FR1. 29 MAY 1953 TOP CAMP. ANOTHER DAY OF HARD WORK. 1 WALLABY, ANOTHER POECIOMYS (LIT LIT HAS TAKEN ALL 3!), A WHITE-BELLIED RATTUS, 1 LARGE MELOMYS, 8 GRAY-BELLIED RATTUS. I TOOK THE PRIZE TODAY WITH A NEW MAMMAL FOR THE CAMP — ANTECHINUS, A SMALL DARK MAR- SUPIAL MOUSE WITH A BLACK MID DORSAL LINE. CAUGHT IN A MUSEUM SPECIAL AT EDGE OF MOSSY FOREST + GRASSLAND. THIS TRAP LINE HAS BEEN IN SAME POSITION FOR 10 DAYS — STILL TAKING AN OCCASIONAL RATTUS. THIS LINE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE RULE TO TRAP OUT THE COMMON SPECIES IN A GIVEN LOCALITY + THEN LET YOUR LINE PICK UP THE RARER MAMMALS. (IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK!). 103 SPECIMENS FOR THIS CAMP + 2 WEEKS TO GO. WENT OUT HACKING TONIGHT. SAW ONE PAIR OF EYES IN THICK VINE TANGLE OFF TRAIL. MISSED, THEN ALMOST AT EDGE OF CAMP SPOTTED EYES IN SAME TREE WHERE I COLLECTED GOLDEN POSSUM. THIS ONE VERY ACTIVE. FIRED 2 SHOTS AT WHERE IT HAD BEEN — 3RD BROUGHT IT DOWN. LIT LIT WAS A HELP IN TRACING ITS MOVEMENTS THRU THE BRANCHES. OUR 3RD BROWN-FACED RING TAIL. TRACED THE TRAIL DOWN THE GORGE WHICH TIMMY OPENED UP TODAY. VERY STEEP. LITTLE NOISE IN THIS FOREST. MUCH PREFER THE SCRUB ABOVE CAMP. WILL HAVE MORE TRAILS CUT HERE. DAVID + LIT LIT HUNTED WITHOUT SUCCESS THIS P.M. ALL THE BOYS SKINNED WELL TODAY, FINISHED BEFORE NOON. LEN IS STILL FINDING NEW ORCHIDS + FERNS EVERY DAY. ALSO A YELLOW-FLOWERED RHODODENDRON (WHICH I COULD RECOGNIZE AND A SIMPLE-FLOWERED RED R. WITH SMALL LEAVES. WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN IT AS A R. GEOFF'S BOYS FOUND 2 NEW FROGS TODAY. THIS COLLECTION WILL BE MOST INTERESTING TO OUR HERP. DEPT. STUDIED TATE'S "RODENTS" + COMPARED SOME OF MY MEASUREMENTS WITH THE SHAW- MEYER REPORT. CLOUDS BLOWING IN MOST OF DAY. MOON VISIBLE TONIGHT BUT CLOUDS ARE DRIVING OVER OUR POCKET FROM THE EAST. A FEW DROPS OF RAIN TODAY. SOME WIND TONIGHT. TENT IS SECURE.