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July 22, 1929
max bb min 54
Fair all day.
On July 20th, a native brought in two Centetes, one centete & a stone chat. Greenway & Rand left for Marfangan to visit the forest & get supplies. I caught one that fuzzy tail woodcock & a chirogal.
The chirogale was caught in a rat trap with some banana on the treadle, also there was rice sprinkled on the trap and around it, the trap was open with no underbrush and till only leaves for ground cover; the trap was situated by a projecting root of a hill under which grew wo & barra.
I also shot 2 Buffed-Chased Lemurs. Rand caught in a set by the cookhouse at Foska. We were both awakened in the night by the noise he made. I stepped to good part of the night prowling around 2:00 or 3:00 o'clock & the moon which was practically full had set. There was bands of lemur along the road making a frightful din; one on each side. I shot at two one I think I missed & the second let out a terrific yell but I could not find him.
Another Centete, called by the natives "Tenrako" was terribly fat & thick & he was the fattest animal I have skinned he was very hard to kill.