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Notes on Dr. Schmitt's "Narrative of the 1958 Smithsonian- 
Bredin Caribbean Expedition" 
page 3) The scoop referred to as the "Weber scoop" was originally devised 
by Dr. Needham, of Cornell, for fresh water pond work. Adapted 
by Mr. Jay Weber, of Miami, Fla. for collectirg marine shells. 
page 11) The lady i/tao kindly Informed me of the Vasum collecting local- 
ity, was named Mrs. Allen (check spelling"). I believe she has 
a brother vho is curator of some brach of zoology at Stanford 
TJniisr., California. Desmond would know her full correct name 
page 11a) not off Redonda, but 2-1/2 miles off Charlestown, Nevis, 
Besides Murices also took large elongate specimen of 
Bursa ten uisculp ta D au tz . & F is cher in fairly good condition 
althou^ it was inhabitated by a hermit crab. 
page 15) first V. nuttingi seen. 
Off Charlestown, Nevis, not Redonda 
No Vasums were found on the E inside coast of Carlysle Bay, 
Antigua. The youth who appeared with the double hand -full (x) 
had apparently taken them outside the Bay on the E side. 
In other vsords, from the little I was able to observe, these 
shells vDDuld seem to prefer the outStde coastal waters. 
(x) 25 to 30 specimens 
kuo^Jeri C)eKc(, 
