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whole-souled friendship encouraged us in our new work in a 
foreign country. In addition to the above we cannot omit the 
names of Mr. Frére and Mr. Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, Mr. 
and Mrs. Enis, Prof. Harrison and Mr. Rodway, Mr. Goring and 
Mr. Cunningham. The Trinidad Steamship Company left noth- 
ing undone to facilitate our work and make comfortable our 
transportation and that of our specimens. 
With Indian assistants, we mapped out a zone of jungle equal 
to that of Central Park, and confined almost all our efforts to 
this area. We found it an ideal place for our work. Mosquitoes 
were absent, as were all noxious insects except béte rouge. The 
heat of the day was not oppressive, especially in the jungle, and 
the nights were always cool. Poisonous serpents were very rare, 
and none of the wild animals, even the jaguars, ever gave us a 
moment’s thought of danger. Vampire bats were abundant, but 
never molested us. Bathing in the river was perfectly safe, 
although perai were everywhere. On the whole, out-door work 
was as safe and comfortable as corresponding research in the 
vicinity of New York City in summer. 
Seven years ago, the writer published a volume on the natu- 
ral history of British Guiana. ‘Our Search for a Wilderness,” 
which may be considered as adumbrating the present under- 
taking. A few months ago Mr. Charles Chubb published in Lon- 
don a work on “The Birds of British Guiana,” which, by the 
paucity of notes on the life histories of birds, emphasizes the un- 
touched character of this field of scientific work. 
Up to January, 1917, the following articles had appeared in 
connection with the Research Station: 
The Establishment of the Tropical Research Station, William Beebe. Zoological 
Society Bulletin, July, 1916. 
Noosing a Bushmaster. William Beebe. Zoological Society Bulletin, July, 1916. 
The Cock-of-the-Rock. L, S. Crandall. Zoological Society Bulletin, July, 1916. 
Nestling Hoatzins at Home. William Beebe. Zoological Society Bulletin, Sep- 
tember, 1916. 
Folio of Photographs from the Research Station. P. G. Howes. Zoological So- 
ciety Bulletin, September, 1916. 
Tropical Specimens. R. L. Ditmars. Zoological Society Bulletin, September, 
1916. 
Wasps at the Tropical Research Station. P. G. Howes, Zoological Society Bul- 
letin, September, 1916. 
Notes on the Perai. G. I. Hartley. Zoological Society Bulletin, November, 1916. 
The New Jungle-bound Research Station. Howes and Beebe. New York Trib- 
une, December, 1916. 
