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November 22, 1938.
Bright AM - dull and light rain in PM. Clear tonight. Up ridge
across river after a fruitless chase for two ducks I never saw and
along main track to gard on pt. - delightful visit with nice old
man - beautiful view to Balim.
Cornelius says since can't put all birds in box to put in good ones
and leave small ones out.
November 23, 1938.
Bright AM - dull early PM then sun - no rain today.
Teerink should have left Grand Valley today.
Plane P.M. to Sydney 5.15 AM - 4.15 PM
Hunting with as yesterday but I went straight up ridge - dif-
ficult country - much cane and bamboo high, rather slender forest -
ground leaf or so moss covered open substage much light to ground -
dense undergrowth in places - but broken - pandanus as always.
November 24, 1938.
Bright AM until noon, when light rain aff and on PM and evening.
Hunting down track through forest to first village and garden, then
boy met me with note from Richardson of nest and a big circle on hill
through forest to trap line where watched and collected Phytorscopus
nest then straight back to camp about 1 PM.
Laphonia. While watching P. nest a Superbe came into top of tall forest
tree on slope below me - and went through a few motions as though begin-
ing a dance - perched across branch, body - bent head - and raised cape
and made a few bobbing motions.
Saw a native shooting shelter by water caught in cavity in fallen tree