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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 'J2 



" Derby, W. A. {2>^ miles southeast) : Twenty-three days were spent in 

 the above locality, August 7-29. The locality visited was very poor in both 

 mammal and bird life and a collection of only 43 mammals, 68 birds and 10 

 reptiles secured." 



Fif^- 55- — A native of North Australia. 



In the last letter received from Mr. Hoy, from Port Darv^^in, 

 Northern Territory, dated Sei)tember 25, 1920, he writes, in part, as 

 f ollov^rs : 



