Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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feet. The interior is well wooded. Followed the rim around to N.E. side. From here the 1905 crater lies N.E. (true), just below. As the summit of this latter was 2000', would estimate height of rim at 3500'. Back to camp, packed up and returned over trail to taro patch camp. Collected two elongate, long snouted and brown slender weevils on log, and saw two greenish Cicindelids and a large Metallic Asilid fly on same log. Caught large bronze rhynaeoptura and a number of flies, leafhoppers and micro- hyporenoptura. Mr. Beck caught gecko. Saturday, May 10, 1924. Cold night. After breakfast rigged tent to catch rainwater. Caught large gecko in hollow dead log, also termites, all casts. Rain came!! and forced to spend most of morning in hut. Started writing up "Fauna and Flora of Savaii" notebook. Split up more dead wood for fire, getting termites, large red ants, and beetle larvae. Cleared off in evening. Sunday, May 11, 1924. Collecting all day in rain N.E. of taro patch camp, 700' to 1200'. Down trail toward Safune about 1/2 to 3/4 mile. Then up a steep rase to the right, due east and back to camp up the ridge. Collected slowly, carefully noting all species in large notebook. Quite a variety of specimens. Beautiful sunset. Mosquitoes bad again. Monday, May 12, 1924. Late start because of showers. Put in time on notebooks. Spent day collecting region to N.W. of taro patch. Down trail toward Safune to junction (450'). Took other trail, running S.W.; not much used being overgrown with grass,"ginger," weeds and even fallen trees. General direction S. or S. by W. Past small groves of bananas and coco trees. Hau badly eaten by a translucent green leafrolling caterpillar. Number of large