Field notes, v1442
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LIDICKER 1969 Aug. 17 cont. a distinct species from sericans . The latter has a smaller P4 + looks P3. the body I came of skull with a rotatis P4 + clear lacking P3. P. sericans also has a darker trail & appears different in other respects. It sounds convincing. This sericans skulls teg out is on key to rotatis . To look about 2315. Aug. 18 Up at 0625, finished packing, had breakfast & left 0715 for Mt. Hogan. Ties lot me use his truck & packed a drawer. We got to Mt. Hogan airport about 0915. Left most of our gear there & the rest to Steamskit Co. where we left our insulated box of frozen material in their walk-in freezer (Tas wrote us a letter to Mr. Peter Clifford of the freeze dept. to get permission). Then we wandered around town, went to bank, post-office, curio shop. Sat on a lawn & worked up notes. At even we returned our specimens from the freezer & carried them to the Anssett Office. Then we looked for the Hotel where Dawson said he might meet us for lunch. We finally found it had lunch (to sign of Dawson) & we walked back to Ansett about 1300. The flight left pretty delayed ; it was a cargo plane coming up from Friday. About 1515 the airboatman finally took us to the airport . Arrived at 1615 & we finally got away ~ 1645. The plane was originally scheduled to