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Profs. J. C. Bradley and C. R. Crosby, of the Department of Ento- 

 mology; Dr. A. H. Wright, of the Department of Zoology; Head- 

 master W. D. Funkhouser, of the Ithaca High School; Messrs. 

 S. C. Bishop and M. D. Leonard, of the class of 1913, and Paul 

 Battle, of Bainbridge, Ga. During the first week, Mr. E. L. 

 Worsham, State Entomologist of Georgia, and Mr. C. S. Spooner, 

 Assistant State Entomologist, were also with the party. Later, 

 from July 15 to November 1, 1912, the Lees judiciously collected 

 material which added four species to our list and nicely augmented 

 our series of previously known forms. In the fall of 1913, Prof. J. C. 

 Bradley and Paul Battle spent a week on Billy's Island and brought 

 out a few reptiles. In December, 1913, Profs. J. G. Needham and J. C. 

 Bradley, Messrs. John Needham and Paul Battle made a trip of ten 

 days into' the Okefinokee and collected considerable data on the winter 

 conditions. Some of their material they brought out, but they left a 

 container which was filled by the Ijees by August 1, 1914. This collec- 

 tion has not been received and is not incorporated in this report. All 

 the members of these various parties and, particularly Prof. Bradley, 

 collected snake material and data and, to each of them we are deeply 

 indebted for aid, good communal spirit and material encouragement. 

 Acknowledgments are due Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, of the United 

 States National Museum; Dr. Witmer Stone and Mr. H. W. Fowler, 

 of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, for the privilege 

 of examining types in their respective collections, and to Messrs. 

 R. W. Bennett and Cornelius, of Fargo, Ga., without whose courteous 

 assistance it would have been impossible to have transported our 

 material out of the swamp. 



The Lees proved very efficient collectors. They enjoy life in 

 this naturalist's paradise and do not live in constant fear of the 

 numerous venomous snakes and dangerous animals of the swamp. 

 They do not alter their course in life because of them, though they 

 respect and appreciate the danger and know what bad wounds some 

 can inflict. They bathe in the lakes where many accidents might 

 befall them, but usually do not. The children go barefoot and were 

 our best and most vigilant scouts about the Lees' clearing. Many 

 a snake, both large and small, they ''stepped on," if they did not 

 "cromb " it with a stick. They knew not the noose, and to it we had 

 little recourse except on rare occasions. The gun proved very 

 serviceable in the thickets. The Lees' fields and clearing were the 

 resort of turtles, lizards and oviparous snakes which sought them 

 for breeding purposes. 



