material anyhow as well as any type rare. 3 pm. Lina has just brought in a live male Dactylopsila which he got out of a hole in a tree. Though the tail is not prehensile at the tip, it is held by the animal (held in one's hands) in a hooked or crooked position. Traces, toes 9 mm. The 5 o'clock sun, hidden from us by a passing cloud, made the distant sea gleam like silver; later we saw a wonderfully fine sunset. An. in the extreme distance, practically due W. across the sea, I could see mountains — perhaps the Yale Island series. Tues. Mar. 16. Thick mist this morning. Also a slight set-back to our general good fortune in that Taitenko spider lost just half the ration of flour that had been left overnight to soak, so our carriers had to work on only half a breakfast. However the day's track contained only one big hill (see p. 16). We left at 8 o'clock, went down to Emue Creek, up to the crest of the Ubari range, and down again to the village which was reached at 12.30. That climb of 9500 feet is the last big one; Emmant we climb 900, a series smaller ridges that ends the job. Though nearly 100 traps were set out at Iribaira last night only 2 mammals were caught: Rattus macrourus and the large Stemmys. As both were taken up at Kayal dam that Stiki north can be learnt about the Iribaira fauna from them. The picking up of traps caused our late start today. The barometer reads at 5 pm. 420 meters. On March 2nd it read 400 at 1 pm. It's intent to catch the Koyari. They live really in total squalor. Their houses (many at least) have neither walls nor floors. The ground is dry & dusty & littered with small cooking fires. They will wipe a plate or tin cup with