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We embarked on the M. V. Silverash at Singapore. At Belawan 

 Deli we were joined by Jennier, Davis, and Gaddi, who had brought 

 the collection to the port on a special railroad train furnished through 

 the courtesy of A. Baron Van Styrum, of the Deli Railroad. Layang 

 Gaddi Sang, who had proved himself most efficient in field-work, 

 accompanied us to Washington. The return voyage took 50 days, with 

 stops at Colombo, Bombay, Karachi, Port Sudan, and Port Said. At 

 each port a few specimens were picked up — a pair of gaur at Bombay 

 (these from Mysore) and some leopards ; and from Port Sudan two 

 pairs of giraffe, a pair of African buffalo, and two shoebills. 



Fig. 44. — The hornbill specialist. He came time after time holding a hornbill 

 under his arm. These had evidently been collected with lime, and in the vicinity 

 of Siantar. 



The expedition lasted nearly 9 months, and resulted in a splendid 

 addition to our collection at the Zoological Park. Our best thanks are 

 due to the American Diplomatic and Consular Corps for cooperation 

 and friendship, and to the Departement Economische Zaken, which 

 gave us necessary permits for collecting and exporting our live stock. 



In addition to living animals, small collections of mammals, birds, 

 fishes, and invertebrates were made for the United States National 

 Museum. Some of these will be reported on at a later time. A few 

 losses were suffered on the home journey, but in general we had 

 excellent luck. The collection as listed after arrival consisted of 46 

 species of mammals, 93 of birds, and 34 of reptiles and batrachians. 



