179 (15c) SUN. 28 JUNE 1953 186 MIDDLE CAMP. A QUIET RAINY DAY IN CAMP. RATTUS & M. GLEMYA WERE THE CATCH. MADE UP OF NEW RING-TAIL SKINS FROM SATURDAY'S CATCH. THE RUNNER WEAT OFF WITH OUR MAIL AFTER BREAKFAST. HE WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE BARYARD POLICE MAN AT BINIGUNN. BEN & GEOFF GOT REAL SERVICE HERE IN CAMP. NICKO COMES IN ABOUT 6:15 EACH MORNING WITH HOTTER AND BREAD AS A FISH. HOW PEOPLE CAN EAT WHEN THEY ARE STILL HALF ASLEEP IS BEYOND ME. THAT WE ALONE BREAKFAST AT 7:15. THEY ALSO HAVE MORNING AND AFTER- NOON TEA WITH SANDWICHES. BUT I AM THE ONE WHO CLEANS THE PLATES AT MEAL TIMES, BUT SHOOTING AT DUSK BUT MY EYE WAS OFF. DAVID WAS OUT SCOURING THE WOODS IN THE P.M. & FOUND 1 BROWN-HEAD RING- TAIL. I SHOT 2 OF THE SAME HACKING NEAR CAMP. ALSO HAD A SNAP SHOT AT THE TRAIL-Flying BAT THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COLLECT FOR A WEEK. NOTHING IN BAT NET EXCEPT A BIRD. A WONDERFUL FREEDOM FOR DINNER. KIM CERTAINLY KNOWS THE SECRET OF CRUST. 180 (151) MON. 29 JUNE 1953 (185) MIDDLE CAMP. DID NOT WAKE UP UNTIL 6:30 THIS A.M. A TAIL-LESS MEL- WOODY'S & RATTUS AND ANOTHER LORENTZOMYS - THIS ONE FROM DAVID'S TRAPPING. A DAY OF SUN & SHOWERS. CHECKED ALL FLAT SKINS - SOMEONE NEARLY DRY. BUT WE NEED ONE GOOD SUNNY DAY. GAVE BOYS A FEW MORE TRAPS. NOW THAT THE LARGER MATERIAL IS SLUMPING OFF, WE WILL GO FOR SMALL MAMMAL'S. NO SIGN OF ANOTHER NATIVE HUNTER WITH DOGS. NEW HAVE A FEW OVER 100 TRAPS OUT. STARS WERE BRIGHT FOR FEW MINUTES EARLY THIS EVENING BUT THE NIGHT HAS BEEN WET & A GUSTY WIND IS IN THE TREE TOPS, I DID NOT GO JACKING. INstead I WENT AFTER ONE OF THE NUMEROUS SPECIES OF FROGS THAT BOUND OFF ON DAMP NIGHTS. CAUGHT ONE - A PEEPERT HERE IN CAMP SLEEP- ING. GEOFF SENT HIS BOYS FROG HUNTING TOO. TOTAL CATCH 10. IT'S NOT TOO EASY TO LOCATE THESE TREE FROGS, 4 NUMBERS OF "TIME" (Pacific Edition) CAME IN WITH MAIL AND WE HAVE BEEN BONING UP ON APRIL MAY NEWS. RICE PUDDING WITH GOLDEN SYRUP TONIGHT. 181 (152) TUES. 30 JUNE 1953 184 MIDDLE CAMP. LIL LIL HIT THE BACKPOT THIS A.M. WITH A NEW MAMMAL FOR THE MOUNTAIN ANTICHLINUS (NO DORSAL STRIPE OR ORANGE PATCHES BEHIND THE EARS). WHAT I CALLED ANTICHLINUS AT TOP CAMP IS ACTUALLY A MUREXIA (SO I NOW BELIEVE). I FOUND THE BAT I SHOT LAST NIGHT BY GREAT GOOD LUCK ON TOP OF A LOG IN THE TANGLE OF DOWN TREES. SAME AS PREVIOUS TWO.