THE PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY 27 SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. American Party in Papua. From Our Own Correspondent. PT. MORESBY, March 22. MR. B. ARCHBOLD, a mammalogist, Mr. A. L. Rand, an ornithologist, and Mr. L. J. Brass, a botanist, are at present in Papua on research work for the Museum of Natural History, New York. Messrs. Archbold and Rand are both Americans and Mr. Brass is an Australian. The party intend to make a compre- hensive collection and are making pre- parations for extensive trips into the in- terior. The summit of Albert Edward is their objective, after visiting the Astro- labe and from there they intend to travel to the waterways of the Delta and Fly River. Mr. Archbold, who is the leader of the party, is extremely enthusiastic; he con- siders that in Papua there are probably a greater variety of mammals than in any other island of the world.