marriage bed" - as an Ambonese soldier described it. Hunting on slopes to northeast today and damned poor it was too. Dog. woke in night - about 3-4 AM to hear dog howl twice from top of ridge to northeast - each time a short "auuua h". This AM 7-8 AM one howled for a few moments from saddle to east where track crosses native track. Now I know where the track which branches below the natural bridge goes. It comes along the north side of the camp valley flat about one half way, then swings westerly and goes over the ridge in a low place to God knows where - somewhere on the south cost! A back track from well up on the ridge leads across just below camp to the cliff here. These naked Papuans cross here. I can't help marvel at their endurance. August 30, 1938. Little frost this AM - clouds and sun this AM - Mists came lower this PM and much fine rain. Toxopeus & Co. arrived this AM. 10-15 or 20. brought a few birds from lower down. Said he'd been working too hard last few days in Habbeema and felt rather tired - he looked it too - an hour behind carriers. Hunting along base of cliff and up trail to top of forest with fair results - Strange how short this climb seems now. Scolopex. Flushed one in grass edge of forest into which it flew, then ran. August 31, 1938. Rather warm this AM - mists low, swirling down into our little valley until mid morning - not as bad here as lower down in valley, however, where clouds right down - fine drizzle off and on all AM - sun for a bit early PM then hard showers as well as drizzle - Camp making pro-