Fros ¥alter Rath’oono Bacon ^cholarshi > of the Smithsonian 
Institution, through the Curator, not less than I specimens of marine 
invertebrates chiefly Crustacea, as a result of a first period of field work 
devoted to a study of the tlacruran fauna of South America. ( ). A 
preliminary survey of the data and material obtained indicates rather strik- 
ing ciianges in the distribution paterns of a number of the species already 
reported from the region, as well as a number of new records of occurrence 
of species and even genera not yet reported ffom the region visited this 
year. Available funds curtailed the field work contemplated to such an extent 
that so f r the coastal regiort of South America from 
to -Suanos Mres, ‘Argentina, only lias been explored. 
Sio de Janeiro, Brazil, 
fhe collections accessioned 
this jQ&r represent but a part of the returns of the trip, further material 
beirig still in transit. 
A laost cordial recepuion was accorded the Curator fro ' the 
scientific establi sbiiiants visited in South Ajaei’ica, and by the scientists 
with whom he came in contact. 
I.a this coaoection the Museo faulista at Sao Paulo, Brasil, 
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Dr. A. de i’aunay, Director/nr. H. Luederwaldt, Curator} and the Buenos Aires 
Ifuseum, H, Doelio-Jurado, Director, ware most generous in grunt irig free 
access to their col ectlons, and in arranging a loan of a selected series of 
their unidentified Crustacea, With the cooperation of thnso Institutions 
notable additions to the carcinological firma of South America appear to be 
in prospect. The National MuKeum of Brazil at Bio de Janeiro was also 
visited, as well as 
the I’enosned JiuseuaB. at La Plata, Argentina. From the 
latter institution future exhlwinges are to be expected. The sioall, but inter- 
esting, collections of the Museum of the Collegio 3^ Luis at Eio ^egro in 
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the State of Porana, Brazil, ivere also examined, -hiie in this partof Brazil 
a visit was made to the scene of ^’ritz Ikieller’s labors in Blumenau and also 
at Florianopolis, Brazil, 
