trunk. Birds came to bathe and natives shoot them. One a single dome of bent branches - very open - other with tube of bark on branch on which birds perch, and wad of moss to stop arrow - three feet from end of tube to wad of moss - bird not much chance if it comes. November 25, 1938. Five AM - light rain PM and evening. Hunting up ridge to south. Teerink and Toxopeus returned today. Three days from here to camp. Toxopeus has some idea of working new lake at once. Spent a long time trying to get a pair Syma calling in tops of tall forest trees an top of ridge - saw them once. November 26, 1938. Dull AM - clouds on hills - rain PM and evening Natives brought a number of specimens - including a Megalorius almost certainly from Habema - no other birds from there but shrimps from the Wamena (?) November 27, 1938. Fine most all day today - a little shower about 4 PM and cloudy evening - by five here mean heavy broken clouds and sun as it usually is. Hunting along track to NE - onto new clearing for garden with only undergrowth cut and into second growth - past sink holes. Natives brought a few things - they're very quiet now - Tried to get Toxopeus to put help in kitchen - Usual counter attack this time regarding Beyzoni and van Arken on Idenburg and this new boy who