'OPBEMi?! 'liitiiiiiiitdi i iiiiiiuiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiuij yA ^Rl^(^ Report of the U. S. National Museum, 1923. Plate I. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND CON- DITION OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1923 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1923 X/4 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 50 CENTS PER COPY (CLOTH BOUND) PURCHASER AGREES NOT TO RESELL OR DISTRIBUTE THIS COPY FOR PROFIT.— PUB. RES. 57, APPROVED MAY 11, 1922 United States National Museum, Under DiiiEcnoN of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D. C, September 20, 1923. Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a report upon the present condition of the United States National Museum and upon the work accomplished in its various departments during the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1923. Very respectfully, WlLLIA3I DeC. KaN-ENEL, Administrative Assistant to the /Secretary, In charge of the United, States National Museum. Dr. Charles D. Walcott, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, m TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Staff of the Museum__ , VII Introduction 1 Operations of the year : Appropriations 3 Collections 3 Cooperative work 7 Visitors 11 Publications 13 Library 14 Photographic laboratory 14 Buildings and equipment 14 Meetings, congresses, and receptions 19 American Association of Museums 20 Changes in organization and staff 29 Reports on the collections : Department of anthropology, by Walter Hough, head curator 33 Department of biology, by Leonhard Stejneger, head curator 43 Department of geology, by George P. Merrill, head curator 81 Department of arts and industries, W. deC. Ravenel, director — Mineral and mechanical technology, by Carl W. Mitman 97 Textiles, medicine, woods, organic chemistry, and food, by F. L. Lewton 103 Graphic arts, by R. P. Tolman 115 Division of history, by T. T. Belote, curator 123 List of accessions 131 List of papers based on the national collectioijs 187 V LIHUAHY STAFF OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. [June 30, 1923.] Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, keeper ea? OjjTlcio. William deC. Ravenel, Administrative assistant to the Secretary, in charge of the United States National Museum. SCIENTIFIC STAFF. Department of Anthropology : Walter Hough, head curator. Division of EthnoJo(iu: Walter Hough, curator; M. W. Stirling, assistant curator ; J. W. Fewkes, collaborator ; Arthur P. Rice, collaborator. Section of Musical Instruments : Hugo Woi'ch, custodian. Division of American Arclieologi): Neil M. .Tudd, curator; R. G. Paine, aid. Division of Old Wo7id Archeology : I. M. Casanowicz, assistant curator. Division of Physical Anthropology .\ Ales Hrdlicka, curator; P. C. Van Natta, aid. Associates in Historic Archeology : Paul Haupt, Cj^rus Adler. Department of Biology: Leonhard Stejneger, head curator ; James E. Benedict, assistant curator. Division of Mammals: Gerrit S. Miller, jr., curator. Division of Birds: Robert Ridgway, curator; Charles W. Richmond, asso- ciate curator ; J. H. Riley, aid ; Bradshaw H. Swales, honorary assistant curator; Edward .J. Brown, collaboratoi*. Division of Reptiles and Batrachians: Leonhard Stejneger, curator; Doris M. Cochran, aid. Division of Fishes: Barton A. Bean, assistant curator. Division of Insects: L. O. Howard, honorary curator; J. M. Aldrich, asso- ciate curator ; William Schaus, honorary assistant curator ; B. Preston Clark, collaborator. Section of Hymenoptera : S. A. Rohwer, custodian ; W. M. Mann, as- sistant custodian. Section of Myriapoda : O. F. Cook, custodian. "^ Section of Diptera: J. M. Aldrich, in charge; Charles T, Greene, assist- ed ant custodian. ^ Section of Muscoid Diptera : C. H. T. Townsend, custodian. "^ Section of Coleoptera : E. A. Schwarz, custodian. Section of Lepidoptera : Harrison G. Dyar, custodian. IS Section of Orthoptera : A. N. Caudell, custodian. "^ Section of Hemiptera : W. L. INIcAtee. ju-ting custodian. Section of Forest Tree Beetles: A. D. Hopkins, custodian. VII VIII REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. Department of Biology — Continued. Division of Marine Invertebrates: Waldo L. Schmitt, curator; C. R. Shoe- maker, assistant curator; James O. Maloney, aid; H. K. Harring, cus- todian of tiie rotatoria ; Mrs. Harriet Ricliardson Searle, collaborator ; Max M. Ellis, collaborator. Division of Mollusks: William H. Dall, honorary curator; Paul Bartsch, curator ; William B. Marshall, assistant curator ; Mary Breen, collab- orator. Section of Helminthological Collections : C. W. Stiles, custodian ; B. H. Ransom, assistant custodian. Division of Echinoderms : Austin H. Clark, curator. Division of Plants {National Herbarium) : Frederick V. Colville, honorary curator; W. R. Maxon, associate curator; J. N. Rose, associate curator; P. C. Standley, associate curator; Emery C. Leonard, aid; Ellsworth P. Killip, aid. Section of Grasses : Albert S. Hitchcock, custodian. Section of Cryptogamic Collections : O. F. Cook, assistant curator. Section of Higher Algae : W. T. Swingle, custodian. Section of Lower Fungi : D. G. Fairchild, custodian. Sections of Diatoms : Albert Mann, custodian. Associates in Zoology: C. Hart Merriam, W. L. Abbott, Mary J. Rathbun, David Starr Jordan. Associate Curator in Zoology : Hugh M. Smith. Associate in Botany: John Donnell Smith. Collaborator in Zoology : Robert Sterling Clark. Department of Geology : George P. Merrill, head curator. Division of Physical and Chemical Geology (systematic and applied) : George P. Merrill, curator ; E. Y. Shannon, assistant curator. Division of Mineralogy and Petrology: F. W. Clarke, honorary curator; W. F. Foshag, assistant curator; Frank L. Hess, custodian of rare metals and rare earths. Division of Paleontology: R. S. Bassler, curator; Charles E. Resser, asso- ciate curator ; Jessie G. Beach, aid. Section of Invertebrate Paleontology : T. W. Stanton, custodian of Mesozoic collection ; William H. Dall, associate curator of Cenozoic collection ; T. Wayland Vaughan, custodian of Madreporarian corals. Section of "Vertebrate Paleontology: Charles W. Gilmore, curator; James W. Gidley, assistant curator of fossil mammals. Section of Paleobotany : David White, associate curator ; F. H. Knowl- ton, custodian of Mesozoic plants. Associates in Paleontology: Frank Springer, E. O. Ulrich. Associate in Petrologj"^: Whitman Cross. Department of Arts and Industries : William deC. Ravenel, director. Division of Mineral and Mechanical Technology: Carl W. Mitman, curator; Paul E. Garber, aid ; Chester G. Gilbert, honorary curator of mineral technology ; George W. .Spier, custodian of watches. Associate in Mineral Technology : Samuel S. Wyer. REPORT OF NATIOXAT^ MUSEUM, 1923. IX Depaktment of Arts and Industries — Continued. Division of Textiles: Frederick L. Lewton, curator; Mrs. E. W. Rosson, aid. Section of Wood Technology : William M. N. Watkins, assistant curator. Section of Organic Cbemistry : Carl C. Anderson, aid. Division of Medicine: Charles Whitebread, assistant curator. Division of Graphic A7-ts: R. P. Tolman, assistant curator; Ralph C. Smith, aid. Section of Photography : A. J. Olmsted, custodian. Loeb Collection of Chemical Types: F. L. Lewton, in charge. Division of History : T. T. Belote, curator; Charles Carey, aid; Mrs. C. L. Manning, philat- elist. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. Chief of correspondence and documents, H. S. Bryant. Superintendent of buildings and labor, J. S. Goldsmith. Editor, ^larcus Benjamin. Engineer, C. R. Denmark. Disbursing agent, W. I. Adams. Photographer, A. J. Olmsted. Property clerk, W. A. Knowles. Assistant librarian, N. P. Scudder. REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1923. By WiLLiAit deC. Ravenel, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary, In charge of the United States National Museum. INTRODUCTION. The Congress of the United States in the act of August 10, IS-iO, founding the Smithsonian Institution recognized that an oppor- tunity was afforded, in carrying out the design of Smithson for the increase and diffusion of knowledge, to provide for the custody of the museum of the Nation. To this new establishment was, therefore, intrusted the care and development of the national collections. At first the cost of maintaining the Museum was paid from the Smith- sonian income; then for a time the Government bore a share, but (luring the past 45 years the Congress has provided for the expenses of the Museum. The museum idea was fundamental in the organic act establishing the Smithsonian Institution, which was based upon a 10 years- discussion in the Congress and the advice of the most distinguished scientific men, educators, and intellectual leaders of the Nation of 75 years ago. It is interesting to note how broad and comprehensive were the views which actuated the Congress in determining 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 AA-ere 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 and curious research and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens belonging to the United States,"' thus indicating tlie Museum at the very outset as one of the widest range and at the same time as the Museum of the United 2 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. States. It was also 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 donations, and by other means. The maintenance of the Museum was long ago assumed by Con- gress, the Institution taking upon itself only so much of the necessary responsibility for the administration of this and subsequent additions to its activities as would weld them into a compact whole, which together form a unique agency for the increase and diffusion of knowledge, for the direction of research, for cooperation with depart- ments of the Government and with universities and scientific so- cieties in America, and likewise afford a definite correspondent to all scientific institutions and men abroad who seek interchange of views Avith men of science in the United States. Since that time the only material changes in the scope of the National Museum have been (1) the addition of a department of American history, intended to illustrate by an appropriate assem- blage of objects, the lives of distinguished personages, important events, and the domestic life of the country from the colonial period to the present time, and (2) provision for the separate administration of the National Gallery of Art as a coordinate unit under the Smith- sonian Institution. From 1906 to 1920 the Gallery was administered as the department of fine arts of the Museum. The development of the Museum has been greatest in those sub- jects which the conditions of the past three-quarters of a century have made most fruitful — the natural history, geology, ethnology, and archeology of the United States — supplemented by many col- lections from other countries. The opportunities for acquisition in these directions have been mainly brought about through the activi- ties of the scientific and economic surveys of the Government, many of which are the direct outgrowths of earlier explorations, stimulated or directed by the Smithsonian Institution. The Centennial Ex- hibition of 1876 afforded the first great opportunity for establishing a department of the industrial arts, of which the fullest advantage was taken, but the department or gallery of the fine arts made little progress, though not from lack of desire or appreciation, until 1906, when circumstances led to its definite recognition. The histori- cal and the aircraft series have been greatly augmented within the past few years by large collections illustrative of the World War. OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR. APPROPRIATIONS. The maintenance of the National Museum for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1923, was provided for in the following amounts appropriated in the Executive and Independent Offices Act approved June 12, 1922 : Preservation of collections $312,620 Furniture and fixtures 20,000 Heating and lighting 73,000 Building repairs 10, 000 Books 2, 000 Postage 500 Printing and binding 37,500 During the World War Congress recognized the inadequacy of the salary scale in the Government departments and independent offices in the Capital City by granting a small bonus to employees of the lower grades, where salaries were wholly inadequate to provide the necessities of life in Washington. The system has since been continued pending the establishment of a more adequate and uniform salary scale. The bonus has heretofore been provided by an indefi- nite appropriation, but for the fiscal year 1923 the Executive and Independent Offices Act contained an item of $78,036 to provide bonuses for Museum employees during the year. The year just closed was the second since the Budget and Account- ing Act went into effect and necessarily involved changes in methods of planning and keeping accounts. The Museum has difficulty in making both ends meet, operating as it has had to on practically the same appropriations for the past 10 or 15 years. It is only by rigid economy and by the omission of many things that should be done that the 3"ear ends without a deficit. COLLECTIONS. The number of specimens acquired by the Museum during the year was approximately 217,611. Received in 1,709 separate accessions, the specimens were classified and assigned as follows : Anthropology, 1,583; zoology, 94,887; botany, 54,837; geology and mineralogy, 1,165; paleontology, 35,533; textiles, wood technology, organic chem- 4 REPORT OF NATIOXAL MUSEUM, 1923. istry, foods and medicine, 99C; mineral and mechanical technolotry, 1,357; graphic arts. 1,146; and history, 26,107. Additional material to the extent of 1,155 lots, mainW geological, was received for special examination and report. This free report service on material sent in from all parts of the country has the ad- vantage of furnishing the Museum with an occasional desirable speci- men and with records of many new localities. '\^nien the Allies dur- ing the World War were in urgent need of certain raw material, the Museum, through its department of geology, was thus enabled to quickly supply information concerning localities known to yield the desired product. The distribution of duplicates, mainly to schools and colleges for educational purposes, aggregated 9,131 specimens properly classified and labeled and 100 pounds of material suitable for blow pipe analysis. These distributions were about equally divided between the regular sets of specimens previously prepared for shipment and those specially selected to meet particular needs. The regular sets consisted of 55 illustrating rock weathering and soil formation ag- gregating 1,155 specimens; 18 of ores and minerals aggregating 1,530 specimens; 3 of fossil invertebrates aggregating 165 specimens; 10 of mollusks aggregating 1,490 specimens — a total of 4,340. The re- maining 4,791 specimens were comprised in 52 sendings esijecially selected to meet specific requests and included fossils, geological ma- terial, anthropological specimens, fishes, marine invertebrates, in- sects, birds, mammals, and a few examples of different processes in the graphic arts. Nearly 35,000 duplicate specimens, mainly botanical and geolog- ical, were sent out in exchange, in return for which much desirable material was received. Over 12,000 specimens were lent to specialists for study on behalf of the Museum and otherwise. While the specimens received during the year number but ap- proximately 60 per cent as many as received the preceding year, the value of the yearly increment can not be appraised from num- bers only. Many of the acquisitions are exceptionally valuable, either scientifically as types or as representatives of new localities, or because of their intrinsic worth. In biology mention should be made of the Evezard collection of recent mollusks purchased and presented by the late Mr. Johu B. Henderson containing many types rich in material from India and the South Sea Islands; the series of Opalinid ciliate infusorians forming the basis of Prof. Maynard M. Metcalf's monograph pub- lished by the Mueseum as Bulletin No. 120; and important speci- mens in several lines from China, the result of deliberate efforts to systematically improve the biological study material from the REPORT OF XATIOXAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 5 Asiatic region as a means of a better understanding of the North American fauna. Important gaps in the South American series were filled by Dr. Hugh M. Smith, and desirable material resulted from the trips of Dr. Leonard Stejneger to the Commander Islands and of Dr, Paul Bartsch to the West Indies. The explorations of Dr. C. D. Walcott in the Canadian Rockies were productive of much valuable geological and some biological material. The botanical and herpetological series were augmented by Dr. W. L. Abbott's visit to the Dominican Eepublic, and one of the largest and most important botanical collections ever ob- tained from Colombia was the result of a cooperative expedition in which the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, the New York Bo- tanical Garden, Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, and the National Museum joined. The paleontological collection of the late Orestes St. John, princi- pally fossil fishes and many of them types, donated by Dr. Frank Springer, adds material of incalculable value for the specialist who may take up the study of this group. The residuary portion of the collection of the late R. D. Lacoe comprising some 10.000 speci- mens chiefly fossil plants was presented by his heirs, together with Mr. Lacoe's paleontological library. Mrs. L. A. Coonley Ward donated the residuary portion of the meteorite collection of the late Prof. H. A. Ward, furnishing material for studj^ and exchange. The meteorite collection was further built up by 13 accessions of meteorites mostly new to the series here. The economic geological collections have benefited by the con- tinued activities of Mr. Victor C. Heikes. Of the additions to the mineralogical collections mention should be made of a large bouldei" of jade received from Col. W. B. Thompson, an unusually fine speci- men of crystallized descloizite from Southwest Africa, 60 minerals new to the collection, and several cut gems of unusual quality and size purchased by means of the Frances Lea Chamberlain Fund. Foreign paleontological material was contributed by Dr. E. O. Ulrich, from northern Europe ; Mr. Stephen R. Capps, from Pales- tine; various oil companies and private collectors from Mexico, Central and South America, Mr. Edwin A. Walford of England and by various universities and institutions in Europe. Desirable material also resulted from paleontological field work carried on by Dr. R. S. Bassler in Tennessee, and Dr. C. E. Resser in Virginia, as well as by Doctor Walcott in the Canadian Rockies, mentioned above. Series of specimens of pyraline, bakelite, condensite, and cellulose acetate show the manufacture of these products of modern chemical 6 REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. industry and their use as substitutes for such natural raw materials as ivorj", bone, horn, tortoise shell, amber, etc. Beautiful specimens of silks, woolen fabrics and mohair upholstery textiles were con- tributed by American manufacturers to show the progress of textile industries in this country. Specimens illustrating the manufacture and use of sulphite wood, and samples of cypress wood believed to be over 30,000 years old were added to the collections in the section of wood technology. The division of medicine received specimens showing the use of chaulmoogra. oil derivatives in the treatment of leprosy; ancient surgical instruments; Italian hospital supplies of the type used in the World War; also medical manuscripts. In the division of mechanical technology the objects acquired now make possible the visualization of the development of methods of communication from those of smoke and fire to those of wireless telegraphy with all of the essential intermediate steps. A model illustrating the manufacture of coal gas and carburetted water gas was made especially for the Museum, also series of models illustrat- ing mechanical principles and the fundamental elements and devices used in machines. Almost the beginning and the end of type composition were illus- trated in the year's acquisitions by a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible, one of the first books printed from movable type, and by examples of the monotype system of casting and composing justified lines of single type. There were also wood block prints and etchings by Helen Hyde and by other American artists, pictorial photographic prints by American and foreign photographers of note, and an early motion picture projector. The large historical military collection of the Military Service In- stitution for many years displayed on Governors Island, N. Y,, was transferred to the National Museum, some of its most popular com- ponents being the war horse of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan famous for the ride to Winchester; a cannon captured from the British troops commanded by General Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777; a mortar made by D. King of Philadelphia ; and a sword owned by Commo- dore Stephen Decatur, U. S. Navy. This collection, forming a sepa- rate exhibition unit, was installed in a small room on the second floor of the southeast range of the Arts and Industries Building, which was opened as an exhibition hall for the first time this year. Of unparalleled importance is the large collection of numismatic material formerly exhibited in the U. S. Mint in Philadelphia, which was transferred to the Museum by the U. S. Treasury Department in June, 1923. This contains an exceptionally fine collection of United States coins, medals, and paper currency besides a large number of ancient coins, a fair representation of mediaeval European coins, and KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 7 a very complete series of modern European coins and commemora- tive medals. Another acquisition, of timely interest in view of the recent Egyp- tian explorations, consisted of casts of busts of the heretic Pharaoh, Amenophis IV, and his queen and a statuette of the latter, the gift of Mr. Mortimer Clarke, jr. A carved stone figure from the Makah Indians showing the artist's mastery of expression, casts of the LaQuina and Obercassel skulls and skeleton, a gilt bronze harvest bell from China, a superior stone collar from Porto Rico, a series of archeological specimens from Haiti, a remarkable decorative stone pipe from Kentucky and an ethnological collection from Formosa are all noteworthy acquisitions. The reports of the head curators in the natural history depart- ments and of the curators in the other branches of the Museum, which follow, give in more detail the additions to and the work upon the collections during the year. COOPERATIVE WOKK. Efforts were mainly concentrated this year along well established lines of cooperation, in the absence of resources to grasp the many oj^portunities on all sides for widening the Museum's contact with the public. In the broader sense much of the Museum work is coop- erative. The function of the Museum in the classification and ar- rangement of the collections is the promotion of knowledge; the researches necessary for classification and the resultant publications increase knowledge, and the arrangement and the exhibition of the collections as well as the distribution of its publications, diffuse knowledge. For the growth of its collections the Museum is largely dependent upon cooperation, since it is compelled to rely mainly on outside sources for its accessions, having only limited resources for directly procuring objects. The classification of the collections also is accomplished only because of the cooperation of specialists in all parts of the United States, as well as some from other countries. The Museum supplements the school and college, carrying forward the torch of learning where dropped by their organized corps of in- structors. The exhibition hall with its well arranged and carefully labeled cases tells a story most graphic and enduring. During the year the cooperation with teachers of the local public schools was extended to include a series of talks on Museum collec- tions by members of the staff of the departments of arts and indus- tries and of history before public school teachers, some 30 or 40 groups of teachers being reached in this way. They in turn brought 67132—23 2 8 REPOET OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. their classes to the Museum and interpreted what had been explained to them. The schedule of these talks was as follows : Date. Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Time. 10:00 A. M. 2.00 P. M. 10:45 A. M. 2:45 P. M. 11:30 A.M. 3:30 P. M. 10:00 A. M. 2:00 P. M. 10:45 A. M. 2:45 P. M. 11:30 A. M. 3:30 P. M. 10:00 A. M. 2:00 P. M. 10:45 A. M. 2:45 P. M. 11:30 A. M. 3:30 P. M. Subject. JThe Historical Collections VUtilization of some important commercial woods JFuels of the United St ates IThe Numismatic Collections Cotton, the cotton gin and the manufacture of thread and cloth. VNon-metalUc mineral industries >Silk, artificial sUk and wool [The metallic mineral industries JThe War Collections Staff member. Mr. Belote. Mr. Watkins. Mr. Mitman. Mr. Belote. Mr. Lewton. Mr. Mitman. Mr. Lewton. Mr. Mitman. Mr. Belote. Of great value also was a course of illustrated bird lectures for teachers in the public schools of Washington given in the Museum auditorium by the Audubon Society of the District of Columbia on four successive Tuesday afternoons beginning February 13, as men- tioned elsewhere in this report. In a number of instances members of the scientific staff personally conducted groups of students through the exhibition halls, giving talks on the various exhibits. Thus, Dr. Paul Bartsch, curator of mollusks, who is a professor in the George Washington and Howard Universities, has been regularly taking his classes through the Museum. Dr. K. S. Bassler, curator of paleontology, who is pro- fessor of geology and mineralogy at the former university, and Dr. C. E. Kesser, associate curator of paleontology, who is his assistant at the University, conducted classes of university students through the Museum building. Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, curator of physical an- thropology, who is also lecturer on anthropology at the American University, brought his classes to the Museum for certain demon- strations. Dr. I M. Casanowicz, curator of old world archeology, explained the archeological and religious collections to the professors and students of the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va., who came to the Museum for that purpose. Classes from George Washington University inspected the anthropological collections guided by Mr. John L. Baer of the Museum staff. Wilson Normal School students were given talks on the American Indians. Students of the Friends School were conducted through the exhibition halls by Dr. J. E. Benedict, assistant curator of biology, and Miss Doris M. Cochran, aid in the division of reptiles and batrachians. Doctor Bartsch took a group of scoutmasters of the Boy Scouts on a " nature hike '■ through the Natural History Building. REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 9 Social service students led bj-^ a welfare worker from the Veterans Bureau studied the textile collections under the direction of Mr. F. L. Lewton, curator of textiles, who spoke on that subject to them. Talks on important fibers and on spinning and weaving were likewise given by Mr. Lewton to the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade pupils of a number of the Washington public schools who came in groups accom- panied by their teachers, and by request, a series of three lectures on cotton, wool, silk, linen, and cloth construction and ornamentation was given to several groups of employees handling textiles in one of the large local department stores. Many high schools, especially those of New England, include a trip to the national capital as a regular part of their course of train- ing, in some instances the journey replaces the commencement. Each spring finds the Museum halls full of these young people from edu- cational establishments of the small towns and cities from a radius of many hundred miles, often from communities having no local museum. Aside from the general educational advantages to be derived from the exhibition collections at all times, even through casual observa- tions by the ordinary visitor, the Museum advances learning by the distribution of its duplicate natural history specimens to high schools and colleges in all parts of tha country. During the year 86 educa- tional establishments were supplied series of carefully labeled speci- mens for teaching purposes. The Museum also freely identifies natural history specimens collected by schools and sent here for de- termination and report. It contributes to elemental or " popular " education by answering accurately and carefully numerous letters of inquiry with or without accompaniment of specimens. Its wider appeal through its publications carries the educational influence of the Museum into communities that have no local museum nor the opportunity for visiting Washington and personally bene- fiting by contact with the Museum exhibition halls. In a number of instances its publications have been widely used as reference books in schools and colleges. As intimated in the last report the Museum cooperated with the Pennsylvania State Board of Education in supplying photographs and essential data pertaining to mineral industries. It has assisted the State in establishing this year in its public school system a new line of instruction — a course on the mineral resources of the State incorporated in the seventh grade geography courses. This work was materially furthered by the preparation and publication by Mr. Samuel S. Wyer, Associate in Mineral Technology in the Museum, of a book entitled " The Smithsonian Institution's Study of Natural Kesources Applied to Pennsylvania's Eesources," which was distributed about the first of the calendar year. The course on 10 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. mineral resources was immediately put into effect and is meeting with very great success. One of the results of this, coupled with the earlier work of Mr. Wyer in connection with the natural gas industry, was the call for help from the city of Erie, Pa., in solving its natural gas problem. As a result of the wasteful methods in using natural gas throughout the gas-using towns of the United States, the supply is rapidly dwindling, that of the city of Erie being no exception to the rule. To cope with the situation the fuel committee of the local Chamber of Commerce decided that an intensive local natural gas educational campaign was the only solution to the problem and, knowing of the work being done by members of the staff of the division of mineral technology of the Museum, it was but natural that it should call upon the division for assistance in directing such a campaign. This was done by Mr. Wyer during the latter part of April and May, 1923. In substance, the campaign included the reprinting and distribut- ing of 1,000 copies of " The Smithsonian Institution's Study of Natural Resources Applied to Pennsylvania's Eesources " ; in coop- eration with Miss Erna Grassmuck, State Director of Geography, there was prepared an outline of the educational material on the fuel situation for Erie's homes; before 571 public school teachers Mr. Wyer gave a lecture on the fuel situation in the home; posters were prepared and distributed throughout the city dealing with natural gas conservation ; and during the course of the campaign Mr. Wyer addressed, in his capacity as associate in mineral technology, groups of people, in the aggregate about 10,000. Among these were the Women's Civic Club, the Rotary Club, Retail Merchants' Board, twelve parent-teachers' associations, various schools, employees of three manufacturing plants and the School Teachers' Institute. Finally, in connection with the regular school work in geography, civics, home economics, and general science in both public and parochial schools, the Erie pupils were given examination questions relating to the gas conservation material that had been furnished. The campaign closed with definite recommendations to the fuel com- mittee by Mr. Wyer as to the steps which should be taken to solve Erie's gas problem. An innovation this year was the preparation of two traveling ex- hibits, of about 100 specimens each, illustrating somewhat technically the principal processes of the graphic arts, installed in 12 frames without glass 28 by 44 inches, ready to be hung. These are available for loan for two weeks to a month, the only expense being for ex- pressage. The first of these sets to be prepared was shown at the following places: Richmond Printers Association, Richmond, Va., October 11-18, 1922; Art Association, Newport, R. I., during Feb- ruary, 1923 ; Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., during March, 1923 ; Free Public Library, New Bedford, Mass., April 1-15, 1923; Art REPORT or NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 11 Museum, Hartford, Conn., April 15-30, 1923; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R. I., during May, 1923; Public Library, Bangor, Maine, during June, 1923. The second exhibit prepared later in the year and containing the same information was shown only at the City Library Association, Springfield, Mass., during June, 1923. The Museum always gladly cooperates with other branches of the federal service and with other scientific establishments as well as with educational agencies. This year was no exception. Upon request, the curator of American archeology has furnished information and advice upon archeological problems to the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the National Geographic Society. The curator of physical anthropology gave extended testimony on the racial status of the Japanese before the Committee on Territories of the U. S. House of Representatives, acted as consulting anthropologist to the Children's Bureau of the U. S. Department of Labor, and gave advice to other departments on a number of occasions. Information was supplied the Department of Agriculture for cer- tain historical scenes for a proposed motion picture it was preparing to film for the purpose of introducing yopon {Ilex cassene) a native American substitute for tea. The Indian Office of the Department of the Interior was likewise furnished Indian costumes needed in mak- ing an education film. The Government Printing Office was aided in its training of workers, its apprentice class being personally con- ducted through the halls of graphic arts and the various exhibits explained and discussed. During his visit to Czechoslovakia in October, 1922, and at the invitation of the Minister of Education of that Republic, the curator of physical anthropology gave nine lectures on man's evolution, antiquity, and differentiation, at the Universities of Prague, Pilsen, Brno, and Bratislava, and a lecture on racial influence upon in- sanity before the Medical Association of Prague. VISITORS. The Museum exhibition halls, in the 3 buildings belonging to the Museum and in the Smithsonian Building, were open free to the public as usual from 9 a. m. to 4.30 p, m. on week days, holidays included, and those in the Natural History Building were also open on Sunday afternoons from 1.30 to 4.30, The limited maintenance appropriation only precludes extending Sunday opening to all the buildings of the Museum group. From June 4 to 9, during the Wash- ington convention of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the halls were opened to visitors half an hour earlier in the morning to facilitate the inspection of the collections. 12 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. The number of visitors to the Natural History Building during the year aggregated 417,204 for week days and 91,314 for Sundays, being a daily average of 1,332 for the former and of 1,756 for the latter. At the Arts and Industries Building, the Smithsonian Build- ing, and the Aircraft Building, the total attendance was 259,542, 95,168, and 42,904, respectively, with daily averages of 829, 304, and 137. The following tables show, respectively, the attendance of visitors during each month of the past year, and for each year since 1881 when the building now devoted to the arts and industries was first opened to the public. Number of visitors during the year ending June SO, 1923. Year and month. 1922 July August September October November December 1923, January February March April May Juiie Total Museum buildings. Arts and Industries. 23,456 30,260 23,954 18,610 14,149 12,617 11,302 10,754 20, 343 25,418 25,599 43,080 259,542 Natural History. 39,085 50, 471 41,632 38, 060 34, 873 28,571 26,461 23,856 42,088 62, 601 45,323 75,497 508,518 Aircraft. 4,128 5,961 4,848 2,919 2,455 2,372 2,398 1,868 2,929 3,523 3,900 5,603 42,904 Smith- sonian Building. 8,511 11,202 8,768 6,098 4,250 4,070 3,840 3,311 6,250 10,015 8,925 19, 928 95, 168 Number of visitors to the Museum and Smithsonian Buildings since 1881. Year. 1881 1882 1883 1884(halfvear). 1884-85 (fiscal year) 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1S96-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-01 1901-2 Museum buildings. Arts and Indus- tries. 150, 000 167, 455; 202, 188 97,661 Natu- ral His- tory. 205, 174, 216, 249, 374, 274, 286, 269, 319, 195, 201, 180, 229, 177, 192, 225, 216, 173, 026 225 562 665 843 324 426 825 930 748 744 505 608 254 471 440 556 Air- craft. Smith- sonian Build- ing. 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, 188 103,910 105,658 103,650 115,709 99,273 116,912 133,147 151,563 144, 107 Year. 1902-3 1903-4 1904-5 1905-6 1905-7 1907-8 1908-9 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 Total Museum buildings. Arts and Indus- tries. 315,307 220, 778 235,921 210,886 210, 107 299,659 245,187 228, 804 207,010 172, 182 173,858 146, 533 133, 202 146,956 161,700 161,298 266, 532 250,982 286,397 262, 151 259,542 9,376,334 Natu- ral His- tory. 50,403 151,112 281, 887 319,806 329, 381 321, 712 381,228 407, 025 401, 100 1 132, 859 422,984 467, 299 441,604 508, 518 4,616,918 Air- craft. Smith- sonian Build- ing. 31,235 46, 380 42,904 120,519 181, 174 143,988 149, 380 149,061 153, 591 237, 182 198,054 179, 163 167, 085 143, 134 142, 420 102,045 40, 324 48,517 86,335 67,224 101, 504 86,013 90,235 83,384 95, 16!i 5,190,796 1 Building open only three months of the year. REPORT OF NATIOITAL MUSEUM, 1923, 13 PUBLICATIONS. The Museum published this year 10 volumes and 42 separate papers. The former consisted of the Annual Eeport of the Museimi for 1922; volumes 60 and 61 of the Proceedings; and the following Bulletins, namely : No. 100, volume 5, "Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions — Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters," by Rene Koehler; No. 120, " The opalinid ciliate inf usorians," by Maynard M. Metcalf ; No. 121, " Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies — Order Tubinares and order Steganopodes ", by Arthur Cleveland Bent; No. 122, "A Monograph of the American shipworms ", by Paul Bartsch ; No. 123, " Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Ole- threutidae ", by Carl Heinrich ; No. 124, " The type species of the genera of Chalcidoidea or Chalcid-flies ", by A. B. Gahan and Mar- garet M. Fagan ; and No. 126, " Life histories of North American wild fowl — Order Anseres (part)", by Arthur Cleveland Bent. The 42 papers issued separately for prompt distribution to special- ists were : Part 8 of Bulletin 102, " The Mineral Industries of the United States — Manufactured Gas in the Home ", by Samuel S. Wyer; 5 papers from volume 61, 21 papers from volume 62, and 11 papers from volume 63 of the Proceedings; and four papers in the series. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, as follows: Volume 23, Part 2, " Trees and Shrubs of Mexico (Fa- gaceae-Fabaceae) ", by Paul C. Standley; Volume 24, Part 2, " Studies of tropical American ferns — No. 7 ", by William R. Maxon ; Part 3, " Key to the genus Diplostephium, with descriptions of new species ", by S. F. Blake ; Part 4, " Native names and uses of some plants of Eastern Guatemala and Honduras ", by S. F. Blake. Contributions based on material in the collections of the Museum are printed by other bureaus of the Government and by outside sources. All of the publications above referred to are cited in the list of publications at the back of this report. The regular distribution of Museum volumes and separates to libraries and individuals on the mailing lists aggregated 63,869 copies, besides 8,660 copies supplied in response to special applications. In addition to supervising the printing of the Museum publica- tions, the editorial office is charged with the printing of labels and the miscellaneous printing and binding. The label work alone is a large item, and one requiring much care. About 280,000 labels were printed this year, representing some 1,400 forms, and, aside from the regular Museum publications, some 300 books were bound. 14 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. LIBRARY. As one of the libraries administered under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum library enjoys the close co- operation of its associated libraries, and in turn contributes sub- stantially toward the general library activities. Much has been accomplished during the year toward better library service. A much-needed subject catalogue has been started, and at the close of the year 4,400 cards had been made and arranged. The arrangement of cards from the Concilium Bibliographicum, distributed since the World War, is well under way, and progress is being made in the reclassification and shelving of the technological collections. Nevertheless, the work has greatly suffered from a vacancy in the staff during eight months of the year, and from a lack of funds for binding and renovating. Only 293 books could be bound. The widespread interest of members of the staff and friends of the Museum is shown by the material donated during the year, and valuable material has continued to come in exchange from the museums, research organizations, and scientific societies at home and abroad. The receipts for the year numbered 1,489 volumes and 2,796 pamphlets, bringing up the total of books and other material in the library to 160,560. The number of loans was 9,220, of which 5,191 were to the sectional libraries. PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY. In illustrating Museum objects for reproduction in publications and for record purposes and in copying plans, diagrams, etc., re- quired in connection with the work of the Museum, there were made in the photographic laboratory during the year 2,116 negatives, 10,452 black and white prints, 129 cirkut prints, 172 sixteen-inch panoram prints, 339 lantern slides, 13 transparencies, 125 enlarge- ments, besides developing 625 field negatives and mounting 32 prints. The fitting up of a special room for making lantern slides is greatly needed. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. The National Museum, in its own buildings and in the Smith- sonian Building, occupies an aggregate floor space of over 670,000 square feet, or over 15^ acres, with roof area of approximately 5| acres, and some 2,000 windows. The upkeep is necessarily consid- erable, especially when it is recalled that the Smithsonian Building has been built for nearly 70 years, the Arts and Industries Building about 43 years, and the so-called South Shed about 25 years. The REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 15 other structures are more recent, the Natural History Building being about 14 years old, and the Aircraft Building about 6. Most of the space is used for exhibition purposes requiring at all times to be in good repair and in sightly condition. Constant vigilance is neces- sary to properly maintain these buildings within the appropriation allotted for the purpose, and it is only by the strictest economy that the present excellent results are accomplished. Early in the year an emergency arose, by the falling of large pieces of plaster from the ceiling under the dome of the rotunda in the Arts and Industries Building, which necessitated the expendi- ture of forty per cent of the entire appropriation provided for the maintenance of the buildings. To reach the ceiling a scaffold over 70 feet high was erected from the floor, practically filling the ro- tunda from side to side. The old plaster was entirely removed and the spaces between the ceiling beams were covered with beaded sheet iron. Advantage was taken of the presence of the scaffold to make other needed repairs to the lantern, including covering the side walls with the beaded sheet iron, rebedding the glass of the circu- lar windows, painting the ceiling and side walls of the rotunda, etc. Other repairs in this building included reputtying on the inside many windows; the completion of a composition floor in the library and painting walls, ceilings and floors there; the painting of stair- ways, and of the women's comfort rooms ; also painting the tin roofs of the building. The more important repairs in the Natural History Building con- sisted in the painting of the side walls, steel roof trusses, etc., in the space between sub-skylights and roofs in east and west hall at- tics; painting of walls and ceilings in various sections of the build- ing; repairing water table and roadways on south, east and west sides of the building and replacing wornout downspouts. In accord- ance with recommendations of the civil engineer who last year in- vestigated the condition of the arches and supporting walls in the rotunda above the attic floor level, measurements of the keystone in the east arch were made December 19, 1922. The movement of the keystone during the preceding eight months was so slight as to encourage the conclusion that the settlement of the keystones of the four arches has nearly reached an end. Similar measurements will, however, continue to be made at regular intervals. During the month of April the metal finial on top of the tower at the northwest corner of the main portion of the Smithsonian Build- ing broke loose from its fastening and listed in a manner to give the impression that it was tumbling over. There was a probability that a high wind might blow it over with resulting injury to visitors and emploj^ees. Here again the erection of the necessary scaffold was a large item. Upon examination, it was found that the pine post to 16 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. which the finial was fastened had decayed and needed to be replaced, which was done. Other repairs to the Smithsonian Building in- cluded sheathing the south wall of the office of graphic arts on the first floor and painting it; attaching ropes and pulleys to the large windows in the herbarium hall on the second floor and painting the inside woodwork of these windows; painting the watchmen'*; room; repairing and replacing and painting all decayed window frames and sills; replacing wornout downspouts, and painting tin roofs. The power plant in the Natural History Building was closed down during July, August, and almost all of September, 1922, and during the last month of the fiscal year. Electric current was purchased during this period under contract made by the Treasury Depart- ment, at a slightly lower rate than the actual cost of current gen- erated. This not only gives an opportunity for making the needed repairs to the machinery, but permits the employees in the plant to take their annual leave, thus avoiding the necessity of hiring temporary assistants to take their places after the plant is in operation. The winter was very mild but it was ncessary to maintain heat in the various buildings of the Smithsonian group, including the Freer Building, from October 9 until May 19. The total consump- tion of bituminous coal was 3,052 tons, and in addition about 15 tons of stove coal were used in the summer for domestic hot water pur- poses. The average price paid for bituminous coal was $9.06 a ton, whereas during the preceding year the cost was $7.00. A most important change made in the plant was the installation of a new Cochran open feed water heater and meter, provided for by a special item of $3,000 in the heating and lighting appropria- tion. The old heater which had been in use for twelve years was not economical, as it was impossible to secure feed water at a higher temperature than 160 degrees, while the new heater maintains eco- nomically a temperature ranging between 200 and 210 degrees. The work of installing this heater was started at the beginning of the year, but owing to the difficulty in procuring necessary pipe, con- nections, etc., it was not completed until September 28, thereby necessitating the closing of the plant until that date. While it is impossible to give the exact saving made by the installation of this heater, because of the nature of the load on the plant, there can be no question but that it has affected the consumption of coal. The coal consumed during 1923 was 270 tons less than during the preced- ing year, although heat was maintained in the buildings for a longer period during 1923. The total electric current generated was 376,293 kilowatt hours, at a cost of $.0270 a kilowatt hour, a slight reduction over the pre- REPORT OF NATIOITAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 17 ceding year. The electric load was greately increased by the opening of the Freer Gallery of Art to the public near the close of the year, so that on dark and cloudy days it is greater than can be safely carried on the cables leading into the Natural His- tory Building from the lines of the Potomac Electric Power Com- pany. Additional cables will have to be installed to take care of this increase. The ventilation plant in the Freer Building was operated in the usual manner during the winter and up to the time the building was opened to the public, since which time the speed of the fans has been materially increased, to provide the additional air necessary for properly ventilating the galleries. The result obtained by the system has been more satisfactory than was anticipated. "^Vhile the temperature of the galleries was somewhat high on extremely hot days, the circulation of air was sufficient to produce the necessary cooling effect in spite of the fact that no help was gained from the air washers. The ice plant located in the Natural History Building was oper- ated 5,234 hours during the year, producing a total of 279.6 tons of ice, at a cost of $3.41 a ton exclusive of labor. The cost to the ton is less than last year due to decrease in the cost of electric cur- rent to the kilowatt hour. The machine was thoroughly over- hauled in the spring. It is gradually growing less efficient from year to year and there is no doubt that a great saving would be effected if a new machine could be installed. An item covering the purchase of one was unsuccessfully included in the estimates for appropriation submitted to the Bureau of the Budget. The U. S. Bureau of Standards, by direction of the Bureau of the Budget, conducted a survey of government telephone systems during the year. As a result a reduction was made in the rental of the leased telephone cables connected with the Museum switch- board, effecting a saving of between 20 and 25 per cent for this particular charge. The exterior walls of the Natural History Building were thoroughly washed by the local Fire Department in August, 1922, through the courtesy of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The appearance of the building was materially improved as a great amount of dirt had accumulated, including nests of caterpillars and other insects not readily dislodged, on the rough surface and joints of the stones especially under the cornices and other parts protected from the weather. In attempting to get water for this purpose the Fire Department discovered that all of the fire hydrants in the Smithsonian Park were in bad condition and of an antiquated type, leaving the buildings practically unprotected in the case of fire. The 18 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. District Commissioners called the attention of the Institution to the necessity of installing new hydrants and of adding to their number. An estimate to cover the installation of four new fire plugs in the Smithsonian Park was included in the estimates submitted by the Institution to the Bureau of the Budget in September, 1922. The estimate failed to receive favorable action, but will be again sub- mitted for consideration. The fire plugs inside the buildings and the fire hose are tested regularly. During the latter part of the spring the valves of the fire plugs in the Natural History Building were overhauled and leather disks were substituted for the rubber washers to obviate annoying small leaks. Pieces of hose found de- fective near the connection to the valve were put in good condition by cutting away the rotted part and reexpanding to the coupling. This has recently been the practice at the Museum as the hose at this point seems to deteriorate much more rapidly than elsewhere. The expanding outfit procured several years ago has proved a profitable investment as otherwise new hose, costing several hundreds of dol- lars, would have to have been purchased. All of the fire extinguishers in the several buildings, including the Freer Building, were discharged and recharged in the usual manner during the month of May. The electric fire alarm system was tested every three months. It is not entirely reliable in the older buildings and can be made so only by changing at considerable cost to a closed circuit such as is installed in the Freer Building. When these buildings were provided with fire alarms the open circuit was the most reliable then known. During the year 11 exhibition cases and 185 pieces of storage, lab- oratory and office furniture were acquired. Ten of the exhibition cases were made in the Museum carpenter shop and one was pur- chased by contract. At the close of the year there were on hand 3,G89 exhibition cases, and 11,744 pieces of storage, laboratory, and office furniture; also 48,891 standard wooden unit drawers, 4,712 metal unit drawers, 1,047 wooden unit boxes, 224 wooden double unit boxes, 12,104 standard insect drawers, 752 wing frames, 5,885 special drawers with paper bottoms and 11,876 special drawers with compo bottoms for mammals and birds. In response to requests from correspondents, blue prints of exhibi- tion and storage cases were furnished the following establishments : California State Mining Bureau, San Francisco, Calif. ; the South- west Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. ; Missouri Resources Museum, Jef- ferson City, Mo. ; Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. ; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. ; State Museum, Raleigh, N. C ; Yale University, New Haven, Conn. ; National Society of the Daugh- ters of American Revolution, Continental Hall, Washington, D. C. ; and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 19 MEETINGS, CONGRESSES, AND RECEPTIONS. The auditorium and the adjoining committee rooms were as usual frequently utilized during the year for official purposes of the Government and for lectures, meetings and other public gatherings having objects akin to those of the Institution. The second annual meeting of the Business Organization of the Government held in the auditorium on July 11, 1922, under the auspices of the Bureau of the Budget enabled the President of the United States to meet with the members of his cabinet and the executives of all the government departments and independent establishments in the interest of better business methods for the Government. President Harding reviewed in a general way what had been done during the preceding year in effecting governmental economies through the instrumentalities of the Bureau of the Budget cooperating with the executive offices of the departments and independent establishments, and Gen. H. M. Lord, Director of the Bureau, described in detail just what had been accomplished by the Budget Bureau. On two additional occasions, February 23, and April 27, the Treasury Department, through the Public Health Service, made use of the auditorium for motion pictures along the line of its work, on the latter date for the benefit of public school officials. The Secretary of War arranged for a conference of Chaplains of the Army in the Museum hall on June 6 and 7. On calling into active service a group of chaplains of the Officers' Reserve Corps and National Guard he invited a number of religious experts to meet with them, to devise ways for magnifying the place of religion in the Army, to consider plans for a more intensive program of moral training for soldiers, to develop community contacts, and to recom- mend those activities which would strengthen the religious program for regular army posts and stations and which would safeguard the young men entering the various summer training camps. This was an assemblage of representative citizens of Eoman Catholic, Protes- tant, and Jewish faiths convened to make a non-partizan, non-sec- tarian study of these matters. The annual commencement of the Army Medical School was held in the auditorium, as customary, on the afternoon of .Tune 8, and Avas a brilliant affair. The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor in January held a three-day conference of women interested in the problems of wage-earning women in industry, attended by delegates from women's organizations from nearly every State in the Union. The meeting facilities were used by the Department of Agricul- ture on October 30 for a conference called by the Federal Horticul- 20 REPORT OF E"ATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. tural Board, to consider the importation of bulbs into this country ; on November 21, for an address on " Farm life" by Mr. David Fri- day, President of the Michigan Agricultural College, before the employees of the Department; on December 19 for a conference re- garding importation of fruits and vegetables, under the auspices of the Federal Horticultural Board; on February 5 for the projection of some of the Department's new pictures, showing the work of the Bureau of Public Roads ; cattle ticks, etc. ; March 12 for a conference of beekeepers and persons interested in bee culture, called by the Bureau of Entomology; and May 9 for a general meeting of the employees of the Forest Service with an address by Mr. J. C. Dort on conditions in Alaska. The Smithsonian Institution provided a popular illustrated lec- ture under its Hamilton Fund on the afternoon of April 18, when an address on "Discoveries in Eastern Turkestan and Southern Tibet" was delivered by the noted Swedish explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin. The 450th anniversary of the birth of Copernicus on February 19 was the occasion of another meeting under the auspices of the Institution. Dr. C. G. Abbot, Assistant Secretary of the Institu- tion, spoke on the life and achievements of Copernicus, the founder of modern astronomy. The Polish Legation was represented at the meeting. In connection with the observance of Safety Week (November 26 to December 2) Doctor Abbot spoke before the emploj^ees of the Institution and its bureaus in the auditorium on the afternoon of November 27, on various features of safety work and methods of avoiding accidents. Talks on safety by prominent speakers were received by radio and amplified in the east hall, Natural History Building, several times a day during this week by means of specially installed instruments, and the scheme was also carried out in a lesser degree in the Arts and Industrial Building. On March 24 the employees of the Institution and its bureaus had an opportunity of hearing an exceptionally interesting address by Arthur Coggesshall, of the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, on the Dinosaur National Monument area in Utah, illustrated by mo- tion pictures. The locality is one that has yielded a large amount of valuable material and one which the National Museum has re- cently entered with a view to procuring one of the larger forms for its exhibition halls. The film "Adam's Rib" was privately shown in the Museum auditorium on March 8 for the benefit of the scientific staff and other employees of the Smithsonian bureaus, in return for informa- tion furnished Cecil De Mille, director general of the Paramount REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 21 Company, for the preparation of a hall of dinosaurs similar to the Museum exhibit. Similarly, earlier in the year, the Submarine Film Corporation gave the employees of the Smithsonian bureaus a chance to see the sub-sea film, "Wonders of the deep", through a private exhibition of the reels in the Museum auditorium on December 13. The Smithsonian Relief Association and the Smithsonian aux- iliary of the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Red Cross Society held annual meetings, the former in the auditorium and the latter in one of the committee rooms. The Smithsonian branch of the Federal Employees Union No. 2 held three meetings in the committee room. The most prominent scientific gathering of the year was the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, on April 23, 24, and 25, 1923, with public scientific sessions in the auditorium and business sessions in the committee rooms, as customary. The first evening was devoted to a lecture in the hall by Dr. W. W. Camp- bell, entitled " Resume of results obtained by Crocker Eclipse Ex- peditions from Lick Observatory," followed by a reception to Doctor Campbell in the rotunda and the halls devoted to the National Gallery of Art. Other speakers on the program of the National Academy and their subjects were as follows : H. F. Osborn : " Important mammals and reptiles recently discovered by the Third Asiatic Expedition in the heart of Mongolia, and their significance " ; J. C. Merriam : "Asiatic relationships of American Pliocene faunas " ; F. M. Chapman : " Pre- liminary report on life zones of Ecuador " ; T, W. Vaughan : " Stud- ies of the larger Tertiary Foraminifera from tropical and subtropi- cal America " ; A. H. Clark : " Interrelationships of the higher inver- tebrates " ; Ales Hrdlicka : " Present status of research on early man in the Old World " ; C. B. Davenport : " Heredity of body build " ; C. A. Kof oid : " Parasitism and evolution " ; J. G. Dickson : " The nature of resistance to cereal seedling blight " ; F. L. Ransome : "Ancient high-level pot-holes near the Colorado River " ; W. H. Hobbs : " The evidence of recent tectonic movement within an area of the western Pacific " ; W. M. Davis : " Geological overthrust and underdrag," and "The marginal belts of the Coral Seas"; L. P. Eisenhart : " Symmetric tensors of the second order whose first cova- riant derivatives are zero " ; G. A. Bliss : " Birational transforma- tions simplifying singularities of algebraic curves"; H. F. Blich- feldt : " On the approximate solution in integers of a set of equations of the first degree " ; Edward Kasner : " Properties of path curves in the Einstein theory " ; M. T. Bogert : " The synthesis of new Cin- chophen (Atophan) types," and "Researches in the thiazole field"; 22 EEPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923 E. M. Slociim and M. T. Bogert : " The synthesis of new rose alco- hols of geraniol type " ; L. J. Henderson : " The exchange of oxygen and carbonic acid between blood and air " ; D. L. Rapport : " The relative physiological action of various kinds of protein " ; Joseph Erlanger and H. S. Gasser : " The components of amplified nerve action currents demonstrated by means of the cathode ray oscillo- graph " ; W. D. Harkins : " Tracks of alpha particles," and " Isotopes and atomic stability " ; H. K Russell : "A Study of motions in double stars " ; H. N. Russell and J. Q. Stewart : " Pressures at the sun's surface"; H. D. Curtis: "Irregularities in spectroscopic binary orbital curves " ; S. A. Mitchell : " The trigonometric parallaxes ot 350 stars determined by photography with the 26-inch McCormick refractor " ; C. P. Olivier : " Some results of the Yale photographic meteor campaign " ; C. G. Abbot : " The solar prelude of an unusual winter"; E. L. Nichols: "Note on the visible radiation from Ger- manium oxide and on its melting point"; Edwin Bidwell Wilson: "Electric conduction: HalFs theory and Perkins' phenomenon"; E. H. Hall: "The quasi-equation P=T dV/dT"; P. W. Bridgman: " The thermal conductivity of metals under tension " ; William Duane : " The transfer of radiation momentum in quanta to matter " ; R. C. Tolman, S. Karrer, and E. W. Guernsey : " Further experi- ments on the mass of the electric carrier in metals " ; H. D. Arnold and G. W. Elmen : " Permalloy — A supermagnetic material " ; Ralph Bown : " Some recent measurements of transatlantic radio transmis- sion"; G. O. Squier: "New telegraph alphabet"; and the following read by title only: Ira Remsen: "Biographical memoir of Harmon Northrup Morse " ; W. H. Howell : " Biographical memoir of Samuel James Meltzer " ; W. A. Noyes : " Biographical memoir of Alexander Smith"; R. A. F. Penrose, jr.: "Biographical memoir of J. C. Branner." The National Associaton of Postmasters of the United States held its 22nd annual convention in the auditorium September 27 to 29. Postmaster Hubert Work and Hon. Cuno H. Rudolph, President of Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, were among the speakers at this gathering. The National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor used the auditorium, committee rooms, and adjoining lobby from March 22 to 24 for a conference on prison industries. The development of indus- tries in prisons has been gradual and without any satisfactory attempt by the different States at coordination of production and distribution. This conference was the result of the recognition by the State Gov- ernments of the need of handling the problem from a national stand- point through cooperation. To make the conference as practical as possible an exhibit of goods manufactured in prisons — including REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 23 furniture, clothing, printing, cotton goods, and canned fruits and vegetables — was displayed in the auditorium lobby and the adjoin- ing foyer during the meetings. The National Conference of Social Work, the largest organization in the United States of persons engaged in this kind of work, had the auditorium from May 17 to 23 (exclusive of Sunday May 20) for many sessions of its 50th anniversary meeting. This was preceded by the second national convention of the National Association of Travelers Aid Societies held in the auditorium from May 14 to 16. The 23d annual meeting of the National Consumers' League, No- vember 9 and 10, was devoted to the general subject " What Women want now." This was a conference of national organizations of women, including the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Young Women's Christian Association, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Teachers of Household Economics, Parent Teachers Associations, Women's Trade Union League, the National Council of Jewish Women and other kindred bodies. The immediate practical object was to unify and focus the educational and legslative work of these bodies. A conference on athletics and physical recreation by women and girls, sponsored by Mrs. Herbert Hoover and the National Amateur Athletic Federation of America, convened in the auditorium and one of the committee rooms on April 6 and 7. The National Medical Association during its convention in Wash- ington, held two sessions in the auditorium on the evenings of August 22 and 23. The speakers included Surgeon General Hugh S. Cum- mine: and other noted medical men. The centenary of the birth of Prof. Spencer Fullerton Baird, sec- end secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was duly commemo- rated on February 3, 1923, under the auspices of the National Baird Memorial Committee composed of delegates appointed by 54 scien- tific societies and institutions in various parts of the country, and officered as follows: Honorary President, Dr. William H. Dall; President, Dr. Charles D. Walcott; Vice Presidents, Mr. George R. Agassiz, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (deceased), Prof. Frank W. Clarke, Prof. Stephen A, Forbes, Prof. David Starr Jordan, Prof. Edwin Linton, Prof. Edward S. Morse, Prof. Henry Fairfield Os- born. Prof. Addison E. Verrill, and Dr. Robert S. Woodward ; Secre- tary, Dr. Paul Bartsch. The celebration consisted of a meeting in the auditorium, followed by a conversazione on the main floor of the Museum with music by the United States Marine Band. The many sides of this great naturalist were depicted by the following addresses : "Baird the man," by Dr. William Healey Dall; "Baird and the Smithsonian Institution and its branches," by Dr. Charles Greeley 67132—23 3 24 REPOKT OF KATION-AL MUSEUM, 1923 Abbot; "Baird at Woods Hole," by Prof. Edwin Linton; "Baird and the fisheries," by Prof. David Starr Jordan; and "Baird the naturalist," by Dr. Clinton Hart Merriam. The exercises were con- cluded by a public announcement of the report of the National Com- mittee as follows: 1. That Congress be memorialized to establish in the city of Wash- ington a museum of fisheries and oceanography, with laboratories and public aquarium, as a memorial to Spencer Fullerton Baird. 2. That there be established a fund for the encouragement of re- search and exploration in the directions in which Spencer Fullerton Baird was a leader. 3. It was the sense of the meeting that the name of " Baird " be given to the laboratory of the Bureau of Fisheries at Woods Hole, Mass. The Garden Club of America, during its autumn meeting in Wash- ington, had the auditorium on the evening of October 24, for illus- trated lectures by Dr. Charles Moore and Mr. James L. Greenleaf on the subject of the Park System of Washington. The audience adjourned to the adjacent Smithsonian Building where a reception was held by Mrs. Charles D. Walcott and a private view had of her water-color sketches of wild flowers, both western and eastern, in- cluding practically all of the wild flowers found in the vicinity of Washington. The collection numbers about 350 paintings and it re- mained afterwards on exhibition to the public in the main hall of the Smithsonian Building. The Girl Scouts, holding their convention in Washington, used the auditorium on the evening of April 25 for a convention of Girl Scout leaders with addresses by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Miss Grace Corn- ing Cotton of the Children's Museum, Brooklyn, Miss Mortimer Lloyd, Dr. Paul Bartsch, and others. By a special arrangement all the exhibition halls of the Museum in the Natural Plistory Building were also thrown open to Girl Scouts, their leaders, parents, etc., that evening from 6.30 to IL At a meeting under the auspices of the World's Dairy Congress Association on the afternoon of April 17, plans were discussed for calling a world's dairy congress. Representatives of foreign em- bassies and legations were invited to the meeting. The U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture projected motion pictures depicting American methods in dairying and Mr. H. E. Van Norman spoke on dairy work. The council of the American Association of Museums held a busi- ness meeting in one of the committee rooms on April 3, 1923, preced- ing the 18th annual meeting of the Association in Charleston, S. C. The transportation arrangements for the Charleston meeting in- REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 25 eluded the assembling of the delegates in Washington and their journeying together to South Carolina, which afforded an oppor- tunity for the leaders to hold this preliminary conference. An innovation this year was a series of free Sunday afternoon lectures. Heretofore the auditorium has not been used on this day. The Woman's Welfare Association, which is actively interested in the health conservation of the working women and girls of the Dis- trict of Columbia, arranged a series of health talks by eminent physicians, both in the federal service and in private practice, on 8 Sunday afternoons, two each month, beginning in January. These were as follows : January 14, " Progress in health conservation during the past 50 years", by Dr. George M. Kober; January 28, "Utility of serums and vaccines in preventive medicine," by Dr. George W. McCoy, U. S. Public Health Service; February 11, "What the Public Health Service has done to further preventive medicine ", by Surgeon Gen- eral Hugh S. Cumming ; February 25, " The Social hygiene pro- gram", by Dr. Valeria H. Parker 'of New York City; March 11, " Mental hygiene ", by Dr. William A. White, Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital; March 25, "Human relations in industry", by Henry S. Dennison, President of the Dennison Manufacturing Co. ; April 8, "How important are our ancestors", by Dr. Vernon Kel- logg, of the National Research Council ; April 22, " The conservation of health through diet ", by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. The American Horticultural Society was organized on October 10, 1922, in committee room No. 42-3, at a gathering of a number of local men desirous of a society of horticulture in Washington. Monthly meetings of the society were held thereafter on the second Tuesday of each month, the larger hall being utilized for those of February and March and the committee room serving at other times. The society brought together and placed on display in this room on May 24 and 25 an exhibition of fruits and flowers, which was open to the public from 4 p. m. to 10.30 p. m. the first day and from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. on the second. The auditorium was again used by this society in conjunction with the American Rose Society for a meeting on the evening of June 1, when many lantern slides were shown. The Garden Club of Washington as usual held its annual meeting in the auditorium on February 2, with a business session and a motion picture showing potato culture in the West. . The Anthropological Society of Washington continued as hereto- fore to meet regularly in the Museum, their largest meeting being on the evening of December 19 when in conjunction with the Archaeo- logical Society of Washington the auditorium was used for a lecture 26 KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 11)23. by Dr. Edgar L. Hewett on " The valley of Aztian : a search for the original home of the Aztecs ". This was followed by an informal reception on the floor above, in the National Gallery of Art, where the collection of Chihaidiua pottery belonging to the Archaeological Society was displayed. The subjects and speakers at the other gatherings of the Anthropological Society were as follows : October 17, 1922, " Summer's field work at Mesa Verde ", by Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology; November 21, '■ Early Chinese civilization", by Mr. C. W. Bishop, associate curator of the Freer Gallery of Art; January 2, 1923, "Prehistoric man", by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka ; January 16, " Progress of the Pueblo Bonito Explorations", by Mr. Neil M. Judd; February 7, "A visit to the Seri Indians ", by Mr. Charles Sheldon ; February 20, " The isolation of ancient America as indicated by the cultivated plants and lan- guages of the aborigines ", by Dr. W. E. Safford ; March 20, "A visit to St. Lawrence Island ", by Dr. Riley D. Moore ; April 3; "Algon- quin notes ", by Dr. Trueman Michelson, and " Some new light on the history of the Eastern Indians", by Dr. John R. Swanton; and April 17, " Cave hunting in the Pyrenees ", by Mr. M. W. Stirling. The Archaeological Society of Washington and the Art and Archaeological League of Washington arranged a lecture in the auditorium on the evening of January 9, 1923, on " The excavations at Carthage, 1921-22 ", by Count Byron Khun de Prorak, Director of the expedition conducted under the auspices of the French Gov- ernment, and the Charles Norton Memorial Lecturer of the Archaeo- logical Institute of America. This was illustrated by motion pic- tures, the first archeological films ever taken at Carthage. After the lecture there was a reception to Count de Prorak in the National Gallery of Art, with a first view of a rare collection of antique jewelry recently lent to the Society by one of its members, Mr. Kurt Walter Bachstitz of The Hague. The hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. William Eric Fowler, Mme. Jusserand, Mrs. C. M. Ffoulke, and Mrs. George Oakley Totten, jr. A course of illustrated bird lectures for teachers in the public schools of Washington was arranged by the Audubon Society of the District of Columbia for 4 successive Tuesday afternoons as follows: February 13, "Land birds of the District of Columbia", by Dr. Paul Bartsch ; February 20, " Water birds of the District of Columbia", by Dr. H. C. Oberholser; February 27, "Value of birds to agriculture ", by Mr. W. L. McAtee, read by Mr. W. H. Chees- man ; March 6, " Bird songs and voices ", by Dr. H. C. Oberholser. The annual meeting of the Audubon Society, held in the auditorium on the evening of January 24, consisted of a short business meet- REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 27 ing followed by an illustrated lecture on " Impressions in Arizona ", by Mr. Arthur C. Bent, On the afternoon of March 27, the audi- torium was again used by the Society when a 5-reel film entitled "As a Bird of Passage in Africa", produced by Mr. Bengt Berg, Swedish traveler and explorer, w^as presented by the author. The picture showed flocks of thousands of migratory European birds associating with the native birds on the White Nile in Africa. "John Burroughs" was the subject of an interesting address by Dr. Clara Barrus on the afternoon of April 16, illustrated by colored slides of the naturalist's home, his haunts, etc. The Washington, D. C, Chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America held its annual meeting in committee room 42-3 on January 31, when Mrs. C. D. Walcott gave an illustrated address on wild flowers. The Society also arranged a series of 4 public lectures on Wednesday evenings, all in the committee room except the third. These were as follows: March 21, "Palms in Southern Florida", by Dr. W. E. Safford; March 26, "Water Lillies", by Mr. Peter Bisset; April 4, National forests and parks — motion pic- tures and lantern slides; April 11, "Wild flowers of the Southern Coastal Plain ", by Dr. Edgar T. Wherry. The Entomological Society of Washington as usual met regu- larly in Room 42-3 on the first Thursday of the month from October to June, the subjects and speakers at these meetings and at a second meeting in November being as follows : October 5, " Life histories and habits of the solitary wasp ", by Mr. Edward G. Reinhardt ; November 2, " South African Republic ", by Prof. C. P. Lounsberry, and " Luminosity of insects ", by Prof. Ulrich Dahlgren ; November 8, " Resp)iration of insects ", by Dr. August Krogh ; December 7, annual meeting with election of officers and addresses by Dr. J. M. Aldrich and Dr. A. G. Boving; January 4, "A manuscript auto- biography of S. W. Williston", by Dr. J. M. Aldrich; February 1, "A trip into Mexico for parasites of the bean leaf beetle ", by Mr. E. G. Smith; March 1, "The evolution of the fly", by Mr. R. E. Snodgrass, and " Two recent papers on Microlepidoptera ", by Mr. August Busck ; April 5, " The house fly plague in the American Ex- peditionary Forces ", by Mr. Perry Simmons, and " Biology of tiger beetles", by Mr. C. C. Hamilton; May 3, " Lisect diseases", by Dr. G. F. White, and "Unique egg laying apparatus in the tachinid fly ", by Dr. J. M. Aldrich. The Shakespeare Society of Washington gave a dramatic recital on November 21 — Antony and Cleopatra — to an appreciative audi- ence. And on November 24 the auditorium was the scene of an illus- trated lecture by Col. William K. Nay lor, of the Army War College 28 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. staff, on the " First battle of the Marne," under the auspices of the Reserve Officers' Association of the District of Columbia. The Pan American Students' Association of the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University had the auditorium on April 5 for a special Mexican night, the Mexican Embassy cooperating. A number of prominent speakers on Mexican affairs and five Mexican artists from the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York gave a varied program. Through the courtesy of the Embassy, an exhibit of Mexican popular arts was displayed in the auditorium lobby dur- ing the evening. Students from Howard University and the American University likewise made use of the Museum for meetings. Dr. Paul Bartsch addressing the medical class of the former in the committee room on February 14, and Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, lecturer on anthropology at the latter, bringing his class to the Museum on March 23. The Southern Society of Washington used the auditorium on the evening of October 28, for a short business session followed by an address by Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis on " The state of the country." The Association of Appointment Clerks held a meeting in com- mittee room 42-3 on the afternoon of October 4 ; the Federal Photo- graphic Society met here on October 27 and May 28, and the Wash- ington, D. C, chapter of Sigma Xi honor fraternity on March 7. International Congress of Americanists. — The 20th International Congress of Americanists convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 21 to September 3, 1922. Dr. Walter Hough and Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the Museum staff served as delegates both for the United States and the Smithsonian Institution. International Geological Congress. — The 13th International Geo- logical Congress was held in Brussels, Belgium, from August 10 to 19, 1922. The Smithsonian Institution was represented by Dr. E. O. Ulrich. The American Association of Museums. — The 18th annual meeting of the American Association of Museums was held at Charleston, S. C, April 4 to 7, 1923, on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the first museum in America, the Charleston Museum founded in 1773. Mr. W. deC. Ravenel and Mr. F. L. Lewton represented the National Museum. The most im- portant business transacted had to do with the establisliment of Association headquarters in Washington. In addition to the anni- versary celebration and an elaborate three-day program of business and the reading of technical papers, there was offered to the delegates by the citizens of Charleston a most extensive series of entertain- ments of all kinds. The next meeting of the Association will be held in Washington in April, 1924. REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 29 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS. Toward the close of the fiscal year the American Association of Museums opened headquarters in the northwest pavilion of the Arts and Industries Building, on the third floor immediately over the administrative offices of the Museum. This is the culmination of a movement which has been on foot for several years for the better- ment of the Association. Recently the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Foundation made a grant to the Association of $10,000 a year for three years contingent upon the Association raising an additional $15,000 the first year and $20,000 each the second and third years. At the annual meeting of the Association in Charleston in April, 1923, the financial prospects were such that arrangements were made for the establishment of headquarters in the national capital with a salaried director and secretary. Prof. Charles R. Richards and Mr. Laurence Vail Coleman, respectively. The National Museum has always had a lively interest in the American Association of Museums as the Association had its origin in a meeting of nine directors of American museums at the National Museum in 1905, though it was not formally organized until the following year at a meeting in Nbw York. That the National Museum was able to supply the needed office rooms was therefore particularly gratifying, and it is appropriate that the Association should find a permanent home where the movement started. Pro- fessor Richards is spending his first year on leave in order to make a survey of European museums, and in the meantime Mr. Coleman is in charge, as acting director. CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION AND STAFF. The organization of the Museum was but slightly changed during the year. A new section of organic chemistry was created in the department of arts and industries in August, 1922, to which were transferred the collections of animal and vegetable products. Mr. Carl C. Anderson was appointed as aid to the section on August 6. By an interchange of custodianship the division of history on July 1, 1922, took over the custody of the small arms collection in the northeast court of the Arts and Industries Building, which had been built up by the division of mechanical technology, and that division relieved the division of history of the aircraft collec- tion exhibited in the Aircraft Building. Great difficulty was experienced during the year in maintaining the watch force needed for guarding the buildings. The conditions under which the watchmen work here are more onerous and exacting than in any other bureau of the Government. With the funds at 30 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. present available, it has not been possible, especially since the Natural History Building has been opened on Sundays, to grant the watch- men time off in lieu of Sundays and holidays. This is done in some of the Government departments and every effort is being made to secure the additional funds needed to make watch service in the Museum as attractive as elsewhere. Owing to the inability of securing electricians at the price paid in the Museum, this branch of the service also has been seriously handicapped. Of a force of four, there have been two vacancies almost continuously since the death of the foreman in February. With the addition of the care of the Freer Building and a number of electrically-driven models recentl}^ installed in the Arts and In- dustries Building, the need of maintaining a full force is very great. The Museum has, however, been fortunate in being able to keep together most of its trained workers on the scientific staff. In a number of instances this has been possible only because of the devo- tion of the persons and their willingness to accept employment in what should be their leisure hours, in order to meet current expenses. This spirit of loyalty and devotion to the Museum is appreciated. The proposed reclassification of Government employees is, therefore, of the utmost concern to the welfare of the Museum. On March 4, 1923, Congress passed what is known as the " Classification Act of 1923," effective on July 1, 1924. By the act provision is made not only for a more adequate pay schedule for the civilian employees of the Government, but for equal pay for equal service regardless of the department in which the service is rendered. At present much of the discontent among the Government employees generally is caused by the fact that the more recently created bureaus and offices offer salaries much in advance of those prevailing in the older estab- lishments for similar service, and new, inexperienced clerks entering Government employ often receive more than the trained efficient workers in another branch of the service. Much preliminary work must be done before the classification act can be put into effect. Mr. W. deC. Ravenel was appointed liaison officer for the Government bureaus under the Institution. Tentative allocations of all the positions under the Institution were made during the latter part of the fiscal year and were submitted to th;; Personnel Classification Board created by the act to care for the matter. In several instances the titles of members of the scientific staff were changed during the j^ear to better indicate their positions. The designation of Dr. Walter Hough, who for several years has been in charge of the department of anthropology, was changed on March 1 from acting head curator to head curator of that department. On REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 31 May 1 Mr. C. W. Gilmore was made curator of vertebrate paleon- tology instead of associate curator and Mr. Charles E. Resser's title of assistant curator of paleontology was changed to associate curator of paleontology; and on May 15 the title of Mr. Paul C. Standley, assistant curator of plants, was changed to associate curator of plants. In the division of ethnology Mr. Matthew W. Stirling was pro- moted on December 7, 1922, from aid to assistant curator. In the division of marine invertebrates, Mr. James O. Maloney was ap- pointed aid on January 2, succeeding Mr. P. S. W. Conger who re- signed to accept employment with the Carnegie Institution of Wash- ington. In the division of mineral technology, Mr. Paul M. Frank, assistant curator, resigned on February 19, and up to the close of the fiscal year it was impossible to fill the position with the necessary salary limitations. Mr. Neil M. Judd, curator of American archeology, who was on furlough at the beginning of the year, resumed his duties on Sep- tember 16, 1922. On May 1, 1923, he was again granted leave to continue archeological work at Pueblo Bonito, where for several summers he has been in charge of explorations for the National Ge- ographic Society. Mr. P. C. Van Natta, aid in physical anthro- pology, was granted leave without pay from October 18 to June 1, returning to the Museum after the close of the college year. Mr. John L. Baer acted in Mr. Judd's place during the early part of the fiscal year, severing his connection on September 30, and from De- cember 2, 1922, to the close of the year, he temporarily filled Mr. Van Natta's position as aid in physical anthropology. Dr. Hugh M. Smith was given an honorary appointment as asso- ciate curator in zoology on August 31, 1922. During his long con- nection with the United States Bureau of Fisheries, the Museum was indebted to Doctor Smith as head of that bureau for many contri- butions to its collections, and it is gratifying to know that the Museum is to continue to have the benefit of his experience through this closer association. Another honorary appointment was that of Mr. Samuel S. Wyer on January 6, 1923, as associate in mineral technology. Mr. Wyer has for several years assisted the Museum especially by interpreting and making known its fuel collections. Four members of the Museum force died this year, as follows: Mr. Edward Devlin, electrician, on February 27, 1923; Mr. Owen Glennan, plumber, on December 9, 1922; Mr. W. E. Roche, watch- man, on October 12, 1922, and Mr. George H. Oliver, laborer, on February 10, 1923. The death of Mr. John B. Henderson, a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution, on January 4, 1923, deprived the Museum of a valued 32 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. friend, a constant contributor, and an indefatigable worker on its collections. The members of the scientific staff and other employees of the Museum and Institution gathered in the auditorium on January 8, 1923, to pay respect to their colleague, and adopted resolu- tions expressive of their deep sense of loss. The flags on the Museum buildings were flown at half staff until after the funeral. Mr. Henderson, from an early age, showed great interest in science. This, even though he was urged to enter the field of diplomacy, led him more strongly toward those subjects which furnish the ground- work of a scientific career. Shortly after leaving Harvard with the degree of A. B., he undertook his first West Indian Expedition to the Island of Jamaica in quest of land mollusks, and this was followed by many other trips to the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the last of which occurred during the past year. All these expeditions had for their object the gathering of material for monographs upon the wonderful fauna of the region. Simultaneously, with this in view, he began collecting marine mollusks, first with the yacht Doris, in the Gulf of Maine. This was soon replaced by the larger yacht EoUs, kept in commission until very recently. Thus he collected more material than had been se- cured by all previous expeditions, and these collections are now in the U. S. National Museum awaiting report. His first paper on mollusks was published in 1894 and the suc- ceeding years show contributions in various journals and in the publications of the U. S. National Museum. By this sudden death in the 53d year of his age a career of great promise was cut short. The work already accomplished, nevertheless, has secured for him a place among American scientists which will keep his memory green through future generations, when work of less significance will have been forgotten. It can thus justly be said that brief as was his service to science, it was eminently worthwhile. Succeeding his father, the late Senator Henderson, as Regent of the Smithsonian Institution in the year 1911, Mr. Henderson brought to the office of Eegent a keen, sympathetic and broad interest in all the work of the Institution ; a willingness to devote time and thought to its affairs, and a wisdom in council that combined to make his services of rare value. During the past year he served upon the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents. His personal charm and unassuming helpfulness endeared Mr. Henderson to every one. KEPOKTS ON THE COLLECTIONS. IlEPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY. By Walteb Hough, Head Curator. INTRODUCTION. The increase of the material received by the Department of Anthropology was much less than that of the preceding year, which was exceptional as to the number and value of additions to the col- lection. Many desirable anthropological collections, however, were added. In general the average was similar to that of the past decade. This does not imply a lack of material or of interest in anthropology. It is an experience common to all museums, and an experience ren- dering it necessary to acquire collections by purchase or through exploration. It is gratifying that there is seen each year an increasing interest on the part of scientific and business organizations, students, and the public generally in the collections of anthropology. This argues well for the stability of the museum as a feature of social life of America. In no country has there been displayed so much energy in establishing and supporting museums of science and art as in America. ACCESSIONS DESERVING SPECIAL NOTICE. Charles Sheldon, author and explorer, presented several rare specimens of carved stones and musical instruments of the Seri Indians, Tiburon Island, Mexico. Practically the only collection heretofore made among the little Imown Seri was that of Dr. W. J. McGee, which is now in the National Museum, and Mr. Sheldon's contribution is a welcome addition. Dr. W. B. Stephens, Alameda, Calif., presented through Dr. C. Hart Merriam a Chilkat Indian ceremonial bow, 8 feet long and carved from a single piece of wood. It has a mask at either end with inset human hair. A suit of Korean armor with iron plates fastened between layers of cloth was received as a bequest from the late Arthur S. Walcott. For many years this had been in the Museum as a loan from Mr, Walcott. Kava bowls and clubs from Samoa, together with a number of spears and other weapons from New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia, were given by Charles Joseph Parks, Lawrence, Calif. 33 34 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. These represent phases of native art which are fast becoming extinct and are worthy additions to tlie national collections. A collection of ivory carvings, bronze statuettes, and textiles, the work of native Burmese artists, was received as a loan from Law- rence P. Briggs, former American consul at Saigon, French Indo- China. The specimens, though the work of modern native artists, show that the Burmese racial talent has not deteriorated. One of the most remarkable stone carvings ever received by the division is a figure 36 cm. high, of sandstone blackened except on face and parts of the body, presented by W. H. Shir-Cliff, Washing- ton, D. C. The specimen is from the Makah Indians of Neah Bay, Wash. It represents a woman, illustrating some myth of these Indians, and reveals an unexpected power to depict expression possessed by the Makah artist. Specimens from the natives of Formosa and new to the Museum were purchased. They comprise swords, shield, spear, wooden dishes, boat model, hats, and costumes with complicated textile designs. A noteworthy Chinese harvest bell of the K'ang-hsi period, of gilt bronze, was received as a gift from Mrs. John Van Rensselaer Hoff. Among the more important collections in American archeology' the following are noted : A collection of 51 earthenware vessels and other antiquities from a pit house in Chaco Canyon, northwestern New Mexico, presented by the National Geographic Society, Wash- ington, D. C. Next in importance is a series of 73 archeological specimens from Peru and Chile, South America, presented by D. S. Bullock of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. ; 2 earthenware incense burners from the territory of Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico, were transferred by the Bureau of American Ethnology; a stone collar of superior workmanship from Porto Rico was also received as a transfer from the Bureau of American Ethnology; a series of 186 archeological specimens from Haiti, in- cluding stone celts and axes, together wath a number of potsherds, were donated by Celestino Bencomo, Charge d'Affaires of Cuba; Miss Helen Roberts, New York City, presented 20 specimens from cliff dwellings in the Canyon de Chelly, Ariz. ; and Arthur P. Rice presented to the national collections 5 small copper bells found at Nicte Ha, near Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Major Davis Bowles Wills, IT. S. Army, presented 5 terra-cotta heads and a pottery whistle from Vera Cruz, Mexico ; a stone pipe from Kentucky, with incised decorations, was received through purchase. Old World archeology reports the receipt as a gift from Mortimer Clarke, jr., of casts of the busts of Amenophis IV, or Akhnaton, REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 35 the reform or heretic king of Egypt and his queen, a statuette of the latter, and a finely molded cat, the emblem of the goddess Bast, which are a desirable addition to the Egyptian section of the Mu- seum. Mention is also to be made of a fine terra-cotta statutette of Daruma, the 28th patriarch of the Buddhist hierarchy, a lacquered Buddha statuette on an elaborate triple throne, and a pair of lac- quered statuettes of Buddhist saints; also two bronze plaques with representations of Bodhisattvas. In physical anthropology notable accessions to the collection re- lating to ancient man were received. Casts of the skull of La Quina were received as a gift from the curator of the division. This is a remarkable cast of the recently reconstructed adult skull of La Quina, which dates from the Neander- thal period. The cast is a masterly work, resembling the original to the smallest detail, and was possible only through the favor of Dr. Henri Martin, owner of the original. Casts of the Obercassel skulls and skeleton, also received as a gift from the curator, are quite valuable first-hand casts. They were possible through the favor of Profs. Johannes Sobotta and G. Steinmann of the Univer- sity of Bonn, Germany. Three boxes of slides relating to West African research on anthropoid apes and on the natives by the late Prof. R. C. Garner, have not only scientific value (they have already been used to good purpose by the Museum taxidermist in preparing his anthropoid groups), but they are also of much interest as being the slides which Professor Garner used in his lectures. Many of the slides are beau- tifully colored. They were donated to the Museum at the wish of Professor Garner by his son, H. Garner, Washington, D. C. In addition to the above there were eleven accessions of human skeletal material. The more valuable of these, comprising two skulls and one complete skeleton of a remarkable type from near Mobridge, S. Dak., were donated to the Museum together with a number of archeological specimens by E. S. Petersen, Mobridge, S. Dak. EXPLORATIONS AND EXPEDITIONS. A few ethnological specimens were received as a result of the exploration of Dr. W. M. Mann of the Division of Insects of the U. S. National Museum, carried on in southern Mexico for the De- partment of Agriculture. From Miss Frances Densmore's investigations among the Yuma Indians of Arizona and some tribes in northern Mexico for the Bureau of American Ethnology a collection of ethnologica was received. 36 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. The third year of the exploration of ancient Pueblo Bonito to which the National Geographic Society has devoted $75,000 was under the curator of American archeology, Neil M. Judd, productive of a number of specimens now deposited in the Museum. The journeys of Doctor Hrdlicka to Brazil and Europe resulted in enriching the collections of the division of physical anthropology. In June Matthew W. Stirling of the division of ethnology carried on an exploration of several ancient villages at Mobridge, S. Dak., and collected a valuable series of material for the Museum, which at the time of writing had not reached Washington. WORK OF PRESERVING AND INSTALLING THE COLLBCTIONS — PRESENT CONDITION OF COLLEC- TIONS. Increasing care and forethought are required in maintaining mu- seum material, and the diversified character of the objects in the Museum renders this a highly specialized branch of scientific work. In ethnology careful watch was maintained in regard to possible deterioration of specimens through the agencies of rust, direct sun- light, and insects, with the result that preventative methods saved perishable material from damage. Important new accessions were installed durmg the period insofar as the limited exhibition space would permit. Changes were made in the older exhibits from time to time when such procedure seemed consistent with the scientific ar- rangement of the collections. New installations have always been made with the purpose of maintaining the scientific coherence of the divisional exTiibits. By putting into practice methods of prevention, the collections were kept in a good state of preservation. The lack of i)roper storage facilities subjects some of the more imperishable material to dust, a condition which cannot be remedied as long as storage space remains crowded. In the few instances where poi- soned skins or fabrics have lost their insect-resisting qualities in- secticides were applied by Mr. Allen before damage resulted. Assistance was given in the installation in the National Gallery of Art of the exhibition of American handicraft brought together and circulated under the auspices of the American Federation of Arts. The remainder of the ethnological case labels were written and sent to the printer, completing this great work. The baskets fi'om the Navaho and Piute Indians, part of the splendid collection given by Miss Ella F. Hubby, were installed in an alcove containing most of the remainder of her collection in the west north range. Rearranging the exhibition series and reassembling of study col- lections in American archeology progressed as opportunity offered, in continuation of the plan adopted several years ago. This under- taking was in progress as the last annual report was submitted and REPORT OF NATIOITAL MUSEUM, 1923. 37 was resumed this summer during the absence of the curator. Paint- ing the storage drawers wliich house the study, series necessitated new drawer labels and revised lists showing the location of the study material, a task to which Mr. Paine has devoted almost his entire time during the past six months. These new lists will make it pos- sible to locate, with a minimum of effort, any individual specimen not on exhibition. No material change was made in the public ex- hibits. The collections in American archeology are now in better condi- tion than ever before. A detailed plan prepared some years ago was followed consistently; the exhibition series is being rearranged as a necessary preliminary to the preparation of descriptive labels and the study series is being reassembled with the object of bringing archeological material together according to geographic units, thus making it more readily accessible for examination. The task of com ■ pleting the official records, which has largely occupied the staff for a number of years past, has progressed satisfactorily. In the division of Old World archeology the section of ecclesias- tical art and the Warner collection of Buddhist art were reinstalled and labeled, and additions were made to the Egyptian antiquities. Labels to the number of 247 were prepared. The collections are found to be in excellent condition. Commendable progress was made in the division of physical anthropology in cleaning and cataloguing the Huntington collec- tion, this particularly in the last four months. Further installation is blocked by the lack of facilities, and specimens which would be of great interest to the public have to be crowded into drawers and storage. The collections of the division are in first-class state except as they suffer more and more from crowding. The section of art textiles was kept in good order and minor bet- terments made. The section of musical instruments was improved by the addition of instruments new to the collection. Some installation was carried on in the section of ceramics. Especially noteworthy is a recently installed case of American glass, consisting of old-fash- ioned bottles and other glass. The laboratory was very active during the year, completing a new Apache Indian group, three mannikins for the Chinese costumes given by Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner, and making numerous life masks of Indians. Numerous other tasks were undertaken and com- pleted. EESEABCHKS FOE THE BENEFIT OF THH MUSECM. The Head Curator engaged actively in the Secretary's Committee on ways and means to increase the usefulness of the Smithsonian Institution. He also expects to finish shortly the researches prose- 38 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. cuted for a number of years on fire and the history of its develop- ment. The work comprises four parts, namely; A monographic general treatment; handbook of illuminating devices in the U. S. National Museum ; handbook on the making of fire artificially ; and handbook on the development of stoves and cooking. In ethnology, the assistant curator made a study of the Fijian material collected by Capt. Charles Wilkes, with a view towards publishing an account of this rare old material. Various manufacturing concerns were supplied with information dealing with the various ethnologic phases of their commodities; this information was supplied from study of material in the national collections. Information based upon Museum material was given the exam- iners of the U. S. Patent Office, deciding several patent cases involv- ing large sums. Several cases relating to games, bricks, hat brims, etc., indicate the variety of subject concerned. T. A. Joyce, Deputy Keeper of the Department of Ethnography of the British Museum, and Louis C. G. Clarke, Curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, University of Cambridge, Cam- bridge, England, on a visit to study the museums of America, were shown the collections and methods of the department. They com- mended the work of the department highly and gave valued infor- mation as to certain of the exhibits. A representative of Columbia University (Extension), Miss"Mary Lois Kissell, from New York City, spent several days in studying the designs on various articles in the collections with a view toward their use in the New York schools. Dr. G. F. Freeman, College Station, Tex., spent a few days study- ing the prehistoric beans and cotton in the ethnological collections. A member of the staff of the Division of Arms and Armor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, made a study of the primitive weapons in the division, particularly in regard to arrows. During the past fiscal year the curator of American archeology continued examination of the cultural material collected by him in Utah and Arizona some years ago for the Bureau of American Ethnology and made further progress on his official report, describ- ing both the material and the region from which it came. The pit house collection presented by the National Geographic Society during the past fiscal year was also studied and a short article con- cerning it submitted for publication by the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. A. E. Douglass, of Steward Observatory, University of Ari- zona, spent several days in the division laboratories in preparation for a special expedition to be undertaken during the spring and summer of 1923 in interest of the National Geographic Society. The REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSIiUM, 1923. 39 curator is to direct this expedition and Doctor Douglass will examine and report upon its results. The chief purpose of the special re- search is the collecting of tree-ring data from prehistoric ruins in the southwestern United States. It is hoped that through this data a means may be found of correlating such prehistoric ruins as Pueblo Bonito, for example, with our own system of time meas- urement. Dr. A. V. Kidder, of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., devoted a week in early March to examination of the division's collections, especially those recently obtained from prehistoric Pueblo Bonito, noAV being excavated by the National Geographic Society. Doctor Kidder also was much impressed by the collection of antiquities from the Chaco Canyon pit house, having examined similar remains in northern Arizona several years ago. Mr. Henry B. Collins, jr., member of the staff of the Pueblo Bonito Expedition of the National Geographic Society, worked in the divi- sion laboratories from October 1st to May 1st on the cultural mate- rial collected by the Expedition. Mr. Collins also studied the Museum collections from various southwestern states in order to note the distribution of type specimens and the better to interpret the numerous finds now being made at Pueblo Bonito. Mr. Lancaster, Park Engineer, Union Pacific Railroad system, accompanied by the architect, spent some days examining the deco- rations on the pottery of the southwestern United States with a view toward using such decorations, or parts, in the tourists' hotels which the railroad company contemplates building throughout that section. In the division of Old World archeology a description of the collections, to be used as a handbook, was completed by Doctor Casano- wicz and the study of Shamanism taken up. A diagrammatic chart of the exhibits of Old World archeology, useful as a guide to the hall and to be reproduced in Doctor Casanowicz's handbook of the collection, was prepared by George D. McCoy. The professors and the class in sociology of the Theological Semi- nary at Alexandria, Va., made a study of the collections of Old World archeology and of the religious sections. The past year was marked in the division of physical anthropology by a substantial advance in the formation of a catalogue of measure- ments of the crania in the collection. The first installment, contain- ing measurements of approximately 700 skulls, is now being printed by the Museum, and another equally large section is being completed. In addition to the above the curator made further studies on the morphology and dimensions of teeth in the various races. These 67132—23 4 40 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. studies were completed and two parts already published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, while the third is soon going to print. The material in the division is freely used by members of the division of mammals and others when they have need of consulting human remains. Besides numerous visitors who spent from one hour to half a day in the division examining specimens or consulting with the curator, the following have carried on longer studies in the division : Dr. R. J. Terry, of Washington University, St. Louis, studying the humerus; Dr. Leon A. Housmann, studying and obtaining sam- ples of hair ; Drs. Ella Oppenheimer, Edith Nicholls, and Mary Put- nam (and others), of the Children's Bureau, Department of Labor, twice to three times weekly for lessons in anthropometry for work on children; Dr. Walter W. Swett, consultation and practice of measurements with a view of utilizing them in measurements on cattle; Dr. Paul H. Stevenson, of Peking Union Medical College, China, study of Eskimo crania ; Prof. F. V. Simonton, University of California, studies on the lower jaw; Dr. John W. Ross and Joseph L. Appleton, Dental School of the University of Pennsylvania, studying methods and teeth; Prof. Edward Loth, University of Warsaw, Poland, studying vertebrae, the scapula, etc.; and Prof. R. Bennett Bean, University of Virginia, anthropometry. The Museum is a conserver of forms, of history, of art, and arts. The Museum is the repository of the historic evidences of civiliza- tion. It is evident to all who have the interests of the Museum at heart that there is great necessity for the collection of material at first hand. Examples of enlightened cooperation are the well known con- tributions of material and the corresponding publications of Dr. W. L. Abbott, who collected anthropological and biological material in Africa, High Asia, and the East Indies. Without his cooperation the ethnology of these areas would be unrepresented in the United States National Museum. Another cooperation was that financed by Peter Goddard Gates for explorations in Pueblo archeology. Both the collections from these explorations and the publications based on them are essential to the work of students of the subject. These Gates expeditions cost $4,000, and the results are held at many times that sum. DISTItlBUnoX ANP RXCHANOE OP SPECIMENS. There were sent out from the department an increased number of selected duplicate specimens to educational institutions having facil- ities for caring for the material. This educational work, though REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 41 limited by the amount of duplicate specimens in the care of the de- partment which can be utilized, was from all accounts productive of much good. From ethnology there were sent out ten gift collections totaling 563 specimens; from American archeology one gift of 204; Physical anthropology one gift of 2 ; and from Old World archeology one gift of 65 specimens. In one instance three of the divisions cooperated in furnishing specimens, the sending being counted as one from eth- nology. As loans from ethnology there were sent four collections totaling 448 specimens and one from physical anthropology of 9 specimens. Exchanges : ethnology — 2 exchanges, 2 specimens ; American arch- eology, 2 exchanges, 11 specimens; Old World archeology, 1 exchange of 13 specimens. TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIMENS IN THE DEPARTMENT. During the year the department received 112 accessions, comprising 1,583 specimens. Of these, 8 accessions, totaling 148 specimens, were loans. The total number of specimens received were distributed as fol- lows: Ethnology, 417 specimens; American archeology, 900 speci- mens; Old World archeology, 45 specimens; Physical anthropology, 171 specimens; Art textiles, 13 specimens; Musical instruments, 6 specimens; and Ceramics, 31 specimens. The total number of specimens in the department of anthropology on June 30, 1923, was 648,222, assigned as follows: Ethnology 156, 103 American archeology 423, 975 Old World archeology 29,915 Physical anthropology 28, 706 Art textiles 1, 345 Musical instruments 2, 052 Ceramics 6, 126 Total 648, 222 REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY. By Leonhaed Stejnegee, Head Curator. After an absence of three months spent in field work in the Bering Sea region in cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries, I returned to duty on September 20, 1922, and at once resumed charge of the Department. Special reference is made to this in the present con- nection, because it illustrates and emphasizes an activity of the Museum, which is too often overlooked by the public, namely, the enormous amount of work performed by this institution in coopera- tion with other agencies of the Government, with museums at home and abroad, with universities and other scientific and educational es- tablishments as well as with private investigators, for which the Museum institution receives but scant credit. And yet, cooperation is the red thread that runs through all our activities, and has been so from the very beginning. As early as 1854 Prof. S. F. Baird, then Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, reported how " the applications for assistance with materials for research are constantly being received and always met with all possible promptness, so that scarcely any natural history monograph or memoir of any extent has been published in this country within a year or two, which has not been indebted in this way to the Institution." And as it was then, so it is now, as shown by the entries in the appended bibliography. A survey of the field shows that this Department is or has been re- cently cooperating with practically all the federal departments ; with all the larger museums of natural history in this country and abroad ; with most of the universities ; with all the botanical gardens in this country and many in Europe and elsewhere ; with independent scien- tific institutions like the Carnegie Institution of Washington; with important exploration expeditions in distant parts of the world ; and with a practically endless number of minor institutions and private investigators everywhere. Of larger, more recent, cooperative proj- ects I may call special attention to the cooperation with the Car- negie Institution for the study of the world's Cactaceae, and the breeding experiments with Cerions, a group of West Indian terres- trial mollusks on the Florida Keys; the cooperation with the New York Botanical Garden and the Gray Herbarium of Harvard Uni- versity for the botanical exploration of northern South America since 1918 and still in progress. Under that agreement eight dif- 43 44 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. ferent expeditions have already been carried on in Ecuador, British and French Guiana, Trinidad, Venezuela, and Colombia. Ever since 1882 the Department of Biology has shared with the Bureau of Fisheries the investigations of the history of the North Pacific fur- seals and fur-seal industry. The study of the Asiatic fur-seal fell particularly to the Museum, and as recent as the present fiscal year it cooperated to the extent of having one of its staff visit and report upon the fur-seals of the Commander Islands and the Japanese seal island in the Sea of Okhotsk. I may also call attention to the I'ecent cooperation with the National Park Service for the purpose of botanical exploration of the national parks and the preparation of guide books to their floras. This is not the place to go into further detail, but the whole matter can be summed up in the brief statement, that the work of this Department is one large, continuous cooperation with practically all public and private agencies con- cerned in biological investigations in this country and a large number of similar agencies abroad. COMPAEISON OF INCREMENT OF SPECIMENS OF 1922-23 WITH THAT OF 1921-22. Numerically stated the increment of specimens is less than one- half of what it was during the preceding fiscal year. Nevertheless, the scientific value, according to the reports of the divisions, not only compares favorably with that of the previous year, but on the whole is characterized as of superior interest, except in three of the di- visions, in one of which the relative inferiority is due to the prepon- derating importance of a single accession, namely, the Buchtien Herbarium purchased in 1922. Moreover, the decrease in numbers was universal in all the divisions, except one, that of Marine Inverte- brates. The curious fact noted in last year's report that there was a sharp distinction between the decrease in the increment of the verte- brate di^dsions and the increase in that of the invertebrates, is shown to be a coincidence devoid of further significance. The number of specimens received in any one year, as compared with a previous one, is more or less accidental, and affords only a means of appraising the relative amount of manual and curatorial labor spent. Hence it is evident that the past year has been favorable to the sadly under- manned divisions in allowing more time for catching up with ar- rears and for systematic study of the collections. The question of the importance of quality over that of quantity is well illustrated by the figures of accessions in the Division of Insects. It will be remembered that in last year's report the number of in- sects accessioned was 138,500, which w^ere characterized by the cura- tor as greatly surpassing in scientific value those of any previous year for some time back. During the present year the number is only REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 45 43,696, or less than one-third as many, and yet " the scientific value of the material received in the present fiscal year is probably greater than that of last year's accessions." On the other hand, in the Di- vision of Marine Invertebrates, where there was an increase, the year is characterized as particularly bright, not only because of the re- ceipt of many species new to the collection, among them numerous types (in two of the accessions more than 200 types!), but also, be- cause through the generosity of friends of the Museum, material has been obtained from a number of localities hitherto unrepresented in our collection. ACCESSIONS DESERVIXG SPECIAL NOTICE, AND WHY. Wliile for the last few years the Australian collections formed one of the most salient features of our accession list, the study material which we have received during 1922-23 from China may be fairly said to characterize the present year. It is hoped that this signifies the beginning of a more systematic attempt to link up the Asiatic, more particularly the palearctic, fauna with our North American col- lections looking to the accumulation of material in this Museum, which will lead to a fundamental correlation of the two faunas. The arrival of large collections from China, made by Arthur de C. Sowerby, Kev. D. C. Graham, and others, therefore, deserve special notice. The material received from the former, and generously pre- sented to the Museum by Eobert S. Clark, contained among others 264 mammals, 153 birds, 308 reptiles and amphibians, and 259 fishes. Eev. D. C. Graham sent a large number of insects, some mammals, a number of interesting reptiles and batrachians and about 500 birds, though the birds arrived too late to be included in this report. These two collections contain many novelties and additions to our series of Chinese animals. South America is also prominently repre- sented in the accession list, by a large miscellaneous collection brought back by Dr. Hugh M. Smith as a result of his visit to that continent. The large and important Evezard collection, the Metcalf Opalina type collection and other valuable accessions will be mentioned in detail under the heading of the various divisions to which they appertain. Mammals. — Mention has already been made of the 264 mammals collected by A. de C. Sowerby in the province of Fukien, China. A valuable collection of 81 mammal skins and skulls, from the Philip- pine Islands, including 6 type specimens, deposited with the Museum several years ago, were turned over as a gift from the Bureau of Science, Manila. Major W. P. Draper of Hopedale, Mass., presented 23 skulls and scalps of African mammals (mostly antelopes) from Kenya Colony, East Africa. Eighty-seven specimens collected by Dr. M. W. Lyon, jr., in Porter Co., Ind. ; skin and skull of a deer and 46 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. skin and skull of a mountain goat collected by Dr. C. D. Walcott in Alberta, Canada; 48 bats collected by Dr. Paul Bartscli in Porto liico ; and 4 skulls and 1 skin of fur seals from Lobos Island collected by Dr. Hugh M. Smith, also deserve mention, as does a rostrum from a beaked whale from Bogue Bank, N. C, donated by Mr. B. F. Hardi- son, Grantsboro, N. C. In exchange 11 skins and skulls of North American mammals not previously represented in the Museum were received from the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the skull of a Stenoderma, from Porto Rico, (a bat supposed to be extinct) from the American Museum of Natural History. Birds. — While the large collection of Chinese birds received from Eev. D. C. Graham, as already mentioned, has not been identified as yet, nevertheless a cursory examination has shown that it contains valuable additions both in species and series. Mr. B. H. Swales has generously continued to add genera and species hitherto unrepre- sented, in all 64 specimens including 9 genera and 28 species new to the collection. Among the genera thus acquired are Asarcornis, an oriental duck, Erythrohucco, a barbet, Cercococcyx, an African cuckoo, and jStactocichla, an Oriental babbler. The donation also con- tained 13 Antarctic birds and ten from the Azores, including five forms or species new to the collection. Among the Chinese birds col- lected by Sowerby there were four species new and from the Na- tional Zoological Park a further addition of three species and one genus {Xenorhynchus, a stork) . Still another genus and species new to us, Phegomis mitcheUi, an Andean sandpiper, is due to the kind- ness of Rafael Barros V., Los Andes, Chile. Further notable gifts were four mounted birds from the Secretary of State, Charles E. Hughes, a pair of " Huia " birds from the Manawatu Philosophical Society, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and an egg of the Blue Goose, Chen caerulescens, laid in captivity, new to the collection. Reptiles and hatrachians. — The two collections from China, namely, 308 specimens from A. de C. Sowerby and 33 from Rev. D. C. Graham, have already been alluded to. Both are highly interesting and contain several novelties which will be described shortly. Of no less importance is the collection of 124 specimens made by Dr. W. L. Abbott in Santo Domingo. One of the specimens representing a new species of Lej)todactylus^ described during the year by Miss Cochran, is very important, as it definitely establishes the occurrence of this genus in the Antilles outside of Porto Rico, and thus dis- poses of the theory of its having been accidentally introduced into the latter island. Three si^ecimens belonging to the genus Liofelma^ a gift of the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, was one of the greatest desiderata of our collection. This toad, the only amphibian inhabiting New Zealand, because of the doubt attached to its sys- REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 47 tematic position, its rarity, and its anomalous geographic distribu- tion, is of the greatest importance in herpetology. A considerable number of frogs and lizards were collected by Dr. Hugh M. Smith in Uruguay, from which country we also received additional speci- mens from Dr. F. Felippone. A small collection of snakes, made by Marcelino Madera, in Ecuador, was obtained through the Bio- logical Survey. Fishes. — Besides the 259 specimens collected by Mr. Sowerby in China, 29 others from the same country were obtained in exchange from the National Southeastern University, Nanking, China, through Dr. C. Ping. Dr. Hugh M, Smith's collection from South America contained 166 specimens and 10 were received from Dr. F. Felippone, from Uruguay. An interesting set of larval eels, both of the Euro- pean and American species, was obtained from Dr. Jobs. Schmidt, Carlsberg Laboratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark. The Bureau of Fisheries transferred to the collection 130 specimens collected by the schooner Grampus^ including types of two subspecies. Insects. — Also in this division the Chinese material received dur- ing the year is given place as of the first importance, namely, the insects collected by Rev. D. C. Graham in Sze-chuen, China. Valu- able and important collections have been received from a number of generous donors, such as 3,860 rare and beautiful butterflies from William Schaus, Honorary Assistant 'Curator in the Division of Insects; 1,800 exotic beetles purchased in Europe and presented to the Museum by J. A. Hyslop, Insect Pest Survey, Department of Agriculture, 1,152 butterflies donated by B. Preston Clark, Honorary Collaborator in the Division; Prof. C. F. Baker, Los Banos, P. I., made gifts during the year totaling 1,315 specimens of moths; mos- quitoes from the Panama Canal Zone, numbering 1,485 specimens, were presented by J. B. Shropshire, Ancon, C. Z., and 1,688 speci- mens of Hymenoptera by Robert M. Fonts, Washington, D. C. From the Imperial Bureau of Entomology, British Museum (Natural History), a gift of 179 beetles was received, and from AVilliam Beutenmueller, Highwood, N. J., 194 adults and 4 galls, representing 34 species, 26 of which are types. Two interesting gifts of butter- flies, 300 by Mrs. E. AV. Rorer, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 115 from Co- lombia by Frank Trauger, Philadelphia, may be mentioned, as well as 240 miscellaneous insects by Pittier, father and son, Venezuela. Dr. J. M. Aldrich, while on a vacation in the Aclirondacks, collected 2,100 specimens. A number of important accessions were secured in exchange, thus 527 Orthoptera, from the National Museum of Natural History in Stockholm; 542 Hymenoptera from Dr. Rein- hold Meyer, Germany, and 493 gall flies from Dr. A. C. Kinsey, University of Indiana. It was also possible to add some very im- portant desiderata by purchase in Europe. 48 REPORT OF NATIONAT- MUSEUM, 1923. Marine Invertebrates. — Preeminent among the year's accessions are two collections of prime importance. The first one consists of 226 microscopic slides of Opalinid ciliate infusorians from Prof. Maynard M, Metcalf, of the Orchard Laboratory, Oberlin, Ohio, being the first set, including 144 types of new species, upon which was based his monograph of the family which has recently been published by the Museum as its Bulletin No. 120. The other is a transfer from the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries of a collection of Philip- pine sponges, including 57 types of new species described by Prof. H. V. Wilson in his report on the sponges taken by the Albatross Philippine Expedition in 1907-1910. From Dr. H. L. Shantz, U. S. Department of Agriculture, was received 274 samples of fresh- water plankton, material upon which his paper "A biological study of the lakes of the Pike's Peak Region" was based. Similarly there was obtained from Dr. O. W. Hyman, University of Tennes- see, 37 specimens and numerous larvae of Pinnotherid crabs, being the material upon which his paper entitled, " Studies upon larvae of the family Pinnotheridae " is based. In exchange the Division obtained from Prof. W. M. Tattersall, University College of South Wales, Cardiff, 75 lots of Crustacea, comprising 11 species, 46 speci- mens of isopods; and 64 species, 838 specimens of amphipods, all from the Irish Sea. An important collection of terrestrial isopods from central and southern * Europe, including representations of many species not hitherto represented in our collections was obtained by purchase. An unusually large number of smaller accessions resulted in the addition of many species new to our collections, too numerous for listing here. Cooperation by the Consular Service is acknowledged as resulting in the receipt of 125 specimens of in- vertebrates, mostly Crustacea, collected by Jesus G. Ortega and Henry Notton, through the kind offices of W. E. Chapman, American Consul at Mazatlan, Mexico. Mollushs. — The late John B. Henderson, formerly a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution, purchased for this division the General Evezard Collection of mollusks, containing 11,399 specimens, in- cluding a large number of types, for the study series and in the neigh- borhood of 2,000 specimens for the duplicates. This collection was brought together by General Evezard personally during the twenty- eight years that he lived in western India, at a cost of about £2,000. He was interested particularly in mollusks, and did much of his col- lecting himself. The collection contains some of the finest material this division has ever received. It is rich in mollusks from localities poorly represented here, particularly India, South America, and the South Sea Islands. ^Vliile Mr. Henderson was engaged upon a study of the West Indian landshells, he borrowed from Dr. George H. Clapp, Sewickley, Pa., a large series of West Indian land- REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 49 shells. After Mr. Henderson's death, Doctor Clapp gave these specimens (about 3,000) to the Museum, thus making our collection of this group the most complete in the world. The marine shells, about 190 species and 1,000 specimens, donated by D, Thaanum, Honolulu, H. I., besides containing a number of types, (28), are from localities from which we have heretofore had no specimens in the collection. Several collections of moUusks from the Philippine Islands have been received from various sources, namely. Dr. C F. Baker, Los Bafios, P. I.; Gilbert S. Perez, Lucena, Luzon, P. I., including the type of one new species; Maxwell Smith, Plartsdale, N. Y., whose gift included G types of new forms. The collection of shipworms has also been enriched by numerous gifts. Thus the Committee on Marine Piling Investigations sent in 20 accessions of shipworms and rock-boring mollusks, from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, Cuba, and Porto Rico; J. W. Gonggryp, Haag, Holland, presented 18 lots from South America and the West Indies; Science and Agriculture Department, British Guiana, (through L. D. Clear, jr.) 3 shipworms from British Guiana ; C. Walton, Peterhead, South Australia, 8 shipworms includ- ing the type of a new subgenus, Nototeredo^ from Australia ; James Zetek, Ancon, C. Z., about 12 specimens from Panama; George P. Denison, Honolulu, H. I., a collection of rock-boring mollusks from Pearl Island, Hawaii ; Museum of Comparative Zoolog}^, Cambridge, Mass. (through Dr. William E. Clapp), a piece of wood containing shipworms from Port Bolivar, Tex. ; while Doctor Bartsch added a collection of shipworms collected by himself at Woods Hole, Mass He also collected about 15,000 land, fresh water and marine mollusks in the West Indies. Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, University of Colo- rado, generously donated a number of species collected by himself in the Madeira Islands, including the types of 3 new species and subspecies. Dr. Bryant Walker presented some mollusks from Alabama, including one cotype, and G. Willett, Craig, Alaska, others from Alaska, including the type of a new species. Hon. Gifford Pinchot, Milford, Pa., donated 90 specimens of landshells from Hawaii, and Dr. F. Felippone, Montevideo, miscellaneous mollusks from Uruguay. Through exchange with the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, 22 landshells from India were obtained. The Section of Helminthological Collections received as a gift from Prof. Edwin Linton, University of Georgia, 75 microscopic slides and 2 vials of cestode parasites of sharks and skates, including the types of 9 new species. Echinoderms. — The gift of 50 recent crinoids from the north Atlantic region, mostly from the Ingolf expedition, 1895-96, was received from the Zoological Museum of the University, Copenhagen (through Dr. Th. Mortensen). The type specimen of one of his 50 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. species was donated by Prof. Walter K. Fisher, Hopkins Marine Station, Calif. A series of specimens were received from James Cliumley, University of Glasgow, Scotland, and Dr. Hugh M. Smith, Washington, D. C. Ten recent crinoids from the Bonin Islands and southern Japan were obtained in exchange with the Zoological In- stitution of the Upsala University, Sweden (through Dr. Torsten Gislen), while a large series of Ophiura lacertosa was similarly acquired from Dr. Victor van Straelen, University of Brussels, Belgium. Plants. — The most important accessions to the National Her- barium were as follows : 13,165 specimens transferred by the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. These include 10,000 mounted grasses from various regions; 1,000 specimens of plants collected in Panama by Dr. C. V. Piper; and about 2,300 plants collected in the western United States by W. W. Eggle- ston; 5,413 specimens collected for the Museum by Dr. F. W. Pennell and E. P. Killip in Colombia. This material comprises the largest set of the collections made by Doctor Pennell and Mr. Killip during the spring and summer of 1922 on behalf of the National Museum, the Gray Herbarium, the New York Botanical Garden, and The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences; 1,340 speci- mens, mostly from the West Indies and northern South America, received in exchange from the New York Botanical Garden. In- cluded are 521 specimens collected in British Guiana by Dr. H. A. Gleason, in continuation of the plan of joint cooperative exploration entered into several years ago by the New York Botanical Garden, Gray Herbarium, and National Museum; 1,635 specimens of British Guiana plants, obtained by purchase; 3,095 specimens received in exchange from the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. This col- lection includes a large number of plants from French Guiana, ob- tained by early collectors, besides interesting series from south- eastern Asia; 1,331 specimens received in exchange from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 111. A large part of the send- ing consists of the collections made in Peru and Panama by J. Francis MacBride of that institution, part of which have been identified by the staff of the National Herbarium; 1,668 specimens of Salvadorean plants, presented by the Direccion General de Agri- cultura of the Salvadorean government. The collection represents the result of field work by Dr. Salvador Calderon, in continuation of the exploration begun in 1921-22 by Mr. Standley; 1,300 speci- mens of Bolivian plants, presented by Dr. Otto Buchtien of La Paz, Bolivia; 1,851 s])ecimens received in exchange from Riksmuseet, Stockholm, and consisting largely of European and Siberian mate- REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 51 rial of critical groups, besides a large collection of algfe; 2,000 specimens of plants from Yellowstone National Park, presented by Mr. P. H. Plawkins of Absarokee, Montana; 1,875 specimens of mosses from the Baltic region of Europe, purchased; 1,135 speci- mens of Guatemalan plants, presented by the Guatemalan Depart- ment of Agriculture. This material was collected during the prog- ress of a botanical exploration of Guatemala undertaken a few years ago by that department, which has resulted in a substantial increase in our knowledge of the flora of that republic; 869 specimens of Colombian plants, presented by Rev. Brother Ariste-Joseph, of Bogota; 600 specimens of plants collected in the Dominican Ee- public by Dr. W. L. Abbott. These represent a continuation of his collections of recent years, all of which have resulted in the addi- tion of a large number of new species to the previously known flora of that island; 604 specimens of Venezuelan plants presented by Mr. H. Pittier, of Caracas. These have mostly been identified by Dr. S. F. Blake of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and form an important addition to the large collections previously forwarded by Mr. Pittier from the same country ; 543 specimens of ferns, received as an exchange from the Herbarium of Prince Roland Bonaparte, Paris ; 833 plants collected in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, and pre- sented by J. G. Ortega of Mazatlan. The collections made in that State in recent years by Mr, Ortega, of which the National Museum possesses a complete series, comprise one of the most comprehensive and valuable collections ever made in Mexico; 500 specimens col- lected in Panama by E. P. Killip ; 475 specimens of Brazilian plants, obtained by the late Prof. E. W. D. Holway during his investiga- tions of the parasitic fungi of that country; 618 specimens, chiefly from the Philippine Islands, forwarded in continuation of previous exchanges by the Bureau of Science of Manila. EXPLORATIONS AND EXPEDITIONS. It is hoped that the falling off in biological exploration noted in recent reports has reached its lowest ebb during the present year, and that from now on we may expect a turning of the tide. With this possibility in view, it seems imperative that plans and problems for future biological explorations and expeditions should at least be outlined, so that we may be prepared to take the greatest possible advantage of the hoped for improved conditions. I therefore pre- pared and submitted a somewhat elaborate memorandum on re- search in the Department of Biology, in which, under the heading of " Problems " I indicated the lines along which, in my opinion, the activities of the Museum in this field should be guided in the future. 52 REPORT OF NATIOISTAL, MUSEUM, 1923, It may not be amiss to introduce here the central idea which pro- ceeded from the fact that the early biological problems and research of the Museum naturally related to the fauna and flora of North America,' especially that part opened up by the war with Mexico and the explorations for railroad lines to the Pacific coast. The necessity of working up this material was naturally paramount. With the purchase of Alaska a hitherto unexplored territory on our own continent naturally attracted the attention of the National Mu- seum, especially since the early activities in Alaska were almost exclusively instigated by the federal government with the result that nearly all the material collected there came to Washington. So intensive was this study of our native fauna, especially that of the vertebrates that within a comparatively short time North America, from a taxonomic point of view was better explored and better known than any other part of the world, Europe itself not excepted. At the time these intensive studies began. North America was regarded as one of the primary zoogeographical divisions of the world coequal with South America, the Oriental region, Africa, and the Europe- North Asian region also known as the palearctic region. Later on considerable collections from the Pacific coasts of northern Asia and from Europe found their way into the National Museum. It was then seen that the North American fauna, at least that part which occupies the more temperate portions of the continent northwards, is most closely related to the palearctic fauna of temperate Asia and northwards, and it was realized that the dominant constituency of the North American fauna actually had its origin in the Old World. Here then was a whole series of closely related problems, which sought their solution in Asia and Europe. The circumstance that the U. S. Biological Survey had gradually taken over to a great extent the restricted North American field for still more refined cultivation served to stimulate the interest of certain of the larger divisions of the National Museum in the palearctic region. The Museum has already made a. good start in that direction. It has excellent collections in many lines of the palearctic fauna. Its collection of European mammals is one of the most comprehensive ones extant. It has excellent series of birds, reptiles, and batrachians from Japan, Korea, and Kamchatka in eastern Asia, besides a respectable representation in other classes. It has also important material collected by the Lyman-Hollister Expedition to the Altai region some years ago, and the Koren-Avery Expedition to the mouth of the Kolyma. It is therefore with special gratification that I call attention to the work now in preparation and partly in progress for the biological exploration of China in the interest of our Museum. The field work REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 53 by Arthur de C. Sowerby, the expense of which is most generously met by Robert S. Chirk, which was started in the autumn of 1921 has continued during the present fiscal year, and although at present greatly interfered with by the unsettled conditions in the region where work was being done, nevertheless very material additions to our vertebrate collections have already been received as mentioned above. Of equal significance is the fact that Dr. W. L. Abbott, after the return of Charles M. Hoy from Australia, decided to send him to China to collect for the Museum, Mr. Hoy departed for his new field on December 15, 1922. Thus far no collections have been re- ceived due to difficulties of transportation and the political situation v/hich has placed obstacles in the way of reaching the final destina- tion, but recent letters indicate that we may soon see tangible results of his efforts. A third expedition in China, from which the National Museum is expected to derive great benefit is that of the National Geographic Society under the leadership of Mr. Wulsin, who is already in the field. In this connection should be mentioned the activities of Rev. D. C. Graham, who located at Suifu, in the province of Szechuen, China, imdertook an expedition to Mount Omei, from which we received very important collections, especially insects, birds, and reptiles. He is planning to make an expedition to Tatsienlu, and possibly to Mupin, during the summer of 1923, both localities of great zoological interest. Dr. W. L. Abbott, revisited the Dominican Republic in February and March, 1923, continuing his biological explorations of recent years. Unfortunately, his permit to collect birds was delayed until he was about to leave the country, so he only obtained the skin of one bird and saved its body in alcohol. His collections of reptiles and amphibians were highly important, however, obtaining as he did a new species of frog recently described by Miss Cochran as Lepto- dactylus abhotti^ from the specimen collected by him. It is nearly related to the one from Porto Rico and establishes the genus as one definitely belonging to the Antillean fauna. He also collected about 600 plants in the southern part of the Samana Peninsula, which al- though not yet determined, will doubtless prove as interesting as the previous collections obtained in the same region by Doctor Abbott, which have yielded a large number of new species. In connection with the heredity experiments conducted by Doctor Bartsch under the joint auspices of the Smithsonian and Carnegie Institutions, it was found desirable to add several species of Cerions, in order to exhaust the apparent possibilities that this group presents. 54 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. For that reason Doctor Bartscli visited Porto Kico, sailing May 1 on the Navy Transport Henderson. Short stops were made at Guan- tanamo, Cuba; Port an Prince and Cape Haitien, Haiti; Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo City, and San Pedro de Macoris in Santo Domingo, before reaching Porto Rico. A little dredging with a hand dredge was made possible in several of these places through the kindness of the captain commanding the ship, who placed a launch at Doctor Bartsch's disposal. Shore collecting was likewise done wherever possible. A week was spent in Porto Rico, where, through the kindness of the Governor, an automobile was placed at Doctor Bartsch's disposal, which enabled him to see much of the Island and to stop in many places long enough to gather a bag of leaf mould, containing minute shells. The Governor was also kind enough to give Doctor Bartsch a letter to French Maxwell, the vice president of the sugar company at Guanica Bay. Through the kind- ness of Mr. Maxwell, Doctor Bartsch was given not only delightful quarters, but all the help, including a launch, that could have been desired to make his short stay a most profitable one. A large number of specimens of the desired Cerion were obtained, as well as a large series of additional species. All in all about 15,000 specimens were added to the Museum collection as the result of the trip. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, Associate Curator in Zoology, spent several months in South America primarily for the study of the fur-seal and other fisheries of Uruguay, during which time he made exten- sive collections for the Museum in all branches, especially fishes, rejDtiles, and marine invertebrates, as already mentioned. He sailed from New York in the Lamport and Holt Line S. S. Vestris on September 23, 1922, returning in January, 1923. The opportunity to collect in Brazil when the steamer stopped was improved, but the main collections were made in the coastal region of Uruguay, espe- cially at the Lobos Islands. The collections form a most welcome addition to our series which are very deficient in material from the region visited. The head curator, at the request of the Department of Commerce, was detailed from early in June, 1922, to the end of September, to undertake a tour of inspection of the fur-seal islands of the North Pacific. He joined the party of Assistant Secretary of Commerce C. H. Huston whose primary object was a study of the conditions of the fisheries of Alaska as well as the other economic and commercial problems of that territory. The expedition proceeded from Seattle, Wash., in the coast guard cutter Mojave, and after visiting several localities in continental Alaska, proceeded to the Pribilof Islands, the Komandorski Islands, Petropaulski, Kamtchatka, and Robben Island in the Sea of Okhotsk. The return was made over Hakodate REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 55 and Yokohama. A more detailed account of the trip has already been given in the Smithsonian Exploration Pamphlet for 1922.^ Unfavorable weather interfered greatly with collecting, but a fair collection of plants and insects was made on Bering Island. During the spring of 1923 C. R. Aschemeier, one of the taxi- dermists of the Department, was given permission to accompany A. H. Fisher on an expedition to the lower Amazon River, Brazil, the understanding being that Mr. Aschemeier should devote his time to making collections for the National Museum of the vertebrates with particular reference to river dolphins and sea cows. He left New York on April 21, 1923, in the Lloyd Brasiliero S. S. Pocone^ for Para, Brazil, arriving on May 4. About two weeks after the arrival he boarded the steamer Sao Salvador for Santarem, about 400 miles up the river. He had not returned at the end of the fiscal year, and no collections have been received as yet. Dr. William M. Mann, Assistant Custodian, Section of Hymenop- tera, imdertook for the Department of Agriculture a trip to Mexico between January 19 and June 7, 1923, for the purpose of collecting and studying certain fruit flies. As far as possible, general collec- tions of insects were made and some reptiles secured. The material has not as yet been accessioned, but enough is known of it to prove its value, although owing to the extreme dryness of the season col- lecting was very poor. From Nogales he went down the west coast of Mexico as far as Tepic, making a ten days side trip to Lower California in the district between Loreto and Comondu. After- wards the states of Jalisco and Colima were visited and then a rather hurried trip was made to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and in Chiapas as far as Tapachula. He returned by way of Laredo, Texas. As usual. Dr. C. D. Walcott's expedition to the Canadian Rockies was productive of valuable additions to the mammal collection as already mentioned. The botanical explorations during the year have added materially to the collections of the National Herbarium. Dr. W. L. Alibott's visit to the Dominican Republic has already been mentioned. From April to October, 1922, Dr. F. W. Pennell, Curator of the Herbarium of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, and Ellsworth P. Killip, Aid in the Divison of Plants, carried on botani- cal field work in the Republic of Colombia. The expedition was organized by the New York Botanical Garden, the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sci- ences, and the National Museum as part of a general plan, adopted in 1918, for botanical research in northern South America. Finan- 1 Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. 74, no. 5, pp. 30—40. 67132—23 5 56 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. cial assistance was given also by Oakes Ames, who was interested in obtaining specimens of orchids from the regions visited. Mrs. Pen- nell and Dr. Tracy E. Hazen, of the Biological Department of Colum- bia University, also accompanied the expedition for part of the time. About 7,200 numbers of plants were secured, represented by over four times that number of dried specimens, which have been distributed equally between the contributing institutions. The collection is one of the largest and most important ever obtained in Colombia. Mrs. Agnes Chase visited Europe from March until July, 1922, for the purpose of studying the grass collections in several of the larger herbaria. The herbaria at Vienna, Munich, Florence, Pisa, Geneva, Berlin, Leiden, Brussels, Paris, and London were visited, and many type specimens of American grasses were examined. A large number of valuable specimens of grasses also was obtained for deposit in the National Plerbarium, including fragments of many types, and duplicates of early South American collections. William R. Maxon, Associate Curator of the Division of Plants, left Washington in May, 1923, accompanying a party directed by O. F. Cook of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, whose purpose is to investigate the rubber resources of Central America. At the time of preparation of this report, the party was in Panama, and it was expected that two months additional would be spent in Central America. Dr. A. S. Hitchcock, Custodian of the Grass Herbarium, left Washington in May, 1923, with the expectation of spending six months in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, where he intends to devote particular attention to the study of grasses, but will also make collec- tions of other groups of plants. The expedition is supported jointly by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, New York Botanical Gar- den, and Gray Herbarium. WOEK OF PRESBKVINQ AND INSTALLING THE COLLECTIONS— PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COLLECTIONS. There being no prospect of any amelioration of the conditions which are preventing a further expansion of the exhibition series or its restoration to its prewar extent for some years to come, the report under this heading must necessarily be one of minor changes and improvements. A highly desired improvement must be recorded, however, inasmuch as three rooms opening into the foyer in the base- ment have been temporarily given over to this Department for the display of the animals of the District of Columbia. These collections, which for lack of room had been scattered in various halls or stored away are now brought together and made available for the students, amateurs, and school children of Washington. By segregating them on the lower floor, their distinct local character is emphasized and REPORT OF NATIOITAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 57 their study by the visitors from the city greatly facilitated. These collections are as yet quite incomplete, chiefly because heretofore no suitable exhibition space had been available, but from now on no efforts will be spared to bring together a representative series of the District fauna. Doctor Bartsch, Curator of Mollusks, has kindly consented to look after this exhibit. During the year it has been possible to further complete the Aus- tralian mammal exhibit by adding several kangaroos, a " Tasmanian- Devil " and a marsupial cat. To the exhibit of the mammals of the Oriental Region a finely mounted Malay tapir has been added which necessitated the entire reinstallation of the Oriental ungulate case, the bottom being sanded, etc. Of other large mammals added to the exhibition series, I may mention a splendid black wolf, a full grown South American ant-eater and an African red river-hog. But the main achievement of the taxidermists has been the mounting and in- stallation of an old gorilla by Messrs. Brown and Aschemeier col- lected a few years ago by the latter while attached to the Collins- Garner Expedition to French Congo. It was thus possible to retire the old mounted specimens which has been an eyesore for many years. In the near future it is hoped to similarly replace the chim- panzee now on exhibition. The work of caring for and recording the study series in the vari- ous divisions has been attended to in the usual manner. In the Division of Mammals 18 quarter and 4 half unit cases have been added to the storage facilities for large skulls and skeletons in the attic. Considerable progress has been made the past year on this part of the collection, the new cases being used in part for storage of material that has for years been exposed in open wooden cases. A few cases have been added to the facilities for storing and spreading of the skin collection, which has been, and is still in quite an over- crowded condition, especially the large skins, although some of the smaller groups have been given proper space, eliminating the crowd- ing. Considerable time has been spent during the year in the further arrangement and storage of the cetacean collection. Ten quarter and two half unit cases have been added to the facilities for storing this collection. The skulls have all been rearranged, the small skele- tons arranged and in most part put in cases, the large skulls and skele- tons have been partially arranged, numbered, and properly labelled. A card index of all cetacean material is being made, and is about half completed. Practically all the tanning is now being done by our own taxidermists. The rotary drum installed for this purpose has been turning out very good results. Two of the quarter unit cases were applied to the rearrangement of certain groups of the skin col- lection, work on which considerable progress has been made. Addi- 58 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. tional storage cases will be needed as the collection is still in an over- crowded condition. The arrangement of the small and medium skulls in the office is complete and work has been done on the large skulls in the attic until they are in much better condition. Ten of the quarter unit and two half unit cases have been used for rearrangement and spreading of small cetacean slrulls ; 18 of the quarter unit cases and 4 half unit cases have been added for the facilities for rearrangement of large skeletons in the attic, and during the year considerable head- way has been made in the proper arrangement of this material. Dur- ing the fiscal year no other work than the adding of new material has been done in the alcoholics, which are in good condition. During the year the taxidermists have prepared 61 skins as study specimens, part as made up skins and part as flat skins. All large skins now on hand from the field are either made up, or are in the hands of the taxidermists. Work on cleaning large and medium skulls and skele- tons by the Museum force has resulted as follows : Skulls, 156 ; skele- tons, 105. Contract work on small and medium-sized skulls and skeletons has resulted in the cleaning of 1,616 skulls and 75 skeletons. The work is in a satisfactory condition, only a very few uncleaned skulls now being on hand in the office. The preservation of the col- lection is uniformly good though crowded in certain groups. In the Division of Birds study skins were shifted and rearranged in 37 quarter-unit cases (covering the families Muscicapidae, Pycno- notidae, Timaliidae, Fringillidae, Turdidae, and Picidae), and in 21 half -unit cases, for the purpose of readjusting portions of the collection and giving room for future expansion. The storage cases were renumbered, and over a hundred cases were provided with re- vised case labels. Drawer labels were revised for the 58 cases re- arranged, and specimen labels were written for about 700 specimens received during the year. Many of the larger birds of the African collections (held apart in special cases for several years past) were distributed, for the purpose of providing more room for temporary receipts, or for material that may not be at once distributed through the general collection. It is necessary to hold in reserve certain cases for the temporary accommodation of collections, during the process of assorting, cataloguing, labeling, and the temporary deter- mination, of such material. This case room was becoming very scarce, and it was thought best to distribute the more bulky speci- mens from the African collections to obtain the needed room. Prac- tically no change was made in the egg and nest collection, other than to catalogue, number, and file away temporarily the accessions of the year. In continuation of work begun last year, considerable old alcoholic material was examined and assorted, the specimens checked up in the catalogues and identified, relabeled, renumbered with tin EEPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. 59 tags where necessary, and placed in smaller or more suitable jars, with fresh alcohol. The accessions of the year were all catalogued, tagged, labeled, and placed in suitable jars. In the skeleton collection, 390 cleaned specimens and parts of skeletons were placed in proper containers, labeled and distributed in the collections, while a con- siderable lot of material still awaiting labels remains to be checked off and distributed. A large part of the skeletons received from the Biological Survey expedition of 1920-21 to South America has now been cleaned, and with the Hoy material from Australia constitutes the most important additions to the series of genera and species now r.vailable in the cleaned collection. About half of the individual bones in the skeleton collection have now been numbered, and it is hoped this work will be completed in the near future. It is often necessary, in making studies of fossil bones or cave-material, or in any other osteological comparative work, to lay out for comparison the individual bones, say of the humerus, tibia, or femur, or sev- eral species, and if the bones are not already numbered (insuring their proper return to the specimens of which they form a part), great care must be exercised to retain their identity until they are ready for replacement with the specimen to which they belong. Where the bones have been duly numbered, this part of the work of assortment and comparison is made much easier. Progress in bring- ing the skeleton series into shape is due to the volunteer help of Dr. A-lexander Wetmore, with the occasional assistance of a temporary cataloguer. The condition of the study collection of skins is sat- isfactory, insofar as there has been no deterioration during the year other than the imperceptible continuous oxidation of greasy skins especially of the water birds. A small beginning was made toward correcting minor defects in labeling, cleaning of fat, repairing older and badly prepared material, but it is hoped more progress may be made in the coming year. The collection of eggs and nests is un- changed; little or nothing has been done to improve the collection by adding the accumulations of the past year or two to the arranged series. However, this does not mean deterioration or decay in the collection, but simply that the specimens have not been " distributed '• in the series, this being a more involved matter than in bird skins- The alcoholic collection has been inspected and found in satisfactory condition. Material received during the year has been properly cared for and labeled. Some of the old material has been gone over and restored to better condition, as detailed elsewhere. The skeleton collection, thanks to Doctor Wetmore's supervision, has been im- proved in appearance and usefulness, and is being brought into a very satisfactory order for ready reference. In the division of reptiles and batrachians about 1,900 specimens; were installed in permanent places in the storage room. In addi- 60 EEPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. tion, the turtles and large snakes, formerly stored in copper tanks which frequently sprung a leak and flooded the floor, have all been transferred to stone crocks and card-catalogued in the same manner as the other specimens. This will be a very great help in locating these big specimens when they are required for study purposes. As many as possible of the cork-stoppered bottles have been replaced by glass-stoppered jars, but the task is by no means completed owing to the difficulty of securing the glass-stoppered jars in sufficient quan- tities. The laborer has finished the annual washing and refilling of all the jars in the storage room. The present condition of the col- lections is very good. The collections in the division of fishes have been very carefully examined, the containers refilled when necessary and many labels restored, jars and shelves kept clean and new material installed from time to time as study of same was completed. Twenty sets of dupli- cate fishes have been prepared for distribution to museums, univer- sities and other institutions of importance. These sets contain 132 specimens each and are more comprehensive than our regular edu- cational series. Condition reported to be excellent. The collection of insects has received during the year most of the time of 15 entomologists and a fluctuating number of preparators, usually about 25 people in all. With so many workers, a large amount of progress has been made as in previous years in studying and arranging the collection. The principal retarding element in this work has been a lack of trays and insect drawers. Most of the staff have been more delayed by lack of trays, but those who use the cork-lined drawers have been delayed on account of a shortage of these. On the whole, however, the work has progressed about as usual. The report of Doctor Ewing for the year shows that in the order of Anoplura (the sucking lice) the collection has been greatly enlarged and improved since he took charge of it in 1920. At the beginning of his work there were only 57 slides representing not over 10 species, and man}'' of these slides were in poor condition and had to be remounted. At the present time there are in the collection 368 slides, representing 107 species, many being paratypes of the recent work of Prof. G. F. Ferris. All but seven of the 32 known genera of the world are represented in the collection. The number of slides returned by Professor Ferris is 109. Doctor Boving reports that the entire collection of beetle larvae from Europe, number 540 species, has been revised and new labels have been made with the data uniformly arranged and the names given in conformity with nomenclature of the latest European catalogue. The first work on this collection was done in 1913. The work of transferring the Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, and Microlepidop- REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 61 tera to pasteboard trays began about ten years ago and has been continued as rapidly as time and the supply of trays permitted. There is still however a good deal to do in all these orders, and a larger and more continuous supply of trays is much to be desired, as the tray system of installation is very satisfactory, having many ad- vantages. In the Diptera Mr. Greene has rearranged the extensive collection of larvae and placed them in uniform vials and racks, greatly improving the appearance and accessibility of the collection. Both Mr. Greene and Doctor Aldrich have transferred several families to trays, passing the cork-lined drawers on to Macrolepi- doptera, where the supply is always stinted. The present condition of the collection is excellent in regard to safety of installation and freedom from museum pests. In spite of the handicap due to lack of sufficient assistance in the division of marine invertebrates, the cataloguing of determined ma- terial has been almost holding its own. The naming up during the year of a great deal of the earlier Fish Commission material, in addi- tion to the regular yearly and routine increment had nearly swamped the cataloguing facilities. All lots of specimens catalogued to date have been intercalated in the regular study series, and the catalogue cards in the regular reference series. As the result of the careful systematic overhauling to which the alcoholic stack has been sub- jected, about one-fifth of the collection therein contained is un- doubtedly in better condition than it has been in many years. The remaining fourth-fifths are thus one more year behind what should be the regular filling schedule. Although the collections are grow- ing steadily greater as has the volume of other work, routine and otherwise, yet as far as actual hours of labor available to care for these responsibilities, the conditions are considerably less favorable than they were some years ago. The chief work on the collections of the division of mollusks during the year consisted in labelling and classifying the great Evezard col- lection of land shells received through the generosity of the late John B. Henderson. Just before his death, Mr. Henderson attended to intercalating the West Indian material in the West Indian collec- tion. Doctor Bartsch distributed the material of Philippine origin and Mr. Marshall attended to the material from South America, Europe, East Indies, Hawaiian Islands, and Oceanica. This work, although not yet entirely finished, is nearing an end. Because of the great number of species and groups not hitherto represented in the collections from the regions mentioned, it has involved a pretty general revision of the entire collection of land shells with the ex- ception of North America and Africa. The North American species were already well represented in the collection so the Evezard ma- 62 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. terial from that region has been placed in duplicates. The African material has been labelled and registered and then set aside await- ing the return of the African collection of lands shells now in the hands of Doctor Pilsbry. The handling of the Evezard collection has been difficult because of the antiquated nomenclature used. Species were mostly correctly identified under correct specific names or well recognized synonyms but in only a few cases were the group names correct. In placing the material in the collection, practically all identifications, both specific and generic, had to be confirmed. In addition to the general revision of land shells noted above a more careful revision has been made of certain families of land shells, notably the Ferussacidae, the Achatinidae (except those from Africa), portions of the Helicidae, and a revision of the Cyclo- phoridae and Cyclostomidae is under way. In the West Coast col- lection in addition to the almost daily work done by Doctor Dall in intercalating new material and retouching the classification, Doctor Bartsch has entered upon the study of the material from the Gulf of California and has begun to describe and figure all the groups and species from that region. This work involves changes of name and classification in a very large part of the West American collection and as the revision proceeds Mr. Marshall standardizes the Museum arrangement of the collection. An important part of the work of caring for the collection has consisted of little touches here and there, day in and day out, bettering the classification, identifjdng specimens which has hitherto stood without name and in other small touches which serve to keep a collection up to date. During the 3^ear several important changes have been made in the location of various por- tions of the collection. The Isaac Lea collection of pearly fresh water mussels has been removed from its old location to new quarters in the room of the Assistant Curator, the member of the staff most interested in this group of mollusks. The foreign fossils were re- moved from this room to the room thus vacated, about half filling it. The part of the room left vacant was devoted to accommodating ac- cumulated material of the East American and West Indian collec- tions, and in addition to this the casing available for this collection was considerably increased by a more economical arrangement of cases already in use. The general rearrangement of these collec- tions thus made necessary was the last work undertaken by Mr. Henderson and was nearing completion at the time of his death. Some small progress has been made in the classification and care of the general collection of recent molluks. Additions have been made to the duplicate collection of recent mollusks. A number of slides of radulae have been made and added to the collection. The services of a laborer allowed this division forty-four days annually have been REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 63 utilized to keep in condition the alcoholic collection. The biblio- graphic card catalogue of Philippine mollusks has received but little attention, owing to the pressure of other work. The collection is in an excellent condition as far as systematic arrangement and cleanli- ness are concerned. In the division of echinoderms all of the material received has been determined, catalogued, carded, and incorporated in the col- lection. Considerable progress has been made in incorporating specimens from past accessions. The amount of unidentified ma- terial and of identified material not incorporated in the collection lias thus been markedly decreased. A survey of practically the whole collection has shown its condition to be excellent. The installa- tion has here and there been improved by the transfer of specimens to better containers. The decrease in the relative proportion of un- determined material has increased the scientific value of the col- lection, which in every way is in better condition than last year. In the division of plants curatorial work in connection with the upkeep and increase of the National Herbarium has progressed sat- isfactorily during the past year. Doctor Maxon has reidentified many specimens of ferns belonging to particular groups, and Mr. Standley has determined and revised a large quantity of Mexican and Central American material in the course of his work upon the Flora of Central America and the identification of the collections obtained by himself in Salvador and Guatemala. Doctor Kose re- vised the representation of several genera of American Caesalpi- niaceae, and Mr. Killip has determined a large quantity of South American material. Much important work of critical determina- tion has beeni done by Dr. S. F. Blake in the composites and in various groups of South American plants; by Dr. C. V. Piper in genera of the Fabaceae ; and by Dr. A. S. Hitchcock and Mrs. Agnes Chase in the grasses. At the beginning of the fiscal year there was upon hand a considerable accumulation of specimens awaiting mounting, and the number of specimens received during the year has been equal to that normally accessioned. The mounting, which is the most difficult problem in connection with the upkeep of the herbarium, has proceeded satisfactorily, chiefly because of the plan of gluing recently adopted, and of the employment of extra labor for the purpose. The number of specimens completely mounted is about 36,000, a much greater quantity than in any late year. There still remains an accumulation of some 40,000 specimens. There are also about 15,000 specimens which have been glued but not made ready for the herbarium by strapping. During the spring of 1923 all the accumulation of mounted plants, consisting of not less than 60,000 specimens, was distributed into the herbarium. As a result. 64 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923, all mounted material is now accessible for study. To make possible the mounting of perhaps 40,000 specimens now on hand, special help will be required in gluing. The services of a laboratory helper for part of the next year have already been provided for, and it is de- sirable that assistance be obtained for strapping the specimens al- ready glued. In preparing material for incorporation into the herbarium, great care has been taken to exclude specimens which will not be genuinely useful. Progress has been made in the segregation of type material from the general herbarium, and a total of 11,011 specimens have now been distinctively labeled, catalogued, and placed in individual covers, forming the so-called type herbarium. The herbarium has been fumigated with carbon bisulphide twice during the year, and some portions more frequently. Only minor depredations by the herbarium beetle have been noted. The present condition of the herbarium is in general satisfactory, aside from its crowded condition, and the fact that necessary routine duties of the staff preclude desirable work of revision which otherwise would be possible. The phanerogamic herbarium is in exceptionally good condition because of the recent distribution into it of all material ready for incorporation. Space available for placing cases has now nearly all been filled, and room for the normal growth of the col- lections can be obtained only by the erection of a balcony in the west end of the Herbarium Hall, a project which has been under consideration for several years, and for which there is imperative need. As in previous years, because of our small staff, it has been impossible to add to the cryptogamic herbarium more than a small part of the material received during the current year and for several years past. Specimens of the lower cryptogams are made ready for the herbarium as promptly as possible and held ready for incorpora- tion at such time as the services of one or more specialists may be available for the purpose. An assistant curator, or at least an aid, to have sole charge of the cryptogamic herbarium, is greatly needed. Allusion has already been made to the work completed by the taxidermists and preparators for the exhibition series. A large amount of work on the study series of the various divisions has also been accomplished and much repair work. Owing to the difficulty of getting and keeping a junior preparator, much work which could and should be done by him had to be undertaken by the older men. Mr. Brown with the assistance of Mr. Aschemeier was mostly en- gaged upon the mounting of large mammals, and also modeled sev- eral full size bodies for the proposed dikdik group. He also pre- pared several sketch models for a proposed rebuilding of the great Rocky Mountain Goat group. Mr, Marshall was mostly employed in repair work, and the mounting of smaller mammals. A number KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 65 of large game heads were received from the White House for repair prejDaratory to storing, upon which work he was still engaged at the end of the year. Altogether there were cleaned 105 mammal skeletons and 156 large mammal skulls, except those of whales, 28-1 bird skeletons and 154 bird skulls which were all prepared by Mr. Scollick, the osteologist, in addition to one batrachian skeleton. Mr. Mirguet spent considerable time repairing for another depart- ment of the Museum the old mounted horse of General Sheridan, a difficult and slow work. Another difficult work undertaken was the cast of the skull of a bottle-nose whale to replace in the exhibition series the skull of the skeleton, which was urgently needed in the study series. Besides cleaning a large amount of skeleton material of whales, he made a number of herpetological preparations, skins, and skulls for the division of reptiles and batrachians. Consider- able time was spent on the mounting of an unusually large spiny lobster. Early in the spring of 1923 a finback whale stranded near Walnut Point, Va. Mr. Mirguet and Mr. Poole, of the division of mammals, were sent down to secure the skeleton for the Museum, if possible. This they accomplished during a stay of three days, during which the skeleton was roughed out and buried in the sand, to be transported to the Museum some time during the coming fiscal year, while the smaller bones and the anterior extremities were brought back to the Museum for better safekeeping. RESEARCHES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MUSEUM. Under this heading is reported in the first line the researches undertaken during the year by members of the staff on material in the museum collections, but obviously researches on museum mate- rial by outside investigators belong in the same category. A report on the progress of their studies within the same period is very often impracticable, as it is only with the publication of their labors that the museum benefit is finally realized. Reference to Bulletin 100, vol. 5, Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters, by Rene Koehler, professor of zoology in the University of Lyon, France (486 pp. + 103 plates), to Bulletin 120, the Opalinid Ciliate Infusorians, by Maynard M. Metcalf, of the Orchard Laboratory, Oberlin, Ohio (484 pp.), and to Bulletin 123, Revision of the North American Moths of the Subfamily Eucosminae of the Family Ole- threutidae by Carl Heinrich, of the Bureau of Entomology (298 pp. + 59 pis.), make the point clear, as it is clear that the production of such extensive works requires years of research. In the divisions the research work, which is reflected in the bibli- ography appended only to a limited extent, may be summarized as follows : 66 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. The curator of mammals, Gerrit S. Miller, jr., has contimied his studies of the whales mentioned in the last annual report as the main subject of his investigations which are now essentially finished. The manuscript of a " List of North American recent mammals, 1922 " has been completed and submitted for publication. Dr. Robert Ridg- way, curator of birds, continued his work on volumes 9 and 10 of Bulletin No. 50, the Birds of Middle and North America. He reports that volume 9 is practically done and that he is now putting the " finishing touches " on the manuscript, while very much work has also been done on volume 10, the remainder of which it is believed can be done in a few months' time. He also prepared an article for the appendix to the annual report of the Smithsonian Institution. The Associate Curator, Dr. C. W. Richmond, and the aid, Mr. J. H. Riley, prepared a bibliography of Chinese birds at the request of Arthur de C. Sowerby and other students of Chinese birds ; this was published during the year, and a supplement was furnished for pub- lication later. They also furnished assistance to Dr. George D. Wilder and N. Gist Gee, both stationed in China, by correcting manuscripts and supplying various data on the birds of that region. Dr. Richmond furnished various data for C. Davies Sher- born's " Index Animalium," now in course of publication, verifying data in rare publications not accessible in England. He also com- pleted a fourth supplement to Waterhouse's " Index Generum Avium", bringing the work down from 1915 to 1922, inclusive. With B. H. Swales, honorary assistant curator of birds, he worked on the list of types of birds in the National Museum, although the work was not brought nearly to the point of publication. Progress was also made on the memoir on the birds of Haiti and Santo Do- mingo, without advancing it as yet to a final manuscript stage. Mr. Riley investigated and reported upon the status of a certain species of Chinese warbler, and also revised and submitted for pub- lication a report on the Museum collections of birds from Celebes. In the division of reptiles, the curator was absent on other duty part of the year, and during the remainder was too much occupied with other work, especially his report on the fur seals of the Com- mander Islands and Robben Island, to give much attention to the monograph in hand on the turtles of Middle and North America. The aid. Miss Doris M. Cochran, prepared a preliminary manu- script list of reptiles and amphibians of China. In addition, she continued her work on a monograph of the herpetology of the island of Santo Domingo. She also described and published a number of new species in the Museum, as shown by the bibliography. In the division of fishes, B. A. Bean, assistant curator, completed during the year an annotated list of the fishes of Maryland, based REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 67 largely on Museum material. The study and determination of the various lots of fishes received from time to time from various parts of the world has been continued, the collections specially noteworthy being those from the coast of South America and the coast and fresh-waters of southern China. The research of Dr. J. M. Aldrich, associate curator of insects, was mostly concentrated on the muscoid flies, a vast field with very few workers, the results being embodied in papers, now in prepara- tion, on the genera Ocyptera, Arrhinomyia, and Neomusca. Charles T. Greene devoted himself quite largely to the early stages of dip- tera, on which he has several papers in preparation. Quite a large number of small papers have been published during the year by the various custodians of sections, as shown in the bibliography, while others are awaiting publication or are in various stages of prepara- tion. A large number of papers by experts of the Bureau of Ento- mology, based almost exclusively on Museum material, and conse- quently of great benefit to the Museum, have already been submitted, but their publication has been delayed by the exigency of the print- ing appropriation. Dr. Mary J. Rathbun has completed another of her noteworthy monographs on American crabs, the second of a contemplated series, dealing with the American spider crabs, representing the families Parthenopidae, Inachidae, and Hymenosomidae. The first volume dealt with the Grapsoid crabs, and covered the families Goneplacidae, Pinnotheridae, Cymopolidae, Grapsidae, Gecarcinidae, and Ocypodi- dae. It was issued in 1917 as Bulletin 97, U. S. National Museum. The following manuscripts were completed and transmitted for pub- lication: A "List of the Brachyura from the 1921 Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California," to the California Academy; "Results of Dr. E. Mjoberg's Swedish Scien- tific Expedition to Australia, 1910-13. Brachyura, Albuneidae, and Porcellanidae," to the Stockholm Museum ; " Brachyuran crabs collected at Curagao by Dr. 0. J. van der Horst in 1920," to the Zoological Society of Amsterdam; "The Brachyuran crabs collected by the U. S. Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1911, chiefly on the west coast of Mexico," to the American Museum of Natural History. Four other papers prepared by Miss Rathbun and published during the year are listed in the accompanying bibliography. In addition she has made a great many routine identifications of miscellaneous lots of crabs received during the year from various sources, and as time has permitted, has continued her studies on fossil Crustacea, especially of the west coast of North America. The " Report on the Crustacea Macrura (Families Peneidae, Campy lonotidae, and Pandalidae) obtained by the F. I. S. Endeavour in Australian Seas" prepared 68 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. by the curator, Dr. W. L. Schmitt, for the Australian Museum, is now in press. He has continued work upon the reports on the Macrura and Anomura of the American Museum Congo Expedition, and the Albatross 1911 Expedition to the Gulf of California. In the course of routine identifications a very considerable accumulation of the earlier Fish Commission collections of shrimps and hermit crabs have been identified. An annotated "List of the Macrura and Anomura from the 1921 Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Gulf of California" has also been prepared and transmitted to that Institution for publication. A very considerable part of the time of Clarence K. Shoemaker, assistant curator, has been given to looking after office routine, and the separation of collections of in- vertebrates into their component classes, in order to render them available for specialists in the various groups. Some time has been devoted to the classification of the collection of Amphipods sent to the Musemn for identification, in connection with which studies a great many specimens in our unidentified collections have been deter- mined, catalogued, and incorporated in the regular reference col- lections. Work has been continued upon the Amphipods of the Cheti- camp Expedition of the Biological Board of Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and some headway made with a report upon the Am- phipods of the Albatross 1911 Expedition to Lower California. H. K. Harring, custodian of the Rotatoria, has continued his inten- sive studies on those forms. He has completed in collaboration with Frank J. Myers, the second part of their joint report on " The Roti- fers of Wisconsin." This completes the revision of the family Notommatidae, and will be published as volume 21 of the Transac- tions of the Wisconsin Academy. Some time was given to field work in preparation for the monograph of American Rotifers contem- plated by Mr. Harring in collaboration with Frank J. Myers, of the American Museum of Natural History. In the course of the year a considerable number of routine identifications have been made of material sent in for determination. Prof. Max M. Ellis, of the Uni- versity of Missouri, collaborator, has nearly completed his report on the North American Discodrilid collections resulting from a cross- continent automobile trip during the summer of 1921. Dr. William H. Dall, honorary curator of mollusks, completed his monograph of the Hawaiian shell-bearing mollusks and Brachi- opods and the manuscript has been forwarded to the Bishop Mu- seum, Honolulu, for publication. An expedition to Palmyra Island, situated about a thousand miles to the southward of Hawaii, in the summer of 1922, was accompanied by D. Thaanum of Honolulu, the donor of the Hawaiian collection, who presented to the Museum a series of shells collected, with the understanding that a report REPORT OF NATIOl^AL MUSEUM, 1923. 69 should be made on the collection. Doctor Dall has completed the manuscript, with the exception of the illustrations of the new species. Dredgings by the Albatross off the east coast of Florida in 1885 and 1886 obtained a certain quantity of bottom material con- taining numerous minute shells. These were segregated and mounted for study by Doctor Dall and studied in the intervals of other work. During the present fiscal year Doctor Dall undertook the complete examination of the material, which comprised about 400 deep-sea species. The Dentalia had been worked up by Mr. Henderson but the remainder were unexamined. The manuscript has been completed except for certain comparisons. During the first half of the fiscal year, John B. Henderson, a Kegent of the Smith- sonian Institution, as in former years was an arduous, voluntary worker upon the East Coast collections. Tlie major portion of his time during the year was devoted to the preparation of a mono- graph on the Turritidae of the Western Atlantic and continued work begun in the past on a monograph of the Antillean land and fresh-water mollusks, a list of the mollusks collected by the Bar- bados-Antigua Expedition of the State University of Iowa and work on the mollusk fauna of the vicinity of Beaufort, N. C. The last problem was a cooperative study by Mr. Henderson and Dr. Bartsch. Mr. Henderson unselfishly devoted considerable of his time that might otherwise have been used for research to the routine work of identifying East Coast material for outside correspondents. His lamented death has deprived this division of an earnest, loyal, and generous worker. Dr. Paul Bartsch, curator of mollusks, has found the time consumed by answering routine questions and identi- fying speciments to be increasing steadily. The economic impor- tance of the mollusks is becoming more manifest each year. Apart from their value as one of the most important food supplies, it is only necessary to touch upon the shipworm problem, and their in- creasing importance in their relationship to public health the world over, as many of these forms serve as intermediate host in the com- plicated life history of Trematode worms. Calls for identification of material have come in not only from our own health offices and schools of public health, but likewise from many other countries. This means a necessary revision of the intermediate hosts in ques- tion and incidentally the preparation of card catalogues of the vari- ous species involved, in order to determine their relationship and dis- tribution. The genus Planorbis^ one of importance in this connec- tion, has required no less than 2,000 cards to permit of an intelligent handling of the systematic problem. The greater part of Doctor Bartsch's time available for research has been given to the mono- graphing of the mollusks of the Mazatlanic faunal area. When 70 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1023. completed, this work will cover several volumes. It is largely based upon the collections obtained by the American Museum Expedition of the TJ. S. Fisheries Steamer Albatross to the Gulf of California, in 1911, on which expedition Doctor Bartsch was present and stressed the gathering of material from this region. The work, however, will not be confined to this alone, but will embrace all the material in the National Museum collection, as well as that pre- viously treated. The fraction of time remaining was given to a continuation of the work begun in previous years on the small East American marine mollusks of the genera Trijyhora, Bittium, Cerithi- opsis, and Metaxia and upon mollusks of the family Vitrinellidae, the Philippine Nudibranch mollusks, the West American Caecidae, the land mollusks of the Windward and Leeward Group, the Philip- pine land mollusks, especially the Heimglyptas^ and with Mr. Hen- derson the mollusks of the Beaufort, N. C, region. William B. Mai-shall, assistant curator, although most of his time of necessity is taken up largely with labeling, registering, identifying, and dis- tributing specimens, nevertheless was able to make examinations of the microscopic details of several hundred species of pearly fresh water mussels of all genera and from all parts of the world. The results will be embodied in a short paper drawing attention to some interesting discoveries made. Dr. Charles Wardell Stiles, custodian of the helmintheological collections, and Dr. B. H. Kansom, assist- ant custodian, have continued their study of the parasites of man and other animals. Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan, custodian of madre- porarian corals, has worked on the recent corals. During the past year the efforts of Austin H. Clark, curator of echinoderms, have been directed chiefly toward the completion of part 3 of Bulletin 82 which will include the systematic description of the Comatulid crinoids. The greater part of the work has now been completed, and the manuscript of about half of it, amounting to something over 1,000 pages, is in final form and ready for publi- cation. The report upon the crinoids of the Danish Ingolf expedi- tion was completed and is now in press. The special investigations begun or continued in the division of plants during the year are as follows: Dr. Frederick V. Coville, curator, has continued his studies in breeding and propagation of the blueberries (Vaccinium), and has, as usual, made frequent use of the herbarium. Dr. J. N. Kose, associate curator, has continued his studies of the Cactaceae, in cooperation with Dr. N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief of the New York Botanical Garden, an investiga- tion which has been under way since 1911. The fourth and final volume of their report upon the family is now in press, and will be issued during the summer of 1923 by the Carnegie Institution of REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 71 Washington. Doctor Kose has also continued his studies of Ecua- dorean plants, and has undertaken the account of the family Caesalpiniaceae for the North American flora. Dr. William R. Maxon, Associate Curator, has been engaged in work upon the pteridophyta, especially those of tropical America, and has given special attention to several important collections from the West Indies and South America, as well as others from the Pacific Islands. He has published several papers containing accounts of special groups and descriptions of new species from various parts of the world. Paul C. Standley, associate curator, has made some progress in the prepa- ration of a synoptical account of the plants of Central America and Panama, and has undertaken the compilation of a separate descrip- tive flora of the Panama Canal Zone. Most of his work with Central American plants has concerned the identification of the collections which he obtained in 1922 in Salvador and Guatemala. The identifi- cation of this collection has now been completed, and there has been prepared a list of the plants of Salvador, which it is expected will be published in that country. The flora of Alaska and the account of the plants of Glacier National Park, mentioned in previous reports as having been completed, have not as yet been published. Emery C. Leonard, aid, has nearly completed his study of the genus Scutellaria^ and has continued work upon the collections obtained by Dr. W. L. Abbott in the Dominican Republic. Ellsworth P. Killip, aid, has made further studies of the genus Passiflora, and has also been engaged with the determination of several extensive collections of South American plants, particularly those obtained by himself and Dr. F. W. Pennell in Colombia. Dr. C. Hart Merriam, associate in zoology, continued his studies on North American bears and other mammals. N. HoUister com- pleted the last part of his report on the East African mammals in the United States National Museum, Bulletin 99, embracing the artiodactyls. He also started a comprehensive study of the mam- mals recently received by the museum from southern China. Dr. O. P. Hay, of the Carnegie Institution, has made constant use of the collections in connection with his work on the Pleistocene fauna of North America. Many of the researches of the members of the Biological Survey are so connected with the Museum material that no line can be drawn as to who is most benefited. Dr. Alexander Wetmore worked more or less constantly upon the collections deter- mining South American material collected by him. He also made extensive use of the skeleton series in studies of fossil birds and in a review of family and generic relationships in certain groups. Dr. H. C. Oberholser made constant use of the facilities of the division of birds both in connection with his North American studies, and espe- 67132—23 6 72 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. cially in his work on the East Indian collections made by Dr. W. L. Abbott. To James P. Chapin, of the American Museimi of Natural History, the division is indebted for the determination of some African weaver-birds sent him, and to W. E. Clyde Todd, of the Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh, Pa., for the determination of some South American fly-catchers. Dr. E. R. Dunn, of Smith College, has been constantly drawn upon for identification of difficult sala- manders. A. I. Ortenburger, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, has continued his work on the North American snakes of the genus Coluber, and Dr. F. N, Blanchard, of the Museum of the University of Michigan, his studies of the North American water snakes (Natrix), In the division of fishes Henry W. Fowler, of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa., has cooper- ated as heretofore. The researches of the Bureau of Entomology, Department of Agri- culture, are so intimately interwoven with the collections of the division of insects that as a whole they may be claimed as for the benefit of the Museum, and to single out the work of individuals, not custodians of sections, would be invidious, except perhaps where it has resulted during the year in manuscripts submitted for publica- tion, such as the paper by R. A. Cushman " On the genera of the Ichneumon flies " etc., and R. A. St. George's " Studies on the larvae of North American Beetles." Dr. R. V. Chamberlin, of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, has kindly continued his assistance in deter- mining specimens of spiders and myriopods. as there is no specialist in these groups in Washington. Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. of the University of Colorado, has been one of our most valued collabo- rators. Dr. F. F. Laidlaw. of Devon. England, has completed another portion of his work on dragon-flies of the East Indies (Museum material) and the manuscript has been received for publication. Extensive collections of unidentified material in various groups have been sent to outside investigators for the benefit of the Museum, such as bumblebees to Mr. T. H. Frison, University of Illinois, bees of the genus Trigona to Dr. F. E. Lutz. of The American Museum of Natural History, scorpions to Prof. William Patten, of Dartmouth College, stone-flies to Prof. P. W. Claassen. of Cornell University. Alaskan horse-flies to Prof. J. S. Hine, Ann Arbor, Mich. : flies of the genus Gonia to Dr. John Tothill, Fredericton, New Brunswick, etc. The lack in Washington of specialists in numerous groups of invertebrates, outside of mollusks, echinoderms, and insects, has made the division of marine invertebrates dependent on the gen- erous assistance of students all over the country, whom the curator has designated as his " volunteer staff," and to whom the Museum is greatly indebted. It includes the following names together with the REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923, 73 particular groups on which they are working: Dr. Henry B. Bige- low (Medusae, Ctenophora), Dr. K. H. Barnard (Isopods), Dr. L. R. Gary (Alcyonarians), Dr. R. V. Chamberlin (Annelids and Gcphyrea), Dr. Henri Coutiere (Crangonidae (Crustacea)), Dr. Joseph A. Cushman (Foraminifera), Prof. Arthur Dendy (Sponges), Prof. A. A. Doolittle (Fresh-water Entomostraca), Prof. G. S. Dodds (Fresh- water Entomostraca), Prof. C. O. Es- terly (Marine copepods), Dr. A. G. Huntsman (Ascidians), Frits Johansen (Fresh-water Entomostraca), T. Kaburaki (Turbellaria), Dr. C. D wight Marsh (Fresh- water copepods). Dr. Maynard M. Metcalf (Salpa, Pyrosoma, Protozoa), Dr. J. Percy Moore (Leeches), Dr. Charles C. Nutting (Hydroids), Dr. Raymond C. Osburn (Bryozoa), Dr. Henry A. Pilsbry (Barnacles), Capt. F. A. Potts (Rhizocephalids (Crustacea)), Prof. Frank Smith (Earth- worms, Fresh-water sponges). Dr. W. M. Tattersall (Mysidacea (Crustacea)), Dr. Aaron L. Treadwell (Annelids), Dr. Willard G. Van Name (Ascidians), and Dr. C. B. Wilson (Parasitic, and free- swimming marine copepods). The division of mollusks has not been greatly dependent on the research of outsiders, although indebted to Dr. Frank Baker, Uni- versity of Illinois, for identification of mollusks of the genus Physa; Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, University of Colorado, for deter- mination of a collection of slugs; Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa., of a naiad from Mexico, and to Dr. Victor Sterki, New Philadelphia, Ohio, for identification of some fresh-water mussels. Assistance is gratefully acknowledged to tk» Navy Department for transportation of Doctor Bartsch during his recent collecting trip to Cuba, Haiti, and Porto Rico. In the National Herbarium Dr. S. F. Blake, of the Department of Agriculture, has rearranged the material of several critical gi'oups and has determined large quantities of unidentified specimens, chiefly in the composites. Dr. C. V. Piper also has given attention to several groups of the family Fabaceae; and Ivar Tidestrom has completed a flora of Utah and Nevada, which has been in course of preparation for several years, and is now ready for publication. As in previous years, correspondents whose cooperation has increased the value of the material in the herbarium are those to whom speci- mens have been transmitted for critical study. Special mention may be made of several persons who have rendered assistance in the determination of plants of special groups. Because of the fact that there is in the herbarium no one who is engaged in study of the lower cryptogams, it is necessary to send these to outside specialists for identification. Among those who have cooperated in this con- nection are Mrs. E. G. Britton, Dr. W. A. Murrill, Dr. M. A. Howe, 74 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. and K. S. Williams, of the New York Botanical Garden ; Dr. A. W. Evans, of Yale University; G. K. Merrill, of Kockland, Me.; and H. N. Dixon of Northampton, England. Oakes Ames of Boston has determined many specimens of orchids, and Kenneth K. Mac- kenzie of New York City numerous specimens of the genus Garex. EESEARCHES ELSEWHERE AIDED BT MUSEDM MATERIAL. The cooperation with outside institutions and scientij&c investi- gators alluded to in the introduction to this report is well exemplified in the following lists of students to whom this department has sent out material for research or who have come to Washington to examine the collections of the National Museum, to which they have been given full access, or to consult its officers who have spared no pains in assisting in every possible way. A. B. Howell, of Pasadena, Calif., spent the winter in Washington for the purpose of studying the microtine rodents as well as the gold finches in the national col- lection; the bird collections were studied by various ornithologists, thus by A. C. Bent, Taunton, Mass., who examined skins and eggs of North American geese and related birds in connection with his " Life Histories " ; Dr. Frank M. Chapman, American Museum of Natural History, New York, who during three visits studied South American birds; Romeyn B. Hough, Lowville, N. Y., who examined specimens of the genus Myaaestes; Harey Malleis, who before visiting Guate- mala for the Biological Survey, spent many days studying the birds of that country; James L. Peters, Museum of Comparative Zoology, who spent about three days examining the series of ruffed grouse; Dr. John C. Phillips, Wenham, Mass., who studied certain ducks and geese in connection with his forthcoming monograph; F. A. Potts, Central Aguirre, Porto Rico, who spent a day examining various North American waders and other birds likely to occur in Porto Rico ; Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, who examined certain material in the osteological series. In addition the following were given the privilege of examining the study collections in whole or in part: Dr. T, G. Ahrens, Berlin, Germany; Bengt Berg, Stockholm, Sweden ; Dr. Amos W. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Donald R. Dickey, Pasadena, Calif.; Edward von S. Dingle, Summerton, S. C. ; Mrs. Mena V. French, Wayland, Mass. ; Mrs. Edward C. Wynne, AVash- ington, D. C. ; Prof. A. L. Herrera, director of the National Museum of Mexico; Mrs. Nellie C. Knappen and Miss Marian J. Pellew, Washington, D. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Snow, of California, and Dr. Clara Barrus of New York, Dr. Thomas Barbour, Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Dr. E. R. Dunn, Smith College, paid several visits to the Museum during the year examining reptiles and amphibians. The division of fishes was visited by Dr. David Starr Jordan while in Washington in February. REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 75 The collections of the division of insects have been examined by a number of entomologists as follows: Prof. J. Chester Bradley, of Cornell University, made three trips to Washington to study the col- lections of South American species, and to compare types of various species from North America and the Philippines. He has also spent considerable time consulting with the specialists on a new classifica- tion of the order Hymenoptera ; C. Howard Curran of the Entomo- logical Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada, spent a week in the winter studying Diptera of the family Syrphidae ; Dr. F. E. Lutz of the American Museum of Natural History, made two visits to the Museum for the study of types and identified material in the collection belonging to the bee genera Trigona and Melipona; Dr. W. T. M. Forbes of Cornell University spent some days at the Museum in the study of Lepidoptera; Dr. William T. Barnes, De- catur, Illinois, who has one of the largest private collections in the world, visited the Museum in February for a few days, to examine Lepidoptera; Eobert M. Fouts, Washington, D. C, has spent some time studying the Serphoid parasites in the collection; C. F. W. Muesebeck of the Bureau of Entomology, spent about four weeks in the study of the Braconid parasites collection belonging to the genus Microhracon; H. L. Viereek, during the past fiscal year while con- nected with the Bureau of Biological Survey, made many trips to the Museum to consult the collection of bees belonging to the genus Andrena; J. B. Malloch, who is connected with the Biological Sur- vey, visits the Museum frequently for comparison and study of the Diptera. In the division of marine invertebrates Dr. A. G. Hunts- man of the Biological Board of Canada, spent two days in examin- ing a number of Ascidian type specimens in connection with his forthcoming monograph on the Ascidians of the Northwest coast; Prof. E. N. Griggs, of George Washington University, availed him- self of the facilities of the division during part of two days looking up information regarding invertebrates relative to a lecture course on evolution; Dr. Julia A. Gardner of the Geological Survey has several times consulted our slides of mounted foraminifera in fur- therance of her paleontological researches ; as in past years material assistance has been rendered members of the scientific staff of the Biological Survey in the identifications of invertebrate remains, chiefly Crustacea, found in bird stomachs; the Bureau of Fisheries, in the determination and furnishing of information relative to ma- rine and aquatic invertebrates ; the Zoological Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry in the classification of invertebrate hosts of ani- mal parasites; and the Federal Horticultural Board in identifying invertebrates found associated with various plant importations. As in former years, workers from the U. S. Geological Survey have 76 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. been allotted space in the division of raollusks and have consulted the collections of recent mollusks in connection with their work, as fol- lows : Dr. C. Wythe Cooke, in intervals between field details, work- ing on the Eocene and Oligocene faunas; Dr. W. P. Woodring, also incidental to the time spent in the field, studying the West Indian Tertiary fossil mollusks; Dr. Julia A. Gardner, a constant worker, studying the Oligocene faunas ; Dr. W. C. Mansfield, likewise a con- stant worker, preparing reports on fossils from Suva and the Fiji Islands, the Miocene stratigraphy, etc.; Dr. William E. Clapp of Cambridge, Mass., spent two days consulting the shipworm collec- tion. This collection was likewise studied by Prof. Thurlow C. Nel- son, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J., and Frank Potts of Cambridge University, England; Dr. W. S. Barbeau of Mauritius spent a day studying the mollusks which serve as intermediate hosts of human and animal parasites; R. Z. Fahs of Los Angeles, Calif., spent a day with the general mollusk collection ; Mrs. H. K. Marshall of Carville, La., spent three days studying shells from the Fiji Islands; William C. Metcalfe of New York City spent three days reviewing the Cypraeidae; Mrs. T. S. Oldroyd, curator of mollusks at Stanford University, Calif., spent about a month with the West American mollusk collections, gathering up literature and figures of such material as is not contained in the collection at Stanford; Dr. J. Strohl of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, worked one day in connection with his studies on bacteria found in certain land mollusks; Dr. Carlos de la Torre, President of the University of Havana, Havana, Cuba, worked with Mr. Henderson for two days on the West Indian mollusk collection; Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Webb of Rochester, N. Y., worked with Doctor Bartsch for two days on the Philippine collections; Miss Mary Quick, a student at George Washington University, devoted six hours a week for the entire school year to comparative anatomic studies of the mol- lusks of the genus GeHon; J. Edward Hoffmeister, a graduate student in geology at Johns Hopkins University, completed a de- tailed study of about 85 species of living corals from Pago Pago Harbor, Samoa. This work will be published by the Carnegie In- stitution of Washington; L. A. Faustino, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Mines of the Philippine Islands, spent nearly a year with the collections of Philippine corals. Among professional botanists from outside of Washington who have visited the National Her- barium are : Dr. B. L. Robinson, curator of the Gray Herbarium, who was engaged in examination of the National Museum representation of the group Eupatorieae, of which he is preparing a monographic treatment; Dr. J. H. Barnhart, of the New York Botanical Garden, in connection with his studies of the Bladderwort Family (Lentibu- REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 77 luriaceae) ; Prof. W. A. Setchell, of the University of California, who is interested in the floras of certain islands of the Pacific Ocean ; and Alfred Rehder, of the Arnold Arboretum. The extent to which loans of specimens have been made to institu- tions and investigators at their request for aid in the study of their own material will be seen from the following list: Mammals were loaned to the American Museum of Natural History, New York, for the benefit of Dr. William K. Gregory, Childs Frick, and others; Dr. Oklfield Thomas, British Museum; Brooklyn Museum, New York ; A. B. Howell, Pasadena. Calif. ; Dr. Glover M. Allen, Museum of Comparative Zoology; E. R. Hall, University of Kansas; R. J Terry, Washington University, St. Louis, 111.: Dr. R. I. Pocock, Zoological Society of London. Birds were sent to the American Museum of Natural History; the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; W. E. Clyde Todd, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Dr. C. E. Hellmayr, Field Museum of Natural History, Chi- cago; Museum of Comparative Zoology for the benefit of D. Bangs and James L. Peters; Harry S. Swarth, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Berkeley, Calif. ; Walther H. Rich, Falmouth, Me. : P. A. Taverner, Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, Canada; Dr. Jona- than Dwight, New York; H. H. Bailey, Miami Beach Zoological Park and Museum. Specimens of birds or eggs were also lent locally for various purposes to D. C. Chapter of Boy Scouts ; Frank Bond ; Dr. N. A. Cobb; Mrs. E. K. Peeples; Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. Reptiles and amphibians were sent to Dr. E. R. Dunn, Smith College; Museum of Comparative Zoology for the benefit of Dr. T. Barbour ; Mrs. H. T. Gaige, and Dr. Frank N. Blanchard, University of Michigan; Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa; Percy Viosca, jr., New Orleans, La., and A. I. Ortenburger, American Museum of Natural History. Specimens of fishes were borrowed by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, and by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, of Washington, D. C. The division of insects has transmitted to outside entomolo- gists for their benefit as follows : Dr. A. C. Kinsey, Indiana Univer- sity; C. Howard Curran, Entomological Branch of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada; Maj. W. S. Patton, Edinburgh University, Scotland; J. R. Watson, University of Florida; Prof. C. R. Corkins, State Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.; National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. ; Prof. P. W. Claassen, Cornell University; Dr. John Tothill, Fred- ericton, New Brunswick; Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, H. I.; Dr. Roger C. Smith, Kansas State College; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; Dr. A. B. Wolcott, Field Museum of Natural History ; Prof. W. S. Blatchley, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Dr. C. H. Kennedy, Ohio State University. Material from the division 78 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. of marine invertebrates was sent to Daniel Cook, University of Cin- cinnati; Prof. G. S. Dodds, West Virginia University; Dr. Charles J. Fish, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. ; George M. Gray, curator, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.; Dr. A, G. Huntsman, Biological Board of Canada, Toronto; Dr. Stanley Kemp, Dublin, Ireland; Dr. T. Odhner, Riks- museet, Stockholm; Dr. A. L. Treadwell, Vassar College. Two abnormal echinoids were sent to Prof. Eene Koehler for study in connection with his work on variation in these animals. The number of plants lent to institutions or to individuals outside of Washington during the past fiscal year is 1,660, comprised in 59 lots, considerably less than for some years past. Of these the following deserve special notice : 456 specimens of Orchidaceae from tropical America lent to Oakes Ames of Boston, Mass., for study in connection with his critical w^ork upon American orchids, especially those of Central America; 119 sheets of Carex^ sent to Kenneth K. Mackenzie of Maplewood, N. J., who is monographing this difficult group for the North American Flora; 125 specimens of Senecio from South America, sent to the Missouri Botanical Garden for study by Dr. J. M. Greenman, who is engaged in monographic work upon this genus; 66 specimens of Scitaminales, lent to Prof. W. W. Rowles, of Cornell University, who is preparing the account of the order for the proposed flora of Central America and Panama. DISTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE OF SPECIMENS. Duplicates distributed to high schools, colleges, institutions, etc., aggregated 3,545 specimens, of which 1,490 consisted of mollusks in 10 prepared sets and 608 fishes in 8 sets. Exchanges to the number of 28,693 were sent out, of which 2,491 were zoological specimens supplied by all the divisions. Of the 25,656 plants thus distributed, exchanges of 1,000 specimens and over went sent to the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University ; Brooklyn Botanic Garden ; Field Museum of Natural History ; George Wash- ington University; Gray Herbarium, Harvard University; Univer- sity of Illinois; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo.; New York Botanical Garden; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadel- phia ; and Museo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. TOTAL NUMBEU OF SPECIMENS IN DKPABTMEXT OF BIOLOQi., INCLUDING NUMBEH OF DUPLI- CATE SPECIMENS. From the list given below, it will be seen that the number of specimens of animals and plants in the national collection is now estimated to exceed 7 millions, not including the mammals and birds in the custody of the Biological Survey. REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 79 These figures do not represent an actual count, which in some divisions at least it would be a physical impossibility to accomplish at the present time. They are mostly based on an earlier estimate by adding the yearly increment and deducting the specimens which have been disposed of by gift or exchange, or which have dropped out of the collection for other causes. In the division of mammals an actual count was undertaken in 1922 which showed that the actual number was slightly in excess of the estimates, so that there is good reason for believing that the census is a conservative one. In confirmation of this it should be noted that the estimated number of plants is only that of the mounted specimens, and does not include the unmounted material, nor the lower cryptogams. Division : Mammals 80, 269 skins, skeletons, and alcoholics 235, 897 ^^^^^ ^ eggs 80, 274 Reptiles and amphibians 75,972 Fishes 685, 53G Insects 2, 338, 500 Marine Invertebrates 722, 712 Mollusks 1, 528, 581 Echinoderms 158, 000 Plants 1 1, 150, 000 Total 7, 055, 741 REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY. By George P. Mebbili-, Head Curator. The fiscal year just closed has been marked by some very notable additions to the collections; by the successful completion of much of the work that was planned; and by the realization of a hope of some years' standing, namely, the beginning of field operations to secure one of the large sauropodous dinosaurs for the hall of verte- brate paleontology. Accessions. — A decrease in number of accessions is shown, 196 being recorded for the year, but an increase in number of individual specimens received overbalances the discrepancy. The estimated total is 36,698 specimens, chiefly paleontological, against 23,504 for the year previous. As usual, these are principally through dona- tions. The scientific value may be said to be greater than usual owing to several important acquisitions, among which may be mentioned the paleontological collection of the late Orestes St. John, and the residual portions of the paleontological collection of the late E,. D. Lacoe and meteorite collection of H. A. Ward. The continued acquisition of foreign paleontological material is to be noted. The value of this for comparative studies is evident, and while much that has been received during the present year comes from localities already represented in the accessions of the last two years, the new influx rounds out the previous collections and thus presents a wider field to the student. The scientific value of the collections has been greatly enhanced by the acquisition of type specimens, of which a considerable number have been added through gift, transfer, and the published research work of members of the staff. Through the generosity of Mrs. L. A. Coonley Ward, the depart- ment received a valuable gift in the form of the residuary meteorite collection of her late husband, Prof. Henry A. Ward. The collection is valuable not so much in adding new, as in furnishing ample mate- rial for study and exchange. Of particular value in this connection are 10 complete individuals of the Ness County, Kansas, fall; 24 complete individuals and 11 fragments of the Forest City fall; 25 complete and cut individuals of the I'ohica fall; and fine exhibition 81 82 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. pieces of the kSmithfield, Seelasgen, Thuncla, Coahuila, Canon Diablo, Trenton, JNejed, Santa Rosa, Descubridora, Roeburne, Youndegin, Miikerop, Arispe, and Costilla Peak irons, and Estacado stone, as well as a quantity of fragments of the Bjurbole and Ochansk stones. Tliirteen additional accessions of meteorites, mostly new to the collections, are recorded, received chiefly through exchanges, although two purchases, three gifts, and one transfer are included. Among the iron meteorites especial mention may be made of the peculiar dumb-bell shaped mass from Savannah, Tennessee, an etched surface of which shows evidence of fracturing and recementing, received from the State Geological Survey of Tennessee as an exchange; a smaller mass from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, showing faulting, received as a gift through R. W. Stone, Assistant State Geologist of Pennsylvania; and a small, complete, but very much oxidized and irregular form found by Dr. J. W. Fewkes of the Bureau of Eth- nology in the ruin of the Pipe Shrine House, in the Mesa Verde ISational Park. A 320-gram piece of an iron from McDowell County, iSiorth Carolina, was donated by the North Carolina State Museum, and examples of two stones, one Garraf and the other Molina, Spain, were acquired by exchanges, the former from the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and the latter from Prof. C. Wendler, Chene-Bourg, near Geneva, Switzerland. By pur- chase were obtained a mass weighing 15 J pounds (6.93 kilogr.) of meteoric iron from Glasgow, Barren Co.,Ky.,and a fragment weigh- ing 810 grams of an iron from Dungannon, Scott Co., Va. Other accessions, while of value for study purposes, need no special mention. A remarkabl}^ fine septarian nodule from Milam, West Virginia, was purchased, and five slabs of marble, 24 by 59 inches, including York Fossil, Westfield Green, Sonora, Napoleon Gray, and Welling- ton Cream, were donated by the Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company, New York City, for exhibition purposes. Through the continued activities of Victor C. Heikes of the U. S. Geological Survey, located at Salt Lake City, have been acquired some of the most interesting of the recent additions to the economic collections. Groups of large, etched cubic crystals of fluorite, of deli- cate purple color, from the Wildcat Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, are the first representatives of this material from that state. The material is not of optical quality, but closely resembles that from well known localities in the upper Mississippi Valley. From the Tintic Standard Mining Company, Dividend, Utah, he secured examples of a remarkably pure massive ash-gray anglesite, showmg a peculiar diffusion banded structure and containing ramifying cavities filled with an unusual new silver mineral to which the name argento- REPORT OF NATIOlSrAX, MUSEUM, 1923. 83 jarosite has been given. C. H. Kowley, of Salt Lake City, through Mr. Heikes, presented a specimen of arsenopyrite with its oxidation product scorodite, from the mine of the Western Utah Copper Com- pany, Gold Hill, Utah. This shows cellular, porous, pale green scorodite surrounding residual cores of arsenopyrite and is very inter- esting in view of the demand for available sources of arsenic for use in the manufacture of insecticides. Finally, Mr. Heikes has fur- nished interesting examples of native gold in shale, from the Flying Dutchman mine, near Bouse, Arizona. A noteworthy contribution to both economic geology and miner- alogy' is from H. G. Clinton, of Manhattan, Nev., who generously do- nated a fine series of arsenic and antimony minerals and ores, speci- mens of gold in calcite, etc., chiefly from the White Caps Mine, in the vicinity of Manhattan. P. M. Frank, formerly assistant curator of mineral technology, while on a visit to northern Michigan, obtained an unusually large and fine specimen of intergrown native silver and native copper which forms a valued addition to the collections. Transfers from the United States Geological Survey include type series illustrating Professional Paper No. Ill, on the ore deposits of Utah; 14 specimens of described rocks from the Castle Rock quadrangle, Colorado; a described collection of tungsten ores; and a type set of manganese ores from western Virginia, illustrating a bulletin published by the Survey of that State. The division of mineralogy has benefited largely through ex- changes, upward of 60 species new to the collections, as well as unusually fine exhibition specimens having been acquired in this way. Of the latter, a part of a larger boulder of jade, variety ne- phrite, was received from Col. W. B. Thompson, New York City, and from Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N. Y., was obtained a large specimen of crystallized descloizite from South- west Africa, being one of several of the finest examples of this mineral ever found. From Ward's Establishment were also acquired through various exchanges, several species new to the collections, as well as other valuable and rare minerals. Other organizations cooperating in this manner are the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, from which were received 24 species including vauxite, paravauxite, keeleyite, and kasolite; the Royal Ontario Museum of Mineralogy, Toronto, Canada, which furnished a type set of zeolites from Nova Scotia, described by Walker and Parsons, as well as a number of rare minerals hitherto not represented in the collections, and an interesting specimen of tubular amygdaloid; the Geological Survey of Canada supplied camsellite and colerainite, also new to the collections ; the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, nine new or rare minerals; and the University of California, Berke- 84 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. Jey, Calif., 22 specimens including a part of the type material of Ihe species jiirupaite, wilkeite, and terrestrial troilite. An exchange was also arranged with M. Vonsen, Petaluma, Calif., by which were acquired large masses of the terrestrial troilite and other min- erals. Assistant Curator Foshag has been commendably active in negotiating these exchanges and is largel}' responsible for their suc- cessful execution. Materials of interest and value have been received through dona- tions. C. B. Ferguson, of Atlantic City, N. J., presented a number of Alaskan minerals which he collected from Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales Island. These include fine specimens of crystallized epidote, garnet, and other minerals. Unusuall}^ fine crystals of thenardite from Deep Spring Valley, Inyo County, were donated by the Industrial Research Company, San Francisco, Calif. : Dr. N. H. Darton, Washington, D. C, furnished examples of cumengite, percy- lite, and other minerals from Boleo, Lower California; Dr. H. E. Merwin, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washing- ton, type specimens of lepidocrocite and an example of prismatine; Col. W. A. Roebling, Trenton, N, J., specimens of beckelite and paligorskite, both new to the collections. Through the Frances Lea Chamberlain endowment fund a num- ber of attractive gem stones have been purchased for the collection. These are : A cut citrine quartz, of unusual quality and size, weigh- ing 1180 carats; large aquamarines from Brazil and Madagascar; a golden green beryl from Madagascar and a fine pink one from California; an unusual colored garnet of the variety essonite, also from California; a 9.5 carat blue zircon from Queensland: a Chinese carved pendant of pink tourmaline of large size and exquisite color- ing; a mandarin buckle of nephrite: and two carved Chinese jadeites. The most important accession received in the division of paleon- tology in several years is the collection of the late Orestes St. John, presented to the Museum by Dr. Frank Springer, to whom it was left upon the death of Mr. St. John. The collection consists of: (1) A general collection of Devonian fossils made during Mr. St. John's younger days in Iowa: (2) his large and extremely valuable collec- tion of Selachian fish remains, accumulated in connection with his special studies, chiefly from the western Carboniferous. This con- tains numerous types of species described by him in the Illinois reports, and also a large amount of original material forming the subject of further extensive researches never published. In addition to the results of his personal collecting during forty years of diversi- fied field work, there is included a large quantity of very choice Cestraciont fish material obtained by Doctor Springer himself, largely from a fortunate discovery in the Burlington limestone; and REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 85 also two exceptionally tine collections from the Keokuk limestone made respectively by Dr. G. A. Williams of Boonville, Mo., and Lisbon A. Cox of Keokuk, Iowa, which were purchased by Doctor Springer and turned over to Mr. St. John together with his own, for use in his researches. Among other notable specimens contained in this important collection is a very exceptional one from the Coal Measures of Kansas, containing the complete dentition of a large shark of Paleozoic time in a state of preservation such as has not been found elsewhere. This formed the type of the genus and species Agassizodus variaMIis. described and figured in volume 6 of the Illinois reports, and is regarded among ichthyologists as without a parallel among its kind. The material here assembled will be of incalculable value to the specialist who may take up the study of this group, and Doctor Springer has earned the thanks of future workers in thus placing the collection where it will always be available. Reference might also be made here to a second gift from Doctor Springer, consisting of upward of 800 specimen.-, of Upper Carbon- iferous fossils from Jemez Springs. N. Mex. Another most notable accession is the residuary portion of the collection of the late R. D. Lacoe, of Pittston, Pa., presented to the Museum by his heirs. The main portion of Mr. Lacoe's collection, estimated to contain upward of 100.000 specimens, of which 800 were types, was acquired b}' the Museum many years ago. and, with this addition, forms one of the most valuable collections of fossil plants in the world. The present accession is estimated to contain not less than 10.000 specimens and includes fossil plants from recent traver- tines in this country, from the Tertiary of Switzerland, England, California, and the Green River and presumably Denver formations of Wyoming and Colorado ; from the Cretaceous of Colorado and Ger- many: from the Jurassic of England, Germany, Austria, and South America; from the Trias of Austria and Virginia; from the Permian of New South Wales, Thuringia, France. England, the United States: from the Pennsylvanian of Great Britain. France, the United States; and from the Devonian of Ireland. Belgium, and America. In addition to the plants, there are fossil invertebrates of Tertiary. Cretaceous. Jurassic. Triassic. and Upper Paleozoic ages of several countries in Europe as well ns from the United States: important collections of fossil insects from the celebrated quarries of Solenhofen, Bavaria, and Oeningen. Switzerland, as well as insects and crusta- ceans from the Green River and Upper Paleozoic of the United States. Some of these specimens are in great perfection. Reptilian remains in small amount are from the coal fields of England and the United States and from the Trias of the Connecticut Valley. Several hundred specimens of fossil fishes, some of them in a rare 86 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. state of preservation, are present from the Green Eiver of Wyoming, the Tertiary of Switzerland, the Triassic of the Appalachian region, and the coal fields of Great Britain, France, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The collection is especially notable for its wealth of Upper Paleozoic insects and crustaceans, the latter being represented in some cases by many duplicates in excellent state of preservation. Supplementary to the collection is the very valuable paleontological library, estimated to contain not less than 2,000 volumes and an equal number of pamphlets. Other noteworthy accessions of paleontological material are noted briefly below. During the summer of 1922, Dr. E. O. Ulrich, while traveling in Europe, visited the Island of Gotland, Sweden, where he secured up- ward of 1,500 specimens of Silurian invertebrates. At other locali- ties of northern Europe collections were made from the Cambrian and associated formations, aggregating approximately 1,000 specimens. These he presented to the Museum for incorporation in the study series where they are of value for comparison with American faunas of the same ages. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic collections have also been enriched through donations of valuable material from foreign sources. Stephen 11. Capps, of the United States Geological Survey, while engaged in private work in Palestine, made extensive collections of Mesozoic fossils which he presented to the Museum. Studies upon this very interesting material by Dr. T. W. Stanton are now under way. Chiefly through Dr. T. W. Vaughan, a number of accessions of mate- rial from the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and various localities in South America have been added. Foraminifera, corals, echinoids, and mollusks from Jamaica constituted a large collection contributed by Dr. C. A. Matley, Government geologist, Kingston, Jamaica ; representatives of more than 600 species from the Tertiary and Cretaceous of northeastern Mexico were donated by the Com- pania del Petroleo " El Aguila " S. A.. Tampico, Mexico ; the Stand- ard Oil Company (New Jersey), through C, F. Bowen, and Hoyt F. Gale of the South American Gulf Oil Company, New York City, supplied collections from Venezuela and Colombia, respectively; and the Richmond Petroleum Company of Mexico, S. A., contributed materials from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Central America. Men- tion should also be made of the various lots, chiefly echini and corals, supplied from time to time by W. P. Forrest, St. John, Antigtia. These are of great value in filling gaps in the collections from this island. Brother Artiste Joseph, Instituto de la Salle, Bogota, Colom- bia, has also furnished a quantity of material. Collections of fossils from England and Italy were presented by Edwin A. Walford, Banbury, England. Those from England are REPORT OF ITATTON-AL, MUSEUM, 1923. 87 of particular value in enlarging our series of the classic Wenlock faunas, hitherto but slightly represented, while the Italian material from the Miocene at Bordighera, will be useful in comparative studies. Dr. A. F. Foerste of Dayton, Ohio, has shown his continued inter- est by gifts comprising 500 Silurian fossils from southwestern Ohio, Tertiary Bryozoa from Georgia, and 60 casts of Paleozoic cephalo- pods made from type specimens borrowed from other muesums in the course of his studies. The following were acquired by way of exchanges: Ordovician trilobites and other fossils from Esthonia, from Institutium Geologi- cum Universitatis, Tartu; representatives of Upper Paleozoic and Early Mesozoic faunas from the Island of Timor, Dutch East Indies, from Technische Hoogeschool, Instituut voor Mijnbouwkunde, Delft, Holland; casts of type specimens of trilobites studied by Professor Meneghini, from the Geological Institute, Kegia University, Pisa, Italy; trilobites from the Upper Cambrian of Sweden, from the Geological Survey, Stockholm : and Cretaceous bryozoans from Ger- many, from Dr. F. Franke, Dortmund, Germany. By purchase were obtained two collections of Cretaceous fossils, one from Alberta, Canada, and one from Germany; also a small collection of fossil shells from the Tertiary of Hungary. Exhibition slabs illustrating geological phenomena, and miscel- laneous carefully selected fossils, were obtained by Curator Bassler from central Tennessee, and Norman H. Boss, during several short trips to Chesapeake Bay, secured cetacean remains, those of Ixacanthus spinosus being especially worthy of mention. By transfer from the United States Geological Survey, Cretaceous invertebrates described by Dr. J. B. Eeeside, jr., and fossil plants from the Laramie formation of the Denver Basin and Animas for- mation of Colorado, described by Dr. F. IT. Knowlton, were added to the collections. Fossil plants from Mexico, described and presented by Prof. E. W. Berry, and important collections of Peruvian Carboniferous and Tertiary plants, made by Dr. Harvey Bassler during two years of field work in these remote regions, added material of particular value to the paleobotanical collections. Explorations and Expeditions.— Secretary Charles D. Walcott has continued explorations in the Canadian Rockies for evidence bearing on the pre-Devonian formations in western Alberta and southeastern British Columbia. A fine section of pre-Devonian strata was studied and measured in the upper part of Douglas Lake Canyon Valley, ex- tending from the base of the Devonian above Lake Gwendolvn across the canyon to the deep cirque below Halstead Pass where the great 67132—23 7 88 BEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. Lyell limestone forms the crest of the ridge. The section includes the Ozarkian Mons formation down to the Lyell formation of the Upper Cambrian. Collections of graptolites were made from the Silurian limestones in the upper portion of Sinclair Canyon, above Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, and lower down the can- yon, thin bedded gray limestones yielded fossils of the Mons forma- tion not unlike those so abundant at the head of Clearwater Canyon and Glacier Lake to the north. Dr. R. S. Bassler spent two weeks of July, 1922, and the month of June, 1923, in continuation of geologic work in the Central Basin of Tennessee, begun two years ago under the auspices of the geological survey of that State. The mapping of the Franklin quadrangle in the western part of the Basin was completed, and work on the Wood- bury and Hollow Spring quadrangles, on the opposite eastern side, well advanced. Collections of carefully selected fossils and other necessary data for the reports on the geology of these regions were secured. During May, 1923, Dr. Charles E. Resser accompanied Dr. E. O. TJlrich in an investigation of the Cambrian and Ordovician rocks of the Valley of Virginia, and secured important stratigraphic col- lections. Doctor Ulrich, with his assistant R. D. Mesler, continued field researches during the month of June, studying various sections of the Appalachian Valley in eastern Tennessee. This work was under the auspices of the United States Geological Survey. Doctor Ulrich represented the Smithsonian Institution at the In- ternational Geological Congress held at Brussels in August, 1922, and during the trip visited important Paleozoic localities in various European countries. All of the material collected was presented to the Museum. "V\Tiile traveling in Europe in the summer of 1922, Miss Jessie G. Beach was detailed to study collections in various museums, and to consult with European scientists regarding matters of interest to the xMuseum. Miss Beach reports visiting museums in France, Italj^, Germany, Belgium, England, and Scotland, where she listed and sketched various type specimens of unusual interest, and studied methods of installation and labeling. Her observations have proved of assistance in the work of arranging and labeling the National collections. Conferences were held with Ferdinand Canu, at Ver- sailles, regarding his studies in collaboration with Curator Bassler. and with E. A. Walford, at Banbury, England, to perfect arrangements for the gift by him to the United States National Museum of his large collections of foreign fossils, as noted elsewhere. C. W. Gilmore, under the auspices of the Museum, made a trip to Roy, N. Mex., to investigate a reported discovery of Eleplias re- REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 89 mains. The specimen proved to be valueless for museum purposes, and from that standpoint the trip was a failure. In December, 1922, Dr. J. W. Gidley was detailed to go to Melbourne, Fla., to investigate a reported fossil deposit, but was compelled by illness to abandon the trip before reaching his destination, and it has not been possible to take further action in the matter. N. H. Boss made several short collecting trips to the Miocene deposits along Chesapeake Bay in search of fossil remains. As in previous years these trips were pro- ductive in the recovery of well preserved cetacean remains. Late in the fiscal year, C. W. Gilmore and Norman H. Boss were detailed to excavate remains of dinosaurs in the Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. As the results of this work will not be known in time to incorporate in this report, details will have to go over until another year. It may here be stated, however, that for some time the great desirability of this work has been uppermost in the mind of the Head Curator, and he has been awaiting only a favorable opportunity for its consummation. No major expeditions were undertaken in other divisions of the department for want of funds. Assistant Curators Foshag and Shannon, on their own initiative, made a brief trip to old copper mines in Carroll County, Md., a district which, despite its proximity to Washington, was practically unrepresented in the collections. A large suite of copper and iron ores and associations was secured. A day was likewise spent at the diabase quarry near Belmont Park, Va. So much material of interest was found that Mr. Shannon conducted the Washington Mineralogical Society over the ground on their annual field trip. The specimens collected have been turned over to the Museum. The limestone quarry at Leesburg, Va., was also visited and interesting mineralogical material secured. y^ork of preserving and installing the collections. — A determined effort was made to complete the work of unpacking and disposing of the large amount of material transferred by the United States Geo- logical Survey a few years ago. With the exception of a large lot of well borings, the unpacking is now practically completed, but some of the material is still awaiting the decision of Survey experts as to its final disposition. The work has resulted in the locating of a number, of type sets, including those illustrating an early Profes- sional Paper on the Bingham District, Utah; illustrated specimens from the Park City District, Utah, and from zinc and lead deposits of western Kentucky; ar^ large collections upon which were based studies by H. Foster Bain on various lead and zinc mining districts. Other type sets, including series from the Alleghany and Weaverville gold districts, in California, and the Tyrone District, New Mexico, have been selected and arranged for preservation with the assistance of the geologists from the Survey. 90 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. No changes worthy of note have been made in the economic collec- tions. In the hall devoted to Physical and Chemical Geology, a case of " Imitative forms " has been introduced, that is, of specimens the form of which has led to mistaken identifications. As at present arranged, this includes (1) a fossil coral supposed to be a petrified honey comb; (2) a piece of vesicular slag, supposed to be a fossil hornets nest; (3) a chert nodule, mistaken for a fossil egg; (4) a concretion of clay-ironstone thought to be a fossil turtle; (5) an agate, a supposed fossil eye; (6) a rill mark, imitative of a snake; (7) chert nodules and weathered limestones thought to have been fossil human feet; (8) dendritic markings of manganese oxide, sup- posed to be fossil mosses, etc. The imitation is at times quite strik- ing, at other times not, but as an illustration of things which are not what to the casual observer they seem, the exhibit is quite a success. The acquisition of the Coonley-Ward collection, previously men- tioned, made necessary an expansion of the meteorite collection, one case being added. The department is endeavoring to add to the attractiveness and educational value of its exhibits by means of graphic illustrations. The method that has been employed of placing photographs in the cases showing field occurrences of the objects exhibited has not fully accomplished all that could be desired. A series of enlarged photographs, measuring 40 by 60 inches, has been prepared to hang on the walls abo^'e the cases, where they will serve to illustrate the materi«^l exhibited below. The subjects include views of glaciers, glaciated areas, rockweathering, volcanic action and products, erosion, etc. Upon Assistant Curator Foshag's return after a year's absence, the examination, classification, and distribution of the accumulated min- eralogical materials was given first attention. The bulk of this was relegated to the study series, but a few of the more notable speci- mens were reserved for exhibition. A critical review of the exhibi- tion hall was then made and a number of changes decided upon. The placing of large specimens released through a rearrangement of the " recent accession " case, resulted in changes in the exhibits of large and miscellaneous specimens. One new case of this type of ma- terial was assembled and installed, and the collection of New Jersey zeolites, the gift of the late Dr. W. S. Disbrow, was modified and rearranged, resulting in a more effective display. Two wall cases at the w^est end of the hall have been utilized to present an exhibit showing crystal forms. One hundred well jeveloped natural crystals are here mounted on the shelves, while the table part of the cases contains an equal number of larger crystals showing physical char- acteristics. Another entirely new exhibit is made up of jade and its substitutes. Two large indi^ddual exhibits, nephrite cut from a large boulder, and descloizite from southwestern Africa, mentioned previously in this report, have been installed upon pedestals. REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 91 Work on the petrological collections has been confined almost wholly to the duplicates, little of interest in this line having been received during the year. Several hundred specimens were trimmed and added to the lots now being accumulated for preparation of school sets, and quite a number were also added to the general col- lection of duplicates. These were acquired chiefly through elimina- tion from the Survey sets. Few changes are noted in the paleontological exhibits. Here, also, enlarged photographs are being introduced, nine showing the va- rious physiographic provinces of the United Stales having been hung during the year. Five large mounts illustrating geological phenomena were added to the series assembled by Doctor Bassler within the past few years, and a biologic series of fossil shells was installed in a flat-top or " gem " case. Ranking first in importance and interest in additions to the vertebrate exhibit is the skeleton of the small lizard Sanhoa ensidens Leidy, the mounting of which was completed by Gorman H. Boss with commendable artistic skill. This constitutes the only articulated skeleton of a fossil lizard to be found in an American museum. It was hoped that the composite skeleton of an extinct buffalo assembled from the bones sent from Minnesota by the John A. Savage Company, of Crosby, would also have been finally placed before the end of the year, but, while the restoration and mounting have been completed by Mr. Boss, the de- tail of Curator Gilmore to field work prevented its installation. It has been found necessary to again expand the study series of invertebrates. Space for this was gained by the elimination of dupli- cate material, the shifting of the contents of two rooms in the base- ment, and the removal of office equipment and material under study from one room on the third floor to the space thus realized in the basement. In this way, one entire room adjacent to the study series as now installed has been gained, and space made available, it is hoped, to accommodate the accessions of several years to come. Practically all of the time of Associate Curator Eesser has been spent in the preparation and study of large collections of Upper Cambrian fossils from west of the Mississippi River, turned over early in the year by Secretary Walcott. The work, however, is well advanced, and many of the specimens have been photographed by Dr. Resser for illustration. Similar photographic work has occa- sionally been done for Drs. Springer and Ulrich. An unusually large number of exchanges have been sent out from the division of paleontology within the past year, in one instance over 4,500 specimens being assembled for shipment. Both Dr. Resser and Miss Beach were called on to assist in this work, but as this is the only way of securing valuable and needed material, the time is considered as well spent. Miss Beach has also assisted in the 92 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. separation of the large collections received during the year; in the translation from the French and preparation of the English manu- script of a work on the Philippine Bryozoa ; and in proof reading and indexing papers in course of publication. in the Secretary's laboratory the new collections resulting from his field season of 1922 were worked up, and preliminary identifica- tions made. Additions to the Mesozoic and Cenozoic collections have been cared for as usual by Drs. T. W. Stanton, W. H. Dall, T. W. Vaughan, and their assistants. Work on the post-Paleozoic fossil plants, under the direction of Dr. F. H. Knowlton, has been concentrated on the Early Tertiary forms, the study of the numerous collections from these formations resulting in their condensation and the elimination of waste mate- rial. From the very nature of their occurrence, fossil plants require much storage space and it is no inconsiderable task to keep it within reasonable limits. The Mesozoic plants under study by Dr. Arthur Hollick have likewise been placed in better form for final preserva- tion by his work of the year. The condensation and arrangement of the large collections of Proterozoic algae transferred to the Mu- seum by Secretary Walcott constituted the chief work on the Paleo- zoic plants accomplished by Drs. Bassler and Resser. In addition to work on the exhibition specimens mentioned above, the force in the laboratory of vertebrate paleontology has been en- gaged as follows: Mr. Boss mounted two long-beaked cetaceatn skulls, representing undescribed species; has made good progress in the preparation of the large slab of rhinoceros bones collected by Doctor Gidley in Nebraska ; has prepared several smaller specimens ; made moulds and casts of fossil bird types; and assisted in the reno- vation, rearrangement, and installation of specimens. Thomas Home has been fully occupied throughout the entire year in the res- toration and mounting of a mastodon skeleton from Arizona, consid- erable progress having been made on the mount, which should be completed early in the coming year ; and John Barrett has been en- gaged in various pieces of preparatory work, also assisting the pre- parators when needed. Preparator Warner has, as heretofore, been occupied in the work of cutting and polishing specimens for exhibition and cutting thin sections for study. Present condition of the collections. — ^Although changes in the exhibits have been few, the scope of the collections is broadened by each addition, hence they may be said to have been improved. The same is true of the study series. The exhibits are kept clean and well labeled, although many of the labels are but temporary. The study collections have been cleaned so far as help was available to do this work. Dust will accumulate despite all precautions, and during the year fully 10,000 drawers were gone over with the REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 93 vacuum cleaner and bellows. A few of the type series transferred from the Geological Survey remain unarranged, principally because the authors of the reports have left the Government service, and the selection and labeling of the specimens to be retained requires painstaking and difficult examination of field note books. The gem collection remains in charge of Miss Margaret Moodey who gives careful attention to its artistic and orderly arrangement. It might be stated that, through deaths and inaction, the depart- ment is gradually losing its formerly most dependable sources of new materials, and some campaign should be inaugurated for gain- ing new and influential friends whose generosity and public spirit will, in part at least, make good their loss and compensate for the lack of interest in those to whom we have an even greater right to look for support. Correspondence alone has been found insufficient to accomplish this purpose. The most prolific sources for materials in the past have been the Tenth Census and the various expositions; these need now to be replaced by some source which will keep the collections up to date as regards newly exploited deposits. Researches. — The Head Curator has continued his investigations on meteorites as time permitted. Research investigation has, as in several years past, been the dominant occupation of Assistant Curator Shannon. It is characteristic of investigations on ore materials that, as they progress, they necessarily become mineralogical. There can, consequently, be no sharp line drawn between the research of the divisions of applied geology and mineralogy. The wealth of problems growing out of the classifying of the material have de- manded more attention than there was time to undertake. The laboratory has been constantly in use for intensive chemical work, while both assistant curators have spent a large portion of their time out of office hours in evaluating the results and in preparing calcula- tions, drawings, and manuscripts. The results attained are in part indicated by the papers published. One of the principal chemical in- vestigations of the year was based on the alteration products of gem variscite from near Lewiston, Utah, which have passed under the name of wardite. Work in collaboration with Dr. E. S. Larsen of the U. S. Geological Survey has shown that this material contains at least six undescribed minerals, mainly basic phosphates of lime, alumina, and alkalies, belonging to the alunite-bedaunite group. Incidental to this investigation, variscite from Arkansas was analyzed for the first time on purified material. Also, a mineral sent to the Museum by H. G. Clinton, from Manhattan, Nev., as yellow turquoise, was analyzed and found to be compact barrandite, the iron analogue of variscite, heretofore known only as a rarity from Bohemia. At intervals the interesting assemblage of rocks from Belmont Park, Va., are being studied chemically, optically, and 94 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. crystallographically, and the minerals from the limestone quarry at Leesburg have been described for publication. A gahnite collected at the copper mines of Carroll County, Md., has been analyzed and described as being of especial interest in owing its intense blue color to cobalt. Assistant Curator Foshag has completed his study of borates and their genesis. The minerals serpentine (false jade), centrallasite, priceite, lavendulum, glaucophane, and anthophyllite have been investigated, and the following are under investigation : Hydrous calcium silicate, probably new, anapaite, and chlorastrolite. A study of the minerals in cavities in lavas and their genesis is in progress, and data on the study of solution at high temperature and its rela- tion to ore deposition are now being collected. These laboratory investigations are of advantage to the Museum in that many rare or new minerals, hitherto unrecognized, are found in the collections, and many errors in labeling are eliminated. Unfortunately, however, it has been necessary to conserve space by eliminating duplicates, and in working over this old material it is often found, after the investigation is completed, that only a single small specimen remains of an ore proven to have a unique scientific value. Consequently, where investigations are based upon new material, every effort is made to secure an adequate supply in order that specimens may be used to build up the collections by exchanges. Paleontological researches have been actively carried on by all members of the staff of the division, as well as by others working on the Museum's collections. Secretary Walcott prepared a paper descriptive of the brachiopods of his last summer's collections, the graptolites having been sent to Dr. Rudolph Ruedemann, of the New- York State Museum, who made a preliminary identification of the species. Dr. R. S. Bassler has continued liis work on the stratigraphy and paleontology of a portion of the Central Basin of Tennessee, which he expects to complete and submit to the geological survey of that State for publication during the coming year. In collabora- tion with Ferdinand Canu, he has completed the manuscript, but not the illustrations, on the Bryozoa of the Philippines dredged by the Albatross^ and has continued work on the Recent Bryozoa of the Gulf of Mexico for comparison with American Tertiary forms. Dr. E. O. Ulrich has completed a report dealing with the Early Paleozoic formations of Wisconsin, which will be published by the State, although based on Museum collections. Doctor Ulrich, with Dr. C. E. Resser collaborating, has continued researches on the Upper Cambrian stratigraphy and fossils of Wisconsin, and has devoted some time to researches on the faunas of the Ozarkian and Canadian systems. Special investigations by Dr. Frank Springer comprise a mono- graph upon the Silurian crinoids of the Ohio Valley, based chiefly REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 95 upon material obtained by his field collectors in Tennessee and Indiana — a work begun several j^ears ago ; the progress made during this year was largely in the preparation of drawings for the numer- ous plates ; two papers are now in press, one upon the crinoid family Catillocrinidae, the other entitled "A New Tertiary Crinoid from the West Indies," this being the first stalked crinoid of Tertiary age to be described from the western hemisphere ; other researches upon unusual forms of fossil crinoids are now about completed. A report upon a collection of Pleistocene fossils, by T. S. Oldroyd of Stanford University has, with the author's permission, been re- vised by Dr. W. H. Dall and submitted for publication. Dr. Mary J. Rathbun has worked up the fossil crustaceans from the Republic of Haiti, collected by W. P. Woodring and party in 1921. The results have been published in the Proceedings. Dr. T. W. Stanton has continued his researches on the Comanche series of the Cretaceous in Texas, and Dr. F. H. Knowlton has begun an investigation of the fossil plants associated with the lavas at Spokane, Wash., and in the Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho, in an endeavor to ascertain the age of the great Columbia lava flows. Doctor Knowlton has also continued his studies on the plants of the Early Tertiary (Fort Union) formation of the west. Owing to Mr. Gihnore's absence in Canada for four months of the past year, no papers based on Museum material were prepared for publication. His monographic study of the fossil lizards of North America was continued as time was available. His studies of the collections at the University of Alberta and at the Geological Survey of Canada brought to light much that was new to science, and resulted in the preparation of several papers. Dr. J. W. Gidley's time has been devoted chiefly to the study of material representing two important groups of mammals, glypto- donts and mastodons collected in the San Pedro Valley, Ariz., two years ago. The completion of this work is expected early in the next fiscal year. In addition Doctor Gidley has completed a study of a new genus based on Ursus primaevus Gaillard. He has also continued work on the fossil mammals of the Cumberland Cave deposits, and reports progress on studies necessary for the systematic arrangement of the study and storage collections of mammals and fishes. As heretofore students and investigators from other institutions have had free access to the collections, and been supplied with such materials as were available to aid them in their studies. Several of the petrologists of the Geological Survey have taken advantage of the opportunities offered in using both the collections and the laboratories, and several days were spent by Dr. Harry von Ecker- mann, of Ljusne, Sweden, and Jack Hyland, of Poopoo, Bolivia, in examining both mineral and ore collections. 96 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. Dr. August F. Foerste spent the summer of 1922 in further study of the Museum's collections of Early Paleozoic cephalopods, giving valuable service in arranging and identifying these. Other students of the invertebrates were Dr. J. B. Reeside, jr., who wrote two papers based on material in the Mesozoic collections; Dr. Julia Gardner, Dr. C. W. Cooke, and W. C. Mansfield, who have been steady workers on the Tertiary mollusca; Dr. R. T. Jackson, who is supplementing his former studies on the Antillean echini ; Dr. C. A. Matley, Government Geologist of Jamaica; and Professors H. Yabe and N. Yamasaki, of the Imperial Universities of Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. Students of the paleobotanical collections include Dr. Arthur Hollick, who continued his studies of Alaskan plants; Prof. E. W. Berry, collections from Mexico and elsewhere; Dr. G. R. Wieland, the cycads ; Dr. Ralph W. Chaney, the far western Cenozoic plants ; Prof. T. D. A. Cockorell, Eocene plants of Colorado ; Miss Winifred Goldring, the Devonian plants with a view to monographing them in cooperation with the New York State Museum ; and Mr. Frost, of Chicago University, who has studied the Carboniferous collections. Dr. O. P. Hay, under the auspices of the Carnegie Institution, has continued studies of the Pleistocene vertebrates, and Messrs. Reming- ton Kellogg and Alexander Wetmore, of the Biological Survey, the fossil cetacean and bird material. In addition to research work upon Museum material, considerable time has been spent by all members of the staff in furnishing in- formation to inquirers, and examining materials sent for report. Upward of 500 letters, exclusive of those addressed directly to the Head Curator and Curators, have passed through the office, and reports have been furnished upon 361 lots of material. Distributions. — For purposes of scientific research there were sent out during the year 29 lots of material aggregating 2,387 specimens. As exchanges, 45 shipments, with a total of 5,765 specimens; and as gifts, 2,069 individual specimens and 100 pounds of blowpipe ma- terial, specially prepared to meet particular needs, and comprised in 12 shipments, while of the prepared school sets, 55 of those illus- trating rockweathering and soil formation, aggregating 1,155 speci- mens, 18 sets of minerals and ores, with an aggregate of 1,530 speci- mens, and 3 sets of fossil invertebrates, containing 165 specimens, were distributed to schools and colleges. One shipment of 7 speci- mens, sent to another department of the Government, is recorded as a transfer. Total number of specimens in the department. — ^With the esti- mated total of last year as a basis, and adding the approximate number of specimens received this year, the total number now in the collection is 1,560,202. As stated repeatedly, however, these figures are merely estimates, and do not include duplicates. ARTS AND INDUSTRIES. REPORT ON THE DIVISIONS OF MINERAL AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY. By Cabl W. Mitman, Curator. COMPARISON OF INCREMENT OF SPECIMENS OF 1922-23 WITH THAT OF 1921-22. A total of 32 accessions was recorded during the year which is six less than that of the preceding year. Over against this slight decrease in the number of accessions there stands a total of 1,357 specimens received, as compared with 386 last year. Of the 32 ac- cessions, 31 were assigned to the division of mechanical technology and one to the! division of mineral technology, the latter being a model made in the division workshop. The sources of these acces- sions were as follows: 10 gifts; 7 transfers; 4 loans; 3 exchanges; 1 purchase; and 7 made in the Museum. Of the 1,357 objects received, comprising original material, models, photographs and documents, 1 was assigned to the coal industry section of the division of mineral technology ; 969 to the section of mechanical communication ; 262 to the section of land transportation; 82 to the aircraft section; 1 to the watercraf t section ; 6 to the section of metrology ; and 36 to the general section of mechanical engineering. In addition to the above 82 objects assigned to the section of aircraft, 458 objects pertaining to aircraft were received as a transfer from the division of history. These objects were recorded in 130 catalogue entries so that at this writing the divisions are responsible for 458 more objects than listed in the preceding paragraph. These objects, however, were not referred to as constituting an increment to the collections inasmuch as they were originally recorded by the division of history several years ago as part of the whole Museum's collections. The reason for the above-mentiorfed transfer of objects was to eliminate, as far as possible, duplication of work within the several divisions of the Museum, In the furtherance of this policy there was transferred to the division of history the whole collec- tion of firearms, comprising 2,899 specimens. ACCESSIONS DESERVING SPECIAL NOTICE. Since the active organization of the division of mineral tech- nology, one phase of its work has been connected with the energy resources of the country, particularly the fuels. Mention was made 97 98 EEPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. in the last annual report of work having been started on a model visualizing the manufacture and use of manufactured gas. This model was completed during the present year and placed on exhibi- tion in the coal industries section where it has received very favor- able comment from visitors, newspapers, and the technical press. The enormous strides which have been made in the last ten years in the improvement of the mechanical transmission of intelligence which includes the telephone, telegraph and wireless methods, have inspired the divisions to rearrange and enlarge the collections relat- ing to this subject. Toward this end there was received as a transfer from the Signal Corps of the Army telephone, telegraph, and radio apparatus comprising about 1,000 objects, and including types of apparatus developed by the armies of the United States, the Allies, and Germany before and during the World War. A valuable addition was made to the collections relating to the railway industry of a model of the "Atlantic " type locomotive, made and loaned by E. Howard Askew, Baltimore, Md. ; and through the interest of Joseph R. Darling, Kew Gardens, Long Island, the collec- tion of road vehicles was enhanced by the gift of the original three- wheeled gasoline automobile made in 1898 by Karl W. Kelsey. There was added to the aircraft collections a model of the aircraft designed by Sir George Cayley in 1843, the model being made in the division workshop ; one of the four Liberty engines which propelled the now famous NC-4 hydroplane across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919 ; and a series of six models illustrating the foremost types of aircraft used by the Navy. The Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Mich., presented a motor driven magneto testing machine. Its particular value to the collec- tions and the purpose for which it was presented are that it clearly demonstrates one of the fundamental principles of dynamo electric current generation. For addition to the section of machine tools there was received as a gift of the E. Ingraham Company, Bristol, Conn., a wood-working machine, called a shaper, patented in 1868, and in constant use in the company's factory since early in the 70's. The machine represents a type of wood-working machinery now obsolete, although its essential features are still in use. William Austin Burt, of Michigan, received a patent for a me- chanical writing machine in 1829. A replica of this machine is in the divisions' collection of typewriters to which was added this year an original letter written by Burt on the second machine which he made in 1830. The letter was received as a gift from Mr. Burt's great-granddaughter, Mrs. Howard Corning, Bangor, Maine. Mention is made here also of 35 models, made in the divisions' workshop, illustrating mechanical methods, devices and appliances. REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 99 These models are proving of extreme educational value, particularly to students of mechanics, so much so that work in this direction will be continued in the future as far as exhibition space will permit. In this latter connection, it has been found necessary to use extreme caution in the acquisition of specimens, so much so that the divisions are finding it necessary in many instances to be content with the acquisition of photographs as over against models or original speci- mens. During the year just closed there were received 270 photo- graphs, particularly of locomotives and aircraft. There was added to the collection of watercraft but one specimen, namely a model of a Brazilian catamaran, called " chingada." It is a valuable addition to the collection in that it possesses quite distinc- tive features. The model was received as the gift of Robert B. Johnston, Collingswood, N. J. WORK OF PRESEEVING AND INSTALLING COLLECTION PRESENT CONDITION OF COLLECTIONS. No expeditions of any great importance were made during the year. In connection with the construction of a model visualizing the land pebble phosphate mining industry, Paul M. Frank, assistant curator, spent a week at Bartow, Fla., studying the mining and other technological operations, as conducted by the Morris Fertilizer Com- pan3^ With this first-hand information it is expected that a more realistic reproduction of this important industry can be effected. Taken as a whole, the collections are in fairly good condition, considering the fact that during the year the divisions lost through resignations the services of the assistant curator and those of a skilled preparator. At best the divisions are undermanned for the work of preserving and maintaining the collections when it is under- stood that they include many working models of intricate design; delicate models of mechanical apparatus, the majority of which are made of wood and of such an age that they require constant care to prevent them from falling to pieces ; and a large collection of water- craft models, the majority of which are thirty years old or more and in which such things as sails and riggings must constantly be re- placed because of deterioration of the original materials. On ac- count of the aforementioned resignations the only experienced pre- parator left in the divisions was assigned exclusively to the care of the working models and a new inexperienced preparator had to be secured to assist in the maintenance of the balance of the collections. While it may be said that even with these handicaps the collections are in fairly good condition, there does not seem to be much hope that the collections can be put or kept in the best of condition until the Museum can offer salaries large enough to hold employees of the preparator grade. The work of the divisions is closely connected with the industrial world and the staff quite naturally is made up of individuals whose qualifications are similar to those required in 100 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. the industrial world. As a result, the divisions are constantly in com- petition with industrial concerns in securing and maintaining their staff, but on account of the fact that the remuneration which the divisions can offer is less than that offered by industrial concerns, it is extremely difficult, in fact, impossible to hold experienced men. The net result is that the personnel is constantly changing, a condi- tion which does not tend to produce the best results. In addition to maintaining the collections a considerable amount of new work was produced by the preparators and aid. This in- cluded the completion of the model showing the production of manu- factured gas, a model 30 inches wide and 8 feet long. The processes shown include the manufacture of coal gas and the manufacture of carburetted water gas. As shown in the model the product of these two processes is collected in a large gas holder from which it is withdrawn through pipe lines and transmitted to the home. In the workshop of the division of mechanical technologfy a model of the aircraft designed by Sir George Cayley, of England, in 1843, was constructed and placed on exhibition. This model is made to scale and is one-fourth the size of the original machine designed by Cayley. Its particular feature is that of having four vertically revolving propellers mounted in pairs one above the other on each side of a four-wheeled chassis. The propellers are made up of nine blades each and are so constructed that when the aircraft reaches a desired elevation the blades automatically flatten out and act as planing surfaces or wings. In principle, Cayley's design of aircraft is to-day referred to as a heliocopter. There was also made in the division workshop and placed on exhibition a series of 35 models illustrating some mechanical element or device. These models illustrate, for instance, the various types of lever actions; methods of power transmission; methods of pro- ducing various types of motion by mechanical action; pulley blocks and combinations of pulleys, etc. Considerable use is made of these models by Museum visitors, visiting schools, inventors, and others having mechanical problems to solve. EESBARCH. Considered broadly, all of the model construction work of the divisions requires a considerable amount of preliminary investiga- tion and study, so that it may be said that research investigations for the benefit of the Museum were continuously under way. As an example, the definite data as to Cayley's aircraft are extremelj^ meagre and widely scattered. Furthermore, the data which were brought to light were found to be rather incomplete and considerable research work was required to secure the necessary information for the construction of a model. Again, prior to starting the construc- tion of the model visualizing the land pebble phosphate industry, it REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 101 was necessary to conduct extensive investigations in order to deter- mine the best way to accurately portray all phases of this industry in model form. Over against this type of investigation conducted during the year was that of the research work conducted by the writer on the problem of the economic utilization of coal. The work resolved itself into an interpretation of the theory of combustion which would be understood and could be applied by the smaller industrialist and the householder; in other words, those unable to afford the services of a combustion expert. The results of this work were published during the year under the title, " Some Practical Aspects of Fuel Economy." Mr. Samuel S. Wyer, associate in mineral technology, devoted a considerable portion of his time during the year in applying the division's method of study of mineral industries to the natural resource industries of a single state. The division's work is national in scope, and Mr. Wyer made a particular study of the mineral in- dustries of the State of Pennsylvania for the specific use of the graded schools of that state. All data which the division possessed were used as far as possible. The results of the study were pub- lished privately and distributed amongst the grade school teachers, school superintendents and other educators, but particularly the teachers in the seventh grade. The title given to this publication is, " The Smithsonian Institution's Study of Natural Resources Ap- plied to Pennsylvania's Resources." Mention was made in the last annual report of work being started with the assistance of Mr. Wyer in the preparation of a model visual- izing the manufactured gas industry. With this as a basis, Mr. Wyer continued his investigations of the manufactured gas industry, the results of which were published under the title, " Manufactured Gas in the Home." For upwards of thirty years the division of mechanical tech- nology has had on deposit a steam engine cylinder said to be a part of the locomotive " Stourbridge Lion," the first locomotive put into actual service on the Western Hemisphere, at Honesdale, Pa., in 1829. During a visit to the division, W. J. Coughti-y, of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company, Albany, N. Y., was shown this cylinder and advanced the idea that the cylinder might be part of a locomo- tive purchased by the Delaware & Hudson Company in England at the same time that the company purchased the " Stourbridge Lion," and which was received in this country prior to the receipt of the " Stourbridge Lion" but was never tested. The locomotive referred to, called "America," was made by the locomotive builders, Robert Stephenson & Company, Ltd., Darlington, England, so that corre- spondence was immediately taken up with this firm with the result that from the data still available as to the "America," it is now 102 REPORT OF liTATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923, believed that the cylinder which the Museum has is an original part of that locomotive or if not, it is at least a copy. H. W. Dickinson, deputy keeper of engineering. The Science Museum, South Kensington, London, made a general study of the collections of the divisions but particularly the mechanical engineer- ing collections, and was of valuable assistance in clearing up doubt- ful points pertaining to the early steam engine and locomotive devel- opments in England. Rev. F. A. Jefferd, of the Amazon Mission, Brazil, made a close study of the boat collections, particularly of schooners. His pur- pose is to construct a schooner having several distinctive features such as control of all rigging from the boat deck, in which craft and with a crew of Amazon Indians who are members of his mission, he plans to make a round-the-world missionary cruise. DISTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE OF SPECIMENS. Except in the particular case of a few objects of extreme impor- tance in the history of the United States, the collections of the divi- sions do not include duplicates, so that the divisions do not have the opportunity of distributing materials to schools and other educa- tional institutions. Such duplicate objects as are in the possession of the divisions are loaned occasionally for special purposes. In this connection several of the historical boat models, copies of the origi- nal Bell telephone apparatus, primitive carts and other objects per- taining to transportation were loaned for the Pageant of Progress Exposition held at Chicago during July and August, 1922. To commemorate the work of Elwood Haynes, a pioneer auto- mobile manufacturer, the original Haynes automobile was loaned to the Chamber of Commerce of Kokomo, Ind., during the month of July, 1922; and copies of the original Morse telegraph instruments were loaned to the All America Cables Company for use in their exhibition at the Centennial Exposition, Eio de Janeiro, Brazil. Furthermore, quite a number of exchanges of photographs of loco- motives were made during the year with collectors in many parts of the country. NUMBER OF SPECIMENS IN THE COLLECTIONS. Number of specimens on hand June 30, 1922 Number of specimens received durinf; the year Number of specimens received during the year through transfer from other divisions Total Number of specimens transferred to other divisions or returned to owners: (1) Firearms 2,899 (2) Watercraft 35 Total 2,934 Net total number of specimens in collections June 30, 1923 3,809 Mineral Technol- ogy. Mechanical Technol- ogy. 3, SOS 1 7,798 1,356 0 458 3,809 9,612 2,934 6,678 REPORT ON THE DIVISIONS OF TEXTILES AND MEDICINE AND THE SECTIONS OF WOOD TECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, AND FOOD. By F. L. Lewton, Curator of Textiles. COMPARISON OF INCREMENT OP SPECIMENS OF 1922-23 WITH THAT OF 1921-22. The accessions received during the year number 55 (including 2 joint accessions with other departments) , and in addition part of an accession covering 1,145 specimens which was recorded three 3'^ears ago in the war collection:.-. The entries covered by the above accessions number 2,141, 651 less than were received in the fiscal year 1922. The greater part of these entries was due to a transfer of specimens from the division •of history to the division of medicine. The total number of en- tries may be divided into five groups as follows : Textiles 137, medi- cine 1,292, wood technology 192, organic chemistry 501, and foods 19. Each group with the exception of medicine and chemical prod- ucts showing less entries than last year. The additions to the collections assigned to these divisions and sec- tions consist of specimens not heretofore represented in the Museum and taken as a whole are believed to be as valuable as those received last year. ACCKSSIONS OF IMPOUTAXCI^. The most important accession of the year was a series of specimens prepared and contributed by the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.), of Wilmington, Del., illustrating the chemical and fabrica- tion processes involved in making Pyralin, a pyroxylin plastic which is very similar to celluloid. The word celluloid brings to mind many statements of explosions and fires caused by this mate- rial. But by scientific research, this important class of plastics has been rendered non-explosive, while still retaining the disadvantage of being inflammable when exposed to a flame or excessive heat. This series of specimens consists of three parts: the first illustrat- ing the chemical processes involved in changing white rags into tissue paper, nitrating it lO make pyroxylin, then mixing this with camphor, dyes, and denatured alcohol to produce the pyroxylin plastic material known as Pyralin, which is then rolled into thick sheets from which sheets are sliced as thin as desired. The second section illustrates the important steps in fabricating from sheets of 67132—23 8 103 104 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. Pyralin, toilet table articles, such as comb, brush, hand mirror, and powder box. The third section includes a great number of finished articles, such as toilet sets, combs, buttons, handles of various styles, toys, games, etc., selected to illustrate the wide field of usefulness of this material. A particularly interesting specimen in this collection is a model of an automobile constructed entirely of Pyralin, show- ing the wide range of adaptability of this plastic material. The same company contributed from its plant at Newburgh, N. Y., twelve specimens illustrating the manufacture of " Fabrikoid," a leather substitute made by coating specially woven and finished cotton fabrics with a nitrated cellulose compound, and finishing to represent regular types of fancy leathers known to the trade. This material is used in upholstery, bookbinding, etc. About a decade and a half ago. Dr. L, H. Bakeland conducted a series of researches on the action of carbolic acid and formaldehyde, and by using certain special conditions he obtained a resin-like sub- stance which when further heated under pressure turned to a hard mass which was no longer affected by heat or chemicals. Thus an- other class of plastics, known as phenolic condensation products, was discovered, and this particular one named Bakelite. During the past year the General Bakelite Company, of Perth Amboy, N. J., has pre- pared and contributed a series of specimens showing the manufac- turing process involved in making Bakelite, and illustrations of its various uses, such as enamel varnishes, amber pipes, cigarette holders, and miscellaneous radio parts. Later the Condensite Company of America, Bloomfield, N. J., contributed a series of specimens of Con- densite, another phenolic condensation product, to supplement the Bakelite collection. It has not been so many years ago that explosions and fires in motion picture theaters caused by faulty films were not uncommon. Since then cellulose acetate which is not explosive has been developed on a commercial scale and is now used in manufacturing motion picture films, thus eliminating this former hazard. A series of specimens prepared and contributed by the Eastman Kodak Com- pany, of Rochester, N. Y., illustrates the method of treating tissue paper with acetic acid and acetic anhydride to obtain cellulose acetate, and the use of this substance in making film support for the motion picture industry. The overweighting of silk fabrics with solutions of certain metallic salts or organic materials is a form of adulteration which has brought certain goods into disfavor. Tlie American Home Economics Asso- ciation has endeavored to acquaint buyers of silk fabrics with the importance of purchasing unweighted fabrics, and its Committee on the Standardization of Textile Fabrics arranged through the coopera- REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 105 lion of a broad-minded manufacturer for the weaving of six three- lumdred-yard pieces of silk in three grades eacli of taffeta and messa- line. One of the grades was slightly weighted, the other two grades were not weighted, being what are generally known as pnre dye silks. Believing that to be a good investment for the consumer, a fabric must be constructed to fill the requirements of the purpose for which it is to be used, the Committee arranged a large-scale wearing test to see what reasonable wear these fabrics would give when made up as petticoats. Through the cooperation of this Committee of the Asso- ciation, the Museum was enabled to obtain specimens of the silk fabrics which were used as the basis of this wearing test. The speci- mens sent the Museum included samples of these standard fabrics in the several grades, and live worn petticoats made therefrom which had been subjected to the test. A specimen of Montagnac overcoating, a soft, fleecy, twill-woven, carded woolen fabric finished by means of special machinery, was contributed by the Worumbo Company, of New York City, for in- clusion with the series of carded woolen fabrics already presented b}^ this firm. In continuation of tlie cooperation given in former j^ears by L. C. Chase & Company, Boston, Mass., this firm contributed six new specimens of beautiful mohair upholstery fabrics manufactured in the Sanford Mills, Sanford, Me. The Museum's collection of raw silks was increased by three large composite cocoons of the African wild silk moth, Anaphe infracta., the gift of Hector D. R. Hunt, Nalq^asanja Estate, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa, through his sister Dr. Matilda Hunt. Anaphe silk has been used for the production of schappe and spun silk yarns and considerable trade was being developed in it at the beginning of the World War. H. R. Mallinson and Company (Inc.), New York City, continued the custom of former years of sending the Museum specimens of their new productions, and contributed two specimens of novelty silk dress fabrics: One of silk and m'ooI printed in Egyptian designs rhe other a Mandarin Crepe printed especially for the Second Annual Silk Exposition, with a design " The Development of the Loom," showing the hand loom, early power loom, and the Jacquard loom. The Linoleum Division of the x\rmstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa., has continued their cooperation of former years by replacing the specimens in the exhibit illustrating the manufacture of linoleum with a new and larger series of specimens showing each step in the manufacture of printed and both molded and straight line inlaid linoleum. 106 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923, In keeping with the policy adopted some years ago ol' obtaining where possible, series of specimens illustrating official grades and standards of commercial products, there was transferred to the Museum from the Office of Fiber Investigations of the Department of Agriculture, a set of specimens of abaca or Manila hemp, repre- senting the standard Philippine Islands Government official grades, from Grade A, " Extra Prime," to Grade M, " Coarse Brown," and ihe three S Grades, denoting " Streaked " fiber. An addition to the Museum's collection of bedspreads was made by Dr. Charles D. Walcott, Smithsonian Institution, who contributed a patchwork quilt, made about 1850 by his mother, Mrs. Mary L. Walcott, and two elaborate, double-woven, blue and white coverlets made on a hand loom at an earlier period. Specimens of guarana paste used by native Brazilians for making a stimulating beverage because of its high caffeine content, and also in the treatment of bowel disorders, were added to the section of food by the gift of Dr. Walter Hough, of the Museum staff. These specimens included the paste in the usual form of a cylindrical roll and also pieces molded in the form of animals, such as an alligator, armadillo, and bird. For reducing the hard mass to a powder in the preparation of the beverage, a file made of the bony palate of the Pirarucu fish is used and such a file is included in Doctor Hough's gift. Through the interest of Miss Barbara Van Heulen. Assistant State Club Leader, of Michigan, in the Museum's exhibit of food products canned by members of Boys' and Girls' Clubs, there were received from the Michigan Agi'icultural College, Office of Coop- erative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, East Lansing, Mich., ten prize jars of canned fruits, vegetables, and meat put up by Michigan children. Dr. F. V. Coville, Botanist, V. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington. D. C, when studying the food plants of the Klamath Indians at Klamath Marsh. Oregon, some years ago, collected speci- mens of '' Wokas," a food prepared from the seeds of a pondlily, Nywifhaen. polysepala^ and much prized by the Indians of that locality. Four specimens prepared by different methods were pre- sented by Doctor Coville. The collection of milk products was increased by a series of speci- mens illustrating various milk products and in particular the steps in the process of making milk sugar. These were prepared and con- tributed by the California Central Creameries, of San Francisco, Calif. From a historical viewpoint, one of the most important accessions of the year was a set of Bidwell Thomas bicycle tires contributed by Albert S. Noonan, of Philadelphia, Pa. These tires were pur- REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 107 chased by the contributor in 1891, and were mounted on hollow crescent rims and fastened with flaps of cotton canvas around the rims, the rims being inside the tires. The inner tubes were con- tinuous and laced all around. It took twenty-four hours to repair a puncture or to replace a broken spoke. Among accessions concerned in the utilization of wood which were added to the collections during the year, there should be men- tioned a gift from the Ohio Match Company, Wadsworth, Ohio, of a comprehensive series of specimens representing the manufacture of two-dip or double-tipped matches; specimens of a new insulating and sound deadening material sold as " Balsam-Wool," made from waste sulphite screenings from paper mills and rendered waterproof and fire-resistant, contributed by the Wood Conversion Company, Cloquet, Minn.; and specimens and photographs of ancient cypress wood presented by the National Lumber Manufacturers xVssoeia- tion, of Washington, D. C. The last mentioned specimens were brought to the surface during the excavation for the foundation and basement of the new Walker Hotel at Connecticut Avenue and De Sales Street, Washington, D. C. From the accompanying fossils found, geologists at first believed that the cypress swamp deposit could not be less than 20,000 or 30,000 years old. Later deductions place the age much greater. Due to continuous immersion in water away from the air, the wood is in a marvelous state of preservation, admirably bearing out the claim of the Southern Cypress Manu- facturers' Association, which uses as a slogan for this timber, " the wood eternal." From other Government departments, two lots of exhibit material were transferred : From the Office of Blister Rust Control, De- partment of Agriculture, an excellent series of specimens and illus- trations, showing the destruction of white pine by the blister rust and methods suggested for controlling this organism menacing one of our finest forest trees. From the Office of the Quartermaster General, War Department, twenty different articles of German cav- alry equipment made from paper yarns. These articles are an indi- cation of the necessity of the Fatherland to devise substitutes for leather, canvas, etc., during the World War, and show some of the many uses to which paper can be put in an emergency. The most important addition of the year to the division of medi- cine, was a collection of Italian hospital supplies of the type used in the World War, which was obtained by transfer from the division of history. This material comprises chests of medical supplies car- ried by mounted batteries, Alpine troops, and motor ambulances at aviation camps; pack-horse pouches; medical officers first-aid packs; kits carried by soldiers of the sanitary corps for giving first aid in the field, etc. The chests, pouches, packs, and kits are complete m every 108 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. particular just as used, and are of interest for comparison with the medical field equipment of our own forces. Dr. Samuel L. Hilton, Washington, D. C, former president of the American Pharmaceutical Association, contributed a series of his- torical books. Included in the collection are the revision circulars of the United States Pharmacopoeia IX and National Formulary IV, the standards for medicines used in this country; Bulletins of the American Pharmaceutical Association, an early official publica- tion of this association ; Twentieth Anniversary Volume of the Chi- cago Veteran Druggists' Association, containing j)ictures of men who have had a great deal to do with the advancement of pharmacy and medicine in the United States; memorial volumes concerning such well-known instructors and writers as Joseph P. Remington, Oscar Oldberg, and Albert E. Ebert. Dr. George A. Faber, 45 Center Street, Waterbury, Conn., donated through Dr. John Uri Lloyd, of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a memorial to Dr. S. B. Munn, a complete set of the National Eclectic Medical As- sociation Transactions from 1870 to 1916. These books are of un- usual historic interest because they record the activities of an earnest group of scientific men who influenced the development of medicine and pharmacy in this countr3^ The Museum is indebted to Dr. F. B. Power of the Phytochemical Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, for a series of specimens transferred from that department, which illustrates the use of chaulmoogra oil derivatives in the treatment of leprosy in the leper settlement of Molokai, Hawaii. Although crude chaulmoogra oil expressed from the seeds had been in use hundreds of years by the natives of India in the treatment of leprosy as a local application and internal medicine, the results obtained were uncertain and the treatment in many cases caused the formation of terrible abscesses. Through the studies of French and English scientists it was proved that one cause of the uncertain results was the use of the seeds of several closely related species of' plants, some of which w^ere of no medicinal value. When the identity of the true chaulmoogra oil was determined, an American chemist. Dr. Fred- erick B. Power, who was then in charge of the Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories, London, England, isolated and described its active chemical constituents and prepared the ethyl esters of chaul- moogric acid. Dr. A. L. Dean, president of the University of Ilawaii, and doctors of tlie Kalihi Receiving Station in Honolulu, worked out a standard treatment for leprosy cases based on the re- searches of Dr. Power, which is giving most astonishing results. By this treatment the ethyl esters of chaulmoogric acid are administered intramuscularly. REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 109 Doctor Power also donated thirteen specimens of quinine sulphate obtained over forty years ago from leading manufacturers all over the world. These specimens have a particular historical significance since they are portions of the original samples which were turned over to an international committee of analysts to which was assigned the task of formulating standard tests for the purity of this most valuable medicine. Dr. C. H. Michel & Company, Cleveland, Ohio, contributed a set of seven anatomical charts and a rack for hanging the same on the wall. Due to the efforts of Dr. Marcus Benjamin of the U. S. National Museum, this division received by donation from Mrs. John Van Rensselaer Hoff, of Washington, D. C, a silver salver and an illumi- nated testimonial letter presented to her husband, the late Colonel John Van Rensselaer Hoff, by military surgeons of the United States. During the American occupation of Porto Rico, the island popula- tion was vaccinated and freed from smallpox under the supervision of Colonel Hoff. The salver and testimonials show in what esteem Colonel Hoff was held by his fellow surgeons in the United States Army, not only because of his successful work in Porto Rico, but also for the interest which he took in medicine and surgery in general. Dr. W. D. Bayley, 1712 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., pre- sented two of the early type sphygmographs and a curiously made trocar. The sphygmograph is a surgical instrument for registering the movements, form, and force of the arterial pulse, and the trocar is an instrument used for tapping or piercing a cavity wall. The estate of Dr. E. A. Mearns, through Dr. C. W. Richmond, Washington, D. C, contributed a medicine case supplied by E. R. Squibb & Sons, New York, N. Y., for use of the Smithsonian African Expedition under the direction of Colonel Roosevelt in 1909-1910. Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S. A., was physician of the expedition and used the medicine case in question at that time. Dr. John Uri Lloyd, Cincinnati, Ohio, continued his helpful co- operation and contributed a copy of the History of Medicine by Alexander Wilder, M. D. Miss Emma M. Long, of Athens, Ga., daughter of Dr. Crawford W. Long, the first surgeon to use ether as an anaesthetic in a sugical operation, contributed an oil painting of this famous American doc- tor. The portrait is the work of Miss Long and is said to be an ex- cellent likeness of her father. Mrs. George A. Still, Kirksville, Mo., presented through Dr. Norman C. Glover, of Washington, D. C, a photograph of her de- ceased husband. Dr. George A. Still, who was killed as a result of an accident on November 23, 1922. Doctor Still was president of the American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo., and chief surgeon of the hospital at that place. Up to the time of his death Doctor 110 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. Still worked hard to provide an adequate osteopathic exhibit in the history of medicine section of this division, contributing material and enlisting the interest of others in the work. Mr. John E. Swanton, of the Bureau of American Ethnology, donated two medical manuscripts written by James Parker, Hart- ford, Conn., in the year 1790. The United States Pharmacopoeial Convention (Inc.), through Dr. Murray Gait Motter, Washington, D. C, added to its deposit of historical papers and documents relating to revisions of the phar- macoi^oeia of this country, the Eecord of the Proceedings of the Convention of 1910. No explorations nor field trips of any importance were made by members of this division during the year. As a part of the coop- eration of the American Rubber Association in arranging for an exhibit illustrating all the important lines of the rubber industry, the curator was invited to visit nine large plants manufacturing rubber products and was given opportunity to study the various processes therein used. These plants were located in Akron, Ohio, Cambridge, Watertown, and East Hampton, Mass., and Naugatuck, Conn. As a result of the unusual privileges accorded him, the curator was enabled to study in detail the manufacture of automobile tires, hose, belting, and mechanical rubber goods, molded rubbiM- articles, rubber footwear and clothing, rubber thread cutting for elastic goods, and the reclamation of used rubber. From the data thus obtained, a detailed outline of an extensive exhibit was pre- pared and sent to the American Rubber Association as a guide in assembling such exhibit material as could best be used in the Museum. C. C. Anderson, aid in organic chemistry, visited New York City during the International Fur Exposition, a trade exposition held by the Associated Fur Manufacturers (Inc.), during May, 1923, and was given the opportunity to study the dressing, dyeing, and finishing of different kinds of pelts. He arranged with several prominent fur manufacturers for exhibit material for the National Musuem, and was promised their cooperation in developing a com- prehensive exhibit of this important industry. WORK OF PKESEEVING AND INSTALLING COLLECTIONS. The collections under the care of the curator have been carefully inspected for insects, and all perishable material like wools and foodstuti's has been fumigated several times. This has meant, how- ever, constant vigilance. The cataloging of new specimens has been kept up to date, and the installation of new material has been made as soon after its receipt as was possible. A large part of the time of one preparator was given to making gummed-letter case labels for the textile exhibits and for the wood and medical collections. REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. Ill The examination and indexing of new textile terms and other special information contained in the large number of trade papers and periodicals received by the sectional libraries of textiles, woods, medicine, and foods, have occupied the time of the preparators when not engaged in other duties. In the division of medicine new labels were made to take the place of those soiled by exposure, particularly those describing the speci- mens in the war collection in the Natural History Building. The preserving fluid on the fresh anatomical specimens was changed dur- ing the year. Ten permanent installations were set up in the division of textiles during the year. These included an industrial exhibit illustrating processes in the manufacture of plain, printed, and inlaid linoleum, which replaced a similar exhibit of an earlier date; a series of stand- ardized, pure dye silk fabrics and garments made therefrom which had been subjected to wearing tests; specimens of printed and tigured mohair pile fabrics ; African wild silk ; additions to the cotton thread case, carded woolen goods series, and novelty silk fabrics display; and rearrangement of three cases devoted to worsted laiitting and crocheting yarns and handmade garments ; and the handicraft work of the blind. In the section of food, additions were made to the collection of canned foods put up by members of Boys' and Girls' Canning Clubs of the different states. The space which at present can be devoted to the medical exhibits is all occupied so that the work of the year consisted in filling in the gaps, rearranging and improving the exhibits. Fourteen new or rearranged installations were made this year. These additions in- cluded the five cases showing the medical field equipment of the Italian forces; one case illustrating the use of chaulmoogra oil in the treatment of leprosy ; two cases of historical homeopathic speci- mens; two cases concerning the spread and prevention of diseases; an exhibit showing some of the well-known alkaloids which are used as medicine; a case of medical synthetic carbon compounds; a new display of the historical objects and specimens bearing on the first use of ether as an anaesthetic in a surgical operation b}^ Dr. Craw- ford W. Long, Athens, Ga., and an exliibit of old surgical instru- ments. The old collections of organic products located in the Southwest court gallery of the Arts and Industries Building were carefully overliauled upon the appointment of an aid in organic chemistry, and the creation of a section of organic chemistry, under the super- vision of the curator of textiles. New exhibits to illustrate modern chemical industries deriving their raw products from organic sources were solicited and are rapidly being installed. Several of the old collections, such as those of ivory and tortoise shell are very valuable since they represent industries which have ceased to operate or will 112 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. be compelled to stop manufacturing in a few years because of increas- ing scarcity of the animals producing these raw products. A con- siderable portion of the past year has been spent in rearranging and relabeling these collections in order to give them a modern and attractive appearance and bring out to better advantage their edu- cational value. Four entirely new exhibits in this section were installed. These illustrate the manufacturing processes and uses of Pyralin, Bakelite, cellulose acetate, and fabrikoid, which are prod- ucts developed to take the place of such materials as ivory, tortoise shell, amber, horn, leather, etc. The older collections have been regrouped and arranged in such a way as to have the real articles as near the newer substitution products of the chemical industries as possible, and thus give the visitor an opportunity to compare and study the real and long-used organic raw materials with their mod- ern industrial substitutes. All of' these interesting collections were placed in cases on the east side of the Southwest court gallery. After installing the new exhibit of Pyralin, it was found that the afternoon sun shining on this material would in a short time affect the color of the specimens, making it necessary to move this collec- tion to the north side of the gallery. This change required rearrang- ing nearly half of the exhibits in the gallery. Care was taken in the rearrangement so that only such materials as were least affected by sunlight were installed on the east side of the gallery. Five new permanent installations were set up in the section of wood technology during the year, a special temporary exhibit, and, in addition there was an entire reinstallation of five other exhibits. A wagon and automobile wheel exhibit was placed on opposite sides of a diaphragm case to bring out the fact that the wheels of these two types of vehicles are constructed in a directly opposite manner. The wagon wheel is made from hub to felloe, the spokes being driven into the hub, and the wood felloe assembled after the wheel has been cut to height and the spokes round tenoned. In the automobile wheel the felloe is dressed and finished, spokes are driven into the felloe and the two halves assembled into a perfect wheel ready to be turned off to receive the permanent felloe band and the hub. The other new installations included an exhibit of " Woodisk " wheels, showing how a laminated wood wheel is built up and shaped for use on both heavy duty and pleasure automobiles ; a case demonstrat- ing the ravages of the white pine blister rust and methods for its control; an exhibit showing the manufacture of double-tipped matches; specimens of the insulating material sold as "Balsam- Wool " ; and photographs representing typical lumbering operations in Southern yellow pine. April 22-28, having been designated b}^ the President as Forest Protection Week, this section made a special effort to bring the need for forest protection before the public by arranging a temporary exhibit picturing this branch of forest work REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 113 in as many phases as space would allow. During the year the bul- letin boards at the entrance to the wood court were changed to show wood gi'owth and structure, age of trees, statistics giving amount of lumber produced by kinds, and by states, the lumber used in the manufacture of veneers, and other wood-using industries. PRESENT CONDITIOX OF THE COLLECTIONS. With the exception of slight fading of certain textile fabrics which are affected by the light, and the discoloration of certain food sam- ples due to exposure to light and heat, there has been but very little deterioration of either the exhibit or study materials. The present condition of the medical collection is good, (^nly expected deteriorations are noticeable. Most of the collections illustrating chemical industries and the use of organic raw materials are very old, having been on exhibition over 30 years, and naturally suffer by comparison with modern speci- mens. Man}' of the contributors of these have been invited to renew the exhibits, and a most hearty response has been made to this invi- tation, RESEAUCII AND STUDIES CAUKIED ON AT THE MUSEUM. For the Benefit of the Museum. — As much time as could be spared from routine work has been given by the curator and one assistant, to the preparation of comprehensive technical definitions of textile fabrics based upon authentic specimens in the Museum's collections. This has meant the careful examination of all available current tex- tile literature, as the technical mill and trade terms used in older works of reference are often not in accord with those in current use in the United States. A little progress has been made toward the completion of a fabrics glossary based on actual specimens, as the Museum's collection of named textiles has been steadily increased. The assistant curator, section of wood technology, prepared, upon request, a table of densities of twenty-nine foreign woods on the American market for inclusion in the revision of the Smithsonian Physical Tables. The Use of the Museuni's CoVections and Facilities hy Visitors and a orresfondents. — Numerous visitors made inquiry at the curator's office in search of special information suggested by the exhibits, and made particular use of the technical books on textiles, woods, and drugs in the sectional libraries. The curator and assistant curators furnished special information on industrial raw materials and the identification of specimens, from time to time during the year, to the Bureaus of Chemistry and Plant Industry, United States De- l)artment of Agriculture. The identification of specimens of fibres and fabrics, gums, resins, seeds, and woods for numerous individuals, both in and out of the Government service, has been a regular part 114 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. of the work of this division. The curator furnished the identification of cottons and cotton seeds introduced by the Office of Foreign Seed and riant Introduction and Distribution, United States Department of Agriculture, and to him has been referred letters reciuesting in- formation on silk and artificial silk received by the Department of Agriculture, and other federal departments. The collection illus- trating the economic products of India and Uganda, and the books and periodicals on these subjects in the sectional library were studied during a considerable period by Dr. Matilda Hunt, of New York City, who is arranging for the establishment of industrial schools in India. Names of Special Cooperators. — A number of persons deserve special mention for their splendid cooperation in arranging for the contribution of specimens to the Museum, and for making use of every opportunity of presenting the needs of the Museum to persons and professional bodies in a position to render assistance. In this connection it is desired to name Frank G. Ashbrook, assistant biologist. Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture; Dr. Murray Gait Motter, librarian of the Hygienic Laboratory, Public Health Service; Dr. John Uri Lloyd, Cincinnati, O, ; Dr. F. B. Power, Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture; Dr. Samuel L. Hilton, Washington, D. C. ; and James A. Tobey, sec- retary of the National Health Council, New York City. RESEAKCHES ELSEWHERE AIDED BY MUSEUM MATERIAL. A large specimen of a Penang coir coconut in the husk was loaned to the Office of Fiber Investigations. Department of Agriculture, for use in its study of coir production. The specimen was returned together with two excellent photographs of a transverse section of the coconut. DISTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE OF SPECIMENS. Three charts on which were mounted specimens illustrating steps in the dressing, spinning, and weaving of flax were loaned to Miss E. B. Mason, a teacher of home economics in the Fairmount Heights School, for aid in her work. These were returned in excel- lent condition. Twenty-three volumes of the Transactions of the National Eclec- tic Medical Association, a partial set, were sent to Dr. John Uri Lloyd, in exchange for a complete set of the same publication. STATISTICAL DATA. Textiles. Number of specimens received during the year 1923. . Number of specimens in the collections June 30, 192:j (estimated) 137 10,679 Woods. 192 3,68« Foods. 19 1,055 Organic chem. 501 C,952 Medi- cines. 1,292 11,512 REPORT ON THE DIVISION OF GRAPHIC ARTS. By R. P. ToLMAN, Assistant Curator. The annual report of this division of the U. S. National Museum this year must consist largely of an offering of thanks to the many individuals, organizations and firms, who have shown an increasing interest in the work the Museum is doing for the graphic arts. Ir. this brief report it will be possible to mention only a few of the 169 accessions, but whether mentioned or not the cooperation of all is greatly appreciated and to them is due the credit for the progress that has been made during the year. Specimens covering a wide range have been received. A leaf of the Gutenberg Bible, which is n sample of the first use of movable type, and the Monotype system of 'jasting justified lines of single type are almost the beginnings and the end of type composition. Other accessions include letter press printing, making of a newspaper, printing bases, quoins, shooting sticks, printing for the blind, book binding, marbled paper, Baxter color prints, etching, aquatint, dry point, soft-ground, wood-block prints and lithographs, as well as photo-mechanical prints in relief, intaglio and planographic. The section of photography received pictorial and color-photo- graphs, a color camera, photographs sent hj wireless, but one of the most important accessions was the Latham motion picture machine of 1895. Seven loan exhibits of pictorial photography, etching, lithography, and wood-block printing were held during the year. Two traveling exhibits of graphic arts have been arranged this year and have been shown in various cities throughout the country. They are both very similar, covering technically the important processes of this subject. The total number of specimens receiA-ed was 1.815; 669 loans were returned, leaving an addition to the collections of 1.146 specimens, being 132 more than last year. These specimens were received through 169 accessions, an increase over last year of 81. Nine hun- dred and ninety-six specimens were gifts, 44 were transferred from other government departments, 24 were made in the Museum, 16 were purchased and 735 were received as loans. The division loaned for study 431 specimens, and gave 21 specimens to the Art Museum at Harriman. Tenn., leaving a total of 22,936 specimens on June 30, 1923. 115 116 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923 Probably the specimen which attracted the greatest attention dur- ing the year was The Book of Joshua, a fragment of the Gutenberg Bible loaned by Gabriel Wells of New York City, for several months. This bible is considered the earliest and most precious piece of print- ing from movable type in the world. It is estimated that this bible was printed between 1450-1455. It was among the very first works done by Johannes Gutenberg, who by general consent is given the credit for the invention of printing from movable type. The artistic quality of the work is exceptional and even today ranks among the best pieces of printing ever produced, and this fact has made some doubt that Gutenberg Avas more than the perfecter of the process. In the case of Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, the whole art was discovered and perfected and it may have been the same with Gutenberg and movable type. One leaf of the Gutenberg Bible is in the permanent exhibits of letter press printing. Historically it is the most important specimen received this year. The making of a newspaper is an exhibit Avhich has been recently completed. The Washington Evening Star gave the bulk of the specimens, and Barnhart Bros, and Spindler, the galley and chase. Some of the photographs and the other specimens were furnished by the Goss Printing Press Company, The Challenge Machinery Company, The Mergenthaler Linotype Company, The Speedau- matic Compan}^, and the Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation. A brief outline of this exhibit is as follows: The rough newsgath- erer's copy, linotype composition, corrected proof, a galley with type, assembling the page, the assembled page in a chase, the mak- ing of the matrix, casting the curved plate, finishing it and plac- ing it on a printing press, printing presses, the finished newspaper ready for local distribution, tlie final step being wrapping and addressing for out of town circulation. The technical part of the bookbinding exhibit is also new. Several firms by their cooperation have made it possible. The principal credit is due to George A. Simonds and Company of Washington and the Plimpton Press of Norwood, Mass., the one for hand binding and the other for machine binding, both of which were arranged especially for this exhibit. The hand binding part consists of unsewed signatures, signatures sewed to strings, the book laced in boards, inside of the cover finished and the outside of the cover finished. The last two are handsomely bound in full French green levant, inlaid with red morocco and finely tooled. Tools and photo- graphs aid in the understanding of the methods used. Machine bind- ing furnished by the Pimpton Press shows first a single printed signature, next a set forming a whole book, then a set of end papers, the sewed signatures, the trimmed book and the book rounded and backed. Following this comes the making of the case into which the REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. 117 printed signatures are to be bound. A pair of boards, paper back strip, and a piece of cover cloth, are carried through the several steps to the finished volume, ready for delivery. Many samples of binding materials are also included. Two cases of finished bindings are nearby. In machine composition of t^'pe two important gifts were received, a Unitype type setting machine from the American Type Founders Company of Jersey City, and the Monotype system of composing and casting justified lines of single type from the Lanston Monotype Machine Company of Philadelphia. In machine composition there have been four classes of machines that have been tried, three suc- cessfully and one unsuccessfully. The Unitype represents the class in which the actual type was set; the old Mergenthaler, that which casts new type in slugs, the length of the line desired ; the Monotype, which casts single type properlj^ justified: the fourth and unsuccess- ful class is represented by a matrix making machine, made and invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1884. It is doubtful if this last class will ever be successful. The Unitype type-setting and distributing machine which was re- ceived this year from the American Type Founders Company is the last model to be made. In 1880, Joseph Thorne invented a type setting machine ; this was later improved and called the Simplex and still later the Unitype. It was made for only one size of type, which could be set at about three or four thousand ems an hour and more than double that amount when line justification was applied to it. It was a highly successful commercial machine, being used extensively in this country and England. Some were said to have been in use in this country as late as 1916. It has been discarded in favor of the slug and single type composing and casting ma- chines. The last accession of the year was received from the Lanston Mono- type Machine Company of Philadelphia; it is an exhibit of the Monotype system of composing justified lines of single type. Their composing and casting machines, series of 1900, and a photograph of the 1922 machines give an idea of the system. The products shown consist of four to forty-eight point type, type for A^arious nations including Chinese, leads, slugs, rules, borders and ornaments, ob- solete matrices and those in use at present. A novelty product is shown under a microscope, in the form of a twelve point type bod}^, on the end of which is the Lord's Prayer and the name and ad- dress of the company. The pressing of a key on the composing machine punches one or two holes in the paper ribbon at the top. The location across the ribbon of the hole or holes indicates the letter or character which will be cast. The ribbon, when the job is completed, is transferred 118 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. to the caster and governs the justification and the characters cast, but in the reverse order, the justification of the last line composed being the first thing to take effect in the caster, then the type and proper spaces are cast automatically at a speed of one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy a minute for small type. The speed for larger type depends on the time needed to chill the metal. This system of composing and casting justified lines of single type is thoroughly' successful. The original patent was granted to Tolbert Lanston in 1887. In 1835, George Baxter, the English artist, engraver, and printer, developed and patented a process of printing pictures in colors. Up to this time only aquatints, mezzotints, and stipple engravings had been printed in full color ; decorative prints in several flat tints from relief blocks had been made for a long time. George Baxter com- bined the two ; the key block would be in intaglio, aquatint, or mez- zotint, and contained all the details and modelling. Over an im- pression from this plate the various tints would be printed from the proper number of engraved wood blocks. The division has been fortunate in obtaining this year a set of blocks engraved by Baxter with a print in full color of " The Reconciliation ". This includes the aquatinted steel plate and nine of the eleven wood blocks used by George Baxter in producing this color print. These give some idea of the work and the steps of the process, and the perfection reached. Little is known either of the inks used or the methods of printing. Few, if any prints, liave been issued commercially since the death of Baxter in 1868. Several firms had been granted per- mission to use the process and his blocks but probably the lack of the inventor's enthusiasm, the rise of the chromolithograph and the fickleness of fashion caused the death knell of the Baxter print. In England since about 1890 collectors, in increasing numbers, have been hunting for these beautiful prints, which of course has made them rapidly increase in value. Little interest has been shown out- side of England in the Baxter oil print. America will wait till it is a millionaire's game. A series of loan exhibits were held as folloAvs: January. "'The Rotary" of the Brooklyn Society of Etdiers. February. The traveling exhibit of the Print Makers Society of Cali- fornia. March. Etchings by Bertha E. Jaques, Secretary of the Chicago Society of Etcliers. April. Work of Resident and non-resident Washingtonians. May. A part of the " Second International Exhibition of Etchings " held under the auspices of the Brooklyn Society of Etchers. These averaged about ninety prints: Etchings, drypoints, aqua- tints, soft grounds, mezzotints, wood-block prints, and lithographs, both in black and white and in color. American work predominated REPORT OF ITATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 119 in all but the last one, in which eleven foreign countries were repre- sented and over fifty artists. The exhibits were of high quality and of much interest and educational value. To Mrs. Bertha E. Jaques, Secretary of the Chicago Society of Etchers, to Will Simmons, Corresponding Secretary of the Brooklyn Society of Etchers, and to Howell C. Brown, Secretary of the Print Makers Society of California, the Museum owes much, not only for the success of the above exhibitions but also for giving of their own work and for collecting seventy-one prints in various mediums, the work of twenty-five artists — one to five prints to the artist, except in the wood-block prints and color etchings of Miss Helen Hyde (1868-1919) which number twenty-five. These were the gift of her sister Mrs. E. F. Gillette of Chicago and were collected by Mrs. Jaques. Miss Hyde was one of the first Americans to adopt the Japanese method of printing wood blocks. For many years, she lived in Japan and while she learned their methods, for economy of time, she preferred to leave the cutting and printing to the Japanese experts. She would make the design in India ink on thin Japanese paper; this would be pasted face down on the wood block. The cutter would engrave away the wood between the lines and make a print from' it in black, which Miss Hyde would color and return to the cutter who would prepare six to eight blocks for the colors. Then Miss Hyde would superintend the printing of say a limited edition of one hundred color prints. This would mean in the case there were eight blocks, eight hundred separate impressions, all care- fully registered and properly printed, no little job. The results obtained by her in this way were very fine. She was a very talented artist. Among the fifty or so remaining prints will be found much of interest, not only the subjects but also the variety of treatment and the technical excellence. They cover a wide field of artistic endeavor. Prints were received from the following artists : John Taylor Arms (2), Loren K. Barton (5), Howell C. Brown (5), John W. Cotton, William H. Drury, Anne Goldthwaite, Frances H. Gearhart (4), May Gearhart (3), George O. Hart, Charles E. Heil, Eugene Hig- gins. Bertha E. Jaques (5), Margaret Manuel, Carl J. Nordell, Ernest D. Roth (2), Margery Ryerson, Louis C. Rosenberg, George Resler, Henry B. Shope (2), Will Simmons, George C. Wales, Fred- erick Weber (2), and four from Frederick K. Det wilier. The weak- est spot in the division has been greatly strengthened by these addi- tions and it is to be hoped that more will continue to come until every artist of note will be suitably represented. If funds were available, it would be an easy matter to round out a collection that would be of great value. 67132—23 ^9 120 REPORT OF N"ATI01TAL MUSEUM, 1923. A temporary exhibit was opened in the chapel on February 5, in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the issue of the first piece of printing under Benjamin Franklin's name. This con- sisted of 84 prints relating to his life arranged by The American Printer, with ten from Rene Bache, one of Franklin's descendents, and others from the collections of the division, — altogether a de- cidedly interesting graphic assembly of facts about America's most noted early printer. In many of the technical exhibit-s one or more specimens are needed to bring the series to completion. Stephen H. Horgan, of New York, an authoritative writer on the graphic arts, supplied un- trimmed woodburytypes, which were incorporated in our exhibit. W. H. Pountney Company of Boston, added a building iron and samples of wax to the wax engraving exhibit. Excellent examples of lithography in colors by the present photomechanical methods were the gift of the United States Printing and Lithograph Company of New York and The Stubbs Company of Detroit. From the Chicago Tribune came specimens of rotary intaglio prints in color, which are said to be the first ever used in a newspaper, April 1922. The Gov- ernment Printing Office and several firms made possible the new ex- hibit of marbled paper. Exhibits which were in progress at the end of this fiscal year are letter press printing, to which a valuable contribution was made by the Marchbanks Press of New York ; printing for the blind ; overlay and underlay ; these all should be completed shortly. Modern methods of casting type is an exhibit that is much needed and while promises have been made nothing as yet has been received. The finishing of these and improving the ones already installed will be the work for next year. Mr. A. J. Olmsted, custodian of the section of photography, makes the following report as to the collections under his charge. SECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY. This year has added to the section of photography a notable assortment of material, very evenly distributed among the various departments. Twenty nine accessions were received, one less than last year, totaling 222 specimens, of which 136 were loans returned, leaving a gain of 86 for the year. One old specimen, the Jenkins motion picture projector, was returned to the inventor. The total number therefore in the section on June 30, 1923, was 5,056. Floyd Vail of New York, Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, as noted in last years report gave most generous assistance towards making the pictorial section the best in America, has main- tained his interest in the collection and has been of aid in obtaining :^ccessions, exhibits and much needed publicity. REPORT OF NATTONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 121 Special mention should be made of the following additions : In the history of the projection of motion pictures, the first machine to be in any way successful was invented by Woodville Latham and used in New York City in April, 1895. A similar machine, used by LeRoy Latham at Richmond and Norfolk, Va., during the summer of 1895, was given by him to the Museum. This is a genuine old machine and valuable from a historical point of view. Walter G. Wolfe of Boston gave an early antinous shutter release, invented by him during 1896 to 1898. This was some years before similar releases appeared on the American market from England. This was used to operate the shutter and took the place of the rubber bulb and tube. John Adams Gallagher of Washington gave an early Fox Talbot photogravure. Talbot invented this process about 1852. Prints of this kind are very rare and seldom seen outside of museums. To the section of color photography was added a Hess-Ives color camera, 3| by 4^, with hipack, film pack adapter and printing frame, lent to the Museum last year by Ransom Matthews, of Selma, Calif. "Wlien first received it was assigned to the division of mechanical technology from which it was recently transferred to graphic arts. Frederick E. Ives, the inventor of this camera, has been experiment- ing in color photography since 1879 and today is still a leader and authority on color separation. Recent years have seen the development of aerial cameras for Avar, map, and commercial purposes. Two accessions were received from the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation of New York City. A K-3 aerial camera marks the beginning of a new exhibit which will be developed the coming year. Tliese cameras have no bellows ac- commodations, as they always make pictures at infinity, are there- fore fixed focus; they work at high shutter speeds and with wide apertures, to overcome the motion and vibration of the aeroplane. Thomas A. Banning of Chicago continued to show his interest in the collection by sending 15 prints made by the McDonough color process. This makes a very complete showing of McDonough's work in color photography. A. G. McGregor of Chicago has do- nated three bromide enlargements, two of them made from pin hole camera negatives. It is always interesting to know that visitors appreciate the collections of photography and show it by continued contributions. Fred Payne Clatworthy of Estes Park, Colo., noted traveler, lecturer, artist, and specialist in color photography, gave three of his very finest autochromes. Mr. Clatworthy lectured before the National Geographic Society using his autochromes as lantern slides. 122 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. C. Francis Jenkins of Washington, loaned prints of the first photographs transmitted by radio by his system, which differs from all other methods of sending illustrative matter by electricity. The section assigned to portraits of early manufacturers and in- ventors of photographic materials received one of John Carbutt, gift of Mrs. Mary E. Carbutt of Montclair, N. J. ; a splendid en- graved one of M. A. Seed, from Miss Eleanor Seed, Pelham Manor, N. Y. ; also one of Dr. L. H, Baekeland, of Yonkers, N. Y., who in- vented and perfected the developing paper now so much used in photography. Valuable additions have been made to the pictorial group and the following deserve special mention for their fine and artistic qualities. Rudolf Eickemeyer, of Yonkers, generously gave five examples of his work. He is in the foremost rank of the pictorialists of Amer- ica, and the collection would be incomplete without examples of his work. Louis J. Steele of Portsmouth, England, gave two ex- cellent bromides of distinction, " The Cobblers " and "A Venetian Stud3^" Another Englislmian, Mr. Charles Job, of Richmond, Sur- rey, presented six splendid prints. Mr. Job has long been famous in England for his work in the pictorial line. Dr. E. G. Boon, of Italy, contributed two platinum prints of individual charm and tonal value. From Frank V. Chambers of Philadelphia was received an animal study entitled " Mickey's Family " that will have an appeal to animal lovers. H. A. Latimer of Boston has again shown his interest by a gift of four multiple gum prints, two carbons, and three photogravures of some of his best pictures. Gum printing is his specialty. Edward Weston of Glendale, Calif., sent nine splendid examples of the work of the newer school, which is also represented by five prints by Miss Margrethe Mather of Los Angeles. These are all proofs of rare charm and originality. Tavo loan exhibits of pictorial photographs were shown this year, one the work of Alex. Keighley, F. R. P. S. of England and the other that of the Pictorial Photographers of America. Mr. Keigh- ley sent 66 carbon prints which were on exhibition for two months from January first. They attracted much attention and favorable comment, some visitors coming back several times to study them. This was the second favor received from Mr. Keighle^', who last year gave seven examples of his work to the permanent collection. The exhibit of the Pictorial Photographers of America was on from March 15 to April 15 and consisted of 70 original prints by an equal number of artists. These had been selected from thousands submitted, and represent their choice of the best work of the past year. The various mediums used made this a valuable study series as well as an artistic one. REPORT ON THE DIVISION OF HISTORY. By T. T. Belote, Curator. COMPAEISON OF INCBEMKNT OF SPECIMENS OF 1922-23 WITH THAT OF 1921-22. The additions to the historical collections received during the past fiscal year exceed in size and in scientific importance those received during the previous year. While the number of accessions received during the past year is somewhat smaller than that of the previous year, the number of specimens covered by these accessions is much larger than those covered by the accessions of the previous year, and the accessions of the past year represent compact scientific units of the very greatest importance. ACCESSIONS DESERVING SPECIAL NOTICE. The fiscal year just past has been one of most exceptional impor- tance so far as the scientific development of the historical collections is concerned. Three accessions alone, received during this period, on account of their size and importance would justify this statement. These were, first, a collection of antiquarian materials bequeathed to the Museum by Mrs. Julian- James ; second, a collection of military materials transferred from the Military Service Institution of the United States; and finally, the collection of numismatic material formerly exhibited at the United States Mint in Phiadelphia, which was transferred from the Treasury Department. These may now be described in the order mentioned together with other related acces- sions. The Julian-James collection, it is true, has been in the possession of the Museum for a number of years as a loan, but its bequest as a permanency is deserving of more than casual notice. The materials of which it is composed were collected by Mrs. Julian- James of Washington, D. C, and New York City, and deposited by her in the Museum from time to time during the period, 1900-1921. Originally the collection was confined to objects primarily of art or antiquarian interest connected with the various members of the Bailey-Myers- Mason family, many of whom had attained high rank in the military, naval, or diplomatic service of the United States. In 1912, Mrs. James undertook to supplement the collection of this character with a variety of materials representing the history of costume 123 124 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923 in America, using as a central exhibit a series of dresses worn by the mistresses of the White House during the administrations of the Presidents of the United States, beginning with that of George Washington. The dresses in this series were contributed to the Museum collection largely through the efforts of Mrs. James, and these she surrounded with a most bewildering array of costumes and costume accessories, many of which were of very great intrinsic value and historical interest. The objects lent to the Museum by Mrs. James in connection with these collections are now united in the Museum under the terms of Mrs. James' bequest, which includes also materials of historical interest relating primarily to the Bailey-Myers-Mason family. Of the greatest importance in this latter connection are the following: An ivory handled sword owned during the War of 1812-15 by Col. Mordecai Myers, United States Army; uniform and sword of Sidney Mason when United States Consul at Saint Johns, Porto Rico; gold and silver medals and foreign decorations awarded to Commander T. B. M. Mason, United States Navy, including the gold medal of the Benevolent and Life Saving Institution of New York, a medal awarded by the Italian Government, a number of naval uniforms worn by Commander Mason and his order books and commissions together with various pieces of insignia and patriotic society badges owned by him and other members of the Bailey-Myers-Mason family. This portion of the collection includes also a collection of miscel- laneous antiques, such as arms, chinaware, silverware, jewelry, and other objects owned by members of the family noted above, as well as an unique and priceless collection of miniatures on ivory, daguer- reotj^pes and photographs, and portraits. The portion of the col- lection relating to the history of female costume has been very fully described in previous reports. It includes a dress worn by Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and an immense collection of female costumes of various descriptions with accessories, such as jewelry, bags, fans, and other objects. In addition to the objects of antiquarian interest included in the bequest from Mrs. James, the following accessions of note in this connection have been received during the past year: A Lowestoft china tea set which was presented during the early part of the nineteenth century by Commodore Matthew G. Perry, United States Navy, to Mrs. Elizabeth Brenton Shaw of Wickford, Rhode Island. The set includes a teapot, a creamer, a bowl, six cups, nine saucers, and five plates, all of the interesting and quaint design of the period when they were made. Each piece is decorated with the United States coat of arms in colors. The set has been presented to the Museum by Mrs. Louise S. Burge, Miss Marie Louise Burge, REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 19^. 126 and Miss Jessie Jay Burge. A silver teapot and creamer made during the colonial period by William Ball, and a silver bowl made during the same period by Joseph Richardson, both of Philadelphia, have been lent by William H. Potter and Beverly R. Potter. The collec- tion of antique furniture has been increased by the transfer of an early American armchair from the Hydrographic Office of the Navy Department. An accession of exceptional interest and value was the result of the transfer from Governors Island, New York, of the collection of military relics formerly shown there in the Museum of the Military Service Institution of the United States, which was organized in 1878. and which had assembled a notable collection of objects of military and historical interest. The collection had up to the period of the World War been housed in a building assigned by the War Department for that purpose, but the demands for space resulting from the entry of the United States into the War resulted in the storing of the collection in the attic of the building in which it had formerly been displayed, with the result that the valuable materials of which the collection was composed were not only removed from public view, but exposed to serious processes of deterioration. In view of these circumstances the council of the Military Service In- stitution arranged for the transfer of the collection to the Smith- sonian Institution for exhibition in the National Museum, and the process of transferring the collection was accomplished in 1922. The collection includes a varied aggregation of military objects re- lating to various periods of American history, but the majority of which are connected with the Civil War. The object of greatest interest in this connection is the mounted figure of the war horse of General Philip H. Sheridan which was presented by him to the Military Service Institution on the death of the animal in 1878. While the collection contains many objects of popular sentimental and patriotic interest, it is of much scientific value on account of the very complete collection of small arms, such as guns, pistols, and swords which it includes. The last named series is of special interest including many United States Army swords of types not hitherto acquired by the Museum, and many foreign swords of special interest. Among the latter is a very handsome sword which was owned by Gen. Jean Victor Moreau. The collection of American swords includes one owned by Commodore Stephen Decatur. The series of fire arms covers the period of the nineteenth century and includes many interesting and rare specimens. A small cannon of exceptional interest in the collection is one which was captured from the British Army at the battle of Saratoga in 1777. Another gun of note of a later period is an experimental mortar made by D. King of Philadelphia in 1793. 126 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. To the collection of military objects of biographical interest have been added the sword carried by Maj. Gen. Eichard Montgomery of the Continental Army, when he was killed during the attack on Q.uebec, December 31, 1775. This priceless relic was accepted as a gift to the nation from Miss Julian Barton Hunt by Joint Kesolution of Congress adopted February 22, 1923, and deposited in the Na- tional Museum. A relic of similar interest is a gold embroidered military belt which was presented to Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown, United States Army, in recognition of his services during the War of 1812- 15. This object has been presented to the Museum by Miss Virginia du Val Brown and Miss Emily Foster Brown through Mrs. Mary L. Brown. The military collections relating to the World War have been in- creased by a collection of uniforms and equipment of the type used by the Australian and New Zealand forces, which were presented by the governments of those countries to the United States War Department and transferred to the Museum by that Department. The collection of naval material relating to that period has been increased by three table case models illustrating the establishment and the removal of the North Sea mine barrage by the United States and British Naval forces 1918-1919. An accession to the historical collections of the most unparalleled importance received during the past fiscal year has been the collec- tion of numismatic materials formerly shown at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. This collection, on account of the closing of the Mint to the public, was transferred to the Museum by the Treas- ury Department in June, 1923, and preparations are now being made for its display in an appropriate manner. The collection is already so well known to the public as to render a specific account of its character unnecessary. It includes about twenty thousand specimens of the ancient and modern coins of the world, all in exceptionally fine condition, and a large number of commemorative medals and decorations. The numismatic collection already in the Museum in- cludes a remarkably fine collection of medals and decorations which will serve to supplement the material of this character received from the Mint, which is most remarkable on account of the coins which it contains. These include an almost complete series of American coins from the time of the establishment of the United States Mint in 1792, down to the present time. The foreign series is no less in- teresting and valuable. The ancient coins include about five hundred Greek and one thousand Roman specimens. All the great countries of the world are well represented in the modern series. The largest section of the collection in this connection consists of a very valuable series of specimens of the coinage of Spain and the Spanish American REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 127 Colonies issued during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The collection of German pieces is of exceptional interest including sixty- nine bracteates, a very large number of gold and silver coins of the Koman-German Empire, the princely houses, cities, and bishops. The coinages of Austria, France, Italy, Great Britain, The Nether- lands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, and Switzerland are also very completely illustrated as are those of Poland and Russia. The collection of oriental coins is a very complete one including an exceptionally fine representation of the coinages of China, Japan, and Turkey. The collection includes also a very large number of specimens of the temporary coinages issued in Europe during the World War and a series of the war badges awarded by variousi states, municipalities, and organizations in the United States in rec- ognition of military or naval services during that period. Wliile the collection is in itself a very remarkable one on account of the wide range which it covers and the fine condition of the pieces it contains, the most notable fact in connection with its trans- fer from the Mint to the Museum is the opportunity thus offered for its future expansion and development. After being withdrawn from public view for a long period it will now be made available to the public in a new location where it may be seen and appreciated by the thousands of visitors who annually view the varied art and science collections housed in the National Museum. In addition to the mammoth collection just described, a nmnber of individual additions of note have been made to the numismatic collection. Chief among these are a collection of United States and foreign coins lent by Douglas N. Starr and a number of commemo- rative medals donated by various societies and individuals. Among the latter are the following: Bronze medal commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1920, which has been lent by the National Academy of Sci- ences; the Theodore N. Vail medal awarded annually to employees of the Bell Telephone System for noteworthy public service, the gift of the Theodore N. Vail Memorial Fund; bronze medal commemo- rating the centennial anniversary of the birth of Sabato Morals, the founder of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, gift of the Congregation Mikve Israel, Philadelphia, Pa. ; bronze medal commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Royal Institute of Engineers of Holland, deposited by the Institution ; and a bronze medal commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the found- ing of the city of Tornio, Finland, the gift of the Far North Home Society. During the past year the philatelic collections have been increased by 4,221 specimens, consisting mainly of recent foreign issues re- 128 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. ceived by the Post Office Department from the Bureau of the Inter- national Postal Union, Berne, Switzerland, and transferred to the Museum by that Department. An event of unusual importance in connection with the develop- ment of the historical collections, while not involving a new accession to the Museum collections, was the transfer from the Division of Mechanical Technology to the Division of History of the collection of arms formerly in the possession of the former division. The for- mation of this collection began about 1900 and continued up to the time of the transfer noted above. The collection now numbers nearly three thousand specimens. It consists for the most part of small arms, such as guns, pistols, and swords. The most notable single contribution to this collection has been that of the United States Cartridge Comj^any, which was received by the Museum in 1908. This unit, which is now the property of the Estate of Paul Butler and Mrs. Blanche Butler Ames, includes over five hundred specimens of firearms of various periods installed in handsome ma- hogau}^ wall cases and by means of this collection alone, the art of gunmaking can be traced from its earliest stages to its present degree of development. Very notable contributions to this collection have also been made by the Navy Department, the United States War 'Department, and the United States Patent Office, and by various individuals. EXPLORATIONS AND EXPEDITIONS. The activities of this character in connection with the work of the division during the past fiscal year were confined to one visit of two days duration to Philadelphia in March, for the purpose of arrang- ing for the transfer of the numismatic material from the United States Mint at that place to the IN ational Museum, and one visit of one day to New York City in May, for the purpose of conferring with the officers of the American Numismatic Society and the American Numismatic Association, concerning cooperation between these two societies and the National Museum in connection with the future development of the science of numismatics in the Museum. Capt. Charles Carey, O. R. C, aid, was given leave on detached service for the period of June 15 to June 30, inclusive, for the pur- pose of attending the ordnance instruction course at Springfield Armory, Springfield, Mass. WOEK OF PRESEEVING AND INSTALLING THE COLLECTIONS— PEESBNT CONDITION OF THE COLLECTIONS. The most notable achievement in connection with the work of the preserving and installing the collections has been the installation on the second floor of the southeast range of the Arts and Industries REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. 129 building of the collection of military materials received from the Military Service Institution. This collection now occupies nine wall cases, six remodeled Jamestown slopetop cases, and seven small table top cases in the space noted. The flags, guns, swords, pistols and miscellaneous relics are grouped about General Sheridan's war horse which is exhibited in the open in a very effective manner. In numerous other portions of the historical collections reinstalla- tion has been undertaken with a view to rendering the exhibition series more homogeneous in character, to reduce overcrowding, and to improve appearances from the artistic point of view. The usual precautions have been observed to protect the textile collection from the incursions of moth and other destructive insects. The acceptance of the Julian- James. collection of historical cos- tumes and other materials entailed the large work of checking off and marking the individual specimens of which this collection is composed. This was accomplished by the following committee ap- pointed by the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary in charge of the Museum: Theodore T. Belote, curator of history, chairman; Dr. Walter Hough, head curator of anthropology, and Mr. H. S. Bryant, chief, division of correspondence. The reinstallation of the philatelic materials described in the last report is proceeding satisfactorily and will be completed within the next three months. Of the 472 frames in the cabinet, 408 have already been completed. BBSEABCHES. During the past year the curator has devoted much time to the preparation of two proposed publications. One of these is a cata- logue of the swords in the historical collections embracing a descrip- tion of the various specimens and with an introduction outlining the development of the American military and naval sword from the time of the Kevolution to the present day. The second paper consists of a treatise descriptive of the classification of historical museum materials, a matter of very great interest and importance to all workers in this field. The usual number of inquiries concerning the historical materials have been received during the past fiscal year, and much informa- tion along this line has been furnished for the benefit of researches in historical museum material in other fields. In many instances the data furnished has been accompanied by photographs of objects connected with the work under discussion. Antique fire arms and costumes have twice been lent to the Agri- cultural Department for use in the connection with the preparation of motion picture films by that Department. 130 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. Six frames containing 311 die proofs of the United States postage stamps, were lent to the Boston Philatelic Society for display at the Philatelic Exhibition held in Boston in March, 1923. One hundred and thirty-seven colored portraits of eminent Ameri- cans were lent to the H. J, Heinz Company for temporary exhibition in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Oil paintings of Brig. Gen. John Cropper and Mrs. Cropper by Charles Willson Peale, were lent to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for temporary exhibition purposes. NUMBER OF SPECIMENS IN THE DIVISION. The number of historical objects received by the Museum during the year and assigned to the division of history was 26,107. In addition 2,898 specimens of firearms were transferred to the custody of the division from the division of mechanical technology. This brings the total number of objects in the division on June 30, 1923, up to 320,190. IJST OF ACCESSIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1922-1923. (EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE INDICATED. THE SPECIMENS WERE PRESENTED OR WERE TRANS- FERRED BY BUREAUS OF THE GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.) ABBOTT, Dr. William L., Philadel- phia, Pa. : A collection of frogs, lizards, and snakes, 15 bats, larva of a moth, bird skin and a bird in alco- hol, about 600 plants, and 2 frag- ments of pottery from the Domini- can Republic (69757). ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCI- ENCES, Philadelphia, Pa. : Specimen of the mineral rhomboclase from Peru (69152) ; 23 specimens of min- erals (69554) ; 196 plants from Yukon (*69820) ; 3 plants from Canada (69856) ; 4 beetles, including 4 species (70144). Exchange. ACUNA, Seuor Julian, Santiago de las Vegas. Cuba : Beetle of the fam- ily Buprestidae (70165). ADAMS, C. F., Kansas City, Mo.: 8 mosquitoes (689.34, exchange) ; 11 mosquitoes (69318). ADAMS, Paul .L, Knoxville, Tenn. : About 50 mollusks from the vicinity of Knoxville. Tenn. (69735). ADKINS, W. S., Tanipico, Mexico: Pleistocene fossils representing 25 species, from an oyster bed seven feet above low water of Panuco River, El Humo Terminal, Tampico, Mexico (69747). ADLER, Dr. Cyrus (See imder Mikve Israel ) . ADUTT, A. Leon, Cliftonville, Mar- gate, Kent, England: 5 photo- graphic plates showing Confederate States' envelopes from the Ferrari Collection, Paris, also a souvenir post card of the London Interna- tional Stamp Exliibition, 1923, showing a pair of New York Post- master's stamps of 1845 (68600). AEOLIAN COMPANY, THE, New York City : The first practical penu- matic piano-player, invented by Edwin S. Votey in 1896 (69233). AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, Paramaribo, Dutch Gui- ana (through Mr. A. Reyne) : 35 specimens of shrimps collected in the irrigation ditches at Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, 6 fishes from trenches of the open sewerage system of Para- maribo, Dutch Guiana, and a flea (balsam mount) (70143). AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF: Unrcnu of Animal Industrj/ (through Dr. C. Dwight Marsh) : 16 specimens of cacti from Utah (68611, 68877) ; 6 plants from Utah collected by Dr. Marsh (68631, 68990) ; about 30 specimens of mollusks from Guam (69202) ; larva of a parasitic fly new to the Mu- seum collection (69406); (through E. A. Chapin) : 7 amphipods, 1 crayfish, a frog and a tadpole collected by W. B. Sheppard in northwest- ern Wyoming, in the vicinity of Yellowstone National Park (69506) ; 12 photographs illus- trating the manufacture of dairy products (70208). Bureau of Biological Survey: 17 beaver embryos in alcohol (68693) ; 39 skeletons, 1 skull, and 16 eggs of birds (68720, 69466) ; 785 specimens, repre- senting 210 species of Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, and 131 132 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF — Continued. Btireau of Biological Survey — Con. Coleoptera (69048) ; 6 plants from Wisconsin (69120) ; 2 plants from Maryland (69121) ; (through E. P. Walker) skull of a humpback whale from Ali- tak Bay, Alaska (69370) ; 100 plants from Alaska, collected by Mr. Walker (69828) ; 31 speci- mens of birds, alcoholics and skeletons (09657) ; 817 plants (69764) ; 15 eggs, a nest and a head of a bald eagle from Alaska (69775) ; mollusks from Red Rock Lake, Monida, Mont. (69864) ; 103 plants from Alaska and California (69933) ; 981 specimens, representing 129 species, of the Orders Orthop- tera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Hemiptera (69975) ; 40 plants from Florida, collected by A. H. Howell (70128) ; 844 mammals transferred and cata- logued during the fiscal year not otherwise recorded (70173). (See also under Madera, Mar- celino. ) Bureau of Chemistry (through J. H. Clevinger) : 7 cultivatetl plants (68802) ; (through Dr. F. B. Power) ; specimens of gen- uine and false chaulmoogra seeds and products derived therefrom, prepared in the Phytochemical Laboratory (69472). Bureau of Entomology: 4 speci- mens of isopods from Half Moon Bay, taken from arti- chokes, by Dr. E. O. Essig, November 8, 1922 (69212) ; 14 slugs from Baton Rouge, La. (69990) ; a collection of 9159 miscellaneous insects, including 2219 Diptera, 2715 Hymenop- tera, 800 Orthoptera and Neur- optera; 1355 Coleoptera, 2070 Lepidoptera, received at various times during the fiscal year .Tuly AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF — Continued. Bureau of Entomology — Con. 1, 1922 to June 30, 1923 (70239). (See also under Brother Ar- temio Rene and Capt. H. E. Cross.) Federal Horticultural Board: 2 isopods found in Mahaleb cherry stock from Orleans, France, by W. P. Hayes at the Wathena Nurseries, Wathena, Kans., March 30, 1922 (68604) ; 3 mol- lusks collected on bamboo plants from Canton Christian College, Canton, China (68694) ; 2 mol- lusks from Port Antonio, Ja- maica (68741) ; 2 landshells col- lected in banana rubbish from Port Antonio, Jamaica, at Phil- adelphia, Pa. (68084) ; landshell collected at Baltimore, Md., on bananas from Port Antonio, Ja- maica (6S998) ; 2 mollusks from England (68815) ; isopod found on the root of an herbaceous perennial with soil, from Ger- many, taken from a passenger's baggage on the SS. Mt. Clinton at New York City, by E. Kostal, March 22, 1922 (68906) ; isopod also found by Mr. Kostal in soil about plants from Germany, September 18, 1922^ at New York City (0S928) ; landshell collected in soil about plants from Germany, at New York City (68953) ; isopod taken in yam fi'om Porto Rico, inter- cepted at New York City by Mr. Kostal (69739) ; 4 marine bivalve mollusks taken from earth around potted shamrock from Liverpool, England, at Philadelphia, Pa. (68970) ; 4 specimens, 4 species, of land- shells from liiverpool, taken at Philadelphia (69204) ; 2 isopods taken from tulip bulbs fi'om Hillegom, Holland, intercepted by Max Kisliuk, jr., at Phila- LIST OF ACCESSIOlSrS. 133 AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF — Continued. Federal HorticulturaJ Board — Con. delphia, September 27, 1922 (69022) ; 21 specimens, 3 spe- cies, of isopods found by Mr. Kisliul? at Philadelphia, De- cember 1922, in soil about ferns from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and 15 specimens found in soil around cactus plants from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands of the United States (69444) ; isopod also taken by Mr. Kisliuk from a cargo of cork wood and cork waste on the American S. S. Sarcoxie, arriving at Philadel- phia, from Bordeaux, France (69592) ; isopod taken from a bulb case from Lisse, Holland, at Philadelphia, by Messrs. H. L. Sanford and Kisliuk, October 11, 1922 (69223) ; landsliell from Vancouver, B. C, and 2 landshells (1 species) from Manila, P. I. (69342) ; 3 isopods taken in soil about canna plant from Manilla, P. I., and 2 from soil about Manilla grass also from Manila (69386) ; 13 speci- mens, 4 species, of moUusks found in soil with plants (69408) ; 5 specimens, 3 species, of isopods found in sweet po- tatoes from China, July 1. 1922, collected by L. A. Whitney at Honolulu, Hawaii ; also 3 speci- mens found in soil of plants from Buitenzorg. .Tava, Decem- ber 10, 1922, collected by E. M. Ehrhorn, at Honolulu, Hawaii (69443) ; lizard found in a load of corkwood from Portugal (69539) ; 2 isopods taken in soil about mango plants of a ship- ment from Bello Horizante, Brazil (69548) ; slug taken in narcissus roots from England by Inspector C. A. Davis at the Post Office, Philadelphia, March 9, 1923 (69750) ; 7 specimens, 2 species, of slugs comprising 2 interceptions, from Glasgow, AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF — Continued. Federal Horticultural Board — Con^ Scotland, and Germany, made at the Philadelphia Post Office by Mr. Davis (69755) ; 6 speci- mens, 2 species, of land mollusks from soil about roots of rose imported from England (70003) ; mollusk taken from the roots of fruit tree stock from Orleans, France (70001) ; 2 slugs found in earth on plants from Scot- land, collected at New York City, by Inspector J. W. O'Brien (70102). Forest Service: 23 plants from New Mexico (68688, 68772) ; (through Dr. F. V. Coville) 2 plants from Washington and New Mexico (68911) ; plant from Utah (69079) ; Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wise. : A small piece of orange wood (69845). Bureau of Plant Industry (through Prof. A. S. Hitchcock) : 3000 mounted grasses (68532) ; 5100 mounted grasses including many types from Africa (69604) ; 32 plants from tropical America (69601) ; plant from Java (69867) ; 144 plants, chiefly from South America (68564) : (through Roy G. Pierce) A series of specimens, photo- graphs, and charts showing the dpstruction of white pine by white pine blister rust (68654) ; 38 plants from the United States, 1000 plants from Panama and the Canal Zone, and 180 plants from Michigan, all col- lected by Prof. C. V. Piper (68570. 69725, 69787) ; (through Prof. C. V. Piper) 61 plants from California (69788) ; 2 plants from New York (68677) ; 29 plants and a fern from Aus- tralia (68680, 68721) ; 12 plants from Surinam and British Guiana (68893) ; 2 plants (68941) ; 11 plants collected in 134 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM!, 1923. AGRICULTURE. DEPARTMENT OF — Continued. Bureau of Plant Industry — Contd. Europe by Mrs. Agnes Chase (68942) ; (through Mrs. Chase) 1900 specimens of mounted grasses (70076) ; plant from Maryland (68967) ; plant from Costa Rica (69010) ; plant (69035) ; (through Dr. S. P. Blake) 14 specimens and 6 photographs of tropical Ameri- can plants (69288) ; 1435 plants. chiefly from Arizona and New Mexico, collected by W. W. Eg- gleston (69513) ; ( through W.W. Stockberger) 939 plants of the western United States collected by Mr. Eggleston (69719) ; 10 plants collected in California by H. G. McKeever (69596) ; 186 plants collected in Guatemala and British Honduras by Dr. O. F. Cook, also 10 plants col- lected by Dr. O. F. Cook in Pet6n. Guatemala (69679, 69761) ; 10 plants from Florida (69815) ; 40 plants collected in Florida by Dr. Edgar T. Wherry (69937) ; 16 specimens of Philip- liine Islands Government Grades of Abaca (Manila hemp), and 3 ungraded specimens (70109). (See also under Henry D. Baker and .J. M. Grant.) States Relations Service (through Dr. L. O. Howard) : 23 speci- mens and 2 slides representing type material of 6 species of Hymenoptera described by Dr. D. T. Fulla\Tay from the Island of Guam (69742). (See also under Frits Johansen.) AGUIRRE, Stephen E., American Vice Consul, Manzanillo, Mexico : 2 specimens of cacti, 4 plants, 2 photo- graphs and a plant (69094, 69619, 69991). AITCHESON, Samuel, Laurel, Md. : Pileated woodpecker (68907). ALDRICH, Dr. J. M., U. S. National Museum : 2100 insects from the Adi- rondacks (08609) ; 360 specimens of ALDRICH, Dr. J. M.— Continued, flies, including 64 species, and types of 2 species (69173) ; 151 specimens, 107 species, including cotypes of 7 species, of European and Formosan flies (69239). ALLEN, C. C, Nassau, New Provi- dence, Bahamas : 45 landshells from Na.ssau (68659). ALLEN. CouKTNEY C, New Rochelle, N. Y. : 8 etchings and 4 block prints (69793, loan). AMALGAMATED PHOTOGRAPHIC IMANUFAGTURERS, LTD.. London, England : Paget Color Process lan- tern slide (69855). AMERICAN HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. Textile Section, Baltimore, Md. (through Miss Mir- iam Birdseye, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.) : 5 two-yard samples of " Homeco " standard silk fabrics and 5 silk petticoats used in testing wearing qualities of these fabrics (69397). AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NAT- URAL HISTORY, New York City: Specimen of an ophiuran (68854) ; a 468-grara piece of the' Rose City, Mich., meteoric stone (69113, ex- change) ; skull of a bat from Porto Rico (69203, exchange) ; 181 speci- mens of Hymenoptera (ants and bees, mostly African ants), repre- senting 52 species, 18 of which are represented by paratypes (69535) ; shrimp from the Gulf of California (70061). AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN CONGO MISSION, Luebo, Belgian Congo, Africa : 4 quartzite paleo- lithic implements from gravels near Luebo (70046). AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY. INC., THE, New York City: Series of specimens illustrating 6 types of cotton threads used for embroider- ing, crocheting, mending, and ma- chine sewing (69934). AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS COMPANY, Jersey City, N. J.: 13 Notting steel quoins and 1 lock-up key (69568) ; Unitype typesetting LIST OF ACCESSION'S. 135 AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS COMPANY— Continued, machine (69636) ; bookbinder's let- tering pallet containing a line of ten point brass type (70077). AMES, Oakes, Boston, Mass. : 184 ferns from Honduras (69811, ex- change) ; 40 ferns from Honduras, collected by Herbert J. Spinden (69969). AMOY, UNIVERSITY OF, Amoy, China (through Prof. S. F. Light) : 77 crabs, 28 isopods, and a collec- tion of insects, 9 mammals in alco- hol, and 8 skins and skulls of mammals (69631). ANDERSEN, Dr. Olaf, Christiania, Norway (through F. L. Hess) : Ex- amples of magnesite and a specimen of ilmenite with serpentine from Snarum, Norway (68718). ANDERSON, C. C, U. S. National Museum : 4 specimens of milk prod- ucts and a specimen of powdered chalk (69526). ANDERSON, J. P., Juneau, Alaska : 7 plants from Alaska (69222). ANDREWS, D. M., Boulder, Colo.: 11 ferns from Texas (69763). ARISTE .JOSEPH, Brother, Bogota, Colombia : 636 plants from Colombia (68895, 68962, 69208, 69580, 69634 69824, 69836, 69893, 69952) ; 233 plants (69979, 70042, 70111, 70119) ; archeological specimens from Indian tombs of Guasca, a Chibcha ruin in Colombia (69752) ; (through Dr. J. B. Reeside, jr.) : 500 specimens, mostly Cretaceous, a few Tertiary invertebrate fossils, 5 fossil teeth. and a miscellaneous lot of turtle fragments (69838) ; small collection of terra-cotta, shell, and stone ob- jects from Colombia (70055). (See also under Instltuto de la Salle, Bogota, Colombia.) ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF, Tucson, Ariz.: Plant (70007); (through I*rof. Herbert C. Hanson) : 73 plants (69486, 69871). ARMES, Major George A. (through Mrs. George A. Armes, Atlantic City, N. J. ) : United States Army cam- paign badges and patriotic society membership badges owned by the late Major George A. Armes (5 specimens) (70121, bequest). ARMS, John Taylor, Fairfield, Conn. : 10 etchings (69794, loan) ; (through Mr. Will Simmons) an etching " Through Wind and Weather " and an aquatint in color " Dawn " (70034). ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY, Linoleum Division, Lancaster, Pa. : A series of specimens illustrating steps in the manufacture of plain, pi'inted, and inlaid linoleum (69133). ARMSTRONG, M. K., Hampton, Va. : 18 gold plated knives, 18 forks, and 18 spoons, in a leather case, pre- sented by Joseph Bonaparte, former king of Spain, to Capt. E. E. Morgan in 1839 (69245, loan). ARSI5nE, Brother G., Covington, La.: 13 vials of fossil diatoms from Au- vergne, France (68573) ; 400 plants (69691). ARTEMIO RENE, Brother, Managua, Nicaragua (through U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, Bureau of En- tomology) : Isopod from Managua (69760). ASHE, W. W., Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Wash- ington, D. C. : 7 shrubby plants from the southern United States (68946) ; 14 plants (70035). ASKEW, E. Howard, Baltimore, Md. : Model of Atlantic type locomotive and tender, made from actual meas- urements of the original (69270, loan). ATTWATER, H. P., Houston, Tex.: 11 sheets of paper made in Loo Choo, and obtained from the natives by Captain Beechy, R. N., in 1827 (69166). 67132—23- -10 136 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. ATWOOD, Col. Wm. G. (See under Committee on Marine Piling Inves- tigations). AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, Towns- ville, North Queensland, Australia (through Dr. Gerald F. Hill) : 18 mosquitoes and 63 tropical insects (68862, 69777). AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia : 47 macrurous crustaceans (shrimps) collected by the Australian F. I. S. Endeavour in Australian Seas, in- cluding paratypes of three new spe- cies (69063) ; (through Dr. G. W. Card) : examples of the Barratta meteoric stone, Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (69869). BACHE, Rene, Washington, D. C. : 10 photographs relating to Benjamin Franklin (69514, loan). BAEKELAND, Mrs. L. H., Yonkers, N. T. : Portrait of Dr. L. H. Baeke- land, the originator of the present developing paper now used in pho- tography to the exclusion of all others (69829). BAER, John L., U. S. National Mu- seum : 10 rhyolite blades, part of a cache of 106 plowed up on the farm of Frank Wilson, one mile south of Fawn Grove, York County, Pa. (68627, loan). BAERLEIN, Fernando, Rio de Ja- neiro, Brazil : Stone ax head made by the Tupi-Guarani Indians of east- ern Brazil (69175). BAILEY, H. B., Philadelphia, Pa.: 193 beetles (68924). BAILEY, Prof. L. H., Ithaca, N. Y. : Specimen and 3 photographs of cacti (68544) ; 29 ferns from Bermuda, and a plant (68745, 69511, exchange). BAKENHUS, Capt. R. E., U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C. : Water color painting by L. W. Fontaine of a Filipino native in costume (70222). BAKER, Dr. C. F., Los Banos, P. I.: 190 specimens, 123 species, of land, freshwater and marine mollusks from the east coast of Polillo, P. I. (68657) ; 4 specimens, 3 species, of land and freshwater mollusks from BAKER, Dr. C. F.— Continued. Luzon (68736) ; 1000 moths includ- ing many new species (69898) ; 23 specimens, representing 16 species, of land and freshwater mollusks from the Philippine Islands (69531) ; 315 moths representing many new spe- cies (70053) ; 96 specimens, 48 spe- cies, of land and marine mollusks from Luzon, Panay, and Palawan, P. L (70175). BAKER, Dr. F. H., Richmond. Vic- toria, Australia : Land shell and 2 insects from Richmond, Australia (68887) ; butterfly and a green beetle (69493) ; 23 beetles, and 3 speci- mens, 3 species, of marine mollusks from Australia (70188). BAKER, Dr. Fred., Point Loma, Calif. : 4 species of Brazilian shells and a Japanese shell (69689). BAKER, Henry D., American Consul, Trinidad, British West Indies (through Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry) : Plant from Tobago (69766). BALDINGER, Major O. M., U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. : Chinaware, dolls and accessories of the early part of the 19th century (24 specimens). (68764, loan). BALDWIN, Ernest G., Clarendon. Va. : Plant from Virginia (68931). BALL, Dr. C. R., Washington, D. C. : 4 specimens of willows from Michi- gan (69517). BANKS, R. R., Smithsonia, Ala.: Hematite cone used in grinding paint (68568). BANNING, Thomas, Chicago, 111.: 15 color prints by the McDonnough Process, made in 1899-1900 on a cyl- inder press (69666). BARBER, H. S. (See under V. S. Barber). BARBER, Manly D., Knoxville. Tenu. : 128 specimens, 19 species, of land and freshwater mollusks from near Knoxville, Tenn. (69494) ; 16 specimens of Tertiary bryozoans from St. Petersburg, Fla., and 10 specimens, 4 species of mollusks, from Panama (69785) ; mollusk from Panama (69971). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 137 BARBER, V. S., Caribou, Calif, (through H. S. Barber, U. S. De- partment of Agriculture) : A slab showing willow leaves from a hot spring deposit (69540). BARBOUR, Dr. Thomas, Cambridge, Mass. : 2 lizards from Navassa Island (69345). (See also under Harvard Univer- sity, Museum of Comparative Zoology.) BARNHART BROTHERS & SPIN- DLER, Chicago, 111. (through F. C. Lampe) : 2 stereotype matrices ; 1 sample of matrix paper, and 1 stere- otype (or cast) from matrix (68821) ; type chase (newspaper page size) (69013) ; a printer's "galley" for holding type (69146) ; 2 shooting sticks and 6 wood quoins (69740). BARRETT, Dr. Hakvey P., Charlotte. N. C. : 30 mosquitoes (68591). BARROS v., Rafael, Los Andes, Chile : Bird skin, new to the Museum col- lection (69505). BARTLETT, .Tohn H. (See under Post Office Department.) BARTON, LoREN R., Los Angeles, Calif, (through Howell C. Brown) : 5 etchings (70156). BARTRAM, Edwin B., Bushkill, Pa. : Plant (68929) : 6 plants from Ari- zona (69409, 69789, 69834). BASCOM, H. P., Bridgetown, Bar- bados, B. W. I. : 4 specimens of the glossy cowbird (68553) ; 3 skins of doves from Barbados (69290). BASHFORD, Miss M. J., Alexandria, Va. : Great horned owl (69748). BASSETT, Dr. V. H., Savannah, Ga. : Several fragments of oligochaetes (68695). BASSLER, Dr. Harvey, Myerstown, Pa. : Collections including Carbonif- erous plants from Paracas, Peru ; Tertiary plants from South America, and Lower Cretaceous fossils from Nasca, Peru (68626). BAYLEY, Dr. W. D., Philadelphia, Pa. : Water color painting of I. T. Norton, Professor of the Trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music, and BAYLEY, Dr. W. D.— Continued. 2 sphygmographs and a trocar (ob- .solete medical instruments) (68571). BECK ENGRAVING COMPANY, THE, Philadelphia, Pa. : 1 set of 8 proofs of a series of half tone illus- trations for the story of " Rip Van Winkle" (68846). BEHRE, Miss Elinor A., Baton Rouge, La. (through Dr. B. H. Ran- som, U. S. Department of Agricul- ture) : Lizard from Panama (69882). BEHUMIN, William C, Sigurd, Utah (through Interior Department, U. S. Geological Survey) : 6 crystals of smoky quartz and 3 nodular ag- gregates of black quartz crystals from near Fruita, Wayne County, Utah (70162). BEKKER, Dr. H. (See under Insti- tutum Geologicum Universitatis.) BELL, Ernest L., Flushing, N. Y. : 2 specimens (paratypes) of butterflies (68948). BELLAMY, Mrs. Ellen Washington, Macon, Ga. : Miniatures, jewelry and miscellaneous relices, 34 specimens (68743). BELLARD, Dr. E. P. de, Valera, Vene- zuela : 58 plants from Venezuela (69315). BELLOWS, Mrs. Florence S. (see un- der B. E. Eames). BENCOMO, Celestino. Charge d'Af- faires of Cuba, Port-au-Prince, Haiti : Waterworn pebbles, chert nodules, and a few miscellaneous objects ; archeological objects ; mol- lusks and corals, echinoderms, a sponge and a crustacean, and 3 fishes, all from Haiti (68748). BENEDICT, J. E.. jr.. Linden, Md. : 8 beetles from Long Lake, Lake County, Ind. (68538) ; skin and skull of a red squirrel from Linden (69305). BENHAM, Mrs. Anne M., Allison, N. Mex. : Navaho blanket formerly belonging to Geronimo, and a pair of Sioux leggings (69387). BENJAMIN, Mrs. Carolyn Gilbert (See under Colonial Dames of Amer- ica, the National Society of the). 138 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. BENJAMIN, Foster H., Decatur, 111. : 3 moths (68991). BENNETT, Mrs. Louis, Weston, W. Va. : Medals, documents and photographs relating to the military service during the World War of Lieut. Louis Bennett, jr.. Royal Air Force, 11 specimens (69138). BERBERICH, Robert B.. Washing- ton, D. C. : Great blue heron (69140). BERLIN, PFLANZENPHYSIOLOGI- SCHES INSTITUT DER UNIVER- SITAT, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany (through Herman Nessel) : 10 frag- mentary specimens of tropical Amer- ican plants (697.'i8, exchange). BERLINER, Emile (See under John W. Brackett). BERNICE PAUAHT BISHOP MU- SEUM, Honolulu, Hawaii (through Dr. C. H. Edmondson) ; 122 speci- mens of marine invertebrates, com- prising 36 species of crustaceans and 4 species of annelid worms, taken in the Hawaiian Islands and adja- cent regions by Dr. Edmondson and others; 5 specimens. 5 species, of crabs from Palmyra Island, Fanning Island, and Hawaii, collected by Dr. Edmondson and Messrs. L. A. Thur- ston and C. M. Cooke ; 2 crabs col- lected at Waikiki reef, Honolulu, by Dr. Edmondson (68812, 69394, 69693) ; (through E. H. Bryan, jr.) 12 flies (70137) ; 6 flies collected in Honolulu, Buitenzorg, Java, and South China (70199). BERRY, Prof. E. W.. Baltimore, Md. : A collection of fossil plants from Oaxaca and Vera Cruz, Mexico, in- cluding types described by the donor In Volume 62, Article 19, of the Pro- ceedings of the U. S. National Mu- seum (69573). BERTIERI, Raffaello, Milan, Italy: Pamphlet by Raffaello Bertieri, 1921. showing examples of early Italian typography, entitled " Pagine Di An- tichi Maestri Delia Tipografia Ital- iana" (68765). BEUTBNMUELLER. William, High- wood, N. J. : 194 adults, and 4 galls of gall-flies of the Family Cynipidae. representing 34 species, 26 of which BEUTENMUELLER. William— Con. are represented by cotypes, and 9 of them new to the Museum collec- tions (69780). BEZZI, Prof. M., Turin, Italy: 12 flies, 9 species, 3 of which are new to the Museum collections (69244, exchange). BIDDLE, Commander Clement, U. S. Navy, Philadelphia, Pa. : Sponge taken from a tidal salt water tribu- tary (Carter's Creek), lower Rap- pahannock River (69115). BILSING, Prof. S. W. (See under Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College.) BIRDSEYE, Miss Miriam (See under American Home Economic Associa- tion). BLACKISTON, A. H., El Paso, Tex.- 2 claws of very large specimens of crabs from Yucatan (69588). BLACKMORE, E. H., Victoria, B. C. : 8 paratypes of moths (69236, 69321). BLAKE, Dr. S. F. (See under Agri- culture, Department of, Bureau of Plant Industry, and Mulford Bio- logical Exploration of the Amazon Basin ) . BLY, Mrs. Charles, Yucca, Ariz. : 3 plants (69407). BOGGILD, Prof. O. B., Copenhagen, Denmark : 4 specimens of okenite from Greenland (68978, exchange). BOLTON, Theodore, Washington, D. C. : Dry point etching in colors by M. Malo Renault (69570) ; 8 etch- ings (69807, loan). BONAPARTE, HERBARIUM OF PRINCE ROLAND, Paris, France: 517 specimens of pteridophyta (68628) ; 23 fragmentary specimens and 2 photographs of types of South American ferns (69430) ; fragmen- tary specimen of the type specimen of a fern from Colombia (69522). Exchange. BONEBRAKE, A, C, Goldendale, Wash. : 3 pieces of the skull of a bear from Yukon Territory, Canada (69659). BOON, Dr. E. G., La Vista, Alassio, Italy: 2 platinum prints (69039). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 139 BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, Boston, Mass. (through Mr. S. N. F. Sanford) : 6 specimens of amphipods from wharf piles in New England (69333). BOTANIC GARDENS, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 70 plants (70079, exchange). BOTANIC GARDENS, Georgetown, British Guiana: 39 ferns (68562). BOTANIC GARDENS, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia : 75 plants, chiefly from Australia (69155, ex- change). BOTANISCHER GARTEN UND MU- SEUM, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany: 5 fragmentary specimens and 2 sketches of ferns, mostly types (68855, exchange). BOUVIER, CAFFEY, AND BEALE (See under Arthur S. Walcott). BOWEN, C. F., New York City (See under Standard Oil Co. (N. J.)). BOWEN, J. E., Abbeville, Ga. : Ham- merstone and 2 rubbing stones from an old Indian camping ground (69319). BOWMAN, C. A., Washington, D. C. : Snake from Croom, Md. (68724). BOX, HAROLD E., Berbice, British Guiana: 18 insects (70005). BOXLER, Mrs. Edna H., Rocky Mount, N. C. : An old double case silver watch, 1788, marked " John Stangrove, London, No. 926 " (69754, loan). BRACKETT, John W. (through his widow, Mrs. John W. Brackett, Boston, Mass., and Emile Berliner, Washington, D. C.) : Violin showing the method of stringing designed by Emile Berliner in 18S2 in trying to solve the question of why an old violin is better than a new one (68614). BRADLEY, W. G., Agricultural Ex- periment Station, Baton Rouge, La. : Male specimen of a horse fly, new to the Museum collections (69119). BRANN, Mrs. B. S. (See under Mrs. Fremont Smith). BRIDGE, JosiAH, Rolla, Mo. : 2 speci- mens of fossil coral from Missouri (69643). BRIGDEN, Miss Frances, Hornell, N. Y. : Photograph of a velocipede (69228). BRIGGS, Laweence P., Care, Consu- lar Bureau, State Department, Washington, D. C. : Burmese and Indo-Chinese ethnological objects (69359, loan). BRINKMAN, A. H., Craigmyle, Al- berta, Canada : 2 plants from Al- berta (68696) ; 334 plants (69559). BRITISH GOVERNMENT : British Museum {Nattirql His- tory ) , London, England (through Dr. A. B. Rendle) : Photograph of the type speci- men of a plant (69523, ex- change) ; (through C. J. Ga- han) a very rare and interest- ing specimen of larva of the click beetle, which lives in ter- mite-nests in different parts of Africa (69685) ; 456 plants, chiefly from Mexico and Cen- tral America (69791, ex- change) ; (through Dr. Frank Springer) 4 stem fragments of crinoids (69821) ; (through James Waterston) 7 specimens, representing 5 species, of chal- cid wasps, including 1 cotype ; 4 cotypes of a chalcid-fly (69560, 69831, exchange) ; 200 speci- mens of Orthoptera, consisting of grasshoppers, cockroaches, etc. (69941, exchange). Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, England (through Dr. G. A. K. Marshall, Director) : 179 specimens of named beetles, mostly from South Africa, and many of them new to the Mu- seum collections (69193). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Sur- rey, England ; Photograph and fragments of type specimen of a fern from Mexico (69669, ex- change). BRITISH GUIANA, Science and Agri- culture Department, Biological Divi- sion, Georgetown (through L. D. Clear, jr.,) : 3 shipworms from Brit- ish Guiana (69384). 140 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. BROCKETT, Paxji- (See under Na- tional Academy of Sciences). ERODE, Dr. H. S., Walla Walla, Wash. : 4 mollusks from Seattle, Wash. (68823) ; moUusk from the vicinity of Walla Walla (69606). BROOKES, AxBEET E., Okania, Mata- mata, Waikato, New Zealand : 43 specimens representing 16 species of New Zealand beetles (Buprestidae) (69745, exchange). BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN, Brooklyn, N. Y. : Plant (70085). BROOKLYN SOCIETY OF ETCHERS, THE, New York City : 95 prints, in- cluding etchings, soft grounds, aqua- tints, dry points, and mezzotints (69396, loan) ; (through Will Sim- mons, Corresponding Secretary) : 92 etchings, part of the 2nd Interna- tional Exhibition of Etchings re- cently held in New York at the Anderson Gallery (70002, loan) ; (through Mr. Simmons) Drypoint " L'Insaisissable " by Mr. Simmons ; etching " Calle Paradiso, Venice " by Sydney Vacher, and an* etching " Study of an Old Man " by Arthur Wm. Heintselman (70027). BROWN, Edward J., Eustis, Fla. : Skin of a ring-necked duck from Florida (69503). BROWN, Miss Emily Fostee ( See un- der Virginia du Val Brown). BROWN, Master Frederick Louis, Lewisburg, Pa. ( through Prof. Glenn V. Brown) : Series of 12 sinkers from the west branch of the Sus- quehanna River, near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (68790). BROWN, Glenn Madison, Washing- ton, D. C. : 2 block prints (69795, loan). BROWN, Prof. Glenn V. (See under Master Frederick Louis Brown). BROWN, Howell C, Pasadena, Calif. : 2 lithographs, 2 drypoints and 1 etching (70153). (See also under Loren R. Barton, John W. Cotton, Miss Frances H. Gearhart, and Miss May Gearhai't). BROWN, Mrs. Maby L. (See under Virginia du Val Brown and Emily Foster Brown). BROWN, Miss Virginia du Val and Miss Emily Foster BROWN (through Mrs. Mary L. Brown, Washington, D. C.) : Embroidered military belt owned during the early part of the 19th century by Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown, U. S. Army (69709). r.RUNER, Dr. Stephen C, Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba: 8 specimens, representing 8 species of beetles of the family Buprestidae (70166). BRYAN, E. H., jr. (See under Bemice Pauahi Bishop Museum). BUCHANAN, L. L., Washington, D. C. : 55 specimens of beetles (70140, ex- change). BUCHOLZ, J. T., Fayetteville, Ark. (through Dr. A. S. Hitchcock) : 2 plants from Arkansas (69340). BUCHTIEN, Dr. Otto, La Paz, Bo- livia : 1300 plants from Bolivia (68589). BUCKELL, E. R., Department of Agri- culture, Ottawa, Canada : 12 katy- dids, 8 of them being of a species hitherto represented in the Museum collections only by the type and allo- type (69499, exchange). BULLBROOK,Dr. J.H.,Port of Spain, Trinidad, B. W. I. : 3 cases of inver- tebrate fossils from Trinidad (69450). BULLOCK, D. S., Washington, D. C. : Archeological and ethnological specimens from Chile, Peru, and Bo- livia (69996). (See also under Edwardo A. Hol- burgh). BURGB, Mrs. Louise S., and the Misses Marie Louise and Jessie Jay BuRGE, East Greenwich, R. I. : Lowestoft china tea set presented by Commodore Matthew G. Perry, U. S. Navy, to Elizabeth Brenton Shaw, wife of Dr. William Gorham Shaw, of Wickford, R. I., also a china pitcher and a pewter coffee pot (08968). BURGESS, F., Washington, D. C. : Butterfly from Trinidad, new to the Museum collections, and a moth rep- resenting a local species (70236). UST OF ACCESSIONS. 141 BURKS, F. M., Onalaska, Tex. (through Dr. O. P. Hay) : Portion of tooth of a fossil elephant from Texas (70114). BURLING, G. L., Westminster, S. W., London, England : 15 lots of marine mollusks from Moruga, Trinidad (69496). BURROWS, Geokge E., Washington. D. C. : Fish from Rocli Creek, near Chevy Chase, Md. (69060). BUSH-BROWN, Mrs. H. K., Wash- ington, D. C. : 8 etchings (69797, loan). BUSHNELL, David I., Charlottesville, Va. : Hammer said to have been made from a piece of a meteor now in the National Museum, City of Mexico (68586) ; 3 finger-rings (68621). BUTLER, William Allen (See under James, Mrs. Julian). CALDERON, Sr. Dr. Don Salvador, San Salvador, Salvador: 814 plants (68776, 68837, 69377, 69708). (See also under Salvador, Gov't of). CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, San Francisco, Calif.: 31 plants (69663, 69902, exchange) ; (through Dr. W. H. Dall) 51 species of land mollusks and 3 species of marine mollusks from the Galapagos Islands (70117). CALIFORNIA CENTRAL CREAM- ERIES, San Francisco, Calif.: 20 samples of casein and lactose prod- ucts obtained from cow's milk (69428). CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF, Berkeley, Calif. : 22 specimens of minerals and 16 cultivated ferns (68894, 69732, exchange) ; (through Prof. E. O. Essig) 20 grasshoppers (70233). CAMPBELL ART COMPANY, Eliza- beth, N. J. : Chromo collotype en- titled "Golden Autumn" (69687). ':;anadian government : Department of Agriculture, Ento- mological Branch, Ottawa, Can- ada: Fly (a bird parasite) (68740) ; (through Dr. J. Mc- CANADIAN GOVERNMENT— Con. Department of Agricxdture — Con. Dunnough) 3 flies (69605) ; (through C. Howard Curran) 10 flies, paratypes of 4 species (69727, exchange) ; 3 flies (70045). Biological Board of Canada: (through Dr. C, McLean Eraser, Pacific Station, Nanaimo, Brit- ish Columbia) : 53 specimens, 2 species, of lower chordates from Vancouver Island (68779). Department of Mines, Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada : 2 spec- imens of minerals, camsel- lite and colerainite (69227, ex- change). Victoria Memorial Museum, Otta- wa, Canada (through Frits Johansen) : 5 specimens of amphipods from Botanie Valley, British Columbia, collected by F. Johansen, July, 1922, at an elevation of 4000 feet (69180) ; 48 fishes from western Canada (69967, exchange). CANTERBURY MUSEUM, Christ- church, New Zealand (through R. Speight, Curator) : 3 frogs from New Zealand (70164, exchange). CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, Canton, China (through Prof. C. W. Howard) : 100 specimens of Lepi- doptera, chiefly moths (69946). CANU, F., Versailles, France : 2 slabs containing Permo-Carboniferous fos- sils from Algeria (68616). CAPPS, S. R., U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. : Mesozoic fossils from Palestine (69680) ; (through Dr. M. T. Lukovitch, University of Belgrade, and Department of State) : A small collection of in- vertebrate fossils from the Middle Eocene, about 25 miles northwest of Zvornik, Bosnia, Jugoslavia, col- lected by the donor June 24, 1922 (70159). CARBUTT, Mrs. Maby E., Montclair, N. J. : Cabinet oval photograph of John Carbutt (68850). 142 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. CARD, Dr. G. W. (See under Aus- tralian Museum). CAREY, Charles, U. S. National Museum: Coast Artillery first class marksmanship badge (70180). CARMICHAEL, Alfred Lee, Washing- ton, D. C. : Cretaceous shell (69142), CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, Washington, D. C. : Type material of the mineral lepido- crocite from Easton, Pa. (68902) ; (through Prof. W. A. Setchell, Uni- versity of California, Berkeley, Calif.) 112 ferns from Tahiti (69263) ; (through Dr. J. C. Mer- rlam. President) ; plant collected by Sylvanus G. Morley (69665). Desert Laboratory, Tucson, Ariz, (through Dr. D. T. MacDougal, Director) : 3 plants and 15 specimens of cacti from north- ern Sonora (70008, 70123). CARNEGIE MUSEUM, Pittsburgh, Pa. : 24 specimens, 9 species, of Bem- becid wasps (68610) ; (through Dr. W. J. Holland) 4 beetles, including 3 species (70183, exchange). CARPENTER, J. Herbert (See under James, Mrs. Julian). CARR, F. S., Edmonton, Alberta, Can- ada : 18 specimens, 4 species, of beetles (lampyrids) (68886, ex- change). CARR, Wilbur J., Washington, D. C. : Barong and kris, with their scab- bards from Mindanao, P. I. (69401). CARTER, A. Q. (See under Ralph M. Erskine). CASE, C. P., Tenakee, Alaska: Egg case of the big skate found on the beach near Tenakee (68534). CAVINS, O. A. (See under Richmond Petroleum Company of Mexico, S. A.). CAWSTON, Dr. F. G., Durban, Natal, Soutli Africa : 5 freshwater mollusks from South Africa (68947). CHACE, E. P., San Fernando, Calif.: 79 specimens of marine inverte- brates, 17 insects, and 2 mollusk eggs collected by the donor at Re- dondo and Santa Monica, Calif. (70044) ; (through Dr. W. H. Dall) CHACE, E. P.— Continued, about 100 specimens, 30 species, of Pleistocene fossil shells from near Point Resort, 4 miles south of Re- dondo (70056) ; 46 specimens of ma- rine invertebrates, 8 insect larvae and 14 mites collected by the donor at Mugu Bay, Ventura County, Calif. (70224). CHALLENGE MACHINERY COM- PANY, Grand Haven, Mich. : Photo- graph of machine used in addressing newspapers, catalogues, etc. (69154). CHAMBERLAIN FUND, FRANCES LEA, Smithsonian Institution : Cut citrine quartz from Brazil, weighing 1180 carats (68738) ; 2 aquama- rines and a golden-green beryl from Madagascar (68913) ; a 50-carat aquamarine from Brazil (68916) ; a 14-carat cut stone of pink beryl from California (68980) ; garnet (esson- ite) weighing 3.5 carats, from Cali- fornia (69251) ; 5 carved objects in- cluding jade, variety nephrite, and serpentine (69266) ; a mandarin buckle of jade (nephrite), from Shantung, China (69822) ; cut blue zircon weighing 9.5 carats (70017) ; 2 carved Chinese jadeites (70074) ; 59 specimens, 15 species, of land- shells from Trinidad (70221) ; a carved pendant of pink tourmaline (70036). CHAMBERLAIN, Dr. James E. (See under W. L. Keech). CHAMBERS, B. L., U. S. National Museum : Woodchuck from Mary- land (69421). CHAMBERS, Prof. C. O., Stillwater, Okla. : 2 specimens of cacti (68569). CHAMBERS, Frank V., Philadelphia, Pa.: A bromide print (69186). CHAMPION COATED PAPER COM- PANY, New York City: 2 copies of " Book of Samples of Paper " con- taining samples of all " Champion " papers printed and lithographed in all the principal processes used for printing (68667). CHANDLER, Asa C, Houston, Tex.: 2 slugs from Texas (69908). LIST OF ACCESSIONS, 143 CHANTLAND, Charles H., Spokane, Wash, (through W. T, Chantland) : Bronze and enamel Harrison badge worn during the presidential cam- paign of 1840 (70198). CHAPIN, Edward A.. Washington, D. C. : 6 skulls of birds (69564). (See also under Agriculture, De- partment of, Bureau of Animal In- dustry. ) CHAPIN, Mrs. Elise H., Chattanooga, Tenn. : 3 plants (69875, 69909). CHAPIN, Miss LuciLE Ann, New York City : A drum of the period of the American revolution (68542). CHAPMAN, Miss Eliza M. (See under Miss G. P. Patterson). CHAPMAN, W. E., American Consul, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico : 105 am- phipods, collected off the West Mexi- can coast by Mr. Harry Notton (69629) ; 7 specimens of shrimps " cuaques," collected by Senor Jesus Gonzales Ortega of Mazatlan in the Quelite River, State of Sinaloa, Mex- ico (69814) ; 16 lots of fishes, 3 lots of mollusks, a snake, and 7 lots of marine invertebrates, also collected by Senor Ortega from the estuaries of the State of Sinaloa (70004). CHASE, Mrs. Agnes (See under Agri- culture, Department of. Bureau of Plant Industry). CHASE & Co., L. C, Boston, Mass. : 6 samples of printed and figured mo- hair pile fabrics (G9645) ; 11 sam- ples of " Leatherwove " imitation leathers (69992). CHICAGO TRIBUNE, THE, Chicago, 111. : IS specimens ( Sunday supple- ments, etc.) of four color printing by the Rotogravure process, includ- ing the first newspaper so published, April 9, 1922 (68602). CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF, Chi- cago, 111. (through Dr. C. A. Shull) : 8 flies (68652). CHINA COMMERCIAL COMPANY, LTD., New York City (through F. L. Hess) : Examples of romeite from China (68719). CHRISTENSEN, Dr. Carl (See under Universitetets Botaniske Museum). CHRISTIAN RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY, College View, Nebr. : 2 periodicals for the blind, being a copy of the Christian Record printed in New York Point, and a copy of the same in Revised Braille (09711). CHUMLEY, James, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland: 29 specimens of an echinoderm, the rosy feather star; a fine series of the parasite Myzostomum cirriferum and some other invertebrates (70065). CLAGETT, R. M., Smithsonian Instl- tition : 2 eggs of Cooper's hawk from Maryland (70093). CLAPHAM, Mrs. Thomas, Port Wash- ington, L. I., N. Y. : Antique seal in- scribed " General Post Office, Ire- land " (68845). CLAPP, Dr. George H., Sewickley, Pa. : About 3000 specimens of West In- dian landshells (69593). CLAPP, Dr. Wm. E. (See under Com- mittee on Marine Piling Investiga- tions, and Harvard University, Mu- seum of Comparative Zoology). CLARK, B. Preston, Boston, Mass. : 27 moths including a pair of very rare ones from Australia, all new to the Museum collections, and 75 moths from Gizo, British Solomon Islands (69958) ; 1050 specimens of butterflies and moths from Yunnan, China, containing many species new to the Museum collections (70187). CLARK, L. F., Marathon, Fla. : 2 teeth of a sperm whale (68641). CLARK, Robert Sterling, New York City: 264 mammals, 153 birds, 8 lots of crabs, 7 lots of shrimps, 2 lots of myriapods, 7 insects, 259 fishes, 311 mollusks, 15 lichens, 308 reptiles and batrachians, collected by Ar-thur deC. Sowerby in China (68806). CLARKE, Mortimer, jr., Washington, D. C. : Casts of 4 Egyptian sculp- tures (69122). (^LATWORTHY, Fred P., Estes Park, Colo. : 3 autochromes (69630). 144 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. CLAUDE JOSEPH, Rev. Bro., Correo NuSoa, Chile : 191 plants from Chile (69835). (See also under Instituto de la Salle, Correo Nuiioa.) CLEAR, L. D., jr. (See under British Guiana, Science and Agriculture De- partment). CLEMENS, Mrs. Joseph, Corvallis, Oreg. : 3 plants (68753). CLEMENTS, Miss Gabrielle DeV., Lanesville, P. O., Gloucester, Mass. : 2 progressive proofs of a color etch- ing (69390) ; 12 etchings (69806, loan). CLENCH, Prof. William J., Ann Arbor, Mich. : 13 moUusks from Cintra Bay, Africa (70134). CLEVINGER, J. H. (See under Agri- culture, Department of. Bureau of Chemistry). CLINTON, H. G., Manhattan, Nev. : Fibrous orpiment from White Caps Mine, Manhattan (69459, ex- change) ; specimen of fibrous orpi- ment from White Caps Mine (69527) ; miscellaneous ores, min- erals, and fossils, from Nevada (69840) ; specimen of gold in cal- cite (69962) ; 34 specimens of min- erals, and a small collection of archaeological specimens (70064). (See also under W. L. Taylor.) CLOKEY, Iba W., Denver, Colo.: 43 specimens of plants from Colorado (68702, exchange). CLOVERNOOK HOME FOR THE BLIND, Mount Healthy, Ohio: Pack of playing cards for the blind (69746). COALE, Henky K., Highland Park, 111.: 2 bird skins (68690, exchange). COCKERELL, Prof. T. D. A., Boulder, Colo. : 22 specimens of insects, in- cluding 6 specimens representing 6 determined species, of which 2 are represented by types (68795) ; 7 plants from Colorado (68919) ; 10 specimens of Ilymenoptera, 14 being determined species of bees and wasps, including types of 2 species COCKERELL, Prof. T. D. A.— Contd. of bees (69000) ; 66 specimens of insects from Colombia (69129) ; 24 miscellaneous insects (69382) ; 5 specimens, 4 species, of land shells from Porto Santo, Madeira Islands, including the types of 1 new species and of 2 new subspecies (69501) ; 3 specimens of identified bees (69507) ; 0 specimens, 5 species, of bees and wasps, 4 of the species being repre- sented by cotypes (69591) ; 2 but- terflies and 4 moths from Funchal, Madeira Islands, including a type of a new species, and a moth from Colorado (69616) ; 2 specimens of Pleistocene fossils from a well at Campo do Baixa, Madeira (69617) ; 3 specimens of Hymenoptera, in- cluding a cotype of a bee (69749) ; 20 moths, including 3 types (69783) ; 150 moths (Ithomiinae), and 5 moths, including a type species (69826) ; 35 specimens, 19 species, of mollusks from Madeira (70014). (See also under Colorado, Univer- sity of). COKER, Dr. R. E., Chapel Hill, N. C. : 2 amphipods collected at Beaufort. N. C. (69943). COLE, Miss Lilian A., Union, Me. : 5 plants (68S42, 68917). COLEGIO DEL SAGRADO CORA- z6N, Guantanamo, Oriente, Cuba (through Bro. Hioram) : 12 ferns from Cuba (68831). COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE, Washington, D. C. (through Mrs. Carolyn Gilbert Benjamin) : China- ware and glassware of the latter part of the 18th century (68827) ; U. S. Navy Nurse Corps uniform of the period of the World War (17 speci- mens) (68865) ; child's sampler made by Jane Robertson in 1814, silver tea caddy owned by Alexan- der Spottswood, Governor of Vir- ginia, during the early part of the 18th century, Lowestoft china vase made during the latter part of the 18th century (69918). Loan. LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 145 COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF, Boulder, Col. (through Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell) : 12 specimens of fos- sil insects described and figured by Prof. Cockerell, fossil seeds from England, and a part of the tj'pe material of a fossil plant (69456). COLORPLATE ENGRAVING COM- PANY, THE, New York City: Re- production, photo-mechanical relief in four colors, of Salome by Henri Regnault (69843). COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF: Bureau of Fisheries: Crustaceans, marine invertebrates and mol- lusks collected by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Fish Hawk during July and August, 1920, in connection with a biological survey of Chesapeake Bay, 191 bottles in all (68558) ; 69 bottles of crus- taceans and 22 bottles of mol- lusks, collected by the steamer Fish HawTc in Chesapeake Bay, during October, 1920, cruise (68885) ; 130 lots of marine in- vertebrates, 17 lots of mollusks, and 5 lots of corals, taken by the Fish Haxok on various cruises during the hydrographic and biological survey of Chesa- peake Bay in 1920 (69024) ; 119 lots of marine invertebrates and 37 lots of mollusks taken by the Fish Hawk on various cruises during the hydrographic and biological survey of Chesapeake Bay in January, 1921 (69314) ; butterfly ray taken in fish-trap at Woods Hole, Mass. (68624) ; a few small pieces of wood con- taining shipworm borings from Charleston, S, C. (68642) ; 20 specimens of barnacles taken from the gills and gill cavities of a female spiny lobster at Key West, Fla., in 1919, by D. R. Crawford (68786) ; 22 bottles of crustaceans taken in Chesa- peake Bay on various cruises during 1921 and 1922 (69410) ; 6 specimens of shrimps taken from Duncan Canal and Fred- COMMERCE, DEPT. OF— Continued. Bureau of Fisheries — Continued, erick Sound, Alaska (69411) ; 30 mollusks from Idaho (69448) ; shrimp from brackish water near Lockport, La., ob- tained by E. A. Tulian, Superin- tendent, Fisheries Division, Louisiana Department of Con- servation, New Orleans (69473) ; 17 crustaceans collected at Madison, Conn., by Lester W. Smith (69476) ; 5 plants from Utah (69550) ; 130 fishes col- lected in the Gulf of Mexico and near Wilmington, N. C, by the Grampus, including types of 2 species (69584) ; 161 fishes, a frog and a moUusk, collected at Augusta, Ga., during 1922 by Samuel F. Hildebrand, and 6 vials of crustaceans taken from stomachs of trout, collected by S. B, Locke, in Fish Lake, Utah (69628) ; 11 minnows collected by E. H. Magoon at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (69694) ; (through Charles J. Fish) 33 crustaceans, comprising 30 am- phipods and 3 larvae from Woods Hole (69932) ; a compre- hensive collection of marine in- vertebrates, 115 lots in all, com- prising 58 lots of crustaceans, 4 lots of sea anemones, 21 lots of nematodes, and 32 lots of mollusks, taken by the Fish Hawk on various cruises during the hydrographic and biological survey of Chesapeake Bay in March and April, 1921 (69936) ; a collection of Philippine sponges, including types of new species described by Prof. H. V. Wilson in his report taken by the Albatross on the Philip- pine Expedition of 1907-10 (70062) ; (through Dr. George S. Lesher) 2 nudibranchs (sea- slugs) and a hermit crab (70206). Bureau of Lighthouses: 10 speci- mens of living cacti from Na- vassa Island (69332). 146 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. COMMITTEE ON MARINE PILING INVESTIGATIONS, New York City (through Dr. S. I. Kornhauser) : 2 rock boring mollusks from West Rigolets Lighthouse, La. ; 3 speci- mens and 2 dead shells of mollusks from Point O'Woods, Long Island; shipworm from Staten Island, N. Y. ; 2 shipworras from I'erth Amboy, N. J. ; shipworm and several frag- ments from Bayonne, N. J. ; 14 ship- worms from Point Pleasant, Atlan- tic City, N. J., and Newport News, Va. ; 4 shipworms from Davids Island, New York, and Barnegat City, N. J. ; about 30 mollusks and about 5 shipworms, all from Coney Island, N. Y. ; several fragmentary shipworms from Sandy Hook, N. J. ; several fragments of shipworms from West Sayville, L. I. ; a piece of wood containing shipworms from Point O'Woods, L. L, N. Y. : (68656; 68670; 68671; 6S717 ; 68727; 68731; 68773; 68799; 68800; 68816; 68819; (through Col. William G. Atwood, Director, New York City) ship- worms from Jersey City, N. J., and Mystic and New London, Conn. ; about 12 boring mollusks from Sneads Island, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Mystic, Conn. (68889; 68966); about 50 shipworms from New York City, Hoboken, N. J., and Guantanamo Bay, including the type of a new species (69004) ; about 30 shipworms from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia and Cuba (69364) ; (through Dr. Wil- liam E. Clapp, Cambridge, Mass.) 4 mollusks from Tampa Bay, Fort Dade, Fla. ; shipworm from Key West, Fla. (69385, 69497) ; 20 ship- worms from Shaw's Cove, R. I., South Norwalk, Conn., Mystic River, Conn., Westport, Conn., Fort Lafay- ette, N. Y., and Porto Rico (69427) ; 8 shipworms from Fort Lafayette, N. Y. (69468) ; 10 specimens of ship- worms from New York and Con- necticut (70126). COMPANIA DEL PETROLEO "EL AGUILA" S. A., Tampico, Mexico (through Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan) : About 225 lots of Tertiary and Cre- taceous fossils from northeastern Mexico, representing about 500 spe- cies (69736) ; 18 lots and 18 mounted slides of Tertiary fossils from Mexico (69737). ('OMSTOCK, Dr. John A. (See under Southwest Museum, The) : CONDENSITE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Division of Bakelite Corporation, Bloomfield, N. J. : 9 specimens of molded condensite (69696). (^-ONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Washington, D. C. : Sword carried by Maj. Gen. Richard Mont- gomery, Continental Army, when he was killed during the attack on Que- bec, December 31, 1775, accepted as a gift to the Nation from Miss Julia Barton Hunt and deposited in the National Museum by Joint Resolu- tion of Congress, adopted February 22, 1923 (69626, deposit). CONZATTI, Prof. C, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico: 267 plants (6SS43, G8S82, GS95G, 69002, 69156, 69306, 69357, 69701). COOLIDGE, Kakl R., Hollywood, Calif.: 279 beetles (69028). COOPER ENGINEERING & MANU- FACTURING CO., CHICAGO, 111.: 3 brass printing plates, 4 printed sheets and a photograph of the print- ing press used in printing for the blind (69818). COPENHAVER, Miss Maxine, Wash- ington, D. C. : Specimen of bird (troupial) (68879). CORCORAN ART GALLERY, THE, Washington, D. C. (through C. Pow- ell Minnigerode, Director) : Photo- graph of the building occupied by the Corcoran Art Gallery from 1872 to 1897 (69873). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 147 CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Department of Botany, Ithaca, N. Y. : 4 plants from Central America (68555). CORNING, Mrs. Howard, Bangor, Me. : Original letter, dated March 13, 1830. written by William Austin Burt to his wife, Phebe, on the typewriting machine invented by Mr. Burt in 1829 (69721). CORPE, Mr., Nogales, Ariz.: 2 plants (69087). COTTON, John W., Glendale, Calif, (through Howell C. Brown) : Dry- point (70151). COVILLE. Dr. Frederick V., Botanist, Department of Agriculture. Wash- ington, D. C. : 4 specimens of Wokas (pondlily seeds) prepared for food by the Klamath Indians, collected at Klamath Marsh, Oreg., August, 1902 (69465). (See also under Agriculture, De- partment of, Forest Service). COWDRY, N. H., New York City: 32 ferns from China (69S74). COYKENDALL, M. A., Washington. D. C. : Blue china platter of the early part of the 19th century (69352, loan). CRAWLEY, Howard ( See under Penn- sylvania State Department of Agri- culture). CRITTENDEN, E. C. ( See under Phil- osophical Society of Washington). CROCKER, William J., Washington, D. C. : Loon (69158). CROSS, Capt. H. E., Schawa, District Jhelum, India (through U. S. De- partment of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D. C.) : 32 flies from India, including 2' species of bot-fly new to the Museum col- lections (69999). CUMMMINGS, Mrs. J. H., Wilming- ton, N. C. : 5 plants from North Carolina (69118). CUNDY, H. J., Republic, Wash. : Stone pestle, chipped blades, and rejectage (69851). CURRAN, C. HoWxVRD ( See under Ca- nadian Government, Department of Agriculture, Entomological Branch). CUSHMAN. Dr. Joseph A.. Boston, Mass. (through Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan) : Eocene foramlnifera from Peru, comprising 4 or 5 species r 69058). DAHLGREN, Mrs. Louisa, Washing- ton, D .C. : 2 suits of antique Scandi- navian armor of the 16th and 17th century (70107, loan). DALL, Dr. W. H., U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. (See under Caifornia Academy of Sci- ences, E. P. Chace, Mrs. W. H. Esh- naur, Chas. J. Gabriel, Mrs. T. S. Oldroyd, D. Thaanum, Dr. R. H. Tremper, and Alex. Walker). DARLING, Joseph R., Kew Gardens, Long Island, N. Y. : Three-wheeled, gasoline automobile, designed and built by Carl W. Kelsey in 1898 (69850). DARRAH, Col. Thomas W., U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. : A Ger- man military helmet of the period of the World War (69102). DARTON, Dr. N. H., U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. : 4 speci- mens of minerals from Lower Cali- fornia (69753). DAUGHERTY, James H., New York City: 5 etchings (69796, loan). DAVIDSON, Dr. A., Los Angeles, Calif.: 13 plants (68778, 68974, 69907, 69164, 70071, 70125) ; 3 plants from California (68672, 68723, 68791). DAVIS, Harry (See under North Carolina State Museum). DAVIS, J. S., Battle Mountain, Nev. : Specimen of silicified wood from Ne- vada (70148). DAY, L. G., Washington, D. C. : A boulder of quartzite simulating a human foot (69613). DAY, Mrs. Robert G., New York City: Pair of earrings of the latter part of the 18th century (70177). DAYTON, Miss Mary T., Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.: A daylight projector, and a daguerreotyT)e of a group of children (68951). 148 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, J 923. DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES, LTD., Kimberley, Griqualand West, Union of South Africa (through Fred E. Wright) : An example of bacteriologically precipitated calcite, from a shaft pipe in the De Beers diamond mine at Kimberley (69916). DE FRANCE, Mrs. B. K., Washing- ton, D. C. : Dulcimer of red cherry, made about 1800 by George Daugh- erty, Grider, Ky. (69891, loan). DELFT TECHNISCHE HOOGE- SCHOOL, Instituut voor Mijnbouw- kunde, Delft, Holland : 43 species of Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils from the Island of Timor (69989, ex- change). DENISON, George P., Honolulu, Ha- waii : Collection of rock boring mol- lusks from Pearl Island, Hawaii (70108). DENSLOW, Rev. H. M., New York City: 5 orchids (69487, exchange). DENSMORE, Miss Frances, Red Wing, Minn. : Tortilla baked by the Yaki Indians of Mexico (69562). DENT, E. Z., Oakley, Md. : Great blue heron from Maryland (69484). DETWILLER, Frederick K., New York City: 6 etchings by the donor showing the construction of wooden ships in the United States ship- yard at Noank, Conn., during the War with Germany (70084) ; 4 aquatints (70197). DEVEREUX, Mrs. J. Ryan, Chevy Chase, Md. : 2 Tanagra figurines (69170). DEY, John T., Waterford, Pa.: Fac- simile of the newspaper " The Daily Citizen " originally printed on wall paper in Vicksburg, Miss., July 2, 1863 (70176). DICKEY, Donald R.. Pasadena, Calif. : 2 skins and 2 skulls of gophers from the White Mountains, Calif. (69391). DODDS, Clifford T., Berkeley, Calif. : 2 species of leeches, one adult with about 100 young, and 3 other speci- mens collected at Los Mochis, Sina- loa, Mexico, by the donor (69206). DOLBEAR, C. E. (See under Indus- trial Research Company). DOMINICA BOTANIC GARDENS, Dominica, British West Indies (through Joseph Jones, Curator) : Plant (68908). DOMINION MUSEUM, Wellington, New Zealand : 4 photographs of whale skulls (68706) ; (through Dr. J. Allan Thomson, Director) :• 3 specimens of mollusks from New Zealand (69019) ; 23 specimens of mollusks, topotypes, from the Ter- tiary Mount Brown beds, Waipara, New Zealand (70011). DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, R. R., Chicago, 111. : 11 specimens of printing, showing the work of The Lakeside Press (70081). DORT, Mrs. J. Cummings, W^ashing- ton, D. C. : 5 plants from Alaska (69668). DRAKE PROCESS INCORPORATED, Cleveland, Ohio: 2 copper-plated wood-pulp spheres for steam floats (69677). DRAKOULIS, Nicholas, Washington, D. C. : Postage stamps of Greece is- sued in 1912-14 (48 specimens) (68918). DRAPER, Major W. P., Hopedale, Mass. : 19 skulls and scalps of Afri- can antelopes, skull and scalp of an African warthog, skull and scalp of a hyena, skull of a hunting dog, and an ear of an elephant (69229). DRURY, William H., Newport, R. I. (through Will Simmons) : Etching "The Skipper" (70031). DUKES, Dr. W. C, Mobile, Ala.: Moth, paratype (69781). DU PONT de NEMOURS & CO., INC., E. I., Wilmington, Del. : Series of 283 specimens illustrating the manu- facture and applications of the py- roxylin plastic " Pyralin " prepared in the Pyralin Department at Arling- ton, N. J. : also 12 specimens show- ing steps in the manufacture of Fabrikoid, or leather substitute, from the plant at Newburgh, N. Y. (69884) ; 31 samples of bookbinding qualities of Fabrikoid (69931). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 149 DUVAL, Hugh H., Bastrop, Tex.: 4 specimens, representing 3 species, of fossil sliells, from Bastrop County, Tex. (69536). DYER, Feancis J., American Consul, Nogales, Mexico : Fungus from Mex- ico (68756). EAGLE ENGINEERING COMPANY, Springfield, Ohio : An Eagle compos- ing stick and a Star composing stick (69738). EAMES, B. E. (through Mrs. Florence S. Bellows, Corning, N. Y.) : Luna moth (70237). EARLE, Charles T., Palma Sola, Fla. : Fish " Bagre Sapo " from Palma Sola (69495). EAST, Charles S., U. S. National Museum : Garter snake from Ana- costia, D. C. (70209). EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y. : A series of 9 speci- mens to illustrate the manufacture of cellulose acetate and its use in making motion picture films (69699). EBERLY, August Frederick, Wash- ington, D. C. : War club from the Fiji Islands (70096). ECONOMIC LABORATORIES, INC., THE, Philadelphia, Pa.: 20 speci- mens of gums and resins (70219). EDMONDSON, Dr. C. H. (See under Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum). EICHLER, A., Philadelphia, Pa.: Fragment of a tusk of an extinct elephant (6971S). EICKEMEYER, Rudolf, Yonkers. N. Y. : 5 framed pictorial photo- graphs (68540). EMERSON, Alfred, Pittsburgh, Pa.: 66 species of termites including 40 paratypes (68599). EMERY, D. L., St. Petersburg, Fla.: 3 specimens of moUusks from Flor- ida (69464) ; 60 specimens, 7 species, of shells from west Florida, and 1 from San Diego, Calif. (69897). ENGBERG, Dr. C. C, Lincoln, Neb.: 80 specimens. 11 species of moUusks ; and about 40 additional specimens of mollusks, all from the State of Washington (69091, exchange; 69181). ENGEL, Dr. E. O., Munich, Bavaria: 59 specimens of flies, including 43 species, 17 of which are new to the Museum collections (69949, ex- change). (See also under Zoologische Sammlung des Bayerischen-Staates.) ERSKINE, Ralph M., Jefferson, Me. (through A. Q. Carter) : Northern pileated woodpecker from Maine (69759). ERWIN, Richard P., Boise, Idaho: Batrachians and reptiles collected in Idaho (68923). ESHNAUR, Mrs. W. H., Bellflower, Calif, (through Dr. W. H. Dall) : About 30 specimens, 7 species, of rare marine shells from Terminal Island, San Pedro, Calif. (69888, ex- change). ESSEX INSTITUTE, THE. Salem, Mass. : United States Flag of the latter part of the 19tli century (69283, deposit). ESSIG, Prof. E. O. (See under Cali- fornia, University of). EVANS, Victor J., Washington, D. C. : Hindu temple vessel of bronze (68704) ; red-neck paroquet from Australia (68807) ; Indian skull from Marajo Island, Amazon, Bra- zil (69252). EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COM- PANY, THE, Washington, D. C. : 4 stereotjTpe casts from matrices owned by the Museum (68817) ; 25 copies of Evening Star of October 11, 1922 ; type form of Evening Star of October 11, 1922; 3 stereotype matrices of the same; a curved stereotype plate, and 12 photographs of this " form " going through news- paper plant (69015) ; a piece of newspaper copy, proof of the same set in type, and a galley of type mat- ter (69231). FABER, Charles L., Cincinnati, Ohio : 22 specimens of rare bryozoans and brachiopods from southwestern Ohio (69646). FABER, Dr. George A., Waterbury, Conn, (through Dr. John Uri Lloyd, Cincinnati, Ohio) : 47 bound books treating of eclectic medicine (69392). 150 REPORT OF FATTONAL MUSEUM, 1923. FAIR, Henky, Spokane, Wash. : Bou- langerite and other minerals from the Cleveland Mine, Stevens County, Wash. (68830). FAIRCHILD AERIAL CAMERA CORPORATION, THE, New York City : Fairchild K-3 aerial camera, and an aerial view of the lower part of New York City (69988) ; photo- graph showing the K-3 camera placed in aeroplane (70133). FAIRCHILD, Dr. David, Washington, D. C. : Termites from the Moluccas (68598). FAIRCHILD, Graham, Washington, D. C. : 3 butterflies from the Orient, new to the Museum collections (68567) ; 2 butterflies from Trini- dad, new to the Museum collections (70135) ; butterfly (70234). FAIRMAN, Charles E., Washington, D. C. : gum print (68769). FAR NORTH HOME SOCIETY, FIN- LAND (through The Consulate General of Finland, New York City) : Bronze medal commemorat- ing, 1921, the Three Hundredth An- niversary of the Founding of the City of Tornio, Finland, 1621 (68662). FAZ, AxFREDo, Santiago, Chile : Col- lection of South American flies, 36 specimens, representing several spe- cies new to the Museum collections (69103). FELIPPONE, Dr. Florentino, Monte- video, Uruguay : MoUusk, insects, fishes, reptiles, marine invertebrates and a starfish from Uruguay (69009) ; fishes, insects, reptiles and batrachians, marine invertebrates, and mollusks (69414) ; 46 speci- mens, 26 species, of mollusks from South America ; also 1 echinoderra and 3 invertebrates (69768) ; 6 moths from South America (70190). FERGUSON, C. B., Atlantic City, N. J. : Minerals representing 10 va- rieties from Alaska (79529). FERGUSON, Mrs. Henry G., Wash- ington, D. C. : Ethnological mate- rial from Bolivia and France, and ethnological and archeological speci- mens from Egypt (69594, loan). FERRIS, Mrs. Roxana S. (See under Stanford University). FERRISS, James H., Joliet, 111.: 17 plants (69006, 69016, 69041, 09105) ; 43 plants from the southwestern United States (69254, 69349, 69435, 69612) ; plant and a colored photo- graph of a plant (69446). FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Chicago, 111. : 313 plants from Cuba (68595) ; (through Dr. C. F. Millspaugh) Plant and 4 pho- tographs (68703) ; 61 plants (Com- positae) from Peru ; 29 specimens of plants (Compositae and Polyga- laceae) from Peru (69686, 69772) : 10 specimens and 4 photographs of South American plants (69625) ; 164 plants from Peru and Cali- fornia (69662) ; 93 plants collected in Peru by Mr. McBride (69714, 69876) ; 416 plants from Peru (69724, 69813, 69832, 69927) ; 22 photographs of plants (69895) ; 227 plants (69983, 69970, 70010). Ex- change. FINLAND, CONSULATE GENERAL OF (See under Far North Home Society, Finland). FISH, Charles J. (See under Com- merce, Department of, Bureau of Fisheries). FISHER, George L., Houston, Tex.: 395 plants (68661, 69003, 69054). FISHER, Dr. W. K., Pacific Grove, Calif. : Piece of sponge containing commensal amphipods of the family Dexaminidae, and 30 amphipods from California (6S644) ; starfish (type) (69395). FISHER, W. S. (See under Prof. H. F. Wickham). FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM, Gaines- ville, Fla. (through T. Van Hyning) : 20 skins and skulls of bats (69533). FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF, Agri- cultural Experiment Station (through W. E. Stokes): Plant (68982). FOERSTE, Dr. August F., Dayton, Ohio : Casts of 60 types of Paleozoic cephalopods (68699) ; 200 specimens of Tertiary bryozoans from Bain- hridge, Ga., and 500 specimens of LIST OF ACCESSION'S. 151 FOERSTE, Dr. August F.— Continued. Silurian fossils from southwestern Ohio; also about 100 specimens, 13 species, of Pleistocene moUusks, from Silver Lake, Ohio, west of Medway, half way between Dayton and Spring- field (68949). FORBES, Dr. W. T. M., Cornell Uni- versity, Ithaca, N. Y. : 10 South American moths (69335). FORD, Edward A., Shiloh, Ohio : Col- lection comprising 38 species of ma- rine shells, 6 specimens, 1 species, of whale barnacle, and 10 specimens, 1 species, of echinoderm, from Cape Lopez Bay, French Equatorial Af- rica (69928). FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, Mich. : Ford magneto coil testing machine (70132). FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE, THE, Dehra Dun, U. P., India (through R. N. Parker) : 319 Indian plants; (through R. S. Hole) 243 plants from northwestern India (70016, 68960). Exchange. FORREST, W. R., St. John, Antigua, B. W. I. : 17 specimens of fossil echini and 6 specimens of corals ; echinoids, corals and other fossils; 14 lots of invertebrate fossils ; 9 lots of fossil invertebrates, all from Antigua, B. W. I. (68668; 69610; 69841; 69920). FORSELL, M. J., Everett, Wash.: 4 specimens of a moth, the first record of its occurrence in America (69240). FOSHAG, W. F., U. S. National Mu- seum : 100 specimens of Pleistocene bryozoans from California (68781). FOUTS, Robert M., Washington, D. C. : 1685 specirnens of undetermined mis- cellaneous Hymenoptera (69569). FOX, Mrs. M. M. Tayxoe, Linden, Md. : 6 etchings (69798, loan). FOY, James Beauford, Reidel, Mont. : Vertebrae of a plesiosaurian reptile (69439). FRANK, P. M., U. S. National Mu- seum : Specimen of copper-silver ore from the Lake Superior region (69257). FRANKE, Dr. F., Dorttnund, Ger- many : About 500 specimens of Cre- taceous bryozoans from Germany (69728, exchange). ERASER, Dr. C. McLean (See under Canadian Government, Biological Board of Canada). FRENCH WOOD HEEL COMPANY, INC., Brooklyn, N. Y. : 10 specimens showing the manufacture of wood heels (70146). FRIES, E. F. B. (See under Treasury Department, U. S. Coast Guard, Cambridge, Mass.). FRISON, Theodore H., Urbana, 111.: Paratypes of 2 species of bumble bees (68872). FROST, S. W., Arendtsville, Pa.: 5 glow-worms representing 3 species (69664). FUKAI, T., Shitaya, Tokyo, Japan: 2 scale insects (69445). FULLER, Henry C, Washington, D. C. : A small bundle of pegwood sticks from France used for jewelry polishing (69844). GABRIEL, Chas. J., Abbotsford, Vic- toria, Australia (through Dr. W. H. Dall) : 15 specimens, 8 species, of Eocene and Miocene shells, and 29 specimens, 13 species, of recent shells from Australia (69889), GAERSTE, Dr. Thomas, Curagao, Dutch West Indies: Katydid (69671). GAHAN, C. J. (See under British Government, British Museum (Natu- ral History)). GALE, HoYT S., New York City (through Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan) : 29 lots of fossils from Colombia (69880). GALLAGHER, John Adams, Washing- ton, D. C. : Silver print. Fox Talbot process (69380). GANE BROTHERS AND COMPANY, New York City : 23 samples of book- binders leather and cloth (69451). GARBER, Paul Edward, U. S. Na- tional Museum : Airplane wing rib (69525). 67132—23- -11 152 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. GARCIA Y MERCET, Prof. Ricakdo, Hipodromo, Madrid, Spain : 16 speci- mens, representing 14 species, of chalcid flies of the family Encyr- tidae, 12 of the species being repre- sented by cotypes (68766) ; 19 speci- mens of chalcid flies, representing 17 species, 6 of which are repre- sented by type material (69334). Exchange. GARDENER, Mrs. H. H. (See under National American "Woman's Suf- frage Association). GARNER, Harry, Washington, D. C. : Lot of heterogeneous lantern slides of prehistoric man, etc. (69226). GARNER, Walter, Chase City, Va. : Bat from Virginia (69951). GARRETT, Prof. A. O., Salt Lake City, Utah : Plant from Montana (6854S). GAUMER, Dr. George, Izamal, Yuca- tan, Mexico : 4 specimens of cacti (68552) ; 2 specimens of cacti from Yucatan (68681). GEARHART, Miss Frances H., Pasa- dena, Calif, (through Howell C. Brown) : 4 wood block prints (70155). GEARHART, Miss May, Pasadena, Calif, (through Howell C. Brown) : 3 soft ground etchings (70154). GENERAL BAKELITE COMPANY, Perth Amboy, N. J. : A series of raw, intermediate, and finished products, showing the manufacture of Bakelite (69471). GERSDORFF, W. A., Washington, D. C. : Myriapod from Oklahoma (69488). GIBSON, J. J., Monticello, Ky. : Pharyngeal bone of a drumfish (69316). GIBSON, Mrs. Persifor Frazer, Paris, France: Iron spearhead from India 68705). GIESLER, Rudolph G., Beeville. Tex.: Tarantula (69678). GILL, De Lancey, Bureau of Ameri- can Ethnology, Washington, D. C. : Old cutter for stereoscopic prints (69038). GILL, George C, Quincy, 111. : Knife found by a Union soldier on the battlefield of Perryville, Ky. (68826). GILLETTE, Mrs. E. F. (through Mrs. Bertha E. Jaques) : An etching in color, and 22 woodcuts printed in color, all of them the work of Helen Hyde (1868-1919) (69905). (JISLEN, Dr. Torsten (See under Up- sala Universitetets Zoologiska Insti- tution). GLASCOCK, Alfred E., Washington, D. C. : Specimen of herring gull in the plumage of the first year (69304). GLOVER, Dr. Norman C. (See under Mrs. George A. Still). CODING, Dr. F. W., American Consul General, Guayaquil, Ecuador : Toad, crustacean and a scorpion from Ecuador (70170). GOLDSMITH, J. S., U. S. National Museum : Hicrometer — a tint meter used in the Hess-Ives color process (69590). GOLDTHWAITE, Miss Anne, New York City (through Will Simmons) : Etching " Head " (70026). GONGGRYP, J. W., The Hague, Hol- land : 18 lots of shipworms from South America and the West Indies (70116). GOODYEAR, David C, New York City : 51 photographs of locomotives (68742, 69311, 69475, 69552). Ex- change. GOSS PRINTING PRESS COMPANY, THE, Chicago, 111. : 5 photographs of Goss newspaper printing presses, and 4 half tones of Goss presses on 1 sheet (69130). GOUGH, Miss Lula C, Stephenville, Tex.: 30 plants (68847, 69399). GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, Wasliington, D. C. : 2 photographs showing tubs and materials used in making marbled paper, and 28 sheets of marbled paper showing the va- rious stages (68937) ; brass stamp- ing die ; 2 impressions from brass (lies ; line of brass type ; 1 im- pression from type, and 2 impres- sions from brass stamps (701,42). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 153 GRAHAM, Rev. David 0., Suifu, Szechuen, China : 305 insects, 17 fossils, an eel and 4 moUusks (68648) ; 3500 insects, collection of amphibians and reptiles, 3 mammal skins with skulls and 1 mammal skin without a skull, 1 moUusk, 1 crab, from China (69165) ; 500 but- terflies and moths (69343) ; rep- tiles, mammals, insects, moUusks. earthworms, shrimps, and an isopod from China (69347) ; 3 shrews from Suifu (69985) ; a small collection of miscellaneous insects (69998). (See also under Dr. Carrie Slaght.) GRANT, J. M., Langlej', Wash.: 21 plants from Washington (69779) ; (through Dept. of Agriculture, Bu- reau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C.) : 48 cryptogams from Wash- ington (69518, exchange). GREELEY, F. A. (See under Dr. O. C. Thompson, Phoenix, Ariz.). GREEN, Berryman, South Boston, Va. : Waterworn boulder illustrat- ing exfoliation (69312). GREENE, Frank C, Tulsa, Okla. : 2 plants from Oklahoma (68539). GREENE, George M.. Philadelphia. Pa.: 4 beetles (68643). GREER, Miss Blanche, Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pa.: Etching (69799. loan). GREER & Co.. R. T., Marion, Va. : 4 specimens of mandrake root (69381)- GREGER, D. K., St. Louis, Mo.: 2 slabs of Coal Measures Crustacea (69234). GRIEVE, W. Heston, Prospect, Oreg. : 6 crane-flies and 2 moths (68871). GRIMES, Mrs. Margaret McA., Wash- ington, D. C. : Uniform coat and trousers owned during the early part of the 20th century by Brig. Gen. George S. Grimes, U. S. Army (69769). GRISCOM, Ludlow F., New York City : 228 plants from Newfoundland ( 69547. 69622 ) . Exchange. GROUT, Dr. A. J., New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y. : 13 mosses (68618, ex- change). GUATEMALA, GOVERNMENT OF : Direccion General de Agriculturn (through Sr. Don Jorge Garcia Salas, Director) : 749 plants from Central America (68836, 69012, 69088, 69219, 69328. 69534, 69705, 69842. 70058) ; 386 plants (68783, 68955, 69978). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Farmacia: 67 bird skins from Guatemala (68698, 68936). Ex- change. GULICK, Lieut. Col. John W., U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. : Prehis- toric pottery and wood objects from northern Chile (70052). HALE, Miss Ellen Day, Lanesville P. O.. Gloucester, Mass. : 9 etchings (69805, loan). HALFER COMPANY, THE, Middle- ton, Mass. : 5 sample bottles of colors used by raarblers, " comb," and sam- ple of carageen moss also iised in the process of marbling (69280). HALL, Mrs. Carlotta C, Berkeley, Calif. : 9 specimens of fern allies from California (69883). HALL, P. E., jr., Everett, Wash. : Adz l)lade of nephrite, probably origi- nally from Alaska (69982). HALLOCK, Mrs. Lendal V., Washing- ton, D. C. : A pinhole camera lens, and an old style camera shutter — obsolete (69765). HAMILTON, C. C, College Park, Md. : 7 vials of coleopterous larvae (68565). HAINIILTON WATCH COMPANY, Lancaster, Pa. : Working model of Hamilton 23-jewelled watch, en- larged six times (68873, loan). HAMLIN, John C, Uvalde, Tex. : Par- asitic plant (68710) ; 3 specimens of cacti (69040). HAMMOND, Charles, El Paso, Tex. : Plant (69987). HAMPTON NORMAL & AGRICUL- TURAL INSTITUTE, Hampton, Va. : Mollusk from the West Indies (69638). HANDFORTH, Thomas S., Tacoma, Wash, (through Mrs. T. J. Hand- forth) : 13 etchings (69808, loan). 154 EEPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. HANNIBAL, Harold, Stanford Uni- versity, Calif. : 13 specimens of mol- lusks from California (69644). HANSEN, P. L., Salt Lake City, Utah : 2 specimens of compact and some- what decomposed volcanic dust (68963). HANSON, Prof. Herbert C. (See un- der Arizona, University of). HARBECK, H. S., Philadelphia, Pa.: 15 specimens of unidentified saw- flies (69586). HARDELL, Miss L. B. : Collection of miscellaneous, unsorted moUusks from Mount Lavinia, near Colombo, Ceylon (69373). HARDING. President Warren G., The White House, Washington, D. C. (see under Mrs. Mary J. D. Roland). HARBISON, B. F., Grantsboro, N. C. : Rostrum of a beaked whale, from Bogue Banks, N. C. (69498). HARDISTY, A. H., U. S. National Museum : 7 eggs of the Virginia rail from the District of Columbia (68574). HARNED, R. W., Agricultural College, Miss.: Lizard (69294). HARPER, R. M., University, Ala.: 42 plants from Arkansas and Oklahoma (69955, 70098). HARRIS, G. Carr, Gem, Alberta, Can- ada: Plant (68810). HART, George O.. Coytesville, N. J. (through Will Simmons) : Etching entitled " Native Baptism, Trinidad " (70158). HARTING, G. W. ( See under Pictorial Photographers of America). HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cam- bridge, Mass. : Arnold Arhoretum: (Jamaica Plain) (through Prof. C. S. Sar- gent) : 436 North American plants (69563, exchange). Qray Herharkim: (through Dr. B. L. Robinson) : Plant (fern) from Minnesota, and plant from Jamaica (68958, 69368). Ex- change. Museum of Comparative Zoology: (through Dr. W. E. Clapp) A piece of wood containing ship- worms from Port Bolivar, Tex. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cam- bridge, Mass. — Continued. Museum of Comparative Zoology — Continued. (68822) ; (through Dr. Thomas Barbour) 2 frogs from China (695S3, exchange) ; 11 skins and skulls of mammals (69954, ex- change). HAVANA, UNIVERSITY OF, Havana, Cuba (through Prof. A. Mestre, New York City) : 4 negro skulls from Cuba (68588, exchange). HAWAIIAN SUGAR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION EXPERIMENT STATION, Honolulu, Hawaii (through Harold L. Lyon) : 8 plants from Hawaii (69640). HAWKINS, P. H., Absarokee, Mont.: About 2,000 plants from the Yellow- stone National Park (69921). HAY, Dr. O. P. (See under F. M. Burks). HAYNES AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, THE, Kokomo, Ind. : Framed photo- graph of 1922 Haynes automobile (69214). HAYNES, Miss Caroline C, Ojai, Calif. : 7 plants from California (69730, 69823). HEIGHWAY, A. E., El Paso, Tex.: Mineral specimens from New Mexico, including banded serpentine, fluo- spar, manganese, and talc (68900). HEIKES, Victor C, Salt Lake City, Utah : Specimen of shale showing films of gold from the Flying Dutch- man Mine near Bouse, Ariz. (69027) : 3 small specimens of shale showing films of gold from the Fly- ing Dutchman Mine, furnished by Robert T. Walker (70115) ; a group of fluorite crystals from the Wild- cat Mountains, Tooele County, Utah (70196). (See also under C. H. Rowley, and Tintic Standard Mining Co.). HEIL, Charles E., New York City (through Will Simmons) : Etching "Young Blue-Jay" (70030). HEISER, Dr. Victor G. (See under International Health Board). HELLER, A. A., Chico, Calif.: 22 plants from California (69532). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 155 HEMPEL, Mrs. H. A., Buffalo, N. Y. : 4 pairs of improved Hempel quoins (69729). HENDERSON, John B., Washington, D. C. : Tlie General Evezard collec- tion of mollusks estimated at about 13,500 specimens, including a large number of types (69023). HENDERSON, Judge Junius, Boulder, Col. (through Dr. T. W. Stanton) : 2 brachiopods from the Cretaceous of Colorado, and 31 specimens of Cretaceous inverte- brate fossils from Colorado (69100, 69915). HERING, Prof. Dr. Martin, Berlin, Germany : 63 specimens of leaf -min- ing insects (699S1). HERRERA, Dr. A. L., Mexico, Mex- ico : 26 specimens, 2 species, of slugs from Mexico City and Desierto de los Leones, Mexico (69504) ; 6 photographs of a vv^hale skull from Campeche (69924) ; specimen of Brazilwood (69963, exchange). HERRERA, Prof. Fortunato L., Cuzco, Peru : 24 plants from Peru (68606, 68619, 69255) ; 56 plants (68752, 69066, 69209, 69329, 69453) ; 2 photographs of plants (70000). HESS, F. L. (See under Dr. Olaf Andersen, and China Commercial Co. Ltd.). HEWETT, Mrs. D. Foster, Washing- ton, D. C. : Plant from Nevada (69159). HIBBARD, Raymond R., Buffalo, N. Y. : 350 specimens of Devonian fossils from New York (69092, ex- change). HIGGINS, Eugene, New York City (through Mr. Will Simmons) : Etching "The Marauders" (70032). HIGGINS, Mortimer L. J., Washing- ton, D. C. : Skin of white-sided guit- guit and of crimson-throated wood- star (68622) ; 30 butterflies, new to the Museum collections (68633) ; tropical beetle, representing a genus and species new to the Museum collections (68691) ; collection of insects from Panama, comprising 60 specimens, including at least 2 spe- HIGGINS, Mortimer L. J.— Contd. cies new to the Museum collections (68746) ; 35 beetles (68925) ; a tropical butterfly, new to the Mu- seum collections, and 10 moths from Kansas (69174) ; 4 butterflies, 40 beetles, 55 grasshoppers (69220) ; 4 butterflies and 2 moths from Aus- tralia (69542) ; 30 beetles repre- senting about 10 species from Dun- keld, Victoria, Australia, collected by H. S. J. Bedley (69575). HILL, Major George Place, Washing- ton, D. C. : Wood carving from West Africa (69886). HILL, Dr. Gerald F. (See under Aus- tralian Institute of Tropical Medi- cine). HILTON, Mrs. C. H., Washington, D. C. : Attn basket made by the last basket weaver, who was about 100 years old (68977). HILTON, Dr. Samuel L., Washington, D. C. : 50 historical books, pamph- lets, and illusti'ations relating to the history of pharmacy in the United States, and the history of the U. S. Medical standards, the U. S. Pharmacopoeia and the Na- tional Formulary (69172). HIORAM, Brother ( See under Colegio del Sagrado Corazon). HITCHCOCK, Dr. A. S. (See under Agriculture, Department of. Bureau of Plant Industry; J. T. Bucholz, and Miss Janet R. Perkins). HOES, Mrs. R. G. (See under Mrs. Carl Vrooman). HOFF, Mrs. John Van Rensselaer, Washington, D. C. : A silver salver and an illuminated testimonial let- ter presented to the late Col. John Van Rensselaer Hoff by military surgeons of the United States (69075); "The Colonel John Van Rensselaer Hoff Collection " Im- perial Chinese harvest bell, 1668- 1722, from the Temple of Earth, Pekin (69095). HOFFMAN, William A. (See under New York, University of the State of). 156 EEPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. HOKKAIDO IMPERIAL UNIVER- SITY, Sapporo, Japan (through Dr. Madoka Sasaki) : 3 anomuran crabs from northern Japan (69425). HOLBURGH, Edward A.. Buenos Aires, Argentina (through D. S. Bullock) : Native cord fish net made by the Mataco Indians, Pilconiayo River, Territory of Formosa (69168). HOLE, R. S. (See under Forest Re- search Institute and College). HOLLAND, Dr. W. J. (See under Carnegie Museum). HOLM, Mrs. Frits, New York City: Bronze medal commemorating the Frits Holm Nestorian Expedition to Sian-Fu, 1907-08 (69434). HOLMES, Dr. W. H., National Gal- lery of Art, Washington, D. C. : Archeological specimens collected some years ago by the donor at old quarry sites on Piney Branch and Calvert Street extended (68926) ; oil painting of Chief Flat Iron, Sioux Indian, by J. H. Sharp (70124). HOLWAY, Prof. E. W. D., Minne- apolis, Minn. : 476 plants, chiefly from Brazil (69021, 69232). HOOLE MACHINE & ENGRAVING WORKS INC., Brooklyn, N. Y. : Bookbinders tools, comprising a gild- ing roll, a fillet roll, and a hand pal- let, 2 pieces of brass rule bearing same design as hand pallet and gild- ing roll (69589). HORGAN, Stephen H., Orange, N. J. : 4 woodburytypes, 3 of them un- trimmed (70009). HORTON, Mrs. Ozey E., Balsam, N. C. : Hairworm (68730). HOUGH, Dr. Walter, U. S. National Museum : Specimens of gurana paste and figures of animals modeled therefrom by natives of the Amazon region, collected in Rio de Janeiro, August, 1922 (69372) ; molar tooth of an elephant sectioned to show dentine (70066). HOUSE, Dr. H. D. (See under New York State Museum). HOUSHOLDER, Vic H., Phoenix, Ariz.: Snake from Ai-izona (69618). HOWARD, Prof. C. W. (See under Canton Christian College). HOWARD, Dr. H. H., Laurel, Miss.: 2 fishes, male and female of the top minnow, collected at Vera Cruz, Mexico (70191). HOWARD, Dr. L. O. (See under Ag- riculture, Department of. States Re- lations Service). HOWELL, Miss Phoebe, Washington, D. C. : 4 mammals and 4 birds from Michigan (69672). HOY, Charles M., U. S. National Mu- seum : Field mouse and 4 salaman- ders (68682) ; skin and skull of a field mouse, and the skin and skull of a cotton rat from South Carolina (69195) ; skin and skull of a bat from Lancaster, Pa. (69301). HRDLICKA, Dr. Ale§, U. S. National Museum : Cast of the skuH of La Quina and a cast of the intracranial cavity of the same skull (69205) ; casts of 2 skulls and parts of 2 skeletons of early man (69577). HUCKEL, Earle W., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. : 52 miscellaneous prints, booklets, etc., and 10 miscel- laneous books (68834, loan). HUGHES, Mrs. Anna Chadbourne (See under Smithsonian Institu- tion). HUGHES, Hon. Charles E., Secre- tary of State : 4 mounted birds from Guatemala (70088). HUGHES, Lieut. J. B., U. S. Army, Corozal, Canal Zone : Celts and blades found in the vicinity of Coro- zal (70178). HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY, Houston, Tex. : Part of a mastodon tusk from Duval County, Tex. (69293) ; 6 samples of Jackson clays from Trinity and San Augus- tine Counties, Tex. (69524, ex- change) . HUNT, Hector D. R., Kampala, Uganda, East Africa (through Dr. Matilda Hunt, Washington, D. C.) : Silk cocoons (69665). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 157 HUNT, Miss Julia Barton (See un- der Congress of the United States). HUNTER, Dard, Ciiillicotlie, Ohio: Unfolded sheet (16 pages) of a re- ligious work in German, published before the American Revolution by Miller of Ephrata, Pa. (68601) ; a sheet of paper showing " smoke im- pressions " (70099). HYLAND, Jack, Pazna, Bolivia : Crys- tal of cassiterite from La Paz, Bo- livia (69720). HYMAN, Dr. O. W., Memphis, Tenn. : 37 specimens and numerous larvse of Pinnotherid crabs (69961). HYSLOP, J. A., Washington, D. C. : 1800 beetles, mostly exotic (Ela- teridae) from the Gorham collec- tion (69966). ICKIS, Lynn S., jr., Denver, Col. : Grasshopper (68663). ILLING WORTH, Dr. J. F., Honolulu, Hawaii : 20 roaches and 5 tropical flies (68581, 69153). INDIA, ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF, Indian Museum, Calcutta, India : 22 specimens, 22 species, of Indian landshells (70193, exchange). INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH COM- PANY, San Francisco, Calif, (through C. E. Dolbear, President) : Crj'stals of thenardite from Deep Spring Valley, Inyo County, Calif. (69147). INGRAHAM COMPANY, E., Bristol, Conn. : Wood-working machine made in 1868 and used from that date until 1923 (70213). INLAND PRINTER, THE, Chicago, 111. : 9 portraits of early master printers ; 12 sheets reproductions of book pages printed by William Mor- ris (68747, 69776). INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN MEAT PACKERS, Chicago, 111.: 44 speci- mens of by-products from the meat packing industry (70215). INSTITUTO DE LA SALLE, Bogota, Colombia (through Bro. Ariste Joseph, and Dr. J. B. Reeside, jr., Washington, D. C.) : 33 specimens of Tertiary and Cretaceous inverte- INSTITUTO DE LA SALLE— Contd. brates, a mastodon tooth, and a fragment of a terracotta head (human), all from Colombia (69032). INSTITUTO DE LA SALLE, Correo Nuiloa, Chile (through Rev. Bro. Claude Joseph) : 296 plants from Chile (68635) ; 95 specimens of mis- cellaneous insects, including Hymen- optera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Or- thoptera, and Coleoptera (69460). INSTITUTUM GEOLOGICUM UNI- VERSITATIS, Tartu, Esthonia (through Dr. PL Bekker) : 21 speci- mens, representing 14 species, of Ordovician trilobites and other fos- sils from Esthonia (69477, ex- change). INTERIOR DEPARTMENT: U. S. Geological Survey: Collec- tion of fossil plants from the Animas formation (Eocene) of Colorado, including types to be described by F. H. Knowlton in a Professional Paper of the U. S. Geological Survey (68692) ; collections of fossil plants from the Laramie formation of the Denver Basin, Colo., including types and figured specimens described by F. H. Knowlton In Professional Paper 130 (69515) ; figured specimen of a fossil worm tube (68755) ; crystal shells or crusts from the sur- face of Searles Lake, Calif., and the type material of the mineral tungstenite (68792) ; fragmen- tary remains of Miocene mam- mals collected by H. G. Fergu- son in the Tonopah quadrangle, Nev. (68818) ; sample of plati- num ore from platinum mine in Parahyba do Norte, Brazil (68969) ; rock specimens col- lected by R. W. Stone (68999) ; specimens studied by G. F. Loughlin in preparation of Pro- fessional Paper No. Ill (69059) ; types and figured specimens of Cretaceous fossils described by 158 KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT— Contd. U. S. Geological Survey — Contd. J. B. Reeside, jr., in Profes- sional Paper 131-H (69106) ; 25 specimens of Cretaceous inverte- brates from tlie Colorado group of Bighorn County, Mont, in- cluding the types and figured specimens described by J. B. Reeside, jr., in Professional Paper 132-C (69277) ; 33 speci- mens of minerals from Mexico (69107) ; a small collection of tungsten ores representing a paper by R. S. Fitch and F. F. Loughlin, published in Economic Geology, volume 11, no. 1, Janu- ary, 1916 (69131) ; miscellaneous specimens of sandstone, rhyo- lite, etc., collected principally from Colorado by Dean E. Win- chester (69157) ; vertebrate fos- sils from the Esmeralda forma- tion, Tonopah quadrangle, Ne- vada (69211) ; fragmentary bones of a plesiosaur from Alaska Peninsula, collected by W. R. Smith, and 3 lots of rep- tilian fossils collected by Frank Reeves in central Montana (69256) ; fragments of an upper molar tooth of a large fossil camel collected by Kirk Bryan at the base of a tuff near Haw^- thorne, Nevada (69276) ; 14 specimens of rocks described in Geologic Folio, Castle Rock, Colo., by G. B. Richardson (69576) ; manganese and iron minerals collected by H. D. Miser in western "Virginia, and described in Bulletin 23 of the "Virginia Geological Survey (69904) ; vertebrate fossils and other fish remains collected by Arthur M. Piper in Owyhee County, Idaho (69910). (See also under "William C. Behumin. ) National Park Service, Yellow- stone National Park, Yellow- stone Park, Wyo. (through M. P. Skinner) : Skulls of 3 moun- tain sheep from Yellowstone INTERIOR DEPARTMENT— Contd. National Park Service — Contd. National Park, and skull of n mountain sheep from Glacier Park, Mont. (69344). INTERNATIONAL HEALTH BOARD, New York City (through Dr. F. F. Russell) : Fish from Peru (68944) ; 9 specimens of Poeciloi(i fishes and a goby, collected for the International Health Board in Gua- temala, and forwarded through Dr. Victor G. Heiser (69237) ; 6 fishes collected in Mexico (69555). IOWA, STATE UNIVERSITY OF, Iowa City, Iowa (through Dr. C. C. Nutting) : 5 specimens of crabs col- lected in 1893 by the Bahama Ex- pedition of the State University of Iowa (69400) ; a coral from off the coast of Barbados (70013, ex- change). IR"WIN, A. W., Griffithville, Ark.: Milksnake (69295). JACKSON, Ralph W., Cambridge, Md. : 2 skins, with skulls, of white- footed mice from Cambridge, Md.. 24 specimens, 6 species, of marine mollusks from the State of "Wash- ington and Penang, Straits Settle- ments (69543) ; 34 specimens, 12 species, of fresh water and marine mollusks from the United States and India (70203). JAEGER, Edmund C, Riverside, Calif. : 80 plants from California (69624). JAHN, Dr. Alfredo, Caracas, Vene- zuela (through H. Pittier) : 234 plants from Venezuela (68669, 69648). JAMES, Mrs. Julian, "Washington, D. C. (through Messrs. J. Herbert Car- penter and William Allen Butler, Executors) : a collection of histor- ical and ethnological materials (70138, bequest). JAMES, Estate of Mrs. Julian- ( through Messrs. J. Herbert Carpen- ter and William Allen Butler, Ex- ecutors) : Gold membership badge of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America owned by Mrs. James (69957). I UST OF ACCESSIONS. 159 JAPAN PAPER COMPANY, New York City (through George A. Nel- son, Treasurer) : Portfolio of prints on hand made paper, 41 specimens (69692). JAPAN, IMPERIAL PLANT QUAR- ANTINE STATION, Yokohama (through Prof. S. I. Kuwaua) : 3 flies from Japan (70089). JAPAN, ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, Science College, Imperial University, Tokyo, (through T. Kaburaki) : 50 plus specimens of lower chordates from Japan (69026). JAQUES, Mrs. Bertha E., Chicago, 111.: 80 etchings, 16 of them of flowers printed in color (69635, loan) ; 5 etchings by the donor, 3 in black and white and 2 in color ; the original etched copper plate and a print in color of the work " The Bamboo Gate " by Helen Hyde (1868-1919) ; 2 half tones in color of Helen Hyde's water color " The Mexican Madonna ", and a sheet of paper from Rittenhouse Mill, Phila- delphia, about 1710 (69819). (See also under Mrs. E. F. Gil- lette). JENKINS, C. Francis, Washington, D. C. : A display card and 2 booklets relating to the transmission of pic- tures by radio (69615, loan), JIMfiNEZ, Dr. Don. Ot6n, San Jos6, Costa Rica: 2 plants (69642). JOB, Charles, Richmond, Surrey, England : 6 bromide prints of pic- torial subjects (69050). JOHANNSEN, Prof. O. A., Ithaca, N. Y. : 5 tropical flies, types of 3 species (68676, exchange). JOHANSEN, Feits, Ottawa, Canada: Freshwater isopod and one vial of copepods from Vancouver Island, British Columbia (68665) ; 16 speci- mens of amphipods collected in the Gaspe Peninsula, Prince Edward Is- land, Newfoundland, and Canada, by the donor during the autumn of 1922 (69062) ; (through Agriculture, U. S. Department of) : freshwater cope- pods, comprising about 100 speci- mens, from Newfoundland, collected JOHANSEN, Frits— Continued, by the donor (69906) ; 3 fishes from the west coast of Newfoundland, col- lected by the donor (69968). (See also under Canadian Gov- ernment, Victorial Memorial Mu- seum. ) JOHANSEN. HoLGER, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (through Prof. C. V. Piper) : 6 plants (70047). JOHNSON, Dr. Paul B., Washington, D. C. : Human sacrum (68592). JOHNSTON, E. C, Washington, D. C. : 3 plants from St. Paul Island, Alaska (69731). JOHNSTON, Ivan M., Manitou, Colo. : 50 plants from Colorado (68678, 69269). JOHNSTON, Robert B., Collingswood, N. J. : Model of Bi-azilian chingada (fishing boat) (68796). JONES, Joseph ( See under Dominica, Botanic Gardens). JORDAN, Dr. David Stake* (See under Stanford University). JORDAN, Dr. H. E., Charlottesville, Va. : 18 specimens of mollusks from Charlottesville ( 68561 ) . JOYCE, E. F. (See under Dr. R. W. Shufeldt). KABURAKI, T. (See under Japan, Zoological Institute). KALMBACH, E. R., Washington, D. C. : 3 eggs of brown pelican from Loui- siana (69069). KEECH, W. L. (through Dr. James E. Chamberlain, Washington, D. C.) : Skin and skull of a coati from Pan- ama (69248). KEENAN, Michael, Springer, N. Mex. : Portion of the skull of a sheep from Springer (69609). KEIGHLEY, Alex., Steeton, near Keighley, England : 66 carbon photo- graphs (69369, loan). KELLERS, Lieut. H. C, U. S. Navy, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. : 742 crus- taceans, 7 tow net samples, 2 star- fishes, 5 lots of mollusks, 2 fishes and 7 lots of frogs collected by the donor from the Mediterranean Sea, Suez Canal, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea in 1922 (69500) ; a large collec- 160 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. KELLERS, Lieut. H. C— Continued, tion of marine invertebrates from Gibraltar, Spain, and Constantinople, Turkey, collected by the donor, com- prising 400+ crustaceans, 4 fishes and 100 mollusks (70048). KELTON. Caklton B., Douglas, Ariz. : Fossil tooth of a mammoth from Sulphur Spring Valley, Ariz. (70214). KENNEDY, Dr. Clarence H., Colum- bus, Ohio: 3 specimens of dragon- fly nymphs (69183). KENT, T. W., Smithsonia, Ala. : Stone pestle and small discoidal stone (68829) ; flattened tube (amulet) found nine miles east of Florence, Ala. (69656). KENT, W. A., Contact, Nev. : Speci- men of bird from southern Idaho (69137). KEVORKIAN, Hagop, New York City ( through ja. H. Topakyan, Washing- ton, D. C.) : Royal Persian embroid- ered tent, 18 century (68701, loan). KEYSER, E. W., Washington, D. C. : An embroidered robe from southern India (69713, exchange). KILLIP, E. P., U. S. National Museum : 13 specimens, 13 species of Lepidop- tera (69614). KIMBALL, Miss Katherine D. (See under Rev. R. R. Stewart). KINSER, B. M., Eustis, Fla. : 4 turtles from Eustis (68775). KINSEY, Dr. Alfred C, Indiana Uni- versity, Bloomington, Ind. : 493 gall- flies of the family Cynipidae, repre- senting types of 63 species (69712, exchange). KIRBY, Edward T., New York City: 6 etchings (69800, loan). KNAPPEN, Theo. M. (See under Na- tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso- ciation). KNOFF, Ezra C, Avalon, Calif. : 13 plants (68896, 68930, 69001, 69249). KNOWLSON, Roy S., Kansas City, Mo. : Portions of a female Indian skeleton from a small cave near Noel, Mo. (69549). KNOWLTON, Dr. F. H. ( See under A. Kryshtofovich). KNULL, J. N, Hummelstown, Pa.: 7 paratypes of beetles' (69243, ex- change). KOHNSTAMM & CO., INC., H., New York City : 6 sample bottles of water colors used in the marbling of paper (69246). KORNHAUSER, Dr. S. I. (See under Committee on Marine Piling Investi- gations). KRYSHTOFOVICH, A. (through Dr. F. H. Knowlton) : 2 specimens of fossil insects collected by A. Kuznet- zov on Amagu River. Maritime Prov- ince, Siberia (69457). KUWANA, Prof. S. I. (See under Japan Imperial Plant Quarantine Station). LACOE, HEIRS OF R. D. (through R. D. Lacoe, Pittston, Pa. ) : The resi- due of the paleontological collection of the late R. D. Lacoe, including fossil plants, invertebrates, and ver- tebrates (estimated 10,000 speci- mens) ; also the paleontological library (estimated 2,000 volumes and 2,000 pamphlets ) ( 70216 ) . LAMBORN, Mrs. Helen Morningstab, Columbus, Ohio : 5 specimens of Car- boniferous bryozoans from Ohio (69452). LAMPE, F. C. (See under Barnhart Brothers & Spindler). LANCASTER, S. J., U. S. National Museum: Virginia rail (68997). LANDER, Miss Anna H., Washing- ton, D. C. : White metal medal com- memorating the Harrison Jubilee, Bunker Hill, 1840; a Maryland elec- toral ticket of 1872, and a set of Chi- nese carved ivory chessmen (69284). LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pa. : Mon- otype keyboard and type-casting-set- ting machine, series 1900; mici'o- scope and stand with 12 point type on which is cast the Lord's Prayer; exhibition case containing the va- rious products of the Monotype ma- chine from 4 point to 48 point ; type for various nations; leads, slugs, borders and ornaments (70235). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 161 LARIMER, Captain E. B., U. S. Navy, Alexandria, Va. : Collection of mis- cellaneous cutting weapons and fire- arms, and 2 suits of Japanese armor (68563, loan). LARSEN, Dr. E. S., Washington, D.C. : Specimen of sapphirine with ilme- nite and rutile from St. Urbain, Que- bec (69436). (See also under Col. Washington A. Roebling. ) LATHAM AUTOMATIC REGISTER- ING COMPANY, New York City: Riebe quoin, Hancock quoin, a small size and a large .size Challenge quoin (69858). LATHAM, LeRoy, Brooklyn, N. Y. : Latham motion picture projector of 1895 (69198). LATHAM MACHINERY COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pa. : Photograph of a Monitor bench lever embosser, one of a Monitor wire stitcher No. 108, and one of a Monitor wire stitcher No. 102 (69620). LATIMER, H. A., Boston, Mass.: 4 gum prints, 2 carbon prints, and 3 photogravures ( 69215 ) . LAUDOLF, Mathias J., Peebles, Wis. : A slab of dolomitic limestone con- taining shells of a fossil brachiopod from Fond du Lac County, Wis. (69723). LAYNE, WiixiAM R. (See under Ernest S. Petersen). LEA, A. v., Prattsville, N. Y. : 2 De- vonian bivalves (68636). LEACH, Waeren R., Rushville, 111.: Egg of a blue goose, laid in captivity (69289). LEE, Joseph, Passagrille, Fla. : Audi- tory capsule of a shark (69318). LEON, Rev. Bro., Havana, Cuba: 7 ferns from Cuba (69710, 69827). LEONARD DRUG COMPANY, Blountstown, Fla. : Horsehair woi-m (69404). LEONARD, E. C, U. S. National Mu- seum : 100 insects from Haiti (68632). LESHER, Dr. George S. (See under Commerce, Department of, Bureau of Fisheries). LIGHT, Prof. S. F. ( See under Amoy, University of). LILLY, William, New York City: 5 pieces of Mexican folk-pottery, and specimens of miniature Mexican pot- tery (69080, 69398). LINDMAN, Dr. Carl (See under Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum). LINTON, Prof. Edwin, Augusta, Ga. : 75 microscopic slides and 2 vials of cestode parasites of sharks and skates, including types of 9 new species (69816). LITTELL, Mrs. I. W., Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C. : Pair of Cheyenne leggins (68582). LIVERSIDGE, Prof. A., Fieldhead, Kingston Hill, England : 2 casts of the Bingera, New South Wales, Aus- tralia, meteorite (70171). LLAGUNO, Pablo, Washington, D. C. : 5 specimens of fossil Teredo from the Oligocene of Cuba (69008) ; fos- sil mollusk and a fossil echinoderm, probably Upper Oligocene, from Pinar del Rio, Cuba (69521). LLOYD, Dr. John Uri, Cincinnati, Ohio: Copy of the History of Medi- cine, Edition 1904, by Alexander Wilder, M. D. (69658). (See also under Dr. George A. Faber.) LONG, Miss Emma M., Athens, Ga. : An oil portrait of the late Dr. Craw- ford W. Long, painted by the donor (70150). LONG, W. H., Albuquerque, N. Mex. : 6 plants (69574). LONGUEUIL, COLLEGE OF, Lon- gueuil, Canada (through Bro. Marie-Victorin) : 378 plants from Quebec (70169, exchange). LUKOVITCH, Dr. M. T. (See under S. R. Capps). LYNCH, James E., Ames, Iowa: 2 salamanders from Oregon (68866). LYON, Harold L. (See under Ha- waiian Sugar Planters' Association Experiment Station). LYON, Di. M. W., jr., South Bend, Ind. : Skull of a mink and 2 skulls and skeletons of skunks, from Por- ter County, Ind. (68777, 69310) ; 162 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. LYON, Dr. M. W., jr.— Continued, skins and skulls of 79 rodents and a lot of miscellaneous bones (69207, collected for the Museum). MACALISTER, W. G., Tarrawarra, Victoria, Australia : Australian weapons (68828). MacCREAGH, Gordon, New York City: Collection of vertebrates and insects from Rio Tique, Colombia (69089). MacDOUGAL, Dr. D. T. (See under Carnegie Institution of Washington, Desert Laboratory). MACOMB, Miss Nannie R. (See under Miss Catherine N. M. Rose). MADDREN, A. G., Buenos Aires, Ar- gentina : 74 specimens of Lepidop- tera (69899). MADERA, Makcelino, Macas, El Oriente, Ecuador (through the De- partment of State and the Bureau of Biological Survey of the Depart- ment of Agriculture) : 15 snakes, 2 lizards, and 6 frogs from Ecua- dor (69418). MALLINSON & CO., INC., H. R., New York City : 2 specimens of novelty silk fabrics (70218). MANAWATU PHILOSOPHICAL SO- CIETY, Palmerston North, New Zea- land: A pair of birds from New Zealand (69809). MANN, Dr. William M., U. S. Na- tional Museum : Egg of rhea from Bolivia (68556) ; collection of for- eign antlike beetles, comprising about 75 specimens, 60 species, mostly new to the Museum collec- tion (69320) ; 98 exotic beetles (Gor- ham collection of Scydmaenidae and Pselaphidae) (69965) ; 6 packages of incense made of copal gum and a cake of achiote red dye, from Tapa- chula, Chiapas, Mexico (70189). MANUEL, Margaret, New York City (through Will Simmons) : Etching " On the Pentland Hills, Edin- burgh" (70022). MARCHBANKS PRESS, THE, New York City: 43 samples of letter press printing, consisting of a book, 3 copies of "Ars Typographica," MARCHBANKS PRESS, THE— Con. pamphlets, broadsides, etc. (69817) ; 3 numbers of "Ars Typographica " (69887). MARIE VICTORIN, Bro. (See under Longueuil, College of). MARSH, Dr. C. D. (See under Agri- culture, Department of, Bureau of Animal Industry). MARSHALL, Byron C, Imboden, Ark.: 8 specimens of seed-ticks (lar- vae) (69083) ; 5 crickets and 4 roaches (68670, 69830) ; 44 bees and wasps (70012). MARSHALL, Ernest B., Laurel, Md. : Adult and 2 young birds of the prairie horned lark from Maryland, apparently the first breeding record for this region (68675) ; skull of a squirrel, skull of a mink, and skull of a coon (69297) ; squirrel (69339) ; pine siskin from Maryland (69422) ; skin and skull of a flying squirrel, and 3 skulls of minks, all from Laurel, Maryland (69561) ; 2 crows from Maryland (69652) ; 4 birds (Warblers) from Maryland (69973). MARSHALL, Dr. G. A. K. ( See under British Government, Imperial Bu- reau of Entomology). MARSHALL, George, U. S. National Museum : Great blue heron from Maryland (69109) ; skull of a red fox from near Priest Bridge, Anne Arundel County, Md. (70174). MARTINEZ, Senor Maximino (See under Mexico, Direccion de Estudios Biologicos). MASON, Frank R., Philadelphia, Pa. : Beetle (type specimen) (70182). MATHER, Miss Margrethe, Los An- geles, Calif. : 5 pictorial prints (69546). MATLEY, Dr. C. A., Government Geol- ogist of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica (through Dr. T. W. Stanton) : 5 specimens, 3 species, of Cretaceous invertebrates from Jamaica (69184) ; (through Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan) : A collection of fossils comprising foraminifera, corals, echinoids and mollusks from Jamaica (69611). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 163 MATTHEWS, Ransom, Selma, Calif.: Automobile accessories, including spark plugs, vulcanizers, magnetos, coils and porcelains (70172, loan). MAURICE JOYCE ENGRAVING COMPANY, Washington, D. C. : Half tone plate and 3 proofs ; line cut and 3 proofs (69810). MAYER, W. E., Beni, Bolivia : 3 plants (69695). McCarthy, timothy C, Nelhart, Mont. : 4 lots of specimens compris- ing zinc and silver ores from Mon- tana (68533). McCATTY, Alexander, Pigeon Island, Old Harbour, Jamaica: Calabash used as a rum receptacle in Ja- maica (68868). McCOLL, W. R., Owen Sound, On- tario, Canada : 14 specimens of a plant from Ontario (68767, ex- change). McDUNNOUGH, Dr. J. (See under Canadian Government, Department of Agriculture, Entomological Branch). McGRAW-PHILLIPS PRINTING COMPANY, INC., New York City: 3 half tone prints (68794). McGregor, a. G., Chicago, 111.: 3 bromide photographs, two of them made with pinhole lens (69877). McGUIRE, James C, New York City : Rifle made by Tryon, Philadelphia, and used by Jonathan Cilley on the occasion of his duel with William J. Graves in 1838 ; also a native battle-axe, probably from the Philip- pines (69176). MEARNS. Estate of Col. Edgar A. (through Dr. Charles W. Richmond) : Medicine case supplied by E. R. Squibb & Sons for use on the Smith- soniam African Expedition under the direction of Colonel Roosevelt, 1909- 1910, and used by Dr. Mearns, U. S. A., physician of the expedition (69128) ; a pair of spurs and an extra spur (70101). MELANDER, Prof. A. L. (See under Washington, The State College of). MELHASE, John, Berkeley, Calif.: 8 mioerals (68728, exchange). MELLON, Hon. Andrew W. ( See under Treasury, Department of). MENZBL, R., Buitenzorg, Java, Dutch East Indies : 2 specimens, consisting of a fly and a puparinm (68646). MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE COM- PANY, New York City: 2 photo- graphs showing models 14 and 24 of their linotype machines ; a line of matrices and space bands, amd sev- eral slugs of different sizes and types (69189) ; 5 photographs of various models of linotype machines (69271) . MERRIAM, Dr. J. C. (See under Carnegie Institution of Washington) . MERWIN, Dr. H. E., Washington, D. C. : 3 specimens of minerals : 2 of lepidocrocite, and 1 of prismatine (69649). MESSIC, Dr. H. L., Pomona, Calif.: An unfinished walking stick cut from a California shrub (70217). MESTRE, Prof. A. (See under Havana, University of). METCALP, Dr. Maynard M., Oberlin, Ohio : 226 microscopic slides of op- alinids, including 144 types of new species, being the material upon which Bulletin 120 of the U. S. Na- tional Museum by the donor, is based (69767). METCALF, Prof. Z. P. (See under North Carolina State College of Agri- culture and Engineering). MEUNIER, Prof. S. (See under Mu- seum National d'Histoire Naturelle). MEXICO, Mexico. Direccion de Estu- dios Biologicos: 7 bulbs of " Pata de Gallo" from Durango (68685); 15 plants (69182) ; (through Senor Maximino Martinez) 2 plants (70091). MEYER, Dr. Reinhold, Landsberg a. W.. Germany: 542 specimens of Hymenoptera, representing 269 spe- cies, 33 of which are new to the Mu- seum collections (68744, exchange). MICHEL & CO., Dr. C. H., Cleveland, Ohio : Set of 7 anatomical charts and a wall rack (70057). MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COL- LEGE, Office of Cooperative Exten- sion Work in Agriculture and Home 164 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COI.- LEGE— Continued. Economics, East Lansing, Mich, (throusli Miss Barbara "Van Heulen, Assistant State Club Leader) : 10 prize jars of canned food products, put up by Michigan children accord- ing to the cold pack process (69700). MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, Lansing, Mich. : Copy of the " Michigan Herald for the Blind" (69674). MIKVE ISRAEL, THE CONGREGA- TION, Philadelphia, Pa. (through Committee on Morals Centenary, Dr. Cyrus Adler, Chairman) : Bronze medal commemorating the centennial anniversary of the birth of Sabato Morais (70105). MILITARY SERVICE INSTITU- TION, THE, Governors Island, N. Y. : War horse of General Philip H. Sheridan, small arms, documents, pictures, and miscellaneous relics relating to the military history of the United States during the 19tli century (493 specimens) (69413) ; bronze mortar made by D. King of Philadelphia in 1793, and 9 antique pistols (10 specimens) (70050). Deposit. MILLE, Rev. Louis, Quito, Ecuador: Plant from Ecuador (68805). MILLER, Gkrrit S. jr., U. S. National Museum : 14 plants from California (70059). MILLS, Morris H., Los Angeles, Calif. : Hickory cane presented to Brigadier General William A. Mills, New York Militia, by President An- drew Jackson (69959). MILLSPAUGH, Dr. C. F. (See under Field Museum of Natui-al History). MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF, Di- vision of Entomology and Economic Zoology, St. Paul, Minn, (through Dr. W. A. Riley, Chief) : 9 isopods (70082). MINNIGERODE, C. Powell (See under The Corcoran Art Gallery). MIRGUET, C. E., U. S. National Mu- seum: 4 tanned frog skins (70207). MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, St. Louis, Mo. : Fragment of type specimen of cactus, and 2 specimens of cactus (68808, 69258). Exchange. MOELLER, A. F., San Pedro, Coa- huila, Mexico: 33 plants (69717, 69890). MONROE, Percy R., Lynchburg. Va. : Plant (68898). MOORE, R. B., Washington, D. C. : Samples of silver lead ores from Pribram, Bohemia (69578). IMOORE, Dr. Riley D., Washington, D. C. : 2 pieces of native iron money from French Guiana (70006, ex- change). MOREIRA, Dr. Carlos. Rio de Ja- neiro, Brazil : 4 specimens, 2 spe- cies, of crabs collected by the donor (68853). IMORRILL, A. W., Los Angeles, Calif. : Spider (70019). MORTENSEN, Dr. Th. (See under Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark). MOTTER, Dr. Murray Galt ( See un- der U. S. Pharmacopaeial Conven- tion, Inc.). MOXLEY, George L., Los Angeles, Calif.: Plant (70067). MULFORD BIOLOGICAL EXPLORA- TION OF THE AMAZON BASIN, c/o H. K. Mulford Co., Philadelphia, Pa.: (through Dr. H. H. Rusby, New York City, Director) 260 speci- mens of South American plants (68603, 68683, 68759) ; (through Dr. S. F. Blake, Washington. D. C.) 31 plants from Bolivia (69020). ]\IULLANY, Dr. Hugh, Tohatchi, N. Mex. : Small pottery " gaming disk" found near Tohatchi (69557). ]MUNDER, Norman T. A., Baltimore, Md. : 2 halftones and 2 pamphlets (70205). IMUNZ, Dr. Philip A., Claremont, Calif. : 2 plants from California (68634), 3 cacti (68543). (See also under Pomona College.) MURRAY. W. A., East Falls Church, Va. : Box-turtle (70229). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 165 MUSEO NACIONAL, San Josg, Costa Rica : 140 tropical insects, mostly mosquitoes (688G3). MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTORIE NATURELLE, Paris, France : (through Moiis. E. f^^gny) 6 mos- quitoes (68903); 3095 plants (69262) ; portion of type specimens of a fern from Tahiti (69581) ; 9 specimens of minerals (69661) ; (through Prof. S. Meunier) a 60- gram example of the Garraf, Barce- lona, Spain, aumalite (69995). Exchange. NACHTRIEB, Prof. Henry F., Minne- apolis, Minn. ; Snake from Winsted, Minn. (70210). NATIONAL ACADEMY OP SCIENCES, THE, Washington, D. C. (through Mr. Paul Brockett, Assist- ant Secretary) : Bronze plaque com- memorating the Semi-Centennial of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1920 (68651, de- posit ) . NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION. New York City: (through Mrs. H. H. Gardener, U. S. Civil Service Com- mission) Silhouette of Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) (69480) ; Volumes V and VI of " History of Woman Suf- frage" by Ida Husted Harper (69676). NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SO- CIETY, Washington, D. C. : Archeo- logical material from various sites in Chaco Canyon, N. Mex., collected by Neil M. Judd (69346). NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFAC- TURERS ASSOCIATION, Washing- ton, D. C. (through Mr. Theo. M. Knappen) : 3 specimens and 6 photo- graphs of the ancient cypress taken from the new Walker Hotel exca- vation, Connecticut Avenue and De Sales Street, Washington, D. C. (70069). NATIONAL SOUTHEASTERN UNI- VERSITY, Nanking, China (through Dr. C. Ping). Echinoderms, mol- lusks, fishes, reptiles and marine invertebrates from China (69376, ex- change). NATURHLSTORISCHES STAATS- MUSEUM, Vienna, Austria : Botanischer Abteiliing (through Dr. A. Zahlbruckner) : 200 specimens of plants, comprising Centuries XXII and XXVI Kryptogamae exsiccatae (68804,69275). Exchange. Zoologische Abtcilung (through Dr. H. Zerny) : 3 flies, one a cotype (70086, exchange). NATURHISTORISKA RIKSMUSE- UM, Stockholm. Sweden : Botaniska Avdelning (through Dr. Carl Lindman, Director) : 1216 plants, chiefly from Scan- dinavia ; 635 specimens of algae ( 69896, 70039 ) . Exchange. E)itoinoIo(/iska Avdcln'mg (through Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjostedt) : 527 specimens of Orthoptera (68788, exchange). Evertehrater Avdelning (through Dr. T. Odhner) : a crab col- lected at Gilbert Island by S. Bock in 1917 (69224, exchange) ; 66 specimens, 39 species, of crus- taceans collected in West Aus- tralia by Dr. E. Mjoberg's Swedish Scientific Expedition in 1910-13 (69253). NAVY DEPARTMENT: IModels of storehouse No. S-2, Navy Supply Depot, Brooklyn, N. Y., Naval Supply Station, Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va., transverse section of a superdreadnaught ; and various small ship models show- ing types of camouflage used by the Navy Department during the World War (68989) ; 22 photographs showing the laiinch- ing of aircraft (69210). Bureau of Aeronautics. Series of 28 photographic enlargements showing the development of launching equipment for air- craft (68897) ; twelve cylinder Liberty Engine, one of the four used on the NC— 4 in its trans- Atlantic flight (68905) ; 6 models of naval aircraft (70202). 166 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. NAVY DEPARTMENT— Continued. Bureau of Ordnance: 3 table-case models illustrating the estab- lishment and the removal of the North Sea mine barrage by United States and Great Brit- ain naval forces, 1918-1919 (69627, loan). Hydrographic Office: American armchair of the early part of the 19th century (69702). Marine Corps: 2 Haiti Campaign service medals, one bearing the Navy service reverse and the other the Marine Corps service reverse ; a bronze clasp in- scribed "(1919-1920)," a Haiti Campaign ribbon bar, and a bronze star (70015). NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF, De- partment of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Lincoln, Neb. (through E, E. Wehr) : Fly (69200, ex- change). NELSON, Elias, Yakima, Wash.: 37 plants (68825, 69135). NELSON, Dr. E. W. (See under L. A. Powless). NELSON, George A. (See under Ja- pan Paper Company). NELSON, Prof. J. C, Salem, Oreg. : 13 plants from Oregon (68577, 68653, 68785, 68861, 69111) ; 2 plants (68735, 68922). NELSON, WiLBUE A., Nashville, Tenn. : 20 specimens of bentonite from Kentucky and Tennessee (68964). (See also under Tennessee State Geological Survey.) NESSEL, Herman (See under Berlin, Pflanzenphysiologisches Institut der Universitat). NEWBOLD, Miss Patty, Washington, D. C. : Cape May warbler (69986). NEWCOMB & CO., INC., JAMES F., Nevp^ York City : Original drawing for cover of a booklet ; a set of progressive half tone proofs, and a copy of a booklet entitled " Direct Reflections" (68975). NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Bronx Park, New York City : 7 ferns from California (68529) ; 17 specimens of cacti from Bolivia (68566) ; 97 ferns and 4 plants from Porto Rico (68579, 68803) ; 34 plants from Porto Rico and Florida (70106) ; 86 plants from Trinidad (68675, 68838, 69007, 69483, 69112) ; fragments of type specimen of tree fern from Trinidad (68798) ; 70 specimens of mosses and 5 of lichens collected on Mount Rainier, Wash- ington, by J. B. Flett (68899) ; 9 specimens of hepatica from Wash- ington, collected by Mr. Flett (69356) ; 30 plants (68950, 69199, 69351, 69375, 69461, 69919) ; 46 ferns and plants from Cuba (68985, 69163, 69362, 69792) ; 60 plants from Cuba, collected by Bro. Leon (68959) ; 221 specimens of West Indian plants and 112 specimens of hepatica and mosses from the West Indies (69187, 69454) ; 521 plants from British Guiana, collected by Dr. H. A. Gleason (69901) ; 20 plants from French Guiana (69433) plant from North Carolina (70168). Exchange. NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM, Al- bany, N. Y. (through Dr. H. D. House) : 68 plants from New York State (69336, exchange). NEW YORK TRIBUNE, THE, New York City: 2 illustrated folders de- scriptive of rotagravure, entitled " Gravure in Newspapers " (68938). NEW YORK, UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF, Albany, N. Y. : (through W. A. Hoffman) : A small collection of flies (Diptera) from Texas (70054). NIKITA, HERBIER DU JARDIN BOTANIQUE DE, Crimea (through S. Stankoff) : 26 plants (69447, ex- change). NOELCKE, Albert, Cincinnati, Ohio : 6 prints of linotype ornamental bor- ders in the form of an American eagle (69930). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 167 NOONAN, Albert S., Philadelphia, Pa. : A set of Bidwell Thomas pneu- matic bicycle tires, purchased and used by the donor in 1891 (70051). NORDELL, Carl J., Boston, Mass. (through Will Simmons) : Etching "Pole Hill, Gloucester" (70020). NORTH CAROLINA STATE COL- LEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING, Raleigh, N. C. (through Prof. Z. P. Metcalf) : 2 specimens of beetles (69161). NORTH CAROLINA STATE MU- SEUM, Raleigh, N. C. (through Harry Davis) : A 320-gram piece of an iron meteorite from McDowell County, N. C. (69688). NORTH DAKOTA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Agricultural College, N. Dak. (through Prof. O. A. Ste- vens) : 6 plants (69272). NORTON, Prof. J. B. S., College Park, Md. : Plant from Maryland (68739). NOTMAN, How.\RD, Brooklyn, N. Y. : Beetle (paratype) (69052). NUTTING, Prof. C. C. (See under Iowa, State University of). NUTTING, Mrs. Ralph, Washington, D. C. : Chromo lithograph after Sir Edwin Landseer (68870). OBERLIN, Mrs. E. G., Anacostia, D. C. : Water-snake from Anacostia (69944). ODHNER, Dr. T. (See under Natur- historiska Riksmuseum). O'DONOGHUE, C. Dennis, Ilford, England : 3 specimens and 3 photo- graphs of plants (68833, exchange). OHIO MATCH COMPANY, THE, Wadsworth, Ohio ( through Mr. L. E. Parker) : A series of 37 specimens showing the manufacture of double dip matches (69847). OHLINGER, Mrs. F. E., Frostproof, Fla. : 6 plants from Florida (69358, 69621). OLDROYD, Mrs. T. S., Stanford Uni- versity, Calif, (through Dr. W. H. Dall) : Mollusks collected at Monte- rey, Calif., and 68 specimens, 8 spe- cies, of, land and freshwater mol- lusks from various localities (09865, 69072). OLMSTED, A. J., U. S. National Mu- seum : Proof on Japan paper of a line cut after Gibson, and a two- color half tone of Dutch Girl (68629). ORCUTT, C. R., La Jolla, Calif.: 74 plants (68593, 68645, 68660, 68689, 68914, 68995, 69046, 69051, 69110, 69177, 69217, 69264, 69298, 69462, 69733, 69925) ; mollusks, plants, ma- rine invertebrates, mammal skin, and insects from Mexico (68920) ; al)out 300 specimens, 4 species, of fresh water shells from the irrigat- ing ditch at Daggett, California (69917). OREGON, UNIVERSITY OF, Botani- cal Department, Eugene, Oreg. . Plant from Oregon (69981). ORTEGA, J. G., Mazatlan, Mexico: 833 plants from Mexico (68541, 6SS35, 69018, 69076, 69307, 69599, 70118) ; 159 specimens, 36 species, of marine mollusks from Topolo- bampo, Mexico (70181). OSHIMA, M., Taihoku, Formosa: 2 salamanders from Hokkaido (69956) . OSWALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, New York City : 84 miscellaneous prints which appeared in the Frank- lin Bi-Centennial Number of " The American Printer." including exam- ples of typography, linoleum block printing, wood-engraving, lithogra- phy, etc. (69509). OTIS, Ira C, Seattle, Wash. : 5 plants from Washington and California (69582). OVER, Prof. W. H., Vermilion, S. Dak. : 2 frogs from Iowa and South Dakota (69282). (See also under South Dakota, Museum of the University of.) OWEN, Prof. E. T., Madison, Wis.: 4 very rare tropical butterflies, new to the Museum collections (69926). OWEN, W. O. C, Washington, D. C. : 2 plants (68927). PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC PHOTOS, INC., New York City: 6 photographs (one duplicate) showing the various steps in book-binding (69296). 67132—23- -12 168 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. PADILLA, Senor Dr. Sisto Albebto, Ahuachapan, El Salvador, Central America: 310 plants (69673, 70072) ; 90 plants from Salvador (69878). PAINTER, Reginald H., Austin, Tex. : 32 plants (69984). PARK, Miss Louise, Washington, D. C. : Sioux Indian beaded pouch (68859). PARKER, L. E. (See under Ohio Match Co.). PARKER, R. N. (See under Forest Research Institute and College, The). PARKS, Charles Joseph, Lawrence, Calif. (through Charles Parks, Chevy Chase, D. C.) : Ethnological specimens from Samoa and Mela- nesia (69912). PARLIN, John C, Freedom, Me.: Lichen from Maine (69261). PATTERSON, Miss G. P., Shippan Point, Stamford, Conn, (through Miss Eliza M. Chapman, Washing- ton, D. C.) : A French clock of the early part of the 19th century (69081, loan). PATTISON, Mrs. S. L., El Paso, Tex. : 2 plants (68750, 70131). PATTON, Major W. S., Edinburgh, Scotland: A named collection of Oriental scavenger flies, 51 speci- mens (69564, exchange). PEARCE, M., Clemenceau, Ariz.: 2 specimens of bird parasites (69171). PENNSYLVANIA STATE DEPART- MENT OF AGRICULTURE, Phila- delphia, Pa. (through Mr. Howard Crawley) : Fly larva (69929). PEREZ, Gilbert S., Lucena, Tayabas, Luzon, P. I. : 28 specimens, 13 spe- cies, of landshells from the Philip- pine Islands, including the type of 1 new species (68546) ; snake from Lucena, and 3 landshells from Baler, P. I. (68839) ; 4 mollusks from the P. L (69070). PERINGUEY, Dr. L. (See under South African Museum). PERKINS, Miss Janet R., Berlin- Dahlem, Germany (through Prof. A. S. Hitchcock) : 13 plants from Jamaica (68782). PETERSEN, Ernest S., Mobridge. S. Dak. (through William R. Layne, Washington, D. C.) : Skull from an old Indian burying-ground near Mo- bridge (69139) ; complete skeleton of an Indian from a burial ground near Mobridge, and miscellaneous arche- ological material from village site near Mobridge (69190, 69374). PETROCCHL Dr. Juana, Buenos Aires, Argentina : 4 mosquitoes (68856). PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, GOVERN- MENT OF: Bureau of Science, Manila, P. I. : 618 lichens, mainly from the Philippine Islands (68793, ex- change) ; 81 skins and skulls of mammals from the P. I. (69675). University of the Philippines, Ma- nila, P. L: College of Agriculture, Los Banos, P. I. : 4 specimens of parasitic tropical flies (68993) ; (through Prof. H. E. Woodworth) : 4 parasitic flies (69084). PHILLIPS, E. Percy, Pretoria, South Africa (through Dr. William Tre- lease) : Cactus (69784). PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, Washington, D. C. (through E. C. Crittenden, Bureau of Standards) : Bronze plaque com- memorating the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the estab- lishment of the Royal Academy of Belgium (69603). PICKING, Lieut. Commander Sher- wood, U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C. : Skull of a caribou from Quebec (69074) ; mounted head of a Philip- pine buffalo, and a mounted head of a Philippine deer, both from the Island of Mindanao (69197, loan). PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA, New York City (through G. W. Harting, Secretary, Exhibition Committee) : 70 pictorial photo- graphs (70145, loan). PIERCE, Roy G. (See under Agricul- ture, Department of. Bureau of Plant Industry). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 169 PILLING, Mrs. M. H., Charmian, Pa. : Curved knife with beaded scabbard and a double curved dagger witti beaded scabbard from Khartoum, Sudan, Egypt (70194). PILSBRY Dr. H. A., Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa. : 4 specimens, 2 species, of landshells from Arizona (68551). (See also under Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan.) PINCHOT, Hon. Gifford, Milford, Pa. : 90 specimens, 24 lots, of land- shells from Hawaii (68649). PING, Dr. C. (See under National Southeastern University). PIPER, Dr. C. v., Washington, D. C. : SO freshwater mollusks from Pearl River, Miss., and 20 land mollusks from Palm Beach, Fla. (69416) ; 25 insects from Panama (69751) ; 3 plants from Bolivia (69786). (See al.so under Agriculture, De- partment of. Bureau of Plant Indus- try, Holger Johansen, and J. Zetek.) PISA, ITALY, REGIA UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI, Geological Insti- tute : 10 casts of type specimens of trilobites studied by Prof. Mene- ghini (69773, exchange). PITTIER, C. H., Caracas, Venezuela: 43 tropical butterflies (69145). PITTIER, H., Caracas, Venezuela: 81 specimens of butterflies, including 50 species (68.530) ; 102 specimens of South American Lepidoptera, and 14 miscellaneous insects (69417) ; 604 plants from Venezuela (68607, 08623, 69647), 9 fishes collected at Valera, Tnijillo, Venezuela (70122). (See also under Dr. Alfredo Jahn.) PLIMPTON PRESS, Norwood, Mass. : Series of progressives showing edi- tion bookbinding (70078). POHL, Bruno, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Collection of Lepidoptera, including 45 species, from Sao Paulo (69683). POHL, Erwin, Albany, N. Y. : 500 specimens of Ordovician fossils from Rysedorph Hill, N. Y. (68784). POMONA COLLEGE, Claremont, Calif, (through Dr. Philip A. Munz) : Plant (68833, exchange). PORTER, Prof. Carlos E., Santiago, Chile : 6 crustaceans, 1 starfish, 6 mollusks, and a small collection of insects, collected by Luis Moreira at Chiloe Islands, .January, 1923 (69860). PORTO, P. Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 15 plants (69104) ; 2 plants (69432, exchange). POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT: 13 sets of specimen stamps, etc., in triplicate (4173 specimens), received from the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, Berns, Switzerland (68608, 68722, 68840, 68971, 69185, 69327, 69478, 69545, 69715, 69778, 69940, 70238) ; hand- made brass lock inscribed " General Post Office, U. S. America, 179S " (690.33) ; (through .John H. Bart- lett, First Assistant Po.stmaster Gen- eral) 76 elk teeth (69096). POTTER, Beverley Robinson (See under William Hubley Potter). POTTER, William Hubley, Wasliing- ton, D. C, and Beverley Robinson POTTER, Philadelphia, Pa.: Silver teapot, cream pitcher, and bowl of the Colonial Period (69031, loan). POTTS, F. A., Central Aguirre, Porto Rico : Specimen of upland plover from Porto Rico, the second record for the species on the Island (68630). POTTS, Capt. F. A., Cambridge, Eng- land : Collection of marine inverte- brates collected by the donor in the vicinity of the Tortugas Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, during the month of July, 1922, comprising 365 specimens of Crustacea and 3 annelid worms (68708). POUNTNEY COMPANY, W. H., Bos- ton, Mass. : Building tool and wax used in engraving (68820). 170 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. POWER, Dr. Frederick B., Washing- ton, D. C. : 13 specimens of quinine sulpliate manufactured by American and foreign firms, being portions of an original series of samples as- sembled about 1882 for use by an international committee of analysts in formulating standard tests for purity (69510). (See also under Agriculture, De- partment of, Bureau of Chemistry). POWLESS, L. A., Bureau of Biologi- cal Survey, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. (through Dr. E. W. Nelson) : 4 pot- tery heads (fragments of pottery), from Santo Domingo (69440). POYER, Mrs. John M., Washington, D. C. : Kava bowl, wand of house- hold authority, and the skin of a bird of paradise, from the Samoan Islands (68005). PREBLE, E. A., Bureau of Biological Survey, U. S. Department of Agri- culture, Washington, D. C. : 2 plants from Maryland (69703). PRESCKOW, Edmoxd von, American Consul, Arica, Peru: 4 pottery ves- sels from Arica (69980). PRICE, Mrs. M. H., Washington, D.C. : Tooth of a sperm whale (69771). PRINT MAKERS SOCIETY OF CALI- FORNIA, THE, Pasadena. Calif.: 156 miscellaneous prints comprising the Traveling Exhibit of the Society (69587, loan). PROTSMAN, William R., Washing- ton, D. C. : 20 specimens of Ordovi- cian and Silurian fossils from In- diana and Kentucky (69371). PURPUS, Dr. C. A., Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Mexico: 4 plants (70147). PYNSON PRINTERS INCORPO- RATED, New York City: 25 exam- ples of printing, folders, cards, etc. (69866). RAIMSEY, Matilda J. (through The Washington Loan and Trust Com- pany, Washington, D. C.) : Military and household relics ; also docu- ments, photographs, pamphlets, and periodicals of the period of the Civil War (69082, bequest). RANSOM, Dr. B. H. (See under Miss Elinor A. Behre). RAVENEL, William deC, U. S. Na- tional Museum : Gilt token com- memorating the seventieth anniver- sary of the Rock Island Railroad lines, 1922 (68988). UAVENEL. Mrs. Wllliam deC, Wash- ington, D. C. : 2 baby dresses of the 19th century (69216, loan). REESIDE, Dr. ,T. B., jr. (See under Bro. Ariste Joseph, and Instituto de la Salle, Bogota, Colombia). REHDER, Harold A., Jamaica Plain, Mass. : 7 specimens, 2 species, of freshwater moUusks from Missouri and Texas (68716). REHN, J. A. G.. Philadelphia, Pa.: 4 roaches (68578, exchange). REICHE, Dr. K., Mexico City, Mexico : 9 plants (68583, 69861, 69964). REID, E. D.. U. S. National Museum : 4 fishes from Chesapeake Bay, and the head of a large fish collected in the Washington Market and said to be from off the Carolina coast (69061). REINHARD, H. J., College Station, Tex. : 6 flies, and 5 specimens of parasitic flies (69011, 69512). REKO, Dr. Blas P., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico: 157 plants (68751, 68774, 69201, 69265, 69309, 69544) ; 62 plants from Mexico (69442, 70095). i?ENDLE. Dr. A. B. (See under Brit- ish Government, British Museum (Natural History)). TiESLER. George, St. Paul. Minn, (through Will Simmons) : Drypoint etching, entitled "The Old Trees" (70149). TlEYNE, a.. Department van Land- bouw, Paramaribo, Surinam : 2 plants and 9 crustaceans (68875, 69393). (See also under Agricultural Ex- periment Station.) REYNOLDS, George C, American Vice Consul, Manzanillo, Mexico : 4 plants (69044). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 171 REYNOLDS, J. C, Owensboro, Ky. : Fragment from petrified trunk of a tree (69782). RICE, Aethub p., Boston, Mass. : 5 copper bells found by the donor at Nicte Ha, south of Chichen Itza, Yu- catan (69065). RICHARDSON. Mrs. Charles W.. Washington, D. C. : Basket made by Thompson River Indians, British Columbia (70227). RICHMOND, Dr. C. W., U. S. Na- tional Museum: Ovenbird (68901); 8 skins representing 8 species of hummingbirds from South America (69302) ; red-breasted merganser from Maryland (69420) ; 12 hum- mingbirds from South America (70100). ( See also under Mearus, Estate of Col. Edgar A.) RICHMOND PETROLEUM COM- PANY OF MEXICO, S. A., Mexico, D, F., Mexico (through O. A. Gavins) : About 200 species of Ter- tiary fossils from various localities on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Central America (09567). RICKETTS, Dr. B. Merbill, Cincin- nati, Ohio : Bronze medal commemo- rating the erection of a fountain in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the memory of Corp. Merrill L. Ricketts, U. S. M. C, 1921 (69595). RILEY, Dr. W. A. ( See under Minne- sota, University of). ROACH, J. E., Tampa, Fla. : Pottery fragments, shell ornament, and frag- ments of a male Indian skeleton (68892). ROBERTS, Miss Helen, New York City : Archeological objects from the Canyon de Chelly, northeastern Ari- zona (68972). ROBERTS CO., W. F., Washington, D. C. : Paper making materials (69141). ROBERTSON & CO., LTD., J. R., St. Annes-On-the-Sea, England : 8 copies of the Blackpool Times, printed en- tirely by offset lithography, and an unprinted sample of the paper used (68050). ROBERTSON-MILLER, Mrs. Ellen, Painesville, Ohio: Tropical moth (69268). ROBINSON, Dr. B. L. (See under Harvard University, Gray Her- barium). ROBY, Charles, Laurel, Md. : Skin and skull of a woodchuck from Lau- rel (70112). ROEBLING, Col. Washington A., Trenton, N. J. (through Dr. E. S. Larsen) : Specimen of the mineral beckelite from Russia (69894) ; specimen of mineral paligorskite from Billowitz, near Brunn, Czecho- slovakia (70179). ROGERS, Maj. Gen. H. L., U. S. Army (retired), Washington, D. C. : Ger- man steel helmet of the Imperial Guard Regiment (68844, loan). ROIG, Dr. Mario Sanchez, Havana, Cuba (through Dr. T. W. Stanton) : Echinoid from Cuba (68762). ROLAND, Mrs. Maky J. D., Mountain Vievsr, Calif, (through President War- ren G. Harding, The White House, Washington, D. C.) : United States flag presented to Captain William Driver of Salem, Mass., in 1824, and termed by him " Old Glory," the first American flag to be thus called (69281). ROLLE, A. H. O., Washington, D. C. : 2 block prints (69803. loan). RORER, Mrs. Ethel Wimer, Guaya- quil, Ecuador: 131 butterflies repre- senting 30 species new to the Mu- seum collections, and at least 4 new to science (68939) ; about 170 speci- mens of tropical butterflies and miscellaneous insects (69383) ; 0 butterflies from South America (69429). ROSE, Miss Catheeine N. M., Keuka Park, N. Y. (through Miss Nannie R. Macomb, Washington, D. C.) : An old English lute made by Long- man and Broderip, London, Eng- land (69366). ROSE, Dr. J. N., U. S. National Mu- seum : 5 seaweeds from New Jersey (69361). 172 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. ROSENBERG, Louis C, New York City (through Will Simmons) : Etching "Isola Tiberina " (70037). ROSS, Mrs. Ruth C, Klondyke, Ariz. : 16 specimens of cacti from Arizona (68545, 68673). ROST, E. C, Alhambra, Calif.: Plant (70127). ROTH. Ernest D., New York City (through Will Simmons) : 2 etchings " Burgos, Spain " and " Segovia Cathedral and Valley" (70021). ROWE, Charles H., Worcester, Mass. : 5 specimens, 3 species, of land mol- lusks from the United States and Ecuador (70186). ROWLEY, C. H., Salt Lake City, Utah (through Victor C. Heikes) : Speci- men of arsenopyrite with its oxi- dation product scorodite, from mine of the Western Utah Copper Com- pany, Gold Hill, Utah (70200). ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF MINERALOGY, Toronto, Canada : 28 specimens of minerals and 1 of tubular amygdaloid from Canada (69169) ; 11 specimens of minerals (69743). Exchange. RUGG, Harold G.. Hanover, N. H. : Fern from Vermont (69607). RUGG. S. A., Home, Oreg. : Hair- worm (68674). RUNYON, Robert, Brownsville, Tex. : 56 plants from Texas (68559, 68612, 68658, 68734) ; 6 living specimens of cacti (68585) ; 29 plants (68811, 69057) ; plant and 2 photographs (68876) ; photograph of a plant (69892) ; 7 plants from Mexico (69722). RUSBY, Dr. H. H. (See under Mul- ford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin). RUSH, Frank, Supervisor, Wichita National Forest, Cache, Okla. : 3 plants (68760). RUSSELL, Dr. F. F. (See under In- ternational Health Board). RUTH, Prof. Albert, Polytechnic, Tex.: 7 plants (69042, 69149). RYAN, Everett R., Milroy, Ind. : Mollusk from Eten, Peru (68697). RYERSON, Miss Margery, New York City (through Will Simmons) : Dry- point " Brother and Sister " (70033). SALAS, Sr. Don Jorge Garcia (See under Guatemala, Government of, Direccion General de Agricultura). SALVADOR, GOVERNMENT OF. DI- RECCION GENERAL DE AGRI- CULTURA : 7 specimens, 2 species, of marine moUusks from between Chiltiupan and Jicalapa, Salvador (69602) ; 39 plants from Salvador (70094) ; (through Sr. Dr. Don Sal- vador Calderon) ; 815 plants from Salvador (68640, 69017). SANDERS, R. K., jr., Bristol, Tenn. : 2 salamanders (70223). SANDERSON, John G., Courtland, Ala. : Skeleton of an aged male Indian (69292). SANDGROUND, J., Baltimore, Md. (through School of Hygiene and Public Health) : Frog from Africa (70152). SANFORD, S. N. F. ( See under Boston Society of Natural History). SARGENT, Prof. C. S. (See under Harvard University, Arnold Ar- boretum). SASAKI, Dr. Madoka ( See under Hok- kaido Imperial University). SCALCO, S., Washington, D. C. : Katy- did from Colombia, new to the Mu- seum collections (68725) ; centipede collected in Washington, D. C, in bananas from Costa Rica (69490). SCHAUS, William, U. S. National Museum : A collection of moths from New Guinea and Solomon Islands, consisting of 1,390 specimens, 610 species, mostly new to the Museum collection ; also 150 specimens of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Ecua- dor (69704) ; 2,000 moths and but- terflies (chiefly Heterocera), from Nyassaland, British East Africa, all new to the Museum collection ; also 320 moths from Argentina, consist- ing almost entirely of rare and new species (69762), LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 173 SCHEONBORN, Henky F., Chevy Chase, Md. : Skin and skull of a squirrel from the Patuxent River, Md. (69194). SCHEUCH, Geoege C, Washington, D. C. : Duck from Maryland (69132). SCHIEFFLIN & COMPANY, New York City : 2 ounces of dry flea seed (69230). SCHILKE, Paui-, Washington, D. C. : Paper currency issued by the City of Striegau, Germany, September, 1921 (6 specimens) (68637). SCHMID, Edward S., Washington, D. C. : Ostrich chick, and a Cuban parrot ; also body, in alcohol, of a young ostrich (68675) ; 8 birds, in- cluding 2 ostrich chicks (68904) ; 9 parrots and parakeets (68976) ; 2 parrots and 2 weaver finches (69053) ; 25 birds (69108, 69423, 69502, 69556) ; monkey, skin and skull of a guinea pig, skin, and skull of a monkey (09196) ; 4 parrots and an owl (69213) ; skin and skull of a monkey (69303) ; cockatoo and a sharp-shinned hawk (70092) ; 2 cot- ton head monkeys (alcoholics) (70110). SCHMIDT, Dr. Johs, Carlsberg Labo- ratorium, Copenhagen, Denmark : 20 specimens of larval eels (69360, ex- change). SCHMITT, Dr. Waldo L., U. S. Na- tional Museum : 3 lots of plankton from Ostsee, near Greifswald, Ger- many, and 1 from the Adriatic Sea at Rovigno, collected by Dr. Anton Krausse (69741). SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PUB- LIC HEALTH, Baltimore, Md. ( See under J. Sandground). SCHOTT, Feed. M., Newark, N. J. : 5 Lepidoptera (69482). SCHULZ, Miss Ellen D., San An- tonio, Tex. : 111 plants from Texas (69086). SCIDMORE, Miss Eliza R., Wash- ington, D. C. : 7 Japanese Shinto charms (69379) ; 5 samples of yarns, white, yellow, black, blue, and twisted with bark, used by the Chil- SCIDMORE, Miss Eliza R.— Contd. kat Indians of Alaska in weaving blankets ; card with 48 named vari- eties of incense used ceremoniously in Japan ; 3 mica frames for burn- ing incense ; also descriptions in English and Japanese of the cere- monies, and a written table giving details of tlie burning of the incense (69474). SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE DE- PARTMENT (See under British Guiana). SCOFIELD, Kendkick, Washington, D. C. : Mongolian mortuary table, 17t]i century, Japanese bronze placque, Tibetan carved boulder, and a pair of Egyptian mummy feet (70103, exchange). SCOLLICK, J. W., U. S. National Museum : Skull of a domestic goose (69242). SEBASTIEN, E., St. Thomas, Virgin Islands of the United States : Snake and a basket-star from St. Thomas (70225). SEED, Miss Eleanor, Pelham Manor, N. Y. : Portrait of the donor's father, M. A. Seed, an early manufacturer of photographic plates (69508). SfiGUY, Mons. E. ( See under Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France). SENSENEY, George, Northampton, Mass.: Block print (69802, loan). SETCHELL, Prof. W. A. (See under Carnegie Institution of Washing- ton). SEVEREN, Sr. Dr. Andres van, Tela, Honduras: 36 plants (69948). SEYBOLD MACHINE COMPANY, Dayton, Ohio : 2 photographs and 3 half tone prints of Seybold book compressors and book trimmers (69571). SHANNON, R. C, Ithaca, N. Y. : 4 mosquitoes (68945, exchange). SHANTZ, Dr. H. L., Washington, D. C. : 274 samples of freshwater plankton and 3 lots of moUusks, ma- terial upon which the donor's paper "A Biological Study of the Lakes of the Pike's Peak Region " is based (69774). 174 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. SHEARER, Dr. A. R., Mont Belvieu, Tex. : 2 fossil shells from well drill- ing for oil at Mont Belvieu, 2000 feet deep (686G4). SHELDON, Chas., Washington, D. C. : 2 skulls of mountain sheep from Wyoming; 7 ethnological objects of the Seri Indians of Mexico ; skull and scalp of a sheep from eastern Siberia (6S787; 69538; 69812). SHELDON, Thomas B., Pearisburg. Va. : Osprey from Virginia (69259). SHEPHERD, John, Bristol, Md. : Spec- imens of shells from the Miocene of Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties, Md. (69043). SHEPPARD, Walter B., Jackson, Wyo. : 3 spotted fever ticks (68757). SHIR-CLIFF, W. H., Washington, D. C. : Carved stone image from the Makah Indians, Neah Bay, Wash. (70113). SHIRK, Dr. J. K., Lancaster, Pa.: Plant from Pennsylvania (69025). SHOEMAKER, C. R., U. S. National Museum : 3 crabs from Virginia Beach, Va. ; 2 isopods and 2 amphi- pods from Dismal Swamp, Va., and 2 bryozoans from Cape Henry, Va. (68560). SHOPE, Henry B., New York City (through Will Simmons) : Etchings " Horizons " and " Theatre of Mar- cellus, Rome" (70025). SHREVE, Dr. Forrest, Tucson, Ariz. : Pern from Arizona (69977). SHROPSHIRE, J. B., Ancon, Canal Zone: 2,801 mosquitoes (68888. 68910, 68932, 69330, 69365, 69426, 69489, 69516). SHUFELDT, Dr. R. W., U. S. Army (ret'd.), Washington, D. C. : 3 skele- tons of the starling (68554) ; red- shouldered hawk from Virginia (70097). SHUFELDT, Dr. R. W., U. S. Army (ret'd.), Washington, D. C, and E. F. JOYCE : 2 young water-snakes (68848). SHULL, Dr. C. A. ( See under Chicago, University of). SIMMONS, Will, New York City: Pure aquatint " Timber Wolf, Halali " (70028). ( See also under John Taylor Arms, Brooklyn Society of Etchers, Wil- liam H. Drury, Miss Anne Gold- thwaite, George O. Hart, Charles E. Heil, Eugene Higgins, Margaret Manuel, Carl J. Nordell, George Res- ler, Louis C. Rosenberg, Ernest D. Roth, Miss Margery Ryerson, Henry B. Shope, George C. Wales, Fred- erick Weber). SIMONDS AND CO., GEORGE A., Washington, D. C. : Specimens showing the different stages of job book binding including 2 completed books bound in full French Levant (09997). SINE, Frank W., Maurertown, Va. : Abnormal egg of a domestic fowl (69469). SINGER SEWING MACHINE COM- PANY, New York City: 4 photo- graphs showing the methods of sew- ing books (69681). SISK, Chas. T., Bryson City, N. C. : Fragmentary Indian skeleton ex- cavated near the banks of the Tuck- aseegee River, N. C. (69287). SJOSTEDT, Prof. Dr. Yngve (See under Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum Entomologiska Avdelning). SKINNER, M. P. (See under Interior, Department of. National Park Serv- ice). SLAGHT, Dr. Carrie, Suifu, Szechuen, China (through Rev. David C. Gra- ham) : 65 butterflies and moths from the borderland of Tibet (69405). SLATER, Mrs. H. D., El Paso, Tex.: 6 plants (69770). SMITH, Rev. Bro. Damian, St. An- selm's College, Manchester, N. H. : 58 plants from New Hampshire (68549). SMITH, Edward L., Bolinas, Calif, (through Dr. T. W. Stanton) : Mol- lusk and the rock from which it was taken, from Bolinas (68597) ; 5 pho- tographs of rock boring mollusks (68707). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 175 SMITH, Prof. Eugene A., University, Ala.: A saud barite crystal (69726, exchange). SMITH, Mrs. Fkemont, Bar Harbor, Me. (through Mrs. B. S. Brann, Cabin John, Md.) : 111 birds, a few eggs and 2 mammals (68801). SMITH & CO., INC., GEO. W., Phila- delphia, Pa. : A rough veneered blank for curved surface "Woodisk" auto wheel (69247). SMITH, Dr. Hugh M., Washington, D. C. : 58 lots of fishes, 36 lots of reptiles and batrachians, 1 bird, 1 set of eggs and 1 nest, 7 lots of plants, 8 lots of insects, 4 lots of starfishes, 28 lots of marine inverte- brates, 6 bolas balls, 5 specimens of minerals, and 31 lots of moUusks collected by the donor in South America (69415) ; Japanese wall panel made of wood shavings (70220). SMITH, Dr. Malcolm, Bangkok, Siam : 6 frogs from South Annam, Indo- China, 2 being paratypes of new species described by the donor (70230). SMITH, Maxwell, Hartsdale, N. Y. : 20 specimens, 18 species, of Philip- pine land and freshwater moUusks, including types (68547) ; 14 speci- mens, 13 species of landshells, from the Philippines ; 2 barnacles col- lected by Aquilino E. Adamos, at Nasugbu Beach, P. I. ; 10 specimens, 3 species of landshells from Min- danao and Negros, including the types of 2 new sub-species (69099, exchange) ; also 2 landshells from Negros ; mollusk from Passi, Iloilo, Panay, P. I. ; 3 landshells from Tay Tay, Palawan, P. I. ; 4 landshells from Cagayan, Misamis, P. I. (68596, 69682, 69047, 69071, 69857, 69939) ; 135 specimens of land and marine moUusks from Eui'ope, South Asia, Philippine Islands and the United States (68666, exchange) ; 3 land- shells from Rondo, Cebu (69056, ex- change) ; 4 specimens, 2 species of landshells from Rondo, Cebu (69651) . SMITH, R. D., Los Angeles, Calif.: Calcite (Iceland spar) from near Cordoba, Argentina (68761). SMITH, W. A., Crown Point, N. Mex. : 2 grooved stone axes, pottery disk, and 2 human skeletons from a small ruin on the donor's ranch, about 10 miles southeast from Pueblo Bonito in the Chaco Canyon, N. Mex. (68973). SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION : Bronze medal commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Royal Institute of Engineers, Holland, 1922 (68858) ; a Se- bartian Erard harp (Patent 3828), London, 1811?, a legacy to the Institution from Mrs. Anna Chadbourue Hughes of Cambridge, Massachusetts (69068). Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone: A col- lection of crustaceans from Panama collected by Dr. S. E. Meek and S. F. Hildebrand in 1912 (69974). Bureau of American Ethnology: A meteoric iron found in the Sun Shrine of Pipe Shrine House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. (68890) ; archeo- logical objects from Alaska col- lected by Dr. T. T. Waterman in the spring of 1922 (69367) ; stone collar from Mayaguez, Porto Rico (69530) ; 2 incense burners found in a cave in southern Yucatan, and pre- sented to the Bureau by Maj. E. H. Ropes, U. S. Army (69660) ; 2 stone pestles from the Isle of Pines (69885) ; archeological specimens collect- ed along the Susquehanna River, Maryland and Pennsyl- vania, in October, 1922, by John L. Baer (69881). National Museum, collected by members of the staff: Asche- meier, C. R. : Skeleton of a porpoise, portion of the skull of 176 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION— Con. National Museum, collected hy members of the staff — Contd. a whale, 7 birds and 12 fishes from Florida (69537). Baer, John L. : Stone artifacts and implements found along the Susquehanna River, Pa. (68613). Bartsch, Paul: Ship- worms from Woods Hole, Mass. (68789) ; about 15,000 land, freshwater and marine mol- lusks, 48 bats, a lizard, some ectoparasites, a collection of ants and 3 fungi from the West Indies (70090). Bassler, R. S. : 2 slabs illustrating sun cracljing and worm boring, 2 slabs of blue phosphate, and miscellane- ous collections of invertebrate fossils from central Tennessee (68709). Boss, Norman H. : Cetacean from near Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County, Md. (69291). Foshag, W. F., and Earl V. Shannon : 100 speci- mens of minerals from old mines in Carroll County, Md. (68935) ; 80 specimens of rocks and minerals from vicinity of Leesburg, Va. (70023). Killip, Ellsworth P. : 500 plants from Panama (69085). Pennell, Dr. F. W., and Ellsworth P. Killip : 5,413 specimens of Colombian plants (69839, 69976, 70104). Stejneger, L. : Plants, insects, myriapods, spiders, fishes, crus- taceans and worms, from Alaska and Asiatic coasts of the North Pacific ( 68912 ) . Walcott, C. D. : Skin and skull of a deer, and skin and skuU of a mountain goat from Alberta, Canada (69188). National Museum, obtnined by purchase 145 photographs of British locomotives (68979) ; 143 plants collected in Mexico by C. A. Purpus (69402) ; frag- ment weighing 810 grams of meteoric iron from Dungannon, Scott County, Va. (68625) ; col- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION— Con. National Museum, obtained by purchase — Continued, lection of Yuma Indian ethno- logical material (70192) ; speci- men of American spikenard, or Indian root, called " okadak " by the Chippewa Indians (69470) ; 150 plants from Mount Longust, British East Africa (68536) ; 100 plants from Uganda (69597) ; collection of ants (69136) ; Oriental and Ethiopian bees (68639) ; 10 beetles (69134) ; 874 British Guiana plants collected by de la Cruz (70018) ; 271 British Gui- ana plants (69519) ; chipped hoe and clay concretion bearing carvings (68797) ; European files (129 specimens of Agro- niyzidae) (68594) ; 133 plants from the desert region of south- ern California (69598) ; miscel- laneous insects and 44 vials of unidentified freshwater plank- ton (69117) ; 820 European horseflies (69388) ; Cretaceous fossils from Alberta, Canada (69150) ; Baxter oil print "The Reconciliation " and 9 wood blocks and 1 steel plate, from which the print was made (68638) ; specimen of cactus (69846) ; photograph of the earliest wood cut in the British Museum (68711) ; 1875 plants {Bryotheca baltica) (68909) ; 117 plants from Ecuador (69324, 69945) ; mass of meteoric iron from Glasgow, Barren County, Ky. (68617) ; ethnological mate- rial from Formosa (70220) ; 113 plants from Venezuela (69684) ; 434 plants from South Africa (69286, 69558, 69938) ; 4 skulls and 1 skin of seals from Lobos Island, Uruguay (69492) ; 60 fossil shells from the Tertiary of Hungary (69923) ; archeo- logical specimens from Ken- tucky (70201) ; 14 plants col- lected by Buch (70060) ; 244 LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 177 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION— Con. National Museum, obtained by purchase — Continued. West Indian plants (69250) ; 492 isopods and 665 specimens of insect larvae (68884) ; Creta- ceous invertebrates from Ger- many (68943) ; page from tlie Gutenberg Bible (69348) ; a sep- tarian nodule from near Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, W. Va. (69325) ; 8 salamanders and 1 lizard (69389). National Museum, made in the Museum Laboratories: 14 casts from 6 bannerstoues (69553) ; colored plaster copy of an In- dian pot plowed up in the farm of William Hollar, on Laurel Fork of the Watauga River, Watauga County, N. C, original the property of Joseph Blount Cheshire, Ravenscroft, Raleigh, N. C. (69637) ; colored plaster casts of 3 birdstones in the pos- session of K. A. Perkins, Bona- parte, Iowa (70185) ; miniature hair paintings ; pan of hair paint (without medium), and a pan of hair paint (mixed in gum water) (69014) ; 3 repro- ductions of ancient wood cut- ters' knives (68537) ; series of copper plates showing the steps in the process of etching (8 specimens) ; a mezzotint plate and a print from it (70075) ; 117 slides of insects combed from mammal skins (70160) ; a series of 33 models illustrat- ing simple mechanical elements (68535, 69034, 69520, 69852, 70087) ; one-quarter size model of Cayley aircraft and 2 me- chanical development models illustrating pulley combinations (70195) ; model showing two processes for the manufacture of manufactured gas, con- structed in cooperation with S. S. Wyer, Columbus, Ohio (69116) ; 9 photographs of 8 printers sticks (69935). SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION— Con. National Zoological Park: Skin and skeleton of a yellow-footed rock wallaby, and skin and skeleton of a lama (68715) ; skin and skull of a black-headed woolly monkey (68780) ; mon- key (alcoholic) and skin and skull of a monkey (68983) ; skin and skeleton of a great anteater (69078) ; skull of a wolf from Arkansas, and a fire-cat (69221) ; 16 birds (69267, 69565, 69825, 70080) ; skin and skeleton of a cat from Sumatra (69833) ; 2 eggs of an eagle owl, and 1 egg of a large Indian pariquet (69879) ; monkey (alcoholic) (69903). SMOOT, Mark L. E., Washington, D. C. : Pileated woodpecker (69378). SNYDER, T. E. Washington, D. C: 2 specimens of purple grackle from Washington, D. C. (6S584). SOLEY, Lieut. Commander John C, U. S. Navy (See under George Watson). SOLIS, Senor Octavio, Mexico City, Mexico: 10 plants (69331). SOTH, Mrs. M. E., Pocatello, Idaho: 7 plants from Idaho (69144). SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM, THE, Cape Town, Union of South Africa (through Dr. L. Peringuey, Direc- tor) : South African crustaceans comprising 6 shrimps from off the Great Fish Point Lighthouse, and 3 hermit crabs from the coast of Natal (69479, exchange). SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF, Department of Geology, Colum- bia, S. C. : Examples of 3 meteor- ites, Benares, Weston, and Cold Bokkeveld (69238, exchange). SOUTH DAK:0TA, MUSEUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF, Vermillion, S. D. (through Prof. W. H. Over) : 226 plants (69055, 69273). SOUTHERN BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY, New Orleans, La. (through Percy Viosca, jr.) : 3 larval salamanders from Covington, La., and 12 musk-turtles from Loui- siana (69859, 70211). 178 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, THE, Los Angeles, Calif, (through Dr. Johu A. Comstock) : Moth (68992). SPEEDAUMATIC COMPANY, THE. Chicago, 111. : 9 photographs of mail- ing machines, 3 wrapped and ad- dressed newspapers, 1 addressed newspaper, and 1 Speedaumat ad- dress printing plate (6930S). SPEIGHT, R. (See under Canterbury Museum ) . SPENCER, L. B., Mina, Nev. : 4 min- eral specimens from Nevada (68729, exchange). SPRINGER, Dr. Frank, East Las Vegas, N. Mex. : About 800 specl- ■ mens of Upper Carboniferous fossils from Jemez Springs, 100 miles south- west of Santa Fe, N. Mex. (69338) ; the paleontological collection of the late Orestes St. John, consisting of a general collection of Devonian fos- sils from Iowa, and a valuable col- lection of fossil fish remains, com- prising about 3U00 specimens and in- cluding many types (69706). (See also under British Govern- ment, British Museum (Natural His- tory)). STABLER, H. Graham, Philadelphia, Pa. : Bald eagle, in immature plumage, from Fairfax, Va. (69403). STANDARD OIL COMPANY (N. J.), New York City (through C. F. Bowen) : 33 lots of fossils from Venezuela (69049) Fragmentary di- nosaur bones from Argentina (69299). STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford University, Calif, (through Mrs. Roxana S. Ferris) : Plant from Texas (68754). Plant (68921); (through Dr. David Starr Jordan) : 2 paratypes of fishes (69790). Ex- change. STANKOFF, S. (See under Nitika, Herbier du Jardiu Botanique de). STANTON, Dr. T. W. (See under Judge Junius Henderson, Dr. C. A. Matley, Dr. Mario Sanchez Roig, and Edward L. Smith). STARR, Douglas N., Washington, D. C. : 46 European and Central American coins (68851) ; United States coins comprising a ten dollar gold piece, 1907, Alabama Centennial silver half dollar, 1919, and a Grant centennial half dollar, 1922 (68852, loan ) ; 15 coins of Austria, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia of the period of the World War (69350) ; United States ten dollar gold piece of 1907 (proof condition), and a United States half -cent of 1793 (69353, loan) ; German World War Prison Camp currency (399 specimens) (69463) ; 16 coins of Austria and Hungary issued during the period of the World War (69467). STATE, DEPARTMENT OF ( See un- der S. R. Capps, and Marcelino Ma- dera). STEELE, Louis J., Portsmouth, Eng- land: 2 pictorial prints (68714). STEJNEGER, Dr. L., U. S. National Museum : Night lighting taper made in Nuremburg, Germany about 1890 (69178). STEPHENS, Dr. W. B., Alameda, Calif. : Large ceremonial bow, carved and painted by the Chilkat Indians of Alaska (69744). STEPHENS & WICKERSHAM QUOIN COMPANY, SAMUEL, Boston, Mass. : 1 each No. 0 No. 1 No. 2 Wickersham quoins ; a 48 em Morton lock-up — No. 1 Stevens expansion lock ; register key, and a No. 0 key (69756). STERLING, Mrs. Ethel Robeson, London, England : 11 pieces of jew- elry with Brazilian beetle settings (beetles collected for the Hon. George M. Robeson in 1876). Pre- sented in memory of Mrs. George M. Robeson by her daughter (69167), STEVENS, Mrs. Mary C, Washing- ton, D. C. : Spanish hand stamp used on the Island of Guam (69241). STEVENS, Prof. O. A. (See under North Dakota Agricultural College). STEWART, Rev. R. R., Rawalpindi, India (through Miss Katherine D. Kimball, Washington, D. C.) : 19 LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 179 STEWART, Rev. R. R.— Continued, ferns from India and Himalayas (68550, 69623) ; 69 plants from In- dia (69323, 69412). STEWART, T. Dale, Delta, Pa. : 3 ar- gillite blades found in a cache at Peach Bottom, Pa. (68864). STILES, Dr. C. W., Hygienic Labora- tory, Washington, D. C. : 9 moUusks from Fort Caswell, Southport, N. C. (68965). STILL, Mrs. George A., Kirksville, Mo. (througli Dr. Norman C. Glover, Washington, D. C.) : Photograph of the late Dr. George A. Still, presi- dent of the American School of Osteopathy (70157). STILLINGER, C. R., Moscow, Idaho: 26 plants from Idaho (69449). STITZEL, J. B., Philadelphia, Pa. (through Dr. Alexander Wetmore) : Head of a wild turkey from Pennsyl- vania (69160). STOCKBERGER, W. W. (See under Agricultui-e, Department of. Bureau of Plant Industry). STOKES, W. E. (See under Florida, University of). STOLL, Chas. H., New York City: 2 skulls of bears from Nova Scotia (68733). STONE, R. W., Assistant State Geol- ogist, Harrisburg, Pa. : Fragment from a meteoric iron found near New Baltimore, Somerset County, Pa. (69326). STRATHMORE PAPER COMPANY, Mittineague, Mass. : Pamphlet en- titled "A Grammar of Color" (68880). STRONG, A. M., Los Angeles, Calif.: 138 marine moUusks from California (69341, 69690,. STUBBS COMPANY, THE, Detroit, Mich. : 2 chromo lithographs (68869). SWALES, B. H., U. S. National Mu- seum : 10 bird skins from the Azores (68557) ; 15 bird skins, chiefly from South America (68587) ; 5 bird skins, chiefly from Africa, including 2 gen- era new to the Museum collections (68813) ; 4 bird skins from the Sudan, representing 2 genera new to SWALES, B. H.— Continued, the Museum collections (69870) ; 6 bird skins representing 4 genera and species new to the Museum collec- tions (68961) ; 11 bird skins from South America (69126) ; 13 bird skins from the South Shetland Is- lands (69854). SWANTON, J. W., Bureau of Ameri- can Ethnology, Washington, D. C. : 2 medical manuscripts written by James Parker, Hartford, Conn., in the year 1790 (70163) SWEDEN, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF, Stockholm (through Dr. A. H. Westei"gi\rd) : 130 specimens of Upper Cambrian fossils from Sweden (70107, exchange). SYKES, Peter, Radium, Va. : Salaman- der from Radium (68771). TABLER, Miss Elizabeth D., U. S. National Museum : Brass taper stand and extinguisher (69148). TATTERSALL, Prof. W. M., Cardiff, Wales: 75 lots of crustaceans, com- prising 46 specimens, 11 species of isopods, and 838 specimens, 64 spe- cies, of amphipods, all from the Irish Sea (69837, exchange). l^WARES, Prof. J. Da Silva, La Guardia, Pontevedra, Spain : 38 adults and 38 lots of galls of cynipid gall-flies (68726, exchange). TAYLOR, E. W. B., Haverhill, Mass. : Lithograph showing the birthplace of Harriet Newell, Haverhill, Mass. (69872). TAYLOR, W. L., Manhattan, Nev. (through H. G. Clinton) : 2 speci- mens of radiated acicular stibnite from White Caps Mine, Manhattan (69337). TELL, William, Austin, Tex. : 6 plants (69300). TENNESSEE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Nashville, Tenn. (through Wilbur A. Nelson, State Geologist) : One-half of a meteoric iron found in 1913 four miles northeast of Sa- vannah, Hardin County, Tenn. (09101, exchange). 180 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. TENNEY, J. B., Bisbee, Ariz.: Sam- ples of higginsite from the manga- nese workings of Higgins Mine, Bis- bee (69485) . TEXAS AGRICULTURAL AND ME- CHANICAL COLLEGE, Dept of Entomology, College Station, Texas (through Prof. S. W. Bilsing) : 10 specimens of moUusks from San An- tonio, Texas (68737). TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF, Austin, Tex. (through Prof. B. C. Tharp) : 122 plants from Texas (68687) ; 681 plants (693G3) ; 21 plants collected by Robert Runyon (69481, 69608). THAANUM, D., Honolulu, Hawaii (through Dr. W. H. Dall) : Marine shells from Palmyra Island, Mid- Pacific, consisting of 1009 specimens, about 190 species, including types of 28 new species and subspecies (69994). THARP, Prof. B. C. (See under Texas, University of). THOMAS, A. O.. Iowa City, Iowa (through Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan) : Invertebrate fossils from Antigua (69914). THOMPSON, Charles A., Hillsdale, Mich. : Fossil wood from Branch County, Mich. (69716). THOMPSON, Dr. O. C, Phoenix, Ariz, (through F. A. Greeley) : 4 living cacti from Arizona (68700) ; 6 plants (68809). THOMPSON, Col. W. B., New York City : Slice from a boulder of New Zealand nephrite (68615, exchange). THOMSON, Dr. J. Allan (See under Dominion IMuseum). THORPE, Hekbeet, Clearwater, Fla. ; Young mud-eel from Florida (69317) . TINTIC STANDARD MINING COM- PANY, Dividend, Utah (through Victor C. Heikes) : Examples of lead sulphate ores from the Tintic Standard Mine, Utah County, Utah (70204). TISDEL, Miss Carrie S., Washing- ton, D. C. : Collection of ceramics, Indian pottery, and ethnological ma- terial from various localities (70038). TOLMAN, RuEL P., U. S. National Museum : 22 early French half tones : 52 photogravures, a chrorao litho graph, a hand colored collotype, and an original drawing, in pen and ink, by Louis Loeb (68860) ; 8 etchings (09804, loan). TOLMAN, Mrs. Ruel P., Washing- ton, D. C. : 2 photographs, portraits by N. Brock, Asheville, N. C. (68952). TOMPKINS-KIEL MARBLE COM- PANY, New York City: 5 slabs of marble 24 by 59 inches, York Fossil, Westfield Green, Sonora, Napoleon Gray, and Wellington Cream (68655). TOPAKYAN, H. H. ( See under Hagop Kevorkian). TOWNE, Stuart S., Los Angeles, Calif. : 24 plants from California (69143). TRAUGER, Frank, Philadelphia, Pa. : 115 specimens of butterllies from Colombia (69697). TREASURY DEPARTMENT (thi-ough Hon. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary) : Collection of ancient and modei'n coins, modern tokens, medals, and decorations formerly in the U. S. Mint at Philadelphia, Pa. (70139). Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing: Official engraved portraits of Presidents of the United States, namely, Harding, Wil- son, Taft, Roosevelt, McKinley, Grant, and Lincoln (69124). U. S. Coast Guard (through E. F. B. Fries, Cambridge, Mass.) : Holothurians, bryozoa, bar- nacles on mussel shell, hermit crabs, ascidians, mollusks and a fish collected by Mr. Fries, being biological collections on the 1921 Ice Patrol (69868). TRELEASE, Dr. W^illiam ( See under E. Percy Phillips). TREMPER, Dr. R. H., Los Angeles, Calif, (through Dr. W. H. Dall) : 3 mollusks from Oregon and Wash- ington (70184). UST OF ACCESSIONS. 181 TRICHROMATIC ENGRAVING COMPANY, New York City: 2 sets of progressive color proofs of a three color half tone of a butterfly's wing, enlarged to 3^ dots to the inch (68867). TROVINGER, Raymond, U. S. Na- tional Museum : Black - crowned night heron from Maryland (69653). TURNER, Dr. M. L., Washington, D. C. : 20 miscellaneous engravings ; writing case and stationery case of the early part of the 19th century; 6 spoons, silver sugar tongs and a glass box of the early part of the 19th century (69355, 69707, 70231). TURNER, Dr. and Mrs. M. L., Wash- ington, D. C. : 3 old silver watches and combined clock and barometer desk set (69572). TURNER, Mrs. WiLBxnt R., Washing- ton, D. C. : 4 geodes from England (69947). ULKE, Titus, Washington, D. C. : 5 plants and 5 specimens, 2 species, of landshells from British Columbia (68878, 69005). ULRICH, Dr. E. O., Washington. D. C. : 1500 specimens of Silurian fossils from the Island of Gotland (69030) ; 1000 invertebrate fossils from the Cambrian and associated formations of northern Europe (70070). UNIVERSITETETS botaniske MUSEUM, Copenhagen, Denmark : Fern from South America (69911) ; (through Dr. Carl Christensen, In- spector) 4 plants from Mexico and Central America (69322). Ex- change. UNIVERSITETS ZOOLOGISKA MU- SEUM, Copenhagen, Denmark : 50 crinoids (69528). UPSALA UNIVERSITETETS ZO- OLOGISKA institution, Up- sala, Sweden (through Dr. Torsten Gislen) : 10 recent crinoids from the Japanese Expedition of Dr. Sixten Bock, 1914 (69097, exchange). U. S. PHARMACOPAOEIAL CON- VENTION, INC. (through Dr. Mur- ray Gait Motter, Washington, D. C.) : U. S. PHARMACOPAOEIAL CON- VENTION, INC.— Continued. Records of the Proceedings of the U. S. Pharmacopoeial Convention, 1910 (70161, deposit). U. S. PRINTING & LITHOGRAPH COMPANY, THE, New York City: 6 chromo lithographs (photo me- chanical) reproductions of paintings (68881) ; chromo lithograph entitled "The Builders' Wharf" (69667). VAIL MEMORIAL FUND, THEO- DORE N., New York City : 2 bronze copies of the Theodore N. Vail medal awarded annually to mem- bers of the Bell Telephone System for noteworthy public service (68712). VAN DUZEE, M. C, Buffalo, N. Y. : 7 flies, including 2 paratypes of new species (70068). VAN HEULEN, Miss Barbara (See under Michigan Agricultural Col- lege). VAN HYNING, T. ( See under Florida State Museum). VAN STRAELBN, Dr. Victor, Brus- sels, Belgium : A large series of in- vertebrates, including 1000 crusta- ceans, 50+mollusks, 25-}-echino- derms, 5 sponges, 5 worms, and 10-|- fishes, all from Belgium (69960, ex- change). VAUGHAN, Dr. T. Wayland, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C, and Dr. H. A. PILSBRY, Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila- delphia, Pa. : A collection of Ordo- vician fossils and igneous rockfe from the Lake Champlain district of New York (69942). VAUGHAN, Dr. T. W. (See also un- der Compania del Petroleo " El Aguila " S. A., Dr. Joseph A. Cush- man, Hoyt S. Gale, Dr. C. A. Matley, A. O. Thomas, and F. L. Wilde). VAUPEL, Dr. F., Berlin-Dahlem, Ger- many: Plant (68933, exchange). VEATCH, Charles, Kansas City, Mo. : G5 beetles from California and 2 moUusks (68940). VERSAVEL. A., S. .L. Benque Viejo, British Honduras: Salamander, and a gecko from Benque Viejo (68749). 182 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1923. VIDAL, Rafael, Mayaguez, Porto Rico: About a dozen bones of mam- mals and 3 bones of birds from In- dian deposits at Mayaguez (69419). VIOSCA, Percy, jr. (See under South- ern Biological Supply Company). VONSEN. M., Petaluma, Calif.: 26 minerals (68832, exchange). VROOMAN, Mrs. Carl, Bloomington, 111. (through Mrs. R. G. Hoes) : Black beaded dress worn by Mrs. Matthew T. Scott when President General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Rev- olution (69491). WAGNER, Roy S., Fresno, Calif.: About 400 specimens, 54 species, of beetles (68732). WAKELAND, Claude, Parma, Idaho: 7 moths (69900). WALCOTT, ARTHUR L. (through Bouvier, CafEey and Beale, New York City : A suit of Korean armor (68986, bequest). WALCOTT, Dr. Charles D., Smith- sonian Institution: 10 living cacti from Alberta (6S580) ; gilt token commemorating the seventieth anni- versary of the Rock Island Rail- road lines, 1922 (68987) ; an en- graving by Thomas Doney, entitled "The Jolly Flat Boat Men" (69090) ; photograph of the dele- gates to the Darwin Celebration, 1909 (69098) ; a red and white patchwork quilt made about 1850 by Mrs. Mary L. Walcott of Utica, N. Y., mother of the donor, and 2 hand- wovec blue and white bedspreads obtained from an old residence in Washington County, N. Y., about 1892 (69191) ; box of child's blocks made in Germany during the early part of the 19th century (37 speci- , mens) (69218) ; bronze paper- weight, drop forged by Kraeuter and Company, Inc., Newark, N. J., bearing a relief portrait of Al)raliam Lincoln (69285, deposit) ; military medal awarded by the French Gov- ernment in memory of Aviator Stuart Walcott, killed in action De- cember 12, 1917, and a copy of the decree conferring the award (70130). WALCOTT, Mrs. Charles D., Wash- ington, D. C. : Plant from British Columbia (69123) ; 19 mollusks from a small lake at the head of Clearwater River, north of Lake Louise Station, Alberta, Canada (69127) ; 7 plants from the Cana- dian Rockies (69162). WALCOTT, Miss Helen B., Washing- ton, D. C. 6 etchings (69801, loan). WALES, George C, Boston, Mass. (through Will Simmons) : Soft- ground etching " Stand by to Let Go" (70024). WALFORD, Edwin A., West Bar, Banbury, England : Slab of Mesozoic crinoids from England, and 36 Miocene gastropods from Bordi- ghera. northern Italy (68620) ; 150 specimens of Miocene fossils from Bordighera, Italy (68957) ; 25 speci- mens, 18 species, of Silurian fossils from the Wenlock shales of England (69077) ; 140 specimens, represent- ing 80 species, of Silurian fossils from England ; also 1 specimen of Middle Liassic ironstone, and 1 of Liassic coral (69848). WALKER, AXEX., Blaine, Oreg. (through Dr. W. H. Da 11) : 32 speci- mens of shells from Blaine and Netarts, Oreg., representing about 7 species (70073) ; about 20 speci- mens, 3 species, of marine shells from Tillamook Countj', Oreg. (70212). WALKER, Dr. Bryant, Detroit, Mich. : 5 mollusks, including 1 cotype from Alabama (68824). WALKER, E. P. (See under Agricul- ture, Department of, Bureau of Bio- logical Survey). WALKER, HoBART S.. Chattanooga, Tenn. : 3 plants from Tennessee (68686). WALLBRUNN, KLING & COMPANY, Chicago, 111. : Fountain lettering pen, 1 set (15) assorted speedball lettering and drawing pens (68713). WALTON, C, Peterhead, South Aus- tralia: About 8 shipworms, includ- ing the type of a new subgenus, from Largs Bay, Australia (69455). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 183 WANGER, N., Washington, D. C, : Egg cases of a large sea shell (68857). WAR DEPARTMENT : Air Service: 23 Air Service photo- graphs (70129). Army Medical Museum: Skulls of reptiles and mammals, and snakes (alcoholic) from Pana- ma (69993). Quartermaster General, Office of: Australian military and naval uniforms and insignia of the period of the World War (69437) ; New Zealand military uniforms, insignia and equip- ment of the period of the World War (69849) ; articles of Ger- man cavalry equipment made from paper yarns, from Salvage Plant at Fort Myer, Va. (70063). Signal Corps: American, French, and German Army field signal- ling apparatus, including tele- phone, telegraph, and radio ; also airplane communication equipment (69853) ; radio equipment, including receiving set, connectors, and insulators (70141). Public Buildings and Ch-ouvds: Specimens of white elm (68684). WARD, MRS. L. A. COONLEY, Wyo- ming, N. Y. : The residual portion of the Ward-Coonley collection of mete- orites (68994). WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ES- TABLISHMENT, Rochester, N. Y. : 4 specimens of minerals (68891) ; 16 specimens of minerals represent- ing 9 species (69274) ; specimen of the mineral pyrobelonite from Lang- ban, Sweden (69541) ; fragmentary pieces of New Concord, Ohio, and Waconda, Kans., meteoric stones (69600) ; a large exhibition speci- men of the mineral descloizite from South Africa (70049). Exchange. WASHINGTON, Dr. Henry S., Wash- ington, D. C. Echinoid from Bar- bados (68841) ; specimen of wolfra- mite from S. Hunan, China (69041). 67132—23 13 WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, Washington, D. C. (See under Matilda J. Ramsey). WASHINGTON, STATE COLLEGE OF, Pullman, Wash, (through Prof. A. L. Melander) : 2 rare western crickets, and 40 flies (69431, 69639). WATERSTON, James (See under British Government, British Mu- seum (Natural History) ). WATSON, George (through Lieut. Commander John C. Soley, U. S. Navy, Branch Hydrographic Office, New Orleans, La.) : 2 samples of bauxite from the Moengo mines, Dutch Guiana (70041). \VEATHERBY, C. A., East Hartford, Conn. : 213 plants from New England (69579) ; plant from Ohio (68758). WEAVER, Mrs. Erasmus Morgan, Washington, D. C. : A pearl shell and an ammonite (68954). WEBER, Frederick, New York City (through Will Simmons) : Drypoint " Portrait Group " and an etching "Wild Cherry Trees" (70029). WEHR, E. E. (See under Nebraska, University of). WELCH, Mrs. G. B., Washington, D. C. : 16 Tlinkit Indian baskets, Sitka, Alaska (69064). WELLS, Gabriel, New York City: Book of Joshua from the Gutenberg Bible (68572, loan). WENDLER, Prof. C, Chene-Bourg, near Geneva, Switzerland : 137-gram fragment of the stony meteorite of Molina, Murcia Province, Spain (69632, exchange). WENGER, Joseph, U. S. Naval Acad- emy, Annapolis, Md. : 6 land shells from Mount Pelee, Martinique (6SS49). WESEL MAUFACTURING COM- PANY, F., Brooklyn, N. Y. : Wesel final block for mounting printing plates (69354). WESTERGARD, Dr. A. H. (See under Sweden, Geological Survey of). 184 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, Pitts- burgh, Pa. : Copy of the " Illumina- tor," a quarterly magazine for the blind (69650). WESTON, Edward, Glendale, Calif., 9 pictoral prints (69551). WETMORE, Dr. Axexandeb, Wash- ington, D. C. : Long-eared owl from Virginia (69424) ; skeleton and 10 skulls of ducks (69566). (See also under J. B. Stitzel.) WHEATLEY, E. a., Chattanooga, Tenn. : Fragments of male and fe- male Indian skeletons found in a cave in Fentress County, Tenn. (69260). WHERRY, Dr. E. T., Bureau of Chem- istry, U. S. Department of Agricul- ture, Washington, D. C. : 4 ferns from South Carolina, and 4 plants (68679, 6S763). WHITE, C. E., Los Angeles, Calif.: 4 bivalve shells from Mugu Bay, Ventura County, Calif. (69458). WHITE, John Jay, New York City: Mounted head of an African ante- lope (69093) ; 4 skins of monkeys from Africa (70120). WHITE, W. H., College Park, Md. : Shrew (69192). WHITING, Dr. P. W., State Univer- sity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa : Ap- proximately 500 parasites of a Bra- conid genus, being descendants of 1 female and reared under known con- ditions (69585). WICKHAM, Prof. H. F., Iowa City, Iowa (through W. S. Fisher) : 14 beetles, including 11 species, 4 of which are types (70232). WIGGERS, Dr. August F. A., Flush- ing, N. Y. : Parasitic worm (69151). WILCOX, Jane and Makcia, Fort Humphreys, Va. : Black and white warbler from Virginia (69972). WILCOX, Brig. Gen. Timothy E., U. S. Army (ret'd.), Washington, D. C: 3 plants (68915). WILDE, F. L., New York City (through Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan) : 126 specimens of Tertiary and Meso- zoic fossils from Cuba (68531). WILLETT, G., Craig, Alaska: 28 specimens, 9 species, of marine mol- lusks, and 29 specimens, 13 species, of marine mollusks, including type of a new species, all from Craig (68814, 69225). WILLIAMS, Mrs. E. M., Northfleld, Minn. : Oak cane made from one of the timbers of the U. S. S. Laiv- rence, flagship of Commodore Oliver H. Perry during the battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813 (68770). WILLIAMS, N. E., Las Vegas, Nev. : Specimen of gothite from the Sproul Mesaba, near Black Canyon, on Colo- rado River, Nev. (69279). WILLS, Maj. Davis Bowles, Wash- ington, D. C. : 5 ancient Mexican ter- racotta images and a whistle from near Vera Cruz (70228). WILSON, C. L., Ednor, Md. : Cooper's hawk (69179). WILSON, AV. R., Washington, D. C. : American bittern (69037). WINECOFF, Dr. Thomas E., Evans- ton, Wyo. : Box elder bug (69125). WINSLOW, Prof. E. J., Auburndale, Mass. : 711 plants, chiefly from New England (69922). WISCONSIN SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, Janesville, Wise: Copy of the " Free Press," a periodical for the blind (69698). WITZIG, John A., jr., Buffalo, N. Y. : Gentleman's hat and case of the period of the Civil War (68996). WOLFE, Walter G., Boston, Mass.: Antinous shutter release made about 1896 or 1898 (69235). WOOD CONVERSION COMPANY, Cloquet, Minn. : 14 specimens show- ing stages in the manufacture of " Balsam - Wool " insulation and sound-deadening material (69913). WOOD NEWSPAPER MACHINERY CORPORATION, New York City : 3 photographs of the Autoplate Stereo- typing Machine (69438). WOOD, N. R. : 168 bird skins (68647). WOODWORTH, Prof. H. E. (See un- der Philippine Islands, University of the Philippines, College of Agri- culture). LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 185 WORKS, WiNFiELD F., Washington, D. C. : Miscellaneous bones of the codfish (69950). WORTHY PAPER COMPANY ASSO- CIATION, Mittineague, Mass.: 18 specimens of printing letter press and half tones, etc., on "Georgian paper," manufactured by the Com- pany (698G3). WORUMBO COMPANY, New York City: Specimen of carded woolen overcoating " Montagnac " (69633). WRIGHT, Fred E., Washington, D. C. : 4 pipes made by natives for sale to natives, and a cake of snuff from South Africa (69114) ; ethnological specimens from Cape Colony, Africa (70040). ( See also under De Beers Consoli- dated Mines, Ltd.). WYND, F. Lyle, Eugene, Oreg. : 20 plants from Oregon (68590, 69067). WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF, De- partment of Botany, Laramie, Wyo : 5 ferns from Wyoming (69029, ex- change). YABE, Prof. H., Tohoku Imperial Uni- versity, Geological Institute, Sendai, Japan : Cast of the type of a fossil ammonite (69036). YEAKEL, C. W., Syracuse, N. Y. : Graptolite from the Clinton shales of western New York (69734). YOUNG, J. P., Williamsport, Pa.: 3 ferns from Colorado (68874). ZAHLBRUCKNER, Dr. A. (See un- der Naturhistorisches Staatsmu- seum). ZEIMET, Carlo, Washington, D. C. : 6 mosses from North Carolina (69045). ZELED6N. Mrs. Josfi C, San Jos6, Costa Rica ; Central America : 20 ferns from Costa Rica (69862). ZELIZKO, J. v., Vienna, Austria: Pleistocene fossils consisting of jaws and limb bones of small mammals, and shells (69953) ; examples of moldavites from Bohemia (70083). ZERNY, Dr. H. (See under Naturhis- torisches Staats museum). ZETEK, James, Ancon, Canal Zone: About 8 shipworms from Miraflores Lake, Panama (69441) ; (through Dr. C. V. Piper) 10 plants from Pan- ama (70043) ; 2 shipworms and 2 pieces of wood from the Panama Canal (70136). ZINSSER AND COMPANY, Hastings- on-Hudson, N. Y. : 7 specimens of alizarine dyes and 8 skeins of dyed woolen yarn (69278). ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, Tokyo, Japan (See under Japan, Zoological Institute). ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM, Copenhagen, Denmark (through Dr. Th. Morten- sen) : 50 crinoids (69528). ZOOLOGISCHE SAMMLUNG DES BAYERISCHEN-STAATES, Munich, Bavaria (through Dr. E. O. Engel) : 9 flies, 2 new species (68768, ex- change). ZUMMACH, O. A., East Las Vegas, N. Mex. : Examples of a silicate mineral from the Rociada Mining District, N. Mex. (69073). i LIST OF PAPERS BASED ON THE NATIONAL COLLEC- TIONS, PUBLISHED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1922-1923.^ Aldrich, J. M. A new genus of two-winged fly with mandible-like labella: Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 24, no. 6, June, 1922, pp. 145-148. A new genus of Helomyzidae: Bull. Brook. Ent. Soc, vol. 17, no. 4, Oct., 1922, pp. 108, 109. The Neotropical muscoid genus Mesembrinella Giglio-tos and other testaceous muscoid flies: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, no. 2457, Dec. 9, 1922, pp. 1-24. A new tachinid parasite of the codling moth (Dip.) : Ent. News, vol. 34, no. 2, Feb., 1923, pp. 53, 54. A new genus and species of fly reared from the hoof of the Carabao : Philip- pine Journ. Sci., vol. 22, no. 2, Feb., 1923, pp. 141, 142. New genera of two-winged flies of the subfamily Leptogastrinae of the family Asilidae: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, no. 2466, Feb. 13, 1923, pp. 1-6. A new sugarcane miner: Bull. Brook. Ent. Soc, vol. 18, no. 1, Feb. 24, 1923, pp. 22, 23. A new parasitic fly bred from the bean beetle : Proc Ent. Soc. Wash., voL 25, no. 4, Apr., 1923, pp. 95, 96. Two Asiatic muscoid flies parasitic upon the so-called Japanese Beetle : Proc U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 63, no. 2474, Apr. 13, 1923, pp. 1-4. Notes on the dipterous family Hippoboscidae : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 4r-6, April-June, 1923, pp. 75-79. Allen, Glover M. The black finless porpoise meomeris: Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 65, no. 7, Jan., 1923, pp. 233-256, pis. 1-3. Ames, Oakes. Orchidaceae quaedam americanae: Schedulae Orchidianae, no. 1, Nov. 18, 1922, pp. 1-24. Orchidaceae quaedam americanae: Schedulae Orchidianae, no. 2, Jan. 6, 1923, pp. 1-38, pi. 1. New or noteworthy orchids: Schedulae Orchidianae, no. 3, Jan. 30, 1923, pp. 1-27, Additions to the orchid flora of Central America with observations on note- worthy species: Schedulae Orchidianae, no. 4, May 4, 1923, pp. 1-60, pis. 2, 3. New or noteworthy orchids from Central America and the Philippine Islands : Schedulae Orchidianae, no. 5, June 6, 1923, pp. l-^i2. Anonymous. Jade : Its substitutes and imitations. A contribution from the mineralogical laboratory of the U. S. National Museum : The Jewelers' Circular, vol. 85, no. 27, Jan. 31, 1923, pp. 53, 55, figs. 1-4, *A few papers publislied prior to thla fiscal year are included, having been inadvert- ently omitted from previous reports. 187 188 REPORT OF NATIONAL. MUSEUM, 1923. Anthony, H, E. Mammals from Mexico and South America : Amer. Mus. Novitates, no. 54, Jan. 17, 1923, pp. 1-10, figs. 1, 2. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals No. 3 : Ajner. Mus. Novitates, no. 55, Jan. 31, 1923, pp. 1-14, figs. 1-4. Aschemeier, C. R. Beds of the Gorilla and Chimpanzee : Journ. Mam., vol. 3, no. 3, Aug., 1922, pp. 17&-178. Baer, John Leonard. A prochlorite bannerstone workshop : Amer. Anthrop., vol. 24, no. 4, Oct.- Dec, 1922, pp. 438, 4.39, pi. 5. Bailey, H. H. A new dove from Florida, Zenaidura macroura peninsulari (Florida Mourning Dove) : Wilson Bull., vol. 35, No. 2, June, 1923, p. 100. Notes on the Florida Burrowing Owl : Wilson Bull., vol. 35, No, 2, June, 1923, p. 117. Bailey, Vernon. Mammals of the District of Columbia : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, May 1, 1923, pp. 103-138. Barbour, Thomas. The crocodile in Florida: Occ. Papers, Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, no. 131, Feb. 10, 1923, pp. 1-6. Bartsch, Paul. A monograph of the American shipworms : Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 122, Aug. 4, 1922, pp. 1-51, pis. 1-37. A visit to Midway Island: Auk (n. s.) vol. 39, no. 4, Oct., 1922, pp. 481^88. Breeding experiments with Cerions : Carnegie Inst, of Washington, Year Book no. 21 (1922) 1923, pp. 164, 165. Stenomorph, a new term in taxonomy : Science, vol. 57, no, 1472, Mar. 16, 1923, p. 330. Additions to our knowledge of shipworms : Proc. Biol. Soc, Washington, vol. 36, Mar. 28, 1923, pp. 95-101. Heredity experiments in the Tortugas: Smithsonian Misc. Colls., vol. 74, no. 5, May, 1923, pp. 45-54. Tlie status of Teredo beachi and Teredo navalis: Science, vol. 57, no. 1485, June 15, 1923, p. 692. Bassler, R. S. Systematic paleontology of Silurian deposits. Bryozoa : Maryland Geol. Surv., Silurian, 1923, pp. 405-412, pis. 13, 14. (See also under Ferdinand Canu and under E. O. Ulrich.) Bean, Barton A. (See under Henry W. Fowler.) Belote, Theodore T. War Medals of the United States issued by Individual States: Daughters Amer. Rev. Mag., vol. 57, No. 5, May, 1923, pp. 295-305, illustrated. Report on the Division of History. In Annual Report U. S. Nat. Mus., 1922, Dec. 20, 1922, pp. 121-1.30. Bent, Arthur Cleveland. Life Histories of North American Petrels and Pelicans and their allies. Order Tubinares and Order Steganopodes : Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 121, Oct. 19, 1922, pp. i-xii, 1-343, pis. 1-69. Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl. Order Anseres (Part) : Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 126, May 25, 1923, pp. i-ix, 1-250, pis. 1^6. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 189 Berry, Edward Wilber. Additions to the flora of the Wilcox group: Prof. Paper U. S. Geol, Surv., 131-A, July 27, 1922, pp. 1-21, pis. 1-18. Tertiary fossil plants from the Republic of Haiti : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 14, no. 2460, Dec. 28, 1922, pp. 1-10, pi. 1, text figs. 1, 2. Miocene plants from southern Mexico : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 19, no. 2465, June 2, 1923, pp. 1-27, pis. 1-7, 1 map. Blake, S. F. Key to the genus Diplostephium, with descriptions of new species: Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb., vol. 24, pt. 3, Aug. 11, 1922, pp. 65-86, pis. 21-28. Native names and uses of some plants of eastern Guatemala and Honduras : Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb., vol. 24, pt. 4, Aug. 18, 1922, pp. 87-100, pis. 29-33. New plants from South and Central America collected by Wilson Popenoe : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 35, Oct. 17, 1922, pp. 117-123. New Asteraceae from Utah and Nevada: Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 35, Oct. 17, 1922, pp. 173-177. Two new species of Moraceae from South America: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash- ington, vol. 35, Oct. 17, 1922, pp. 179, 180. Two new species of letterwood (Piratinera) : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, no. 17, Oct. 19, 1922, pp. 391-399, 1 fig. New South American Asteraceae collected by E. W. D. Holway: Bot. Gaz., vol. 74, no. 4, Dec, 1922, pp. 414-430, pi. 19. [Descriptions of Polj'gala scabridula, P. rhynchosperma, and P. ambigens] in N. L. Britton, Studies of West Indian plants — XI : Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, vol. 50, no. 1, Jan., 1923. pp. 39-41. Two new genera related to Narvalina : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 6, Mar. 19, 1923, pp. 102-105, fig, 1. Three new composites from Bolivia : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, Mar. 28, 1923, pp. 51-54. New composites from Salvador: Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 8, Apr. 19, 1923, pp. 143-146. Notes on the North American species of Limonium : Rhodora, vol. 25, no. 292, Apr., 1923, pp. 55-60. A new Gymnocoronis from Mexico : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, May 1, 1923, pp. 179, 180. Blanchard, Frank N. The amphibians and reptiles of western Tennessee: Occ. Papers, Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, no. 117, July 6, 1922, pp. 1-18. Boone, Pearl Lee. New marine Tanaid and Isopod Crustacea from California: Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, May 1, 1923, pp. 147-155. Bbving, Adam G. Taxonomy and morphology of the larval stages of Scobicia declivis Lee : Bull, U. S. 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Washington Acad. Sci., voL 13, no. 9, May 4, 1923, pp. 184, 185. A new lizard of the genus Sceloporus : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 9, May, 1923, pp. 185, 186. A new Anolis from Haiti : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 11, June 4, 1923, pp. 225, 226. Cockerell, T. D. A. Descriptions and records of Bees. — XCVII : Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, ser. 9, vol. 11, no. 62, Feb., 1923, pp. 263-269. Some bees from Victoria, Mexico : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 63, no. 2476, Apr. 16, 1923, pp. 1-5. A fossil cichlid fish from the Republic of Haiti: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 63, art. 7, no. 2475, Apr. 27, 1923, pp. 1, 2, pi. 1. Cole, Frank R. A revision of the North American two-winged flies of the Family Therevidae : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 4, no. 2450, May 10, 1923, pp. 1-140, pis. 1-13. Cook, O. F. Opsiandra, a new genus of palms growing on Maya ruins in Pet6n, Guate- mala: Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 9, May 4, 1923, pp. 179-184. Cooke, M. T. 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A new subfamily of Braconidae (Hym.) from Termite nests: Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, no. 2, Feb., 1923, pp. 54, 55, pi. 4. Dall, William Healey. Note on Fenella A. Adams : Nautilus, vol. 36, no. 1, July, 1922, pp. 27, 28. Two new bivalves from Argentina : Nautilus, vol. 36, no. 2, Oct., 1922, pp. 58, 59. Fossils of the Olympic Peninsula : Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 4, Oct., 1922, pp. 305-314. Baird the Man : Science, vol. 52, no. 1468, Feb. 16, 1923, pp. 194-196. Some unrecorded names in the Muricidae : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, Mar. 28, 1923, pp. 75-77. Additions and emendations to United States National Museum Bulletin 112 : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 63, art. 10, no. 2478, Apr. 12, 1923, pp. 1-4. Dunn, Emmett Reid. New species of Hynobius from Japan: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.. ser. 4, vol. 12, no. 2. Jan. 2, 1923, pp. 27-29. A new salamander from Mexico : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 35, Mar. 20, 1922, pp. 5, 6. Two new insular batrachoseps : Copeia, no. 109, Aug. 15, 1922, pp. 60-63. Dwight, Jonathan. Description of a new race of the lesser black-backed guU, from the Azores: Amer. Mus. Novitates, no. 44, Sept. 6, 1922, pp. 1, 2. Dyar, Harrison G. The species of Psorophora of the cihata group (Diptera, Cullcidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 7-9, July-Sept., 1922, pp. 113-117, pi. 4. The American Aedes of the serratus group (Diptera, Cullcidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 7-9, July-Sept., 1922, pp. 157-166. New American moths (Lepidoptera) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 7-9, July- Sept., 1922, pp. 166-173. New forms of Cerura (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 7-9, July-Sept., 1922, pp. 173, 174. Notes on Tropical American mosquitoes (Diptera, Cuhcidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 10-12, Oct.-Dec., 1922, pp. 188-196, pi. 5. The North American short-winged Psychidae (Lepidoptera) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 1-3, Jan.-Mar., 1923, pp. 1-5, pi. 1. Note on CucuUia alfarata (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 1-3, Jan.-Mar., 1923, pp. 5-7. A note on Datana perspicua (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 1-3, Jan.-Mar., 1923, pp. 10, 11. New American Lepidoptera : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 1-3, Jan.-Mar., 1923, pp. 12-30. The mosquitoes of the Yellowstone National Park (Diptera, Culicidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 1-3, Jan.-Mar., 1923, pp. 3&-46. Note on the swarming of Aedes cinereoborealis Felt & Young (Diptera, Culicidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 4-6, Apr.-June, 1923, pp. 56, 57, pi. 2. Mosquito notes (Diptera, Culicidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 4-6, Apr.- June, 1923, pp. 64-72, pis. 3-5. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 193 Dyar, Harrison G. — Continued. Notes on Goeldia (Diptera, Culicidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 4-6, Apr.- June, 1923, pp. 81-88. On Aedes riparius Dyar & Knab (Diptera, Culicidae) : Ins. Ins. 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The egg of Schizotaenia americana (Stiles) a porcupine tapeworm: Journ. Parasitol., vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, p. 47, text-fig. A. Nematodirus tarandi, a new species of nematode from the reindeer: Journ. Parasitol., vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, p. 48. Hall, Maurice C. The passage of rat-tailed larvae by cattle: North Amer. Vet, vol. 3, no. 9, Sept., 1922, pp. 492, 493, fig. 1. Sterile tapeworms in unusual hosts: Journ. ParasitoL, vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, p. 35. LIST OF PUBLIC ATTONS. 195 Hall, Maurice C. — Continued. A case of apparently spurious parasitism in man: Journ. Parasitol., vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, pp. 39, 40. Alaria americana from tlie cat : Journ. Parasitol., vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, pp. 43, 44. Oiyuris compar Leidy, 1856, a synonym of Oxyuris ambigua Rudolphi, 1819 : Journ. Parasitol., vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, p. 44. A case of feline bots : Vet. Med., vol. 17, no. 10, Oct., 1922, pp. 681, 632. Hookworms in swine : North Amer. 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Canadian Arctic Exped., vol. 6, Fishes and Tuni- cates, pt. B, Ascidiacea, Nov. 29, 1922, pp. 1B-14B. Jackson, Hartley H. T. New species and subspecies of Sorex from western America : Journ. Wash- ington Acad. Sci., vol, 12, no. 11, June 4, 1922, pp. 262-264. A coyote in Maryland : Journ. Mam., vol. 3, no. 3, Aug., 1922, pp. 186, 187. Johansen, Frits. A freshwater isopod new to Canada : Can, Field-Nat., vol. 36, no. 8, Nov., 1922 (= Dec. 4, 1922), p. 156. Additional notes on euphyllopod crustaceans : Can. Field-Nat,, vol. 37, no, 1, Jan., 1923 (= Feb. 15, 1923), pp. 1-6, 1 pi. Jordan, David Starr. A classification of fishes, including families and genera as far as known : Sanford Unlv, Pubs,, Univ. Ser., Biol. Sci.. vol, 3, No. 2, pp. i-x, 79-243, 1923. Note on Icichthys lockingtoni Jordan and Gilbert, a pelagic fish from Cali- fornia. Proc, U, S. Nat, Mus„ vol, 63, art. 4, no, 2472, June 2, 1923, pp. 1-3, pi. 1. and Eric Knight Jordan. A list of the fishes of Hawaii, with notes and descriptions of new species : Mem, Carnegie Mus., vol. 10, no. 1, Dec, 1922, pp. 1-92, pis. 1-4, figs. 1-7. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 197 Kellogg', Remington. Description of the skull of Megaptera miocaena, a fossil humpback whale from the Miocene diatomaceous earth of Lompoc, California : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 61, art. 14, no. 2435, July 3, 1922, pp. 1-18, pis. 1-4, text figs. 1-10. Description of two squalodonts recently discovered in the Calvert cliffs, Mary- land ; and notes on the shark-toothed cetaceans : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 16, no. 2462, Apr. 24, 1923, pp. 1-69, pis. 1-20, text figs. 1-3 Kermode, F. Notes on the occurrence of the plumed egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) in British Columbia : Can. Field-Nat., vol. 37, no. 4, Apr., 1923, pp. 64, 65. Killip, E. P. Three new species of Passiflora from Venezuela and Ecuador : Journ. Wash- ington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, no. 14, Aug. 19, 1922, pp. 330-332. Knowlton, F. H. The Laramie flora of the Denver Basin witli a review of the Laramie prob- lem: Prof. Paper U. S. Geol. Surv., no. 130, 1922, pp. 1-175, pis. 1-28. text fig. 1. Revision of the flora of the Green River formation with descriptions of new species : Prof. Paper U. S. Geol Surv., no. 131-F, Mar. 30, 1923, pp. 133- 182, pis. 36-40. Fossil plants from the Tertiary Lake beds of South-Central Colorado : Prof. Paper U. S. Geol. Surv., no. 131-G, Mar. 31, 1923, pp. 183-197, pis. 41^t4, 1 inset. Kcehler, Ren§. Ophiurans of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters : Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., no. 100, vol. 5, Apr. 6, 1922, pp. i-x, 1-486, pis. 1-103. Laidlaw. Frank Fortescue. The Dragonflies (Odonata) of Burma and lower Siam — III, subfamily Aeschninae: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 21, no. 2467, June 21, 1923, pp. 1-29. pi. 1. Larsen, Esper S., and Earl V. Shannon. Notes on some new rhodonite specimens from Franklin Furnace, New Jersey : Amer. Mineralogist, vol. 7, no. 9, Sept., 1922, pp. 149-152. Lewton, F. L. The textile collections in the United States National Museum: Journ. Home Economics, vol. 14, no. 10, Oct., 1922, pp. 505, 506. Report on the Divisions of Textiles and Medicine and the Sections of Wood Technology and Food. In Annual Report U. S. Nat. Mus., 1922, Dec. 20, 1922, pp. 91-104. Report on the Loeb Collection of Chemical Types. In Annual Report U. S. Nat. Mus., 1922, Dec. 20, 1922, p. 119. McAtee, W. L. Descriptions of Bibio (Diptera) from the Carolinas : Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, no. 3, Mar., 1923, pp. 62-64. District of Columbia Diptera : Bibionidae : Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, no. 4, Apr., 1923, pp. 81, 82. Hann, William M. VI. — Notes on a collection of West African Myrmecophiles : Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. 45, Oct. 23, 1922, pp. 623-630, figs. 101-103. Two new ants from Bolivia : Psyche, vol. 30. no. 1, Feb., 1923, pp. 13-18, figs. 1-2. (See also under W. M. Wheeler.) 198 REPORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1923. Marshall, William B. A large Quadmla heros Say : Nautilus, vol. 36, no. 1, July, 1922, pp. 25-27. Matlieson, Robert and Raj'mond C. Shannon. The Anophelines of northeastern America (DIptera, Culicidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 4-6, Apr.-June, 1923, pp. 57-64, pi. 3. Maxon, William R. Studies of tropical American ferns — No. 7: Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb., vol. 24, pt. 2, Aug. 15, 1922, pp. 33-63, pis. 11-20. A new Salvinia from Trinidad : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, no. 17, Oct. 19, 1922, pp. 400, 401. Ferns new to the Cuban flora: Journ. Washington Acad. Sci.. vol. 12, no. 19, Nov. 19, 1922, pp. 437-443. The genus Culcita : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, no. 20. Dec. 4, 1922, pp. 454-460. The genus Microstaphyla : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 2, .Tan. 19, 1923, pp. 28-31. The type-species of Pteris: Journ. Bot. Brit. & For., vol. 61, no. 721, Jan., 1923, pp. 7-10. A new Dryopteris from Dominica : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, Mar, 28, 1923, pp. 49, 50. Occasional notes on Old World ferns — I : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, May 1. 1923, pp. 169-177. Pteridophyta : In Abrams, An illustrated flora of the Pacific States, vol. 1, May, 1923, pp. 1-50, figs. 1-109. Merrill, George Perkins. A meteoric iron from Owens Valle.y, California : Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci., vol. 19, 4th mem., 1922, pp. 1-7, pis. 1, 2. Report on the Department of Geology. In Annual Report U. S. Nat. Mus., 1922, Dec. 20, 1922. pp. 7f>-90. On a recently found meteoric iron from Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky : Amer. Journ. Sci.. vol. 5, Jan., 1923, pp. 63, 64. A newly found iron meteorite from Somerset County, Pennsylvania : Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 5, Feb., 1923, pp. 175, 176. A meteoric metabolite from Dungannon, "Virginia : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 18, no. 2464, Mar. 19, 1923, pp. 1, 2, pis. 1, 2. The Department of Geology of the United States National Museum : Rep. Smithsonian Institution for 1921 (1923), pp. 261-302, pis. 1-20. Metcalf, F. P. Notes on marsh and aquatic plants of Missouri : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, no. 13, July 19, 1922, pp. 307-312. Metcalf, Maynard M. The opallnid ciliate infusorlans : Bull. U. S. Nat. Mua., no. 120, June 9, 1923. pp. 1-484, text figs. 1-258. Miller, Gerrlt S., jr. Remains of mammals from caves in the Republic of Haiti : Smithsonian Misc. Coll., vol. 74, no. 3, Oct. 16, 1922. pp. 1-8. Report on the Department of Biology. In Annual Report U. S. Nat Mus., 1922, Dec. 20, 1922, pp. 49-73. and N. Holliater. A new phalanger from Celebes: Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 35, Oct. 17, 1922, pp. 115, 116. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 199 Millspaugh, C. F.. and L. W. Nuttall. Flora of Santa Catalina Island (California) : Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Pub. 212, Bet. Ser., vol. n. .Tan.. 1923, pp. 1-413, pis. 1-14, 1 map. Mitman, Carl W. Report on the Divisions of ^Mineral and Mechanical Technolosy. In Annual Report U. S. Nat. Mu.*^., 1922, Dec. 20. 1922. pp. 105-110. Some practical aspects of fuel economy; Smithsonian Misc. Coll., vol. 70. no. 1. pub. no. 2715. June 2, 1923, pp. 1-19, fi^s. 1-2. Lead: Rep. Smithsonian Inst., for 1921 (1928), pp. 595-614, figs. 1-5, pis. G. Morrison, Emily. (See under Harold Morrison.) Morrison, Hai'old. A report on a collection of Coccidae from Argentine. II (Heniiptera Cocci- dae) : Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, nos. .5-6, May-.June. 1923. pp. 122- 126, pi. 9. — — — and Emily Morrison. The scale insects of the subfamilies IMonophlebinae and IMargarodinae treated by Maskell: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.. vol. 62, no. 2463, June 9, 1923, pp. 1-47, pis. 1-3. Muesebeck, C. F. W. A revision of the North American Ichneumon-flies belonging to the sub-fam- ilies Neoneurinae and Microgasterinae : Proc. V. S. Nat. Mus.. vol. 61, no. 2436, Aug. 5, 1922, pp. 1-76, pi. 1. A revision of the North American si>ecies of Ichneumon-flies belonging to the genus Meteorus Haliday: Proc. U. S. Nat. ]\Ius.. vol. 63. no. 2470, .Tune 28, 1923, pp. 1-44. Nuttall, L. W. (See under C. F. MiUspaugh.) Oberholser, Harry C. Junco oreganus montanus in Oregon : Auk. vol. 39, No. 3. July, 1922. p. 421. Wilsonia pusilla pusilla in Colorado : Auk, vol. 39, No. 3, July, 1922, p. 423. New timaline birds from the East Indies: Smithsonian IMisc. Coll.. vol. 74. No. 2, Sept. 27, 1922, pp. 1-13. Notes on the forms of the genus Oreortyx Baird : Auk, vol. 40, No. 1, Jan. 1923, pp. 80-84. Descriptions of new East Indian Nectariniidae : Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, No. 11, June 4, 1923, pp. 226-232. Olmsted, A. J. Film evolution shown in Smithsonian collection: Amer. Cinematograher, vol. 3, no. 7, Oct., 1922, pp. 16 and 24, illustrated. Catalog of exiiibition of pictorial photographs lent by Alexander Keigley, F. R. P. S., Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 1923: Smithsonian Inst.. Washington, 1923, 2 pages. Payson, Edwin Blake. Species of Sisymbrium native to America north of Mexico: Univ. Wyo. Pub.s. in Sci., Bot., vol. 1, no. 1. June 15, 1922, pp. 1-27. Peters, James L. Notes on some summer birds of northern Patagonia: Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. vol. 65, No. 9, IMay, 1923, pp. 277-337. (See also under Alexander Wetmore. ) Phillips, .John C. A natural history of the ducks: vol. 1, 1922, pp. i-xi. 1-264. pis. 1-18. maps 1-27. 67132—23 14 200 REPORT OF NATTOXAL MUSEUM, 1923. Pilsbry, Henry A. and James H. Ferriss. Mollusca of the Southwestern States, — XI: Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadel- phia, vol. 75, 1923, pp. 47-104. Ransom, P>rayt(iii H. The use of i)ure «'Ultui-o and the guinea pig in biological studies of parasitic nematodes: I'rogram Abstr. Papers, Araer. Soc. Zool., Dec. 27-29, 1922, p. 22. Some recent additions to the knowledge of ascariasis: .Tourn. Amer. Med. Assoc, vol. 79, no. 14, Sept. 30, 1922, pp. 1094-1097, 1 fig. [Relative frequency of Taenia saginata, H. nana and H. diminuta in the United States] : Journ. Parasitol., vol. 9, no. 1, Sept., 1922, p. 48. Rathbun, Mary J. New species of crabs from Curasao : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 35, Oct. 17, 1922, pp. 103, 104. Trabes d'eau douce, in Voyage de M. le Baron Maurice de Rothschild en Ethiopie et en Afrique Orientale Anglaise, 1904-1905: Resultats Scien- tiflques, Animaux Articules, pt. 1, Crustaces, 1922, pp. 35-39, pi. G\ Report on the crabs obtained by the F. I. S. " Endeavour " on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania : Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Trade and Customs, Fisheries, Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the P. I. S. " Endeavour " 1909-14, vol. 5. pt. 3, Feb. 27, 1923, pp. 95-156, pis. 16-42, text figs. 1-3. An analysis of " Dromia dormia (Linnaeus)": Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, Mar. 28, 1923, pp. 65-69. Now species of American spider crabs : Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 36, Mar. 28, 1923, pp. 71-73. Fossil crabs from the Republic of Haiti : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 63, art. 9, no. 2477, Apr. 28, 1923, pp. 1-6, pis. 1, 2. Ravenel, William deC. Report on the progress and condition of the United States National Museum for the year ending June 30, 1922 : Washington, Government Printing Office, Dec. 20, 1922, pp. 1-37, 131-210. pi. 1. Richmond, Charles W. In memoriam: William Palmer. Born August 1, 1856. died April 8. 1921; Auk, vol. 39, No. 3, July, 1922, pp. 305-321, pi. 10. (See also under J. H. Riley.) Ridgway, Robert. What is Buteo rufe.scentior Salvin and Godman?: Auk, vol. 40, No. 2, Apr., 1923, p. 325. " Generic Subdivision. — The Genus Debased." : Auk, vol. 40, No. 2, Apr. 1923, pp. 371-374. A idea for caution in u.se of trinomials: Auk, vol. 40, No. 2, Apr., 1923, pp. 375. 376. Some observations on the natural history of Costa Rica: Rep. Smithsonian Inst, for 1921 (1923), pp. 303-324, pis. 1-5. Riley, J. H. A new warbler from southern Annam : Auk, vol. 39, No. 4, Oct., 1922, pp. 560-562. and C. W. Richmond. A partial bibliography of Chinese birds: Journ. N. China Branch Roy. Asiatic Soc, vol. 53, 1922, pp. 196-237. LIST OF PUBLICATIOXS. 201 Kiley, William A. and W. K. Shannon. The rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diiuinuta, in man : Journ. I'arasitol., vol. 8, no. 3, Mar., 1922, pp. 109-117. Robinson, B. L. Records preliminary to a general treatment of the Kupatorieae, II : Tontr. Gray Herb., u. ser., no. 65, Sept. 13, 1922, pp. 46-54. Eohwer, S. A. Descriptions of Javanese Braconidae (Hym.) received from Mr. S. Leefmans: Treubia, vol. 3, no. 1, 1922, pp. 53-55. A new parasite of the spruce budworm (Hym.) ; Can. Ent., vol. 54, no. 7, July, 1922, pp. 155, 156. Description of a Cuckoo-wasp from the Hawaiian Islands (Hymenoptera) : Proc. Haw. Ent. Soc. vol. 5, no. 1, Oct., 1922, pp. 67-69. Philippine parasites of the family Trigonalidae: Philippine Journ. Set., vol. 21, no. 5, Nov., 1922, pp. 417-419. New aculeate Hymenoptera from the United States : Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, no. 4, Apr., 1923, pp. 96-103. New Hymenoptera from the Malayan region : Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 22, no. 4, Apr., 1923. pp. 34.5-355, fig. 1. Rose, J. N. Byrnesia weinbergii : Addisonia, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept., 1922, pp. 37, 38, pi. 243. Ilunyonia longiflora : Addisonia, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept., 1922, pp. 39, 40, pi. 244. Echinocereus baileyi : Addisonia, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept., 1922, p. 41. pi. 245. Graptopetalum pachyphyllum : Addisonia, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept.. 1922. p. 4.5, pi. 247. (See also under X. L. Britton. ) Eowlee, W. AV. The genus Costus in Central America : Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. vol. 49, no. 10. Oct., 1922, pp. 283-292, pis. 12-15. Rydberg, P. A. Ambrosiaceae : N. Amer. Flora, vol. 33, pt. 1, Sept. 15, 1922, pp. 3-44. Safford, W. E. Ant acacias and acacia ants of Mexico and Central America : Hep. Smith- sonian Inst., for 1921. June, 1923. pp. 381-394, pis. 1-15, figs. 1-7. Schaus, William. New species of Pyralidae of the subfamily Crambinae from tropical America : Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 24, no. 6, June, 1922, pp. 127-145. New species of Hydriomena from Mexico and Guatemala (Lepidoptera, (Jeo- metridae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 10-12, Oct.-Dec, 1922, pp. 205- 218. Notes on the Neotropical Epipaschiinae with descriptions of new genera and species: Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 24, no. 9, Dec, 1922, pp. 20S-240. New species of Notodontidae from South America in the C'arncgie Museum : Ann. Carnegie Mus., vol. 15, no. 1. Mar. 10, 1923, pp. 80-90, pi. 4. Schultz, Adolph H. Bregmatic fontanelle bones in mainmals: Journ. Mam., vdl. 4, no. 2, May, 1923, pp. 6.5-77, figs. 1-28. Shannon, Earl V. Note on the eyprine from Franklin Furnace. New Jersey: Amer. Mineralogist, vol. 7. no. 8, Aug., 1922, pp. 140-142. Note on garnet from a pegmatite in Idaho : Amer. Mineralogist, \o]. 7, no. 10, Oct., 1922, pp. 171-173. Notes on the mineralogy of three gouge clays from precious metal veins: I'roc. T'. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62. art 15, no. 2461. Nov. 24, 1922, pp. 1-11. 202 REPOKT OF NATTOXAL. MUSEUM, 1923. Shannon, Earl V. — Contiuued. Mineralogic notes ou pucherite, pyrite, trichalcite, and wavellite : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 9, no. 2455, Jan. 5, 1923, pp. 1-10, text figs. 1-10. Note on leuclitenbergite from Philipsburg, Montana : Amer. Mineralogist, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan.. 1923, pp. S-10. On siderite and associated minerals from the Columbia River basalt at Spokane. Washington: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 62, art. 12. no. 2458. Mar. 29, 1923, pp. 1-19, pis. 1-3, text figs. 1-14. Crystallographic notes ou stephanite in a silver ore from Mexico : Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 68. art. 11, no. 2479, Apr. 12, 1923, pp. 1-6, text figs. 1-4. (See also under Esper S. Larsen.) Shannon, Raymond C. The bot-flies of domestic animals : The Cornell Veterinarian, vol. 12, no. 3, July, 1922, pp. 240-262, 11 text figs. A revision of the Chilosini (Diptera, Syrphidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 10, nos. 7-9, July-Sept., 1922, pp. 117-145. A reclassification of the subfamilies and genera of North American Syr- phidae (Diptera) : Bull. Brook. Ent. Soc, vol. 18, no. 1, Feb., 192.3, pp. 17-21. A new Microdon from Bolivia (Diptera, Syrphidae) : Ins. Ins. Mens., vol. 11, nos. 4-6, April-June, 1923, pp. 80, 81. Non-human host records of Wohlfahrtia (Diptera) : I'roc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, nos. 5-<). May-June, 1923, p. 142. (See also under Robert Matheson.) Shannon, W. R. (See under William A. Riley.) Shillinger, J. E. and E. B. Cram. Parasitic infestation of dogs before birth : Journ. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc, vol. 16, no. 2, May, 1923, pp. 200-203. Shufeldt, R. W. Remarkable changes in the skull ol' an American badger (Taxidea taxus) due to advanced age : Journ. 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Three new Termites from the Canal Zone, Panama : Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 25, nos. 5-G, May-.lune, 1923, pp. 126, 128-131, tig. 1. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. 203 Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico (Fugaceae-Fabaceae) : Contr. U. S. Nat. Ilt^rb., vol. 23, pt. 2, July 14, 1922, pp. 171-515. Diospyros conzattli, a new species of persimmon from Mexico : Journ. Wash- ington Acad. Sci., vol. 12, no. 17. Oct. 19, 1922, pp. 399, 400. Botanical exploration in Central America : .lourn. N. Y. Bot. Gard., vol. 23, no. 275, Nov., 1922, pp. 168-175. New species of plants from western Mexico : .lourn. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 13, no. 1. Jan. 4, 1923, pp. 5-8. [Descriptions of Rondeletia calopliylla, Guettardu cryptantha, and G. cob- rensis]. In N. L. Britton, Studies of West Indian plants-XI : Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, vol. 50, no. 1, Jan., 1923, pp. 48, 49. The tambor tree of Salvador: Pharm. Journ. & Pharmacist, vol. 110. no. 3110, May 26, 1923, pp. 479, 480. ( See also under N. L. 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