(46) Starlings and shrieks were found in a swamp near the shore. The black honeysucker shows a darker plumage than the Choiseul species. The red- breasted fly-catcher shows a white patch in front of the eye which is brown in tinge in the female. The common green parrot, cockatoo, common red" coconut" parrot, and hornbill are present. I heard no little paroquets. Both red-knobbed and gray pigeon are plentiful; we heard them feeding with hornbills and parrots in a great many-rotted tree like a banyan, but much taller; the fruit is a small red berry the size of a small green gage. The ground under such a tree is covered with them, both the whole fruit and others that have been shucked. The blackhead resembles the Choi- seul species closely. We heard neither white-eyes nor thickheads. Mr. and Mrs. Beck visited Tauno I., with considerable profit; as he was landing back on Fauro to pick us up he got a night-hawk, one bird out of three that he flushed. Mrs. Beck caught a fine sphinx moth. December 1 Fauro I., is 11 miles long N & S and is very irregular in shape; the northern half is not over a mile and a half in width and the south- ern half four at the greatest. It is the second largest one of the Short- land group. The maximum altitude is about 2000 feet in the southern half. The land goes up to 1100 fairly steeply at the present anchorage. Fauro lies on the 7th parallel of latitude. The Doctor, Hicks, and I went ashore on Fauro to-day, Mr. Beck on Tauno again. I went to the top of the ridge to a point from which I could see Choiseul to the south and Ovau I., to the north. Near the top I took three blackheads, one in the peculiar young brown plumage. Also brown fantails, red-breasted and black-headed flycatchers, and black honeysucker; I shot one male graybird which show- ed brown patches on the base of the tail and under the wings, the finish of the moult. No thickheads or white-eyes to-day. The Doctor took a red- breasted dove and Mr. Beck a white-breasted hawk similar to one taken by G.R., and I on Florida I. Several large lizards and three snakes were gleaned, the latter light brown. The common lizard is a dark brown; as usual the brilliant blue striped lizard is common. One of the lizards was new- a brilliant grass green with gray mottled hind legs. I took several highly colored hard-shell spiders. Kingfishers are not plentiful here; we have heard the white-headed once and the bright blue is heard often up in the woods. The latter are usually found around the coconuts. December 2 Raised anchor as soon as the tide (which runs 3 knots here) changed to favor our passage to Sinasora Bay. Steamed nine miles passing Karlike village, a Methodist station under native supervision. Reached Kalia plantation in Sinasora Bay at 10:30 where we met Mr. Pinneau who manages a plantation for an estate. The altitude here goes up to nearly 2000 feet. Hicks, the Doctor and I went ashore for the afternoon. Mr. Beck down with a dose of fever. Hicks and I found an old trail up a ridge which we followed climbing to about 800 feet. Birds were very scarce; I took only a honeysucker and a fly-catcher. The Doctor fared a little better. December 3 Mr. Beck better this morning and G.R., also in shape to go ashore for the first time since his knee got infected. I climbed up as far as Hicks and I had cut yesterday without getting a bird; instead of keeping on to the top I foolishly turned back. As a result I rambled all afternoon covering very little territory and taking only three com- mon flycatchers. I collected a number of hard-shelled spiders and two other kinds and one frog.