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la alee said be baa & good problem for anyone interested, 8» routinely cel* 
laeted bird asst© free the site* of the blood survey after the neetUn&* bad left, 
fbe aeete were brought to the laboratory, tea through the Berleae funnel, and all 
aaittale, which ©asa out, preserved, Ha ha* <pife« a lot of thee* oolleotloas aid 
t» time to work on the*. Jfe »© loader eaves the oasis* 
tfee first Mat was located la a citrus grove at the Si- iepese dmt. i&m. It 
mis * ! ‘«ugar bird' ues t, hr* fells a n s ifl suln a ta ri ©*l e« of blood fir* £&s heart 
and added l a© of saline to it in a fob®, alter making A blood thin «■«**. Heel sure* 
moots were made of wiag and tail feather* as iodessee of growth, tfaaa fh# '©herd 
@easor«aeat from elbow Joint to tip boas la wisg. 
Dr. Mtboa pointed oaf soon eeeoa plantations a* w® went to the »**t stop. Res 
shoved a® the large ■♦iawertoUe'' tree Clryfcfegifla) in s»sg the *borter cocoa trees, 
which serve to shade them and make the®, grow better, The#® plantations used to be 
highly malarious because the immortelle* were loaded with epiphytes (BremeUaceee) 
which held and lured A nookelea 'bailator , the vector. Be pointed out that in loefciag 
for mosquito breeding, ia these Braaeliaceaes » one should peach them with a stick 
first to stare any snakes, chop them off gently, chop 9ii the tops ©I ffc® leave* 
to provide a smaller area for pouring, then peer the water into a basis, 
We visited nest tba Vega de OrofKtuehs Sort, operated cocoa pr®pagafia§ station. 
It had s 2©0* square enclosed on sides end top by aareen wire, plus e» span air 
head house, the Ytoaesflela house aeon **ad built & neat os top Of one 
o£ Ska roof supporting pipes, the mm nestlings eai * «Pr bird nestling war® bled, 
1 climbed up on a 1000 gallon tank end took & picture of the station, be alec saw 
a tanaaer f i neat but the nestling® war# tee assail to bleed- 
