(170) out for Iwa Ts., but passed it & about 2 cables to leeward in a heavy squall from due N. It is steep to all round, offering no anchorage. The structure is similar to the others neighboring. Natives hailed us from the top of the coral-lime cliff; they are reported to be migrants from the Trobriands. We soon sighted Kitara and ran the engine for an hour, reaching anchorage off the western side between the mainland and a small islet. Kitara lies 4 miles eastward of the middle of Kirivina. The natives number about 700 and cultivate big gardens in the central fertile plain. In this, the terrain again resembles the islands just visited. Mr. Cameron, the sole white resident, trying up a plantation, came off to see us. He seemed very knowledgeable about the birds, having been here 16 years. Oct 28- Sabbath observed. Teresa down with fever. A great host of natives visited us, bringing lashings of fine food-fruit, fowl, and vegetables-even to sweet corn and beans. Heavy rain most of the day. Oct 29- David, Charlie, and I out at 7. Charlie returned at 10 A.M. with high fever. I took the track up to one village and found walking quite easy after the coral cliff had been ascended. Kinds here indicate the beginning of real Papuan