forming part of the annual report of the Board of Regents to Congress, were issued in pamphlet form in December, 1918. Report of the executive committee and proceedings of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the year ending June 30, 1918. 13 pp. (Publ. 2529.) Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the year ending June 30, 1918. 101 pp. (Publ. 2487.) The general appendix of the report for 1918, which was in press at the close of the year, contains the following papers: 1. The Discovery of Helium, and what came of it, by C. G. Abbot. 2. An Account of the Rise of Navigation, by R. H. Curtiss. 3. The Tornadoes of the United States, by Prof. Robert DeC. Ward. 4. Wind Power, by Janes Carlill. 5. A Tribute. Samuel Pierpont Langley: Pioneer in Practical Aviation, by Henry Leffmann. 6. Modern Physics, by R. A. Millikan. 7. The Experiments of Dr. P. W. Bridgman on the Properties of Matter When Under High Pressure. Introductory note, by C. G. Abbot. 8. The problem of Radioactive Lead, by Theodore W. Richards. 9. Sphagnum Moss; war substitute for cotton in absorbent surgical dressings, by Prof. George E. Nichols. 10. History of Military Medicine and its Contributions to Science, by Col. W. P. Chamberlain. 11. Some Problems of International Readjustment of Mineral Supplies as Indicated in Recent Foreign Literature, by Eleanora F. Bliss. 12. Reptile Reconstructions in the United States National Museum, Charles W. Gilmore. by 13. A Pleistocene Cave Deposit of Western Maryland, by J. W. Gidley. 14. Paleobotany: A Sketch of the Origin and Evolution of Floras, by Edward W. Berry. 15. The Direct Action of Environment and Evolution, by Prince Kropotkin. 16. The Law of Irreversible Evolution, by Branislav Petronievics. 17. The Fundamental Factor of Insect Evolution, by S. S. Chetverikov. 18. The Psychic Life of Insects, by E. L. Bouvier. 19. Sexual Selection and Bird Song, by Chauncey J. Hawkins. 20. Marine Camoufleurs and their Camouflage: The present and prospective significance of facts regarding coloration of tropical fishes, by W. H. Longley. 21. Foot-Plow Agriculture in Peru, by O. F. Cook. 22. Sun Worship of the Hopi Indians, by J. Walter Fewkes. 23. The League of the Iroquois and its Constitution: A constitutional league of peace in the Stone Age of America, by J. N. B. Hewitt. 24. The Problem of Degeneracy, by H. F. Tredgold. 25. History in Tools, by W. M. Flinders Petrie. 26. The Background of Totemism, by E. Washburn Hopkins. 27. A Great Naturalist: Sir Joseph Hooker, by Sir E. Ray Lankester. SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS. The following publication was issued in octavo form: Classified list of Smithsonian publications available for distribution October 15, 1918. 1918. 31 pp. (Publ. 2524.) PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. The publications of the National Museum are: (a) The annual report to Congress; (b) The Proceedings of the United States National Museum; and (c) The Bulletin of the United States National Museum, which includes the Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. The editorship of these publications is vested in Dr. Marcus Benjamin. During the year the museum published 2 annual reports, 2 volumes of the proceedings, 48 separate papers forming parts of these and other volumes, 6 bulletins, and 20 separate parts of other bulletins. The issues of the proceedings were as follows: Volumes 52 and 53 complete. The issues of the bulletins were as follows: Bulletin 50, Part VIII. The Birds of North and Middle America, by Robert Ridgway. Bulletin 99. East African Mammals in the United States National Museum; Part I, Insectivora, Chiroptera, and Carnivora; and Part II, Rodentia, Lago morpha, and Tubutidentata, by N. Hollister. Bulletin 100. Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and Adjacent Regions. Volume 1, part 4: Report on the Chaetognatha collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910, by Ellis L. Michael; part 5, Hydromedusae, Siphonophores, and Ctenophores of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, by Henry B. Bigelow. Volume 2, part 1: The Salpidae collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross in Philippine waters during the years 1908 and 1909, by Maynard M. Metcalf; part 2: The Salpidae—a taxonomic study, by Maynard M. Metcalf and Mary M. Bell. Volume 3: Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and Adjacent Regions. Starfishes of the Philippine Seas and Adjacent Waters, by Walter K. Fisher. Bulletin 102, volume 1. The Energy Resources of the United States—a field for reconstruction, by Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue. Also, The Mineral Industries of the United States. Part 5: Power-its significance and needs, by Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue. Part 6: Petroleum-a Resource Interpretation, by Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue. Part 7: Natural Gas-its production, service, and conservation, by Samuel S. Wyer. Bulletin 103. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of the Canal Zone, Panama, and geographically related areas in Central America and the West Indies, represents the work of a number of specialists, whose papers were issued, in separate form, as follows: Pages 1-13: On some fossil and recent Lithothamnicae of the Panama Canal Zone, by Marshall A. Howe. Pages 15-44: The Fossil Higher Plants from the Canal Zone, by Edward W. Berry. Pages 45-87: The Smaller Fossil Foraminifera of the Panama Canal Zone, by Joseph Augustine Cushman. Pages 89-102: The Larger Fossil Foraminifera of the Panama Canal Zone, by Joseph Augustine Cushman. Pages 103-116: Fossil Echini of the Panama Canal Zone and Costa Rica, by Robert Tracy Jackson. Pages 117-122: Bryozoa of the Canal Zone and related areas, by Ferdinand Canu and Ray S. Bassler. Pages 123-184: Decapod Crustaceans from the Panama Region, by Mary J. Rathbun. Pages 185-188: Cirripedia from the Panama Canal Zone, by H. A. Pilsbry. Pages 525-545: The Sedimentary Formations of the Panama Canal Zone, with special reference to the Stratigraphic relations of the fossiliferous beds, by Donald Francis MacDonald. Pages 547-612: The Biologic Character and Geologic Correlation of the Sedimentary Formation of Panama in their relation to the geologic history of Central America and the West Indies, by Thomas Wayland Vaughan. Bulletin 104 (one part). The Foraminifera of the Atlantic Ocean, by Joseph Augustine Cushman, viz: Part 1, "Astrorhizidae," was issued. Of the remaining separates, two formed parts of volume 20, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, while 19 were from volume 54, and 29 from volume 55 of the Proceedings. Bulletin 105. Catalogue of the Postage Stamps and Stamped Envelopes of the United States and Possessions, issued prior to January 1, 1919, by Josiah B. Leavy. PUBLICATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. The publications of the bureau are discussed in Appendix 2. The editorial work of the bureau is in charge of Mr. Stanley Searles, editor. During the year five bulletins, the Thirty-second Annual Report, an advance extract from this report, and a list of publications were issued, as follows: Bulletin 59. Kutenai Tales. Franz Boas. 1918. 387 pp. Bulletin 61. Teton Sioux Music. Frances Densmore. 1918. 561 pp., 82 plates. Bulletin 64. The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras. Thomas W. F. Gann. 1918. 146 pp., 28 plates. Bulletin 65. Archeological Explorations in Northeastern Arizona. Alfred Vincent Kidder and Samuel J. Guernsey. 1918. 228 pp., 97 plates. Bulletin 66. Recent Discoveries Attributed to Early Man in America. Aleš Hrdlička. 1918. 67 pp., 14 plates. Introduction to Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths. Collected by Jeremiah Curtin and J. N. B. Hewitt. Edited by J. N. B. Hewitt. 1919. An advance separate from the Thirty-second Annual Report. 71 pp. Thirty-second Annual Report—Accompanying paper: Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths. (Hewitt and Curtin.) 819 pp. List of publications of the bureau. There are at present in press five annual reports, and nine bulletins. as follows: Bulletin 60. Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities. Part 1 (Holmes). Bulletin 67. Alsea Texts and Myths (Frachtenberg). Bulletin 68. Structural and Lexical Comparison of the Tunica, Chitimacha, and Atakapa Languages (Swanton). Bulletin 69. Native Villages and Village Sites East of the Mississippi (Bushnell). Bulletin 70. Prehistoric Villages, Castles, and Towers (Fewkes). Bulletin 71. Native Cemeteries and Forms of Burial East of the Mississipp (Bushnell). Bulletin 72. The Owl Sacred Pack of the Fox Indians (Michelson). REPORT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. The annual reports of the American Historical Association are transmitted by the association to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and are communicated to Congress under the provisions of the act of incorporation of the association. Volume 1 of the report for 1916 was published during the year, and volume 2 of the same report was in press on June 30. REPORT OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The manuscript of the twenty-first annual report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was transmitted to Congress according to law shortly after the close of the fiscal year. THE SMITHSONIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRINTING AND PUBLICATION. The editor has continued to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian advisory committee on printing and publication. This committee passes on all manuscripts offered for publication by the Institution or its branches, and considers forms of routine, blanks, and various other matters pertaining to printing and publication. Thirteen meetings were held during the year and 79 manuscripts were acted upon. Respectfully submitted. To Dr. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, W. P. TRUE, Editor. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. |