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THE second and concluding volume of the “Hand book of American Indians north of Mexico” has followed three years after the publication of the first volume. It consists of more than a thousand pages of closely printed matter in double columns; there is in addition a synonymy of 158 pages and an extensive bibliography; unfortunately, the latter is not quite complete. For example, Mr. C. Hill-Tout's papers on the Salish in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Reports of the British Association, and his book on “British North America—I., the Far West” (1907), are totally ignored, both here and in the article “Salish.” It is impossible to review a book of this kind as it is composed of an enormous of notes and short articles written by experts, of whom fifty-four were employed on this volume alone. The information is given succinctly, and in most cases an adequate bibliography is added at the end of each article. There is as large a number of illustrations as space permitted. All those interested in North American ethnology and archæology will appreciate the value of authoritative statements on disputed points, and the references for further information thereon. It is also a great convenience to be able to discover the synonvmy of a tribe and to be informed as to what mav be regarded as its official designation. As a book of reference it is simply invaluable, and it should find a place in every public library; every ethnologist will procure a copy as a matter of course.
Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico.
Edited by F. W. Hodge. In two parts; part ii., N—Z. Pp. iv + 1221. (Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnologv, Bulletin 30.) (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910.)
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Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico . Nature 86, 379 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086379c0
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