Carriers and some Papuans back. A few birds by Papuans. November 4, 1938. Mist on hills early - and again mid-morning with a few sprinkles - a bit of sun noon then clouding up and light showers - hunting through Garden clearing below ravine across ridge and along ridge. Daphaenositta. A party of eight to twelve feeding branches of tallest forest trees - after ten minutes or so whole flock flew off with little calls. Transport got away about 7 with 37 Papuans carrying and eleven Papuans went down unescorted this PM. Toxopeus tells me he plans to have all the specimens his assistant coll- ected on Idenburg sent in to the Grand Valley. He will go to river with Kapt. on 11th, repack the specimens, then send them out on second flight and return to 2300 meter camp on 22nd or so - Damned fool -- November 5, 1938. Bright, hot AM - clouding up noon with light showers PM and rain this evening. Hunting up to 3000 on track. Birds fairly common but nothing of special interest. Six carriers and five soldiers from Habbema. Carriers returned from below - many Papuans in camp PM - including a party returning from over the range bringing a a young pipit and a dutch banded Mallomys - the soldiers this AM said no Papuans at Habbema yesterday or today. Only a few birds from Papuans today. Today at dinner Toxopeus' produced a bottle of brandy!!! and we talked of crocodiles and catching them, of lizards of New Guinea that walk upright like a man, and flying