The rough limestone rocks have on them in places numerous gray, yel- lowish and purplish landshells. There are great numbers of red-brown to purplish crabs with light colored claws; also red-legged hermit crabs. Collected some white scale insects on a small tree stem. Collected a few small landshells on moist fallen leaves - several dif- ferent (at least 4) species. Also a very few small landshells on the leaves of shrubs and trunks of small trees. Caught a gray Asilid fly (similar to those on the beach) on a leaf well in the interior. Walked N.E. to the end of the sand beach which is just beneath the 290' peak on the ridge. There are three or four small tumbled-down huts here in the cocoanut grove which backs the sand beach. The narrow fronted house fly is abundant along the beach. From the end of the beach took to the cliff face back to the landing place. There are two cycad plants growing here. Caught a greenish leafhopper and a small coccinellid beetle on them. Caught a brown beetle and a small brown weevil on coconut. Returned to the schooner at about 3:30 P.M. We remained anchored here for the night, the wind being from the S.E. although there was little shelter on the other three sides. Thursday, August 28, 1924. Tavunasithi and Olorua. Underway at daybreak for Tuvunasithi island which we reached at 7:30. - The island is nearly circular, except for a shallow bay on the west side. To the east and south the island is edged with a steep ridge, rising to about 200 feet elevation near its middle in a knife edge. The ridge is precipitous on the sea side, rounded toward the center, which is occupied by a nearly level wooded flat, which slopes gradually up toward the ridge. To the north-east and part way along the east side the beach is sandy and backed by a fringe of coconut palms. The "boat passage" on the north side is usable only when the tide is