motloa piettxres of the auptls^ daace of these birds, bat in this expec- 
tation we were disappointed. A snake was secured during the two-hour 
hike we were forced to Bake over land to the rookery owing to the heavy 
surf idiich prevented a landing nearer the breeding grotind. At night at 
Gardner Bay, froa the gnngw^r and using an electric light as a lure 
several young fish, together with a nxaaber of amll shriRp and crab 
megalops, were croj^^t tilth a dip net. 
S, South Sej-mour, Jtily 29* yielded us a second species of 
Enake, but this speciEcn dtsappeiired within the larger Hood Island specl- 
aen in whose cage it was tenporsirlly placed while a cage for it was being 
constructed. At night dipnetting by electric ll^t was again attempted, 
but this tise witli only Indifferent results due to high winds and sough 
sea, Antmg the specimens we obtained was a tiny octopus. 
9 . At Pastes <fey, Jaaes Island, July while a search was 
being made for Licutanant Cowan's grave, color photographs were taken of 
the flffifjingoes frequenting the salt lagoons ba<^ of the beach. Mth a 
sample of mud and of the water of the logoon was saved for analysle. 
Members of the landing party brought back a large octopus imd several 
birds. Of these, only a Galapegos &wik was kept alive. Another live 
snake was also secured here and placed in the cage constiucted for the 
late lamented flouth Ceymour specimen. 
10. August first found mm at anchor off (Biatham Bay, Cocos Island. 
The day was devoted to a trip inland at Mafer Bay for the purpose of se- 
curing fruiting aijeciraens of an undescribed species of palm. In this quest 
we were highly successful, for, in addition, secured a number of young 
plants and a quantity of ripe seeds. The second day at Cocos was given 
over to a search for rare tree ferns known from the island. Several 
speciTOns were secured but only a critical detenalnation by a specisllst 
will reveal how successful we were, Tlis successful sail flsMng at tl'ds 
place Is referred to in the accoBpanylng list of fish taken. 
11. On the morning of August 3» I ’^^t out with Mr. Mams and ?ir. 
Sarly and secured several color ptotographs of the sail fish caxaght by 
Mr, Adfiss. Two species of parasitic copepods were obtained froB this fish, 
as well as two small sucker fish from its gills. On the previous day, 
four of these remoras were removed by the President from sail fish he had 
caught. These were also saved. 
12. Mo collecting was undertaken in the Canal Zone. The OoaoM 
palm seedlings were taken to the tropical station maintained by the 
Missouri Botanical Garden at Balboa for pairing in moss, for better 
transit home. 
13. At Old Providence, both sifflre aolleetlng and dr^giag were 
engaged in. A very rich Invertebrate fauna was found inhabiting the reefs 
about Catal4aa Harbor, In Barked contrast to the poor sport fishing ex- 
perienced at this stop. 
