This morning studied traps, prepared specimens and spent several hours in the immediate forest south of the lagoon. Afternoon worked in the forest east of the ravine. Coming at 5 for bats and left at jeeching. Shot 1 Sigistilla & 1 Strongy. Weather from sunset with long, lunch during midday. Very slight rain With still rising. Apr 30 Bernhard Camp Okening R. Netherlands New Guinea 50m. 17 mous traps, 2 #4 rat traps, 27 stul traps, 799 snares - 1 Chrysopha 1 Hydrornys, 1 Echymyera, Shot - 5 (3ov) P. placengra, 1 Chromys. Killed - 1 Melomys. This morning prepared specimens and examined the mouth of the stream coming in at the south of the lagoon and the smaller lagoon to the south of the main one. The stream and very poor profitable for hunting. Afternoon remained in camp. Coming at 5 for bats and left spent 4 hrs at geching. Shot 1 Strongy. Weather Cln with few scattered clouds. Last night heavy rain. With it standstill today; come up shot 20 cn last night. This evening Archibald gave it as a rebroadcast of the talk he gave to the U.S. this morning. The rebroadcast was by record made in Berkeley and played for an benefit. Could indicated only about 75% of it. May 1 Bernhard Camp Okening R. Netherlands New Guinea 50m. 17 mous traps, 244 rat traps, 27 stul traps, 853 snares - 5 (2Jov.) Echymyera, 2 Placengra Shot - 5 Embellona, 1 Sigistilla, 1 Strongy. This morning studied traps, prepared specimens, and hunted in the sags swamps SW of camp. It is semi inundated at present