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Sailed back to the schooner at 4:45 P.M.
Sunday, August 10, 1924.
North east end of Navutu iloma.
Spent early part of morning on board schooner, wrapping up specimens and puncturing snake and lizard, killed in formalin tank.
Ashore at 9:30, landing on east side of N.W. bay.
Roll 60:3. The N.W. bay, looking west from beach at east side. (11515)
Collected insect specimens, sweeping the beach grass and shrubs.
Followed a trail E. into the woods behind the beach. This north central portion of the island is flat and comparatively level, with a moderately open stand of trees; quite in contrast to the extremely rough S.W. portion visited Friday.
Caught a snake, coiled up in a branch of dead leaves. They are torpid, apparently because it is mid-winter and "cold".
Collected in plant No. 464 what I think are the flowers of No. 383. This much resembles Pittosporum of Hawaii, native name "tubakalo". Previously collected only in fruit.
Saw several trees of No. 460 in blossom, along west side of N.E. ridge.
Climbed this N.E. ridge at a point above the sand beach and bay on the N.E. side (visited yesterday). Good view of Yangasa levu.
Roll 60:4. Yangasa levu looking N.E. from summit of N.E. ridge of Navutu iloma, elevation about 150 feet. (11516)
Roll 60:5. The bay and sand beach on N.E. side of Navutu iloma and part of the small crescent shaped islets off this side, from the same spot, N.E. ridge. (This fits on to 60:4). (11517)
Climbed to a higher, rocky point in the ridge, elevation about 190'.
Roll 60:6. Looking S.W., diagonally across Navutu iloma toward S.W. point, from peak on N.E. ridge. (11518)
Roll 61:1. Looking N.W. along N.E. ridge, with N.W. bay of Navutu iloma at left and Yuoutha and part of Navutu ira on the right, from high peak on N.E. ridge. (11519)