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W.P. Richardson
96
General Account
to the north of camp. Evening shot & 3 bats. Last evening at jacking, nothing seen. Boy shot, Pseudocheirus.
Weather: Light rain early morning clearing mid-morning, occasional clouds, small sunshine remainder of day. Evening and light thin overcast.
Mar. 29 4 Km SW Bernhard Camp blending R. Athterlands New Guinea 850m.
125 mouse traps, 207 rat traps, 27 steel traps,
845 snares - 2 Calymygers. Shot - 2 Entallomas.
1 Lipistillus, 3 (2Ss.) Pseudocheirus.
Shaws trapped at 12:00m. Camp 231 snares x 2 days - 0.
This morning studied traps, prepared specimens and went up to the 12:00 camp. I was able to check over part of the edge of snare and spent some 2 1/2 hours watching the wild bird Paradise display ground. There were no birds about although the flow was then showing occupancy.
This evening shot - bat. The flight began on a usual about 6:20 but stopped all of a sudden at 6:32. The sudden change was perhaps due to the coming of rain which broke some 10 min. later.
Transport arrived this afternoon shot 5:00 from Bernhard Camp bringing with it flour, cocoa, mail, squad. Teamed came up tomorrow with remainder of food food brought in by the Gube today.
Weather: clear with occasional clouds until about 3 when it can overcast again till at 5:15 and heavy rain about 7:00 to 8:30+
Mar. 30 4 Km SW Bernhard Camp blending R. Athterlands New Guinea 850m.
125 mouse traps, 207 rat traps, 27 steel traps,
876 snares - 1 Perogete, 1 Calymygers, 1 Melonyge,
1 Doecopes. Shot: Lipistillus
This morning studied traps and prepared specimens. Afternoon looked for new trapping locality along the upper edge of the flood plain.