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Jerick and Schuend left this morning
for Toco Camp. They took canoes (10) sufficient
to move him back to Arocario Creek
tomorrow.
25th Moring start with brief interval of sundown.
The storm met at around.
Mar 1st 6km SW Bendel Camp, Idenburg R., Netherland New Guinea 1200m.
217 set traps, 17 still traps, 182 other traps -
1 Peromyscus, 2 Murineus.
This morning tended traps and
prepared specimens. This afternoon prepared
specimens, checked and catalogued specimens brought
in from the 1500m camps, set up still traps,
and prepared 173 more traps for setting.
Would set more traps because I had water.
The morning at 11:00, Jes, V. Arden,
Schuend, Jerick, transport, and my 2
collecting boys of animals from Toco camp
on the Segis R. Fly. Not in the collections
have been this for nearly 2 weeks collecting
small mammals. The following is the
result of this work.
Specimens 43 (39 set traps, 4 still)
Traps 175 more traps, 10 set still traps.
Day spent collecting 13
Traps nights 240.5
Trap nights per specimen 62-
Specimen per day 3.3.
The specimens are well prepared and will
taken care of. They did not around but apparently
knew the traps being.
All the Europeans with the exception
of Mrs Arden went to Arocario Creek after
having lunch here...
Mar 2nd 6km SW Bendel Camp, Idenburg R., Netherland New Guinea 1200m.
217 set traps, 27 still traps, 182 other -
1 Peromyscus, 1 Murineus, 1 Arvicanthis, 1 Dasyprocta.