Director, Prof. ®. DoellO'^Jurado; arranged free shipment of 
rheas v'yith Mr. Owen Thomas, resident manager tor the l^ison line 
Decomher 15! Eevisited the Museum, 
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16! Visited Buenos Aires Zoo in early moiixing; took train to La Plata 
and examined the collections at the Museum. Met Dr. Walter 
Schiller; planned another visit 4t a later date, to arrange for 
exchange and loan of crustacean collections 
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17-20i ^nder the v/sather", sick; saw Dr. Metcalf off morning of 17th. 
El! Visited Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, ^r. Carlos Vallejo; 
began \?ork at the Buenos Aires Museum, selecting set of opeci' 
mans for our Muse-m, part exchange and part for study. 
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22 1 At wo Ik at Buenos Aires liSuseum, 
23 1 Second visit to La Plata Ihiseum; made ac juaintanc® of Dr^ Gahrera, 
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in cha rge of rsairmals and Paolo Gaggero, who looks after the 
lower invertebrates. 
24-28! ’forkiiMJ over collections at the Buenos Aires Museum, packing. 
labeling and listing specimens for shipment to %ahington 
on the 28th load the good fortune of spending several hours 
on hoard the German oceanographic vdssel the’lleteor** just 
before sailing for Punta Arenas; left the evening of this 
day for Montevideo. 
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29-January l! Was disapijointed in obtaining promised rheas, in^ spite of 
strenuous efforts did not succeed in getting them in time 
for sailing on January 1, as expected, forced to \mit over 
two weeks. 
January 
1-15: Fin:,liy consuinniated aiu an,??emont s and secured six rheas, lialf 
the number originally plan 'ed on; January 15 gave a talk 
before tl^ American Club at Montevideo: sdled that after- 
noon for Santos. 
