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getting from place to place . This would leave us scarcely more than a 
week in the vicinity of each of three islands or more, if we cut down 
our sojourn on any one of them. I thought we could best work this out 
after we met up with you, but I would be very happy to abide by any 
itinerary that you map out, unless one of the other of us digs up some 
very pertinent reason why we should go to this or that island, perhaps 
an old type locality, if there is such about. 
I do not believe I have given you the final personnel of the expedi- 
tion. There have been a few shifts and changes. There will be* Dr* 
Harald A. Rehder , curator of mollusks? Dp. Thomas E. Bowman, who works 
on the copepod, isopods and amphipods , in the division of marine inverte- 
brates! and Charles E. Cutress , who is looking after sea anemones, 
other co el enters tee and invertebrat es in general. I will do what 1 can 
to increase the take of Crustacea. 
What about native traps? In Cuba , from whence I just recently 
returned , I found John Finley, a very ardent collector of shells, 
using a woven rattan trap with which, in 60 fathoms , he got some very 
remarkable shells . I would like to employ similar traps in the islands. 
I have enclosed a sketch of what he constructed for himself and wondered 
if thereis anybody available who could fabricate a few similar ones. 
I would like to have a half-dozen, if not too expensive. list knowing 
what the natives use for floats, I shall bring along a few seine corks. 
Finley usually leaves his traps out over night , perhaps even for a day 
or two. These traps do not retain shrimps or crabs which move about 
with greater facility than the mollusks. For the former I would like 
to have some sort of a cylindrical trap with a funnel in each end, some- 
thing through which crabs or shrimps could pass but not re-pass. For 
baits, there has been recommended to me the canned cat food, "Puss-'if- 
Boots 15 . I plan to bring a case along. One just perforates the can and 
leaves it in the trap* 
Any suggestions that you might have as to gear that we should 
bring from the States, please pass on at your early convenience! also 
any other questions that you may have about us for the expedition. 
Mr. McCcnnaughey must be a wonderful fellow. I hope I may meet 
him one of these days. Here is looking forward to the trip. 
Jfy kindest regards and best wishes to you, your wife, and the 
youngster. 
Sincerely, 
Incl* 
WuS;aek 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
