water. The SE wind soon prevailed however the weather cleared. Heavy showers in mid-afternoon, light rain into the evening. Fri., Sep. 11. Fair. The little willowy whist lark shot earlier died this morning of unknown causes. In traps: 2 Phaeogale, 4 Rattus, 3 Melmyx musculus. The canoe is getting its outrigger put on this morning, so probably we'll change trap-line tomorrow. The outrigger is quite ingenioulsy devised (see photo.) and a light deck has been built on the canoe which gives ample space for stretching out if we want to do so. Just reached my 200 mammals for this camp today. The recent rains have had their effect on the forest: many trees are covered with new pink foliage (leaves in the tropics often are pink when first expanding), and more and different insects are coming to the light at night. My rain cannot have been severe however, as the lake level, which is that of the river continues to fall. It is about 3 feet lower than when we arrived 23 days ago. Picked up some butterflies in p.m. Sat., Sept. 12. Picking up traps this morning for transfer to new canoe to NW end of lake. Boys only got back from the job at 10 o'clock. Refind that lake has risen 6" - many traps were submerged. Catch: 1 Melmyx musculus, 1 Phaeogale, and 1 female Hydromys. I'm especially pleased to get the last, as it gives me the summary formula for the species (0-2=4). Had just finished measuring the above when "Uncle" (one of the Sube's) came in with another Hydromys (?) killed by the dogs on their island. It lacks a hint fur but is otherwise OK. After an early lunch we (the 4 boys + I) started out in our outrigger canoe with 200 traps on board for the 3rd day of Lake Daw Limbe. Setting proved rather slow - good places hard to find. So, as I had to get back at 5 for radio I got only 150 traps out. We came back thru the usual afternoon squall. Sunday, Sept. 13. Fair. Have radio with Charlie this morning, + also with Packford. As might have been expected when traps were moved into forest all catch fell off to two specimens: a terrestrial Melmyx and a second species of the same genus. Rita shot a half-porn cassowary!