(128) rather steep. To-day I contributed two yellow-bits and two little kingfishers with six thickbeads. The steep peak of the very top of the cone is covered with low fruit trees. With the roots of other trees the ground is seldom touched by the trail. One climbs over them, sinking to the knees in heavy moss. It is evidently choice feeding ground for doves and pigeons. We have taken practically all specimens here. (I have missed several by not using cau- tion when climbing up or down into a hidden brake. The first thing I know is a rustle amongst the leaves, a whirr of wings, and another dove is lost to the collection. Both David and Paul got lost and had to spend the night in the bush. Luckily they located each other and managed to find a ne- Two garden where they made a nude lean-to and had a feed of bananas. I tried my best to find them after dark ventur- ing down the hill with a Colemanlite and firing successive shots. Unfortunately they had to throw away most of their birds. David said he had nothing but common stuff but he is a liar undoubtedly. Well--if we do not have the weather agin' us in camp it has to be something else. I was up until 2 A.M. skinning my birds. June 30th. I got out of camp by 8 A.M. and took a yellow-bit dove in the short trees along the steep slope below the peak. I met David and Paul with woe-begone faces and bananas about ten o' clock. The latter had another white-throated pigeon which makes my very glad I brought him along. We hunted until 1 P.M. and then returned to pack up and make a start at getting down. Left the tip about 3 o'clock and reached the beach at 7 with the aid of the new moon and a flashlight. With all the gear piled on our backs, it was a gnawling descent what with various stumbles, trips, and falls. The captain had just finish- ed painting the cabin and we shall leave up in the morn- ing. July 1st. Hove-up and proceeded out the entrance under pilot- age. We took it very slow on account of the swell. The vessel took the bottom twice but not hard enough to do any damage. We made a good run till midnight when the Russell group was abreast.