31 Days MAY 1959 5th Month ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY! 21 THURSDAY 141-224 (70) KAINDI. HORRIE'S BOYS BROUGHT IN 18 SMALL MINIOPTERUS FROM BERTH'S MINE TUNNEL. ALSO 3 RATTUS N. MADE UP. 7 M. KIM DID NOT SHOOT ANYTHING LAST NIGHT BUT BROUGHT IN 4 GOOD FROGS. BUYARD LEAHY (17) ARRIVED SOON AFTER NOON. HE WILL HERRN TO SKIN + WILL HELP WITH JACKING. HE + JOHN ARE OUT ON BULLDOG TRACK TONIGHT. BILL BRADLEY HERE FOR DINNER. GOT A SUNBURN SHINNING ON PORCH TODAY. JOHN + LEN DRONED TO SLATE CREEK + THEN WALKED WEST. I SET 7 STEELS IN 19 FOREST. NO LUCK JACKING. DID NOT GO OUT. BED AT 10: TRAPS 1 KILLER, 2 ST. I LIVE; BLT 20, I LIVE, H. 25 R, 2 ST. AFTER PREPARING FROGS + Overcast, some sun, showers. 22 FRIDAY 142-223 (71) KAINDI. 4 MELOMYS + 1 RATTUS IN TRAPS. GAVE RICHARD (BIRTHDAY JUNE 22 - 18 YRS) HIS FIRST MEASURING + SKINNING LESSONS. A PLEASANT MORNING (WITH SUN) AT THE TABLE. JOHN TOOK LEN UP KAINDI IN A.M. HORRIE CLISSOLT DROPPED IN FOR SHORT VISIT IN P.M. WITH A SISTER JONES FROM BULOLo. SAYS HE HAS HIS BOYS ORGANIZED IN GROUPS OF 4 FOR HUNTING THIS WEEKEND. HOPE THEY HAVE GOOD LUCK! JOHN + RICHARD ARE OVER ON WATUT DRAINAGE PICKING UP TRAPS AND JACKING BACK AT DUSK. LIL LILT+ I WENT JACKING TO SLATE CR. I SPOTTED A SILA-SILA + HIO ED, BUT DOUBTFUL. J.+R. BACK WITH SILKY CUSCUS, DACTYLONAX, + A NEW MELOMYS! A FINE BAG! FAIR. BEAUTIFUL DAY. 23 SATURDAY 143-222 (72) KAINDI RICHARD SKINNED OUT THE CUSCUS. VISITORS FROM BULOLo + WAU: MIKE KAZAKOFF (FORESTER), ALAN ROSS (FOREST SURVEYOR), MISS BRYANT + MISS AARONS (TEACHERS). ALAN BROUGHT ME 3 PICKLED B won 2 SYCONYCTERIS + PHONISCUS, THE latter a wonderful addition (this makes 3 for the last 3 EXP. VISITORS BROUGHT PICNIC LUNCH WITH THEM + LEN CAME INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT WHEN RETURNING LATE FROM MT. KAINDI. T.R.+I+WAK JACKING ON MT. K. FAIR. ANOTHER LUCKY DAY! 24 SUNDAY 144-221 (73) KAINDI / I, NOT FEELING WELL. WAK (R'S BOY) MADE A LITTLE SNARE + I CAUGHT OUR SMALLEST MOUSE TO DATE - A LORENTZIMYS (GRAY HEAD, BROWN BODY, LONG NARROW EARS). LAST NIGHT WE SAW 2 POSSUMS + I SHOT ONE, A LITTLE BROWN-HEADED RING-TAIL. WE ALSO BAGGED A pIPISTRELLE (RICHARD). BEAUTIFUL MOON. GOOD FROG CHORUS. R. SHOT A LARGE PIGEON. MADE UP THE ASTRAPIA (B.O.P.) TODAY. TURNED OUT VERY WELL. JACKED SLATE: SAW SILA-S TRAPS; SLATE CREEK 9 STEELS; 14 RAT. KAINDI; HETANA 20 RAT AGAIN. SET TRA