36 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1930 



Islands the expedition proceeded 3,100 miles to the Marquesas Is- 

 lands, where they visited Hiva-oa, Fatu-Hiva, Uahuka, Nukahiva, 

 and later Eiao, one of the islands of the northern group. From 

 this point the voyage continued to the Tuamotu Islands. Fruit 

 pigeons, robber crabs and other crustaceans, corals, and shells were 

 collected. The cruise was ended at Papeete, Tahiti; because of the 

 lateness of the season the party returned by steamer to San Francisco, 

 arriving there on October 25, 1929. The Mary P'mchot was taken 

 back to Savannah, Ga., by the officers and crew. 



Through the untiring energy of Mr. Pinchot and of Doctor Fisher, 

 who represented the Museum on the expedition, large and valuable 

 collections including porpoises, bats, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, 

 and other animals have come to the Museum as noted elsewhere in 

 this report, numerous forms being new to our collections. 



The explorations of Dr. Hugh M. Smith in Si am were continued 

 throughout the year. Among other journeys he made a trip to the 

 mountains of northern and northeastern Siam, where little zoological 

 collecting has been done before. As in previous years a number 

 of species new to science have been obtained. 



In May, 1930, Doctor Wetmore made a short collecting trip princi- 

 pally for birds in the mountains of northern Spain, where he ob- 

 tained a number of forms new to the Museum collections. His work 

 was carried out principally from Puente de los Fierros, Busdongo, 

 and Riaiio. 



Dr. Joseph F. Rock continued work, under the auspices of the 

 National Geographic Society, in the semi-independent kingdom of 

 Muli, in southwestern Szechwan, China, and also visited the Minya- 

 konka Mountains. He made important collections of birds and 

 plants, the specimens coming to the National Museum as a gift from 

 the National Geographic Society. 



Mr. Ernest G. Holt, traveling under the auspices of the National 

 Geographic Society, accompanied a boundary survey party along the 

 Venezuelan-Brazilian frontier, returning to this country with a 

 valuable collection of birds, reptiles, plants, and other material 

 which was presented to the National Museum by the National Geo- 

 graphic Society. 



Dr. H. C. Kellers, United States Navy, who through cooperation 

 of the Navy Department was attached as surgeon to the Solar Eclipse 

 Expedition to the island of Panay, P. I., returned with large zoologi- 

 cal collections, principally of reptiles, fishes, and marine inverte- 

 brates, which are of great scientific value. 



Dr. J. M. Aldrich was in Europe at the beginning of the fiscal year 

 examining types of species of flies in the British Museum. In July 

 he proceeded to Bergen, Norway, and after a brief collecting excur- 

 sion there continued to Sweden, where he spent a successful season 



