Friday 9 October 1953 (cont) Top Camp than I found on mainland. Len had his boys collect a shrub today with bunches of beautiful rose, tubular flowers. To bed early ( 9:00 P.M.) Saturday 10 October Nothing in traps. Collected 3 specimens of birds, 3 species--all Q s. Black Flycatcher, Rufous-capped Flycatcher, and a thrush-like bird. Sexing easy when fresh. 2 were well shot. But one hit at close-range--difficult to make up. Sun out strong in A.M.--in and out this P.M. Ken and Len walked up to the ridge south of camp--about 100 M. higher. Len found a species of Beech tree--not known for the island. Took sights on island peaks so that we will know approximately where we are on the map. Isilele & I went jacking for an hour over a new bush tack they cut in A.M. Perfect night--no wind, no rain drip, but also a perfect blank as far as mammals were concerned. Not a rustle on the ground or a movement in the trees. Ken had the same experience. Went down in the 50 s tonight for the first time. Slept warm in my bag & winter pajamas. Sunday 11 October Blank in trap lines. However, this was an exciting day! This morning I collected a σ Pachycephala soror--2nd sknown specimen from the island. This may permit des- crition as a new sub-species, according to Dr. Mayr. Have color sketch: black head, white throat, yellow belly, black breast band. Stomach filled with small black beetles. The next specimen was a brown Pigeon. Finally, I collected a beautiful σ red and black Honey eater (long curved bill) Myzomela rosenbergi longirostris--known only from a single specimen discovered on one of the Whitney South Sea Expeditions. So far this gives me 3 of the 9 species that Dr. Mayr was anxious to have collected. A fitting wasy to celebrate my 8th anniversaary with the Museum. Several natives made the climb to camp today from Garawata with fresh vegetables. One boy had skull of Wallaby and several lower mandibles which I was glad to buy with trade tobacco; they came from slppes of one of the peaks to north of us. One man has brought his dog & plans to hunt for us for several days. I may get a few mammals from this camp yet! A dog is our best bet. Raining (3:00 P.M.) Out jacking with LikLik for an hour. We heard a cuscus but could not locate it. Shot a tree frog. Woods very wet. Monday 12 October Ken, Kim & LikLik went down to the hung up tree with small hole & fished out 6 Pogonomys. Long fur & long tails, gray--some with white underparts. A good find-- species # 16 for the Island. At noon our hunter came home with a new Cuscus (dark with dorsal stripe) & 2 of the black Wallabies! We are paying 1 ½ A for each Wallaby & a package of 12 razor blades paid for the Cuscus. The hunter & his dog are staying for a few days! More village people arrived today with vegetables for which they wanted salt, paper, tobacco and old flashlight batteries. Several had lower mandibles of wallabies,cuscus, and bandicoots. Bought them for a few sticks of tobacco. Clear & cold with new moon tonight. No jacking. Made up 1 Rufous-capped Flycatcher in A.M. Collecting continues good for Len. Tuesday 13 October No trap catch as usual, but our hunter came thru with another Wallaby and our first Bandicoot. Wallaby was an old male going grizzled but still with good black body. Bandicoot (Echimipera) small, spiny. Somewhat damaged but skull perfect. We now have skins for all species except lowland Wallaby. Spent A.M. making up Pogonomys