16 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY of forms of primitive music which, it is believed, have not hitherto been described. The Tule Indians are unique in that they do not pound on a drum, a pole, or any other object. Their favorite instrument is the "pan pipe" of reeds. Two men usually play these pipes, sounding alternate tones. The music of these pan pipes was phonographically recorded and transcribed as nearly as is possible in musical notation. An instrument which, as far as known, has not been previously observed, is a reed mite having two finger holes but no "whistle opening." The upper end of the reed is held inside the mouth, possibly touching the roof of the mouth, and for this reason the instrument is designated as a "mouth flute." A gourd rattle, conch shell horn, and bone whistle complete the musical instruments of these Indians. The words of the songs narrate a series of events, such as the preparation for a wedding and a description of the fes- tivity, or the illness and death of a man, followed by "talk- ing to his spirit." Chief Igwa Nigidibippi, who recorded the songs, was a trained singer. EDITORIAL WORK AND PUBLICATIONS The editing of the publications of the bureau was continued through the year by Mr. Stanley Searles, editor, assisted by Mrs. Frances S. Nichols, editorial assistant. The status of the publications is presented in the following summary: PUBLICATIONS ISSUED Thirty-eighth Annual Report. Accompanying paper: An Introduc- tory Study of the Arts, Crafts, and Customs of the Guiana Indians, by Walter E. Roth. 745 pp., 183 pls., 341 figs. Thirty-ninth Annual Report. Accompanying paper: The Osage Tribe: The Rite of Vigil, by Francis La Flesche. 636 pp., 17 pls., 4 figs. Bulletin78. Hana.Dook of the Indians of California, by A. L. Kroeber. x, 995 pp., 83 pls., 78 figs. PUBLICATIONS IN PRESS OR IN PREPARATION Fortieth Annual Report. Accompanying papers: The Mythical Origin of thé White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians; The Auto- biography of a Fox Indian Woman; Notes on Fox Mortuary Cus- toms and Beliefs; Notes on the Fox Society Known as Those Who Worship thé Little Spotted Buffalo"; The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as "The Singing Around Rite" (~ichelson).