This aay strike you as rather akete^gr at this ti»e, bat it is offered 
you as a starter for discyssloo. Perhaps m should sake steamer reserva- 
tions at tliis tise as you ree(*«eaded, but I can give you more in detail 
about available steamers by next Monday or Tuesday I h pe, 1 shall move 
tl'iings along as rapidly as I can. 
There is one otiier thinf, I believe I understoexl you to say you 
are not particularly interested in lujuting game or securing speciaens 
of tiie larger aniaals or birds. As I Bentlcaed, those soologioal fields 
have been pretty well cjovered by sapy people iSio have preceded us to the 
Congo. I would expect to concentrate on the asaller invegrtebrate animal 
life and also the *fisiaes, shrimps, and crabs living in the various 
Strems that we ';iave tiae to exMine, 
Tour best photograpry of animal and native life would be at Biondo, 
which, aa I say, is seldom visited j in the national parks along the 
lake regioai and out of Bpulu. I irli& it is either la the latter region 
or closer to Staaleyville that w® could visit the lygmy country. Through- 
out there will be many other opportunities of getting striking pisotographs 
At the moBSsnt I esn say nothing about a photographer. I have yet 
to see Hr, Anthony Stewart, whtxa I mentioned to you. 
AS I wish to get this letter la tonight's mail, 1*11 cut it short 
here. More in the next few days. beat to ym and Mrs. Qredin. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Sd®4U 
Head Curator 
Beparteent of Zoology 
.. I - V 
KS. The ^ithsoniaa is most happy to go along with your project. 
I sh^l tal® it up foraally with tM Secretary as soon as we get things 
Bore definitely lined up. 
