Field notes, v1718
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Wolfson 1938 Notes of explanation for Catalogue 1) It was not known until the close of the expedition that what- ever is written in the catalogue should be on the specimen label. The labels are therefore deficient when compared with the catalogue, but the only deficiency was in gonad size or condition of breeding. Information such as weight, measure- ments etc. was always placed on the label. Only several labels have the breeding condition noted, but the information is in the catalogue. 2) An arrow in the margin indicates that a location has been inserted and should not be overlooked. These locations were written at the time the specimens were collected but due to an oversized space was not reserved for them. I believe they are entirely legible. 3) When a weight reads 18. g. It should really read 18.0. g. since all weights were taken to the nearest tenth of a gram. The labels on the specimens are similar to