I have therefore decided to move down to the coast on Saturday if carriers are available. Saturday is market day on the coast, when natives take their copra to the trade stores, etc. Tuesday May 8: Max. 26, Min. 19 C. Boisterous weather, wind whipped the treetops all night; accompanied by mist and some drizzle. Wind somewhat-abated by the afternoon. No rain. Went down the trail to about 700 m. (620 m. by my anuroid on April 30) and then collected the oak seen on the way up. Flowers only, and only a subsidiary tree in rather stunted MIXED rain forest. Nothing else of special botanical interest although the first Freycinetia for the trip collected. Big species with soft, almost leaves and yellow flowers fruits. A good day for mammals. A Nyctimene shot last night by Lionel on his "plateau". Two gray rats in traps set by [illegible] Rus's boys. Four Pogonomys cut from a tree by Lionel and his boy, plus "Lipoma". The prize was a brown Phascogale trapped by the cook; heavy-set animal, a male; pencil drawings by Rus. Wed. May 9: Max. 27.5, Min. 19 C. The northerly wind not so strong, but continued through the night. Weather still from north today; mist much of the time; light sprinkles from one o'clock through afternoon. Went to the summit of PARIMAMA for the fourth time to make pictures. Eventually got several half misty ones of OBIA with East Cape under its south shoulder. Few plants collected. In afternoon sent boys into the Dacrydium forest for an orchid with spratted leaves which grows here and there in the Sphagnum ground moss. It turns out to be Papillopedium (?) of which a species collected by me in the Balim Valley in 1938 was such a prize that it was named for Queen Wilhelmina. Like Cypripedium dull purple brown flowers much damaged by insects (?) Another good day for mammals. The prize a black Hydromys this time from the small stream SSW of camp. A Rattus also in traps. Five Pogonomys cut from a tree. Lionel went down to WAIKATUNA to arrange for carriers for Saturday. Thursday May 10: Max. 27, Min. 18.5 C. Cloud drift still from N but wind down to a gentle breeze. No mist in camp. No rain. Petaurus resumed calling in the tree tops last night; they were silent and few bats came [illegible] late to feed during these windy nights. Botanized in the direction of Mt. OBIA about 1/2 mile down the ridge of a canyon-like ravine to about 750 m. altitude. Rain forest - mossy forest transition zone. Got three large Cyathea spp. from the ravine and a hairy Dicksonia from about 800 m. This makes 6 spp. of tree-fern collected thus far. Not brisk today for mammals. One in traps Melomys, a brown animal which I think is the second record of the genus for the D'Entrecasteaux. Van you got one on Goodenough in 1953. Four Pogonomys cut from a tree by mammal boys sent in search of Cuscus. Friday May 11: ?ax. 27, Min. 18.5 C. Rather windy again last night and today. Intermittent small mist clouds. Wind from N to NE. Very hazy today. Strange weather and, fortunately, rather dry in the mountains. The SE trades should be blowing steadily in May. No rain. In camp, drying specimens and preparing for tomorrow. Lionel will not come up the mountain with the carriers. One Rattus in traps and one Nyctimene shot in camp by Russ last night. Some special traps being left out tonight.