165 SUN. 14 JUNE 1953 200 TOP CAMP I HAVE THE LUCK OF THE IRISH! THE ANIMAL THAT WAS STEALING BODIES CAME BACK AGAIN LAST NIGHT + PROMPTLY CAUGHT HIMSELF. A BEAUTIFUL WHITE-SPOTTED "NATIVE CAT" (SATANELLUS ALBOPUNCTATUS) - OUR FIRST OF THE TRIP, Lasima caught 1 Melomys + 2 Rattus in his 6 traps! Also 4 other Rattus (1 a whib) came in. Timmy arrived about noon with a pocketful of Pogonomys. Total of 13 for the day. A good start on my 13th collecting week. The collecting part of the trip is now 1/3 finished. 24 weeks more will see us ready to leave for home. Raining off n on today. Lasima took more traps + Kim now wants steel traps to put in a wallaby pad he has found. Weather too poor for boys to trap high scrubs. Will see what tomorrow brings. Ben's boys went collecting on their own today + brought in some good plants. We had the last of our oatmeal today, and the ham is almost down to the bone. However, we have plenty of food for this last week + then some. Some excitement tonight. David was jack- ing in the gully tonight + spotted a big gray + white cus- cus. After the first shot about 5 of us trailed down to help. He started moving thru the treetops with the boys try- ing to follow him with their flashlights. 2 more shots + David had him. I did not go out tonight.