Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09

time continuing his researches in the
ROCK! mountains of Canada and Mon
eana, and studying the glacial formation
ana az now IN Glacier. British Columbia.
IN montana he studied the geological for
nation and collected fossil remains
among them the first specimens of fossil
oacteria- His collection of fossils also
included the Oldest. animal remains known
ana oidest authentic vegetable remains.
DIS. e. Q. Ulrich and r. s. RassIer ~
the museum staff worked in co-nnara.
l!oh with the geological survey in
STUDYING the stratigraphy of the CEN
trai basin of Tennessee, and gathered
some Wei preserved fossil faunas for
port. and field work carried on nnder
,he direction of DIR. Frank Snrinper
resulted in the collection of interestina
York "s'efh we"
Other Field Expeditions,
Among other expeditions and field
pafties sent out or participated in by
the institution or its branches there
we're mentioned in the report: c. w.
Gilmore's search for vertebrate FOSSILS
IN montana; DR.. 7. Wayland Waugh
ans coral investigations on the coast of
Florida and the West Indies: the worL
,oi H. {. Raven in Borneo and the Cele-
OF geological and chronological material.
the geological explorations of Arthur
de c. Sowerby in Manchuria and north
eastern China. and Copley Amory, jr.'s.
collecting trip on the northeastern coast
of Siberia, while with the Koren expe-
dition.
Robert Ridsway, curator of the mu
scum division OF birds, reported tnat
the passenger pigeon, wild turkey and
ruffed grouse have totally disappeared
from southern Illinois, where he has
been comparing the bird life OF f11ty
years ago with present conditions.
With few exceptions. all the native
birds have decreased in numbers, due
to relentless shooting, reduced breeding
and sheltering areas, increased num-
Der OF sparrows, destruction by cats
and hunting dogs and the spraying OF
orchards.
Reports and valuable collections
have been made by the expeditions un-
dertaken by John B. HENDERSON. re-
gent of the institution, in eastern
Cuba, Cardenas bay and the Cubitas
mountains, as well as on the Pourtales
plateau, were commented on. Collec-
rions of marine organisms and land
shells were made.
The report also told that in cooper
alton with the Carnegie Institution of
Washington DR.. J. n. Pose of the Ma
tional herDarium visited the coast of
South america and made collection
OIL about 5000 specimens of cacti for
the museum. Near the close or the
fiscal year DR.. Rose began exploring
the east coast of South America maxi
ing further study OF the cacti
Study OF Negro Child.
In connection with the museums
work in physical anthropology, and
under the joint auspices of the institu-
ton and the Panama California expo
sition at San Diego, two expeditions,
were sent into the field; one in charge
of DIR. v. Sehuck to study the negro
child in it's native environment for
comparison with the negro child in
this country. He went to the KaIa-
hari desert to study the South African
Bushmen and to Zululand. His inves-
tiGations concerning the pygmies of
British East Africa were interrupted
by the war. The other expedition was
under the direction of DR.. st. Ponia-
towski, who visited number of ma
tive tribes of eastern Siberia, where he
found physical types which closely re-
sembled the American Indian. After he
had collected photographs and data
from two tribes his work was stopped
by the war.
Some of the results of the exploration
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