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1032 Rockhill, W. W. Explorations in Mongolia and Tibet. 1892, p. 659679. 1033

-An inquiry into the population of China. 1904, p. 659-676. 1034

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1038 The life-work of a chemist. [Louis Pasteur.] 1889, p. 491-506. 1039

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1043

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Sanderson, J. S. Burdon- Biology in relation to other natural sciences. 1893, p. 435-463. 1054 -Elementary problems in physiology. 1889, p. 423-433. 1055 -Ludwig and modern physiology. 1896, p. 365-379. 1056

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Scaife, W. B. Geographical latitude. 1889, p. 749-793.

1060

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1106 Thayer, A. H. The law which underlies protective coloration. 1897, p. 477-482. 1107

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Thompson, R. J. Aboriginal burial mounds, Eden township, Seneca county, Ohio. 1892, p. 571-575. 1109

Thompson, S. P. The researches of Dr. R. Koenig on the physical basis of musical harmony and timbre. 1890, p. 335-359. 1110 -Telegraphy across space. 1111

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1091

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mental life of animals. 1903, p. 545-566. 1141

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1146 Vivian, R. A. Some bird life in British Papau. 1904, p. 413-417.

1147

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1191

Woodward, R. S. The mathematical theories of the earth. 1890, p. 183-200. 1192

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Contents.

xiv.

Preface, by the president of the United States. Introduction, by the secretary of the Smithsonian institution.-History of the Smithsonian institution: i. James Smithson, by S. P. Langley. ii. The founding of the institution, 18351846, by G. B. Goode. iii. The establishment and the board of regents, by G. B. Goode. iv. The three secretaries, by G. B. Goode. v. The benefactors, by S. P. Langley. vi. The Smithsonian buildings and grounds, by G. B. Goode. vii. The Smithsonian library, by C. Adler. viii. The U. S. national museum, by F. W. True. ix. Bureau of American ethnology, by W. J. McGee. x. The international exchange system, by W. C. Winlock. xi. The astrophysical observatory, by S. P. Langley. xii. The National zoological park, by F. Baker, xiii. Exploration work of the Smithsonian institution, by F. W. True. The Smithsonian publications, by C. Adler. xv. Biographical sketch of George Brown Goode, by D. S. Jordan.-Appreciations of the work of the Smithsonian institution: i. Physics, by T. C. Mendenhall. ii. Mathematics, by R. S. Woodward. iii. Astronomy, by E. S. Holden. iv. Chemistry, by M. Benjamin. v. Geology and mineralogy, by W. N. Rice. vi. Meteorology, by M. Benjamin. vii. Paleontology, by E. D. Cope. viii. Botany, by W. G. Farlow. ix, Zoology, by T. Gill. X. Anthropology, by J. W. Fewkes. xi. Geography, by G. G. Hubbard, xii. Bibliography, by H. C. Bolton. xiii. The co-operation of the Smithsonian institution with other institutions of learning, by D. C. Gilman. xiv. The influence of the Smithsonian institution upon the development of libraries, the organization and work of societies and the publication of scientific literature ir the United States, by J. S. Billings. xv. Relation between the Smithsonian institution and the Library of Congress, by A. R. Spofford.-Appendix: Principal events in the history of the institution, comp. by W. J. Rhees.-Index.

Somerville, Mrs. Mary. On the connection of the physical sciences. From the 7th London ed. 1816. 1201 Q158 S69.

Bendire, C. E. Directions for collecting, preparing, and preserving birds' eggs and nests. 1891. (no. 39) 1208

Blaisdell, F. E. A monographic revision of the Coleoptera belonging to the Tenebrionide tribe Eleodiini inhabiting the United States, Lower California, and adjacent islands. 1909. (no. 63) 1209

Cockerell, T. D. A. Directions for collecting and preserving scale insects (coccidae). 1897. (no. 39) 1210

Cope, E. D. The batrachia of North America. 1889. (no. 34) 1211

-Check-list of North American batrachia and reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups and an essay on geographical distribution. Based on the specimens in the U. S. national museum. 1875. (no. 1) 1212

-On the zoological position of Texas. 1880. (no. 17)

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Coues, Elliott. Avifauna Columbiana; being a list of birds ascertained to inhabit the District of Columbia, with the times of arrival and departure of such as are nonresidents, and brief notices of habits, etc. Second edition revised to date and.. rewritten; by Elliott Coues. . . and D. W. Prentiss. 1883. (no. 26) 1214 -Ornithology [of Kerguelen Island]. 1875. Part 1 of Kidder, J. H. Contributions to natural history of Kerguelen Island. 1215

Coville, F. V. Directions for collecting specimens and information