(195) and the ship is out of most of the staple food. Meat and sugar we have not got. We shall go to Samarai on Monday. I had fever in the afternoon (Saturday) as the three boys went ashore and took a few birds. Teora got another large night hawk. During the camping trip, Teora and Charlie did very well, taking a crested pigeon, a large aboreal dove, and two purple ground doves - white-breasted. They reported the irides of all dark brown except the crested bird- dark carmine. The large dove looks like a ground bird but the natives say it always stays on top." Much interesting material went into the tank - rats, the large bush species, flying squirrels, and snakes. I shall ex- amine and label this collection before we ship in Samarai. A new species of small, green paroquet is on hand and the larger grey-headed bird as well. Teora succeeded in shooting one of the pheasants or ground runner - Mongy brown with long tail and talons. It is remarkable to find the "little blue" Solomon Island kingfisher here and the white-eared fellow, too, practically unchanged.