241 at 2:10 P.M. Rainy during afternoon. We did not land. Jan 29th Four of us landed. I found the coun- try comparatively barren of bird-life. Low and swampy for a mile, then the rise of grassy knolls leading to hills - wooded above 500 feet. The summits, about 2000 feet are about six miles away; the only trails lead up gorges between them. I shot another pitta and a grackle; the boys failed to return anything startling - a few doves and a kingfisher. All the birds taken to date in this Territory of Papua are low-altitude species except for those collected by David and me when we camped on Goodenough Island. Jan 30th Hove up at 6:15 and proceeded out of the harbor (Annie Inlet and Bariana are the only truly decent anchorages along the entire coast). Stopped the engine as soon as the ve- sel was clear of the passage. Made enough progress to pass East Cape, where the engine had to be used, about 2:45 P.M. Wind variable- favorable occasionally. Restarted engine at 1:30 A.M. and arrived off Samarai Is. to