April 21st. Dull AM. Hunting up stream to Papuan houses (8) and then over flat country on foot. Birds not very common Ducula rufugaster 1 sitting 45 fset up in big tree; missed it. Only one seen here. Clytoreyx ? Flushed one from ground--flew off. Very loud call. No kingfishers along stream--apparently all back in forest where I see them occasionally and where there are manyfish. Ardea Missed one on way back. Only seen occasionally and then usually flying over smaller waterways and lagoons. Once saw one perched high in tree in second growth, tree and small lagoon country. Stream by Papuan village beautiful sandy bottomed stream--sharp steep banks several feet high; higher, flatter gravel bars, some bananas growing on them. Bazzoni tells strange tales of gold mining people in camp on upper Idenburg being without food and water for one day. De Grout in Hollandia to talk with R.A. and Capt. T. to charter motor boat to bring goods up Idenburg. Sea plane cannot land on Upper Idenburg because of strong current. German? plane lands on sand bar. Soldiers out shooting in PM--2 guns** as per several days past--a cuscus and some common things. But some day will get me things as Campochera the other day. Richardson in forest today and he came to camp this PM; brought some Eclesteus, Shot one very small and one medium small bat tonight. Counting up records 27 species birds in 1 day my best day. April 22nd. Dull most all day; occasional light sprinkles of rain. Rain after dark. As so often, thunder about. Today up little stream to west. Stream became gravelly where I turned back. Water- fall still in distance. While there heard plane and returned.