154 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1952 



VISITORS 



In addition to the scientists, 602 other visitors came to the island 

 during the year. Among these were Paul A. Blanquet, chief engineer 

 of the Suez Canal ; Dr. David Potter, of Clark University, Worcester, 

 Mass.; Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kennard, of Washington, D. C; J. R. 

 Eisenmann and Mr. Woodin, of Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Dr. Frank E. Maz- 

 land, Jr., of Carlisle, Pa. ; Elton E. Hooser, of the U. S. Bureau of 

 Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Washington, D. C. ; several Boy 

 Scout troops, including the Explorers' Post; and several groups of 

 Girl Scouts. For these Scout groups the visits were educational in 

 nature. 



There were also members of the Liceo of Panama, several groups 

 from LaSalle College, members of the Junior College of the Canal 

 Zone, under the leadership of Prof. George E. Lee, members of the 

 Servicio Geografico del Ejercito de Brasil and the 370th Engineer 

 Amphibious Support Regiment, the Diablo Heights and Balboa High 

 School Camera Clubs, members of the Institute of Inter- American 

 Affairs, the Inter- American Geodetic Survey, the Air Corps School, 

 and officials of the Canal Zone Government, the Panama Canal Com- 

 pany, and the Panama Embassy. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF VERTEBRATES 



The following vertebrates were added to the list published in the 

 1950 report : 



Mammalia : 



Desmodus rotundatua murinus (vampire bat). 



Cabassous centralis (5-toed armadillo). 

 Reptuja: 



Liotyplilops albirostris. 



Ninia maculata. 



Trimetopon barbouri. 



Pseudoboa neuwiedii. 

 Amphibia : 



Hyla venulosa. 



These 7 species, with the 173 given in the list previously published, 

 and the 306 kinds of birds, make a total of 486 vertebrates known from 

 the island. 



DONATIONS 



The resident manager donated to the library a set, complete to 

 date with index volume, of the 26 volumes of Biological Abstracts, a 



