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Captain I\an ('. W'cttfUfiel, V. S. X.. who granted many unusual favors, 

 which I'aciHtatctl my work about the ishuuls. The Governor made it 

 possible for my son and myself to jjroceed to Saipan on a naval vessel, 

 the island in (juestion being a more northerly member of the Mariana 

 group, now in the possession of .Jai)an. Here, also, the collections were 

 unusually rich in several groups, and esjiecially in insects. 



"We left Ciuam for Manila on August 2Gth, and had been on shore 

 for only a few hours when a terrific tyjihoon struck that part of Luzon. 

 It was the worst storm for 15 years. It was extremely profitable to go 

 about the island and to note the contrasts with the regions in the South 

 Pacific Ocean with which my earlier work was concerned. In a word, the 

 flora and fauna of the Philipiiinc Islands are more 'continentil than 

 'insular,' especially in the rich variety of species. 



"The officers of the Bureau of Science were most helpful in giving 

 information, and through the Acting Director, Dr. McGregor, a fine series 

 of i)hotographs was secured for our institution. The work in parasitology 

 is carried on by a former graduate student at Columbia University, 

 Dr. F. G. Haughwout, who ex])ended considerable time and energy on 

 our behalf. 



" I visited the College of Agriculture at Los Banos for the main pur- 

 lJt)se of meeting the Dean, Dr. F. C. Baker, whose collection of insects 

 and of many other groups are marvellously complete. Dean Baker most 

 generously offered us a full series of reptiles and amphibia, and a large 

 series of named insects, — all of which, needless to say, will be of the 

 greatest value to the American Museum. 



"Governor Harrison was much interested in our work, and when I 

 expressed a desire to see the pygmy natives he kindly arranged to put a 

 Coast Guard steamer at our disposal for a trip across the Bay to the 

 region of the Marivales Mountains. We landed early one morning, 

 and started out on horseback for the Negrito territory. After some miles, 

 however, one of the vicious little ponies ahead launched a vigorous kick 

 at my mount, but the blow missed the horse only to fall on my leg, which, 

 naturally, was cut to the bone. I was forced to return so as to have the 

 wound dressed as soon as {possible, and no subsequent opportunity 

 presented itself for a visit to the interesting little people. 



"Aleut tlie middle of September we sailed for Hongkong on the 

 'Empress of Asia,' and almost at once proceeded up the river to Canton 

 for a week's stay at the Canton Christian College. Here I delivered a 



