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the wood - the guard flourished his sword, the Papuan picked up a
sizeable rock and I intervened - the Papuan sent for his bow, arrow
and axe. Bruise on soldiers hand and scratched on natives legs -- !!!
Several natives trying to sell wood and getting nasty about it.
Hunting in forest saw both σ and ♀ Myzemela.rosenbergi feeding about
low flowering tree.
[illegible] Ptenoleplera ♀ - probably with nest and eggs or yg.
Some of Papuans who went out with Teerink returned mid-morning.
November 13, 1938.
Light rain withxaidAM until mid AM - then clouds and sun rest of day
with occasional hard showers.
Hunting up east of river - along stream to site of old bridge, then
up the steep hillside on a faint track to the main one along hills- this
near north end of forest track - only 10 minutes or less to other side
where look over the well cultivated hills of "One Eye's" village area.
Birds fairly common but I had an off day's shooting:
Rhip. albolimbata Common
Melipotes Common single
Oreonis Common - flowering trees in substage & treetops
Neopsittacus muschen. Five or six in top tall tree
Coracina longicauda A part of 3 passing through tops of tall forest trees
Many trees flowering and fruiting.
Many natives about as usual - brought a few varied species of birds -
and many rats.
Dyaks fixing fence and squabbles over lawyer cane the natives want to
sell - all refused.
A display of improvised spears on part of natives and sword waving on