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mals of the Eastern Hemisphere, completed successfully his 

 plans for the Third Asiatic Expedition, and 

 Third Asiatic sailed for China early in the year. He organized 

 Expedition his native personnel, brought together other 

 members of his party and was later joined by 

 members leaving from the States. Active work was begun, 

 and letters received from Mr. Andrews and others of the ex- 

 pedition indicate very successful and gratifying results. No 

 large shipment of mammals has, as yet, been received from 

 the field, but the reports inform us that collections are being 

 accumulated; already more than 300 mammals, and 5,400 

 fishes, reptiles and batrachians have been shipped. 



Mr. H. E. Anthony, Associate Curator of Mammals of the 

 Western Hemisphere, returned to the department in March 

 from his expedition to Ecuador. This trip was 

 E cua d ?? an of about eight months' duration, and he was 

 accompanied by Mr. George K. Cherrie who 

 had charge of the bird work. Mr. Anthony brought back 

 the largest collection of mammals this Museum has ever 

 received from South America, and, as far as records show, 

 no other museum has ever received as large a collection from 

 a single expedition to South America. Of the 1,550 speci- 

 mens brought back, some 943 were collected personally, 

 while the remainder were secured by gift and purchase from 

 Mr. Ludovic Soderstrom of Quito. This collection will serve 

 as a nucleus for the acquisition of Ecuadorian mammals until 

 enough have been received to warrant the publication of a 

 report in full on the mammals of the republic. 



In May an expedition was organized, in the charge of Mr. 

 Cherrie, to return to Ecuador and go on with the work 

 where it was dropped by the previous expedition. Mr. G. H. 

 H. Tate was sent in July to join Mr. Cherrie as a representa- 

 tive of this department. Unfortunately Mr. Cherrie met with 

 a severe accident, the unexpected discharge of his shotgun 

 breaking his right arm and threatening fatal consequences, 

 which necessitated his immediate withdrawal from the field. 

 The expedition was* thus placed under Mr. Tate's charge and 

 he and Mr. Gill have been working under direction from New 

 York. They were instructed to return to New York at the 

 close of 1921. 



