No mammals got in any way last night. A native hunter brought from somewhere down the Morima slopes (?way?) 3 brown cuscus and two small bandicoots. He and his son and two dogs are camped in a leaf shelter on the ridge crest nearby. About a dozen small boys and girls & a couple of young women from the Morima slopes in camp this morning. The bandicoot being got here is much smaller than the 2 specimens from Iameiele. Lionel cut further along the crest and reached top of a small sharp peak 1010 m. by the faulty anuroid. Clouds prevented his seeing out. Distance from camp was about 2½ miles or more. Tuesday June 12: Max. 23, min. 19 C. Mist on and off 9:30 to dusk or slight showers, but heavy rain 6 PM — 6.45. SE continues. Spent day in camp, after collecting a palm fairly common on the ridge crest. Resembles the coconut-like sp. of Mt. Pobinama, but not so tall; may be another species. Sent boys to collect down to the water on the Morima slopes, ce. 8-10 plants new to the collection. Photographed a bat (MacroGLOSSUS), & two orchids (a white terrestrial, & a small dain- ty Glomera) with close-up equipment. A big brown Rattus (2nd spp.) in trap; 2 MacroGLOSSUS in the net at dawn(Rus hap- pened to be standing there after being out with the jacklight), 4 cuscus, a bandicoot, & 3 Petaurus brought in by natives. An excellent day. Have put a limit on cuscus which evidently are easy for a native to find with dogs. Stressing our interest in Dorcopsis & Dactylopsis. I found today a bamboo from which most likely a Dactylopsila had ex- tracted a grub IS FROM holes gnawed in the wall of internodes. Mammal boy ISULELE on his third consecutive day off duty with fever and some throat. Gave him 2 sleeping pills at 1AM to quiet his groaning; put him on a camoquin routine beginning today (3 pills per week). Wed. June 13: Max. 24.5, Min. 18 C. Much rain through last night. Cloud and mist to midmorning. Sunny after that. SE cloud drift. Weather kept me in camp preparing plants, to 18 o'clock, then went down water- place ravine (½ half way). Collected some good things including 2 Hymemphyllaceae, a Astronidium, small Amarcarpus of the undergrowth. carpus, etc.I have far more plants on hand than I can dry outam more than a day behind in getting specimens into the dryer. No mammal get last night. The native hunters camped nearby brought in this after- oon a fine bandicoot, blackish on head, neck and shoulders, & 5 cuscus of various sizes. Have stopped buying cuscus. Action taken to see what has become of the "Kedeluma" & the batteries she was sup- posed to have dropped at Ailulua for us during the weekend. Tinker departed 5 AM for with a request for Crosby to get in touch with Bunting's by radiophone. Lionel went down to the coast at UKEOKEO and found that no boat had called in there or at near- by. About 10 small boys and several young girls, plus a councillor from UKEOKEO, bringing a few bananas for sale but chiefly to have a look at us. Thursday June 14: Max. 21, Min. 26 C. Strong SE wind most of last night; air quite chil- ly. Little cloud; no mist today; no rain. SE continues. Worked down to the water-placegully & for a little way along the side of the mountain on the Agamoda trail; fair bog, mostly of ferns of the ravine, also an interesting Rubiaceous small tree with small white flowers. No mammals added to collection except [illegible] a sita-sita (Petaurus) shot last night in camp by Rus. The Hunters went down the Morima slopes for bats and did not return.