1515 THURS. 4 JUNE 1953 210 Top Camp. A LUCKY DAY FOR ME WITH THE SURPRISE COMING IN AN UNEXPECTED MANNER. I HAD JUST COME INTO MY TENT AT 9:30 P.M. FROM JACKING (NOTHING) WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING BOUNCE ON MY TENT TOP + SLIDE DOWN ONTO THE GROUND. TOO LARGE FOR A MOTH. WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW A SMALL BAT LYING NEXT TO THE TENT. GRABBED FOR HIM & HE GRABBED ME. A LITTLE FRUIT BAT (POSS. SYCONYCTERIS) WITH LONG POINTED MUZZLE + A VERY LONG PINK TONGUE. NO TAIL. A SOFT BROWNISH GRAY ALL OVER. OVAL EARS. SLIGHTLY TUBE-NOSED (1mm). HAIR LONG, SOFT, THICK, HAIR ON PROXIMAL 1/3 OF FOREARM D.4 VENT. COVERING LARGE FLIGHT MUSCLES. WING MEMBRANE ATTACHED TO DORSAL SURFACE OF FEET (NOT SIDE), INNER DORSAL SURFACE OF WING MEMBRANE FURRED. 2ND FINGER 3 PHALANGES: 1 LONG, 2 VERY SHORT - CLAWED. NO TRAGUS. COLLECTED 2 PARASITES. EVERY TRIP PRODUCES FOR MORE UNUSUAL COLLECTING EXPERIENCES AND THIS IS ONE! WENT OUT WITH ISILELE IN P.M. TO SET MORE STEEL TRAPS FOR GIANT RATS. FOUND A WALLABY IN TRAP! 2 IN ONE DAY - I FOUND ONE THIS A.M. IN ONE OF MY CONCEALED, UN- BAITED SETS. MINE HAD A LARGE POUCH YOUNG - ALL LEGS. MADE A SHARP CHITTERING CALL. WITH CUSCUS + 7 RATTUS - 10 SPEC. FOR THE DAY. JUST BEFORE DINNER I SHOT ANOTHER MINIOPTERUS IN FOREST. ALMOST DARK AND I WAS LUCKY IT FELL + SWUNG ON A LEAF. GOOD SUNNY A.M. KIM TOOK PICTURES OF ME WITH STEREO HOLDING WALLABY WITH JOEY STICKING HIS HEAD OUT OF POUCH; AND ALSO CUSCUS. TOOK 2 OF GENERAL CAMP LAYOUT. GEOFF + I HAVE SETTLED ON SAT. JUNE 6 (CORONATION DAY) TO CLIMB MANEU. WILL HAVE BOYS TAKE UP SOME TRAPS. IF CLEAR WILL ATTEMPT A FEW HYPER-STEREOS. GEOFF'S BOYS MADE A GOOD HAUL OF TINY FROGS TODAY. SCARCE UP HERE.