August 1, 1938 Plane left early and then collecting. Teerink left about 7:30 - and about 7:30 - in rain - came in two soldiers and a dyak carrying a convict who had fallen on the trail. He was not put in the hospital tent, but in the shelter in which slept the cooks of the Dutch party. August 2, 1938 Clear A.M. here, but clouds on Wilhelmina top - clouds came down later and obscured the tops of the high barren hills - alternating sun and shade during the day - showers and hail late PM. Some rain evening - calm early - then light breeze from East. Across lake with Toxopeus who showed me where Bird of Paradise were, then down lake shore and a few hundred yards down outlet. August 3, 1938 Fog over lake cleared - 7:30, 8:00 or so. Mt. Wilhelmina clear all AM and most of PM.highlands. And sunshine and showers late PM. Down lake along shore - flock of 10-15 Callicalia fusciphyga feeding on swarms of mosquitoes along edge of marsh - a few C. esculesta around trees edge of marsh - seem to have a very green back - later saw one at outlet to lake about trees. Walking through forest near lake shore the strange whited bird flew up lake shore - saw it only through trees and though I fired don't know what it is. Porzona common along shore, calling kik - - - harsh, and a soft bu bu - - - - run together. Salvadorina- saw about eight - flushed from under trunk - or swarm out from reed bed along lake or outlet, or far out in lake - four together in outlet. Podiceps - saw one in outlet. Myroca - only a day or so and all far out in lake - The dense forest about outlet with many more birds than about camp - and different species common. Heard Syma (?) - [illegible] Melidectes belfordi the common honey eater. Macregoria common - also Pararythrius, o