General Account 1938-1939
Page 164
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"It was a number I last seen this morning flying about soon after sundown. Their increase in numbers may be due to lack of rain mist about at that time. There are 11 or more individual seen of 2 & 3 sp. Jan. 30 [illegible] km S W Burnland Camp. Landing R. Athelstede Mar Guinea 1900m. 228 set traps, 17 still traps. - 1 Marmos, 1 Peresuctus. This morning collect in the traps. 227 net traps, 17 still traps, in preparation for the trip to the upper camp tomorrow. Packages specimens. The remainder of the day was spent in packing equipment. With high brook overcast in morning. Wet and light rain afternoon. Jan. 31 [illegible] km S W Burnland Camp. Landing R. Athelstede Mar Guinea X 800m. No traps. Both camp this morning at 7.45 a.m. with 20 Dyad agains Beard and I left for the 2100 m. camp Around him some 1-1/2 to 2 1/2 hours later. Beans is coming up tomorrow. Eleven trips up. The cabin has built up a good but small camp. Actually this in little room on the top of the hill. It with away, north a south in a steep hill slope vegetated with brush. Consequently the camp is strung out along the ridge tops. Arrived in camp this morning & in time to get up the antenna as well as set up and check the radio. This afternoon was spent in setting 143 net traps. The fire is on the south side of the ridge. It goes through the very heavy brush thicket which grows on the steep rocky hill tops; through mixed brush and moss forest border, and into the third year forest itself. This latter habitat, the third years forest in much like the moss forest on the north slope of the hill west of the 1800 m. camp.