but little rain since we left on the 10th. AM-hunting, ridge to the south. From one or two trees, close together where a mixed party of birds flocked, I shot... Daphaenositta (3) Sericornis prep. persp (2) " perspicillata (1) Pachycephala schlegeli (2) Neopsittacus alpinis Neopsittacus muschenbroekii All except Sericornis are high in the tree tops. saw...Melidectes leuco sev. Astroynia (1) Gerygone cineria sev. Rhip. albo? Hunting farther up ridge produced little. Several times Rhip. albo., one of the commonest birds of the forest- and Meli- dectes leuco.- once a solitary Chalcites ruficollis high in the tree tops- and one solitary Rhip. north?-then a party of several Rhip. albo.-several Sericornis pep.-, one at least Sericornis nouhuysi- one Paramythia and one Melidectes leuco. came by-this the birds for the morning-I returned 11 AM- flocking apparently important. In PM up to look at owl shelter of Brass--in a cavity under roots of tree on top of hill. A few owl feathers Tyto tembrocora? and many old remains of owl m meals, the most common, Pseudocheirus, some very old, hidden in moss, some pellets not yet broken up but none recent. Apparently same species and same habits as Mt. Wilhelmina owl. Natives friendly and leave at night without trouble. October 16th. A bright clear day-uncomfortably hot in tents and flies at midday--clouding up late PM but no rain.