- Barus, Carl, 1886, Subsidence of fine solid particles in liquids: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 36, 54 p. :diagrs. ;24 cm.,
- Barus, Carl; Strouhal, Vincent, 1886, Physical properties of the iron-carburets (third paper): Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 35, 62 p. :diagrs. ;24 cm.,
- Diller, J. S., 1886, Notes on the geology of northern California: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 33, 23 p. :diagr. ;24 cm.,
- Peale, Albert C., 1886, Lists and Analyses of the Mineral Springs of the United States: A Preliminary Study: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 32, 235 p.,
- Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1886, Systematic review of our present knowledge of fossil insects, including myriapods and arachnids: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 31, 128 p. ;24 cm.,
- Walcott, Charles D., 1886, Second contribution to the studies on the Cambrian faunas of North America: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 30, 369 p. :incl. ill., xxxiii pl., diagrs. ;24 cm.,
- White, Charles A., 1886, On the fresh-water invertebrates of the North American Jurassic: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 29, 41 p. :incl. iv pl. ;24 cm.,
- White, Charles A., 1886, On the relation of the Laramie molluscan fauna to that of the succeeding fresh-water Eocene, and other groups: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 34, 54 p. : incl. v pl. ;24 cm.,
- Williams, George Huntington, 1886, The gabbros and associated hornblende rocks occurring in the neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland: Govt. Print. Off., Bulletin 28, 78 p. :ill., 4 col. pl. (incl. fold. map) ;24 cm.,