41. Memoir on the extinct species of American ox. By Joseph Leidy, M. D. Accepted for publication September, 1852. [December, 1852.] 4to., pp. 20, and 5 plates. (S. C. v.) 42. Planta Wrightianæ Texano-Neo-Mexicanæ. Asa Gray. Accepted for publication October, 1852. pp. 120, and 4 plates. (S. C. v.) Part II. By Professor [February, 1853.] 4to., 43. Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine algæ of North America. Part II.-Rhodospermeæ. By Professor W. H. Harvey. [March, 1853.] 4to., pp. 262, and 24 plates, colored. (S. C. v.) 44. A flora and fauna within living animals. By Joseph Leidy, M. D. Accepted for publication December, 1851. [April, 1853.] 4to., pp. 68, and 10 plates. (S. C. v.) 45. Anatomy of the nervous system of Rana pipiens. By Jeffries Wyman, M. D. Accepted for publication May, 1852. [March, 1853.] 4to., pp. 52, 4 woodcuts and 2 plates. (S. C. v.) 46. Plantæ Frémontianæ; or, descriptions of plants collected by Colonel J. C. Frémont in California. By John Torrey, F. L. S. Accepted for publication September, 1850. [1853.] 4to., pp. 24, and 10 plates. (S. C. VI.) 47. On the construction of catalogues of libraries, and their publication by means of separate, stereotyped titles. With rules and examples. By Charles C. Jewett, Librarian of the Smithsonian Institution. 1852. 8vo., pp. 78. Second edition, 1853. 8vo., pp. 108. 48. Bibliographia Americana Historico-Naturalis. Carolo Girard. December, 1852. Svo., pp. 68. A. D. 1851. Auctore 49. Catalogue of north American reptiles in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.-Serpents. By S. F. Baird and C. Girard. January, 1853. Svo., pp. 188. (M. C. II.) 50. Synopsis of the marine invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. By William Stimpson. Accepted for publication January, 1853. [March, 1853.] 4to., pp. 68, and 3 plates. (S. C. vi.) 51. Sixth annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to the Senate and House of Representatives, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution during the year 1851, and the proceedings of the Board of Regents up to date. [32d Congress, 1st session, Senate Mis. No. 108. 1852. 8vo., pp. 104. 52. Winds of the northern hemisphere. By Professor James H. Coffin, A. M. Accepted for publication November, 1850. Revised, November, 1852. [Novem. ber, 1853.] 4to., pp. 200, 13 plates, and 6 woodcuts. (S. C. vi.) 53. Portraits of north American Indians, with sketches of scenery, Etc., Painted by J. M. Stanley. Deposited with the Smithsonian Institution. [December, 1852.] Svo., pp. 76. (M. C. 11.) 54. Occulations of planets and stars by the moon, during the year 1853. Computed by John Downes, at the expense of the fund appropriated by Con gress for the establishment of a Nautical Almanac, and published by the Smithsonian Institution. 1853. 4to., pp. 36. (S. C. VI.) 55. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. V. 1853. 4to., pp. 538, and 45 plates. CONTENTS. (44.) Leidy. Flora and fauna within living animals. (41.) Leidy. Extinct species of American ox. (45.) Wyman. Anatomy of the nervous system of Rana pipiens. (43.) Harvey. Marine algæ of North America. Part II.-Rhodospermeæ. (42.) Gray. Planta Wrightianæ. Part II. 56. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. VI. 1854. 4to., pp. 476, and 53 plates. CONTENTS. (46.) Torrey. Plantæ Frémontianæ. (60.) Torrey. Batis maritima. (61.) Torrey. Darlingtonia californica. (50.) Stimpson. Marine invertebrata of Grand Manan. (52.) Coffin. Winds of the northern hemisphere. (58.) Leidy. Ancient fauna of Nebraska. (54.) Downes. Occultations during the year 1853. 57. Seventh annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian. Institution, to the Senate and House of Representatives, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution during the year 1852, and the proceedings of the Board of Regents up to date. [32d Congress, 2d session, Senate Mis. No. 53.] 1853. 8vo., pp. 96. 58. The ancient fauna of Nebraska: or, a description of remains of extinct mammalia and chelonia, from the Mauvaises Terres of Nebraska. Joseph Leidy, M. D. Accepted for publication December, 1852. 4to., pp. 126, 3 woodcuts, and 25 plates. (S. C. vI.) By Professor [June, 1853.] 59. Account of a tornado near New Harmony, Indiana, April 30, 1852, with a map of the track, &c. By John Chappelsmith. Accepted for publication December, 1853. [April, 1855.] 4to., pp. 12, one map, one plate, and two woodcuts. (S. C. VII.) 60. Observations on the Batis maritima of Linnæus. By John Torrey, F. L. S. Accepted for publication September, 1850. [April, 1853.] 4to., pp. 8, and 1 plate. (S. C. VI.) 61. On the Darlingtonia californica; a new pitcher-plant from northern Caliifornia. By John Torrey, F. L. S. Accepted for publication September, 1850. [April, 1853.] 4to., pp. 8, and 1 plate. (S. C. vI.) 62. Catalogue of the described coleoptera of the United States. By Friedrich Ernst Melsheimer, M. D. Revised by S. S. Haldeman and J. L. Le Conte. July, 1853. 8vo., pp. 190. 63. Notes on new species and localities of microscopical organisms. By Professor J. W. Bailey, M. D. Accepted for publication November, 1853 [February 1854.] 4to., pp. 16, 4 woodcuts, and 1 plate. (S. C. VII.) 64. List of foreign institutions in correspondence with the Smithsonian Institution. 1856. 8vo., pp. 16. 65. Registry of periodical phenomena. Folio, pp. 4. 66. The annular eclipse of May 26, 1854. Published under the authority of Hon. James C. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, by the Smithsonian Institution and Nautical Almanac. 1854. Svo., pp. 14, and 1 map. 67. Eighth annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution up to January 1, 1854, and the proceedings of the Board up to July 8, 1854 [33d Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. No. 97.] 1854. Svo., pp. 310. This is the first of the series of annual reports published by Congress as a bound volume, and it contains among other articles the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh reports of Professor Henry, the secretary; reports of committee on distribution of Smithsonian income; will of Smithson; notices of life of Smithson, and list of his scientific papers; Acts of Congress accepting the bequest, and establishing the Institution. 68. Vocabulary of the jargon or trade language of Oregon. [By Dr. B. Rush Mitchell, United States Navy, with additions by Professor W. W. Turner. April, 1853.] 8vo., pp. 22. 69. List of domestic institutions in correspondence with the Smithsonian Institution. 1853. 8vo., pp. 16. 70. The antiquities of Wisconsin, as surveyed and described. By I. A. Lapham, civil engineer, Etc., on behalf of the American Antiquarian Society. Accepted for publication, December, 1853. [May, 1855.] 4to., pp. 108, 61 woodcuts and 55 plates. (S. C. VII.) 71. Archæology of the United States, or sketches, historical and bibliographical, of the progress of information and opinion respecting vestiges of antiquity in the United States. By Samuel F. Haven. Accepted for publication, January, 1855. [July, 1856.] 4to., pp. 172. (S. C. vIII.) 72. A memoir on the extinct sloth tribe of North America. By Professor Joseph Leidy, M. D. Accepted for publication, December, 1853. [June, 1855.] 4to., pp. 70, and 16 plates. (S. C. VII.) 73. Appendix. Publications of learned societies and periodicals in the library of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I. [December 31, 1854.] [1855.] 4to., pp. 40. (S. C. VII.) 74. Catalogue of publications of the Smithsonian Institution. Corrected to June, 1862. 8vo., pp. 52. (M. C. v.) 75. Ninth annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution up to January 1, 1855, and the proceedings of the Board up to February 24, 1855. [33d Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. No. 37.] 1855. Svo., pp. 464, 4 woodcuts. 76. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. VII. 1855. 4to. pp. 252, 70 woodcuts and 74 plates. CONTENTS. (59.) Chappelsmith. Tornado near New Harmony, Indiana. (63.) Bailey. New species and localities of microscopic organisms. (70.) Lapham. Antiquities of Wisconsin. (72.) Leidy. Extinct sloth tribe of North America. (73.) Publications of societies and periodicals in Smithsonian Library. Part I. 77. Tenth annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- tution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution up to January 1, 1856, and the proceedings of the Board up to March 22, 1856. [34th Congress, 1st session, Senate Mis. Doc. No. 73.] 1856. 8vo., pp. 440, 78. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. VIII. 1856. 4to., pp. 556, 9 plates and 27 woodcuts. CONTENTS. (71.) Haven. Archæology of the United States. (81.) Olmsted. Recent secular period of aurora borealis. (80.) Alvord. Tangencies of circles and of spheres. (82.) Jones. Chemical and physiological investigations relative to vertebrata. (84.) Force. Auroral Phenomena in Higher Northern Latitudes. (85.) Publications of societies and periodicals in Smithsonian Library. Part II. 79. New tables for determining the values of the coefficients, in the pertur bative function of planetary motion, which depend upon the ratio of the mean distances. By John D. Runkle. Accepted for publication, November, 1855. [November, 1856.] 4to., pp. 64. (S. C. Ix.) 80. The tangencies of circles and of spheres. By Benjamin Alvord, major United States Army. Accepted for publication, January, 1855. [January, 1856.] 4to., pp. 16, 25 woodcuts and 9 plates. (S. C. VIII.) 81. On the recent secular period of the aurora borealis. By Professor Denison Olmsted, LL.D. Accepted for publication, January, 1855. [May, 1856.] 82. Investigations, chemical and physiological, relative to certain American vertebrata. By Professor Joseph Jones, M. D. Accepted for publication, March, 1856. [July, 1856.] 4to., pp. 150, and 27 woodcuts. (S. C. vii.) 83. On the relative intensity of the heat and light of the sun upon different latitudes of the earth. By L. W. Meech, A. M. Accepted for publication, September, 1855. [November, 1856.] 4to., pp. 58, 5 woodcuts and 6 plates. 84. Appendix. Record of auroral phenomena observed in the higher northern latitudes. Compiled by Peter Force. [July, 1856.] 4to., pp. 122. (S. C. viii.) 85. Appendix. Publications of learned societies and periodicals in the library of the Smithsonian Institution. Part II. [May, 1856.] 4to., pp. 38. (S. C. 86. Observations on Mexican history and archæology, with a special notice of Zapotec remains, as delineated in Mr. J. G. Sawkins's drawings of Mitla, Etc. 87. Psychrometrical table: for determining the elastic force of aqueous vapor, and the relative humidity of the atmosphere from indications of the wet and the dry bulb thermometer, Fahrenheit. By James H. Coffin, A. M. 1856. Svo., pp. 20. (M. C. 1.) 88. Researches on the ammonia-cobalt bases. By Wolcott Gibbs and Frederick Aug. Genth. Accepted for publication, July, 1856. [December, 89. North American Oölogy. By Thomas M, Brewer, M. D. Part I.— Raptores and Fissirostres. Accepted for publication, February, 1856. [1857.] pp. 140, and 5 plates. (S. C. XI.) 90. Illustrations of surface geology. By Professor Edward Hitchcock, LL.D. Accepted for publication, January, 1856. [April, 1857.] 4to., pp. 164, 2 woodcuts and 12 plates. (S. C. Ix.) 91. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year 1856, and the proceedings of the Board up to January 28, 1857. 34th Con- gress, 3d Session, House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. No. 55. 1857. 8vo., (83.) Meech. Intensity of heat and light of sun upon different latitudes. (86.) Mayer. Mexican history and archæology, and Zapotec remains. (88.) Gibbs and Genth. Researches on ammonia-cobalt bases. (79.) Runkle. New tables, planetary motion. (94.) Runkle. Asteroid supplement to new tables. 93. Smithsonian meteorological observations for the year 1855. (Printed Printed merely to enable observers to verify their records, and distributed only to them. 95. Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, contributions to the history of the marine The colored plates are to be found in the extra copies, most of the edition inserted in the 96. Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine alge of North America. By Professor William Henry Harvey, M. D. In three parts, with 50 colored plates. May, 1858. 4to., pp. 568. 97. Magnetical observations in the Arctic Seas. By Elisha Kent Kane, M. D., U. S Navy. Made during the second Grinnell expedition in search |