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a success. Special mention 
should be made of the assist- 
ance rendered by the officers 
of the Isthmian Canal Com- 
mission and the Panama Rail- 
road Company, which was ex- 
tended with much liberality 
and was of the highest 1m- 
portance in promoting the in- 
terests of the undertaking. 
The Field Museum of Nat- 
ural History, Chicago, hav- 
ing planned for the collection 
and study of the fishes of the 
Canal Zone, this work was by 
agreement carried on in con- 
junction with that of the 
Smithsonian Expedition. 
Fic. 14.—Choco Indian of Southern 
Darien, Panama. Photograph by Pittier. 
It was at first proposed to con- 
fine the collections 
to the Canal Zone, 
but as the natural 
faunal and_ floral 
areas extended 
much to the north 
and south, it was 
found necessary to 
extend the work 
into the territory of 
the Republic of 
Panama. The gov- 
ernment of Panama 
not only gave the 
necessary permis- 
sion, but expressed 
a strong desire that 
as much work as 
possible should be 
done within its 
limits, and aided the 
Fic. 15.—Cura Indian women and children from collectors in every 
Urgandi, Coast of San Blas, Panama. Photograph : f 
by Pittier way possible. 
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