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Dominica 17.

VI-II-36 We went out collecting again. Chiefly to escape laziness and boredom. Went a long coast road to the Layou River, past Hillsboro, across the river, and up the left bank so far as Clarke Hall Estate.
[[underline]](Station 240. A.)[[/underline]] = Sta. 240 1/2
B Mouth of the Layou River. Under seaweed on the beach took 8 Staphs. Thought they were Cafuis, but they are definitely different from those taken in St. Lucia. Will examine them later. In a small C fungus found 1 small red Aleocharinae. At the edge D of the lagoon, on the sandy bank, found 2 Staphs, E apparently Anyselinae. In dung found 47 Staphs, ([[underline]]Onytelus[[/underline]] - 20 and 1, Paederinae - 1, [[underline]]Philanthus[[/underline]] - 2, [[underline]]Aleochara[[/underline]] - 7, other Aleocharinae - 13 and 3), 2 Sphaeridunae, 4 [[underline]]Aphodius.[[/underline]] A large dead crab yielded nothing.
[[underline]]Station 241.[[/underline]]
Near clarke Hall Estate on the Layou River, about 2 miles above its mouth. In old black cocoa pods, much wet by recent rains, found 2 Staphs ([[underline]]Coproporus[[/underline]]-1, [[underilne]]Lorinota[[/underline]]-group-1), 1 small Hydrophilid, and one other beetle.
These bring the island total to 1470.
Spent the afternoon rounding and putting away specimens, and in reading. In the evening I listened to the Convention again. heard the nomination of Alf Landon of Kansas. Unianimous, for the first time in history.
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VI-12-36 Spent the day on filing cards, reading, etc. After tea we walked up behind the town to the Rosean Valley. It had been raining hard in afternoon.
[[underline]]Station 242.[[/underline]]
In the lime groves on north bank of Rosean River, just east of Rosean. Caught flying, 1 Staph (Aleocharinae, like [[underline]]Lorinata[[/underline]]), 1 small Aphodunae, and 3 other small beetles.
[[underline]]Station 243.[[/underline]]
Along the road south of Losean River, 1/2 mile south of station 242. From pods of a tree like an [[underline]]Acacia[[/underline]]. Took 1 tiny Aleocharinae and 1 other beetle. Had to hurry home on account of rain.
VI-13-36 Before breakfast a native woman brought a basket with fine male [[underline]]dynastes hercules.[[/underline]] She wanted 4d. apiece (except for a small one 3d!) so I gave her that and asked her to get some of the hornless ones-- females. These are so large that I could kill them only by suspending them in the alcohol tank, one at a time.
 We went to the library to return books, and I carefully looked over everything. Found a lot of British Museum publications, but none on Staphs.
 After tea went for a walk about town, but as it was Saturday there were lots of people, and also odors. Didn't do any collecting.
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