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May 22nd.and arrived in Hew York on the morning of the 28th.,without 
further incident of note. 
I am glad to report that no loss of supplies or equipment was 
suffered on the entire trip,nor were any specimens lost or damaged, 
up to the time of embarking them on hoard the ship. 
Ho time was lost through sickness or physical disability,except 
the three days spent in going to Tlacotalpam to have my tooth extracted, 
and the two days at Tlacotalpam due to the attack of dysintery.from 
which I recovered rapidly,and with no recurrence. 
An entire week was lost in Veracruz in January while waiting for 
the arrival of the permit to take in the guns and ammunition. A week 
was s-oent on the tri-o to Mexico City, and for days (including Sunday) 
were lost during the "fiesta" at Tlacotalpam in February. 
The total results of the expedition are as follows: 
Humber of specimens collected ..933 
Humber of species (approximately) .. 240 
Species added to the 1939 list by i)r,Wetmore..... 106 (approx.) 
Humber of species taken by .Dr*Wetmore in 1939 
not represented in collection (approx.),. 
§3 vials of Mai1ophaga,frora 82 species of birds. 
M.A.Carriker,Jr. 
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