Went on beyond Novindom as far as trail went, which was to the narrow isthmus and across to the ocean side. Collected kaukauloa tree with moderate size yellow fruit. Small trypetid fly at fruit. (No. 448). Back along cultivated areas under coconut grove between isthmus and village. Caught some quite large grasshoppers, pumpkin bugs, etc. Returned to Novindom. Roll 59:6. Weaving coconut leaf thatch for house shown in 59:4. (115/2) " 60:1. Old woman slicing off the spines from pandanus leaves with a piece of shell, and a typical young mother. I wanted to get the baby swung on her back by the cloth over her shoulder, but she turned just as I snapped. Back over trail to Munerah and Monethaki, collecting several beetles in dry leaves, wasps on shrubs and flies, butterflies, leafhoppers, grass- hoppers, etc. Also another plant No. 449. The red-flowered legume (collected on Ongea levu, No. 434) is called drala and is Erythrina indica. Noticed (but could not catch) the large common brown dragonfly. Returned to schooner after trying in vain to find the old man who had made me an old style fishhook. Thursday, August 7, 1924. Early morning trip over to Monethaki village to collect some wooden fish hooks or mete which an old man made for me after the ancient pattern. Gave him a shilling for six. Under way at 9 A.M. and outside the narrow entrance of the lagoon by 9:20, for Naiabo Island 15 miles to the N.E. and directly east of the Yangasa Cluster. Spent part of morning sketching a canoe model which Mr. Beck had bought, with additions and generalizations after sketches made on beach of full sized canoe.