Field notes, v1409
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C. Koford 36 Journal 13 March 1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya a quiet friendly chap, but not likely to produce much. Must be bright, or Howell would not have sent him. He seemed to have no particular idea to foster; only to record data. No apparent strong interest in other local primates. I had dinner with Hinton & Mary Baker, & told them of Puerto Rico work. They seem to be most interested in Leptospirosis at present. Mrs. B. is in charge of the lepto. lab. I In evening took train to Singapore. 14 March 1962, Arrived Singapore about 8 a.m. & was met by J. L. Harrison, who has written most about Malayan mam- mals. He is especially interested in S-rats. After the war he worked for years with Andy & I.M.R. on lemursula and mammals. Has written perhaps 50 papers on Malay mammals, & related subjects. He said T. minor in dense forest, while T. glii at edge (same as Lim Boo-Liet), and that Ptilocercus is nocturnal. Minor probably higher in trees than glii, too. He said T. glii occurred in the fern - shrub mixture about 4' high that round half back of his house. Harrison now teaches at Nanyang University, a Chinese university of modern construct- ion and over 2000 students; private univ. Before coming there he was about 3 years in Queensland, & before that at Univ. Malaya (in Singapore). He has Chinese wife. I spent half day with him at Nanyang. Then he took me on tour of Singa- pore. In the Botanic Gardens we saw one group of 40+ Macaca sin. These were fed by people, & newspapers cones of peanuts were sold for this purpose. These most gentler and smaller than rheum. The long tails seldom