Cuscuna, we (Rand, Healy + I) took the big dinghy + rowed around Hurning Island but saw only a few Torres Strait Pigeons, a prob-billed cuckoo and the Hawks. – no manimals. Wed Aug 26: Heavy show about midnight. Humidity max saturation early this a.m. Dr traps 2 spp of animal helmys + a Hydromys. The H is a very smell sore, apparently nearly adult, or at least in adult fulep + with its teeth developed but scarcely worn. It may turn out to be a smaller species. The bandicoot I have been getting here is Droodon, but decidedly smaller in size than the one Drick got about Onight. It may be new. We thru Healy + I went over to the camp with Tumbon Island. The natives have made numerous little shelters + inclosures where the various families live. The women often wear bonnets made of bark or fiber which rest on their heads + long cape-like den their backs. There are several dogs there. We thoght they might eat the dogs, but they declare they keep them for hunting wallabies. One live small pig in a hutche. Several of the men conducted us through the camp. Ricky dogs + bundles of firewood right + left to make way. Saw two or three litters of pups. Took a few photos but it was late + the light none too good. Brrr One bandicoot resulted from the fire. It was in front conduct. Native fish traps are basket work cones, the ribs of which are of larger cane + have the spines all set inwards; the fish swimming inside to get bait can't get out because the spines hook under their scales. Developed photos last night. Another lot of people arrived last evening. They had been away making sago in the forest. They brought us bananas + sweet potatoes. Drick Healy got a part or cateculary yesterday. It seems they hang words for one + two only; when they want to say three or four they say two-one + two-two. What they do for 5 or 6 was a big bet try not as I find out.