BERRIEN, J. MCPHERSON. Construction of act establishing Smithsonian. (R. 1853) Ancient remains in Colorado. (R. 1867)-. BERTHOUD, E. L. Antiquities of Colorado. (R. 1871).......... Best hours for temperature observations-C. DEWEY. (R. 1860)-- Bibliography of American natural history for 1851-C. GIRARD.___. 67 215 249 228 147 149 48 I 258 71 241 48 442, 432 Bibliography of atomic volume and specific gravity, expansion, and boiling and Bibliography of diseases of joints, bones, larynx, eye, gangrene, etc.-W. W. 300 Bibliography of expansion-F. W. CLARKE... 289 Bibliography of fishes-T. GILL......-- 247 Bibliography of fishes of Pacific coast of United States and Alaska for 1880- T. H. BEAN. (P. 1881) 467 Bibliography of fishes of Pacific coast of United States-T. GILL 463 Bibliography of mammals-T. GILL............. 230 Bibliography of mollusks-T. GILL.__ 227 Bibliography of nebulæ, clusters, milky way, nebular hypothesis, etc.-E. S. 311 Bibliography of North American conchology previous to 1860. Part I. Ameri- 142 Bibliography of North American conchology previous to 1860. Part II. For- 174 Bibliography of ornithology: faunal publications relative to British birds-E. 333 Bibliography of orthoptera-S. H. SCUDDER 189 Bibliography of rattlesnakes, serpent venom, etc.-S. W. MITCHELL.......... 135 Bibliography of specific heat-F. W. CLARKE 276 Bibliography of Yoruba language-T. J. BoWEN. 98 Bibliography, plan of-J. FRIEDLÄNDER. (R. 1858). 109 Biela's comet, investigations of-J. S. HUBBARD. (R. 1862) Big elephant mound in Grant county, Wisconsin-J. WARNER. (R. 1872) --- 271 150 BINNEY, W. G.- Bibliography of North American conchology previous to 1860. Part I. Bibliography of North American conchology previous to 1860. Part II. 174 Check-list of shells of North America_____ 128 Land and fresh-water shells of North America. Part I 194 Land and fresh-water shells of North America. Part II_____ Part III. Land and fresh-water shells of North America. 143 144 Bird, a new humming, from Guatemala-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1878) – 332 (R. 1867) 215 Birds, acknowledgment of-J. GOULD. (R. 1867) 215 Birds, acknowledgment of—Hungarian National Museum. (R. 1863) 187 Birds, alphabetical index of genera of-S. F. BAIRD 108 (R. 1858) ----- Birds, American, instructions for collecting nests and eggs of—S. F. BAIRD. Birds and mammals of Missouri river, list of-E. HARRIS. (R. 1850) 109, 139 28 Birds, arrangement of families of-S. F. BAIRD. 210 Birds, bibliography of British-E. COUES. (P. 1879). 333 Birds, catalogue of North American-S. F. BAIRD. Octavo. 108 Birds, catalogue of North American-S. F. BAIRD. Quarto-‒‒‒ 106 Birds, catalogue of Old World, in Nat. Museum-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1881) 467, 462 168 Birds, dates of first appearance of-F. B. HOUGH 182 Birds, description of new species of, from Costa Rica-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1878) 332 467 Birds, descriptions of several new species and races of, in National Museum- 332 Birds, desiderata among North American-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1881)....... 467 139 Birds, humming, list of-D. G. ELLIOT 334 Birds, list of described, of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, not in Smithsonian collections_.._ 185 Birds' nests and eggs, instructions for collecting 139 Birds, new species and races of American, and synopsis of genus Tyrannus-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1878) 332 Birds, new species of Turdida, from Dominica-G. N. LAWRENCE. (P. 1880) 425 Birds, nomenclature and catalogue of-R. RIDGWAY 422 Birds. North American oölogy-T. M. BRewer---- 89 Birds, notes on some Costa Rican-R. RIDGWAY, P. 1881)---- 467 Birds of Antigua, catalogue of Ober's collection of—G. N. LAWRENCE. (P. 1878) 332 Birds of Arctic America-L. KUMLIEN. 342 Birds of Barbuda, catalogue of Ober's collection-G. N. LAWRENCE. (P. 1878) 332 109 341 Birds of Central California-L. BELDING. (P. 1878)- 332 Birds of Chester county, Pennsylvania-V. BARNARD. (R. 1860) 147 Birds of District of Columbia, list of-E. COUES; S. S. PRENTISS. (R. 1861)-- 149 Birds of Dominica, catalogue of Ober's collection of-G. N. LAWRENCE. 1878)___ (P. Birds of Grenada, catalogue of Ober's collection-G. N. LAWRENCE. 332 (P. 1878) 332 332 333 Birds of Kerguelen Island-J. H. KIDDER; E. COUES ..... 293 Birds of Lesser Antilles, catalogue of Ober's collection of-G. N. LAWRENCE, (P. 1878) 332 Birds of Martinique, catalogue of Ober's collection of-G. N. LAWRENCE. (P. 1878) --- 332 -- Birds of Middle and South America not in National Museum-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1881). 467 Birds of Missouri river-E. HARRIS. (R. 1850)--. 28 Birds of North America, nomenclature and catalogue of—R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1880) 425 109 332 Birds of South America, circular relative to collections of 168 332 Birds of South western Mexico, collected by F. E. Sumichrast-G. N. LAW RENCE. 295 Birds of West coast, migrations and nesting habits of―J. G. COOPER. (P. 1879) 333 Birds of West Indies, catalogue of Ober's collections from-G. N. LAWRENCE. (P. 1878) 332 Birds, review of American. Part 1-S. F. BAIRD___ 181 Birds, revisions of nomenclature of-R. RIDGWAY. (P. 1880) –– 425 Birds, suggestions for saving skeletons of-A. NEWTON. (R. 1860) 147 Birds, systematic review of classification of-W. LILLJEBORG. (R. 1865.) 209, 364 BISHOP, W. D. Commissioner of Patents, Meteorological observations 467 157 Bison, request of Bern Museum for. (R. 1865) – -- 209 Bites of serpents, nature and cure of-D. BRAINARD. Black bass of the Ohio, habits of the-J. EOFF. (R. 1854) 75 Black Hammock, colored bead from-A. M. HARRISON. (R. 1877) 323 224 Black Mountain, North Carolina, topography of-T. L. CLINGMAN. (R. 1855) Blind deaf mute, vocal sounds of Laura Bridgman, the-F. LIEBER- 12 BLODGET, L. List of meteorological observers. (R. 1853)--. 67 BLONDEL, S. Historical, archæological, and literary study of jade. (R. 1876) 299 82 Blossoming of plants, dates of-F. B. HOUGH 182 Blowpipe apparatus of Hawkins and Wale. (R. 1872) -. 271 Blowpipe, qualitative determination by the-T. EGLESTON. (R. 1872).. 271 244 Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions-See American Board, etc. 329, A Board of Regents-See Regents. BOEHMER, G. H. Index to anthropological articles in Smithsonian publica- Reports of astronomical observatories, 1880. (R. 1880) 442, 438 BOERNER, C. G. Lightning discharges. (R. 1867)- 215 Boiling point, bibliography of-F. W. CLARKE-- 255 Boiling points, tables of-F. W. CLARKE 255, 288 BOLLES, E. C. Account of Portland Society of Natural History. (R. 1867) 215 300 Bonito, oceanic, description of-V. N. EDWARDS. (P. 1878) ---- 332 Bonito, oceanic, on coast of United States-G. B. GOODE; T. H. BEAN. (P. 1878) 332 Books, acknowledgment of-C. J. BETHUNE. (R. 1861)....... 149 149 215 28 209 (R. 1860) 147 150 Books, copyright, from 1846 to 1849—C. C. JEWETT. (R. 1850) -- Books on Egypt, presentation of R. LEPSIUS. 27 Books, on the classification of-J. P. LESLEY. Botany of Hawaiian and Fanning Islands and California-T. H. STREETS 303 294 Botany, progress in, in 1879 and 1880-W. G. FARLOW. (R. 1880) ------ 442, 430 Botany-See Plants. Boundary line between geology and history-E. SUESS. (R. 1872) – 271 BOWEN, T. J. Yoruba grammar and dictionary ---. 98 BOWERS, S. Explorations in Santa Rosa Island, California. (R. 1877)----- 323 467 304 Brachyopsis verrucosus, from California-W. N. LOCKINGTON. (P. 1880) 425 Brachyopsis xyosternus-D. S. JORDAN; C. H. GILBERT. (P. 1880)--------BRACKETT, A. G. Shoshone or Snake Indians, religion, superstitions, manners, 425 etc. (R. 1879) 345 BRACKETT, A. G. Sioux or Dakota Indians. (R. 1876) 299 Brain and marrow of animals, uses of, among Indians-T. R. PEALE. (R. 1870).. 244 Brain, dual character of the-C. E. BROWN-SÉQUARD. Toner lecture No. II. BRAINARD, D. Lecture on bites of serpents and wounds of poisoned arrows. (R. 1854) 291 75 BRANSFORD, J. F. Archæological researches in Nicaragua. 383 BRANSFORD, J. F., note on shells from Costa Rica kitchen-midden, collected by-W. H. DALL. (P. 1878) 332 BRAVAIS, AUGUSTE, memoir of, by E. DE BEAUMONT. (R. 1869) 228 BRAYTON, A. W. Distribution of the fishes of South Carolina, Georgia, and 308 BRAYTON, A. W. North American ichthyology 308 |