iron in weight and appearance. The stream which has its origin in this flat tastes strongly of iron and has a thick layer of rusty brown sediment on its sides and bottom, as well as on all the roots and brush in the stream. "Iron"-like rock is very abundant on the highlands. Saw a large, aeneous, robust syrphid fly (one in Suva collection). Descended east side of "center ridge". Passed a patch of "lau fau" - the banana-like leaf, at about 800'. Caught a black and white banded snake on the beach rocks. Also a small slaty-gray lizard which just matches the rocks on which it runs. Returned to schooner at 3 P.M. Underway at 5:15 P.M. Correia brought in a small cicada. Very rough night. Boat rolled and pitched so violently that the table and loose objects were thrown about the floor. Tuesday, July 15, 1924. Anchored off isthmus, W. side Totoya Id. at 8:45. Ashore at 9:15. Crossed the coconut covered isthmus on a very good trail, a distance of about 1/4 mile. Turned north, up the bay beach. Totoya island is shaped like a huge horseshoe, with the arms pointing south, enclosing a large deep bay. The two ends of the horseshoe are con- nected by the fringing reef. The peaks on the west side do not rise higher than 900 feet and the highest elevation on the east arm is 1184 feet. The greater part of the island is bare of trees; only the beach, lower valleys, and the slopes of the higher peaks are forested. The two southern ends of the horseshoe are the most luxuriantly vegetated. The remainder of the island is covered with the familiar plume grass, low grass and ferns. The sandy beaches, separated by rocky lava bluffs, are fringed with the usual littoral trees: hau, Scaevoal, Tournefortia Barringtonia, kou (Cordia), Hernandia peltata, and several trees, shrubs and vines collected