(116) ence. But I am convinced after Bougainville with its segregation of fauna - yes, all fauna (Mume Mune was the only place for bush rats of the big variety) that the varieties which depend upon the flora for food, which necessarily includes most of the birds, animals, and reptiles are distributed in no uniform manner. Hence the advisability of painting an island, especially - a large one, in as many places as possible. I think we shall have another go at Rendova since we shall have to come back to this side of New Georgia to collect Tetipari I. David collected down to the ship and back returning with a few needed stores and my camera. Frazer came up to take down the birds taken to date. May 25 - Rain incessant all day. He ventured out during a morning lull but only received manifold drenchings. Only a few birds collected. I captured a tiny bush pig - found lying under a log! We have heard pigs about almost every night. Rendova has not yielded any snakes; the common brown lizard is present with the striped variety. May 26 - Set out hunting, during the morning, with some success. I saw several pig my pants but failed to get a single specimen. Took several young black- heads in the brown plumage and a starling which is unique, having a white iris and a pronounced feather process about the nostrils suggestive of the crow. We shall certainly call later to get more of these and the other species missed - long-tailed pigeon, pigmy parrot. Hicks shot a red-billed thrusher. The other day Frazer and Charlie arrived about 1 P.M. to help us carry the gear down; we left after lunch and were all on board by 5 P.M. Awoke up immediately and stood out for Gizis using the sails. Rendova I, used to be very populous, and it was held the reputation of being fierce head-hunters - great enemies of the Rubiana cannibals on the mainland. Their attacks helped to exterminate them with continent disease and falling off of food. Not a single native remains in the bush or on the salt- water! There are cursory survivors around the New Georgia group. I found no evidence of any habitation during our penetration, except the wild pigs- one domestic. In the 50's and 70's several occasions witnessed the landing on Rendova of whale-boat, of convicts, escaped from New Caledonia penal settlements. They were killed and devoured with all possible dispatch and crudity. May 27 - After laying to under the foresail outside the passage we set all sail at daybreak and sailed in, anchoring at 7:05 A.M. Gizis Harbor pre- sents a rather unusual appearance - there are two steamers, three, in fact, in the harbor with the numerous small craft awaiting the Matarawi's arri- val. She came in at noon and Gizis entertained more shipping than ever before or probably ever again. The SS. Calulu which carried G. Richards from Rataul to Manila is taking cargo as salvage out of the burnt wreck of the SS Yara and the SS Maiambah is the salvage ship from Queensland. He counted eight master mariners in the port, including those flown away, or shore. Nothing startling arrived on the Matarawi from AMNH. But all store, ordered from Sydney arrived. In addition there is a lot of stuff which was landed months ago. This includes 13 cases of California