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United States National Museum
Under Direction of
The Smithsonian Institution
Washington August, 24 /82

Prof. S.J. Baird
Director of U.S. Nat. Mus.

Sir:

I have the honor to report that for the Month of July 1882, the assistants in Reptile Department have been engaged in preparing Mss. for Printing of Check List of North American Reptiles, entering new specimens, labelling reserve and Foreign Reptiles. Number of entries for the Month of July - thirty five. The Curator has given his special attention to the Mss. printing and identification of collection from 
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