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of a broken wire* After this was repaired we made 

 better time but there was still something the matter 

 with the engine. After three hours we had gone 20 

 miles and we finally reached Kensworth at half past 

 one. By that time Dick had decided that the trouble 

 was a stoppage in the fuel line but we did not have 

 a pump to blow it out. We did clean the filter and 

 that helped a bit. We settled ourselves and had a 



Front view of Kensworth. 



late tea. We tried out the collecting before supper 

 and found a few things. After supper we hung the 

 gasoline lantern on the porch and used the white wall 

 of the house for a sheet. It was a little chilly and 

 very little came to the light. 



Feb. 18. Ruth and Dick started for Kingston about 9 f 30 

 AM, Ruth to stay at the Wooler's and Dick to take the 

 car to Masterton for repair. He may get back tonight 

 if all goes well. As soon as they were off I started 

 out to the north of the house. Opened a termitarium 

 and found eggs of Typhlops .iama icen sis but no snake . 

 Also I missed the queen cell and hence the queen. I 

 should have said egg-shells as the eggs had hatched 

 long since and the shells were dry and curled. This 

 termitarium had been built partly on and partly in a 

 fallen log and the dissection of it was not easy. 

 Found some good sweeping that yielded bruchids, weevils, 

 chrysomelids and others. Spilochalcis or related genus 

 seems to be relatively common for I took eight or ten 

 specimens. There is a small Tigridia-like iridaceous 

 plant fairly common in the pasture. It has yellow 



