(38) only to soak the foot in Dakin.The Doctor and David went ashore.Mr. Beck remained aboard to develop and print film.Mrs.Beck finds much comfort in her daily sojourn on shore with Mrs.McEachran.The Captain and George mended sail while I read Shakespeare.Rain again made the day's catch of birds small.The Doctor brought in both brown and black fantails,a reef heron,and a white-eared kingfisher.There are many of these fellows about;they nest down in the mangrove swamps.One hears them calling,particularly after rain- a shriller and more staccato note than the ku-ku-ku of the bigger white-headed brother.On account of the expanse of swamp I can hear few other birds except parrots and paroquets in the coconuts.Tihitian swallows are regular visitors to the France,perching on the halyards and carrying off bits of hemp to their nests on shore.About the only thing I can be sure of in regard to Nyanga anchorage is the landscape;so I shall attemt some topograph- ical mapping since.the Admiralty chart is so inadequate.This is a good locality to start on because the water-sheds of two ridges of hills,north and south empty into the bay from three rivers. November 11 On my back again except to soak.the foot and dress the sore. Mr.Beck and the Doctor constituted the field party.David down with another attack of fever.I read a great deal and typed a few notes.Mrs. McEachran came aboard for lunch.She is much the finest lady I have yet seen in the Solomons.We had much in common since she hails from County Wicklow.Her span of adventure and her knowledge of natives made very interesting conversation.The collection was richer this evening by a dozen or more birds- thickheads,black fantails,and white-eyes among those taken;also a white"barn-owl",so-termed by Mr.Beck,quite a rare prize.Only one other has been collected to date plus the one brought by us,a gift from the captain of the"Royal Endeavor"from Vanikoro. My leg is better this evening. November 12 I was able to skin a couple of birds this morning.The Doc- tor also remained aboard to put up the remainder of yesterday's catch. Mr.Beck spent the forenoon ashore returning after lunch with several gray-birds in addition to others already represented.He had the gray- bird both male and female in several plumages,one very young looking like a different kind entirely.About 1 P.M.the camping party return- ed with a good bagful considering the adverse weather.A brown bittern and several female gray-birds but no doves except common species.No yellow-bibs were found although they reached 2000 feet.The yellow-bib has been heard again by Mr.Beck along the small river,so it does not cleave exclusively to higher altitudes.All the birds taken by the campers,except the bittern and one red-billed kingfisher,have been collected on shore from the present anchorage. The fact that this is the emptying point of so much drainage from both N & S inland may help to explain the presence of so many unexpected varieties:the rarer dove like the yellow-bib and the thickhead is usually found above 2000 feet After the rain Mr.Beck took the dinghy up the small river returning just before dark with nothing important for his efforts- swifts,wag- tail,common kingfishers,and a young long-tail.No one reports the cock- atoo at this anchorage;one was taken at Vaitasoli.The Doctor has shot a number of pigmy parrots here. November 13 (Sunday) My leg is much improved so that I shall be able to be back with the field party during the coming week.The Doctor,G.R.,the Cap- tain and I visited the skull caves in the long-boat after breakfast.