stems of Saccharum displaying long purplishly plumed inflorescences, and the nodes frilled with adventitious roots formed during high water. At the present state of flood—the river is eight meters above dry season level—there is a monotonous sameness in the vegetation which might be somewhat relieved when the newer silt banks are dry, and the marshes not so overfull. Some indication of the marsh flora of amphibious plants is probably found in small communities of sedges, Polanasia and Hibiscus crowded on floating logs entangled in the grass. Quite a variety of species is found in these queer floating gardens and sometimes young forest trees. April 11th. Toxopeus moved to Bernhard Camp, leaving Althoff and his Javanese and several Dyaks to carry on the work of insect collecting. Tox has done very little work of any kind himself since coming down to the Idenburg, and almost as little at Araucaria Creek. At this camp, where he stayed 7 days, he did not rig a screen for night insects until last evening, when he had a good catch. Seems that the Dept. of Economic Affairs in Java has not given authority for him to return before the termination of the expedition. On the 6th he had a telegram from Buitenzorg enquiring as to his health and proposed date of departure for Java. Tox is apparently between the devil and the deep sea. If he stays until the May boat, when we will all be leaving, he will lose face with the expedition personnel, especially the natives and other inferiors. His return in April will probably mean trouble with the Govt. and the Govt. will lose face for leaving the American scientific party to complete the expedition alone. April 13th. Richardson and myself continue collecting at the New Camp at 75 m. on the edge of the hills. Traps yield practically nil. Three mammal specimens—2 melomys and a bandicoot—taken from 360 traps in 6 nights. Over 200 snares set since the 8th have produced only a few megapodes.