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normal. An isolated case now and then mi^ht be attriluited to acci- 

 dent or to violence ; but these cases are so common as to lead to the 

 lielief that it is a disease and, so far as 1 have observed, it appears to 

 be contined to this one species, with the exception of one case in 

 which I noticed the mustache monkey affected by it.'' 



Detailed work has been done in the neighborhood of this base, and 

 several expeditions have been made away from it. L'nder date of 

 September i, 1918, Mr. Aschemeier gives the following list of the 

 more important specimens collected : Birds, 671 ; small mammals, 

 758 : monkeys, 79 ; gorillas, 2 ; chimpanzees, 8 ; buffalo, 14 ; antelope, 

 42 : wild pig. 10. 



Fig. 34. — Riding water buffaloes is the favorite pastime of Ceiebean 

 children, especially small boys. During the hot part of the daj- the 

 buffaloes spend most of their time in a pond or pool, with all but their 

 heads submerged, paying little or no attention to the children that climb 

 over them and dive from their backs. 



War conditions have seriously interfered with the shipment of 

 material to Washington. Of the lots that have been sent only three 

 had arrived up to the end of January, 1919. These included a total of 

 805 specimens, all in good condition. Among the more interesting 

 may be mentioned a gorilla, seven chimpanzees, 12 buff'aloes. eight 

 wild pigs and parts of an elephant. 



EXPEDITION TO BORNEO AND CELEBES 

 In the report on explorations during 1916 (Smithsonian Misc. 

 Coll.. vol. r/), no. 17, pp. 29-35) '^''' account was given of field-work 



