(194) Samarai and more god-damn trouble. Nov? us have seen the decora paradise bird here on Goodenough. And only two horn-bills. The natives, who frequented our camp continually, cited the hornbill, the bited dove, the little finch and the midget parrot as rare - "one fella, one fella - that's all." David saw me bush kingfisher - similar to the one I got on the mainland near Samarai. Nov 24 Hove up at 6:30 and stood out under power for the Mission Station at the southern end of Seymour Bay - Fergusson I. Going over we grounded on a reef and spent all morning getting off. The anchorage at the Mission proved insecure and approach into the big bay with our draft is impossible. This makes the lakes inaccessible, the nearest being six miles away. The entire surrounding district - Tamalele is a thermal region with hot springs, fumaroles, sulphur pits, and the rest. There are two lakes about six miles away and these are salt. The interesting one is over ten miles overland. Ducks are reported, undoubtedly similar to the white-headed species previously taken. An expedition into the lake is out of the question: David and I and Charlie have no foot-gear that can stand anything.