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Ix'riroONoriox present paper embodies a portion ok tire results ok tire tvorli ok tire Huntington Expedition during tire summers ok i8yy, 1900, 1902, and 190Z. 'bbs whole ok tire krrst season, and considerable parts ok tire koilowing seasons, were spent with tire various kragments ok tire Northern Naidu, and tire general ethnological resnits ok tirat work are here presented, l ire linguistic nrateriai, ok which a eonsiderairienrass iras ireen oirtained, is being prepared kor puiriication as rapidly as possible. In tire work among tire Naidu ok tire koot-iriii and lower Sierra region in tire vicinity ok Noore town, Butts Oount^, tire writer was greatly aided bv Nr. O. B. Spencer ok Enterprise. Owing to iris long residence in tire region, and iris sympathetic stud)? ok tire Indians ok tire vicinity, Nr. Spencer was aide to render valuable service in man)? wa)?s; and kor tire descrip tion ok tire "burning," and man)? ok tire details ok tlrs cere monial and dailv like ok tiris portion ok tire Naidu, tire writer lras relied largel)? on lrim. number, also, ok tbs specimens illustrated, in particular tire images used at tire "burnings," were obtained oni)? through Nr. Spencer's diligent and per sistent endeavors, further notes on ths " burning" in 1904, containing additional important details, were made b)? Nr. 8. H.. Barrett ok Bkiab. Nuclr aid in the work among the Naidu was given b)? Or. /i. N. Bo^cr during the summer ok 1900, chiekl)? in connection with the southern portion ok the stock. Vbe work ok the expedition during the krrst and part ok the second seasons was also greativ kacilitated b)? the man)? courtesies extended b)? Nr. H. B. biston, superintendent ok the Bound Valle)? Beservation. Vbs identikication ok the kood and other plants mentioned in the course ok the paper was Hindi)? undertaken b)? Nr. N. B. Bsrnald ok ths Lira)? Herbarium, Harvard Bnivsrsit)?. In man)? instances, however, the specimens were so imperkect (having been large!)? collected b)? Indians) tkat identikication was impossible.