[Diary, 6th Expedition to New Guinea] March 13, 1959 to February 21, 1960
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11th Month NOVEMBER 1959 30 Days 249 16 MONDAY 320-45 Umi River NOTHING IN TRAPS. 1 SYCONYCTERIS IN NET. MOST OF TRAPS IN. JOHN WENT UPSTREAM + SET TRAPS WITH LIKLIK + KIM. I WENT UP ON THE OPPOSITE HILLSIDE WITH TOBRAM + PUT OUT A NEW TRAPLINE. BOTH STUNG BY SOME SMALL WASPS (?) AND TOBRAM ALMOST PUT A TRAP ON TOP OF A SHORT, VERY THICK-BODIED SNAKE, WITH A WICKED LOOKING HEAD - BROWN + YELLOW TRANSVERSE MARKINGS. CARRIED HIM HOME ON END OF STICK + LEN HELPED ME TO GET HIM INTO CAN. LIKLIK + I JACKED FOR 2 HOURS - NOTHING FAIR. HOT IN SUN. BREEZE 250 17 TUESDAY 321-44 Umi River NOTHING IN TRAPS! 1 MACROGLOSSUS IN BANANA NET - OUR 2ND FOR THE TRIP. JOHN + TOBRAM SAVED THE DAY BY JACKING A UROMYS WITH 3 LARGE EMBRYOS, A MELOMYS + A DOBSONIA WITH LARGE EMBRYO. TOTAL OF 3 NEW MAMMALS FOR THE CAMP - NOW 8. 251 18 WEDNESDAY 322-43 Umi River