-32- wishes to have "duplicates of any fauna and Ethnological specimens you collect." The additional demand for insects is ill-considered, and both dem- dands are unreasonable at this stage, although we did expect so hand over a share of the animals other than insects. Have drafted a letter objecting to the requests for ethnological objects and additional insects, asking more information on "Fauna." Sent my other two boys out to collect and was agreeably surprised with the results. About a dozen species not previously collected (only two that had been), and all reasonably well selected and handled. The Gosiagos are quiet little fellows, but they keep their eyes open and learn quickly. Dinner was about ready this evening when Father Chisholm and Miss Kinnear of the Mission dropped in. On growing acquaintance, Chisholm seems less than manly. Came close to shrieking when Van fired a shot at a bat. Has that curious tight-buttocked walk, and other characteristics which suggest inclina- tions far from churchly. Sunday 3/29/53. Dull, with sporadic drizzles. No sight of the sun all day. Sultry, nevertheless. What breeze there was came from the SE. Confirmed to camp again today. Sent the boys into the field, with poor results this time. They need more training. Monday 3/30/53. Steady rain through much of the night after about 12 o'clock. Day completely overcast with occasional showers. From early afternoon, into night, a half gale from the east. The second day of what is probably a cy- clonic disturbance. Did some mild field work in old garden lands and the edge of the rain forest near camp. Nothing of special interest. Nothing in the traps. This is bad weather for Van. No insects tonight, and very few bats. He has equipped the boys with switches made with the midribs of sago palm pinnules. Bishop strong of New Guinea came along in a boat toward midday and spent couple of hours at the Mission. Departed in the direction of Dagura and Samarai without he or Chisholm letting us know whether or not we could send mails by his boat. As they say in New Guinea, missionaries are another kind. Tuesday 3/31/53. The blow of yesterday continued through the dark hours until after 5 this morning. A beautiful, clear day with breeze from the SE. The mountains south of Goodenough Bay looked very close this morning. About 10 o'clock I had a view of Mt. Simpson. A very high waterfall in a central posi- tion on its slopes about 3000 feet below the summit. Grass on top and extending down a western spur for perhaps 2000 feet. Other grass in patches on spurs at perhaps 4000-5000 feet elevation. Spent 4 hours in an examination of a patch of round about 100 acres of primary, or old-stage secondary, rain forest on the point of land west of Menapi Village. Ground mostly too wet for gardens at this time of year, so probably the forest is primary. A sticky greyish soil containing great quan- tities of fragmented coral and elevated very little above the todes. Forest about 100 ft. tall, with fairly complete canopy, and easy to walk through. Most abundant tree is 21768 (familiar, but can't name it now), with which is associated a Terminalia (T.catappa?), Pometia sp.?, Glochidion 21770. (As in