January 7th. 1200 m. camp to 1800 m camp which, Van Arken says,is 15 km. SW Bernhard Camp. My barometer says 1760 tonight. Travelled 6.30-3.45, one hour for lunch. Dull AM with occasional sun. In PM mist and rain and occasional sun, in broken cloud belt. January 8th. Altitude at 8 AM, 1740. In camp except for short walk down trail before lunch when I shot 4 birds. Rain in AM, drying* to drizzle since AM--in parts of PM almost no mist and towards evening caught a glimpse of Idenburg, Bats about from shortly before dark.Several birds during day, 8-12 pigeons, C. albtrtisi? passing low over ridge and heard before dark several lorries to ridge back of camp. Carriers returned to Idenburg. Report Idenburg still rising and only dining room out of water. Plane not going to Macassar until end of month. January 9th. First day in field. An hour or so on trail along ridge top in AM and in PM 1/2 hour on ridge top to north. A little shower at daylight--good sunny AM. Mist in early PM then sun and clear tonight, though occasionally a little cloud drifts across. January 10th. Rqin last night and again tonight but clwar today. Looking over Idenburg see only clouds below. Hunting down ridge to end, across stream, up to trail to northeast and back. Birds rather scarce and shy except a few common species. Plane left in PM today. Last night a cuscus crawling on Van Arken's tent poles, whence a soldier knocked