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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. Frere 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 bete 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 everyivhere. 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 BnUetin, July, 1916. 



Nestling Hoatzins at Home. William Beebe. Zoological Society Bulletin, Sep- 

 ten\ber, 1916. 



Folio of Photographs from the Research Station. P. G. Howes. Zoological So- 

 ciety Bulletin, September, 1916. 



Tropical Specimens. R. I.. 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. Nezv York Trib- 

 une, December, 1916. 



