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[[stamped]] 70 [[/stamp]] Puerto Rico 28.

   We took a long time getting through the various stations in the suburbs, but finally got around the bay and among the little conical and knobby hills of limestone. The rain had stopped again, but it was pretty cloudy. Every river seemed to be extra full of water and many fields were flooded. At one place the tracks were under water for a thousand feet or so, and the train sent out a spray on either side.
   Just after we passed Quebradillas, we crossed several deep arroyos, on bridges, then dipped down into a larger one. There were tow tunnels, separated by a fine bridge. this is really the most interesting part of the trip. It was getting dark when we reached Isabela, and we were over an hour late at Mayaguez. Oakley was waiting for us at the station, and Mrs. Oakley had dinner waiting for us at the house.
   Mr. Danforth came in just as we were starting dinner, and he stayed for a little while to make plans for going collecting tomorrow.
   We learned that there has been quite a lot of rain here lately, but not the steady rain of San Juan. Even so it ^[[is]] abnormal for this time of year, which is supposed to be the dry season.
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[[margin]] I-5-37 [[/margin]] We had breakfast at 7:30, and then I went with Oakley to meet Danforth. Oakley decided he couldn't go collecting with us, so we took along Danforth's Puerto Rican assistant. We wen t southeast to San German, south to Lajas, and then eastward to the Guanica Lake - or lagoon, a fresh water lake. We stopped at a marshy posture at kilometer 17.
[[underline]] Station 354. [[/underline]]  [[light pencil]] A [[/pencil]]
A marshy pasture near kilometer 17 on road from San German to Guanica. From dung took 322 Staphs ([[underline]] Oxytelus [[/underline]] - 106, [[underline]] Pinophilus [[/underline]] - 5, Paederinae - 31, Xantholininae - 1 and 2, [[underline]] Philonthus [[/underline]] - 91, Aleocharinae - 1 and 10), 2 Carabids, 21 Sphaeridiinae, 9 Histeridae, 32 [[underline]] Aphodius [[/underline]], 6 Scarabaeids, 5 other Coleoptera, ants, mites, etc.
   At kilometer 20, we turned north to the west end of the Guanica Lagoon. We then followed its south bank, looking for mud-banks.
[[underline]] Station 355. [[/underline]]   [[light pencil]] B  C (manure) [[/pencil]]
About the middle of the south side of Guanica Lake. [[margin]] A [[/margin]] From the mud banks and from under rubbish took 20 Staphs. (Oxytelinae - 18, Paederinae - 1, Aleocharinae - 1), 5 Carabids, 2 [[underline]] Cicindela [[/underline]], 1 Chrysomelid, and 4 Forficulids. The [[underline]] Cicindelas [[/underline]] were flying, the Chrysomelid jumping.
[[margin]] B [[/margin]] From horse manure took 11 Staphs (Aleochara - 2, Lorinota-group - 1, other Aleocharinae - 7 and 1).