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25th. J. Richardson
67
General Account
1 Rattus. The following was brought in by natives:
1 Melomys, 1 Anisomya, 2 Melomys, 1 Placogale.
10 Pogonomys, 8 Rattus.
This morning tended traps, prepared specimens and set at about 90 more traps
and 2 stud traps. This afternoon prepared specimens.
Locality: Stop loss. The traps at yesterday
begin it camp through old greeny garden and second
growth; along the stop river edge in rocky terrain
with virgin forest, then came several clear slings.
Up the canyon slope and over the ridge through
dense forest; into a newly cleared garden; through
an old lot producing garden, down thirty
steps toward camp through second growth forest;
about grassy clearing of native houses; through
standard green grown garden. This line is in
the general direction N2 from 49 camps covering
a distance of not over 1/2 km or less. The traps
study was set 80' of camp some 1km. Through
a forest of the canyon slope and along the
ridge. In latter, along the ridge, had been well worked
over by natives pigs and as I consider it a very
poor place to trap.
Weather: 6:00 - 12:00 overcast.
12:00 - 5:00 large hulk clouds.
13:00 - 20:00 overcast with intermittent rain.
Nov. 9. Dela R. 18 km NNE of Kallara, Etherlode River Basin 2200m.
90 more traps, 215 set traps, 2 stud traps.
1 Melomys, 1 Steuromys. The following brought in
by natives: 26 Rattus, 3 Placogale, 5 Melomys,
7 Steuromys.
This morning tended traps, the rest of the
day was spent in preparing specimens.
Weather 6:00 - 8:00 - overcast.
8:00 - 20:00 large shifting clouds with
occasional complete overcast and light rain