[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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return the leg, a very small one, on it was a number of ticks they were put into a salt vial as was a flea but it jump out; its stomach contained, a number of small roots, a section of large worm & other large animal matter. It was mostly bread-matter, its roots probably only being accidental. Sivi with his dogs contrary to all expectation brought in a great haul of Dacopsias, two Chalargas & a Pseudochinia? With Ronald's help I got everything cleaned but nothing made up: all had finally green vegetable matter in their stomachs; the Dacopsia was probably grass. I photographed the Dacopsia. August 2, 1933 The weather all day has been far from good it starts cloudy and remains so except for now two shafts of sun shine and about noon it come on to rain which it did off and on till sundown. I had not go out today but stayed in to finish the manuals left over from yester-day. In the morning I developed the film finished yesterday & took a picture of a portion of the lower layer skeleton to show its shape, 4 oz of the sporeta of the Dacopsia Chalargas & Pseudochinia caught perfectly also finished the Pirigots which was just-finished. After lunch Sivi bought in a Jaglossome which accounted for the afternoon. August 3, 1933 The weather was cloudy all day though it did not rain till about seven in the evening and it is now (8:20) pouring quite hard. I developed a film taken by Mr Brass on which there were some good shots of Ruamas strongly raining. All the rest of the day was spent on the Jaglossome and then I hear only got it a little better than 1/3 from cleaned. Sivi caught another Chalargas & the trap held on rat. Trilago made new instrument that is swinging around its head on a fairly long string extended to a 2 meter std. August 4, 1933 A driving rain all day until after sunset when it cleared and was fine. I spent the entire day working on the Jaglossome; about 3:30 I sent Howlito Trilago to Hunt traps and they brought in a new species of rat (red wood mouse?), ground rat & a young Vampire that was killed by a flow on the head of a swinging