opposite good sized pinna. Got scratched up trying to get up the face of a limestone cliff to a small cave. The cliff was very crumbly and gave away under me. Nothing in the cave when I got to it. Collected a specimen of coral limestone from beach cliff showing all three of the dominant shades - gray, brown and white crystaline. It also had a fossil shell in it. Collected quite a number of beach trees along arm of the small bay. Returned to schooner early as we were shifting anchorage to north end of bay on west side of Ongea levu. Chief of the village on Ongea levu aboard, acting as pilot. He gave me a snake, which he says are numerous on Ongea levu. Purchased three sticks of black ebony (?) wood (for 2 shillings) which they call "kaukauloa," on condition that they would show me the tree so I could get leaves and fruit or flowers if any. The wood is highly prized because of its heavy weight and hardness. Saw a "flying fox" bat over the shore. Pigeon fly and bronze bug from Mr. Beck. Wednesday, July 30, 1924. Ashore at 7:30 and across a good trail to the village, which is situated at the head of a deep bay on the south side. The interior of the island included a large flat area, the portions of which, not under cultivation or cleared for coconuts, are luxuriently covered with scrub and large trees, some of large size. Think one of the large species is buka. The butterflies and landshells (small ones on leaves of shrubs) are abundant. Collected a number of both. The trail is lined with red pepper bushes and Piper insectifugum (?) called Wagawa here and in Samoa Awa-awa-aiku, both of which were scarce on Ongea ndriti. No. 382 continues to be an abundant undershrub.