the sales, and as a larger edition of the work would cost comparatively little more than the present limited edition any increase in the demand would approximately be clear profit to the central bureau. This result is not only desirable from a financial standpoint but also because it is believed that this international index to scientific literature, whose scope is now limited to pure science, is but a beginning to what will eventually be an international index to not only the pure but also to the applied sciences. This will mean that the organization will ultimately furnish classified citations to the original literature of many of the professions, arts, and trades whose practices and methods are now much interwoven with, and dependent on the advance of pure science. The appropriation made by Congress for the maintenance of the regional bureau for the United States during the year was $7,500, this being the same sum that was appropriated for the previous year. Five persons are regularly employed in this bureau in collecting, indexing, and classifying the scientific literature published in the United States. The practice of having the more technical scientific papers referred for analysis and classification to specialists in the subjects treated has been found very satisfactory and is now carried on to the exclusion of the former practice of corresponding with the authors of the papers, for it was found that to correspond and advise with authors necessitated much clerical labor and often caused long delays in obtaining the information sought. During the year 27,201 cards were sent from this bureau to the London central bureau as follows: Since the bureau was established in 1901, 262,335 cards have been forwarded to the central bureau. The following table shows the number of cards sent each year as well as the number of cards representing the literature of each year from 1901 to 1911, inclusive. Total... 19,104 22,624 25,307 28,242 26, 986 26,643 27,001 28,339 24,202 19,913 13,974 262,335 During this time the London central bureau had received from all of the 32 bureaus cooperating in the production of the International Catalogue a total of 2,059,036 cards, and as 262,335 of these represented the cards received from the United States, it will be seen that about 13 per cent of the work has been done by the regional bureau for the United States. All of the first eight annual issues of the catalogue, consisting of 17 volumes each, have been published, together with 15 volumes of the ninth annual issue and 4 volumes of the tenth annual issue, making a total of 155 volumes of the regular catalogue. Following an established policy to consolidate the catalogue whenever possible with similar enterprises, an agreement has been made with the International Seismological Association whereby the yearly International Catalogue volume on geology will be enlarged and the section "Internal dynamics," containing an index to seismology, be published not only as a regular part of the International Catalogue, but also separately for the use of the International Seismological Association. It is a matter of regret that this bureau is not yet able to afford the expense of issuing cards, in advance of the regular published volumes, for the immediate use of persons desiring prompt notice of papers appearing on any of the subjects embraced within the scope of the work. Plans having this object in view have been under consideration for some time, but as yet the necessary funds are not available for the purpose. It is not intended to issue cards in place of annual volumes, but to distribute classified index cards as soon as a paper is published, for the immediate information of those interested in the advance of science. Very respectfully, yours, Dr. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, LEONARD C. GUNNELL, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 85360°-SM 1912- -8 APPENDIX 8. REPORT ON THE PUBLICATIONS. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report on the publications of the Smithsonian Institution and its branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912: The Institution has published one memoir of the "Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge," 35 papers of the "Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections," and one annual report. There were also issued by the Bureau of Ethnology 1 annual report and 2 bulletins, and by the United States National Museum 53 miscellaneous papers of the Proceedings, 3 bulletins, and 5 parts of volumes pertaining to the National Herbarium. SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE. QUARTO. 1948. Langley memoir on mechanical flight. Part I, 1887 to 1896, by Samuel Pierpont Langley, edited by Charles M. Manly. Part II, 1897 to 1903, by Charles M. Manly. Published August 18, 1911. Pages i to x, 320, with 101 plates. Vol. 27, No. 3. SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS. OCTAVO. In the series of Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections there were published (1) 17 papers, cover and preliminary pages for volume 56; (2) 4 papers of volume 57; and (3) 14 papers of volume 59, as follows: 2014. Cambrian geology and paleontology. II. No. 5: Middle Cambrian Annelids. By Charles D. Walcott. Published September 4, 1911. Pages 109 to 144. Plates 18 to 23. Vol. 57, No. 5. 2015. Description of a new genus and species of hummingbird from Panama. By E. W. Nelson. Published July 8, 1911. Pages 2. Vol. 56, No. 21. 2051. Cambrian geology and paleontology. II. No. 6: Middle Cambrian Branchiopoda, Malacostraca, Trilobita, and Merostomata. By Charles D. Walcott. Published March 13, 1912. Pages 145 to 228, with unpaged index. Plates 24 to 34. Vol. 57, No. 6. 2053. Two new subspecies of birds from Panama. By E. W. Nelson. Published September 7, 1911. One page. Vol. 56, No. 22. 2054. On Psomiocarpa, a neglected genus of ferns. By Dr. H. Christ, Basel. Published November 21, 1911. Pages 4. Plate 1. Vol. 56, No. 23. 2055. A remarkable new fern from Panama. By William R. Maxon. Published November 22, 1911. Pages 5. Plates 3. Vol. 56, No. 24. 2056. Descriptions of seven new African grass-warblers of the genus Cisticola. By Edgar A. Mearns. Published November 23, 1911. Pages 6. Vol. 56, No. 25. 2058. A new kingfisher from Panama. By E. A. Goldman. Published December 1, 1911. Pages 2. Vol. 56, No. 27. 2059. Description of a new species of sunbird, Helionympha raineyi, from British East Africa. By Edgar A. Mearns. Published November 28, 1911. One page. Vol. 56, No. 28. By N. Hollister. 2062. Four new mammals from the Canadian Rockies. Published December 5, 1911. Pages 4. Vol. 56, No. 26. 2064. Three new club mosses from Panama. By William R. Maxon. Published January 6, 1912. Pages 4. Plates 4. Vol. 56, No. 29. 2066. A new subspecies of Ptarmigan from the Aleutian Islands. By A. C. Bent. Published January 6, 1912. Pages 2. Vol. 56, No. 30. 2067. Report on an investigation of the geological structure of the Alps. By Bailey Willis. Published February 7, 1912. Pages 13. Vol. 56, No. 31. 2068. Notes on birds observed during a brief visit to the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea in 1911. By A. C. Bent. Published February 12, 1912. Pages 29. Vol. 56, No. 32. 2069. Three new plants from Alberta. By Paul C. Standley. Published Feb ruary 7, 1912. Pages 3. Vol. 56, No. 33. 2070. A new leather flower from Illinois. By Paul C. Standley. Published February 7, 1912. Pages 3. Plate 1. Vol. 56, No. 34. 2071. The natives of Kharga Oasis, Egypt. By Aleš Hrdlička. 15, 1912. Pages 118. Plates 38. Vol. 59, No. 1. Published April 2072. New mammals from Canada, Alaska, and Kamchatka. By N. Hollister. Published February 7, 1912. Pages 8. Plates 3. Vol. 56, No. 35. 2073. Descriptions of twelve new species and subspecies of mammals from Panama. By. E. A. Goldman. Published February 19, 1912. Pages 11. Vol. 56, No. 36. 2074. Descriptions of two new species of nun birds from Panama. By E. W. Nelson. Published February 16, 1912. Pages 2. Vol. 56, No. 37. 2075. Cambrian geology and paleontology. II. No. 7: Cambro-Ordovician boundary in British Columbia, with description of fossils. By Charles D. Walcott. 57, No. 7. Published March 8, 1912. Pages 229 to 237. Plate 35. Vol. 2076. Cambrian geology and paleontology. II. No. 8: The Sardinian Cambrian genus Olenopsis in America. Published March 8, 1912. Pages 239 to 249. Plate 36. Vol. 57, No. 8. 2077. New species of fossil shells from Panama and Costa Rica. Collected by D. F. MacDonald. By William Healey Dall. Published March 2, 1912. Pages 10. Vol. 59, No. 2. 2078. Description of a new subspecies of monkey from British East Africa. By N. Hollister. Published March 2, 1912. Pages 2. Vol. 59, No. 3. 2079. Descriptions of new genera and species of microlepidoptera from Panama. By August Busck. Published March 9, 1912. Pages 10. Plate 1. Vol. 59, No. 4. 2080. New genus and species of hymenoptera of the family Braconidæ from Panama. By H. L. Viereck. Published March 9, 1912. Pages 2. Vol. 59, No. 5. 2081. The genera of fossil whalebone whales allied to Balanoptera. By Frederick W. True. Published April 3, 1912. Pages 8. Vol. 59, No. 6. 2082. Observations on the habits of the crustacean Emerita analoga. By Frank Walter Weymouth and Charles Howard Richardson, jr. Published May 10, 1912. Pages 13. Plate 1. Vol. 59, No. 7. By Simon 2083. Hamilton lecture. Infection and recovery from infection. Flexner, M D. Published May 29, 1912. Pages 14. Plates 5. Vol. 59, No. 8. 2085. National Zoological Park. Notes on animals now, or recently, living in the National Zoological Park. By A. B. Baker. Published May 17, 1912. 9. Pages 3. Plate 1. Vol. 59, No. 2086. National Zoological Park. Further notes on the breeding of the American black bear in captivity. By A. B. Baker. Published May 17, 1912. Pages 4. Vol. 59, No. 10. By Mary J. Rathbun. Published 2088. Sawflies from Panama, with descriptions of new genera and species. By S. A. Rohwer. Published May 18, 1912. Pages 6. Vol. 59, No. 12. 2090. New decapod crustaceans from Panama. May 20, 1912. Pages 3. Vol. 59, No. 13. 2091. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Cover and preliminary pages for volume 56. Pages i to vii. 2092. Report on landshells collected in Peru in 1911 by the Yale expedition under Prof. Hiram Bingham, with descriptions of a new subgenus, a new species, and new varieties. By William Healey Dall. Published June 8, 1912. Pages 12. Vol. 59, No. 14. 2093. Names of the large wolves of northern and western North America. By Gerrit S. Miller, jr. Published June 8, 1912. Pages 5. Vol. 59, No. 15. The following papers of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections were in press at the close of the year: 1987. Bibliography of the geology and mineralogy of tin. By Frank L. and participated in by the Smithsonian Institution Vol. 59, No. 17. 2133. New diptera from Panama. By J. R. Malloch. Pages 8. 2134. New species of landshells from the Panama Canal Zone. By William H. Dall. Pages 3. Plates 2. Vol. 59, No. 18. SMITHSONIAN ANNUAL REPORTS. The Annual Report of the Board of Regents for 1910 was published in January, 1912. 2050. Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing operations, expenditures, and conditions of the Institution for the year ending June 30, 1910. Octavo. Pages i to vii, 688. Plates 129 and 1 map. Containing publications 2001, 2002, and 2016-2049. Small editions of the following papers, forming the general appendix of the Annual Report of the Board of Regents for 1910, were issued in pamphlet form: 2016. Melville Weston Fuller, 1833-1910, by Charles D. Walcott. Pages 113-123, with 1 plate. 2017. Ornamentation of rugs and carpets, by Alan S. Cole. Pages 125-144, with 6 plates. |