Thu Davis 1941. June 17. U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C. Robert Smith came in and I talked to him at some length about collecting in the tropics. Dr. Smith and I had lunch together. Returned and met Webmore, Sibley, & Storer who had just returned from lunch. Helped Sibley measure some litmice. Met Dr. Herbert Friedman. Spent the rest of the afternoon looking at Vera Cruz birds sent in by M. Carricker. Friedman spent at least an hour talking to the three of us. George Lowery of Louisiana State Univ. came in and talked with us. Met Bert Reignan. Left museum at about 6 p. m. Drove to a point a few miles north of Richmond, Va., and camped for the night. June 18. Drove to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, via Suffolk, Va., & Elizabeth City, N.C. Then to Roanake Island, & back to mainland by ferry. Drove to Alligator Lake (New Lake), Hyde Co., North Carolina This is well out in the backwoods. The road runs by farms owned by so-called "poor whites". A farmer let us into a disused school- house near his property, and we made camp here. Set out a few traps. Alligator Lake is 4 mi. + 3 mi. Shores are lined with cypress (Taxodium distichum) and are very flat. Alligator Lake is the name on the road maps, and is the name used by the natives here. The road signs read "New Lake".