hit i i Hod pg atttly “mye THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY Dey ica iI92G-28 PUR 0 1988 CENTRAL CIRCULATION BOOKSTACKS The person charging this material is re . sible for its renewal or its return t the library from which it was borrowed on or belore the Letest Dete stamped below. The Minimum Fee for each Lost Book is $50.00. Tet, wetletien, eed enterfinieg of beets are coeeere tow peers acter end ey ceeett be Gieeteee! freee eerveEneTy CF MLGWONS LEBRART A! USANA CramrarOn PUBLICATIONS oe FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL _ HISTORY REPORT SERIES Votume VII M GF 5D 4 wistony > ee | Cryicaco, U.S. A. 1926-1928 VS Field Museum of Natural History Reports, Vol. VII, Plate I 9-192. 1-0 {fet Chie Kg? CAPTAIN MARSHALL FIELD FieLp Museum or NATURAL HISTORY PUBLICATION 243 Report Sexiss Vou. VII, No. 1 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR 1926 M yP v7 Sey NATURAL HISTORY + CHicaco, U.S. A. January, 1927 THE LIPRARY OF (RE JUN 15 1927 prem perry rs etree i | i 1, ; i | oie i} ; ih | nee ity | . i | q f | i Poh : ae it t te , CONTENTS TET TI LL T LL i ll if if i ie ete 6 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY—REPoRTS, VOL. VII. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EDWARD E. AYER WATSON F. BLAIR JOHN BORDEN HARRY E. BYRAM WILLIAM J. CHALMERS RICHARD T. CRANE, JR. D. C. DAVIES CAPTAIN MARSHALL FIELD STANLEY FIELD ERNEST R. GRAHAM ALBERT W. HARRIS ARTHUR B. JONES CHAUNCEY KEEP CHARLES H. MARKHAM Cyrus H. McCormick MARTIN A. RYERSON JAMES SIMPSON SoLomon A. SMITH ALBERT A. SPRAGUE SILAS H. STRAWN WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR. Jam. 1927. Annual Reroer or nm Dinecron | OFFICERS Srantay FPimip, Prendent Mastin A. Rrenaon, First Vice-President Watson FP. Bua, Second Vice-President A.arart A. Sraacun, Third Vice-President D. C. Davims, Seeretary Axtuur B, Jonws, Assisiant Secretary Sovomon A. Suiru, Treasurer COMMITTEES EAPOUTIVE COMMITTEE Srantey Frevo Aunert A. SpRaAGuE Watson F. Buam Epwarp E. AYER Wari J, Cuacwens CAPTAIN MARSHALL Fretp Agtuur B. Jonps Joun Borpen TINANCE COMMITTER Watson F. Biam Arruur B. Jones Mastin A. Rrexson Cnauncey Keer BUILDING COMMITTEE Wao. J, Cuatwens Acserr A. Srracur Craus H. McCoamick Exnest R. Granam Harney E. Bynam AUDITING COMMITTEE Axtuun B. Jonns Cuargtes H. MagkHam Si.as H. Strawn 8 FIELD MuseuM OF NATURAL HISTORY—REpoRTS, VOL. VII. LIST OF STAFF DIRECTOR D. C. DAVIES DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY BERTHOLD LAUFER, Curator A. L. KROBBER, Research Associate in American Archaeology ASSISTANT CURATORS RALPH LINTON—Oceanic and Malayan Ethnology ALBERT B. LEwis—Melanesian Ethnology WILLIAM D. StRoNG—WNorth American Ethnology and Archaeology J. Eric THoMPSON—Mesxican and South American Archaeology W. D. HamsLy—African Ethnology HENRY FIELD—Physical Anthropology JOHN G. PRASUHN, Sculptor DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY B. E, DAHLGREN, Acting Curator J. FRANCIS MACBRIDE, Assistant Curator of Taxonomy JAMES B. McNair, Assistant Curator of Economic Botany CarL NEUBERTH, Custodian of Herbarium DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY O. C. FARRINGTON, Curator HENRY W. NICHOLS, Associate Curator ELMER S. Riaes, Associate Curator of Paleontology SHARAT K. Roy, Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY WILFRED H. Oscoop, Curator WILLIAM J. GERHARD, Associate Curator of Insects C. E. HELLMAYR, Associate Curator of Birds H. BOARDMAN CONOVER, Associate in Ornithology ASSISTANT CURATORS EpMuND HELLER—Mammals Karu P. ScHMIDT—Reptiles Joun T. ZIMMER—Birds ALFRED C. WEED—Fishes R. Macoon BAaRNES—Oology EDMOND N. GUERET—Osieology ALFRED M. BAILEY, Assistant TAXIDERMISTS JuLius FRIESsER—Mammals C. J. ALBRECHT—Mammals L. L. Pray—Fishes Leon L. WALTERS—Repiiles ASHLEY HINE—Birds DEPARTMENT OF THE N. W. HARRIS PUBLIC SCHOOL EXTENSION S. C. Simms, Curator A. B. Wotucott, Assistant Curator Jax. 1927. Annual Rerogr or rue Dmecros. ’ THE LibRAnY Buse Lirriwocorr, Libraries Euny M. Wiicoxsox, Ascistont Libraries RmoteTHak auprros Hexey PF. Drrem. Bexsamin Baron Curroap C. Genoa, General Assistent RECORD PURCHASING AGENT Eustce H. Teowas Dovetas W. Greson TRE JAMES NELSON AND ANNA LOUISE RAYMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL and CHILDRENS Pei heer ty p ; Psy at hee ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 1926 To the Trustees of Field Museum of Natural History: 1 have the honor to present a report of the operations of the Museum for the year ending December 31, 1926. The year has been capecially noteworthy in the annals of the Institution for the unprecedented amount of scientific work under- and for the important results obtained from these activities. results include both the collection of rare and valuable mate- the Museum itself, and contributions to the world’s general knowledge through discoveries made by expeditions and work conducted by the Museum. extension of the scope of scientific expeditions, research publications and exhibits has brought about further develop- the Museum as an outstanding educational establishment. were blazed into various parts of the world by some sixteen expeditions during the year. A large part of this extramural activity, 80 essential to the Museum's proper expansion, was made possible by Tea Te There has been continued evidence during the year of deepening ing Deficit Fund, and continued his annual contribution for the maintenance of the Stanley Field Plant Reproduction Laboratories, of which be is the patron. Expenditures for the year exceeded income by $15,099.40, and this budget deficit was absorbed by President Field. One of the most notable purchases of the year is a valuable collec- tion of Chinese archaic jades, which was brought together in China ‘ 12 FreLD Museum oF NATURAL HisTORY—REPpoRTS, VOL. VII. ing Group, which was presented to the Institution by Mr. Richard T. Crane, Jr. Mr. Crane also defrayed the expense of the installation of this group. A contribution of $6,000 was made by Mr. Charles R. Crane towards the expense of publishing “The Birds of the Americas,”’ and a further and final sum of $6,500 for this purpose was received from Mr. Crane, bringing his total contribution for this publication to $37,200. : Mr. Edward E. Ayer contributed $1,000 for the purchase of additional books for the Ichthyological Library, and continued his contributions of books to the Ornithological Library. In addition he continued his gifts to the Edward E. Ayer Pewter Collection, adding thirty-four interesting objects during the year. Mr. William J. Chalmers supplemented his contributions for the purchase of additional specimens for the William J. Chalmers Crystal Collection. Funds which enabled the Museum to accept an invitation to place an exhibit in the Sesquicentennial International Exposition at Philadelphia, were contributed by Mr. Albert W. Harris. The exhibit was installed in a special booth in the Palace of Education at the Exposition, and presented various features of the N. W. Harris Public School Extension work of the Museum. A further contribution of $10,000 was made by Mr. James Simp- son towards defraying the final expenses of the James Simpson- Roosevelt Central Asia Expedition of Field Museum, which was com- pleted during the early months of the year. The Museum is indebted to the American Friends of China for their action in appropriating one-half of their annual income from members towards the development of the Chinese Section of the Institution. In addition to his regular annuity of $100,000, Captain Marshall Field provided $40,000 to defray the expenses of the Brazilian Expe- dition under the leadership of Mr. George K. Cherrie. Mrs. Mar- shall Field III and Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton were members of this expedition, and the following members of the Museum staff participated: Dr. B. E. Dahlgren, Acting Curator of the Department of Botany, assisted by J. R. Millar and George Petersen; Professor Henry W. Nichols, Associate Curator of Geology; and Assistant Curator Karl P. Schmidt and Assistant Colin C. Sanborn of the Department of Zoology. References to the success of the expedition, which obtained a , Jam. 1927. Annual Rerost of rm Dixpcros. 13 valuable botanical, geological and zoological material, are made else- where in this report. In addition to the regular funds allotted for the continuance of ee on a neremn tn the appropriation for the year 1987 hes authorised for further exploration in that locality. A gratifying manifestation of interest in the work of the Museum was displayed in the cooperation accorded by the Chicago Daily News in the sending of a zoological expedition to Abyssinia. The expedition and sent one of its representatives with the party, whose After painstaking research, Dr. A. L. Kroeber, who was in charge of the Second Captain Marshall Field Archaeological Expedition to Mr. Frederick H. Rawson financed an expedition to the Sub- arctic regions under the leadership of Commander Donald B. | Ei i : C | t ; E ? { E 7 iL felt puielt lt | : Hil Le i ii al i a 14 FieLD Museum oF NATURAL HisTORY—REports, VOL. VII. Everard, and Assistant Curator John T. Zimmer. According to re- ports received from the expedition, it is meeting with splendid suc- cess. Other expeditions made during the year included one by Mr. C. J. Albrecht to the State of Washington to secure specimens of Stellar’s Sea Lions; another by Mr. Albrecht to Arizona, in which he was accompanied by Artist Charles A. Corwin, to collect a group of Mule Deer; and a geological expedition by Assistant Curator Sharat K. Roy, conducted in the vicinity of Gilboa, New York, to collect re- mains of fossil trees of the Devonian Period, and invertebrate fossils of that region. Associate Curator Elmer S. Riggs has directed the continuation of the Captain Marshall Field Paleontological Expedi- tion to Argentina, and the season’s work has added much valuable material to the collections. Assistant Curator Ralph Linton has con- tinued the work of the Captain Marshall Field Ethnological Expedi- tion in Madagascar with marked success. An agreement has been entered into with Colonel J. C. Faun- thorpe of Bombay, India, whereby he is to secure certain zoological group material especially desired for the Asiatic Hall of the Museum. A complete X-ray equipment, especially adapted for museum work, has been acquired and installed. The apparatus was presented to the Institution by President Field. This equipment affords an invaluable addition to methods of Museum research, and is now being used in important investigations. It makes possible detailed examination of specimens without dissection and consequent danger of permanent injury to the material; and it is expected to reveal im- portant features in objects of the ancient arts, pathological conditions in mummies, and many other subjects of interest to science. In estab- lishing this Division of Roentgenology the Museum has taken the lead in a new departure in museum practice. The Division is pro- vided with an operating room, dark room, and complete fittings. Additional costly photographic equipment was provided for the Division of Photography and Illustration, which will increase the productiveness and efficiency of that Division. The second portion of the Navajo meteorite was purchased by the Museum during the year, bringing the total weight of this fall to 4,800 pounds. This is a notable fall, and is complete except for a few fragments. It is an addition of considerable importance to the total weight of meteoritic matter in the Museum. During the spring, summer and fall, the Museum, for the second time, maintained an exhibit of native plants and flowers of the Jam. 1927. Awnnvat Rerosr or ree Dixncror. 15 _ Chileago region. The collection was located in Stanley Field Hall. This effort to develop in children of the city an interest in native flora evoked much commendation from organizations such as the SET iae hecenees of funds Sor tanintenance of 2 canar echinit ta 1927 and seasons. Observations made during 1926 demonstrated that public interest in the ion, which was installed in Hall F in 1925, is growing as it becomes better Sprague These proved very popular, and were attended by a total a persons. The use of the theatre was granted also to the _ Chicago Chamber Music Society, Inc., for a second series of concerts on six Sunday afternoons. Attendance at the first three of these totalled 2,034; the three were scheduled for 1927. In recognition of the eminent service they have rendered to science, the following were elected Honorary Members of the Mus- eum: Mr. James H. Breasted, Mr. Chauncey Keep, and Mr. Homer iF Chartes gpd Mr. Frederick H. Rawson. The death of Mr. Akeley, which occurred in the Belgian Congo two days after his election as a Patron, closed a long career of scientific effort. Mr. Akeley, it will be remembered, was chief taxidermist of the Museum from 1895 to 1909, and during that time, as also since his departure from the Mu- seum staff, rendered conspicuous services both to this institution and to the world of science as a whole. His loss is mourned by the members of the administrative and scientific staff of the Museum. ‘The Museum was honored during the year by the visits of several eS ee 16 FIELD MuseuM oF NATURAL HISTORY—REPoRTS, VOL. VII. twenty-eight large paintings will be executed on the walls of the Hall devoted to that branch of geology. Mr. Charles R. Knight, well known as a foremost artist in this line, has been engaged for this work. The paintings will represent typical scenes of the earth and its life during past geological periods. They were made possible by the interest in the Museum of Mr. Ernest R. Graham. In recogni- tion of his generosity the Hall of Historical Geology will be named Ernest R. Graham Hall. Additions made to the staff of the Museum during the year were as follows: Mr. William D. Strong, appointed Assistant Curator of North American Ethnology and Archaeology; Mr. J. Eric Thomp- son, of Cambridge, England, Assistant Curator of Mexican and South American Archaeology; Mr. Henry Field, Assistant Curator of Physical Anthropology; Mr. James B. MeNair, Assistant Curator of Economic Botany; Mr. W. D. Hambly of London, England, Assistant Curator of African Ethnology; Mr. A. M. Bailey, Assistant in the Department of Zoology; Miss Anna R. Bolan, Roentgenolo- gist; and Mr. Charles A. Corwin, Artist. Mr. Cleveland P. Grant and Miss Margaret M. Cornell were added to the Raymond Division, Guide Lecture staff. Dr. Ralph Linton, formerly Assistant Curator of North American Ethnology, has been changed in title and duties to Assistant Curator of Oceanic and Malayan Ethnology. ; The temporary services of Professor Samuel J. Record, of Yale University School of Forestry, were secured for the preparation of new labels for the North American Woods Collection. Leave of absence for ten weeks was granted to Associate Curator C. E. Hellmayr, so that he might attend the Sixth International Ornithological Congress at Copenhagen, and visit European museums for further study and comparison of types of birds. During the Eucharistic Congress, held in Chicago June 20 to 24, a large section of the ground floor, the James Simpson Theatre, the lecture hall, and certain offices of the Museum were allotted for the use of the dignitaries of the church. The convenience of the Museum to Soldiers’ Field, where masses were held, made this a real service to great numbers of churchmen. Also during the Eucharistic Congress, a collection of sacred relics from Ireland was placed on exhibition in Stanley Field Hall, and proved to be of great interest to the throngs who attended the congress. A new method of exhibiting habitat groups of mammals with scenic backgrounds has been adopted. The cases are treated archi- Ha THE LIBRARY QF. JUN Aa inee ENVaRRY AV MAINES emential features of the illumination of these groups have also in the cases containing the “Four Seasons Deer gpace is utilized to the fullest advantage. series of cases with a total length of 120 feet was constructed the four walls of Hall 23, containing the Edward E. Ayer Fewter Collection. These cases are illuminated from the top, the es ated through ground glass. A new method of installa- is employed here so that the important features of each piece are Placed to advantage with respect to this light, and each label can be A contract was entered into to supply live steam for heating rooms and areas in Soldiers’ Field. Necessary attention has given to the maintenance of the Museum building, both interior gp erect Grateful acknowledgment is made of the courtesies extended by 18 FretD Museum or NATURAL HISTORY—REPoORTS, VOL. VII. and Autumn months. The Museum takes this occasion to thank the scientists and explorers whose participation made these courses successful. Following are the programs for both courses: March 6—‘‘Hunting Big Game in the Rocks.” Mr. Arthur Sterry Coggeshall, Carnegie Mu- seum, Pittsburgh. March 13—‘‘Bermuda.” Mr. Carveth Wells. March 20—“Our Wild Flowers and Their Haunts.” Mr. Edward C. Avery, Buffalo. March 27—“‘Rock-dwellers of Lower California.” Mr. Ford Ashman Carpenter, Los Angeles. April 3—‘‘Tracing the Frontier of Alaska.” Mr. Asa C. Baldwin, New York. April 10—‘“‘American Bird Life.” Mr. Norman McClintock, Pittsburgh. April 17—Lecture postponed. April 24—“‘On the Road to Timbuktu.” Colonel E. Alexander Powell. September 25—“‘Bird Mannerisms.” Dr. Lucius C. Pardee, Chicago. October 2—‘Explorations in Borneo and Nias.” (Arthur B. Jones Malayan Expedition, 1928.) Dr. Fay-Cooper Cole, Leader of the Expedition. October 9—“Life Through the Ages.” Mr. Charles R. Knight, New York. October 16—“‘The Truth about the South Seas.” Dr. Frederick L. Washburn, University of Minnesota. October 23—‘‘The James Simpson-Roosevelt Central Asia Ex- pedition.”’ Mr. George K. Cherrie. October 30—‘‘With John Muir in the California Sierras.” Mr. Frederick Monsen, Pasadena. November 6—‘‘The Evening Sky.” Dr. G. Clyde Fisher, American Museum of Natural History, New York. November 18—‘“‘Morocco.”’ Mr. Horace Ashton, F.R.G.S. Natural History, New York. November 27-—"Home Life among the Blackfeet Indians.” Mr. Walter McClintock, Pittsburgh. a 4—"The Rawson-MacMillan Subarctic Expedition of Field Museum.” Commander Donald B. MacMillan. December 11-— “Secrets of Amazonian Jungles.” Dr. William Montgomery McGovern, London. "The total attendance at these nineteen lectures was 22,513 RIAL ed Mccencid creenen the iellonding ipecial le0- ‘tures were delivered during the year: January = 2 —-"Archacological Explorations in Peru.” Profesor A. L. Kroeber. Japuary 8 9-—"A Bird Sanctuary.” Mr. Jack Miner Major 17-18 —""The James Simpson-Roosevelt Central Asiatic Ex- pedition of Field Museum of Natural History.” Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Mr. Kermit Roosevelt. 16—“Actoss the Volcanic Region of Ecuador and Down the Amazon.” Captain G. M. Dyott. 6—"Rambles in the Rockies with a Naturalist.” Mr. P. Arthur Smoll. 2—"The James Simpson-Roosevelt Central Asia Ex- pedition. Mr. George K. Cherric. 31—-"Selence Remaking the World: Coal Tar Products.” Dr. Edwin Slasson. 14—"Over the Top of the World for Field Museum.” Mr. Kermit Roosevelt. 20 FreLD Museum oF NATURAL HISTORY—REportS, VOL. VII. November 28—“‘Exploring the Amazons-Orinoco Wilderness.” Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice. December 5—‘‘The Rawson-MacMillan Subarctic Expedition.” Commander Donald B. MacMillan. December 12—‘‘The Mystery of Mount Everest.” Mr. N. E. Odell. December 16—‘‘Explorations and Excavations in the Maya Field in 1926.” Dr. Sylvanus Griswold Morley. CoNCERTS.—A new departure in public entertainment was made by the Museum when, through the generosity of Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, it inaugurated its first series of free Chamber Music Concerts given in the James Simpson Theatre on Sunday after- noons. These concerts, by the Gordon String Quartet, were well re- ceived by audiences totalling 4,406 individuals. They were given on the following dates: March 21, March 28, April 11, April 25, May 2, and May 9. A second series of concerts given on October 17, November 7 and December 19, extended into 1927. This series was presented as a Beethoven Festival under the auspices of the Chicago Chamber Music Society. AMERICANIZATION PROGRAMS.—The Yale University Press Chron- icles of America Photoplays were, as in 1925, made the subject of a series of Americanization programs. The course was as follows: January 31—‘‘Columbus.” “Jamestown.” February 7—“The Pilgrims.” “The Puritans.” February 14—‘‘Peter Stuyvesant.” “The Gateway to the West.” February 21—‘‘Wolfe and Montcalm.” “The Eve of the Revolution.” February 28—‘“The Declaration of Independence.” “Vincennes.” March 7—“‘Daniel Boone.”’ “The Frontier Woman.” March 14— “Yorktown.” “Alexander Hamilton.” Field Museum of Natural History Reports, Vol. VII, Plate III A BANYAN-LIKE FIG TREE Obtained from the Botanical Garden of Georgetown, British Guiana, and recently installed in the Hall of Plant Life Stanley Field Guiana Expedition, 1922 Jam. 1927. Annual Rerogr of re Dixpcros. 21 These films were also used! in three special programs given for members of Mothers’ Americanization Classes of the Chicago Board of Education on February 11, July 1 and Nowember 11. The total attendance for the series and the special programs was 11,699. THE JAMES NELSON AND ANNA LOUISE RAYMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CHILDREN’S LECTURES 22 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY—REpoRTS, VOL. VII. May 8—‘‘Daniel Boone.”’ “Fuel.” “Spiders.”’ May 15—“The Frontier Woman.” “Temples and Palaces of India.” “The Seven Ages of Fishing.’’ May 22—“Yorktown.” “Animal Life.” “The Silk Worm.” May 29—“Alexander Hamilton.”’ “The Spice of Life.” “The Growth of Animals.’ October 2—“South America.” October 9—“‘Africa.”’ October 16—“‘Persia.”’ October 238—“‘India.” October 30—‘‘China.”’ November 6—‘‘Japan.” November 13—‘‘East Indies.”’ November 20—“‘Australia.”’ November 27—“‘The South Sea Islands.” In addition to those listed in the regular courses, five special entertainments were given for children. These were as follows: January 9—A Lecture “My Bird Friends.” Mr. Jack Miner. February 20—Washington’s Birthday Program. April 29—“Trailing African Wild Animals.”’ December 4—‘‘Grass.”’ December 11—‘“‘Moana of the South Seas.” Rapio TALKS.—T wo radio talks were given by members of the Raymond Division. On August 19 Miss Fisher talked over WGN on “Bring Your Children to Field Museum,” and on November 17 Mr. C. P. Grant gave the lecture, ““The Activities of Field Museum,” over station WMAQ. GuUIDE-LECTURERS.—As in previous years, classes from public, parochial and private schools, clubs, conventions, and other groups were given free guide-lecture service. Lectures given in the Museum exhibition halls by the guide-lecturers were of three types: (a) informal talks on announced subjects before 145 groups totalling Jam. 1927. Annual Rerosr of mm Dimocrok. 23 6,122 individuals; (4) lecture-tours by special appointment for } groups of adults, totalling 2.115 persons; (¢) special instruction on Museum exhibits correlating with their school work, given to 414 clases with o total of 13,235 children. A number of new subjects were added to the list of extension leo- tures offered to the Public Schools. The complete list was as follows: “What We Owe to South America” for Grades 5B and 7B. “Food Fish of the World” for Grades SA and 6B. “The Story of Iron and Coal.” for Grades 5A, 61, TB, TA, 8B, BA. “Flax, Cotton and Silk” for Grades 5A, 6B, and 6A. “Roman Life” for Grades 6B and 88. “African Animals” for Grades 6A and 7A. “The Philippine Islands” for Grades GA and 7A. “Glimpses of Chinese Life” for Grades GA and TA. _ “North American Indians” for Grades 5A and 7B. = “Activities of Field Museum” for Grade 8A. In all, 1,070 lectures, attended by a total of 160,800 individuals, were delivered by the guide-lecturers during the year. PUBLICATIONS the regular series, six publications have been issued, four of being of the Zoological Series. In addition to a special leaflet, numbers were added to the general leaflet series, To the 24 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY—REPpPoRTS, VOL. VII. Expedition. By Karl P. Schmidt. August, 1926. 10 pages, 2 zincs. Pub. 238—Botanical Series, Vol. VI, No. I. Citrus Products, Part I. By James B. McNair. August, 1926. 212 pages, 7 half- tones, 19 zines. Pub. 239—Zoological Series, Vol. XVI. Catalogue of the Edward HK. Ayer Ornithological Library, Part I. By John Todd Zimmer. November, 1926. 366 pages, 7 halftones, 1 colored plate. Pub. 240—Zoological Series, Vol. XVI. Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library. Part II. By John Todd Zimmer. November, 1926. 341 pages, 4 halftones. ANTHROPOLOGY, MEMOIRS Vol. II, No. 1. Archaeological Explorations in Peru, Part I: Ancient Pottery from Trujillo. By A. L. Kroeber, Professor of An- thropology in the University of California. 1926. 44 pages quarto size, 4 zines, 138 photogravures. LEAFLETS. Anthropology, No. 28. Ostrich Egg-shell Cups of Mesopotamia and the Ostrich in Ancient and Modern Times. By Berthold Laufer. 52 pages, 9 photogravures, 10 text-figures, 1 cover design. Edition 6,018. Anthropology, No. 24. Indian Tribes of the Chicago Region. With special reference to the Illinois and the Potawatomi. By Wil- liam D. Strong. 36 pages, 8 photogravures. Edition 6,000. Botany, No. 12. Poison Ivy. By James B. McNair. 12 pages, 6 half-tones, 1 cover design. Edition 6,104. Zoology, No. 8. Mammals of the Chicago Area. By Colin C. San- born. 24 pages, 3 halftones, 19 zincs. Edition 6,010. Zoology, Special Leaflet No. 1. Lion Spearing. By Carl E. Akeley. 7 pages, 8 photogravures. Edition 5,000. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS Anthropology, Guide, No. 6 to the Ethnology of Polynesia and Micronesia. By Ralph Linton. 1926. 192 pages, 1 map, 59 text-figures, 14 photogravures. Museum Manual. 92 pages. Edition 5,000. General Guide. 31 pages. Edition 2,536. LIBRARY There have been no special changes in the work of the Library, but it compares favorably with the years immediately preceding. ‘The activities of the year were necessarily confined largely to the routine work. All material has been accessioned as received. The individual issues of periodicals and serials received were five thousand four bundred and sixty. The number of cards typewritten and filed im the various catalogues was nine thousand one hundred | f - Union List of Serials of the Libraries of the United States, in course of publication, has issued eight sections, and the Library continues to exchange. books purchased were for the requirements of the staff for work hand. The following titles indicate some of the more specialized of the various departments: 26 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HistoRY—REportTs, VOL. VII. Hobson, The George Eumorfopulos collection catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian pottery and porcelain. Meek, Northern tribes of Nigeria. Migeod, Through British Cameroons. Morgan, La préhistoire orientale. Morse, The chronicles of the East India Company trade to China, 1635-1834, 4 volumes. Obermaier, Fossil man in Spain, 1925. Rutter, British north Borneo; an account of its history, re- sources and native tribes. Seler, Fray Bernardino de Sahagub. Einige kapitel aus seinem geschichtswerk wortgetreu aus dem aztekischen iibertragen. Siren, Walls and gates of Pekin. Strange, Chinese lacquer, 1925. Tanner, Chinese jade, ancient and modern. Williamson, Social and political systems of central Poly- nesia, 3 volumes. Flore des serres, 23 volumes. Griffiths, Palms of British East India. Hooker, Handbook of New Zealand, 1867. Pickering, Chronological history of plants. Rodrigues, Sertum palmarum Brazil. Davidson, British fossil brachiopods, 6 volumes, 1851-1886. Goldschmidt, Atlas der krystallformen, v. 1-9. Hodkin, Glass technology. Jeffrey, The earth. Whitbeck, Economic geography of South America. Walcott, Mary, North American flowers, de luxe edition. Anderson, Zoology of Egypt. Hugues, Storia naturale delle scimi. Maydon, Semen, its heights and abysses; a record of travel and sport in Abyssinia. Salt, A voyage to Abyssinia, 1814. Swayne, Trip to Somaliland. Ward, Record of big game, 8th edition. Friends of the Museum have been generous in their gifts to the Library, as in past years. In addition to the acknowledgments made at the time these gifts were received, and in the list of accessions accompanying this report, a further expression of appreci- ation is hereby made to all who have contributed to the collections. * Jam. 1927. Annual Rerosr or rm Diepcros. 27 The Library also acknowledges its indebtedness to the libraries from which books needed by the staff have been borrowed. Over a period of years Mr. Edward E. Ayer has been presenting to the Ornithological Library that bears his name al! the valuable Dlustrated works pertaining to birds as they became available, and is now in possession of practically all such books, many in their beautiful original bindings. Several years ago Mr. is gifts to cover the purchase of all ornithological . and the Catalogue just issued from the testifies to the sucoess achieved in finding many rare Mr. John Todd Zimmer of the zoological staff useumn, who compiled it, has produced under the modest catalogue, a valuable addition to our knowledge of ornitho- literature. The bibliographical notes indicate marvelous in searching for the sources of material of the eleven hundred During the year, more than a hundred titles were too late to be incorporated in the catalogue. Mr. Ayer indicated his approval of a further continuance of the search desiderata that are lacking, in order to complete this library. Among rare items presented during the year are the following: Aldrovandi, Ornithologiae hoc est de avibus historiae libri X11. Cum septendecim linguarum copiossimo, 3 volumes, i Tibet Hal! e TE rf on prend les oyseaux passagers, & les non passagers, 1660. Goenther, ornithologie, 1546. Koch, System der baierischen soologie, v. 1, 1816, all pub- Naumann, Naturgeschichte der land-und wasser-vOgel des = i pegagmmmmaaae ad re eae 28 FIELD MUSEUM oF NATURAL HISTORY—REPorRTS, VOL. VII. Naumann, Naturgeschichte der land-und wasser-végel des nordlichen Deutschlands, 4 volumes, 6 sup. in 4 volumes, 1797-1817. As far as is known, these two sets are the only complete ones in this country. Orbigny, Voyage dans |’Amérique méridionale, 1835-1844. [Paulsen], Handbuch der ornithologie, 1846. Poeppig, Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonstrome, 1835-1836. Poey, Repertorio fisico-natural de la isla de Cuba, 2 volumes, 1865-1868. Piso, Historiae rerum naturalium Brasiliae libri octo, 1648. Risso, Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l’Europe méridionale, 1826. Temminck, Manuel d’ornithologie, 1815. From the Captain Marshall Field Brazilian Expedition the Library has received one hundred and forty-four works of except- ional value to all the members of the expedition, as they will be immediately useful in identifying and classifying the material collected. Some of these publications have been desired by the Library for years, and could be obtained only by the personal efforts of members of the staff while in Brazil. Special acknowledgment is due to Mr. Karl P. Schmidt and Dr. B. E. Dahlgren for the efforts made to secure these publications. From contemporary societies and institutions have been received the usual number of publications by exchange. A number also have been received from various Russian societies whose activities were in abeyance for some years and which are now re-establishing exchange relations. In addition, a number of current issues were obtained through the Society of Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries. A number of new exchange arrangements, both domestic and foreign, have been effected during the year. DEPARTMENTAL CATALOGUING, INVENTORYING AND LABELING ANTHROPOLOGY.—The work of cataloguing in the Department of Anthropology has been continued as usual during the current year, the number of catalogue cards prepared totaling 1,928. These cards are distributed geographically for the accessions during the year as follows: North American archaeology and ethnology, 132; South Ti apd HL GE Eadie APH HAE | Pe a a Tag ant | MTEL Tih ian bat (il | te uel nat a i Mit weiieed Hel ul fide adel His Haeeleet HEE 30 FIELD MusEUM oF NATURAL HisToRY—REporRtTSs, VOL. VII. year for additions to the exhibits in the Hall of Plant Life, and for the palms, oils, starches, etc., in Hall 25. GEOLOGY.—Cataloguing of the Borden collection of invertebrate fossils has been continued as opportunity offered. This work has included identification of each specimen, no entry being made until it was known to be based on a satisfactory determination. The number of specimens added in this way to the catalogue during the year was 3,052. The cataloguing of this collection to date has recorded most of the brachiopods, almost all of the blastoids and a large number of the corals and crinoids. Of invertebrate fossils and fossil plants received during the course of the year, 346 specimens were catalogued. Of these, 167 were collected by Assistant Curator Roy, 137 were obtained by exchange, 3 were purchased and 33 were gifts. A total of 3,445 specimens of fossil plants and invertebrates was thus catalogued during the year. The cataloguing of the verte- brate fossils collected by the Captain Marshall Field South American Expeditions in 1922-1923 was continued, about 1,000 specimens being entered. These included about 300 specimens of fossil cones and branches of Araucaria. In cataloguing these specimens, they were grouped according to locality and geological horizon. Of the collec- tions made by Associate Curator Riggs in South America 310 speci- mens were catalogued. All other accessions were catalogued as received, including 40 specimens for the Chalmers collection. The total number of specimens catalogued during the year was 5,186. To the Department photographic albums, 262 prints were added and, for the most part, labeled. The total number of these prints in the Department albums is thus increased to 5,233. Seventy topo- graphic maps of the United States Geological Survey were added to this series, making a total of 3,063 U.S. G. S. maps. So far as pos- sible, brief descriptive labels were made of the added maps and filed with them. From the printer, 463 labels were received and distributed. Of these, 279 were for the amber and mineral collections, 71 for the gem collection, and 74 for exhibits in Stanley Field Hall. Ten labels were installed with the cement plant model in order to define the different units of the model. They were placed below the corresponding ob- jects in such a manner as to identify them without interfering with the view of the model as a whole. In order to harmonize with the case, they were printed in gilt on mahogany. The number of labels written was 312, and of these, five were descriptive, being explanatory Zootocy.—Although 6,227 entries were made in the catalogue of a inte through the various expeditions was so large that it was not if desirable in some of the orders, to catalogue all of accemioned. The total number of regular entries was ee eee Mammals, 1,588; Birds, 3,486; and Amphibians, 783; Fishes, 351; Skeletons, 15; Insects, Entries in the index card catalogue of mammals numbered 21. ‘The specimens that were labeled were mainly those received [rom sources other than by Museum expedivions and members of the staff. ——, oa tt deine Tee « jie 46 169,805 3, 170,614 6 9,140 ¢ te 177,482 i ws ; “ 166,116 6.017 358,522 ACCESSIONS _ AnTumoro.ocy.—-The new aceessions received during the year of amount to G4. Of these &2 are 32 FIELD MuSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY—REPpPoORTS, VOL. VII. of colored glass beads, a pair of seal-skin breeches trimmed with red leather and decorated with designs cut out of colored leather strips, and two pairs of seal-skin boots with leather-appliqué designs and embroidered ornaments. This material was obtained by him when he was leader of the Crocker Land Expedition. The collection received from the Rawson-MacMillan Subarctic Expedition, made by Commander Donald B. MacMillan in large part, is from the Greenland Eskimo with a smaller collection from the Labrador and Baffin Land Eskimo. The material from the Green- land Eskimo, chiefly of the northwest coast, contains many of the beautiful feather mats made by these people. A very large blanket of the type made for the royal family of Denmark, composed of vari- colored skins of many sea-birds is especially notable. Another out- standing acquisition is a completely outfitted Greenland kayak, about 16 feet long, equipped with bone-tipped paddle, harpoon, throwing-stick, killing lance, seal-skin float, and bone rack for har- poon line. The prow, keel and cockpit of the boat are likewise made of bone. In addition to the above, the collection contains carved wooden models of natives in full costume, bone and steatite carvings of animals, models of kayaks showing their construction, models of snow-huts, clothing, utensils of daily life, and hunting equipment. The above are all made by Eskimo craftsmen and many of them are old and rare pieces. The Labrador Eskimo are represented by fur clothing, boots, basketry and utensils of daily life. Many of the Greenland and Labrador specimens are of interest, since they show the results of recent development of the people in their adoption of European ideas. The beautiful costumes of the Greenland Eskimo, with the intricately designed beadwork collars added to the native mode of dressing, are good examples of this modern tendency. Similarly, the skilful wood-carving of the Eskimo craftsmen shows a high degree of artistic merit and exactness in reproducing their models, both human and animal. The purchase of some fifty odd specimens characteristic of the Winnebago Indians from Mr. Oliver La Mere completes the Museum collections for this tribe. Mr. La Mere is a highly intelligent Winne- bago, who has himself written about his own people and has also rendered much useful assistance to ethnologists. The present col- lection, brought together by him during many years at Winnebago, Nebraska, is very complete and provided with good data. The most interesting feature is the war-bundle of the Thunder Clan with its varied contents. Wrapped in the old native matting are the objects 1987. Annual Rerosr or no Dowcron. 33 were believed to give success to the clan warleaders. Such m formerty, by lonely fasting, had visions, and the bundle con- represent their dreams. An old-type wooden warclub, with an blade symnbolizing the lightning, denotes the warlike nature of the while « catlinite pipe and its stand represent its peaceful or use. A buffalo clan head~