24 Drobie - Ihozy - Ilalear to go necessary for me to Ihozy to see that repairs were mad @ K. and as I was getting good things @ that whiled I returned its next morning and stayed until its 17 when I found an occasion of getting to Ihozy. Reparation took until the 21st. During that time I got fourteen birds 3 of which were quite good being a new species of Bona to the collection During my stay I received a telegram from Mr Delacau saying that he was sending material, letters and "Chasseur" to Ihozy. The beginning of September. On the 22 I went to Drobie And on its 2 & 3 I went over to Ankaraena. Found out sure that its "Chasseur" referred to was a European; "Chassem" being his name. So on its 24 I went back to Ihozy. August 29th, 1929 Weather fine and warm I left Ihozy at about 8:00 A.M. for Ilalear For the most part one traverses flat flat rolling country devoid of all vegetation covered with coarse gray grass, about 175 Km. from Ilalear One passed through a large forest. This forest is very much different from that of the East cost. Trees are very widely spaced and the intermediate space being filled with sarsot which rises to a height of 30 ft & meters and which makes walking through some what troublesome and, its ground is covered with dead dry