(41) I., is very inadequately charted .At the north end of Vella Lavella Mr.Beek had it in mind to collect again and spend the night at Saliva village but finding no suitable anchorage stood out definitely for Choiseul., a distance of 35 miles.On board after lunch I typed a few notes, worked at water-colors, and read.Toward evening a fair wind came up.A very pleasant night at sea. November 18 Developed some photographs in the A.M.We dropped anchor be- tween Moli I.,and the mainland of NW Choiseul at 3 P.M.Saw one small flock of shearwaters, but Mr.Beck could not reach them in time.While awaiting his return Mrs.Beck collected a bunch of marine invertebrates in a bucket.Terns were numerous- sooty and young Bergi; brown gannets and frigate birds(the latter I have previously called"bellamas", -this I find is derived from the French"belle de mer").A plantation owned by Mr.Hamilton of Sydney is operated here by Malaita labor; the overseer comes down once a week from Choiseul Bay.Close by there is a small salt water village, population about 30.G.R., Hicks, and I went up a small river that empties nearby;Mr.Beck took the long boat to see if any white person stopped at the house on the island.I heard thickheads when we had landed about 1/2 mile up;I shot a white-eye which revealed a new variation- dark olive bill and olive-green feet, the head a lighter shade of the same color and the breast shows a great deal of white, yellowing toward the head.Hicks and I took black fantails which show a darker plumage in head and back and more white secondaries.Returning we heard the hornbill.On the way down the river G.R., and I each shot a white-eared kingfisher.Yellow honeysuckers and the white-headed"ku- ku"kingfisher(called"kekeow"on Choiseul)seemed plentiful among the coconuts along the shore.Mr.Beck had ten birds- starlings, black fan- tails, and a female thickhead.Natives from the village as well as a boatload of labor boys visited the France.The former are very black as contrasted to the lighter Malaita men; they are very quiet and friendly. They brought pawpaws,yams,and bananas to trade.Fishhooks and calico were the desiderata.The island of Choiseul is 80 miles long and from 10 to 15 miles wide extending from NW to SE by the compass.The highest ground is found around the southern end where altitudes of 2500 feet are reported.The maximum altitude at our present anchorage is, perhaps, 1500;the ground has the appearance of rising gradually in consecutive ridges that drain lengthwise of the island.The largest rivers at this end flow into Choiseul Bay.From our position we can see the Shortlands and Bougainville on a clear day.Fringing reefs lie along the shore here with a heavy barrier about 2 miles out. November 19 All ashore by 7 A.M.I followed a trail that led up a main ridge crossing the stream we investigated yesterday about 2 miles up. Thickheads,black fantails,and brown flycatchers were common;I shot several.The brown flycatcher does not show any white about the head like those recently taken on other islands eastward.I heard both the pigmy parrot and the midget but could not get a shot at either.I took a common ground dove and a brown heron.The red-knobbed and gray-headed pigeon are abundant.The long-tail is not present here, verified by the natives.I shot a hornbill as he was hanging upside down reaching for fruit;he caught in a liana vine and I was forced to cut an 8 inch tree to bring him down;he proved to be an old male with six notches.Black honeysuckers are not plentiful in the high country;they seem to prefer river bottoms.I often get their tiny whistle confused with the pipe of the red-billed kingfisher.The red-breasted dove called from the