March 11th. Fine AM--sun--went out noon but fine PM, sun and shade. Hunting here and there near camp in forest; birds not especially common. Richardson off color this PM and Brass with bad stomach. March 12th. Fairly good, sun and shade, mostly latter, but little wind and only occasional light showers. Tried to instruct soldiers in seining but they prefer to catch fish in their hands. Hunting new trach, circling back to road to SW. Shot a streaked Phascogale on ground around roots of trees by track. 5 Papuans in camp with 4 dogs--traded 2 for one axe and one knife. Met 3 on track. Boys hunting across ridge. V.A. and B.L. going to Idenburg tomorrow--report is water still rising. March 13th. Fairly fine and sun until 10.30 or so and then hard rain. Drizzle off and on in PM. Hunting up track along river and then into forest--a flock of birds including M. [illegible] man tarna scolding a Poder gres. Van Arken left with Transport and our specimens about 7 AM. Toxopeus and Olthoff left [illegible] later to collect on the way and were caught in the rains. Zotitutuly and Decking arrived late PM. March 14th. Hard drizzle day; drizzle to hard rain most of day, no sun. No rain and some stars this evening. Krutzen and Decking left for Idenburg this evening 6 AM with our mail. Will stay there as many Papuans about. Water in radio house on Idenburg.