(21) dispasionate harangue about the dangers of these parts and all the fever that wasteth white mankind. October 3 More rain with a spell in the afternoon that let us venture for a couple of hours. I brought in nothing; G.R. got three. The Ranandi blew a cylinder-head and is delayed another day. Caught another sphinx moth of the same species that we have been getting. October 4 Ranandi sails at noon and the Awa will leave to-morro morning. Collected both fore and afternoon bringing in a half dozen specimens- one "koro koro" pigeon and a small hawk; in the evening we skinned two birds each, a record turn-out. All set to shove off in the morning. October 5 Out of Tulagi bag and baggage at 10:30. It was a great moment. Outside of Savo we rolled to big swells from the SE, the last of the regular monsoon. Beautiful night but rough sleeping. I was sea-sick to the point where I was forced to expel the contents of my stomach. October 6 Shot a brown gannet on the wing about 15 miles from the Bili passage on New Georgia; and then jammed the barrel of my gun with a pull-through. Anchored off Bili village, a 7-day advent conquest; the passage leads into the Marovo Lagoon on the SW. Here we spent the day, delightful swimming and a good rest. The worst of the sea trip is behind us. October 7 Pleasant passage to Mongo passage in the Marovo by way of Lili Hina where the 7-day advent outfit hath its head- quarters. Here we had lunch (on board) and tried to pick up a native to pilot us through a shorter passage. Failing, Captain Tate carried on to the aforementioned anchorage where we put in another fine evening, with swimming and extraordinary kai on a freshly caught fish. All shaved in which I featured by throwing the captain's razor over board. Have seen plenty of terns and petrels. Many birds could be heard at night in the Marovo, in particular some kind of a night-fowl with a raucous staccato cry. October 8 Arrived at Hamarai Plantation in Ramada Bay about 11 o'clock- a Mr. Newall the manager. His wife gave us two excel- lent meals with fresh meat. On Hamarai (Hameri) they have a num- ber of blue and white herons according to Mr. Newall the only representation in the group. This good man provided tools suf- ficient to ram out my clogged gun. The entire evening was spent in a heated argument drawing all the masculine indulgence as to the function, ordnance, and capabilities of patent and com- mon logs. Plenty of rain knocking about. October 9 (Sunday) Out of Ramada Bay by 9 A.M. and steamed without mis- hap to the Diamond Narrows, passage into the Rubiyana Lagoon. Tied up at the wharf of Naru estate on Arundel Island. No one about until about 9 P.M. when Mr. Sims returned from Kokeqolo, the headquarters of the Methodist Mission. He reported the