Jan 21 15km SW Burnford Camp, Darling River, Athertons New Guinea 1800m. 192 mouse traps, 229 rat traps, 18 stick traps - 2 Milwogs, 1 Phascogale, 1 Pseudohydromys, 1 Peroryctes. The morning left radio records, stuffed traps, and prepared specimens. The Dyal spent time hunting. The rainy afternoon spent in camp. No rat hunting. Weather: Morning clouds with occasional breaks. Afternoon mist and rain. This evening there is a long rain and wind from the south. Jan 22 15km SW Burnford Camp, Darling R., Athertons New Guinea 1800m. 192 mouse traps, 229 rat traps, 18 stick traps - 1 Milwog, 1 Pseudohydromys, 1 Stonomys. The only morning was spent at the radio giving reports of weather to the gold mining plane which was coming to Athertons from the Dyagal. The plane took off and after an hour out returned because of bad weather. About 9:00 I went out hunting and arrived at camp by 12:00. Saw nothing of real interest. Spent most of the time cutting down Pandanus palms and looking into palm types for mammals. The afternoon spent in camp tending one of the birds. Rand has an attack of fluem. He has been miffly ill for the past 3 or 4 days but today he is much worse, well it set on round about. Jan 23 15km SW Burnford Camp, Darling River, Athertons New Guinea 1800m. 192 mouse traps, 229 rat traps, 18 stick traps - 1 Peroryctes, 1 Pseudohydromys, 1 Stonomys, 1 Milwog, 1 Eremizmys (big bat chir). 1 Phascogale shot by Woods collecting boy. The morning stuffed traps and prepared specimens. The afternoon took care of Randy's birds. He not feeling capable of doing so. He is in a stiff clinin and eats a little (chest cavity). This morning 229 rat traps were taken.