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which time he completely circled the territory, and crossed the plateau 
once on foot. In spite of the backwardness of the season, he was 
able to trace the boundaries of the Austral life zones in considerable 
detail, as well as to gather data which connect with the previous cor- 
relation of these zones in the Western Alps and with the correspond- 
ing zones in North America. It was found that the bottom of the 
entire Val Sugana belongs to the Upper Austral zone. Owing to the 
rainy and inclement weather the results were less satisfactory in the 
higher regions, though some important data corroborating previous 
conclusions were obtained. 
The time from May 7 to May 20 was spent ina study of the Etsch 
Valley in Tirol, from Trento to Schlanders, and of its tributary, the 
Eisak, from Bozen to its source on the Brenner Pass. 
The elaboration of the detailed observations will be incorporated 
with a general report on the biological reconnoissance of the Western 
Alps. 
To this preliminary statement are appended two illustrations show- 
ing the character of the country in which the observations were made. 
Figure 23 is a view of the mouth of Val Frenzela, the narrow valley 
through which the descent from the Sette Comuni was effected, near 
Valstagna, a small town a few miles north of Bassano. Figure 24 rep- 
resents the plateau near the commune of Gallio, about 3,500 feet above 
the sea, looking east toward Monte Grappa and showing the begin- 
ning of Val Frenzela. 
DR. ABBOTT’S EXPEDITION IN DUTCH EAST BORNEO AND 
CASHMERE 
In continuation of the exploring and collecting carried on through 
the generosity of Dr. W. L. Abbott, by Mr. H. C. Raven, in Dutch 
East Borneo, it may be said that the work is going forward with ex- 
cellent results. 
Dr. W. L. Abbott is continuing his personal explorations in Cash- 
mere, which he undertook a year ago, and, although the Museum has 
received no detailed report, some fine specimens of mammals have 
been added to the collections and many more are expected. 
In a letter received in January, 1913, Dr. Abbott says that in his 
last shipment the only really good specimen is a queer little silvery 
grey shrew about 74 millimeters long, quite different from anything 
he has before seen, of which there are four specimens from Skoro 
Loomba, east of Shigar. There is also a magnificent snow leopard 
with its complete skeleton. 
