30 & 31 Days APRIL & MAY 1959 4th & 5th Months BEAUTIFUL FAIR HOT DAY 30 THURSDAY 120-245 (49) Oomsis (OVER 90°) 72 R.TRAPS; 3 LIVE, 6 STEEL, 1 NET. 1 R.RUDER, 4 R. EXULANS, 1 MELOMYS NOTHING IN STEELS, LIVE OR NET. LIONEL BAKER BROUGHT US A LOVELY RED RHINOLOPHUS (LARGE EARS; MODIFIED HORSESHOE NOSE, BROAD WINGS) NEW FOR COLLECTION. 1 DOBSONIA FROM ZENAG. BOB WRIGHT + ALAN WHITE, CADET FOREST OFFICERS OUT WITH LEN IN A.M. WE ALL WENT OUT TO FELL A GIANT TREE WITH "RAT HOLE" IN IT. NOTHING AFTER EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH. PICTURES, DINNER AT FORESTRY CAMP. FULL COURSE. DELICIOUS! Mr + Mrs GUNN + Dr. TRINDER CAME IN + JOINED US. GIFT OF SNAKES FROM GUND LETTER FROM MRS. KOENIG 1 May FRIDAY 121-244 (50) Oomsis 36 R.TRAPS, 6 STEEL (1 SET), 3 LIVE, NO NETS OUT LAST NIGHT. TWO NEW SPECIES TODAY! SENT LILT LILT + HETANA ACROSS ROAD INTO RAINFOREST TO LOOK FOR TREE HOLES. FOUND NURSERY OF PHILETOR, 4 ADULTS, 2 YOUNG, 18 PREGNANT. ALSO FOUND OUR FIRST POGONOMYS FOR LOCALITY - SMOOTH, BROWN, TAIL SCALES - HARD, 1 YC. NOW 26 SPECIES FOR LOCALITY. JOHN WENT TO TOWN FOR SUPPLIES. DOWN TO LIONEL BAKER'S TO SHOOT BATS, NOTHING FLYING. GAVE HIM INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT PRESERVING BATS - IF ANY MORE "RED" RHINOLOPHUS TURN UP. SHERRY BEFORE COMING HOME TO DINNER. WORKED UN- TIL MIDNIGHT MEASURING + MAKING UP POGONOMYS. JOHN SAT UP FEEDING ME CHOCOLATE HOT, BLUE SKY DAY. WIND LATE2 SATURDAY 122-243 (51) Oomsis 36 R.TRAPS, 6 STEELS, 3 LIVE TRAPS. NOTHING IN TRAPS EXCEPT A SHINKT. TODAY WAS OUR LAKE WANUM (1 X 2 MILES) OUTING. WE MET LIONEL BAKER AT 9:15 P.M. + WE ALL DROVE THRU THE CACAO PLANTATION 2 MILES. THEN ABOUT 1/2 HR. EASY WALK TO LAKE SHORE THRU FLOOD PLAIN FOREST + KUNAI GRASS. SANDY BOTTOM. PINK SACRED LOTUS IN COVES. HERONS, SMALL FISH, SNAILS, CLAMS. WE ALL WENT SWIMMING + FISHING! PICTURES. HOME LUNCH 1:00 P.M. TREE FALLING IN P.M. - NO MAMMALS. JACKING - 1 BANDICOOT, SWARM OF MINIOP- TERUS S.E. SEASON, BEAUTIFUL BLUE DAY. RAIN AT 10:P.M. 3 SUNDAY 123-242 (52) Oomsis (LAST DAY) 1 LIVETRAP OVERTURNED. NOTHING IN STEELS. TONIGHT 36 RAT; 6 STEEL; 3 LIVE. PUT A BIG CLOTH PATCH IN BANDICOOT - TURNED OUT VERY WELL. J. WOMERSLEY, LAURIE EDWARDS (P.M.), L. BAKER ALL ARRIVED IN MIDDLE OF OUR SPECIMEN TIME, BROUGHT AIR PHOTOS OF MT. WILHELM + STEREO VIEWER, UNPINNED + PACKED SPECIMENS. OUT BAITING STEELS AT 10:00 P.M., SHOT MOUSE (?) IN TREE, WILL SEARCH TOMORROW. ALSO SHOT A BLACK-HEADED, BANDED 8 FT. SNAKE. 132 MAMMALS FOR OOMSIS. 36 OR 27 SPECIES