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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.