THE BELLAIRS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
OF 
Me GILL UNIVERSITY 
ST. JAMES 
BARBADOS, B.W.I. 
December 1, 1955 
Dr* Waldo L* Schmitt^, Head Curator, 
Dept* of Zoology, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
Na.tional Itiuseiim, 
7/ashington 25, D*C*, U.3.A. 
Dear Dr* Schmitt, 
You will find enclosed a short note from a Mr. Douglas 
Taylor of Dominica, to Mr. Connell, the Curator of the Barbados 
l!useum. This is in reply to your queiy on fireflies and their use as lamps 
in the West Indies. 1 hope it will be of interest to- ;/ou. 
I am expecting another note from Crenada on the same 
sub jest which I shall send to you when it arrives. 
Sincer ely. 
Jolin B. Lev/is, Director 
