is apparently toptypical of Allen's R. m. yungfer, which red phase of R. mygalellus came from Coen. All but one grey + a few intermediates were distinctly red. Spent rest of evening picking the bats & doing the remaining packing. Fri. Aug 27. Set away from The Bend at 9 & from Coen at 10. fairly rough road but long stretches of sand - all "open forest". Reached Elbtaypole, our overnight place, at 3.45 - 28 miles from Coen. It was once a mining center - and there are many remains of houses about. The water supply is from a well & it is stored in a 2000 gal. tank, now 2/3 empty. Alt. abt 700 ft. Got about 50 traps set out. went jockey up the telegraph line - a Trichosurus. In a.m. trap gave 1 betelomp. Sat. Aug. 28. Left camp at 8 a.m. Carried Prelmp & Trichosurus injected. Skinned in p.m. - both in perfect condition. R. Solomons & Burns - station - 700. 700 Yarrider - left passage. 700 Billy (Spionkop) - Burns set out to Bamboo state. Crest of the range - 950 ft. Down slope to dinner camp - Musgard Tel. Sta 3.45 p.m. (400/500 ft.) Set out Traps (Roy). Sun. Aug. 29 Left Musgrave at 8 a.m. Road mainly along telegraph line & apart rather better - much sand - enormous numbers of ant hills - cauliflower type, white, flat, magnetic, etc. Lost ½ hour testing rock pile for rock wallabies - platy & wallaroo sign but none of R.W. Crossed the forkhead a bit after 11 a.m. Arrived at Hannam's Run about 1 p.m. - about 40 miles south of Musgrave. Skinned morning cctel - 2 Rattus, 1 Hydriomys, Van under weather. Roy put out 25 rat traps.