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trip to the Commander Islands in 191 5 and 1916. An interesting- 

 excursion was also undertaken to the Biological Station at Misaki, 

 but as the season had not opened yet, only the buildings and the 

 apparatus of the station could be examined. 



Messrs. Stejneger and Lindquist having now completed the task 

 of inspecting the fur seal rookeries, left the Mojave in Yokohama and 

 took passage in the President Jefferson sailing for Seattle, Washing- 

 ton, on September 2. Dr. Alfred H. Brooks returned in the same 

 steamer. 



EXPLORATIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND CHINA 



Through the generosity of Dr. W. L. Abbott, Mr. Charles M. Hoy 

 continued his work of collecting specimens of the very interesting 

 fauna of Australia. The work was terminated during the winter 

 and Mr. Hoy returned to the United States in May, 1922. The 

 results of this expedition are of especial value for two reasons : First, 

 the Australian fauna has heretofore been but scantily represented in 

 the National JNIuseum, and, second, the remarkable fauna of that 

 continent is being rapidly exterminated over large areas. The speci- 

 mens received during the year bring the total up to 1,179 mammals, 

 including series of skeletal and embryological material ; 928 birds, 

 with 41 additional examples in alcohol, and smaller collections of 

 reptiles, amphibians, insects, marine specimens, etc. The accom- 

 panying photograph (fig. 46) shows part of an exhibition case in 

 the National INluseum with mounted specimens mostly from the 

 Hoy collection. 



This expedition has been so important that the main features of 

 its history may now be appropriately recapitulated. Doctor Abbott 

 arranged early in 1919 to send Mr. Hoy to Australia. Departure 

 from San Francisco took place early in May and collecting was 

 begun at ^^ andanian, New South Wales, on June 19. From this 

 time until the middle of January, 1922 Mr. Hoy was constantly in 

 the field. The regions visited were as follows : New South Wales 

 (June to December, 1919), South Australia, including Kangaroo 

 Island (December, 1919, to the end of March, 1920), West Australia 

 (May to September, 1920), Northern Territory (October to end of 

 November, 1920), New South Wales (January and February, 1921), 

 Tasmania (April to June, 1921), northern Queensland (July, 1921, to 

 Januarv, 1922). As the main object of the expedition was not to visit 

 the unexplored portions of Australia but rather to secure material 

 from regions where settlement of the country is producing rapid 



