The new trap sets yielded four Rattus of 2 species last night. Lionel's bat now tended by Rus' boys, yielded 2 Macroglossus, and Rus shot another. No jacking by Lionel. Tinker, jacking, claims to have shot a Petaurus and a big arboreal rat, but brought nothing in. Rus shot but could not recover on the very steep forested slopes, a cuscus and a Petaurus, plus an unknown small bat. Our baldheaded native friend and Sipom completed cutting track from where I left it yesterday down to Ara Creek at the old camp of Scottie Buchanan, thence up the Ara to near camp, completing a circuit. This opens up much country for plants. Jacking is only feasible this creek. Nights are pleasantly cool. Lowest temperature noticed (the max and min ther- mometers are not set up) 72 F. Saturday July 21: Very heavy rain for a few minutes before 5:50 this morning. Cloudy and threatening all day after that, but no rain. SE continues. Collected down the slopes to Gladstone's claim for 17 numbers. Some interesting things, including a white-flowered Proteaceous tree with broad leaves and a canopy tree with curious large 3-angled dehiscent fruits with winged seeds. A rather common climber Medinilla in the oak forest zone recalls the fine species of the Solomons, but the flowers are solitary or in very few-flowered racemes. Collected my third Cyathea for the island - a very abundant big tree-fern of the second growths. Two species of Rattus in traps (4 specimens) and, two Macroglossus netted, two Pteropus jacked, 1 Petaurus jacked and two brought in by natives of Boyu village, who came to camp with fresh food (sweet potatoes, taitu, tomatoes, Chinese long beans and coconuts). The Petaurus much smaller than the animal we have been getting in the D'Entrecasteaux. Rus has been more or less laid up for two days with a chest condition Had some geographical corrections from the Boyu men. The creek that heads near here and entered the sea at their village is the Enumuruta (not the Ara or St. Patrick's Creek). The head of the Ara on which we are camped is called the Gagum. The Misima people have the reputation of being fresh. The few we have met have been most cordial, and, withal, respectful. They are the cleanest native people I have seen. Bright of skin, clean of cloth. Sunday July 22: Threatening rain most of the day; heavy shower about 4 pm. Cloud on Mt. Sisa, above us, after the rain. Botanized near the mine again, mainly to collect the local oak, then went down to the Ara and followed it up to Gladstone's old battery sight. Only about a dozen species today. The oak, with long acorns, the most interesting. Two more Macroglossus in the bat net down the road. Two gray Hipposideros, new to the collection, taken by Rus from an old tunnel near Gladstone's claim. Prize of the day was a small rodent, which reminds me of Pogonomelomys, trapped in the old clearing where George Brett used to live. A very good thing. Could well be a new genus genus. This makes 10 species for the island to date (collected by us). Not bad going for less than a week in the island. Were visited in the afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone and young Jim, and Ian McCollum. Very pleasant and interesting people. Dick likes to talk about the war in New Guinea., in which he served on Australian small ships. He also knows the Coen and Wenlock (Batavia River) mining areas in the Cape York Peninsula. Lionel to Bwagoia to spend Sunday, and tomorrow to examine the coast west towards Quartz Mountain for a lowland camp site. Monday July 23 Very heavy showers made a tremendous noise on the tin roof between 2:30 and after daylight. Overcast and at times on the mountain, misty, after thaas, but only a few small showers. Field work handicapped. Went down the road to a little beyond Grassy Knob (1000 ft.) and collected 16 num- bers. Nothing of special interest. Mostly pot-boilers from the roadside but my 4th Cyathea dor the island collected. Spare boys out after Pogonomys, but no success. I rather doubt if it is here, despite native reports. Natives have to be very carefully questioned to get right in-