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2. 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.