variation, thickheads, white-tailed pigeons, white- headed hawks, megapodes, white-eared kingfishers, large white-headed kingfishers, starlings, usual occurrence of parrots, cockatoos, swallows, and swifts. Evidently very rare but present are the small inky blue kingfishers, and the graybird. The most characteristic thing about the island is its large numbers of exceedingly active flies. They are present in the bush as well as on shore, and are impossible to deal with in any way. Whether it is on account of the great number of wild pigs on the island, or whether it is on account of the presence of the large mangrove it is up to some future genius of science to come, endure, and decide. Generally speaking the island is uninteresting and practically uninhabited, the only natives I saw being identified with Mr. Champelin's plantation. Monday, November 7th to Monday, November 13th. Nyanga, Vella. On Monday the seventh at noon we weighed anchor from Bagga and made the half hour's passage to Nyanga, Vella Lavella. There was time for a morning's collection in Bagga which proved interesting. This time all hands landed in the small mangrove adjoining the strip of beach adjoining the straggled plantation houses. A road partially of coral, partially corduroy, leads from this spot along the shore of the island further south, while on the other hand a trail bearing sharp to the right from the beach leads directly into the bush, ending up at the second native barracks across