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[[preprinted]] 88 [[/preprinted]] St. Vincent 27. 

[[underlined]] Station 175. [[/underlined]]

Just south of village of Troumaka, about 2 1/2 miles southwest of Chateaubelair on the Leeward Road. Under dung in the road found 35 Staphs ([[underlined]] Oxytelus [[/underlined]]-14, Xantholininae-6, [[underlined]] Philonthus [[/underlined]]-2, [[underlined]] Aleochara [[/underlined]]-3, Aleocharinae-9 and 1), 3 [[underlined]] Aphodeirs [[/underlined]] (1 and 2), 21 Coprinae, 1 Sphaeridiinae, and 2 Histerids. These Coprinae include both the convex shiny kind and the flat dirty kind, often from the same short tube under the dung. Perhaps they're the same species. (?)

From the top of the large ridge between the Wallilabou and Cumberland Rivers, a fine view can be had northward, including the Soufriere. I stopped here to take a photo (Exp. 1/100 & 18), and to eat lunch. There is a small amount of cocoa grown around here, but none has been cut recently and the crop looks very poor. 

In Barrouallie I stopped at the Police Station. Their map shows many names and roads not on my map. Not very up to date though. 

As I crossed the bridge over the Buccament River I was hailed by Victor Williams! I stopped to talk for a few minutes, and then came on home in time to take a shower before tea. 

Ruth got a few stamps (70±) from the houseboy. 

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[[margin]] II-14-36 [[/margin]] St. Valentine's Day. Stayed home to work on specimens, notes, etc. A boy came with several hundred stamps, and we bought them all. Worked on them in the afternoon. 

After tea Ruth and I walked along the road overlooking the bay on the south, -about a mile.

[[margin]] II-15-36 [[/margin]] Rode along the Leeward Road to the Buccament Valley in the morning.

[[underlined]] Station 176. [[/underlined]]
Same as sta. 166. Along Buccament River. 
[[margin]] A [[/margin]] Under stones along edge of stream found 67 Staphs (Lathrobia-49, Staphylininae-2, Paederinae-3, Aleocharinae-13), Aphodiinae-2, hemispherical black beetles-11, etc. [[margin]] B [[/margin]] Under dung found 41 Staphs ([[underlined]] Oxytelus [[/underlined]]-29, Xantholininae-6, Aleocharinae-6), 63 Coprinae, 10 [[underlined]] Aphodius [[/underlined]], and 1 Sphaeridiinae. 

These six Xantholininae are very large - over 1/2 inch long. This is the first time I've seen any of them since Guadeloupe. 

Another boy here in the hotel brought some stamps. There were nearly 600 but no Jubilees. He had some of the latter but wouldn't sell. Ruth finally took the whole lot for 6/-. We spent most of the afternoon and evening washing and sorting and packing.