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Sun
Ap. 25.
Lad night Van pot an dun Dactylopsis. Seven jichy - gir
on fun 7.15 to 9.15. Did not see an eye! Bay took two chongo.
This evening the boys caught Two Hippopotamus alterence, in
their tents.
Lochuri is a "vanston" lettuce. It is just at the west
foot of the divide ridge. The ridge is south - covered, the
lowlands mostly in forest. Then an little "sewls"
scattered sand. The Sandadnya Creek runs N.W. to
near here. It is mostly edged with fruit but a little
sewls cyprian also. The sewls is composed of one
moderately tall tree - at most 100 feet. The savanna
is chiefly in tall spear fern. Some patches of short
fern shrubs at Horse plain,
Temperature on Wed. Thru to Fri nights over
Cowl - down to 75°. Last night, partly overcast,
the thermometer did not drop below 80°. Tonight is
79°. The S.E. winds are blowing strong.
Vackings and triple eyes of bats in flight - fatable
Small fruit bats such as Nyctinia, Ochtonycteris, and
Syconycteris.
Mon Ap.
26.
Short scrub turkey. Moved 10 traps to Sandadnya
Creek. Caught 9 set for Hydromys. At night received about a
score of Miniopterus - 1 Chalinolobus, 2 Teptozonus
from China turned on Possession Isl., collected by the
crew of the "Lochiel". Died turkey for bats.
Tues Ap.
27.
Pattus & Melony still camp in. The Rattus
of the jecti gangs is still scarce (we not have
Yet). No Hydromys. The older of my two boys,
Moreton shot at Thylopsis, Stygim, Coxenii.
Set 15 more river traps. Rebuilt old line with
dried fish.
Wed. Ap.
28.
Vackings in Saw hill scrubs produced only a pecko. Saw
number of bats. Van shot ad. 9 Cuscus & a Dactylopsis.
Thu. Ap.
29.
Horta, Sanguineta levels laye male sand valley.
Nail day. Self went down with truck to Road
Johns Point.