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July, 3, 1929
Max 56 min 56
Rain all last night and to-day.
The Hollowys and oberty #133 that I shot
last evening, testes were very much enlarged
& apparently in breeding condition. caught absolutely
nothing and got plastered with leaches. I
saw practically no birds.
July 4, 1929
Max 64 min 58
Rain all last night and to-day.
I caught one Galolea elegans and
found him dead in the trap. He was caught
only by his front foot but he had chewed
off his hind foot as well his front leg & the
apparently died of from loss of blood & the
chewing of the feet, as evidenced by this and
previous specimens, is not done with any
idea of escape as it is always below
the trap place where the trap is. It &
apparently done through a desire to chew
something.
July 5, 1928
Maximum 70 min 58
Rain all last night & most of this
morning. In the afternoon it showered &
cleared!
Got nothing in the way of mammals.
Shot 5 birds one of which is now a little
unidentified!