ic mammals: reptiles. Bross was not only gave me the run of his mammal collections but (being an expert photographer himself) helped tremendously in the securing of photos of skulls. Left Melbourne 5pm on Apr. 13. Apr. 15 Arr'd Adelaide. Met Direct, Hale, and later Finlayson (1/2 mammals). Not much time to spare. Got collections but want a lot of work. Catalogue numbers only on most skins, also many specimens have been skinned not in alcohol or colors are unreliable. (Left fr Fremantle at 5pm same day). Finlayson is a chemistry teacher at the University and goes to the mammal department only twice a week. During the war he injured his eye and hand very badly when experimenting with explosives. Apr. 19 Reached Fremantle & took the train to Perth (40 minutes). Found Glauert at Museum. He is Lindley Glauert & speaks with a strong Scotch accent. No type of recent mammals but some of fossils. Some excellent skins of certain W.A. species: Myrmecobius, several Plethacodina, Tarsipes, Triacerosus, Dromicus (2 spp), several wallabies, and any rodent, R. fuscipes, Notomys almt 3 spp., Hydromys fuliginosus; bats, 4 or 5 spp. in quantities. also lots of thogs in alcohol. Glauert, doing most of the work of the museum on his shoulders has not time at all for research. He's willing to work exchanges with us. Left Fremantle 6 pm that evening. April 23 Stopped off Croc Island about 2000 miles from anywhere to get rid of a barrel containing supplies I looked outboard for the Whites (also a dozen) who are stationed there. The only sign of habitation is a wooden mast sticking up above the coconut palms which grow on much of the ring-atoll. The atoll, by the way, is incomplete; the reef to NW only just reaching the surface, while the included lagoon (many miles across) has the most lovely turquoise colour you can see.