INCORPORATED 
GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AND PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, 
Executive Offices: Washington, D.C. 1835 Eye St., N.W, 
GORGAS MEMORIAL LABORATORY 
Apartado 1252 
Panama, R. de P. 
Office of the Director Telephone: Panama No. 2001 
22 September 1949 
Dr. Remington Kellogg, Director, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
United States National Museum, 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir:- 
A copy of your letter to Dr. Courtney was found on my desk 
when I returned from the San Bias coast yesterday (Sept. 21). 
I slipped up on No. 65 (Olingo) and the Bayana River 
collection may hold a surprise also. However, v»e collected two 
"Olingo” animals at Palenque and one at Cacique. These you will 
receive a little later. We also collected five very bright "red 
spider monkeys" at Palenque. Two skins and all skulls were taken. 
Tell Dr. Wetmore that on September first we took on 
Ratibor Hartmann as a full time technician in our entomological 
corner and as long as I pursue this wild life study I shall have 
him along on all expeditions to prepare skulls and some skins but 
he cannot give full time to skins. He has other duties on the hunts. 
The last shipment and the one under preparation are his work. 
Sincerely yours, 
/s/ Herbert C. Clark 
Herbert C. Clark, Director, 
Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. 
"Olingo" No. 65 (skin with skull) is a Bassaric.von gabbii orinomus . 
This relative of the raccoon is very rarely observed in the field 
and there are few specimens in the collections. RK 
Acc. 183706 
