1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition Journal of G. H. H. Tate. December1, 1947-October27, 1948
Page 111
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Fri day 7. This cape consists of sea beach, ironstone low headed backed by star pine cove, sand dunes, a protruding swamp which breaks out as small stems to the sea at intervals through the dunes. The dunes are cut up by the prevailing SE trade wind Super brief storms. Van trapped 1 Delmops, 1 Bronze Total traps out: about 160. Jacky at night: Van shot a Dactylopsila; I caught a night-turk by hand. Sat. May 8. I trapped 2 Delmops; Van & Morton nil. Van's Delmop If yesterday may be new. Beach south of us is named Name Beach, that with Nanthau Beach (1 inch = 1 mile). The rocky point between is Name Point; Far to SE can see Heights of Turtlehead Island. Van + I cleared back trail off Emerant Rd for about a mile - across creek where truck bogged down earlier in week, weather improved. Jacky shot a Petanus bruneiceps. Van shot sometly but couldn't find it. I picked up a pale gray secto boy land. + 2 figs. Sun. May 9. Nothing in any of the traps. Van & I cleared out a night hunting system of branching trails on the lee side of the scrub. Van killed a 7-ft. carpet snake under the tree when she was searching for the animal & had lost the night before. In the c.s. were a baby bandicoot and an Acrobates. Was this the specimen Van dropped the night before? It could have been. An x-ray would show whether it had any #11 str. in it. I shifted 15 of my traps in for. Van loping for late at sea-cliff. Mon. May 10. Van netted Toplophosus and Hipposiderus cervinus in crevices in ironstone cliffs facing sea, Morton too; 1 Rattus leucops + 1 shrike. I cut new track behind clumps to connect with my s.o. trail. Plenty of green hornets.