Arau 136 His pitsaw crews were following the land clearers. Oaks appear to have the generic name Santuna in the Arau language. The Dillenia is Borera. A poor forest botanically. One of the most interesting plants was a small tree Glochidion with showy red fruits c. 5 cm in diameter. Van already has 10 spp. of mammals for the camp. Two more Paranyctimene today and topotypic Macruromys. Talked today to Obura people, still half wild, who live beyond Mt. Elandora and work for Larner. They go home Saturdays for the weekend. Offering axes for tree-climbing kangaroos, wallabies and the two monotremes. Saturday, October 10. Last night's rain continued into the misty dawn. Fair amount of sun today. Small rain from a thunderstorm towards nightfall. Wanton River running high and muddy. Flood marks on the banks about 20 ft. above low level. Kainantu has had 4 inches rain in the past day or two. Forest very wet after the rain. Botanized south from the homestead in a gully patch, then down to the Wanton through poor Castanopsis stands on a steep, yellow clay slope. Most interesting plants were a very slender Cyathea with multiple stems not an inch thick and up to 15 ft. long, and tall, always striking Gleichenia candida. Hoya and Helicia also in this forest. Dinner with the Larner's. Wally a good raconteur on experiences in World War II and Korea. He was one of the Australian battalion abandoned in Greece when the Germans overran the country. Eventually made his way out to Cyprus. Sunday, October 11. The usual misty morning. Day mostly overcast. Driving mist and rain began about 5:30 and continued into the night. Botanized north in forest borders of the plantation. Most interesting plant was the red-barked Dillenia, called Borera by the Arau people, which is common in the Castanopsis-oak forest and is practically the sole source of timber for Wally Larner's pitsaws. More common in the relics of forest on the irregular, narrow plateau on which most of the coffee planting has been done is a Michelia, very Magnolia-like in its leaves, but sterile. Mist at night usually brings numerous insects to the lamps. Not so at Arau, where most nights it is not worth hanging a light trap on the veranda. Monday, October 12. No mist this morning; day of broken clouds and good sunshine; thick driving mist up valley (from the north) 5:30 until after dark, when rain began. Still raining at 9 p.m. Had John drive me to road bridge over the Wantan, c. 1 1/4 miles from camp, from where I followed a native trail into the forest on the east side of the river. Good tall Castanopsis-oak forest for 1/2 mile or so, where the track ended and there being no change I did not cut further. About half the distance on the crest of an easy ridge. Counted 13 new blinds of green branches and leaves baited with bite of sweet potato. A native who followed us in said the blinds were for shooting both birds and kapuli. The animals must be very tame to be fooled by such crude tactics. The bowman would not be more than 6 feet from his quarry.