Dr, Waldo L, Schmitt, Curator of Marino Inrortohratoi, iraB 
awordod the Walter Sathbon© Bacon eeholarship for the purpose of laakirjg a 
study of the erustaooaa fauna of South itosrlca, H® hopod to spend the 
last six Bwinths of this year investigating the famm of the east coast of 
the continent, and left lew Torh August 1, arriving at Rio d© darxeiro on the 
ISth, tdiwre h® ms accorded ©very oourteiy, both by the Brasilian officials 
and the Aaerican Ambassador* Much collecting ms done in the Bay of Rio de 
Janeiro, and valuable material obtained at Paqueta Island, 
Dr, fohsaitt vleited tJie Museu Nacional, examined the col- 
leotions, and received much valuable information frcsa Dr, Carlos Moreira, 
the Brasilian oarcinologist, #io ms for a long thm attached to tlie Musex:^, 
in regard to the local marine fauna inid the best oolleoting |?rounde. 
Heavy rains and ujiavoidablo delays prolonged his sojourn at 
Rio de Janeiro until Septaaber 7, .idien he loft for Sontos, arriving there 
the following day, fh© nearly Museu Peullsta at Sao Paulo ms visited and 
her© h® met Dr, H, Ludermldt, Custodian, dio for many years has been a 6or*» 
respondent of the D. S, National Musem, fh© collodtions of the Museum were 
examined and ©reat^ly a,dialr©d by 1r, Schmitt. do tsnas; ver^' rauch .fjrf'ti- 
fled at receiving from the Museu. Paullsta permission to work its collootion 
of unidentified orustaoea, and for the privilege ©f making excdianges. The 
flshir^ grounds of Santos were visited and some material obtained frcm the 
seine of bh® fishermen. 
On September 17, aocompaniod by Dr, Ludermldt, he started for 
Sa© Sebastla®,' arriving the next morning after a laosi dncanfortable ni^t on 
a small boat. The collsotlng here was good and maty varieties of Crustacea 
were obtained# light ©olleotii^ yielded valuable tow-net hauls, %on this 
island several species of fresh-water shrimps were obtained. Dr, Sohmltt Is 
of the imprassion that these shrimps oan travel considerable distances over 
