STAN GAVE A LECTURE TO 75 SCHOOL CHILDREN TODAY. FRIDAY 24 APRIL 1964 11:15 A.M. ALTIMETER 3075 FEET (Ru 3140 FT.) DAY FAIR, BIG CUMULUS COVER OVER MTS. TEMP. 11:50 A.M. 31.7 C (SAME AT NOON) GENTLE BREEZE FROM THE S.E. KEN CAME IN AT 12:45 A.M. THIS MORNING FROM JACKING DOWN TOWARDS THE MONGI RIVER AND OVER THE NEXT RIDGE S.E. OF CAMP. NOTHING SEEN OR COLLECTED EXCEPT DOBSONIA (♀). TWO BANDICOOTS? HEARD CROSSING TRACK. NOTHING IN 3 TRAP LINES OR MIST NET OVER BROOK. WE HAD A FAIR HERP CATCH FOR ENTRY THIS A.M.: 1 SNAKE, 1 GECKO, 4 LIZARDS (2 SP.), 5 FROGS (3 SP.) - 17 TO DATE. ONLY 5 MAMMALS. Ru FEELING BETTER TODAY. OUT COLLECTING FOR FIRST TIME. Took TOBRAM WITH HIM UP THE TRAIL TOWARDS RIDGE TO THE N.W. OF CAMP. HE WON'T FIND MUCH, I'M AFRAID. STAN PHOTOGRAPHED THE SNAKE AND THE HERPETOLOGY TABLE SET UP (WITH STAN AND MYSELF INJECTING SPECIMENS). ORANGES, LIMES, TARO, KAU-KAU COMING IN WELL. STAN ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED HEAD, WRIST + FOOT OF DOBSONIA. TOBRAM + I WENT OUT AT 5:15 P.M. TO THE SAGO SWAMP TO SET A MIST NET. BACK ALONG THE TRAIL TO SHOOT BATS IN A CLEARING - NONE. THEN BACK TO NET ABOUT 7:15 P.M. - 3 SYCONYCTERIS. WE FOUND SEVERAL OF THE TINY "PANDANUS FROGS" AND A LOVELY BIG HYLID - ALL ABOUT 4' FROM GROUND. 30 RATS + 5 M. SP. OUT ON THIS LINE. WE HAD A "GURIA" AT 3:15 P.M. (ABOUT FORCE 3) - THE HOUSE ROCKED GENTLY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. STRONGEST REN HAS FELT HERE. STAN + KEN COLLECTED A SNAKE IN A NATIVE HOUSE TONIGHT. ONE LARGE BANDICOOT BOUGHT TONIGHT. LAURIE CROWLEY IN TODAY - NO BOYS.