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28th B. Palatino
1934
General Account
Apr. 17 Berland Camp Ideling R. Netherlands Plus Guinea 75m.
57 mous traps, 259 rat traps, 27 still traps
328 spans - 3 Dasyurus, 4 Echymipera
Shot 2 Dasyuria, 1 Sus
This morning tended traps and prepared specimens. Afternoon went to Berland Camp for samples of pregnant specimens. All seem well and hopping at the main camp (myself) good catching. He saw 2 Dasyuria lying chained out at a silver tree by parrots.
Weather: Overcast, hickling during mid day; evening rain.
Apr. 18 Berland Camp Ideling R. Netherlands Plus Guinea 75m.
57 mous traps, 259 rat traps, 27 still traps
340 spans - 0
Shot 4 Emballonura
This morning tended traps and hunted along the flood plains. Afternoon hunted on lower flood plain. Shot 4 bats; prepared them to specimens.
Then moved by and logging to the main camp. He intends working out from that camp by gum.
Evening out for bat and stake out jacking. Then an many late flying aloft in the evening. Most individual seem to feed blow the forest crown in the leafy second strays or lower crown vegetation. Jacking at night has been very poor. I finally spent from 7:30 to 9:30 in the field moving slowly watching trees and undergrowth for signs of movement of vegetation. Up to date I have seen what I blow up to 1 Dasyurus.
Weather: Overcast with large bricks during mid day, light night rain.