(193) distributed; they are the only two species of small birds that are seen near the ground-catching in- sects. The seed-eaters seek their food in the tree- tops. The brown kingfisher quawks away anywhere up the mountain. I shot a white-capped ground- dove, a prototype of the Solomons at about 3000 feet. And these are the only species I encountered. The large pigeon we heard, and, at night, owls and night-hawks. Near our camp we saw one of the "pulos" one day. Charlie took one of those lower down. It is different from the Tristrand variety. We saw not a flycatcher. I forgot the olive honey- sucker and the fantail and the blackhead. These two are also omnipresent. Right on top I missed what looked like a black fantail. Having splendid weather we worked as best we could and I am discouraged at the results. Lack of food and footgear forced us to descend. We had plenty of native kcai-kcai, but the lads on the ship are all out of meat, flour, and a few other things. I found that Charlie and Teora did well, adding several new species. I shall examine and label those to-morrow. Now it is my hope to cadge a case of meat from the Samoan missionary so we can have a look at those lakes on Fergusson, and then back to