MASBA CREEK CAMP FRIDAY, 22 MAY 1964 Our last day at this camp. Dawned gray after a beauti- ful, clear, rather cold night. Cleared later in morning and I pulled all my gear out of the tent for packing. Tobram came in with his traps from the Kua River - nothing. David had a blank and my 2 mist nets finally ran out. I packed mammals + birds in our first knockdown box - about 1/2 full. All wet specimens will go back to Pindiu in an empty kerosene can, with tow on top and washed with bush rope. Stan was saddled with the skinning of the ♂ + ♀ Red Birds-of-Paradise which Ken unthinkingly shot yes- terday P.M. This knocked all plans that Stan may have had for recording and photography. This, plus the loss of Stan's green python when Ken tired of play- ing with it, put the camp in a very sour mood. The search for the python killed another hour or two of Stan's photography time. This is the end of any further play- ing "circus" with the snakes. I took pictures of Stan skinning the B's-of-P. The ♂ is very beautiful - yellow, green, black and reddish plumes. The moon is more than 1/2 full tonight and the forest is full of insect and frog song. The boys have the "Kundu" (drum) and may begin playing water on. Plants: about 170 numbers. Mammals: 14 species, 46 specimens (3 Marsupials, 9 bats, 4 rodents). Herps: lizards, 25, snakes 9, frogs 29, geckos 4 - total 67. Birds: 37. Will give Stan's back a massage & then to bed. We will be up at 5:30. Carriers here at 7:- we hope!