General Account 1938-1939
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Aug 10 Lake Zebulon, Netherlands New Guinea . 3225 197 more traps, 190 net traps, 23 stick traps - 8 Sternsya, 2 Rattas, 1 Enderichina. The skull of the Enderichina was brought in yesterday by Dr Hard. This morning I prepared specimens. This afternoon I went across the bay of the lake and into the margin forest thru the papyrus of this excursion was to look for batwall trapping locality. The forest margins as well as the mangy forest itself should yield things new and interesting. This evening I went out hunting with flashlight. With the paws we followed along the eastern bay shore and north east side of to distance to the inlet. Sear 1 Ratta and one Sternsya along the land side. It was a clear cold night with stern coming off. I did not see full moon shine, but it is not the best type of night for this type of hunting. Aug 11 Lake Zebulon, Netherlands New Guinea . 3225m. 197 more traps, 190 net traps, 23 stick traps - 3 Sternsya, 1 Ratta, 2 Cheregoles (24). 3 birds. The morning prepared specimens and attacked traps. An adult's Enderichina was brought in by one of the boys (see same note). The afternoon first the more traps, changing them from the northern bay side to the margin forest to the west of the bay. In this rather localised forest there is a growing layer school growth through which on southern a few still trees. More cover the ground, the trunks and lower limbs of the trunk will the exception of a few sports where for one more grand new line