cal. : Speci-
men of SclagineUa parisliii from
California (49364).

Savage, E. B., Ocala, Fla. : Larva of a
fly, Microdon (50003).

Saxton, Mrs. Matilda G., Washington,
D. C. : War club, model of a tepee
and of an Alaskan skin-covered ca-
noe ; 2 fossil teeth from South Caro-
lina (50200).

Scattergood, Miss M. E., Morristown,
N. J. : 3 specimens of cotton grass,
Eriophondii virriiniciDii ; white cedar,
Oli(nii(rc!/i)(iri.s tlujindcs; moss, Usnea
barhata (49185).

ScHAUs, William, San Jose, Costa
Rica : Central America : About 7,000
specimens of Lepidoptera (4S941;
49055; 49237; 49926); about 1,000
specimens of Lepidoptera from Costa
Rica (492.53) ; 10,000 specimens of
Lepidoptera (butterflies and Sphin-
gidtie) (49928).

ScHMiTTER, Dr. Ferdinand, U. S. Army,
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.: Beaver's
tooth, weasel skin, and two magic
stones used as fetishes by the Upjier
Yukon Indians (50201) ; ethnolog-
ical objects from the Upper Yukon,
Alaska (50235).

ScHULTz, Alfred R., Rock Springs,
Wyo. : 3 specimens of living cacti,
Oinintia (49139).

ScHiiLTZ, Mary A. M., Barto, Pa, : Nest
of a wasp (49708).

Schuyler. Remington, Woodstock, N.
Y. : Indian skull and a stone axe
(49671).

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

95

ScHWARZ, Dr. E. A., Department of
Agriculture, Washiugton, D. C. : A
large number of pamphlets, period-
icals, etc., 2 microscopes, and photo-
graphic portraits of Dr. John L. Le
Conte and Dr. C. V. Riley (49767).

ScHWEYER Company (Henry A.),
Eastou, Pa. : Sample of " Sylvan "
green marble from near Easton
(4944S).

SciDMORE, Miss E. R., Washington, D.
C. : 10 Chinese rosaries ; Chinese
" Imperial Seat," or throne chair,
and footstool ; 2 carved blackwood
doors with dragon panels (Chinese)
and carved center piece; brass pad-
lock with key (50062: loan). (See
also under Miss K. Kavanaugh.)

ScuDDER, N. P., U. S. National Mu-
seum: Mole, Condylura (49896).

Seigenthaler, H. N., Springfield,
Ohio : 9 specimens of West Indian
shells (50036).

Selangob State Museum. ( See under
Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay
States.)

Shaffer, Charles, Glen Echo, Md. :
Great blue heron, Ardea herodias, in
immature plumage (49272).

Shanks, Oliver, Bowen, 111. : 4 geo-
logical specimens (49210).

Shantz, H. A., Akron, Colo. : 3 speci-
mens of plants, Opuntia, from Colo-
rado (48969).

Sharpe, R. W., Brooklyn, N. Y. : About
35 sjiecimens representing 3 sijecies
of Ostracoda, types of S pi racy p) is
tuherculata, Cythere americana, and
C. papulosa (49199).

Shaw, S. Albert, Hampton, N. H. : 82
specimens of insects (49789).

Shear, W. L., Clarendon, Va. : Arch-
eological specimens from the
Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde
ruins, Colorado (50072).

Sheldon, F. B., Ashland, Va. : Lizard,
Ophisauriis vcntra'Jis; salamander,
Ambystoma opacum, from Hanover
County, Virginia (49453).

Shelford, R., Oxford, England : 4
specimens of Orthoptera (49410: ex-
change).

12048—09 7

Shelford, V. E., Lawrence, N. Y. :
Isopods (49646).

Shelton, O. S., Wolfe City, Tex. : Por-
tions of a skeleton of a glyptodont
(49078).

Shinick, T. J., Albuquerque, N. Mex. :
Mexico hairless cat, Felis domcstica
(49575).

Shoup, a. G. (See under Mills, W. P.,
Company. )

Shuck, F. E., Gatun, Canal Zone:
Loaded shell excavated during work
on the Panama Canal in July, 1906
(48974).

Shufeldt, Dr. R. W., New York City:
Fragments of vertebrate fossils
from Kansas (49408).

Shutts, Mrs. George C, Whitewater,
Wis. : Triple nest of a yellow war-
bler, and a double nest of another
bird, showing the manner in which
they evade hatching eggs of the cow-
bird (49778).

Silberling, a. C, Melville, Mont.:
Vertebrate fossils from Sweet Grass
County, Mont. (49409: collected for
the Museum).

Silvestri, Dr. F., Portici, Italy: Iso-
pods and amphipods from North
America and the Hawaiian Islands

(49685).

SIMMS, .J. H., Washington, D. C. : An-
atomical specimen (49921).

Simpson, Mrs. W. D., Columbia, S. C. :
Specimen of "American chameleon,"
Anolis carolinensis (49594).

Simpson, W. W., Taochow, Kansu
Province, China : 2 goat antelopes
and a badger from the western part
of China (49181: purchase),

Skeels, H. C, Lanham., Md. : 547
specimens of plants from the United
States (49319).

Slater, Mrs. W. A., Washington, D. C. :
Examples of Spanish drawn work,
Honiton, Mechlin, old Valenciennes,
Burano and Blonde lace; piece of
old lace said to have been one of
Cardinal de Rohan's sleeve ruffles
(49953: loan).

96

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Sligh. W. H., Washiugtou, D. C. :
Specimeu of Liginifi fasciatua from
Neu vitas, Cuba (5001S) ; 3 barnacles
from a turtle's back, collected in
Honduras (50071)).

Smith, Prof. Calvin Rae, Brooklyn,
N. Y. : 15 watch movements (49971 ) .

Smith, F. S. Key, Washington D. C. :
A photograph of Charles Wilson
I*eale"s oil painting of Francis Scott
(49405).

Smith, Dr. Hugh M., Bureau of Fish-
eries, Washington, D. C. : 3 Cliinese
combs from Hongkong (4S9S7) ; 3
lizards and 2 frogs from Ceylon
(489SS) ; land, freshwater, and ma-
rine shells from Ceylon (49407) ; six-
shot double-action revolver (49548) ;
5 baslvets from tlie I*hilippine Islands
(49,508) ; musical instrument from
Benguet, Luzon, Philippine Islands
(49905) ; knit purse from Jolo, Phil-
ippine Islands (50022) ; specimeu of
Melcagrina maxima (50119).

Smith, Prof. John B., New Bruns-
wick, N. J. : 3 specimens of Hymen-
optera, Spilocryptus cxtrematus
(49100) ; slide of Culex pertiirMiis
(49119).

Smith, R. J., Milpitas, Cal. : 6 ferns
and 3 specimens of Seluginella from
California (49248; 49363).

Smithsonian Institution:

Rocks and meteoric material col-
lected at Meteor Crater, Arizona, by
George P. Merrill in IVIay, 1908
(48965) ; 376 specimens including
135 duplicates of plants from Cali-
fornia, collected by Miss Alice East-
wood (49309) ; microscopic slide of
Protococcus, " Red Snow," from
near Cape York, Greenland, pre-
pared by Dr. Goodsell (49339) ; 16
pieces of pottery collected by W. R.
Johnston, Tolchaco, Ariz. (49741) ;
medal issued by the Wyoming His-
torical and Geological Society of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., February 11,
1908, in conimemoration of the cen-
tennial of the first use of Wyoming
coal (49856).

Smithsonian Institution — Cont'd.
Astro-PJiysical Observatory: Por-
tion of a large quartz crystal
(49977).

Bureau of American Ethuology:
Skull of a Quileute Indian and other
bones, presented to the bureau by
Albert B. Reagan, La Push, Wash.
(4S997) ; collection of West Indian
anticpiities purchased from C. W.
Branch, of St. Vincent, British West
Indies (49052) ; collection of Indian
relics from Moosehead I^ake, present-
ed by J. D. McGuire (49347) ; cache
of flaked stone objects from Moose-
head I^ake, Maine, purchased from
F. Wilson (49348) ; collection of
bones obtained by J. D. McGuire,
and Dr. Ales Hrdlicka at Piscataway
Creek, Maryland (49349) ; articles
used by the Chitimacha Indians, and
collectetl in Charenton, La., by Dr.
John R. Swanton (49570) ; flint blade
from a kaolin mine at Dry Branch,
near Macon, Ga., presented by James
D. Morgan (49817) ; fragments of a
human cranium found in a mound
near Everton, Ark., presented by
Dr. J. S. Reich (49818) ; fragment of
a polished stone implement, said to
have been found near Jellico, Tenn.,
and presented by A. P. Dalton,
Arabia, Ohio (49819) ; fragments of,
pottery from Coden, Ala. (49820) ;
stone implements from Tiahuanaco,
Bolivia, and an earthenware vessel
from Nazca, Peru, collected by W. H.
Holmes (49821).; turtle shell rattle
from the Seneca Indians of Grand
River Reservation, Ontario, Canada,
collected by J. N. B. Hewitt (49822) ;
fragments of earthenware pottery,
known as " salt vessels," from the
vicinity of Shawneetown, 111., pre-
sented by R. Moore, Equality, 111.
(49823) ; bronze medal struck in
commemoration of the 50th anni-
versary of the founding of the So-
cieta Ligure di Storia Patria of
Genoa, Italy (50032). (See also
under Senor D. Juan Cabezas and
Interior Department.)

KEPORT OP NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

97

Smithsonian Institution — Cont'd.
National Zoological Park: Egyp-
tian flamingo, Phoenocipterus anti-
quorum (48947) ; roe deer, Capre-
oliis caprea (4S94S) ; 2 specimens of
Capucbia monkey, Cebus hypolcucus
(48949) ; iguana, Cyclura cyclura
(49059) ; Indian buffalo. Bos hiiha-
lus; mountain beaver, Aplodontia
phaea; 2 specimens of yaguarundi
cat, Felis yaguarundi (49060) ; com-
mon macacque, Macacus cynomolgus;
rbesus monljey, Macacus rhesus;
gray fox, Vtilpes virginianus (49031) ;
crowned pigeon, Goura coronata;
redbead duck, Aythya amcricana;
sbell parrakeet, Melopsittacus undu-
latus; demoiselle crane, Anthro-
poidcs Virgo; rufous tinamou Rhyn-
chotus rufcsccns (49002) ; cbacbal-
aca, Ortalis vctula; wood duck, Aix
sponsa; 3 specimens of sbell parra-
keet, Melopsittacus undulatus;
wbite Java sparrow, 3Iunia oryzivora
(49220) ; 2 specimens of gopber
snake, Spilotes corais couperii; dia-
mond rattlesnake, Crotalus adaman-
teus; pine snake. Pit uo phis melano-
leucus; mobave snake, Chionactis
occipitalis (49227) ; 3 specimens of
tiger, Felis tigris; bairy armadillo,
Dasypus villosus; swift fox Vulpcs
velox (49228) ; brusbtailed rock
kangaroo, Petrogale pcnicillata

(49229) ; orang, Simla satyrus

(49230) ; 2 specimens of yellow-
breasted toucan, Raniphastos carin-
atus; crested screamer, Chauna
cristata (49231) ; Virginia deer,
Cariacus virginianus (49255) ; cou-
gar, Felis concolor orcgonensis
(49283) ; lynx. Lynx rufus macu-
latus; 2 specimens of swift fox,
Tulpcs velox (49284) ; Nortb Amer-
ican otter, Lw^ra ca««rZen.si.s (49285) ;
coacb-wbip snake, Bascanium flagel-
lifornie; 4 specimens of diamond rat-
tlesnake, Crotalus adamantcus
(492SG) ; iguana, Cyclura; Gila
monster, Heloderma suspect uni
49287) ; tocard toucan, Raniphastos
toco; cbatteriug lory, Lorius gar-
rulus (49288) ; crested screamer.

Smithsonian Institution — Cont'd.
Chauna cristata (49508) ; mule deer,
Odocoileus macrotis (49509) ; 9-
banded armadillo. Tatusia novem-
cincta; common skunk, Mephitis; red
bellied \\^allaby, Macropus; monkey,
Cercopithecus cephus (?) (49510);
Marmoset, Hapalc ( ?) common
skunk. Mephitis inephitica; double
yellow bead amazon, Amazona lerail-
lanti; weeper capucbin monkey,
Ccbus capuchinus; rbesus monkey,
Macacus rheusus (49511) ; iguana,
Cyclura; diamond rattlesnake, Cro-
talus adanianteus; pine snake, Pitu-
ophis mclanoleucus (49512) ; aoudad,
Oris tragclaphus (49661) ; Auubis
baboon, Papio anuhis (49662) ; pea-
fowl, Faro cristatus (49663); car-
iama, Cariama cristata; crested
screamer, Chauna cristata (49664) ;
coypu, Myocastor coy pus (49665) ;
diamond rattlesnake, Crotalus ada-
mantcus; gopber snage, Spilotes
corais couperii; iguana, Cyclura,
sp. ; 2 specimens of pine snake, Pitu-
ophis melanoleucus (49666) ; mynab,
Gracula, sp. ; sbell parrakeet, Mel-
opsittacus undulatus; sandbill crane,
Grus mexicana; sborteared owl, Asio
acciptrimis; American coot, Fulica
amcricana (49667) ; barlequin snake.
Flaps fulvius; pine snake, Pituophis
melanoleucus ; gopber snake, Spilotes
corais couperii (49716) ; barbor
seal, Phoca vitulina (49717) ; yag-
uarundi cat, Felis yaguarundi; oapy-
bara, Hydrochcerus capybara

49718) ; bay lynx. Lynx rufus
(49719) ; 3 specimens of gray fox,
Urocyon cincreo-argenteus; black
bear, Vrsus americanus; lion, Felis
leo (49720) ; redbead duck, Aythya
amcricana; capucbin monkey, Cebus
hypolcucus (49744); coacb-wbip
snake, Bascanium flagelliforme
(49745) ; cacomistle, Bassariscus
astuta (49858) ; yaguarundi cat,
Felis yaguarundi (49859) ; Maguari
stork, Euxenura maguari (49861) ;
screecb owl. Mega scops asio; bob
wbite, Colinus virginianus; yellow-
breasted toucan, Raniphastos carin-

98

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909,

SsiiTirsoNiAN Institution — Cont'd.
atus; European white stork, Ciconia
ciconia (49SG0) ; diaiuonil rattle-
snake, Croialiis adamanteus ; band-
ed rattlesnake, Crotalus horrUhis;
American crocodile, Vrocodiliis ainer-
icaniis (49862) ; pine snake, Pitu-
ophis melanoleiicus (50224) ; red-
shouldered hawk, Butco lincatiix:
bald eayle, Haliatus Ivucoccphalas ;
redheaded duck, Aythya americana;
roe deer, Capreolus vaprcna (50225) ;
European white stork, Ciconia ci-
conia; European white swan, Cygnns
gibhits; roseate cockatoo, Cacatua
roscicapilla (5022(5) ; 2 specimens of
pronghorn antelope, Antilocapra
americana ; coypu, Myocustor coy-
pus; spotted lynx, Lynx rufus macu-
Jatiis; monkey, Cchiis capuchinus
(50227) ; crested screamer, Chaiina
cristata; yagnarundi cat, Pelis ya-
guarundi; Canada lynx. Lynx can-
adensis; spider monkey, Ateles, sp. ;
two-toed sloth, ClioUrpiis didactlylus
(5022S) ; gray spider monkey, Ateles
geoffroyi (50238) ; European white
stork, Ciconia ciconia; demoiselle
crane, Anthropoides virgo; pelican
Pelccanus, sp. ; refus tinamou, Rhyn-
chotus refescens; bare-eyed cocka-
too, Cacatua gynniopis (50239) ; bi-
son. Bison arntericanus; 2 specimens
of hairy armadillo, Dasypus vil-
losus (50240) ; Guinea baboon,
Papio sphinx; Panama curassow,
Crax panamensis; pine snake, Pitu-
opliis melanolcucus (50241) ; rufous
tinamou, RJiynchotus rufescens;
common rhea, Rhea americana ; boat
bill, Cancroma cochlearia; 2 speci-
mens of American beaver, Castor
canadensis; viscacha, Lagostomus
triehodactytiis; American beaver.
Castor canadensis (50242) ; burrow-
ing owl, Speotyio c. hypogwa; Eu-
ropean owl, Strix pratincola
(50275).

National Museum, collected by
members of the staff •' Bales, Ernest
N. ; Weasel, Putoriiis, sp. (489.31).
Bartsch, Paul : 408 birds' skins from
the Philippine Islands, collected on
the Albatross Philippine expedition,
1907-8 (49803). Bassler, R. S. :

Smithsonian Institution — Cont'd.
About 3.000 specimens of Paleozoic
invertebrate fossils (48958). Bean,
Barton A.: Fishes obtained in 1908
(49581) ; crustaceans from Florida
(49692). Burling, L. D. : 20 speci-
mens of Carboniferous fossils from
Turtle Mountain, British Columbia
(49208). Ilrdlirka, AleiS: Ethnolog-
ical objects made by the Menom-
inee Indians (49017) ; ethnological
material obtained by from the Oglala
Indians (49096) ; skeleton of domes-
tic cat (49260) ; pine mouse, Micro-
tus pinetorum (49301) ; 5 young rab-
bits, Sylvilagus floridanus maUurus,
from the vicinity of Cleveland Parle
(50184) ; 15 anatomical specimens
(50269). Lane, Talbot F. : Ana-
tomical specimens (50006; 501.30).
liyon, M. W., jr. : 3 mammals
(48953) ; red bat, Lasiurus boreaUs
(49000). Marshall, George: Brown
bat, Eptesicns fuscus (49078) ; skull
of a muskrat. Fiber zibethicus
(49580) ; 2 weasels, Putorius sp.
(49596). Maxon, W. Pv. : 2 living
plants from .Jamaica (48940). Mer-
rill, George P. : Rocks and minerals
from Lewiston and Auburn, Me.
(49177) ; samples of oolitic limestone
from Bowling Green, Ky. (49232) ;
samples of phosphates from Hick-
man County, Teun. (49805). Palmer,
William : Rattlesnake, Crotalus lior-
ridus, from the Peaks of Otter, Bed-
ford County, Va. (49,544). Rathbun,
Miss M. J. : Newt from Xew Hamp-
shire (49214). Ridgway, Robert:
Birds, mammals, reptiles, marine in-
vertebrates, plants, and birds in al-
cohol from Costa Rica collected for
the Museum during the Museum-
Zeledon expedition (49066). Riley,
J. H. : 2 specimens of red squirrel
Sciurus hudsonicus loquax (48930;
49009). Stejneger, Leonhard : Toad
from Delaware (49215). True, F.
W. : 3 specimens of box elder Ne-
gundo ncgiindo, from Maine (49251) ;
fossil vertebrate material chiefly
from Calvert Clitfs, Maryland
(50263) ; fossil vertebrate material
from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, col-
lected for the Museum by Dr. True,

EEPOKT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

99

Smithsonian Institution — Cont'd.
Willltim Palmer, and D. B. Mackie,
July-October, 190S (50270). Wash-
ington, Charles S. : Tree frog, Hijla
versicolor, from the Maryland shore
of Chesapeake Beach (4S943) ; 8
specimens of rocks covered with bar-
nacles, from Chesapeake Beach
(489r»2) ; green snake Opheodnjs
(cstivus, from Burrville, D. C.
(49020). Weed, A. C. : Parasitic
copepods from Merluccius sp.
(49011).

Models made in the Anthropolog-
ical Laboratory: Casts of stone and
pottery objects (48998) ; model of
the Temple of Xochicalco (49054) ;
model of dog and travols, Plains
Indians (49003) ; cast of an arrow-
shaft straightener (49351); cast of
a carved stone effigy ]npe from a
mound near Meadville, Pa. (49S09).
SoRNBERGER, CHARLES B., Garrett Park,

Md. : Mink, Liitrcola (49154).
SouBEiRAN, Albert, St. Gilles, Card,
France: 2 bearded tits, Panurus hi-
armiciis, with 0 young and a nest;
also skin of Sylvia (49492).
SowERBY AND FuLTON, I.oudon, Eng-
land: 12 specimens representing 7
species of marine and fresh water
shells from Florida (48990).
Spalding, Tom., Provo, Utah: 400
specimens of Lepidoptera (49.314:
purchase) ; 2 specimens of Lepidop-
tera (49329).
Staadt, L., Reims, Marne, France : 215
specimens of Tertiary mollusks of
France (49459 : exchange).
Standifer, W. S., Gatun, Canal Zone:
Fossil and recent shells from the
site of the locks at Gatun (50068).
Standley, Paul C, U. S., National
Museum : 6 specimens of living
plants from New Mexico (49144) ; 4
specimens of living plants, Mamil-
laria macromeris, from New Mexico
(49187) ; 780 plants from New Mex-
ico (49504: purchase) ; 337 speci-
mens of plants from the United
States and Sweden (50191) ; 500
plants from the Pyrenees, collected
by P. Bubaui (50223).

Stan wood, B, J. (through F. W.
Clarke, U. S. Geological Survey) :
Specimen of meteoric stone from
Imperial, Cal. (49369).
State Department :

Keplica in glass of the Cullinan

diamond (49179).
Copper bell found in a cave in the
valley of Naco, vicinity of Santa
Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras (49845).
Photographs accompanying a report
of the American consul at Tam-
sui, Formosa, entitled " Savage
affairs in Formosa" (49932).
Staten Island Association of Arts
and Sciences, New Brighton, N. Y. :
2 moths (50128: exchange).
Stead, David G., Fisheries Depart-
ment, Sydney, New South Wales: 7
picture postals from New Soutli
Wales illustrating the aboriginal
mystic Bora ceremony (49997).
Stearns, Elmer, El Paso, Tex.: 13
specimens of living cacti from
Texas (50113).
Steele, E. S., U. S. National :Museum :
409 plants from Augusta County,
Va. (49892: 300 purchased, 109 pre-
sented) ; 07 plants mainly from the
vicinity of Washington, D. C.
(49903).
Sternberg, Charles H., Lawrence,
Kans. : Dermal covering of Tracho-
don (49672: purchase).
Sternburg, Baroness Speck von,
Washington, D. C. (through Mrs.
.James W. Pinchot) : 10 pieces of
antique velvet stuffs and embroider-
ies, collected in China by the late
Baron Hermann Speck von Stern-
burg, and presented to the National
Museum in his memory (49450).

Stephens, Mrs. Kate, San Diego, Cal. :
About 50 specimens representing 17
species of marine shells from Alaska
(49294).

Stewart, A, E. (See under Angus
McKinnon.) *

Stockholm, Sweden, Naturhisto-

riska Riks Museum : Specimen of

fern. Anemia ciliatu, from Brazil
(50120: exchange).

100

REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Stonestreet, George D., New York
City : Roughly shaped stone imple-
ment found near Christiania, south-
eastern Transvaal, South Africa
(49GS9).

Stricker. AV. O., I'. S. National Mu-
seum : 2 specimens of brown bat,
Vespertilio fiiscus (49879).

Stuhr, F. a., Portland, Oreg. : Photo-
graph of a bear captured in Oregon
(49458).

SuKSDORF, W. N., Bingen, Wash. : 10
specimens of cactus. Opiititia, from
Washington (50115).

Surface, H. A., Harrisburg, Pa. : 2 co-
types of Sesia rhododendri (49756).

SuRR, Gordon, San Bernardino, Cal. :
Specimen of oxide of lead (49721).

SuTER, Henry, Auckland, New Zea-
land : 51 specimens of shells, repre-
senting 20 ■ species and including 8
cotypes, from New Zealand (49191).

SwETT, L. W.. Bedford, Mass. : 4 speci-
mens of Lepidoptera (49047).

Taft, J. S., & Company, Keene, N. H. :
3 specimens of " Hampshire ware "
(49305).

Taoore. Rajah Sir Soukindro Mohun,
Rajbaty, Calcutta, India : Manu-
script of the Sanscrit epic " Ma-
habharata," in Bengali characters,
written about 200 years ago (50150).

Tasker, Henry, Smithsonian Institu-
tion : Short-tailed shrew, Blarina
(49642).

Tassin, Wirt, U. S. National ^Mu-
seum : Japanese pocket lantern
(49990) ; a diamond crystal weigh-
ing 10* carats (50001) ; 4 specimens
of kunzite (50004).

Taylor, Miss Elizabeth, Little Comp-
ton, R. I. : 100 plants from Arctic
Norway (49886).

Taylor, George .W. ( See under Brit-
ish Columbia, Biological Station.)

Taylor, the Misses Maby and K., De-
partment of Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C. : 10 plants from the Ha-
waiian Islands (49770).

Taylor & Price, Goldfield, Nev. : Speci-
men of gold ore (49941).

Thayer, Hon. John E., Lancaster,
Mass. : 53 birds' eggs, 14 sets, from
Mexico (49036) ; 2 eggs of Antros-
tomns gundJachi, and an egg and
nest of CuJiiiitc hclriuc from Cuba
(50013). Exchange.

Thomas, Oldfield, British Museum
(Natural History), London, Eng-
land, and Gerrit S. Miller, jr., U. S.
National Museum : European mam-
mals, birds, reptiles, insects, plants,
and mollusks (49564).

Thompson, Charles S., Buena Yista,
Colo. : 2 bii'ds' skins from Colorado
(49005).

Thompson, Mrs. Frederick F., New
York City (through Mrs. James W.
Pinchot) : Lace collar, point de
Raguse (4979S).

Thornton, Dr. William, Blueiields,
Nicaragua : 3 beetles, 2 species of
flies, and some ticks (49076, 50154).

Tilden, Miss Josephine E., Minneap-
olis, Minn. : 50 specimens of algae,
comprising fascicle I, Century VII,
American algie (50042: purchase).

Tipping, Ronald, and Miss Emeline,
Brevard, N. C. : Salamanders from
North Carolina (49048).

Tipton, Thomas B., Richards, Mo. :
S])ecimen of albino tree sparrow,
^pizcUa monticola (49686).

Titcomb, John W., Bureau of Fisher-
ies, Washington, D. C. : Nest of an
oven bird, FunHiriiis riifus, from the
province of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
South America (50138).

TowNSEND, C. II. T., U. S. National
Museum : 4 ppecimens of plants col-
lected in Florida (49648).

Tracy, S. M., Biloxi, Miss. : 5 speci-
mens of cactus, Opuntin. and 12
specimens of Vibiirnuni from Missis-
sippi (48951 ; 49585) ; 292 plants from
the Gulf States (49996: purchase).

Trask, M'-s. Blanche, Avalon, Cal. :
3 centipedes and a scorpion (50194).

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101

Treasury Department :

Material obtained tlirougli tlie l'.
S. Public Health ami .Marine-Hos-
pital Service :

Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands: 4(>
rodents, including specimens of Mu.s
fiiiisculus, M. rait us, M. alexandrinus,
and .1/. norrc(/iciis (."0155).

Oakland, Cal.: 2 si>erimens of rat,
Mus alcxaiidriniis (4!J'.J75).

Cal.

small

7 rodents from
meadow mouse,

28 specimens of

San Francisco,
mammals (49259) ;
California (VXill)
Microtits (oOUTS).

San Juan, P. R.
MonophyUiis portoriceiisis and 1
of Cliiloiii/cfrris from Porto Rico
(500.56).

Tremoleras, Seiior Juan, Montevideo,
Uruguay : Skin of Prion desolatus
(49118: exchange).

Truitt, J. A., Lonia, Colo. : Fossil
bone with agate structure (49402).

Tuberculosis Congress, 1908, Wash-
ington, D. C. : A collection of fabrics
and other ethnological objects, se-
lected by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, of the
National INIuseum, on account of
their association with tuberculosis
among the Indians (49349: pur-
chased out of a special appropriation
to enable the U. S. Government to
particii)ate in the Congress).

Tucker, E. S.. Dallas, Tex. : 5 speci-
mens of Diptera, types of Oscinidaj
(4901.3).

Turin, Italy, Regia Mused Zoologico :
18 specimens of European moles,
Tnlixi, skull and mounted head of a
Spitzbergen reindeer, Rangifcr spitz-
hergensis (49157: exchange).

Turner. H. W., San Francisco, Cal. :
Specimens of cinnabar and associ-
ated minerals from Terliugua, Tex.
(49.534).

Turtle, J. E.. U. S. Snag Boat, Pine
Barren, Fla. : Bones of a Zeuglodon
and shells of fossil bivalves from
Florida (.500.35).

Tuttle, Winifred, Pleasant Lake,
Ind. : Specimen of Cicada canicularis
(49168).

TwiiiELL, J. H., Montpelier, Ind.: Ar-
cheological objects from Blackford
County, Ind. (49197).

Tyler, C. A., (Jarnett, Kans. : White
muskriit. Fiber zibcttricits, from Kan-
sas (50221: purchase).

Utah. T'niversity of, Salt Lake City,
T'tah : Collection of bones from
burial mounds on Alkali Ridge, Utah

1 4'.>2()9 : exchange).

T'LKE, T., Washington, D. C. : Valve of
Anodonta aifaracta from -Virginia
Beach, Va. (49192).

I'. S. Government Board, Jamestown
Exposition, 1907 : Diplomas awarded
the Smithsonian Institution and U. S.
National Museum by the Jamestown
Tercentennial Exposition, 1907
(498.36).

V. S. Graphite Company, Saginaw,
Mich. : 5 jars of graphite from Mex-
ico (.50101).

I^psALA, Sweden, Botanischer Gar-
ten : 175 plants from South America,
collected by Prof. Robert E. Fries
(.50162: exchange).

Vail, Benjamin, Washington, D. C. :
Book from the folding room of the
Capitol, showing destructive work
of termites, Tcnitrs flavipes (49004).

Van Duzee, E. P., Buffalo, N, Y. : 13
specimens, types, and cotypes of 9
species of IIemii)tera (49927) ; 21
types and 8 cotypes of Heiniptera
(50075).

VicKERS, Ernest W., Ellsworth, Ohio:

2 photographs of birds' nests and
eggs (49808).

"\'ienna, Austria, K. K. Naturhisto-
RiscHES Hofmuseum : 200 specimens,
centuries 15 and 10 of " Krypto-
gamjijexsiccatai" (49660: exchange).

Viereck, H. L., Washington, D. C. :
About 100 specimens of Hymenop-
tera (49907) ; about 2,300 specimens
of Hymenoptera, mostly of the genus
Andrcna, including a number of
types, paratypes, and a few cotypes
(49968).

102

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900.

ViETT, George F., Norfolk, V:i. : 25
prints represeutins the ruius of Per-
sepolis, and maps of coimtries
around the Moditerraiiean Sea
(49470).

^'iNTON, F. H. and H. A., Bedford,
Mass. : Spinet made by Joseph Ma-
hoon, London, England, about the
middle of the 17th century (49G5G).

Yolk, Douglas, New York City :
Manuscript pages by the late Leon-
ard W. Volk, describing, in part, his
experience in making the ctists of
Abraham Lincoln's hands (SOOSo).

VoLKART, Henry, St. Gallen, S^vitzer-
land : Complete weaving appa -atus
from Tunis (49G70).

Walcott, Arthur S., New York City :
Suit of Korean armor (49386: loan).

Walcott, Benjamin Stuart, Wash-
ington, D. C. : 60 specimens of
Devonian fossils from the Genesee
shales at Seneca Lake, New York
(49550).

Walcott, Dr. Charles D., Secretary,
Smithsonian Institution : Nickle
medalet in conmiemoration of the
first production of malleable nickle
in 1S65, adorned with bust of Joseph
Wharton, president of the Interna-
tional Nickle Company.

Walcott, Charles D., jr., Provo,
Utah: Skin and skull of a black
bear, Ursiis amcricanufi, from the
head of the north fork of Provo
River and Deer Creek, Utah
(49370).

Wailes, Dr. L. A., New Orleans, La. :
Hercules beetle, Mcgalosoma elc-
phas, and a " rear horse " or " pray-
ing mantis," CJtaradodis, from
Guatemala (49461).

Waldron, Mrs. James McClellan,
Yonkers, N. Y. : Silver tablespoon
which belonged in the Sheltou family
for nearly 300 years (49299).

Walker, Alfred O., Ulcombe, Maid-
stone, Kent, England : 2 specimens of
amphipod. Stenothoe gallensis, from
Ceylon (50170 : exchange).

Walker, Bryant, Detroit, Mich. : 2
specimens of TrunciUa Icnior from
Alabama (49403).

Walker, Dr. James R., Pine Ridge
Agency, S. Dak. : Skulls of 2 Sioux
Indians, from a burial place on
Pine Ridge Reservat'ion (49114).

Walker ^Museum, University of Chi-
cago, Chicago, 111.: Copies of plates
of " New York Paleontology," a'oI-
umes YI and YII (49358: ex-
change) ; 19 specimens of graptolites
(49690: loan).

AYallace, J. E., Omaha, Nebr. : Skull
from Wallace Mound, Nebi-aska
(49333). (See also under Robert
F. Gilder.)

AYallis, W. W. (See under A. C.
Weed.)

Walsingham. Lord, Merton Ilall,
Thetford, England, and Mr. F. Du-
Cane Godman, London, England :
About 600 specimens of Microlepi-
doptera, including many cotypes,
principally from Central America
(49516: gift and exchanges).

Wand, Y^ S., Fort William McKinley,
Manila, P. I. : Specimen of Lepidop-
tera, Attacus atlas (49180).
AA'ar Department :

Fragmentary illuminated copy of
the Koran, talien from a hostile
Moro cotta near Masibay, Mindanao,
P. I. (49847).

[/. jS. Militanj Academy: 18 pho-
tographs of Indian paintings by P.
Rindisbacher (.50098).

Arm)/ Medical Miisctiin: Anatom-
ical specimens (49812).

Ward, Henry H., East Orange, N. J. :
Gun cap battery used on the Atlan-
tic cable in 1866 (49466).

Ward, Rowland, London, England :
jNIounted forest pig, Hylocliarus,
from Africa (49234: purchase).

Ward, William M., Newport News,
Ya. : Four varieties of American
flags, with apparatus for display-
ing them (49497: deposit).

Warren, Edward R., Colorado Springs,
Colo. : Type specimen of Eutamias
qiiadrivittatus animosus (.50172).

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103

Washburn, Miss Georgiena A., Staf-
ford Springs, Conu. : Mineral water
from Stafford Springs (49G81).

Washington, Frank B., Oalilaud, Cal. :
INIotli from near Alta, IMacer County,
Cal. (49129).

Washington Biologists' Field Club,
Washington, D. C. : About 1,000 in-
sects from Plummers Island, Mary-
land, collected during 190S (49515).

Washington, Charles S., IT. S. Na-
tional Museum : Parasitic copepods
taken from specimens of wliiting
(49558) ; 2 turtles from Maryland
(50171).

Webb, John S., Disputanta, Va. : 2
immature black terns Hydrochelidon
nigra surinamensis (4912G).

Weber, Charles M., Palawan Island,
Philippine group: Snake and shells
from the Philippine Islands (49182).

Weed, A. C, U. S. National Museum:
Fishes and worms from New York
(49290) ; parasitic copepods from
Merluccius bilincaris (49407) ; iso-
pod, Livoneca ovalis, from the Wash-
ington fish market (49.5.32) : fishes
and leeches from the Potomac Iliver,
near Chain Bridge, District of Co-
lumbia (50173).

Weed, A. C, and W. W. Wallis, U. S.
National Museum : 3 young pickerel,
2 larval minnows, eel, and 4 para-
sitic leeches from near Chain Bridge,
District of Columbia (50105).

Weinberg, Frank, Woodside, Long
Island, N. Y. : 12 specimens of living
plants (49303: exchange).

West Virginia Agricultural Experi-
ment Station, Morgantown, W. Va.
(through Dr. R. D. Hopkins, Depart-
ment of Agriculture) : Butterfly,
Anthocharis olympia, from the orig-
inal type locality (49700).

Wharton, Mrs. William, Groton,
Mass. (through Miss Helen Aniory
Ernst, Washington, D. C.) : Lowe-
stoft blue helmet - shaped cream
pitcher (49385: loan).

White, C. A., Clarkson, Ky. : Photo-
graph of a portion of the donor's col-
lection of Indian relics (49987).

White, Dr. R. A., Hatchechubbee,
Ala. : Tooth of an extinct species of
shark, Lamna clegans (49827).

AViLCOx, Dr. Glenn A., San Francisco,
Cal. : 25 specimens of cacti from
Mexico and Guatemala (49791 ;
50121).

Wilcox, Walter, Washington, D. C. :
Platinum print (49488).

Wilkie, Rev. William B. Y., Dune-
din, Fla. : Moth, Ecpantheria dc-
florata (49951).

Williams, Col. C. A., U. S. Army.

Fort Logan, Colo. : An alcyonarian

coral (49668).
AVilliams, Francis, San Francisco,

Cal. : Cotype of Eriocrania cyann-

spcrseUa (50247).

Williams, Morris. Philadelphia, Pa. :
Specimens of StigiiHiria vcrriieo.sa,
Calamites suckotvii, and Calamo-
dendron approximatum (49702) ;
specimen of Stigmaria (50200).

Williams, Mrs. Norman, Washington,
D. C. : A collar of so-called " ivory "
lace made in Bohemia for the Jubi-
lee of Pope Leo 13th ; 2 pieces of old
Flemish lace, a piece of old Valenci-
ennes, and a piece of Italian lace
(49729: loan).

Williams, R. S., New York Botanical
Garden, New York City: 3 birds'
skins from Darien, Panama (50211).

Williams, Stephen R., Miami Univer-
sity, Oxford, Ohio: Specimens of
HcutigereUa immaculata from Ox-
ford (49682).

WiLLiARD, T. E., U. S. National Mu-
seum : Examples of cone in cone
structure from Antlers, Oklahoma
(49194).

WiLMER, Lt. Col. L. Worthington,
Lothian House, Ryde, Isle of Wight,
England : About 150 green sand fos-
sils (49132) ; set of the stamps pre-
sented by King Edward A'll to mem-
bers of the " League of Mercy "
(49567) ; 19 specimens of inverte-
brate fossils from the Chalk of
Brighton, England (49579).

Wilson, H. G., Moutpelier, Ind. : Con-
cretion (49435).

104

REPORT. OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

WiNKLEY, Rev. H. W., Danvers, Mass. :
Specimens of Rissoidit? from Massa-
chusetts (40300); 2 types of
ryraniidcllidie recently described I)y
Dr. Bartsch (4"J"JG4).

WoGLUM, R. S., Wliittier, Cal., 3 speci-
mens of Hymeuoptera from the
southern i)art of California (50158).

Wood. X. R., U. S. National ^Museum :
Vertebrate fossils, chiefiy cetacean,
from Auburndale, Fla. (49909).

Woodbury, Miss Ellen C. deQ. (See
under Gist Blair.)

A'S'ooLDRiDGE, Edgak, Lakcport, Cal. :
Birds' eggs from Lalie County, Cal.
(49725) ; 3 specimens of obsidian
and 1 of volcanic tuff (49785).

AVooLLEY, Claude L., Baltimore, INId. :
Aluminum sun dial (49873) ; alumi-
num sun dial bearing the following
inscription : " Gather ye rosebuds
while you may" (50252).

WooTON, E. O., Agricultural College.
N. Mex. : 17 specimens of Allionaceie
from New Mexico (48996) ; specimen
of Deli)hin'n(m from New Mexico
(49580). Exchange.

WoRTHiNGTON, W. W., Shelter Island
Heights, N. Y. : 6 specimens of Cc-
rion (jlaiio coryli from Ackliu, Ba-
hamas (50135).

Wren, T. H., Sage, Ark.: Bannerstone
of banded slate found by J. T. Wil-
son near La Crosse, Ark. (49641).

Wright, Dr. A. H., Cornell University,
Ithaca, N. Y. : Eggs of 9 species of
frogs (49595).

Wright, Dr. F. E., Washington, D. C. :
2 specimens of hillebrandite and 3
of spurrite (49914).

AV'RiGHT, G. v.. Forest Glen, INId. : Snake,
Diadophis punctatus, from Maryland
(49216).

Wyeth, Lieut. Col. M. C, U. S. Army,
AA'ashington, D. C. : Spiders, insects,
and a centipede from Samar Island,

rhillpiiine group (50096).

A\'YOMiNG Historical and Geological
Society, Wilkes-Barre, I'a. : Medal
issued February 11, 1908, by the so-
ciety in commemoration of the cen-
tennial of the first use of Wyoming
coal (49857).

AVyoming, University of, Laramie,
Wyo. : 2 fragmentary specimens of
plants from Utah (50177).

Yale University, New Haven, Conn. :
30 specimens of ferns of the D. C.
Eaton Herbarium (49592: loan);
casts of fore and hind feet of the
type specimen of Camptosaurus dis-
par (48990: exchange).

Yates, Fred. W., Santa Barbara, Cal. :
Photograph of the late Dr. Lorenzo
Gordon Yates, presented in behalf of
his heirs (50165).

Yellowstone National Park, Yellow-
• stone Park, AVyo. : Skin of and skele-
ton of a buffalo. Bison bison, and 6
antlers and a skull of an elk, Cervus
(49973) ; mounted head of a bison.
Bison bison (50091).

Zeledon, Mrs. Amparo de, San Jose,
Costa Rica : Ferns from Costa Rica
(49065).

Zeledon, Jose C, San Jo.se, Costa
Rica : 66 l)irds' skins, mostly Foriui-
cariidie and Dendrocolaptida?, from
Costa Rica (49008: loan).

Zeleny, Dr. Charles. Bloomington,
Ind. : 2 specimens of shrimp, Palw-
mon tcnnivornis (49962).

ZooLOGiscHEs MUSEUM. (See under
Copenhagen, Denmark.)

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE U. S. NATIONAL
MUSEUM ISSUED DURING THE FISCxVL YEAR 1908-9,
INCLUDING PAPERS PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE
WHICH RELATE TO THE COLLECTIONS.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE MUSEUM.

ANNUAL REPORT.

Smithsonian Institntion | United States
National .Museum | — | Report on
the progress and con- | dition of the
IT. S. National I Museum for the

year | ending June 30, 1908 ]
(Seal) I Washington [ (Jovernmeut
Printing Office j 1909

8vo., pp. 1-138, pis. 1—3.

PROCEEDINGS.

Smithsonian Institution | United States

National Museum | — j Proceedings |

of the I United States National

Museum I — | Volume XXXIV | — j

(Seal) I Washington | Government

Printing Office | 190S

8vo., pp. i-xiv, 1-777, pis.
1-CV, figs. 1-7S.

Smithsonian Institution
National Museum I

United States
— 1 Proceed-

ings I of the
tional Museum
I — I (Seal)

United States Na-
— j A'olume XXXV
Washington I Gov-

ernment Printing Office | 1909

Svo., pp. i-xvi, l-7.">7
I-XCI. figs. 1-201.

pis.

BULLETINS.

Smithsonian Institution | United States
National Museum ! Bulletin G2 | — |
Catalogue of the type-specimens of
ninninials in the United States j Na-
tional Museum, including the | P>io-
logical Survey collection | by | Mar-
cus Ward Lyon, Jr. | Assistant Cura-
tor, Division of Mammals, U. S.
National Museum | and | Wilfred
Hudson Osgood | Assistant, Bureau
of Biological Survey, U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture I (Seal) I Wash-
ington I Government Printing Office |

1909

Svo., pp. i-x, 1-325.

Smithsonian Institution j United States

National Museum | Bulletin 63 | — j

A monographic revision of the Cole-

I optera belonging to the Tenebri- I

onide tribe Eleodiini inhabiting |

the United States, Lower Call- j

fornia, and adjacent islands | By |

Frank E. Blaisdell. Sr. | Of San

Francisco, California j (Seal) j

Washin.gton | Government Printing

Office I 1909

Svo.. pp. i-xi, 1-524, pis.
1-13, figs. 1-8.
Smithsonian Institution | United

States National Museum | Bulletin
^ 64 I — (A critical summary of
Troost's I unpublished manuscript
on I the crinoids of Tennessee | by |
Elvira Wood | Of Columbia Univer-
sity, New York City | (Seal) |
Washington | Government Printing
Office I 1909

1-150, pis.

Svo., pp. i-xi
1-15.

lOt

106

EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN SEPARATE FORM.
FROM VOLUME ?A OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

No. 1014. On some new and old species
of carboniferous fossils.
By George H. Girty. pp.
2S1-303, pis, xiv-xxi.

No. lOlf). On a collection of featber
stars, or comatulids, fi-om
Japan. By Austin Ho-
bart Clark, pp. 305-319.

No. IGIG. Decorative designs of Alas-
kan needle-cases: a study
in the history of conven-
tional designs, based on
materials in the U. S. Na-
tional Museum. By Fi'anz
Boas. pp. 321-344, pis.

XXII-XXX.

No. 1(517. Descriptions of new creta-
ceous and tertiary fossils
from the Santa Cruz
Mountains, California.
By Ralph Arnold, pp.
345-390, pis. xxxi-xxxvii.

No. 1018. Description of a new isopod
genus of the family Da.ii-
dre. By Harriet Richard-
sou, pp. 391, 392.

No. 1019. Remarks on the horns and on
the systematic position of
the American antelope.
By Marcus Ward Lyon, jr.
pp. 393-402, pis, XXXVIII,

XXXIX.

No. 1620. Description of a new brittle
star from the upper mio-
cene of the Santa Cruz
Mountains, California.
By Ralph Arnold, pp.
403-406, pi. XL.

No. 1621. The late Niagaran strata of
west Tennessee. By Wil-
liam F. Pate and Ray S.
Bassler. pp. 407-432.

No. 1022. On the occurrence of calcium
sulphide (Oldhamite) in
the Allegan meteorite. By
Wirt Tassin. pp. 433, 434.

No. 3023. The nomenclature of the re-
cent crinoids. By Austin
Hobart Clark, pp. 435-
542.

No. 1624. Descriptions of the Alcyona-
ria collected by the U. S.
Bureau of Fisheries
steamer Albatross in the
vicinity of the Hawaiian
Islands in ltX)2. By
Charles C. Nutting, pp.
543-001, pis. XLi-Li,

No. 1625. On a collection of fishes from
Fiji, with notes on cer-
tain Hawaiian fishes. By
David Starr Jordan and
Mary Cynthia Dickerson.
pp. 603-617.

No. 1620. Mammals collected in east-
ern Sumatra by Dr. W. L.
Abbott during 1903, 1906,
and l'.)07. with descrip-
tions of new species and
subspecies. By Marcus
Ward Lyon, jr. pp. 619-
679, pis. Lii-LVi.

No. 1027. Descriptions of two new
species of Pleistocene ru-
minants of the genera
Ovibos and Bootherium,
witli notes on the latter
genus. By James Wil-
liams Gidley. pp. 081-

084, pis. LVII-LIX.

No. 1028. On meteoric chromites. By
Wirt Tassin. pp. 085-
690.

No. 1029. A new rabbit cestode, Cit-
totseuia mosaica. By
Maurice C. Hall. pp. 091-
099.

No. 1030. The collection of .Jewish cere-
monial objects in the
United States National
Museum. By Cyrus Ad-
ler and I. M. Casanowicz.
pp. 701-746, pis. Lx-cv.

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

107

FROM VOLUME 35 OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

No. lOol. A'oeabulary of Malaysian
basket-work : a study in
the W. L. Abbott collec-
tions. By Otis T. Mason,
pp. 1-51, pis. i-xvii.

No. 1G32. Descriptions of some new
mosquitoes from tropical
America. By Harrison G.
Dyar and Frederick
Knab. pp. 53-70.

No. 1G33. Some new isopoda of the
superfamily Aselloidea
from the Atlantic coast
of North America. By
Harriet Richardson, pp.
71-86.

No. 1G34. The axial canals of the re-
cent Pentacrinitidte. By
Austin Hobart Clark, pp.
87-91.

No. 1635. Descriptions of eighteen new
species and two new
genera of fishes from
Japan and the Riu Kiu
Islands. By John Otter-
bein Snyder, pp. 93-111.

No. 1636. The homologies of the arm
joints and arm divisions
in the recent crinoids of
the families of the Coma-
tulida and the Pentacri-
uitidfB. By Austin Ho-
bart Clark, pp. 113-131.

No. 1637. The formation of geodes,
with remarks on the silic-
ification of fossils. By
Ray S. Bassler. pp. 133-
154, pis. xviii-xxiv.

No. 1638. Choerodon in place of Choe-
rops for a labi'oid genus
of fishes. By Theodore
Gill. pp. 155, 156.

No. 1639. Description of new fossil
liverwort from the Fort
Union beds of Montana.
By Frank Hall Knowlton.
pp. 157-150, pi. XXV.

No. 1640. Descriptions of five species
of Nortli American fossil
turtles, four of which are

No. 1640 — Continued.

new.' By Oliver P. Hay.
pp. 161-169, pis. XXVI,

XXVII.

No. 1641. New examples of American
Indian skulls with low
forehead. By Ales Hrd-
licka. pp. 171-175. pi.

XXVIII.

No. 1642. Descriptions and figures of
some land and fresh-water
shells from Mexico, be-
lieA'ed to be new. By Wil-
liam Healey Dall. pp.
177-182, pis. XXIX, XXX.

No. 1643. Notes on two rare California
fishes, liimicola eigen-
manni and Plagiogram-
mus hopkinsi. By John
Otterbein Snyder, pp.
183-186.

No. 1644. A generic revision of Amer-
ican moths of the family
GEcophoridie, with descrip-
tions of new species. By
August Busck. pp. 187-
207.

No. 1645. A revision of some species of
Noctuidre heretofore re-
ferred to the genus Ho-
moptera Boisduval. By
John B. Smith, pp. 209-
275, pis. xxxi-xxxvi.

No. 1646. New American Paleozoic os-
tracoda. Preliminary re-
vision of the Beyrichiidte,
with descriptions of new
genera. By Edward O.
Ulrich and Ray S. Bass-
ler. pp. 277-340, pis.

XXXVII-XLIV.

No. 1647. Descriptions of fossil crabs
from California. By Mary
J. Rathbun. pp. 341-349,

pis. XLV-XLIX.

No. 1648. On certain genera and species
of carnivorous dinosaurs,
with special reference to
Ceratosaurus nasicoruis
Marsh. By Oliver P. Hay-
pp. 351-366.

108

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

No. 1649. Descriptions of uew species
of North American cram-
bid motlis. By William
Dunham Kearfott. pp.
367-393.

No. 1650. Two new species of neotrop-
ical Orthoptera of the
family Acrididfe. By
James A. G. Rehn. pp.
395-398.

No. 16.51. A further report on the os-
tracoda of the United
States National Museum.
By Richard W. Sharpe.
pp. 399-130, pis. L-Lxv.

No. 1652. North America parasitic cope-
pods: A list of those
found upon the fishes
of the Pacific coast, with
descriptions of new gen-
era and species. By
Charles Branch Wilson,
pp. 431-181, pis. Lxvi-

LXXXIII.

No. 16.53. Some new isopods of the
family Gnathiida? from
the Atlantic coast of
North America. By Har-
riet Richardson, pp. 483-
488.

No. 1651. The Amphipoda collected by
the U. S. Bureau of Fish-
eries steamer "Albatross "
off the west coast of
North America, in 1903
and 1904, with descriptions
of a new family and sev-
eral new genera and spe-
cies. By Samuel J.
Holmes, pp. 489-543.

No. 1655. Notes on the mammals and
cold - blooded vertebrates
of the Indiana University
farm, Mitchell, Indiana.
By Walter L. Hahn. pp.
545-581.

No. 1656. Generic names applied to
birds dxiring the years
1901 to 1905, inclusive,
with further additions to
Waterhouse's " Index

Generum Avium." By
Charles W. Richmond,
pp. 583-655.

No. 1657. A revision of the kingfisher
genus Ramphalcyon (Pel-
argopsis). By Harry C.
Oberholser. pp. 657-680.

No. 1658. Alcyonaria of the Californian
coast. By Charles C.
Nutting, pp. 681-727, pis.

LXXXIV-XCI.

FROM VOLUME 36 OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

No. 16.59. The American species of
snapping shrimps of the
genus Synalpheus. By
Henri Coutiere. pp. 1-93.

No. 1660. On the skull and the brain
of Triceratops, with notes
on the brain-cases of Igu-
anodon and jNIegalosaurus.
By Oliver P. Hay. pp.
95-108, pis. 1-3.

No. 1661. On Brazilian grasshoppers of
the subfamilies Pyrgo-
morphinjie and Locustinte
(Acridinse of authors).
By James A. G. Rehn.
pp. 109-163.

No. 1662. Descriptions of three new
species of Cisco, or lake
herring (Argyrosomus),
from the Great Lakes of
America ; with a note on
the species of Whitefish.
By David Starr Jordan
and Barton Warren Ever-
mann. pp. 165-172.

No. 1663. The isopod crustacean, Anci-
nus depressus (Say).
By Harriet Richardson,
pp. 173-177.

No. 1664. A new American Jurassic cri-
noid. By Frank Springer,
pp. 179-190, pi. 4.

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109

No. 1G05.

X(». 16(56.

No. 1667.

No. 1668.

No. 1660.

No. 1()70.

No. 1671.

No. 1672

No. 167o

No. 1674

Descriptiou of two species of
fossil turtles, Toxochelys
steuopora aud Chister-
nou ? iuterpositnin, the
latter hitherto iiiil<iiown.
By Oliver P. Hay. pp.
191-196, pi. 5.
Osteology of the .inrassic rep-
tile Camptosaiirus, with a
revision of the species of
the genus, and descrip-
tions of two new species.
By Charles W. Gilmore.
pp. 197-332, pis. 6-20.
The collection of rosaries in
the United States Na-
tional Museum. By Ini-
nianuel M. Casanowicz.
pp. 333-360, i)ls. 21-30.
Coma til ia, a remarkable new
genus of unstalked cri-
noids. By Austin Hobart
Clark, pp. 361-367.
Description of a new species
of leatherback turtle
from the Miocene of
Maryland. By William
Palmer, pp. 369-373, pi.
31.
Four new species of isopods
from the coast of Calif(»r-
nia. By S. .1. Holmes
and M. B. Gay. pp. 375-
379.
Notes on two slugs of the
genus Veronicella. By
AV. W. Bobbins and T. D.
A. Cockerell. pp. 381-384,
pi. 32.
Anyam Gila (Mad weave) :
a Malaysian type of
basket work. By Otis T.
Mason, pp. 385-390.
, On a collection of recent cri-
noids from the Philippine
Islands. By Austin Ho-
bart Clark, pp. 391-410.
. Description of some bees in
the U. S. National Mu-
seum. By T. D. A. Cock-
erell. pp. 411-420.

No. 1675. Description of a new isopod
of the genus Jferopsis
from Patagonia. By Har-
riet Richardson, pp. 421,
422.

No. 1676. Ammodiscoides, a new genus
of arenaceous foramiuif-
era. By .Joseph A. Cush-
man. i)p. 42.3-424, pi. 33.

No. 1677. Description of a new white-
fish (Coregonus oregon-
ius) from McKenzie
■ River, Oregon. By David
Starr Jordan and John
Otterbein Snyder. pp.
425-430.

No. 1078. The isopod crustacean Acan-
thouiscus spiuiger Kina-
han redescribed. By Har-
riet Richardson, pp. 431-
4.34.

No. 1670. Additions to the list of Phil-
ippine birds, with descrip-
tit)ns of new and rare spe-
cies. By Edgar Alexan-
der Mearns. pp. 435-447.

No. 1680. Remarks on the insectivores
of the genus Gymnura.
By aiarcus Ward Lyon,
jr. pp. 449-4.56, pis.
34-37.

No. 1681. Description of a new snake
from Panama. By Leon-
hard Stejneger. pp. 4.57,
458.

No. 1682. Description of a new skate
(Dactylobatus armatus)
from deep water off the
southern Athintic coast
of the United Statfes. By
Barton A. Bean and Al-
fred C. Weed. pp. 4.59-
461, pi. 38.

No. 1683. A list of birds collected by
Dr. Paul Bartsch in the
Philippine Islands, Bor-
neo, Guam, ajid Alidway
Island, with descriptions
of three new forms. By
Edgar Alexander Mearns.
pp. 46.3^78.

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No. 1684. Additional uotes on mammals
of the Rhio-Liuga Archi-
pelago, with descriptions
of new species and a re-
vised list. By Marcus
Ward Lyon, jr. pp. 479-
491, pi. 39.

No. 108.5. Revision of the Crinoid fam-
ily Comasteridfe, with de-
scriptions of new genera
and species. By Austin
Hobart Clark, pp. 49.3-
507.

No. 108G. A new squirrel from Direc;-
tion Island, South China
Sea. By Marcus Ward
Lyon, jr. pp. 509, 510.

No. 1087. The thorax of insects and
the articulation of the
wings. By Robert Evans
Snodgrass. pp. 511-595,
pis. 40-09.

No. 1088. Descriptions of new genera
and species of fishes from
Japan and the Riu Kiu
Islands. By John Otter-
bein Snyder, pp. 597-610.

No. 1089. Notes on the fossil mamma-
lian genus Ptilodus, with
descriptions of new spe-
cies. By James Williams
Gidley. pp. 611-626, pi. 70.

No. 1090. I'resh-water sponges in the
collection of the United
States National Museum.
Part I. Siieeimens from
the Philippines and Aus-
tralia. By Nelson Annan-
dale, pp. 627-632.

No. 1091. Descriptions of seventeen new
species of recent crinoids.
By Austin Hobart Clark,
pp. 633-651.

No. 1092. Dragonflies of the Missis-
sipi)i Valley collected dur-
ing the pearl mussel in-
vestigations on the Missis-
sippi River, July and Au-
gust, 1907. By Charles
Branch Wilson, pp. 053-
071.

No. 1093. Four new species of the Cri-
noit\ genus Rhizocrinus.
By Austin Hobart Clark,
pp. 073-076.

No. 1694. Descriptions of two new spe-
cies of electric i-ays, of
the family Narcobatidie,
from deep water off the
southern Atlantic coast of
the United States. By
Barton A. Bean and Al-
fred C. Weed. pp. 677-680.

FROM VOLUME 12 OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM.

Part 4. The Mexican and Central American species of Sapium. By Henry
Pittier. pp. i-v, 159-169, pis. x-xvii, figs. 7-10.

Part 5. New or noteworthy plants from Colombia and Central America. By
Henry Pittier. pp. i-vii, 171-181, pis. xviii, xix, figs. 11-19.

Part 0. Catalogue of the grasses of Cuba. By A. S. Hitchcock, pp. i-xi,
183-258.

Part 7. Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants — No. 0. By Joseph N.
Rose. pp. i-ix, 2.59-302, pis. xx-xxvii. figs. 20-48.

Part 8. The Allioniacere of the United States, with notes on Mexican species.
By Paul C. Standley. . pp. i-ix. 303-389, pis. xxviii-xlhi, figs. 49-67.

Part 9 : Miscellaneous papers : Thompsonella, a new genus of CrassulacefB
from Mexico. By N. L. Britton and J. N. Rose. pp. 191, 192, pis. xliv, xlv.
Rediscovery of Echeveria carnicolor. By J. N. Rose. p. 393, pi. xlvi. Three
new species of Crassulaeete fi-om Guatemala. By J. N. Rose. pp. 395, 396, pis.
xxvii, XLViii. Rediscovery of Cereus nudiflorus. By J. N. Rose. pp. 397,
398, pis. XLix-Li. A species of Pereskia from Guatemala. By J. N. Rose,
p. 399, pis. Lii-Liv. New species of Opuntia from Arizona. By J. N. Rose. pp.

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401, 402, pi. LV. Ecliinocereus baileyi, a new cactus from Oklahoma. By J. X.
Rose. p. 403, pis. lvi, lvii. Nopalea lutea, a new cactus from Guatemala.
By J. N. Rose. p. 405, pi. lviii. Couzattia, a new genus of Ciesalpiniacese.
By J. X. Rose. pp. 407, 408, pi. lix. Two new species of Acacia of the series
Filicinfe. By J. N. Rose. p. 409. A new spleenwort from China. By William
R. Maxon. p. 411, pi. lx.

FROM VOLUME 13 OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIT-M.

Part 1. Studies of tropical American ferns — No. 2. By William R. Maxon.
pp. i-vii, 1-43, pis. 1-9, one fig.

classified list of papers based -vviiolly or ix part on the national

collections.

museum: administration.

Rathbun, Richard. Report on the
progress and condition of the U. S.
National Museum for the year end-

ing June 30, 1908.

Rep. Smithsonian Inst.
{U. S. Nut. J/hs.), PJOS,
pp. 1-138.

ETHNOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY, PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY.

Adler, Cyrus, and I. M, Casanowicz.
The collection of .Jewish ceremonial
objects in the United States National
Museum.

(U. S. yat. Mtis.), ms,

xxxiT, No. 1630, Sept.

28, 1008, pp. 701-746,

pis. LX-CV.

Contains a description of 230

specimens of the Jewish section

with an explanation of the beliefs

and rites connected with them.

Boas, Franz. Decorative designs of
Alaskan ueedlecases : A study in the
history of conventional designs,
based on materials in the U. S. Na-
tional Museum.

Proc. U. 8. yat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 161G, July 15,
1908, pp. 321-344, pis.
xxii-xxx, flgs. 1-16.
One of the characteristic ob-
jects of Eskimo art is the tubular
ivory or bone needlecase. It is
found wherever the Eskimo live,
and on account of its wide range,
the needlecase is subject to
graded variations of the primary
form, as though following the
modifications which plants and
animals undergo by changes in
environment, hence giving mate-
rial for an interesting study in
the history of conventional designs.

Casanowicz, I. M. The collection of
rosaries in the United States Na-
tional Museum.

Proc. V. S. Nat. Mus.,
xxxvi, No. 1667, April
17, 1909, pp. 33.3-360,
pis. 21-30.
A description of 104 rosaries
with a discussion of their nature
and use among the Hindus. Chi-
nese, Tibetans, Japanese, Moham-
medans, and Roman Catholics.

Fewkes, J. Walter. [Report on ex-
cavations and repair of the Spruce
Tree House, ;Mesa Verde National
Park, Colorado, in May and June,
1908, to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.]

Reports of the Superin-
tendent of the Mesa
Verde National Park
and J. 'Walter Fewkes in
Charge of Excavation and
Repair of Ruins to the
Secretary of the Interior,
1908. Washington, 1908,
pp. 15-30, pis. i-iv.
An account of the excavation
and repair of the Spruce Tree
House, one of the largest ruins of
the Mesa Verde National Park.
During the course of this work
an exhaustive study of every fea-
ture of the ancient pueblo was

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Fewkes, J. Walter — Contiuuecl.

made, and for tlio first time au
accurate ground plan was se-
cured. The repairs leave the
ruin as it appi'ared before the
demolition by vandals, and pre-
serve it as a type ruin for edu-
cational purposes.

Holmes, William H. The Tomalia\Aiv.

Am. Anthrotwlof/int (n. s.)
X, No. 2, April - June,
1908, pp. 264-276, figs.
79-88.
Much uncertainty surrounds the
nomenclature of the aboriginal
stone ax and hatchet, the name
tomahawk having been ai)plied
loosely by the whites to numerous
forms of native implements and
weapons, such as the celt-hatchet,
the grooved ax, the falchiou-Iike
club, the spiked club and the globe-
headed dub. There is no evidence
in literature to show that the na-
tives applied the term to any
single form exclusively, or in fact
that they actually applied it to
either the grooved ax or the celt-
hatchet, cuiiseiiagirus being the
only term definitely applied to the
native stone hatchet in the litera-
ture of the colonists.

The First Pan-American Scien-

tific Congress, held in Santiago,
Chile, December 25, lOOS-January 0,

1909.

Science (n. s.) xxix. No.
742, March 19, 1909, pp.
441-448.
The paper contains a historical
review of the inception of the Con-
gress, an accoimt of its personnel
and of the meetings. The Con-
gress, it is felt, has fully justified
the plans of its projectors.

Hough, Walter. Otis Tufton Mason.
Am. Anthrojiologist (n. s.)
X, No. 4, Oct.-Dec, 1908,
pp. 661-667, pi. XLvi.
An obituary notice of the life
and work of the late Head Curator
of Anthropology in the U. S. Na-
tional Museum, who was for nearly
forty years identified with the
work of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion.

Hrdlicka, Ales. Physical anthropol-
ogy and its aims.

Science (n. s.) xxviii. No.
706, July 10, 1908, pp.
33-43.

Hrdlicka, Ales. Physical anthro-
pology and its aims.

The Anat. Record, ii. No.
5, Aug., 1908, pp. 182-
195.
This paper is based only in a
general way on the National Mu-
seum collections. It is the an-
nual address of the writer as
I'resident of the Anthropological
Society of Washington, given under
the auspices of the Washington
Academy of Sciences, Feb. 11,
1908. It refers to the history of
physical anthropology, the actual
status of that branch of science,
to its accomplishments, and the
scope of ifs future activities.

Iteport on a collection of crania

from Arkansas.

Jour. Acdd. Kat. ScL, Phila.,
XIII, 1908, pp. 558-563.
The paper gives the results of
the examination of 12 interesting
crania from Arkansas and Jeffer-
son counties in Arkansas. Six of
the crania were of various degrees
of artificial, intentional deforma-
tion of the " flat-head " type. The
undeformed skulls of the collection
were all brachycephalic, belonging
to the same type.

Contributions to the knowledge

of tuberculosis in the Indian.

The Southern Workman,
xxxvii. No. 11. Nov.,
190S, pp. 626-634.
Contains in full the paper on
tuberculosis among Indians read
by the writer before the Sixth
International Congress on Tuber-
culosis, held September, 1908, in
Washington. (See notes on the
same paper in final form published
as Bulletin 42, Bureau of Amer-
ican Ethnology.)

Tuberculosis in the Indian.

( An abstract of the foregoing papt-r.)
Charities and the Com-
mons, XXI, No. 6, Nov.
7, 1908, pp. 245-247.

Tuberculosis among certain In-

dian tribes of the United States.

Bull, p. Bur. Am. Eth.,
1909, pp. i-vii, 1-48, pis.
1—22

Final report of the writer's in-
vestigations into the suljject of
tuberculosis among the Indians
during the summer of 1908. Re-
lates particularly to the Menomi-

KEPOKT OP NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

113

IIbdlicka, Ales — Coutimied.

nee, O^Iala Sioux, Quinaielt, Hupa,
and Mohave, and to the Phcenix
Indian School. Besides this, tlie
article Includes data on tubercu-
losis gathered by the physicians
of other reservations. The study
has shown a great prevalence of
the disease among the Indians ex-
amined, and has made clear the
utmost need of practical stops be-
ing taken for curbing It.

To tlie article is appended an
annotated bibliography.

New examples of American In-
dian sivulls with low forehead.

Proo. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1041, Nov. n,
IIXJS, pp. 171-175, pi.
xxvm^ 1 fig.

The paper gives account of two
skulls with low foreheads, re-
cently received by the National
Museum, and points out that the
feature may in different specimens
be due to different causes, and
have unlike significance.

Physiological and medical ob-

servations among the Indians of
southwestern United States and
northern Mexico.

Bull. 3!,, Bur. Am. Eth.,
1908, pp. i-lx, 1-460, pis.
i-xxviii^ figs. 1, 2.
The work gives observations,
principally of medical and physio-
logical nature, gathered by the
writer on his various expeditions
to the Indians in question. It
deals with vital statistics of the
Indians, their environment, food
and 'Irinks, habits, variou.s bodily
functions (from childhood to senil-
ity), social abnormalities, medical
observations, and series of meas-
urements with other determina-
tions of the Indian children, as
well as the adults. To it are ap-
pended a list of the native foods,
tables of detailed measurements
and observations, and an anno-
tated bibliography.

Otis Tiifton Mason.

Science (n. s.) xxviii. No.
726, Nov. 27, 1008, pp.
746-748.

Obituary notice of Professor
Mason, including a brief sketch of
his life and scientific activities.

IlRDLiCKA, Ales. Report on the skele-
tal remains (recovered from the

Earth-Lodge Ruins in Eastern Ne-

In-aska).

Am. Anthropologist (n. s.)

II, No. 1, pp. 79-84,

Jan.-Mar., 1909.

Included in the paper of Mr.

Robert F. (iilder on Excavations

of Earth-Lodge Ruins in Eastern

Nebraska. (Ibid., p. 56 et seq.)

This is a description of the
skeletal remains from Neln-aska
collected and donated to the
National Museum in 1908 by Mr.
Gilder.

McGuiUE, Joseph D. Ethnological and
urcheological notes on Moosehead
Lake, Maine.

Am. Anthropologist (n. s.),
X, No. 4, Oct.-Dec, 1908,
pp. 549-557, pis. xxxiir,
xxxiv.
The paper deals with the eth-
nology of the region about Moose-
head Lake, which was the terri-
tory of the AbnakI, and describes
various classes of artificially
worked stone found on the beach
exposed during low water. The
specimens are of rhyolite and
comprise the less familiar partly
worked or rejected types, and
spearpolnts, arrowpoints, knives,
scrapers, and awls.

Mason, Otis Tufton. Anyam Gila
(Mad weave) ; A Malaysian type of
basketwork.

Proc. U. S. yat. Mas.,

XXXVI, No. 1672, May

6, 1909, pp. 385-390,

figs. 1-11.

The paper treats of a type of

basket weaving in which three

sets of pandanus strips, forming

rhombs, are used. This weave is

only found in Malaysia.

A'ocabulary of Malaysian bask-
etwork : A study in the W. L. Abbott
collections.

Proc. U. S. yut. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1631, Nov. 7,
1908, pp. 1-51, pis. I-
xviii, figs. 1-41.
The paper is a detailed study of
the basketry in the Abbott collec-
tion and was prepared in order to
settle upon a definite nomenclature
for the entire Malay region, in-
cluding the Philippine Islands.
The materials which occur in

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Mason, Otis Tufton — Continued.

good quality and in profusion, tlae
sliapi's, structural parts and
lechnic and particular weaves are
described, and terms suggested for
ttiose features in wliicli ttie May-
laysian art differs from ttiat of
America.

ItOPER, Daniel C. Supply and distri-
l)ution of cotton for the year ending
August 31, 1908.

Bull 97, Bureau of the
Census, Department of
Commerce and Labor,
Washington, 1908.
Under tlie historical and de-
scriptive section of the report
use is made of the synoptic history
of devices and inventions employed
in the manufacture of cotton

KoPER, Daniel C. — Continued.

which forms an exhibit in the
National Museum, and this publi-
cation of the illustration and
labels is the first publication oC
any portion of the series in the
synoptic exhibit tliat has appeared.

Smillie, T. W. Recent progress in

color photography.

Rep. Smithsonian Inst.,
1907, pp. 231-2.37, pi. I.
Reviews the efforts to produce
color photographs during the past
hundred years by the ablest photo-
graphic chemists and gives details
of the modern processes by which
success lias been attained. The
illustration is a photochrome from
a specimen in the Museum.

MAMMALS.

Anderson. Knud. Twenty new forms
of Pteropus.

Ann. Mag. Xat. Hist., 8th
ser., II, Oct., 1909, pp.
361-370.
Based partly on material in the
U. S. National Museum.

A monograph of the Chiropteran

genera Uroderma, Enchisthe-

nes and Artibeus.

Proc. Zonl. .S'oc. London,

Sept., 1908, pp. 204-319,

figs. 40-59.

An elaborate review of the

genera in question, based on 213

specimens from the U. S. National

Museum and 272 specimens from

the British Museum.

Dixon, Joseph. A new Harvest Mouse
from the salt marshes of Sau Fran-
cisco Bay, California.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Washing-
ton, XXI, Oct. 20, 1908,
pp. 197, 198.
Describes Reithrodontomys raii-
ventris, a new species. The com-
parisons made are based on ma-
terial in the Biological Survey col-
lection.

Goldman, E. A. Five new woodrats

of the genus Neotoma from Mexico.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wa.^hing-
ton, XXII, .June 25, 1909,
pp. 139-141.

Based on material in the Bio-
logical Survey collection. New
subspecies : Neotojna mtermedia

(ioLDMAN, E. A. — Continued.

pretiosa, N. intermedia pcrpallida,
p. 139 ; A', intermedia rieina, A\
ahtt rev lata, p. 140 ; T<1. ferruginea
chamula, p. 131.

PIaiin. Walter L. Notes on the mam-
mals and cold-blooded vertebrates of
the Indiana I^uiversity Farm, Mitch-
ell, Indiana.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1655, Dec. 7,

1908, pp. 545-581.
Annotated list of 14 fishes, 17

amphibians, 18 reptiles, and 27
mammals known to occur on the
University Farm, near Mitchell,
Lawrence Co., Indiana. A series
from tlie specimens collected was
presented to the U. S. National
Museum.

HoLLisTER, N. Two uew bats from the
southwestern United States.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing-
ton, XXII, March 10,

1909, pp. 43, 44.

Two new species : Myotis oc-
cultus. p. 43 and M. haileyi, p. 44,
are described, chiefiy from mate-
rial in the Biological Survey col-
lection.

Howell, Arthur H. Description of a
new bat from Nickajack Cave, Ten-
nessee.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing-
ton, XXII, March 10,
1909, pp. 4.5-47.
A new species Myotis grisescens,
is described, chiefiy frctm material
in the Biological Survey collection.

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1009.

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Lyon, Maecus Ward, jr. Remarks on
the horns and on the systematic posi-
tion of the American antelope.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mux.,
XXXIV, No. 1619, Aug. 11,
1908, pp. 393-402, pis.

XXXVIII, XXXIX.

Historical and descriptive ac-
count of the shedding of the horns
in the prongbuck. The genus An-
tilocapra is regarded as forming
a separate subfamily of the Bo-
vidce.

. Mammals collected in eastern

Sumatra by Dr. W. L. Abbott during
1903, 1906, and 1907, with descrip-
tions of new species and subspecies.
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 1626, Sept.
14, 1908, pp. 619-679,
pis. Lii-LVi, figs. 1-4.
List of 72 species and subspe-
cies, 16 of which, belonging to the
genera Trac/tihis, Sciurus, Mu.'i,
Arctogalidia, Paradoxurus, Felis,
Tupaia, Crocidura, Prestytis, and
Nkidius, are new.

. The authority for the name

Nycticebus menagensis.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,

XXII, April 17, 1909. p.

89.

The author holds that the name

of the Philippine Slow lemur

should be Nycticebus menagensis

Lydekker, 1893.

. Remarks on the Insectivores

of the genus Gymuura.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,

XXXVI, No. 1680, May

27, 1909, pp. 449-456,

pis. 34-37.

Three forms of Oyiiiiiura are

recognized, one of which is new.

Additional notes on mammals

of the Rhio-Linga Archipelago; with
descriptions of new species and a re-
vised list.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1684, June 1,
1909, pp. 479-491, pi. 39.
The mammal fauna of the archi-
pelago is brought up to date.
Three new forms belonging to the
genera Ratufa, Mus, and Galeop-
terus are described.

and Wilfred Hudson Osgood.

Lyon, Marcus Ward, jr., and Wilfred
Hudson Osgood — Continued.
National Museum, including the |
Biological Survey Collection. | By j
Marcus Ward Lyon, jr., | Assistant
Curator, Division of Mammals, U. S.
National Museum I and | Wilfred
Hudson Osgood | Assistant, Bureau
of Biological Survey, U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture | (Seal) | Wash-
ington I Government Printing Office }

1909.

Bull. U. 8. Nat. Mus., No.
62, Jan. 27, 1909, pp.
i-x, 1-325.
An annotated list of the type
specimens (including holotypes,
cotypes, lectotypes and chirotypes)
of 1,405 named forms of mammals
known to be in tlie National Mu-
seum on July 1, 1908 (692 be-
longing to the Museum collection
proper and 713 to the collection
of the Biological Survey).

Miller, Gerrit S., jr. The generic
name Nycteris.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Washing-
ton, XXII, April 17, 1909,
p. 90.
The author holds that the name
Nycteris Borkhausen must replace
Lasiurus for an American genus
of bats, and that Pctalia must
replace Nycteris for the Old World
group to which the latter name is
commonly applied.

Note on the Vespertilio oxygna-

Catalogup of the Type-Specimens of |
Mammals | in the United States j

thus of Monticelli.

Annuario del Miisco Zon-

logico dclla R. Unircrsita

di Napoli, (n. s.) iii. No.

3, April 26, 1909, pp. 1, 2.

The species mentioned in the

title is shown to be different from

My Otis myosotis. The paper is

based principally on material in

the U. S. National Museum and

the British Museum.

Twelve new European mam-

mals.

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 8th
ser.. Ill, May, 1909, pp.
415-422.
Twelve new mammals of the
genera Sorex, Crocidura, Sciurus,
Evotomys, Microtus, Pity my s, and
Mus are described. The paper is
based on material in the U. S.
National Musenui and in the Brit-
ish Museum.

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Nelson, E. W., and E. A. Goldman.

Eleven new mammals from Lowci'

California.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wafhini/
ion. XXII;, March 10,
1909, pp. 23-28.
Eleven new forms belonging to
the genera Eutamias, Ammosper-
mophiluK, Thomoiiii/s, Vulpcs, Bas-
sari^cufi. Sorcx, and Myoiis are
described, chiefly from material
in the Biological Survey collec-
tion.

Osgood. W. H. The status of Sorex

merriami, with description of an

allied new species from Utah.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing-
ton, XXII, April 17. 1900.
pp. .51-53.
Sorex leucogenys, a "new species,
is descrilied from material in the
Biological Survey collection.

Revision of the mice of the

American genus Peromyscus.

Xorth Am. Fauna, No. 28,
April 17, 1909, pp.' 1-285,
pis. i-viii, figs. 1-12.
A monograi)hic revision, based
on examination of more than
27.000 specimens, the majority of
which are in the collections of the
United States National Museum
and tlie Biological Survey. One
hundred and forty-three forms are
recognized, 14 of which are de-
scribed as new. It is inter-
esting to note that this paper is
based on a much larger number of
specimens than any monograph of
a single genus of mammals hither-
to published.

( See also under Marcus Ward

Lyon, jr.)

Preble, E. A. A biological investiga-
tion of the Athabaska-Mackenzie re-
gion.

yorth Am. Fauna, No. 27,
Oct. 26. 1908. pp. 1—574,
pis. i-xxv, figs. 1-16.

Preble, E. A. — Continued.

This paper contains a fully
annotated list of the mammals of
this region, numbering 100 species
and subspecies, one of the latter
being new. The material on
which this paper is based belongs
principally to the Biological Sur-
vey collection.

True, F. W. Observations on living
White whales (Delphinapterus leu-
cas) ; with a note on the dentition of
Delphinapterus and Stenodelphis.

Smithsonian Misc. CoUs.,
52, Quar. issue. Pt. 3,
No. 1864. Apr. 28, 1909,
pp. 325-330, pi. xxiii.

Occurrence of the Killer whale

( Orcinus orca) on the New Jersey
coast.

Science (n. s.), xxix, May
14. 1909, pp. 790. 791.

The fossil cetacean, Dorudon

serratus Gibbes.

Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool.,
Lii, No. 4, Sept.. 1908,
pp. 65-78, pis. 1-3.

On the classification of the

Cetacea.

Proc. Amc7-. Philos. Soc,
XLVii, No. 189, Nov., 1908,
pp. 385-391.

A further account of the fossil

sea lion. Pontolis magnus, from the

Miocene of Oregon.

Prof. Papers V. S. Oeol.
Sun-., No. 59, April 2,
1909, pp. 14.3-148, pis.
21-23.

Warren, E. R. A new chipmunk from

Colorado.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,
XXII, June 25, 1909, pp.
105, 106.
The new form is named Euta-
mias (juadrii-ittatus animOsus. The
tspe was presented to the U. S.
National Museum by the author.

BIRDS.

American Ornithologists' Committee
ON Nomenclature. Fourteenth sup-
plement to the American Ornitholo-
gists' Union check-list of North
American Birds.

.Im7.-. XXV. No. 3. .Tuly, 1908,
pp. 343-399.

American Ornithologists' Commit-
tee ON Nomenclature — Continued.
Comprises a statement of the
changes made in the A. O. U.
check-list since the publication of
the previous supplement. The
changes are divided into five cate-
gories, and cover about three hun-
dred rulings of the committee.

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

117

Bangs, Outram. A uew tyrant-bird
from the Santa Marta region of Co-
lombia.

Proc. Biol. Soc, Wasliinuton.
XXI, July 27, 1008, pp.
16.3, 164. Khijnehi)cy('lH>i
nulphurcscrns cxortirii>i
(p.' 163) is described 'as
new.
Cary, Merritt. New records and im-
portant range extensions of Colorado

birds.

Aitk, XXVI, No. 2, April,
1909, pp. 180-185. Notes
on 38 species and sub-
species.

Cherrie, Geo. K. New birds from the
Orinoco Region and from Trinidnd.
Mus. Brooklyn Inst. Aifs
and Sci., 8ci. Bull., i.
No. 16, .Time 30, 1909,
pp. 387-390.
Formicivora catw-fiimosus (p.
387), Planeslicii.^ fninif/titun aquil-
onalis (p. 387). Pnchnrhamphus
vuirculus (p. 389), and Anoplops
rufttiiOd paliilns (p. 390), are new
forms, and Inczin (p. 390) is pro-
posed as a new genus.

Court, Edward J. Treganza Bine

heron.

Auk, XXV, No. 3, ,TuIy, 1908,

pp. 291-296, pis. V, VI.

Arclea herodiaf; treoanr^al (p.

291) is described as new, and

notes on its habits and nesting

are given.

Dearborn, Ned. Catalogue of a collec-
tion of birds from British East

Africa.

Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Pub.
135, Oni. Series, i. No. 4,
May, 1909, pp. 141-190.
and map.
A list of 228 species witli notes.
Alethe akeleyw (p. 170) is desig-
nated as new.

GoDMAN, F. Du Cane. A | Monograph
I of the I Petrels | (Order Tnbi-
nares) | By I F. Dn Cane Godman j
(two lines of titles) | with hand-col-
oured plates I by J. G. Keulemans j
in five parts | Part IV. | Witherby
& Co. I 326 High Holborn. London |

April 1900. (cover title)

Folio, pp. 23.3-296, pis.
67-84.
Accounts of 22 species with
colored illustrations of 18 of
them.

Goldman, E. A. The Virginia rail
(Rallus virginianus) breetling in

Mexico.

Condor, x. No. 4, July,
1908, p. 181.
First record of the nesting of
the Virginia rail in Mexico.

Summer birds of the Tulare

Lake Region.

Condor, x. No. 5, Sept.
1908, pp. 200-205.
Notes on 83 species collected or
observed in the Tulare Lake re-
gion, in the summer of 1907.

Grinnell, Joseph, and others. Birds
and mammals of the 1007 Alexander
Expedition to Southeastern Alaska.
Univ. of Calif. Puh. in ZooL,
5, No. 2, Feb. 18, 1909,
pp. 171-264, pis, 25, 26,
figs. 1—4..
The part of this paper which re-
lates to the birds, by Joseph Grin-
nell, covers pp. 181-244. A fully
annotated account of 99 species
met with on the expedition, of
which the following are described
as new : Larjopiis alexandrte (p.
204), L. dixoni (p. 207), Buteo
borealis alascensis (p. 211), Pi-
coides americanuK fumipectus (p.
217), Loxia currirostra sitkensis
(p. 223), and Planr.'iticns migra-
torius caurinus (p. 241).

Three new Song sparrows from

California.

I'nir. of Calif. Pub. in

Zool, 5, No. 3. April 9,

1909, pp. 26.5-269.

Melospiza melodia maxillaris (p.

265) and M. m. saltonis (p. 268)

are described as new. and M. m.

gouldii (Baird) is revived as a

form from the Marin region of

California.

Howell, Arthur H. Notes on the
summer birds of northern Georgia.

Auk, XXVI, No. 2, .\pril,
1909, pp. 129-137.
Notes on 76 species (including
13 forms first recorded from the
State in the breeding season),
based chiefly upon field observa-
tions of the author in the sum-
mer of 1908.

Agelaius phoeniceus fortis in

Louisiana.

Ai(k, XXVI, No. 2, April,
1909, p. 192.
First record of this form from
Louisiana.

118

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Kkowlton, Frank II. Americau Na-
ture Series | Group I. Natural His-
tory I Birds of the World | A popu-
lar account | By ] Franli H. Knowl-
ton, Ph. D. I United States Natioual
Museum j (two liues of titles) |
with a chapter on the anatomy of
birds I by | Frederic A. Lucas |
Curator-in-Chief, Brooklyn Institute
of Arts and Sciences | the whole
edited by | Robert Ridgway i Cur-
ator of Birds, United States Na-
tional Museum \ with 16 Colored
Plates and 236 illustrations | (de-
sign) ] New York | Henry Holt and

Company | 1909

Pp. i-xiii, l-S7o, 16 pis.,
flgs. 1-2.36.
A popular treatise on the birds
of the world.

INIearns, Edgar Alexander. Additions
to the list of Philippine birds, with
descriptions of new and rare species.
Proc. U. S. Xat. Mtis..
XXXVI, No. 1679, May
22, 1909, pp. 4.35-447.
Three species are added to the
Philippine avifauna, and the fol-
lowing are diagnosed as new :
Pliapitreron samarensis (p. 436),
Muscadivores palmasensis (p. 436),
Otiis steerei (p. 437), Prionitioufi
7naliiH]angensis (p. 437), Yuiif/i-
picus siasiensis (p. 438), Rhino-
myias riificauda mindanetisis (p.
439), Cri/ptolopha malindangenMs
(p. 440), Psciidothnrrhaleus malin-
danocnsis (p. 441). Bniclu/pteri/x
malindanycnsis (p. 441), Hj/Ioterpc
apoensis hasihinica (p. 442),
Zosterops goodfellowi malindan-
geiisis (p. 443), Cyrtostomus jug-
iilnris inindaiH'iisi)i (p. 443), C. j.
icoodi (p. 444). Pgrrliula steerei
(p. 44.5), Dicrunts balicassius min-
dorensis (p. 447), and Chibia
cagayanensis (p. 447).

The hitherto unknown females
of Cyrtostomus jugularis dintiga-
tensis and Anthrcptes cagayanen-
sis are also described.

A list of birds collected by Dr.

Paul Bartsch in the Philippine
Islands, Borneo, Guam, and Midway
Island, with descriptions of three
new forms.

Proc. V. S. Xat. Mus.,

XXXVI, No. 1683, May

27, 1909, pp. 463-478.

A partly annotated list of the

birds collected byX*r. Paul Bartsch,

Mearns, Edgar Alexander — Cont'd.

who accompanied the U. S. Bureau
of Fisheries steamer "Albatross "
on its Philippine expedition. The
following are new: RamphaU-yon
capcnsis smithi (p. 466), Pycno)i-
otus gokivier suluensis (p. 470),
and CoUocalia iartschi (p. 476).

Nelson, E. W. A new thrush from

^lexico.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,
XXII, April 17, 1909, pp.
49, 50.
Catharus mexicanus smithi (p.
49) is diagnosed as new.

Oberholser, Harry C. A synopsis of

the genera and species of Cygniu.ne.

Emu, VIII, pt. 1. .Tuly 1,

1908. pp. 1. 2.

A synopsis of the recent and

fossil forms of this group. Clango-

cycnus (p. 3) is a new subgenus.

A new Great Horned owl from

Venezuela, with notes on the names
of the American forms.

Mus. Brooklyn Inst. Arts

and Sci., 8ci. Bull, i. No.

14, Sept. 15, 1908, pp.

371-374.

Buho virginianus scotinus (p.

371) is diagnosed as new, and a

list of the 18 American forms

recognized by the author Is given.

X revision of the Kingfisher

genus Ramphalcyon (Pelargopsis).

Proc. U. 8. Sat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1657, Feb. 9,
1909. pp. 657-GSO.
The author recognizes 19 species
and subspecies, of which the fol-
lowing are indicated as new :
Ramphalcyon capensis isoptera (p.
671), R. c. ncsoeca (p. 674), R. c.
cyanoptcryx (p. 676), and R. c.
hydrophila (p. 677). Pelargopsis
Gloger, 1842, as the generic name
of this group, is found to be in-
validated, and Ramphalcyon Reich-
enbach, 1851, is adopted in its
place.

Palmer, T. S. The Black rail (Crecis-

cus jamaicensis) in the District of

Columbia.

Aulc, XXVI, No. 2, April,
1909, p. 190.
Records of 4 specimens of this
species from the District of Co-
lumbia.

KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

110

Preble, Edward A. A biological inves-
ti,ij:atiou of the Atliabaska-Mackenzie

region.

north Am. Fauna, No. 27,
Oct. 26, 1008, pp. 1-574.
pis. i-xxv ; figs. 1-16.
A list of 296 species and sub-
species ascertained to occur in the
Athabaska-Mackenzie region, based
chiefly upon investigations by the
author and his assistants in 1901
and 1903-4, but including many
published and mss. records of
earlier explorers. Extended notes
are given under many species (pp.
251-500).

Richmond, Charles W. Generic names
applied to birds during the years
1901 to 1905, inclusive, with further
additions to Waterhouse's " Index
Generum Avium,"

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1656, Dec. 16,

1908, pp. 583-655.

An alphabetic list of about 550
generic names, with indications of
the derivations, type species, and
systematic position of each. An
index, arranged alphabetically
under families, is appended. The
following names are new : Pli-
oa:tus (p. 592), Gnorimopsar (p.
584), and Notiomystis (p. 634).

A reprint of the ornithological

writings of C. S. Rafinesque. Part I.
Aulc, XXVI, No. 1, Jan.,

1909, pp. 37-55.

A reprint of the ornithological
matter in Rafinesque's "Analyse
de la Nature," published in Palermo
in 1815, with notes, followed by an
alphabetical list of the new genera
of birds proposed in this work.

RiDGWAY, Robert. Diagnoses of some
new forms of neotropical birds.

Proc. Biol. Sac. Wasliingtoii,

XXI, Oct. 20, 1908 pp.

191-196.
7'hryorchilus iasultoi (p. 191),
Coriipltotrwciis alhovitlatns dis-
tinctus (p. 191), Thanmophiliis
(loliatus paciflcus (p. 193), T. d.
yucatanensis (p. 193), Dysitham-
nus mentalis septcntrionalis (p.
193), D. m. oberi (p. 193), Tham-
nistes unuhatiniis saturatus (p.
193), Drymophihi grisea mar;jari-
tensis (p. 194), Myrmeciza bou-
cardi panamensis (p. 194), Myr-
melastes cassini (p. 194), Oymno-
cichla nudiceps sanctamartw (p.
194), Formicarius nionillycr inter-
medins (p. 194), F. m. panamensis
(p. 195), Delattria henrtca sal-
vini (p. 195), D. h. brcvirostris

RiDGWAY, Robert — Continued.

(p. 195), and Stcnopsis tobagensis
(p. 195) are diagnosed as new,
and a note is offered on Thamno-
philus doUutus and its variations.

New genera, species and sub-
species of Fprmicariid;e, Furnariidifi,
and Dendrocolaptidie.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Washing-
ton, XXII, April 17, 1909,
pp. 69-74.
The following genera, species,
and subspecies are diagnosed as
new: Megastictus (p. 69), Myrmo-
pagis (p. 69), Rhoporchihis (p.
69), Myrmochilus (p. 69), Myr-
moderus (p. 70), Phwnostictus
(p. 70), Hylophylax (p. 70),
Oropezus (p. 70), Hylopezus
(p. 71), Prcmnornis (p. 71), Dri-
octistes (p. 71), Phacelosccnus
(p. 71), Schwniopliylax (p. 71),
Acrorchihis (p. 71), Hyloctistes
(p. 72), Rhopoctites (p. 72), Aiito-
mohis cervinigtilaris hypophwus
(p. 72), Acrorchiliis crythrops
griseigularis (p. 72), SynaUaxis
albescens hypolcuca (p. 73), Den-
drocolaptes ralidiis costaricensis
(p. 73), Xipltorhynchus flavigaster
yucatanensis (p. 73), X. puncti-
gula insolitus (p. 73), X. lacry-
mosits rostratus (p. 73), Pico-
lapies affinis ncglcctus (p. 73),
Campylorhamphus cliapmanl (p.
74), Myrmeciza seledoni (p. 74),
and M. berlepschi (p. 74).

Riley, J. H. Notes on the Broad-
winged hawks of the West Indies,
with description of a new form.

Attk, XXV, No. 3, July,
1908, pp. 268-276.
Four subspecies of Biitco platyp-
terus are recognized from the
West Indies, of which B. p. in-
suUcola (p. 273), from Antigua,
is described as new.

On the name of the Antillean

Killdeer.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Washington,

XXII, April 17, 1909, p. 88.

Oxyechus rociferus rubidus is

proposed as a substitute name for

Charadrius torquatus LinnsEus,

1766 {nee Pontoppidan 1763).

Stone, Witmer. A review of the

genus Piaya Lesson.

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.
for 1908, Jan. 4, 1909,
pp. 492-501.
The author recognizes 13 spe-
cies and subspecies, of which the
following are noted as new : Piaya
cayana caiicw (p. 499), P. c. bo-
liviana (p. 501).

120

REPORT OP NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS.

Stejneger, Leonhard. Hvorfra koiu
Vestuorges eieiulommelige tlyr og
planter?

Ifaturen, xxxii, Juli-Au-
gust, pp. 19.S-202 ; Sept.
pp. 269-277.
A reply to Prof. .Torgensen's re-
view, in a previous number of
" Naturen ", of the author's paper
" The origin of tlie so-called At-
lantic animals and plants of
Western Norway ", published in
the Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
XLVIII, pt. 4, No. 1699, May 4,
1907, pp. 458-513.

Om Yestlaudshesten fra zoolo-

gisk staudpiiukt.

Norsk Veto-in. TUlskr., xxi,

Jan., 1909, pp. 11-17.

A reply to Mr. Baashuus-.Jes-

sen's review in a previous paper

of certain parts of the author's

paper cited above.

Stejnegek, I.eonhard. Description of
a new snake from Panama.

Pioc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
xxxvi. No. 1681, May 27,
1909, pp. 457, 458.
Mesopeltis Jongifrcnis, new spe-
cies; type, No. 38750, U.S.N.M.

Batrachians and Reptiles [of

the Princeton University Expeditions
to Patagonia, 1896-1899].

Reports, Princeton Univer-
sity Expeditions to Pata-
gonia, 1896-1899, III, Pt.
ii, pp. 211-224.
Liolwmus hatcheri, new species;
type, No. 36912, U.S.N.M.

Hahn, Walter L. Notes on tlie mam-
mals and cold-blooded vertebrates
of tlie Indiana University Farm,
Mitchell, Indiana.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., xxxv.
No. 1655, Dec. 7, 1908,
pp. 545-586.

FISHES.

Bean, Barton A. The proper name of
the American eel, Anguilla rostrata
(Le Sneur).

Science (n. s.), xxix. No.
752, May 28, 1909, pp.

871, 872.

Description of a new skate

(Dactylobatns aramtus) from deep
water off the southern Atlantic coast
of the United States.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
xxxvi, No. 1682, May 27,
1909, pp. 459-461, pi. 38.

and Alfred C. Weed. Det>crip-

tions of two new species of Electric
rays of the family Narcobatidje, from
deep water off the sonthern Atlantic
coast of tlie United States.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1694, June
21, 1909, pp. 677-680,
one fig.

DiCKERSoN, Mary Cynthia. (See nn-

der David Starr Jordan.)
EvERMANN, Barton W., and E, L.
GoLDSBOROtJGH. Notes On some fishes
from the Canal Zone.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Washing-
ton, XXII, June 25, 1909,
pp. 95-103, figs. 1-3.
CJieirodon gorgonce is descrihed
as new.

E\^RMANN, Barton W.^ and J. T.
Nichols. Notes on the fishes of
Crab Creek, Washington, with de-
scription of a new species of trout.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. TVashing-
ton, XXII, June 25, 1909,
pp. 91-94, figs. 1, 2.
8ahno eremogenes is described
as new.

(See also under David Starr

Jordan. )

Gill, Theodore. The Genesis of the
Museum [of the Brooklyn Institute!.
Report, Mus. Brooklyn Inst.
Arts, and ScL, 1907, Au-
gust 27, 1908, pp. 100-
105.
Reminiscenses of the Brooklyn
Institute and zoology in Brookljm
during 1854 and several years
later. The primitive nature of
the grounds of the present build-
ings is noticed. Reference is made
to J. Carson Brevoort in connec-
tion with the Smithsonian Insti-
tution.

The story of the Devil-fish.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.
52, Quar. issue, Pt. 2, No.
1816, Oct. 15, 1908. pp.
155-180, figs. 40-55.
An account of the giant ray.
Mania vampyrus , giving the popu-
lar names, the form and the man-

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

121

Gill, Theodore — Coutiunod.

ner of its derivation from the
sharlvs, its movements in general,
its progression and use of its
liead-fins or caropteres, its food
and adaptations therefor, its pair-
ing and its viviparity.

Clioeroclou iu place of Cboerops

for a Labi'oid genus of fishes.

Proc U. /S'. Nat. Mtis., xxxv.

No. 1638, Oct. 31, 1908,

pp. 155, 156.

It is sliown that the name

Chwrodon of Bleelcer (1847)

should replace Chwrops of Ruppell

(1852).

Systematic zoology ; its prog-
ress and purpose.

Rep. Smithsonian Inst.,

1907, No. 1842, Jan. 20,
1909, pp. 449-471, pis.
i-xiv.

Address delivered liefore the In-
ternational Zoological Congress
with, modifications and additions.
The progress of zoology is con-
sidered under the following cap-
tions : John Ray ; The beginnings
of systematic zoology ; Carl von
LinnS ; Linnaean classes ; Liu-
naean genera ; Linnaean nomen-
clature ; Georges Leopold Chretien
Frederic Dagobert Cuvier ; Cuvier
and paleontology ; Cuvier and anat-
omy ; Cuvier's successors ; Em-
bryology ; Philosophical zoology ;
Development theory ; Sequence of
groups ; Histology ; Gradual de-
limitation of genera ; The old and
the new ; Prospects and needs.
Fourteen portraits are published.

Recent discoveries in the his-
tory of the common eel.

Science, (n. s. ) xxvni, No.

728, Dec. 11, 1908, pp.

845, 846.

A record of the discoveries by J.

Schmidt of Leptocephali of the eel

over water of the depth of 1,000

meters and by K. Gemzoe of the

age of eels indicated by the scales.

The conclusion is that " an eel

must be from 8 to 10 years old

before it assumes the livery of

maturity and descends into the

ocean to reproduce its kind ".

Life history of the common eel.

Trans. Am. Fisheries Soc,

1908, pp. 115-121.
Stenographer's report of oral

communication on the breeding
habits of the eel. The results of
Johann Schmidt's . are especially
referred to.

Gill, Theodore. The Selachians ad-
mitted as a distinct class.

Science, (n. s.) xxix. No.
735, Jan. 29, 1909, pp.
193, 194.
The author had claimed class-
rank for the Selachians since
1873; Hubrecht in Nov., 1908,
and Regan in Jan., 1909, have also
urged class-rank for the group.

The Archer-fish and its feats.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,

52, Quar. issue, No. 1801,

Mar. 25, 1909, pp. 277^

286, figs. 58-60.

An account of the habits of the

Archer-fish (Toxotcs jaculator),

based mainly on the accounts

given by N. Zolotnitsky.

The chief characteristics of the
Toxotids and their habitat, and
the old accounts by Hommel and
others are noticed ; then follow
statements about their swimming
and leaping, the use of the eyes,
the changes of color, their food
and the manner of shooting in-
sects out of the water, and their
care in confinement. The neces-
sity for further observations is
urged.

Some notes on oral gestation in

Cichlid fishes.

Science, (n. s.) xxix. No.

747, April 23, 1909, p.

676.
Old observations of Wyman and
Putnam made in 1863 are con-
trasted with some made by Pelle-
grin in 1908. While the former
claimed that in Arius " it was the
male that took charge of the
egg ", in the Cichlids " it is the
female ". Pellegrin thought that
while in the Cichlids of Syria the
female exercised buccal incubation,
the male did so in the American
Geogaphagi. It was considered
by the present writer to be " im-
probable that the American species
differ so decidedly from the Afri-
can " and Syrian.

Classification of the true fishes.
Science, (n. s.) xxix, No.
751, May 21, 1909, pp.
837, 838.

The extant true fishes (Pisces
or Teleostomes) are considered to
be referable to 4 subclasses. Dip-
noi with 1 order, Crossopterygii
with 1, Chondroganoidei with 2,
and Teleostei with 31.

12^

REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

GoLDSBOROUGH, E. L. (See under Bar-
tou W. Evermaim.)

Hahn, Walter L. Notes on the mam-
mals ami cold-blooded vertebrates of
the Indiana University Farm, Mitch-
ell, Indiana.

Proc. V. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1655, Dee. 7,
1908, pp. 545-581.

Jordan, David Starr, and Mart Cyn-
thia DiCKERSON. On a collection of
fishes from Fiji, with notes on cer-
tain Hawaiian fishes.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXIV, No. 1625, Sept.

14, 1908, pp. 60.3-617,

figs. 1-6.

Cypsilurus ogilbyi and Abudcf-

duf corneyl are described as new.

and Barton W. Evermann.

Descriptions of three new species of
Cisco, or Lake Herring (Argyroso-
mus) from the Great Lakes of Amer-
ica, with a note on the species of
Whitefish.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mits.,
XXXVI, No. 1662, Mar.
, 3, 1909, pp. 165-172, flgs.
1-3.
Argyrosomus eriensis, A. huron-
iu8 and A. scnithicus are de-
scribed as new.

Jordan, David Starr, and John Otteb-
BEiN Snyder, Description of a new
Whitefish (Coregouns oregouius),
from McKeuzie River, Oregon.

Proc. V. 8. Nat. Mus.,
xxxvi, No. 1677, May 15,
1909, pp. 425-430, one
fig.
NiCHOLLS, John T. (See under Bar-
ton W. Evermann.)

Snyder, John Otterbein. Notes on
two rare California fishes, Rimicola
eigenmanni and Plagiogrammus hop-
kinsi.

Proc. V. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1643, Oct. 81,
1908, pp. 18.3-186.

Descriptions of eighteen new

species and two new genera of fishes

from Japan and the Riu Kiu Islands.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXV, No. 1635, Oct. 30,

1908, pp. 93-111.

Descriptions of new genera and

species of fishes from Japan and the

Riu Kiu Islands.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1688, .Tune
18, 1909, pp. 597-610.

■ (See also under David Starr

Jordan.)

Weed, Axfred C. (See under Barton
A. Bean.)

MOLLUSKS.

Bartsch, Paul. Pyramidellidje of
New England and the adjacent re-
gion.

Proc. Bost. 8oc. Nat. Hist.,
34, No. 4, Feb., 1909,
pp. 67-113, pis. 11-14.
A monograph of the Pyramidel-
lid fauna of New England, in
which all the species of the I'egion
are described and most of them
figured. Mcnestho striatula Cou-
thouy is removed from the Pyra-
midellidw and placed in the new
genus Couthouyella of the family
Eulimidw. The following are
new: PyramidcUa winkteyi; Tur-
bonilla bushiana ahyssicola, ele-
(jantula bratifordensis, huteonis,
cascoensis, edwardensis, mighelsi
n. n., suitDicri, rerrelli, rinw, white-
avesi, winkleyi and xcinkleyi sen-
ilis new var. ; Odostomia trifida 6e-
dcqucn.sis, inshiana, hendersoni,
mor.'icniKi. n. n., hisuturalis ovil-
ensis, irilUsi and winkleyi.

Bartsch, Paul. Ein Besuch die Vul-
kan Taal auf der Insel Luzon in den

Philippinen.

The Technologist, xiv. No.
1, .Tan., 1909, pp. 19, 20.
An abstract of a lecture on a
visit to Taal Volcano.

Meine Reisen in den Philip-

pinen.

The Technologist, xiv, No.
6, June, 1909, p. 135.
Abstract of a lecture on the
Philippines.

Dall, William Healey. Some new
brachiopods.

Nautilus, xxii. No. 3, July,
1908, pp. 28-30.
Terebratula (Lioihyris) sak-
halinensis, Laqueus morsel, and
Eudesia raphaelis var. alhida, from
the .Japan and Okhotsk seas, are
described as new.

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123

Dall, William Healey. A new West
ludiau Nitidella.

A'flMti/HS, XXII, No. 3, July,
1908, pp. 31, 32.
Nitidella hendersoni from Cuba
is described as new.

A gigantic Solemya and a new

Yesicomya.

Nautilus, XXII, No. 7, Nov.,
1908, pp. 61-63.
Solemya (Acharax) iartscliii,
24 cm. long, and Yesicomya ttca-
onica are described from speci-
mens dredged by the "Albatross "
in the Philippines.

Notes on Planorbis and its sub-
divisions.

Proc. Malacol. Soe. London,

VIII, pt. 3, Oct., 1908,

p. 141.

This paper comprises notes on

nomenclature and comparisons of

American and European species.

Zur Terminologie der Mollus-

keu Skulptur.

N acJi )■ i c h t s - Blaft dcr
Deutsch. Malalc. Gesell.,
heft IV, Oct., 1908, pp.
158, 159.
This is a reprint of the note on
terminology printed in Smithso-
nian Misc. Colls., L, Quar. issue,
No. 1727, July 9, 1907, pp. 139-
173.

The Patngonian Fanna. Re-
sults of the Hamburg Magellan Ex-
pedition.

Am. Naturalist, XLII, No.
500, Aug., 1908, pp. 562-
565.
A summary of the published
results of this expedition.

Another large Miocene Scala.

Nautilus, XXII, No. 8, Dec,
1908, pp. 80, 81.
Epitonium {Acril a) attooodi
from Alaska Peninsuli is described
as new. The new subgenera Arc-
toscala (greenlandiea Perry) and
Catenoscala [oretjonensis Dall) are
indicated.

Reports on the scientific re-
sults of the expedition to the eastern
tropical Pacific, in charge of Alex-
ander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish
Commission steamer "Albatross,"
from October, 1904, to March, 1905:
Lieut. Comm. L. M. Garrett, U. S. N.,

Dall, William Healet — Continued,
commanding, xiv. The Mollusca
and Brachiopoda.

Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool.,
XLiii, No. 6, Oct., 1908,
pp. 20.3-487, pis. 1-22.
This memoir comprises a mono-
graph of the deep sea Mollusca
and Brachiopoda, hitherto col-
lected on the western coast of
South America between Panama
and the Magellan Straits, together
with a few species collected by
the Albatross from shallower wa-
ter during the same series of ex-
plorations. The relation to each
other of the two faunas, Carib-
bean and Pacific, is discussed ;
lists of the shore shells at Cocos,
Easter, Manga Reva, and Flint
Islands are given ; the species of
the genus Argonauta are revised ;
and the characteristics of the
Eastern Pacific fauna are dis-
cussed. A very large number of
new species are described and fig-
ured, and a few new genera, sub-
genera, or sections are proposed,
of which the following list con-
tains a census. Various anatom-
ical notes accompany the de-
scriptions.

The following group names are
proposed in this work : Section
Archivesica of the genus Yesi-
comya; genus Basiliola of the
BhynchonelUdce ; subgenera Bor-
sonella, Phymorhynchus, Ireno-
syrinx, and Surculina in Tuiritidce;
subgenus Cylichnlum of Cylich-
nella Gabb ; section EmpJcconia of
the genus Limopsis ; Eocyclina,
new generic name for Cyclina De-
shayes ; Fcrminuscala subgenus of
Epitonium ; Katadcsmia, section of
Yoldia; Lcucophysema, section of
Bullrtria; Minormalletia, section
of Malletia; Panocochlea, sub-
genus of Clanculus; Pascula, sub-
genus of Troplion; Pelayodiscus,
new section for Discinisca atlan-
tica; Sabatina, subgenus of Saia-
tia ; Spinula, subgenus of Leda;
Thalassoplanes, subgenus of Tro-
schelia; Tritonoharpa vexillata,
new genus and species of SeptidcB.
The following new species are
described : Acteon estuarinus, ma-
satlanicus and panamcnsis; Alec-
trion catallus, exsarcus, gonio-
pleura and miser; Aligena borni-
ana, and pisum ; Amusium mal-
pelonium; Area endemica, nucle-
ator, and pornpholyx ; Architec-
tonica radialis ; Bathysciadium pa-
ciflcum; Borsonia agassizH, cor-

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Dall, William IIealey — Continued.

onadoi, diegensis, and saccoi; Bui-
laria morfjana, Bursa calciptctn ;
Caduhts peruvianus ; Gallistochi-
ton periconis ; Cancellaria culifor-
nica, corbicula, exopJeura, and
microsoma ; Capulus chilensis ;
Certthlodcrma paciflca; Cetocon-
cha smitliii; Chlniiii/s pasca; Chiii-
culus ruhidtis; CluthiireUa oni-
riana, panameUa, plicutellaj Cli-
nura monochorda, and peruviana;
Cocculina agnssiM, diomedw, and
nassa; Columtella fusidens; Cor-
bula ira, Corneoci/clas magellani-
cus ; Cuispidaria pntKDiioini.s, pJii-
netica, pseustes; Cyclichnella ata-
hualpa, inca, and pizarro ; Daph-
nella hlaiida, cortezl, imparella;
Dcntalium panamcnse and peru-
viunum ; Drillia decenna; Epi-
tonium hrunneopictum, fermint-
aiiinn, and turhinum ; Fusinus
fragilissimits and panamensis ;
Gcmmula henthina, cldorana, esu-
ricns, herilda, pcrnodata, serilla,
and vicclla ; Olyphostoma im-
maculata and tluilassoina ; Hemi-
thyris streieli; Hipponix delicata;
Irenosyriiix crehristriata and le-
onis ; Ischnochitoii ophioderma ;
Leda acrita, agapea, calcar, cal-
carella, callimene, cordylu, lohula,
loshka, peruviana, and rhytida ;
Lepidopleurus aiireviatus ; iiicoii-
gruus and opacus ; LcptotJiyra
panamensis ; Leucosyrinx clionclla
and erosina ; Lima diomedw, slmi-
laris, and suteri; Limopsis diazi,
diegensis, juarczi, niahilleana,
stimpsoni, and zonalis ; Liotia cali-
fornica and pacts; Lyonsia pana-
mensis; Lyonsiella peciflca. Ma-
coma hesperus and hupeana; Mal-
Iciia arciformis, henthima, ine-
qnalis, peruviana, and tnincata ;
Mangllia cctolaca, encclla, enora,
genilda movilla, and scdiUina ;
Myonera garretti; Natica othello,
and scethra ; Nuciila agujana,
cJirysocoma, colombiana, pana-
mina, pigafettw twniolata, and
tanneri; Oocorys elcvata and ro-
tunda; Pecten cocosensis, liriope,
miser, neoceanicus, panamensis,
pasca, polylcptus, and rotundus ;
Pcfaloconclius compUcatus ; Pha-
scolus patagonicus ; Phohidida;
minusrulu ; Pleurotomella altina,
clarinda, dinora, cgregia, esllda,
isogonia, oceanica, parella pnly-
stcphanus, and xylona ; Polynices
agujanus, constrictus, crawfordi-
anus, litorinus, pardoanus, stre-
belt, and vaginatus ; Poromya
chilensis, equatorialis, and perla;
Protocardia panamensis; Ptycha- |

Dall, William Healey— Coutimied.

tractus calif amicus; Rnrlicfortia
mabillei and rochebrunci; Scaph-
ander cylindrelius, decapitatus,
and planeticus ; Seguenzia occi-
dentalis, and stcphanica; Solari-
ela equatorialis and galapagana ;
Solvmya agassizii and panamensis;
Snlrnostcira elegans; Sphenia sub-
cqualis; Stilifcr bathymetra;;
titrombina edentula ; Sureulina
blanda; Tellina chrysogona and
fuctigera ; Tcrebra balwnorum,
bridgrsi, lucana, panamensis, pe-
druana, and stylus; Thais nesi-
otes ; Tindaria atossa, compressa,
mexicana, panamensis, salaria,
smirna, and thea ; Tritnnoharpa
vexillata ; Trophon citricus ; Tros-
chcUa viorchii; Turris armilda,
dolenta, dotella, fusinclla, notilla,
and resina; Turritella mariana;
Vesicomya donacia ; Vohitoiisius
amabilis ; Xylopliaga nirxicana ;
Yoldia chilcnica, dicella, grunula,
indolc7is, infrequens, leonilda, man-
tana, panamensis, and vincula.

Descriptions and figures of some

laud and freshwater shells from
Mexico, believed to be new.

Proe. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1642. Nov. 10,
1908, pp. 177-182, pis.

XXIX, XXX.

This paper contains descriptions
of some new Mexican land shells
in the National Museum, with fig-
ures ; a new section, Crossoste-
phanus, ot Cwloccntruni Crosse &
Fischer, is proposed for a new
species, C Palmcri Dall and
Bartsch ; Streptostyla bartschii, S.
toyuca, S. jilitlana, and Euglan-
dina livida, are described as new,
Anodonta coarctata Anton, Lamp-
silis (Proptera) salinascnsis Simp-
son, and Diplodon wcbstcri Simp-
son are figured. The latter was
described from New Zealand, but
had never been figured.

National Antarctic Expedition.

Zoology.

Science (n. s.) xxviii. No.
730, Dec. 2.5, 1908, pp.
923, 924.
A review of this important con-
tribution to Antarctic zoology.

A new species of Pholadomya.

Nautilus, XXII, No. 11, Mar.,
1909. pp. 11.5-117.
This Is an amplification of a
diagnosis published in 1907, in
Smithsonian Misc. Colls., Quar.
issue, p. 172, which had been over-
looked by the editor ; and this ac-

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125

Dall, William Healey— Coutiuued.

count of Plioladomya paciflca
(which was written first) by an
accident wa.3 published two years
later.

• Resultats clii Voyage du S. Y.

Belgica. Rapports Scieutiflques.

Zoology.

Science (n. s.) sxix, No.

741, Mar. 12, 1909, pp.

421, 422.

A review of the reports of the

Belgica expedition to the Ant-

.arctic.

Biographical memoir of William

More Gabb, 1839-1878.

Nat. Acad. Sci. Biographies,
VI, March, 1909, pp. 347-
361, with portrait.
A biography of a former valued
collaborator of the National Mu-
seum, together with a bibliography
of his scientific writings, read be-
for the Academy in November,
1908.
Furtlier data ou Poll's Generic

Names.

Proe. Malncol. Soc. London,

VIII, pt. 4, April, 1909,

pp. 251, 252.

A supplement to a paper by

Jukes Browne in the June issue

of the periodical, correcting some

errors and adding some new data.

Paradioiie n. n. vice Cliiouella.

Proc. Malacol. Soc. Lon-
don, VIII, pt. 4, April,
1909, p. 197.
Paradione is proposed for Chio-
nclla Cossman, preoccupied by
Swainson.

Some new South American

Landshells.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
52, Quar. issue, pt. 5, No.
1866, May 11, 1909, pp.
361-364, pi. XXXVII.
Some new shells in the National
Museum from South America are
described and figured. Plenro-
dontc {Lahyrinthus) tenacniiini .
Hclicina heigliwayana, and Odon-
tostomus hranneri are described
as new, and Odontostomus secti-
laliris Pfeiffer is figured for com-
parison.

Fru Signe Rink.

Science (n. s.) xxix, No.

751, May 21, 1909, p.

806.

A brief obituary notice of an

old correspondent of the National

Museum.

Dall, William Healey. Contribu-
tions to the Tertiary Paleontology
of the Pacific Coast, i. The Miocene
of Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon.

> Prof. Paper, U. S. Gcol.
Surv., No. 59, April, 1909,
pp. 1-278, pis. i-xxiii.
This paper, based on material in
the National Museum, contains a
historical discussion of the explo-
ration of the geology of Astoria
and Coos Bay ; a summary of
stratigraphical observations by the
author and Dr. J. S. Diller, of the
Survey ; a geological map and sec-
tion of the exposures at Coos Bay ;
a systematic account of the Mio-
cene invertebrate fauna ; a descrip-
tion by Dr. F. W. True of a fossil
se.a lion discovered in the Coos
Bay Miocene, with a summary of
the described species of fossil sea
lions ; twelve appendices contain-
ing reprints of the text of as many
rare and out of print papers on
Pacific Coast Tertiary Paleontol-
ogy by Conrad, Shumard, and Car-
penter ; a bibliography of papers
on Post Eocene Pacific coast Ter-
tiary and recent invertebrates,
taking up the subject where it
was left by Carpenter in his Brit-
ish Association report of 1864, and
carrying it to 1905, together with
a few later papers. This paper
was completed, except for a few
additions to the bibliography, in
May, 1907, and the delay in its
publication will account for the
absence of certain references in
the text which might otherwise be
expected.

The descriptive portion includes
the revision of the nomenclature,
under the International Code, of
certain groups of the Yolutidce,
the Fasciolariidw, the Muricidw,
the Scalidw, the Cassididm, the
Doliidw, the Trichotropidw, the
Littorinidw, the GalyptraeidcB, the
NaticidcB, the TurWyiidec, and Tro-
cMdw.

The new forms described and
figured are as follows : Scaphander
conradi, S. oregonensis; Turris
coosensis, canimani, coH, and
impecunia; Bathytoma gaMiana;
Cancellaria. oregonensis, arnoldi,
and hcmphilU; Miopleiona ore-
gonensis; Fusinits coosensis;
Chrysodomus imperialis, postplan-
atus, and bairdii; Liomesus sul-
culatus; Molopophorus gahhi; Pur-
pura pei-ponderosa; Epitonium
rugiferum, condoni, and orego-
nense; Oyrineum mediocre (and

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Dall, William Healey — Contiuued.

var. corhiculatum) ; Argobuccinum
cammani and cooscnsc; Prienc pa-
ciflca; Cymatium paciflcum ; Phal-
ium turricula, and wiiuiaidcdtuin ;
EudoUum orcgoncnuc ; Vcrithinpnis
excelsus ; Littorina pciricola;
Arcliitectonica hi an da ; Natica con-
sors; Polinices galianoi; Ampul-
Una oreyoncnsis ; Astrooa precur-
sor; Tegula stantoni; Calliostoma
cammani; Turcica gahbi ; new sub-
genus of Margarites, Pupillaria,
with sections of Lirularia and Cid-
arina ; Maigaritrs condoni; Turci-
ciila washingiuniana and coluinhi-
ana; Nucula iuicnscndi, n. n. for
N. cuneiformis Conrad, not Sower-

Dall, William Healey — Continued.

by ; Leda ivhitmani ; Yoldia stri-
gatu; Oli/cy metis grcicingki, con-
radi, and gubhi ; Mytilus ficus ;
Modiolufi dircctus and in flatus;
Venericardia castor; Cardium coo-
sense; Chione hisculpta; Ve7ius
parapodema and cnsifera; Tellina
eugenia, aragonia, and nuculana;
Macoma astori and molinana ; Solen
conradi ; Spisula precursor; Mul-
inia orcgoncnsis ; Panom i/a chrysis ;
Thracia condoni; Dentalium con-
radi and petricola ; Semithyris us-
toriana ; Disciitisca orcgoncnsis;
Bahtiius var. cooscnsis ; Herpula ?
octoforis ; and Scutella oregonen-
sis (W. B. Clark).

INSECTS.

Blaisdell, Frank E. Smithsonian In-
stitution I United States National
Museum I Bulletin 63 | — | A mono-
graphic revision of the Cole- | optera
belonging to the Tenebri- | onide
tribe Eleodiini inhabiting | the
United States, Lower Call- | fornia,
and adjacent islands | By | Frank
E. Blaisdell, Sr. | Of San Francisco,
California | (Seal) | Washington |
Government Printing Office | 1!J09

Bull. U. 8. Nat. Mus., No.

G3, June 24, 1909, pp.

i-xi, 1-524, pis. 1-13,

figs. 1-8.

Descriptions are given of 1 new

genus, 7 new subgenera, IS new

species, and 12 new varieties.

BuscK, August. Descriptions of two

new Gelechidte from California.

Ent. News, xrx, No. 7,
July, 1908, pp. 316, 317.

Two new stenomid moths from

the Eastern United States.

Proc. Ent. Soc. ^Yash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. Ill, 112.

A generic revision of American

moths of the Family CEcophoridfe,
with descriptions of new species.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1644, Oct. 31,
1908, pp. 187-207.
Five new genera and five new
species described.

Caudell, a. N. Family Locustidie,
Subfamily DecticiuiB.

Oencra Insectoruiii. l-'asc.

72, Aug. 15, 1908, pp.

1-43, pis. I, II.

One new genus is described and

the genera of the world tabulated,

with a list of species.

Gryllodes sigillatus Walk. ( =

poeyi Sauss.) in Washington, D. C.

Psyche, xv. No. 5, Oct.
1908, p. 96.

A Cockroach new to the United

States.

Ent. Netvs, xix, No. 10,
Dec. 1908, p. 463.

r'oQUiLLETT, D. W. Rediscovery of
Bibionid genus Eupeitenus.

Ent. News, xx. No. 3,
March, 1909, p. 106, one
fig.

Crawford, J. C. Notes on some Chal-
cidoidea.

Can. Ent., XLi, No. 3, Mar.
1909, pp. 98, 99.
One new genus and one new
species are described.

The entomological writings of

William Harris Ashmead, with an
index to the new genera described by
him.

Proc. Ent. 8oc. Wash., x,

Nos. 3, 4, June 10, 1909,

pp. 131-156.

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127

Dyar, H. G. Notes on a few apparent
cases of syuonomy in Lepidoptera.

Proc. Ent. 8oc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 30-35.

Notes on the species of Acro-

basis, with descriptions of new ones.

Proc. Ent. aS'oc. Wash., x,

Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,

pp. 41-48.

Seven new species are described.

Notes on some American Coch-

lidiidte, with descriptions of new spe-
cies.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1. 2. Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 48-52.
Six new species are described.

Descriptions of some new moths

from Southern California.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 52-60, one fig.
Two new genera and 16 new
species are described.

A further note on the Slotli

moth.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 81, 82.

A new Saturnian moth from the

southwest.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 82, 83.

A review of the North Ameri-
can Chrysauginse.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 92-96.
Tbree new genera and 2 new
species are described.

A review of the North Ameri-
can Pyralinse.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wa.sh., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 96-102.
One new genus and 5 new
species are described.

Descriptions of 11 new North

American Pyralidse, with notes on a

few others.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 112-118.

. 12048—09 9

Dyar, H. G. The larvae of Lerina
incarnata Walk.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 3, 4, June 10, 1909,
p. 162.

and Frederick Knab. Notes on

mosquito work.

Can. Ent., XL, No. 9, Sept.
1908, pp. 309-312.

Descriptions of some

new mosquitoes from tropical

America.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxxv.
No. 1632. Oct. 30, 1908,
pp. 53-70.
Tbirty-two new species are de-
scribed.

Descriptions of some

new species and a new genus of
American mosquitoes.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,

52, Quar. issue, pt. 2,

No. 1822, Jan. 12, 1909,

pp. 253-266, flg. 56.

One new genus and 35 new

species are described.

Mosquito comment.

Can. Ent., xli. No. 3,
Marcb, 1909, pp. 101,
102.
One new species is described.

Heidemann, Otto. Two nevv species of
North American Tingitid;^.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 103-108, pi. IV.

New species of Tingitidte and

description of a new Leptoglossus.

Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci.,
IX, March, 1909, pp. 231-
238.

Howard, L. O. Another Chalcidoid

parasite of a tick.

Can. Ent., XL., No. 7, July,
1908. pp. 239-241, fig.
14.
A new genus and a new species
are described.

-On two new species of para-
sites of Aleyrodidie.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 63-65.

A new genus and species of

Mymaridfe.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 68-70, flg. 11.

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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Howard, L. O. Upon the Apliis-feed-
iiig species of Aplieliniis.

Ent. Xeu-s, xix, No. 8, Oct..
1908, pp. 365-367.
Two new species are described.

A key to tbe species of Pros-

pa Itella, with table of hosts and de
scriptions of four new species.

Ann. Ent. 8oc. Amer., \,

No. 4, Dec, 1008. pp.

281-284.

Knab, Frederick. Swarming of a

Reduviid.

Proc. Ent. 8oc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
p. 7.

The early stages of Sayomyia

piuictipennis Say.

Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., x,
Nos. 1, 2, Sept. 15, 1908,
pp. 36-40, figs. 5-8.

(See also under H. G. Dyar.)

CRUSTACEANS.

CouTifeRE, Hekri. The American spe-
cies of snapping shrimps of the genus

Synalpheus.

Proc. U. S. y'at. Mas.,
XXXVI, No. 1659. .Ian. 30,
1909. pp. 1-93, figs. 1-54.
Divides the genus Siinalphciis
into 6 groups, 64 species, and 32
subspecies, of wlaich 4 groups, 25
species, and 21 subspecies are
American. Discusses the inter-
relations of the different groups,
gives keys and definitions and de-
tailed figures of each American
form. Closes with a list of extra-
American species in the National
Museum, and descriptions of new
extra-American species not in the
Museum, but mentioned in the
paper.

Gay, M. E. (See under S. J. Holmes.)

Holmes, Samuel J. The Amphipoda

collected by the U. S. Bureau of

Fisheries steamer Albatross off tho

west coast of North America in 1903

and 1904, with descriptions of a new

family and several new genera and

species.

Proc. r. 8. Nat. Mus., xxxv.
No. 1654, Nov. 20, 1908,
pp. 489-543. figs. 1-46.
The collections studied embrace
the amphipods obtained during the
salmon investigations in 1903 and
the cruise off southern California
in 1904. Of the 38 species in-
cluded, 25 are considered new ;
there are also 7 new genera and 1
new family.

Holmes. S. J., and M. E. Gay. Four
new species of isopods from the coast
pf California.

Proc. U. 8. Kat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1670, April
27, 1909, pp. 375-379,
figs. 1-6.

Holmes, S. J., and M. E. Gay— Cont'd.
The type material was collected
at San Diego and vicinity by Dr.
S. .1. Holmes and presented to the
U. S. National Museum. One of
the figures was added by Dr. Har-
riet Richardson.

Rathbun, Mary J. Description d'une

nouvelle espece de Pinnotheres de

Porto Rico.

Bull. Mus. d'Hi.st. Nat.,

Paris, March. 1909, No.

2, pp. 68-70, one fig.

Description of a specimen of

Pinnotheres, P. serrei, collected in

Porto Rico by P. Serre. and sent

to .the U. S. National Museum for

determination.

Collections recueillies par M.

Maurice de Rothschild dans I'Af-
rique orientale anglaise. Crabes
d'eau douce nouveaux.

Bull. Mus. d'Hist. Sat.,
Paris. May, 1909, No. 3,
pp. 101-105.
A notice preliminary to the
regular report of the expedition, in
which the new forms will be fig-
ured. Of the 3 species of Pota-
mon noted, 2 are described as new.
Part of the material is in the
National Museum.

New crabs from the Gulf of

Siam.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.,

XXII, June 25, 1909, pp.

107-114.

Preliminary descriptions of 27

new species of crabs collected in

the Gulf of Siam by Dr. Theodor

Mortensen. 1899-1900. Also, new

names are given to four old

species.

Richardson, Harriet. Isopodes (2*

Memoire), in Expedition Antarctique

Francaise (1903-1905) commandee

par le Dr. Jean Charcot. Ouvrage

REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 190'J.

129

Richardson, Harriet — Continued,
publie sous les auspices du Miuis-
tere de I'lustruction Publique sous la
direction de L. Joubln, Professeur an
Museum d'Histolre Naturelle, Paris.
July, lOOS, pp. 1-8, figs. 1-11.

This paper is based on material
received subsequently to the first
memoir on the same collection.
Five new species are described,
and 8 others are noted.

Description of a new isopod

genus of the family Dajidse.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,

XXXIV, No. 1618, Aug. 10,
1908, pp. 391, 392, figs.
1-3.

Colophryxus novangliw, new ge-
nus and species, from deep water
off the southern coast of New
England, collected by the U. S.
Fish Commission steamer "Alba-
tross " in 1884.

— Some new isopods of the super-
family Aselloidea from the Atlantic
coast of North America.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXV, No. 163.3, Oct. 30.
1908, pp. 71-86, figs.
1-20.

Describes 2 new genera and 9
new species and gives 1 new ge-
neric name to material of the
Aselloidea collected in the earlier
years of the U. S. Fish Commis-
sion and returned to the National
Museum in 1907 by Prof. A. E.
Verrill.

Some new isopods of the family

GnathiidiB from the Atlantic coast

of North America.

Proc. V. S. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1653, Nov. 20,
1908, pp. 483-488, figs.
1-7.
Describes three new species from
the material collected in the ear-
lier years of the U. S. Fish Com-
mission and returned to the Na-
tional Museum in 1907 by Prof.
A. E. Verrill.

The isopod crustacean, Ancinus

depressus (Say).

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
xxxvi. No. 1663, March
8, 1909, pp. 173-177, figs.
1-9.

Historical review of the species
Ancinus depressus (Say), and de-

RiCHABDSON, Harriet — Continued.

scription of a specimen collected
by the U. S. Fish Commission in
1885 and contained in the mate-
rial returned in 1907 to the U. S.
National Museum by Prof. A. E.
Verrill.

Description of a new isopod of

the genus Jferopsis from Patagonia.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXVI, No. 1675, May

13, 1909, pp. 421, 422,

one fig.

Jceropsis patagoniensis was taken

in 58 fathoms on the east coast of

Patagonia during the cruise of the

U. S. Fish Commission steamer

" Albatross " around the Horn in

1888. •

The isopod crustacean Acan-

thoniscus spiniger Kinahan rede-
scribed.

Proc. v. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1678, May
15, 1909, pp. 431-434,
flgs. 1-6.
Gives a history of the species,
and describes and figures a speci-
men obtained by H. G. Hubbard
in Jamaica.

Sharpe, Richard W. A further re-
port on the Ostracoda of the United
States National Museum.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1651, Nov.
19, 1908, pp. 399-430,

pis. li-LXV.

Second paper on the Ostracoda
of the U. S. National Museum.
A revised summary of the species
in the Museum is followed by de-
scriptions and figures. Four spe-
cies are considered new. One of
the plates is colored, showing the
natural appearance of three species
representing three different genera.

Wilson, Charles Branch. North

American Parasitic Copepods : a list

of those found upon the fishes of the

Pacific coast, with descriptions of

new genera and species.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1652, Dec. 10,
1908, pp. 431-481, pis.

LXVI-LXXXIII.

Based chiefly on material from
the marine laboratory at La Jolla
and from various expeditions con-
ducted by the Bureau of Fisheries.

130

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909,

Wilson, Charles Branch — Continued.
Five new genera and 17 new spe-
cies are described. Concludes with
an alphabetical list of hosts, with
the parasites found on each.
"WoLTERECK, R. Reiiorts on the scien-
tific results of the expedition to the
eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of
Alexander Agasslz. by the U. S. Fish
Commission steamer Albatross, from
October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut.

WoLTERECK, R. — Continued.

Commander L. M. Garrett, U. S. N.,
commanding, xvm. Amphiitoda.

Bull. Mus. Comp. ZooL, Lii,

No. 9, June. 1900, pp.

14.5-1G8, pis. i-viii.

Deals with the HiiperiiOcu gnm-

maroidea ; gives a table of the two

tribes and subtribes, families and

genera of the tribe Priinitivn, in

which 3 new genera, 5 new species,

and 1 new subspecies are described.

ECHINODERMS.

Agassiz, Alexander. Reports on the
scietitiflc results of the expedition to
the tropical Pacific, in charge of
Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish
Commisson steamer Albatross, from
August, 1899, to March, 1900, Com-
mander Jefferson F. Moser, U. S. N.,
commanding, xi. Echini : The Genus
Colobocentrotus.

Memoirs Mus. Comp, Zool.,

XXXVI, No. 1, Nov.. 1908,

pp. i-viii, 1-33, pis. 1-4(5.

Describes and figures in detail

the species Colobocentrotus mer-

tensii, C. stimpxoni, Pedophora

atrata, and P. pedifera.

and Hubert Lyman Clark.

Hawaiian and other Pacific Echini.
The Salenidfe, Arbaciadse, Aspidodi-
adematidse, and Diadematidse.

Memoirs Mus. Comp. ZooL,
xxxiv. No. 2, Sept., 1908,
pp. 43-134, pis. 43-59,
figs. a-d.
Dealing exclusively with the
families Salenidse, Arbaciadffi,
Aspidodiadematidie, and Dlade-
matidse, this paper gives a general
review of the genera and species
in each of these families, especially
in reference to the pedicellarise.
which structures are described in
great detail, with numerous fig-
ures. Hawaiian species are treat-
ed at length and figured. A new
genus, Eremopyga, is erected for
Astroptjfja dcnudata de Meijere.

Clark, Austin Hobart. On a collec-
tion of Feather-Stars, or Comatulids,
from Japan.

Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus.,

XXXIV, No. 1615, July 15,

1908, pp. 305-319.

Based on a collection made by

Mr. Alan Owston, of Yokohama, off

southern Japan, which was pur-

Clark, Austin Hobart — Continued.

chased by Mr. Frank Springer and.
deposited in the U. S. National
Museum : two new species are de-
scribed, one of which is referred
to Comaster, the other to Thalas-
sometra.

The genus Ptilocrinus.

Am. Naturalist, xlii. No.
500, July 31, 1908, pp.
541-543.
A review of a paper by Dr. F. A.
Bather of the British Museum de-
scribing a second species of Ptilo-
crinus from the antarctic regions.
The distribution of the recent cri-
noids is discussed, w'hereby it is
shown that the entire western
coast of America from the ant-
arctic regions to Bering Straits is
purely antarctic in so far as the
crinoids are concerned, and, there-
fore, that the discovery of a sec-
ond species in the antarctic of a
genus originally known from
British Columbia was only to have
been expected.

The Nomenclature of the Re-
cent Crinoids.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 162.3, Aug. 25,
1908, pp. 435-542.
A list of all the generic and
specific names which have ever
been applied to recent crinoids is
given, with the correct first refer-
ence, type locality, and present
location of types of species, and
types of genera, together with the
derivation of the names. Two
new names are suggested to re-
place preoccupied names.

The Axial canals of the recent

Pentacrinitidfe.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXV, No. 1634, Oct. .30,

1908, pp. 87-91, figs,

1-16.

Gives diagrams of the course of

the axial canals in the genera

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 190!).

131

Clabk, Austin Hobart — Continued.

Isocrinus, Endoxocrinus, and Meta-
erinus, and shows the development
of the Endoxocrinus type from the
others ; small stems of Isocrinus
are shown to resemble the stems
of the Bourgueticrinidse.

The homologies of the arm

joints and arm divisions in the re-
cent crinoids of the families of the
Comatulida and the Peutacrinitidte.
Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mits.,
XXXV, No. 1636. Oct. 30,
1908, pp. 113-131, figs.
1-28.
The homologies of the arm di-
visions and of the proximal post-
radial elements are traced through-
out the two groups consideredi
On the basis of arm structure the
recognition of Loven's Phiuifxjenin
as distinct from Comaster, and of
four recent genera. Isocrinus, Hy-
palocrinus, Endoxocrinus, and
Metacrinus of recent pentacrinites,
are suggested.

Some points in the ecologj- of

recent crinoids.

Am. Katuralist, XLii, No.
503, November, 1908, pp.
717-726.
Theories are suggested to ac-
count for the increase of size with
depth, the restriction of littoral
crinoids to regions of heavy pre-
cipitation, and the coloration of
the crinoids.
The recent crinoids and their

relation to sea and land.

Geog. Journ. xxxii. No. 6,
Dec, 1908, pp. 602-607.
This is substantially a reprint
of two papers in the American
Naturalist, " The genus Ptilo-
crinus ", and " Some points in the
ecology of the recent crinoids ".

New genera and species of

crinoids.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash., xxi,
Dec. 10, 1908, pp. 219-
232.
Thirteen new species and one
new genus are described from the
collections of the Museum at Co-
penhagen, Denmark.
Preliminarv notice of a collec-

tion of recent crinoids from the

Philippine Islands.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,

52, Quar. Issue, Pt. 2,

No. 1820, Dec. 23, 1908,

pp. 199-234.

Based on the first consignment of

crinoids received from the steamer

Clark, Austin Hobart — Continued.

Albatross as the result of her work
among the I'hilippine Islands.
Two new genera, Comatella (Co-
masteridiB) and Eumetra (Ante-
donidse) and 20 new species are
described, the latter belonging to
the genera Metacrinus, Catopto-
mctra, Eudiocrinus, Himerometra
(7), Cyllometra, Oligometra, Calo-
metra (2), Ptilometra, Charitome-
tra, Perometra, Eumetra, Iridome-
tra, and Triehometra ; one of the
species of Himerometra is from
Port Denison, Australia.

A revision of the crinoid fami-
lies Thalassometridie and Himero-

metridse.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash., xxii,
Jan. 9, 1909, pp. 1-22.
The species referable to the fam-
ilies Himeromelridse and Thalas-
sometridie are distributed among
25 genera, of which 17 are new.

The genus Encrinns.

Ann. May. Xat. Hist., 8th
ser.. Ill, No. 15, March,
1909, pp. 308-310.
A discussion of the type species
of Encrinus.

Two new Australian crinoids.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash.,

XXII, March 10, 1909, pp.

39-12.

Gives descriptions of two new

crinoids from the collections of

the German steamer Gazelle.

Red Sea crinoids.

Am. Naturalist, XLiii, April,

1909, pp. 253-256.

A review of a paper on the

same subject by Mr. Herbert C.

Chadwick. adding a large amount

of historical data.

New recent crinoids from the

Indian Ocean.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash., xxii,
April 17, 1909, pp. 75-86.
Ten new species are described
from the collections made by the
Royal Indian Marine Surveying
steamer Investigator, distributed
among the different genera as fol-
lows : Eudiocrinus, Dichrometra,
Cyllometra, Calometra (2), Cro-
talometra, Pachylometra (2), Eu-
metra, and Metacrinus.

The type of the genus Comaster.

Proc. Biol. 8oc. Wash., xxii,

April 17, 1909, p. 87.

The type of the genus Comaster

is shown to be the somewhat

anomalous species Alecto multi-

fida J. Miiller.

132

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Clabk, Austin Hobart. Phototaxis
among crinoids.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xxii,
April 17, 1909, p. 87.
Records the capture of an im-
mature comatulid whicli had been
attracted to a submerged electric
light.

Systematic position of Oligo-

metra studeri.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xxii,
April 17, 1909, p. 88.
Oligometra studeri is shown to
belong in reality to the genus
Cyllometra.

^ — The recent crinoids and their

relation to sea and land.

Science (n. s.), xxix. No.

747, April 23, 1909, p.

077.

The probable attitude of Uinta-

crinus when living is discussed,

and the ecological value of certain

types of coloration suggested.

Comatilia, a remarkable new

genus of uustalked crinoids.

Proc. U. 8. A'at. Mus..

XXXVI, No. 1668, April

27, 1909. pp. 361-367.

The larger divisions of the un-

stalked crinoids are discussed, and

a new comasterid, resembling in

many respects species of other

families, is described.

On a collection of recent cri-

noids from the Philippine Islands.

Proc. U. 8. Sat. Hits.,
XXXVI, No. 1673, May 13,
1909, pp. 391-410.
The second consignment of cri-
noids received from the steamer
Albatross, now at work among the
Philippine Islands, is treated in
detail ; 9 new species are de-
scribed, belonging to the genera
Phanogenia, Comanthus, Pontio-
mctra, Cenometra, Ptilomctrn,
Stenotnctra, Crotalomctra (n.
gen.), Puchi/lometra, and Irido-
nietra ; underbasals are demon-
strated in HypaJocrinus narcsia-
n us.

The crinoids of the " Gazelle "

Expedition.

Zool. Aiueiger, xxxiv, Nos.
11, 12, June 1, 1909, pp.
363-370.
The crinoids collected by the
German steamer Gazelle on the
west coast of Australia and at
Timor and New Guinea are dis-
cussed in detail. A discussion of
the faunal relations of Australia,

Clark, Austin Hobart — Continued.

and a complete biblography of
works on Australian crinoids, are
also included.

Revision of the crinoid family

Comasterldpe, with descriptions of
new genera and species.

Proc. U. 8. Xat. Mus.,

XXXVI, No. 1685, June 7,

1909, pp. 493-507.

The history of the family Comas-

teridae — the genus Actinometra of

P. H. Carpenter— is discussed,

and the family is shown to be

divisible into 11 definite generic

types : 5 new genera and 3 new

species (types of new genera) are

described.

Descriptions of seventeen new

species of recent crinoids.

Proc. V. S. ^'at. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1691, June 19,
1909, pp. 633-651.
Descriptions are given of a
number of new crinoids dredged
by the Investigator, co-types of
which have been deposited in the
U. S. National Museum, together
with those of a few species col-
lected by the Albatross.

Four new species of the crinoid

genus Rhizocrinus.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1693, June
19, 1909, pp. 673-676.
The genus Rhizocrinus is shown
to consist, not of two very variable
species, with a very great geo-
graphical and bathymetrical range,
as supposed by Carpenter, but of
several very constant species, each
occupying a comparatively small
range. Four new West Indian spe-
cies are described.

New recent Indian crinoids.

Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.,
XXII, June 25, 1909, pp.
143-151.
Sixteen new crinoids, mainly
from the collections made by the
Royal Indian Surveying steamer
Investigator, are described, as fol-
lows : In the family Comasteridae,
one species each of Comatula and
Comastcr ; in the Himerometridae,
one of Mariametra (n. gen.) ; in
the Colobometridae, two of Ceno-
metra and one of Ci/Uometra ; in
the Tropiometrida^, two of Astero-
metra ; in the Thalassometrida\
one each of Crotalomctra, Tluilas-
sometra, and Pachylometra ; in
the Antedonidse, one each of

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133

Clark, Austin Hobakt — Continued.

Psathyrometra and Trichometra ;
In the PentacrinitidiB, one of Hy-
pulocrinus, and in the Bourgue-
ticrinid:p, two of Bathycrinus.

Part of the material is in the
U. S. National Museum.

Clark, Hxjbert Lyman. (See under
Alexander Agassiz.)

Edwards, Charles Lincoln. Varia-
tion, development, and growth in
" Holothuria floridana ", Pourtales,
and in " Holothuria atra '", Jiiger.

Biometrika, vi, Xos. 2 and
3, Sept., 1908 (published
July, 1908), pp. 2.36-.301,
pis. i-y. figs. B-K.
The introduction gives a his-
tory of the subject and the au-

Edwards, Charles Lincoln — Cont'd,
thor's methods of study. Under
each of the 2 species discussed,
are given statistics concerning the
form and size of body, develop-
ment and growth, color, tentacles
and ampullae, pedicels and papillae,
thickness of body wall, calcareous
spicules and ring, Polian vesicles,
etc.

Biometry as a method in tax-
onomy.

Am. Naturalist, xlii^ Xo.
500, Aug., 1908, pp. 5.37-
540.
Demonstrates the value of biom-
etry as a method in taxonomy and
illustrates by means of the holo-
thurians, Holothuria floridana and
H. atra.

WORMS. CCELENTERATES, ETC.

Annandale, Nelson. Fresh - water
sponges in the collection of the
United States National Museum.
Part. I. Specimens from the Philip-
pines and Australia.

Proc. U. 8. Xat. Mus.,
sxxvi. No. 1690, June 19.
1909, pp. 627-632, figs.
1^.

Describes 3 species, of which 2,
■collected in the Philippine Islands,
are new.

BiGELOw, Henry B. Reports ou the
scientific results of the expedition to
the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge
of Alexander Agassiz, by the JJ. S.
Fish Commission steamer Albatross,
from October, 1904, to March. 190.5.
Lieut. Commander L. M. Garrett,
U. S. N., commanding, xvi. The
Medusfe.

Memoirs Mus. Camp. Zooh,
xxxvii, Feb., 1909, pp.
1-243, pis. 1-48.

Records 72 species (17 new) in-
cluding excellent examples of sev-
eral little-known genera. De-
scribes a series of stages in the
development of Pegantha smarac/-
dina, and demonstrates the oc-
currence of internal budding in
Cunina and Pegantha. Of the
plates, 3 are charts showing the
route of the Albatross and the dis-
tribution of the species.

CusHMAN, Joseph A. Ammodiscoides,
a new genus of arenaceous foramini-
fera.

Proc. U. S. yat. Mus.,
xsxvi. No. 1676, May
13, 1909, pp. 423, 424,
pi. 33.
Described from specimens from
the Gulf of Mexico, 1.181 fathoms
collected by the U. S. Fish Com-
mission steamer Albatross and
referred by Dr. Goes to Atnmo-
disciis inccrtus d'Orbigny.

Hall, Maurice C. A new rabbit ces-
tode, Cittotaenia mosaica.

Proc. U. 8. Xat. Mus.,

XXXIV, No. 1629, Sept.

15, 1908, pp. 691-699,

figs. 1-6.

A full description of the species

which has been found parasitic in

Sylvilague pinetis in Colorado.

Nutting, Charles C. Descriptions of
the Alcyonaria collected by the U. S.
Bureau of Fisheries steamer Alba-
tross in the vicinity of the Ha-
waiian Islands in 1902.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 1624, Sept.
12, 1908, pp. 543-601,

pis. XLI-LI.

A systematic synopsis of Ha-
waiian Alcyonaria, a table show-
ing their geographical and bathy-
metrieal distribution, and a record
of the dredging stations at which
Alcyonaria were obtained, precede
the discussion of species. Of the
68 species, 39 are new.

134

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

NiTTTiNG, Charles C. Alcyouaria of
the Califoniiaii coast.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1G5S, Feb. 20,
1909, pp. 681-727, pis.

LXXXIV-XCI.

The material forming the basis
of this paper is the collection ob-
tained by the U. S. Fisheries
steamer Albatross in 1904, sup-
plemented by material in the lab-
oratories of the University of Cali-
fornia and of Stanford Univer-
sity. A table showing the bathy-
metrical and geographical distri-
bution of Californian Alcyonaria is
followed by a systematic discus-
sion and description of species.
Fourteen are described as new.

Stilks, C. W. The occurrence of a
proliferating cestode larva (Spar-
ganum prolofernui ) iu man in Flor-
ida.

Trans. Sixth International
Dermatological Congress
(New York, Sept. 9-14,
1907). II. pp. 549-564,
pis. XXIX-XXXIV.

Stiles, C. W. Soil pollution in hook-
worm disease.

N. Y. Med. Jour., lxxxvii.

No. 16, April 18, 1908, p.

758.

(Presented before the American

Society of Tropical Medicine, at

Baltimore, Maryland, March 28,

1908.)

Uncinarial infection.

Brit. Med. Jour., London,
I, No. 2474, May .30,
1908, p. 131.
(Presented before the fifth an-
nual meeting of the American
Society of Tropical Medicine, Bal-
timore. Maryland, March 28,
1908.)

Soil pollution and hookworm

disease iu the South; their results

and their prevention.

Mobile Med. Surg. Jour.,
XII, No. 5, 1908, pp. 193-
203.

OCEANOGRAPHY.

Caspari, W. a. (See under John

Murray.)
Lee, G. V. (See under John Murray.)
Murray, John, and G. V. Lee. Re-
ports on the scientific results of the
expedition to the tropical Pacific, in
charge of Alexander Agassiz, on the
U. S. Fish Commission steamer Al-
batross, from August, 1899. to March,
1900, ConunaiHler Jefferson F. Moser,
U. S. N., commanding, xii.

Reports on the scientific results of
the expedition to the eastern tropical
Pacific, in charge of Alexander
Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commis-
sion steamer Albatross, from Octo-
ber, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut.
Commander L. M. Garrett, U. S. N.,
commanding, xvii.

Murray, John, and G. V. Lee — Cont'd.
The depth and marine deposits of

the Pacific.

Memoirs Mus. Comp. Zool.,
XXXVIII, No. 1, June,
1909, pp. 1-169, pis. 1-5,
maps i-iii.
Comprises extracts from Dr.
Agassiz's preliminary reports bear-
ing on the bottom deposits, a de-
tailed description of the bottom
samples collected during his two
last expeditions, a concise descrip-
tion of the depths of the Pacific
as now known, of the distribution
of the various marine deposits,
and of the percentage of calcium
carbonate in the deposits, followed
by general conclusions, and an
appendix by W. A. Caspari de-
scribing a palagonitic tuff and a
peculiar red clay.

BOTANY.

Britton, N. L., and J. N. Rose.
Thompsonella, a new genus of Cras-
sulacese from Mexico.

Contr. U. S. A'at. Herb.,
XII, pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
pp. 391, 392, pis. XLiv,

XLV.

Britton, N. L., and J. N. Rose. A
new genus of Cactacefe.

Journ. y. Y. Bot. Gard., ix,
No. 107, Nov., 1908, pp.
185-188, pis. XLViii-Lii,
one fig.

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

135

Greene, Edward L. New species of
the genus Miuiulus.

Leaflets, ii, Feb. 6, 1909.
pp. 1-8.

New Western Asteraceae.

Leaflets, ii. Feb. 6, 1909,
pp. 8-1.5.

New composites from Oregon,

Washington, and Idaho.

Leaflets, ii, Feb. 6, 1909,
pp. 14-20.

New plants from Arizona.

Leaflets, ii, Feb. 6, 1909,
pp. 20-24.

Novitates Boreali - Americanse.

II.

III.

Repertorium novarum spe-
cierum regni vegetabilis
auctore F. Fedde, Baud

V, Nos. 9.3-98. Aug. 20.
1908. pp. 241-244.

Consists of descriptions of 1
species of Antennaria and 11
species of Araiis.

Argemone pleiacantha Greene.

Repertorium novarum spe-

cierum regni vegetahilis

auctore F. Fedde, Band

VI, Nos. 113-118, Dec.
31, 1908, p. 161.

Description of one species.

Novitates Boreali - Americanse.

Repertorium novarum spe-
cierum regni vegetabilis
auctore F. Fedde, Band
VII, Nos. 131-133, April
1, 1909, pp. 1-6.
Consists of descriptions of 17
species of Aconitum.

Hitchcock, A. S. Catalogue of the
grasses of Cuba.

Contr. U. S. yat. Herb..
xii, Pt. 6, March 23,
1909, pp. i-xi, 183-258.

Maxon, William R. A new spleen-
wort from China.

Contr. U. S. Xat. Herb.,

XII, Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
p. 411, pi. LX.

Description of Asplenium mi-
crotum Maxon, allied to A. tri-
chomanes.

Studies of tropical American

ferns — No. 2.

Contr. U. 8. Xat. Herb.,

XIII, Pt. 1, June 30, 1909,
pp. i-vii, 1-43, pis. i-ix,
one fig.

The subjects are treated under
the following headings : Notes

Maxon, William R. — Continued.

upon ferns recently collected in
Guatemala by Baron von Turck-
heim, with descriptions of several
new species ; The bipinnate species
of Cyathro : A revision of the
West Indian species of Poly-
stichum ; Descriptions of new spe-
cies ; Miscellaneous notes.

PiTTiER, Henry. The Mexican and

Central American species of Sapium.

Contr. U. S. yat. Herb.,

XII, Pt. 4, Oct. 6, 1908,

pp. i-v, 159-169, pis. X-

XVII, figs. 7-10.

New or noteworthy plants from

Colombia and Central America.

Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb.,
XII, Pt. 5, Jan. 22, 1909,
pp. i-vii. 171-181, pis.

XVIII, XIX, figs. 11-19.

Rose, Joseph N. A new Opuntia from
Arizona.

Smithsonian Misc. CoUs.,
52, Quar. issue, Pt. 2,
No. 1815, Oct. 6, 1908,
p. 153, pi. XII.

On Opuntia Santa-Rita, a spe-
cies of cactus of ornamental value.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
52, Quar. issue, Pt. 2,
No. 1818, Dec. 29, 1908,
pp. 195, 196, pi. XV.

Studies of Mexican and Central

American plants — No. 6.

Contr. U. 8. Sat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 7, April 12, 1909,
pp. i-ix, 259-302, pis.
xx-xxvii, figs. 20-48.

Rediscovery of Echeveria carni-

color.

Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
p. 393, pi. XLVi.

• Three new species of Crassu-

lacese from Guatemala.

Contr. U. 8. Xat. Herb., xii.
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
pp. 395, 396, pis. XLVii,

XLVIII.

Rediscovery of Cereus nudi-

florus.

Contr. U. 8. Xat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
pp. 397, 398, pis. XLix-
Li.

-A, species of Pereskia from

Guatemala.

Contr. U. 8. Xat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
p. 399, pis. Lii-Liv.

136

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

Rose, Joseph N. New species of
Opuutia from Arizona.

Conir. U.S. Nat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 0, May 10, 1909,
pp. 401, 402, pi. LV.

Echinocerens baileyi, a uew cac-

tus from Oklahoma.

Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
p. 403, pis. LVI, LVII.

■ Nopalea lutea, a new cactus

from Guatemala.

Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
p. 405, pi. LViii.

Rose, Joseph N. Conzattia, a new
genus of Csesalpiniacere.

Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb., xit,
Pt. 9, May 10. 1909,

pp. 407, 408, pi. LIX.

Two new species of Acacia of

the series Filicinse.

Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 9, May 10, 1909,
p. 409.

(See also under N. L. Britton.)

.Standley, Paul C. The Allionaceae of
the United States with notes on
Mexican species.

Contr. U. 8. Nat. Herb., xii,
Pt. 8, April 2.3, 1909,
pp. i-ix, .30.3-.389, pis.
xxviii-XLiii, figs. 49-67.

GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY.

Bassler, Ray S. Cement materials of

western Virginia.

Economic Geology, iii, No.

6, Aug.-Sept., 1908. pp.

503-524.

This article is a digest of the

author's more extensive report

published in " Mineral Resources

of Virginia", in 1907.

The formation of geodes witli

remarks on the silicification of

fossils.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1637, Nov. 7,
1908, pp. 133-154, pis.

XVIII-XXIV.

Contains a discussion of geodes
in general, followed by a descrip-
tion of siliceous geodes occurring
in sedimentary rocks. The ma-
jority of such geodes are found
either at the surface or along
zones reached by surface waters,
and their origin is ascribed to the
infiltration and deposition of silica
along the fractures of more or less
crushed fossils. Continued dep-
osition of silica from the surface
waters and the expansive force of
the crystals results in a hollow
rounded mass or geode, with rem-
nants of the fossil sometimes ob-
servable on the outside.

(See also under William F.

Pate.)
Merrill, George P. Notes on Bra-
zilian igneous rocks.

Commissao de Estudos das Minas
de Carvao de Pedra do Brazil | — |
Relatorio Final I Apresentado a I S.

Merrill, George P. — Continued.

Ex. o. Sr. Dr. Lauro Sevoriano Miil-
ler I Ministro da Industria, Viacao
E Obras Publicas [ por I I. C.
White I Chefe da Commissao | — |
Traducgao | de | Carlos Moreira |
Ex-Secretario da Commissao | — j
Rio de Janeiro I Imprensa Nacional I
1908.

Royal 8vo., pp. 221-225.
The paper gives a description of
a series of rocks collected by Dr.
I. C. White and referred to Dr.
Merrill for identification. The
rocks are classed as diabases, ba-
salts, diorites, granites, and ande-
sites.

The composition of stony mete-
orites as compared with that of ter-
restrial igneous rocks, and consid-
ered with reference to their efficacy
in world-making.

Amer. Jour. 8ci., 4th ser.,
XXVII, No. 162, June,
1909, pp. 469-474.
The paper gives an average of 99
analyses of meteoric stones, com-
paring the same with the analyses
of terrestrial igneous rocks, and
comments on the insuflicipncy of
such as world-building materials.

Pate, William F., and Ray S. Bass-
ler. The late Niagaran strata of

West Tennessee.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

xxxiv. No. 1621, Aug.

18, 1908, pp. 407-432.

In this article, based upon field

explorations by the U. S. National

REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

137

Pate, William F., and Ray S. Bass-

LER — Continued.

Museum, detailed sections of the
strata are given, followed by a re-
vised classification and composite
section of tbe rocks of the area.

Tassin, Wirt. On the occurrence of

calcium sulpliide (Oldliamite) in tlie

Allegan roeteorite.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mns.,
XXXIV, No. 1622, Aug. 19,
1908, pp. 433, 434.
While working over some frag-
ments of the Allegan, Michigan,
meteoric stone, it was noted that
certain portions gave a marked
evolution of hydrogen sulphide
under conditions that led to the
belief that some other sulphide
than troilite was present. Further

Tassin, Wirt — Continued.

analysis led to the conclusion that
the mineral thus decomposed was
Oldhamite, though the same was
not determined microscopically.

On meteoric cbromites.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXIV, No. 1628, Sept.

15, 1908, pp. 685-690.
The writer gives the results of
his own analyses on chromites
from the Admire, Mt. Vernon,
Canon Diablo, Hendersonville, and
Allegan meteorites, comparing
them with other available analy-
ses, and concludes that " the ma-
jority of the meteoric chromites
contain magnesia and alumina ;
and that there is little, if any,
relation existing between the
amounts of the constituent oxides."

PALEONTOLOGY.

Arnold, Ralph. Descriptions of ubav
Cretaceous and Tertiary fossils from
the Santa Cruz Mountains, Cali-
fornia.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 1617, Aug. 8,
1908, pp. 345-390, pis.

XXXI-XXXVII.

Includes a discussion of the geo-
logic formations of the Santa
Cruz Mountains region, followed
by descriptions and figures of 35
new species and 2 new varieties.

Description of a new brittle

star from the Upper Miocene of the

Santa Cruz Mountains, California.

Proc. U. 8. Nat.. Mus.,

xxxiv. No. 1620, Aug. 17,

1908, pp. 40.3-406, pi. XL.

Describes and figures Amphiura

sanctwcrucis, sp. nov.

Bassler, Ray S. The Nettelroth col-
lection of invertebrate fossils.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
52, Quar. issue. Ft. 2,
No. 1814, Sept. 28, 1908,
pp. 121-152, pis. ix-xi.
Contains a biographical sketch
of Henry Nettelroth, followed by
a description of the geologic sec-
tions, with illustrations of the
principal localities from which the
bulk of the collection was obtained.
A list of the types contained in
the collection is included.

Bassler, Ray S. Some noteworthy
accessions to the Division of Inverte-
bi'ate Paleontology in the National
Museum.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
52, Quar. issue, Pt. 2,
No. 1823, Jan. 30, 1909,
pp. 267-269, pis. XVII,

XVIII.

Describes and illustrates a slab
of Vintacrinus socialis, recently
deposited in the National Museum
by Mr. Frank Springer, of Bur-
lington, Iowa. Also records the
acquisition, by gift from Mr.
Springer, of the W. P. Pate collec-
tion of Paleozoic fossils, consist-
ing of about 50,000 specimens.

( See also under Edward O.

Ulrich.)

Branner, John Casper. (See under
David Starr Jordan.)

Gidley, James Williams. Descriptions
of two new species of Pleistocene ru-
minants of the genera Ovibos and
Bootherium, with notes on the latter

genus.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 1627, Sept
15, 1908, pp. 681-684,

pis. LVII-LIX.

Describes 2 new species of
Pleistocene bovines, Ovihos yuko-
nensis and Bootherium sargentl,
and discusses briefly the relation-
ships of the genus Bootherium.

138

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^, 1909.

GiDLEY, James Williams — Coutiuued.
The new species Oi'ibos is based
on National Museum material
from Alaska. The species Boothe-
rlum is founded on a specimen
now in the Kent Scientific Mu-
seum of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Notes on the fossil mammalian

genus Ptilodus, with descriptions of

new species.

Proc. U. 8. yat. Mus.,
xxxvr. No. 1689, June
19, 1009, pp. 611-626,
pl. TO.
This article includes a revision
of the species of the jjenus Ptilo-
dus, and a new species is pro-
posed with a detailed description
of the skull, lower jaws, and such
parts of the skeleton as are pre-
served in the type specimen. The
affinities of the genus, and the
relationships of the multitubercu-
late group as a whole, are also
briefly discussed, and a few notes
are added on the probable habits
of Ptilodus.

GiLMORE, Charles W. Osteology of
the Jurassic reptile Camptosaurus,
with a revision of the species of the
genus, and descriptions of two new
species.

Proc. r. 8. Xat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1666, April
17, 1909. pp. 197-332,
pis. 6-20, figs. 1-48.
The early part of the paper is
devoted to a detailed account of
the osteological structure of Camp-
tosaurus, which is followed by a
discussion of the genus and a sys-
tematic description and revision
of the species. Two new species,
Camptosaurus bronni and C. de-
pressus, are described. In con-
clusion, the geographical and geo-
logical distribution of the genus
is discussed, with a few remarks
on the restoration of Campto-
saurus.

GiRTY, George H. On some new and

old species of Carboniferous fossils.

Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus.,
XXXIV, No. 1614, July 14,
1908, pp. 281-303, pis.

XIV-XXI.

Contains descriptions of 4 new
genera, 11 new species, and 1
new variety of Carboniferous fos-
sils, all of which are figured.

IlAY, Oliver P. The fossil turtles of
North America.

Carnegie Institution of
WasJiington, Washington,
1908, pp. 1-568, pis.
l-i:i, figs. 1-704.
This work is based partly on
the materials in the paleontolog-
ical collection of the U. S. Na-
tional Museum, and it aims to
give a detailed description of all
the species, 266 in number, known
up to the date of publication. Of
these 76 species are new. ISIost
of the species are figured. They
are referred to the following
superfamilies : Amphicheli/dia,

Pleurodira, Cryptodira, and Trio-
ni/choidca. The descriptive part
of the book is preceded by sections
on the osteology of the living
families of the order, on the modi-
fications which turtles have under-
gone since their earliest appear-
ance, on their primary and sec-
ondary characters, on the classi-
fication of the order, its deriva-
tion, and on the geographical and
geological distribution.

On certain genera and species

of carnivorous dinosaurs, with spe-
cial reference to Ceratosaurus iiasi-
cornis Marsh.

Proc. r. S. Xat. Mus.,
XXXV, No. 1648, Oct. 31,
1908, pp. 3.51-366, figs.
1-4.
The paper here recorded deals
first with the species referred by
Marsh to the genus Labrosaurus,
and a doubt is expressed as to the
affinity of these species. The re-
lationship of these species to
Leidy's Antrodemus ralens is
questioned. The differences be-
tween AUosanrus and Crcosaui'us,
both Marsh's genera, are discussed.
The relationships of the genera
Deinodon, Dryplosaurus, and .4?-
hertosaurus are considered. The
greater part of the paper is de-
voted to a description of the skull
which belongs to the type speci-
men of Ceratosaurus nasicornis
Marsh.

. Descriptions of five species of

North American fossil turtles, four
of which are new.

Proc. U. 8. Xat. Mus.,xxs.v,

No. 1640, Nov. 9, 1908,

pp. 161-169, pis. XXVI.

XX VII, figs. 1-3.

The fossil turtles here described

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

139

Hay, Oliver P. — Continued.

are all in the U. S. National Mu-
seum. The hinder half of the
carapace of Glyptops plicatuhis
(Cope) presents two suprapygals,
instead of one. The sulci defining
the scutes of the carapace are
traceable without difflcultj'. Hoplo-
chelys cwlata is a dermatemyd
from the Fort Union of Montana.
Echmatemys rivalis comes from
the Wasatch beds of Sweetwater
County, Wyoming. It resembles
E. lativertehraUs '(Cope). Terra-
pene longinsulw is from the Upper
Miocene or the Lower Pliocene of
Phillips County. Kansas. It is
represented by the skull, the shell
complete, and some other parts of
the skeleton. Aspideretes granifer
is a trionychid from the Judith
River beds of Montana. With the
exception of the first, all of the
species described are new.

. On the skull and brain of

Triceratops, with notes on the brain-
cases of Iguanodon and Megalo-

sauriis.

Proc. U. S. yat. Mus.,
XXXVI, No. 1660, Feb. 6,
1909, pp. 95-108, pis. 1-3.
The paper describes first the
identity of certain bones of the
rear of the skull of Triceratops.
The conclusion reached is that the
bone which has hitherto been called
the supraoccipital is really the
parietal, while the true supraoc-
cipital is ankylosed to the exoccip-
itals and forms the roof over the
cavity for the medulla oblongata.
The median bone of the great nu-
chal frill has hitherto been called
the parietal, but is here regarded
as either the coalesced supra-tem-
porals or nuchal bones.

From the skull which had fur-
nished Marsh with a cast of the
brain cavity, a new cast was made,
and this is described at length and
figured. An attempt is also made
to determine the boundaries of the
various bones entering into the
formation of the brain case.

. Description of two species of

fossil turtles, Toxochelys stenopora
and Chisternon? interpositum, the
latter hitherto unknown.

Proc. U. S. Xat, Mus.,

XXXVI, No. 1665, April

8, 1909, pp. 191-196,

pi. 5.

The specimen of Toxochelys

stenopora here described furnishes

Hay, Oliver P. — Continued.

a large part of the carapace,
nearlj' the whole of the plastron,
all of the skull bones, and some of
the limb bones. Most of the hones
are in a disturbed condition, but
those of the plastron are mostly
in place. The epiplastra and the
entoplastron are present, bones
not hitherto known in the genus.

The specimen supposed to be-
long to ChiHternon was found in
the Fort Union formation, in Car-
bon County, Montana. It repre-
sents the anterior two-thirds of
the shell.

Jordan, David Starr, and John Cas-
per Branner. The Cretaceous fishes
of Ceara, Brazil.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
52, Quar. issue, Pt. 1,
No. 179.3, April 29, 1908,
pp. 1-29, pis. i-viii.

Knowlton, Frank Hall. Description
of new fossil liverwort from the
Fort Union beds of Montana.

Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus.,

XXXV, No. 1639, Nov. 9,
1908, pp. 157-159, pi.

XXV.

. The stratigraphic relations

and paleontologj' of the " Hell Creek
Beds ", " Cera tops Beds ", and equiv-
alents, and their reference to the
Fort Union formation.

Proc. JTasli. Acad. Sci., xi.
No. 3, Aug. 14, 1909, pp.
179-238.

MooDiE, Roy L. A contribution to a
monograph of the extinct Amphibia
of North America. New forms from
the Carboniferous,

Journ. Geol., xvii. No. 1,
Jan. - Feb., 1909, pp.
38-82, figs. 1-24.

Palmer, William. Description of a
new species of leatherback turtle
from the Miocene of Maryland.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,

XXXVI, No. 1669, April
27, 1909, pp. 360-373,
pi. 31.

Describes the new species Pse-
phophorus calvertensis, the type
specimen of which is in the
National Museum collection. The
paper closes with a list of the
species referred to this genus.

140

EEPORT OP NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1909.

Katiikun, Mary J. Descriptions of
fossil crabs from California.

Proc. V. 8. Nat. Mu.i.,
XXXV, No. 1647, Nov. 14.
1908, pp. 341-349, pis.

XLV-XLIX.

Based on material in the Na-
tional Museum collected from the
Tertiary and Cretaceous of Cali-
fornia hy Ralph Arnold. The fol-
lowing genera and species are de-
scribed : Loxorhtinchus grandis
Stimpson, Cancar flssiis, new
species, Brnncliiolamhrus alius,
new genus and species, and Arch-
CBopiis antennatus, new genus and
species.

Ulkich, Edward O., and Ray S. Bass-
LER. New American Paleozoic
ostracoda. Preliminary revision of
the Beyrichiidte, with descriptions of
new genera.

Proc. U. 8. Sat. Mils.,
XXXV, No. 1646, Nov. 10,
1908, pp. 277-340, pis.

XXXVII XLIV.

Contains a detailed discussion
of the various genera of the family
Beyrichiidae, preceded by historical
and other notes upon the family
as a whole. Six new genera are
proposed, while 7 groups are rec-
ognized in the genus Bcyrichia.

Walcott, Charles D. Mount St*epheu
rocks and fossils.

The Canadian Alpine Journ.,
I, No. 2, Sept. 1908. pp.
232-248, pis. 1-4.
A semi-popular paper giving a
detailed sti-atigraphic section of
rocks exposed in Mount Stephen,
near Field, British Columbia.
Particular attention is paid to the
fauna of the so-called " fossil bed "
on the northwest face of the
mountain, all of the characteristic
and striking forms being figured.
The paper is accompanied by pho-
tographs showing the general re-
lations of the section, and of the
" fossil-bed ".

Cambrian geology and paleon-
tology. No. 3. Cambrian Brachi-
opoda ; descriptions of new genera
and species.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,

Liii, No. 1810, Oct. 1,

1908, pp. 53-137, pis.

7-10.

Describes .5 new genera, 3 new

subgenera, .58 new species, and 6

new varieties of Brachiopoda,

Walcott, Charles D. — Continued.

three of the new species and one
of the new varieties being from
rocks of Ordovician age. The
genus Neobohis is redefined, de-
scribed, and discussed.

■ Cambrian geology and paleon-
tology. No. 4. Classification and
terminology of the Cambrian Brachi-
opoda.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
LIII, No. 1811, Oct. 13,
1908, pp. 139-165, pis.
11, 12.
This paper was published in
advance of Monograph LI of the
U. S. Geological Survey, on
" Cambrian Brachiopoda ", and
contains diagrams showing the
distribution of the families and
the evolution of the genera of the
Brachiopoda represented in the
Cambrian rocks, together with a
scheme of classification and a
glossary of the terms used in de-
scribing the Brachiopoda. These
will be incorporated In the intro-
duction to the Monograph on the
Brachiopoda.

Cambrian geology and paleon-
tology. No. 5. Cambrian sections
of the Cordilleran area.

Smithsonian Misc. Colls.,
LIU, No. 1812, Dec. 10,
1908, pp. 167-230, pis.
13-22.
Gives detailed stratigraphic sec-
tions of the rocks exposed in the
House Range, Utah ; near Wau-
coba Springs, California ; near
Barrel Spring, Nevada ; in Black-
smith Fork Canyon, Utah ; on the
Dearborn River, Montana ; and in
Mount Bosworth, British Co-
lumbia ; together with photographs
showing the general relations of
some of the sections, and the rela-
tions of some of the formations in
detail.

White, David. Fossil flora of the coal
measures of Brazil.

Commissao de Estudos das Minas
de Carvao de Pedra do Brazil | — |
Relatorio Final | Apresentado a |
S. Ex. 0. Sr. Dr. Lauro Severiano
Miiller | Ministro da Industria,
Viagao E Obras Publicas | por | I. C.
W^hite I Chefe da Commissao | — |
Traducgao I de [ Carlos Moreira |
Ex-Secretario da Commissao | — |

REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1909.

141

White, David — Continued.

Rio de Janeiro | Imprensa Nacional |

1908

Royal 8vo., pp. 337-617,
pis. v-xiv.

WiLLiSTON, S. W. " The oldest known
reptile." — Idodectes punctulatus

Cope.

Journ. GeoL, xvi, No. 5,
July-Aug., 1908, pp. 395-
400, figs. 1, 2.
Describes and figures under the
name Isodectes copei, a specimen
belonging to the National Mu-
seum formerly figured by Cope as
Isodectes punctulatus.

Wood, Elvira. A critical summary of
Troost's I unpublished manuscript
on ] the crinoids of Tennessee | by |
Elvira Wood | of Columbia Univer-
sity, New York City | (Seal) |
Washington | Government Printing
Office I 1909

Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No.

64, May 8, 1909, pp. i-vi,

1-150, pis. 1-15.

A study of Troost's manuscript

upon the crinoids of Tennessee, in

connection with his collection of

these organisms now preserved in

the U. S. National Museum.

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New York Botanical Garden Librar

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