Sun Jan. 18 Very busy. Last night shot two Ps. rubidus and two [illegible]. Trichosurus. The rubidus ♂ + ♀ were a mile apart, the ♀ with 2 functional nipples. The [illegible] were in the same tree & probably rather solitary. In the traps 2 Rattus assimilis + 8 mice, apparently of two species, though I'm uncertain. Don't know whether one of them is Rattus musculus. They are all rain forest rodents, though some have been taken to visiting the pig pen which is close to the edge of the woods but in the open. Staying till 3 o'clock then went out with Forester + Denis DeClemon + you Allan Stirling to the west end of the ridge through the park to see grass- trees there. Road very bad. There is a road to the "falls" (which are dry), & a side track to the "lucerne patch" (no lucerne) where the two forestry boys have their camps. On way back saw a 5-ft carpet snake (photo). Met Mr. Stirling on his way back from the Coralas. He is about 60. He, the forester & I went out night hunting in the evening. Shot a male [illegible] [illegible]; saw another + left him. Saw Rattus assimilis up in a shrub 6 feet from the ground. So evidently they are good climbers. Young Rowan brought me a bat just as I was setting my relaity traps. Will see later what they are. Got to bed just before midnight & the night before at 11.15 p.m. Told the rats of a nest. Mon Jan 19 A few miles in the traps. The four bats are either Pipistrellus or Eptesicus (the former, I think). Took quite a number of photographs in the afternoon - both eastern & black mobius. Most of the collecting & observing done is right on top of the range or down only slightly into the rainforest. The rainforest (here called "scrub") in many places crosses right over the top of the ridge from side to side. At other spots it is interrupted either by open Eucalyptus forest (here called "forest"), or by open grassy knolls or hummocks or meadows. I hope the color pictures will record the odd mosaic made by intermingling of the rain forest & eucalyptus areas - the dark green against the pig-pen.