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and were given cordial hospitality by Bishop Leopold Kroll and Miss 

 ^lary Wood McKenzie. 



Much aid and hospitality were given by Mr. Seybold. Tie also spent 

 some time at Caj)e Palmas and brought back a number of interesting 

 specimens which he gave to the expedition. B. O. Vipond, Director 

 of Personnel, was of great assistance as were various other planta- 

 tion employees. P. C. Bodewes, with the aid of his native boys, made 

 several drives for animals ; Mr. Lewis Chancellor, well-known hunter, 

 personally collected several duikers and water chevrotains. Mr. and 

 Mrs. George Blowers, of the Bank of Monrovia, presented their house- 

 hold pets, a red duiker, a civet cat, and a linsang. To all of these the 

 expedition is under deep obligation. 



The other specimens were collected almost entirely by natives in 

 various parts of the country, and many were brought back by the party 

 on its field trips. 



In addition to the live animals a considerable collection of alcoholic 

 specimens was made, including fishes, reptiles, batrachians, and in- 

 sects. All preserved specimens collected on this expedition are being 

 turned over to the United States National Museum. 



At the close of the fiscal year the expedition was still in the field, 

 although a preliminary shipment had been made from Liberia to 

 Boston in the care of Roy J. Jennier, who arrived at that port on 

 May 17, 1940. A summary of the specimens in this shipment follows : 



Class Species Individuals 



Mammals !^ 13 



Birds 8 , 15 



Reptiles , 11 53 



Mollusks 1 14 



Total 25 95 



Some of these animals were placed on display in the exhibition 

 of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. at the New York World's Fair, 

 upon the close of which they will be forwarded to Washington. Tlie 

 remainder were brought direct to Washing-ton. 



Tlie other members of the expedition sailed from Monrovia on July 

 15, 1940, and arrived at Norfolk, Va., August 6 with about 100 speci- 

 mens including 2 pigmy hippopotami, dwarf civets, crested monkey- 

 eating eagles, the rare Liberian ratel, and other little-known species. 

 A list of the live animals which arrived in Boston on May 17, follows : 



BMITHSONIAN-FIRESTONE EXPEDITION 



Scientific name Common name Number 



Python sehae African rock python 2 



Amyda triunguis West African soft-shelled turtle 1 



Kinixys erosa West African hinged tortoise 25 



Nnja sp Cobra 4 



Varaniis niloticus African monitor 5 



