May-3 cut, and the septum at each joint pierced. Carrying water is usually woman's work but here both sexes joined in. Clearing the camp area, digging latrines, cutting trails in the dense forest for jacking, and building tables and benches (with thin saplings and bush string) usually occupies the first full day in camp. Personnel were continually on the lookout, however, for frogs, lizards, insects, and mammals disturbed during the clearing operations. In fact, one short- legged lizard, found under the wet leaves, may turn out to be a new genus allied to Sphenomorphus. This and later finds point up the importance of close observation when any fresh ground is broken in New Guinea forests. The rigorous routine of a collecting camp quickly took over. We were at the upper limit of rain forest at an elevation of about 2,000 feet (610 meters). On the first night of jacklighting Grierson shot a tube- nosed bat (Nyctimene). This female, which appeared to be nursing, was only stunned and remained very much alive. Returning to the same area the next night Grierson heard a low squeaking, and after a careful search found a two-thirds grown Nyctimene on a low branch. The female had without doubt become separated from the baby the night before as a result of the shooting. When presented to the female in camp the young was readily accepted and began suckling immediately. The return carry to Pindiu was carried out successfully on May 23. The period from May 24th to 29th was spent reorganizing our gear for the trip to Rawlinson Range. MacGowan flew to Lae to replenish our food supplies. Hoogland took this opportunity to collect a Pandanus and a number of palms. On May 25th, Grierson and I investigated a local lime- stone cave located about three miles north of Pindiu and one-quarter of a