20 Sept. l%b continued 
For days after these testa* there was either no, or very meager evidence 
of aay animal life la the area* except sear the margins, where day by day 
tenderings of individuals of such species as birds carried them into the 
area. 
Insects, Birds, and the larger Mammals such as Actact ar, Beer, mid Pig 
that range widely, were the firet types of animals to reappear in area F# 
Sincerely, 
J.P.E. MORRISON, 
Asst* Curator, Div. of liollusca, 
U. S. National Museum 
