Sun. 26 April 1964 FAIR. SHORT SHOWER IN P.M. WIND IN THE W. FOR AN HOUR THIS EVENING, WINDY AT BAT SHOOTING TIME (6: - 6:45 P.M.) NO BATS SEEN. NO BATS IN NET THIS A.M. - ONE HONEYEATER. STAN & I MADE UP SPECIMENS. HE PHOTOGRAPHED PARA- NYCTIMENE, TOBRAM HAD NOTHING IN HIS TRAP LINE TOWARDS THE MONGI. SAGO LINE EMPTY, TOO. I PILED COLLECTING BOXES AND WITH A LONG POLE WITH A WIRE HOOK I FOUND I COULD REACH THE SMALL BAT ON THE THATCH ROOF. DID UP BANDICOOT TODAY. MUCH ABUSE FROM THE BOY ABOUT THE SMELL! A GIANT KALUBU, I SAVED THE ENTIRE SKELETON. SEVERAL FLEAS + SCADS OF MITES. SEVERAL GOOD FROGS FROM TOBRAM TODAY. STAN PHOTOGRAPHED THE SMALL SNAKE THAT KEN COLLECTED YESTERDAY. IT HAD A SMALL "SPIKE" ON END OF TAIL. THE MINIOPTERUS HAS A BROWNISH HEAD AND NAPE. 'NO COOK TODAY SO WE ATE "CATCH AS CATCH CAN" OUT OF THE FOOD BOX ALL DAY. WE DID VERY WELL! NO JACKING TONIGHT. LETTER WRITING, GETTING FILM READY FOR MAILING IF A PLANE COMES IN TOMORROW. MOON FULL BUT THE SKY IS TOO DARK FOR SHOOTING SMALL BATS. IT IS QUIET NOW (NO WIND) AND VERY BEAUTIFUL. SOME CUM- ULUS OVER THE MOUNTAIN TO THE EAST. (NOW 11: P.M.) SEVERAL NIGHT BIRDS SINGING. RV HAS OFFERED US HIS OVEN FOR DRYING SKULLS AND OUR "DRY FORMALIN BIRDS". HIS BAFFLE PLATE IS RIGHT AT THE TOP, LEAVING VERY LITTLE ROOM FOR SKULL DRYING. IT IS POSSIBLE TO DRY IN THE SPACE UNDER THE BAFFLE - A NICE EVEN HEAT. THE LARGE WHISKERED NIGHTHAWK THAT I SHOT AT ARAU IN 1959 FLIES HERE AT 6:15 EVERY NIGHT.