August 27, 1933 A big day in Trak although all of the same skins. I got six rats two in the mist and four in the highest also a large rat was caught in the upper steel trap, long-tailed rat it is a new genus to the collection. I think the entire remainder of the day skimming some of which made rather dusty by skins as Christmas" or rather rough. Aug 28, '33 A lean day only on in the lower trap. Of finest setting out at the new traps. Directed the upper lab but saw few mammal sign & observed my Marry Posi tree fall and also a film that had been out. Also taken by Rand of Suva, Auckland & Rona Atolls Papua. August 27, '33 A still leaner day in Trak nothing at all I noticed for the first time those lower bird clams grounds all close to getting. It seems strange that I should have missed them before; they seem fresh, one seemed in the process of making. Near the shore a strang note it sounds some what crawls as not. I could only get a fleeting glimpse of the birds or pair. I was a bird of about the size of the American Robin & heavy fast flyer. After land I went along a road towards Mondo gone as far as to the other side of the hickles where I got into the ridge trail along which I returned. On the way I saw Two native dead falls apparently set for Bowe birds that both were similar in construction having two parallel fences about a meter long and about 30 cm apart made of sticks stuck into the ground, the dead fall was made of three or four sticks lashed together. I could not make out its method of setting as far as I could make out its look like this with the near fines fully removed [scribble] scraped in its distance from the other. [144] stick held by with lashing on one end, and faked stick. dead fall this was in sad case & done ground nearby. Mammal signs were more numerous than on the top ridge.