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[[underlined]] Robert Ridgway, U.S. National Museum. [[/underline]]_Two arrow-heads from Monteurs Pond, 10 miles east of Vincennes, Indiana.  In these arrow heads (?) the edges are beveled on opposite sides.  They are perhaps the best specimens of the kind in the collection.

2. [[underlined]] Statement of character of routine work in arranging and classifying the collections and preparing the exhibition and study series. [[/underlined]]

The arraigning, classifying and preparing for exhibition the collections received, has been continued in accordance with the plan indicated in my annual report for 1883.  Practically there are but three classes or series of specimens entered in this department.  1. Exhibition and study series, which embraces all [[underlined]] good [[/underlined]] specimens.  2.  Duplicates, utilized for exchange.  3.  Storage, broken specimens and fragments of no value whatever.