L. 30 P. S. next I went to the museum & met the director, Prof. Oscar de Beaux. He had had my letter from Papua and a lot of specimens ready for me, which act I consider exceptionally good of him. Ellie is done here tomorrow; I am very tired though missing my sleep last night or something. Tues. May 18. For several days -- in fact a week -- Ellie & I have been working at the museum. Found most of the types and also a number of other things of value, which I have noted down. DeBeaux has done everything possible to help us. Today he went over the small collection. Yesterday he took us out to see this zoological park at Nervi. Hope to leave in the latter part of this week for Berlin. Found the types of Phascolos silvicauda, bruijnii, and dorsalis; Peroryctes longicauda; Echimypra murfensis and aruenais; Distoechodus permatus, Dactylopsila trivagata albertisii Pseudochirus albertisii, and erminae; Macropus agilis papuanus; Dendropsia Pteropus melanopogon papuana; Entallomura beccarii; Rhinocliphus aruenais; Papistellus papuanus, Rattus nigros Melmys huygnii; Uromys validus; Pagonomys mollipilous; Hydromys beccatii. Trus (s.s.) albertisii; leptmys elegant; Rattus dorus (=beccarii); Phascolops doreae, and melanura; Phalangula lucippus, pymmatius and carmelitae; Tachyglossus bruijnii. A few types, expected, were not found, namely