Did not have an opportunity to visit the middle islet, but returned to the schooner at 11:30. Up anchor and across to north side of large islet, where we anchored at 12:10. Ashore at 12:45 on the large islet. Interior very rough beneath the thick growth of trees, herbs and vines. Collected ants ex dead stick and termites from their large brown, globular nest. Saw large coconut crabs. There are a few native palms on the lower slope here. Driven back to schooner at 3 P.M. by heavy downpour of rain. Spent rest of afternoon in cabin writing. Shower of rain and squalls of wind in evening. Mr. Beck furnished 2 more Kingfisher Hippoboscids. Sunday, September 28, 1924. Occasional heavy showers and strong puffs from the east. Found that the figs (No. 570) which I placed in a vial in Mango, Septem- ber 18, had bred out small weevils from the small white grubs. Drew outline maps of the next two islands and packed up the bones secured on Thikombia-i-Lau. Up anchor at 9:45 and underway for Kimombo islets, passing through the Sovu entrance. Roll 70:4 Kimombo islets from the west by south (true). (11572) The islets are three in number, surrounded by a barrier reef with entrance on the N.W. The largest islet, 190 feet high and about 300 X 400 yards, is of rough elevated limestone, covered with low forest. The other two islets are smaller and of volcanic material. The middle islet is about 100 X 60 yards and 120 feet high with a sand and lava pebble beach on three sides and a steep cliff on the fourth (north and north-west) rising from a cut shelf of the same material. This cliff consists of bedded conglomerate - lava rocks in coarse sandstone, separated by beds of (Tuff ?) in thin strata similar to those of Clorua. (See sample). The islet has a rounded summit