Thursday, January 12, 1939. Wind SE to noon, then N.: spells of sun throught but generally misty: evening clear to 8 PM, then a dense warm fog from Idenburg Riverxx side. Toxopeus having a glorious time at his lamps, the fog bringing out great numbers of moths, many of them of great beauty and quite a few of large size (over 500 specimens including 47 spp. of Nocturids. Feeling unwell from the effects of chemicals, as I always do after a night of developing photographs, I spent the day in camp, labelling material on hand and sending the boys after trees spotted from the camp clearing. Another transport from the Idenburg arrived at 2.45 PM - good time for the long heavy journey. Rand has discovered that a very small parrot (Micropsitta) which excavates nest cavities in rotten trees and has been reported as living on termites, probably eats fungus Mycetium growing in the wood. Richardson's traps yielded Lorentimys and a woodcock. Having trouble with ants eating the bait and trapped diurnal mammals. January 13, 1939. Very heavy rain about midnight last night: high overcast at dawn and good early morning views of mountains to a great distance SSE; Idenburg under cloud: almost constant mist after 8.30 AM: light rain at 8.15 PM: every evening since our arrival, thunderstorms have passed down the Iden- burg Valley (SE to NE from camp). Transport left for Idenburg shortly after 6 AM. Collected W. along the ridge about 1/2 hour's walk. Most interesting plants are a Sciaphila and an attractive tall palm of the heads of gullies. Rand and Richardson had a poor day.