NO. 6 



SMITHSONIAN' EXPLORATIONS. I92O 



39 



AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION 



During the past year Mr. Charles M. Hoy has coiitiniied the w(irk 

 of collecting material in Australia, luider ahout the same conditions as 

 those mentioned in the last re])()rt on explorations. In this period 

 collections were made at the following localities : 



" Farina, S. A. : Work in the Farina district was done al 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 



Fh;. 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 l)ut 15 mammals. .X 

 few miscellaneous specimens inchuHng rei)tiles. Crustacea, etc., were also 

 obtained." 



" Busselton, W. .A. (50 miles south) ; (amp was pilclu'd 50 miles stmlh 

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

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

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

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

 to keep things dry and even the tent Hy went green wilii mould. Desjiitc 

 these handicaps, however, a i)retly fair collectiim was obtained. The collec- 

 tion cf)ntains 94 mammals, 46 birrls and a few miscellaneous alcoholic speci- 

 mens (rei)tiles and laiul shells)." 



