American Consular Service 
I'ontevideo, Urtuniay, Aiignst EO , 19E6. 
Dr. 'Valdo L. Bohmitt, 
Barator of I'ar Ine Inverto'bratos , 
National I-asean, 
’■/ashiiif^ton, D. 0. 
I.'y dear Dr. Bchmittt 
I have received your letter of Duly 28, 1926, 
and we are pleased to know that we shall see you again 
so on. 
I shall speal: to Dill Shorter regarding the 
ostriches, and I shall call soon on 3lr. frenoleras in 
the hopes of obtaining bottles for the whale parasites, 
I feel siire that I shall be able to get you a pretty 
good collection of those parasites, as I at', on very 
good terms witli the v/halcrs. fhanlcs for the picture 
of the black corvina. 
•Evidently you liave seen 3)r. b’etcalf recently. 
The grass business is at a stand-still, as it is 
the off-season. ”'e shall start out again soon and try 
for new suecinens. Jw«.i 
• 
to you 
niohols 
and he 
n t fail to let me know if I can be of assistance 
d^i ring your new expedition to Urugua^^. A Hr. 
of the field l^useun is now l ere studying agates, 
seems to be getting some good material. 
Sincerely, 
0. Gaylord Harsli, 
American Gojisul', 
