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Went to lunch with Christina & Mag. in area of Rio (South) which is totally deforested + where they plan to expand the city.

After lunch to Ecological Station where we met Coimbra [[strikethrough]]near[[/strikethrough]] the station was by a lagoon [[strikethrough]]where[[/strikethrough]] with many marsh birds & crabs. Coimbra plans to build prmiatology center at this site. 
Then back to Coimbra's office at ICN (Inst. Conserv. Nat.) on high peak in Tijuca. 
Coimbra has many of his Callithrix hybrids geoffroyi x jacchus x penicillata. Currently has some triple hybrids of which he is very proud. 
Coimbra gave me skin + skull of L.r. chrysomelas x L.r. rosalia neonate. 

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Coimbra very worried about check for conference $650.00
Wrong name. 
[[underline]] Adelma Faria Coimbra Filho [[/underline]]
Coimbra very defensive about work, worried @ position. Altho apparently with state merger Rio x Guanabara, Coimbra position is greatly [[unprovided ?]].
Went back to Magnanini's office contacted Autuori
No flight on Thursday to JFK. 
[[three dots in a pyramid]] must leave Monday

To Coimbra's home for dinner
wife Jacqueline, daughter Simone, son Sergio 

1 Hershkovitz article blasting Coimbra Callithrix paper of 1974. 
2 L.r.r. x L.r. Chrysomelas hybrid paper rejected by [[underline]] Talia [[/underline]]. Coimbra getting paranoid @ Hershkovitz + upcoming book. 

Transcription Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hershkovitz