October 1st 1933 A number of natives came begging for potatoes (funds?), Honarai). I forgot to mention that yesterday several Higuans conveying bread-fruit & oranges, also a number of birds & three rats (probably house-mouse), were brought in. The natives seemed disappointed in not getting a big knife, for as we only gave them a hand-hatchet. Grandfather having thrown a knife for all birds. I went out shooting again & got a Petaurus & Phalacro who was following me shot a Phalangist he said there were two one getting away as he had only one shell. The Petaurus was falling from a baby second growth tree on a grassy point. October 2, 1933 Coleman left for the coast about 8:00. I went hunting for the ear that the Brothers at Mafulu told me about but did not find it. I saw few mammal signs though it was mostly second growth. that I was in the afternoon we started climbing up after supper I went up the road & shot in a low second growth tree a Phalangist he seemed yesterday he had a young with him which left his but I could not. I hung her from a nearby vine & put the young, which was about 20 cm long in the pouch. While I was up the trail a dog succeeded in dragging it down and badly mutilating the skin & I could find no trace of the young. October 3, 1933 I set a line of rat traps just beyond the first stream going up hill down the trail. There were a few but not many signs. October 4, 1933 No luck in rats though I caught a ground bird in a trap. I put out most of the remaining traps about the rest. In the afternoon as far as the first stream then a little more than half way to the river. The trail passes through a tall open forest & is fairly level. There was lots of fruit on the trail but I saw no signs of it being eaten by mammals last night. In the afternoon I went out and located the ear that the Mafulu Brothers told me about. I did little