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Stupid jorum, Dactyllopida.
Van was the real collector of this animal. He shot
all we took by patiently waiting in small camps for
the animals to reveal themselves by noises. Their eyes
shine rather well. As they were also taken in the
"big scul," it seems they prefer rain forest to open
forest. In some cases they must have crossed open
forest to reach isolated scults. Several were taken
at Lockridge, one at the Sawmill scult, one at
the Newcastle Bay.
No Dactyllopida was discovered at Portland
Roads, or Sun Range, or Mt Tozer, or Wodrich.
A young Dactyllopida given was Dixon by Miss
Gabriella Neutkaiser, was seized by the town. The
mother, star, is reported to have been taken a few
miles below the town on the Coen River.
One adult shot by Van near "Mango Tree" top of McDowall
Range - 1800 ft.
One shot in rain scult (border of rain in open forest) at
Helensburgh, 26 mi. S. Cooktown.