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shapes (some in the form of animals), rubbing-stones, baking plates a human stone figure (female), a human figure rudely carved from a boulder, 2 large stone slabs showing in relief, respectively, the figure of a monkey and of an alligator, and 5 fragments of metates (heads of animals); 195 specimens, selected from a large collection sent by Mr. McNiel in 1884.  The remaining specimens, 1029 in number, will be put in storage.

The following collections have been placed on exhibition during this month:--

[[underline]] Indiana. [[/underline]]
Surface.  Floyd, Harrison and Crawford Counties.  J. H. Lemon.
Surface.  Carroll County.  B. W. Evermann.

[[underline]] Wisconsin. [[/underline]]
Mounds.  Warner's Landing, Vernon County.  Dr J. L. DeWitt.

[[underline]] Virginia. [[/underline]]
Surface.  Massaponax, Spottsylvania County.  Robert T. Bigelow.

Most of my time was spent in literary work, the subject being a classification of North American stone antiquities.

C. Rau.
Curator.

Smithsonian Institution,
February 2, 1886.

Professor S. F. Baird.