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John LarstMi has Ik'imi kept away from the Musomn tor some time 

 l)v the ilhiess of his httle hoy, who is suffering with scarlet fever. 



Mr. An{h-ews is rei)orted to l)e a|)i)earins in the " movies " somewhere 

 in this vicinity. 



The Dei)artment of Anthroi)ology has acquired a remarkably fine 

 wooden bowl from New Zealand. Both the body of the bowd and the 

 arched lid are covered with elaborate carvings in the best Maori style, 

 showing the charaeteristic spiral forms and the three-fingered human 

 hand. 



Dr. Crami)ton has Ijeen elected member-at-large of the Division of 

 Biology and Agriculture of the National Research Council. He is to 

 serve from July 1, 1921 to June 30, 1924. 



We are glad to see Dr. Kroeber back at the Museum. He will stay 

 for several weeks. 



A squid of large and rare species (Sthenoteuthis pteropus) was re- 

 ceived at the Museum on April 26th, from Captain George Biggie, of 

 the Cunard Line Steamship " Caronia." It was washed aboard during a 

 storm, just off Queenstown. It is said that the ship's carpenter 

 accidentally stepped on the animal, w^hich seized him with one of its 

 arms, and the specimen was unfortunately much damaged in the result- 

 ing efforts of the crew to dispatch it. 



The species to which this specimen belongs does not reach the gigantic 

 size of some of its relatives. Although it is a large example of its kind, 

 the combined length of head and bod}' is less than two and one half feet. 

 The extreme length, from the tip of the tail to the end of the longest arm, 

 is only five feet four inches. Yet a sensational newspaper account of the 

 circumstances of its capture gave its length as twelve feet. 



While it could not be considered of dangerous size or strength, it is 

 nevertheless of great interest from a scientific point of view, as but few 

 examples of the species have been recorded and there was previously no 

 specimen of it in the collections of this Museum. Except for its large 

 size, it resembles the small squids common along our coast. 



