NO. 6 



SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I92O 



39 



AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION 



During the past year Mr. Charles M. Hoy has continued the work 

 of collecting material in Australia, under about the same conditions as 

 those mentioned in the last report on explorations. In this period 

 collections were made at the following localities : 



" Farina, S. A. : Work in the Farina district was done at Lindhurst, 30 

 miles east of the town of Farina. Nineteen days were spent there, resulting 

 in the collection of no birds and 64 mammals. A few reptiles and insects 

 were also collected." 



" Kangaroo Island, S. A. : Twenty-six days were spent, in the field, on 



Fig. 50. — Aboriginal grave yard, North Australia. 



Kangaroo Island with the result of 85 mammals, 51 birds, and miscellaneous 

 reptiles, amphibians, and marine specimens collected." 



"Port Lincoln (Eyres Peninsula), S. A.: Twenty-two days were spent in 

 the field resulting in the collection of 86 birds and but 15 mammals. A 

 few miscellaneous specimens including reptiles, Crustacea, etc., were also 

 obtained." 



" Busselton, W. A. (50 miles south) : Camp was pitched 50 miles south 

 of the town of Busselton, on the edge of the Government Timber Reserve. 

 Forty days were spent in camp (May 14-June 23). The weather was the 

 worst that I have experienced. During the whole 40 days, there were only 

 three days free from rain. Over 18 inches fell in that time. It was impossible 

 to keep things dry and even the tent fly went green with mould. Despite 

 these handicaps, however, a pretty fair collection was obtained. The collec- 

 tion contains 94 mammals, 46 birds and a few miscellaneous alcoholic speci- 

 mens (reptiles and land shells)." 



