HAD SHOT ANOTHER ANISOMYS LAST NIGHT AND CAUGHT ONE OF THE LARGEST FROG SPECIMENS IN A RIVER GARGE TRAP. TONIGHT, WHILE I DRIED AND STARTED TO PREPARE SPECIMENS, DAVID BECKED THE RIVER TRAIL + SHOT ONE OF THE GOLDEN GREEN RINGTAIL POSSUMS THAT WE FOUND AT TOP CAMP - OUR FIRST FOR THIS CAMP + A BROWN HEADED RINGTAIL. 18 SPECIES FOR THIS CAMP. HAVE HAD LAMP GOING ALL DAY IN TENT. I HOPE WE WILL HAVE BETTER DRYING WEATHER AT NEXT CAMP. ONLY A FEW DROPS OF RAIN TODAY. FOR BIRTHDAY DINNER (L + G) FINISHED THE RUM (A LONG DAY DAYS AHEAD OF THEM - POOR FELLOWS!) AND WE HAD A SAUSAGE STEW WITH DUMPLINGS AND AN APPLE PIE. LEN WALKED UP TO THE BEECH FOREST TO COLLECT. 190 (161) THURS. 9 JULY 1953 175 MIDDLE CAMP. I AM SURE WE HAVE A SECOND RATTUS FOR THIS CAMP. H.F. MEASURED OVER 20CM. A NORTHERN COLOR VERY BUFFY. 3 CAME IN TODAY + WE HAD 1 YESTERDAY. DAVID SHOT ANOTHER ANISOMYS AT 5 A.M. HEARD IT CHEWING IN TREE NEAR BOYS' FLY. A SHOT HIT IT. IT CAME DOWN TREE HEAD FIRST. 2 SMALL RATTUS. /2 SHORT-TAILED BUSH RATS FROM RIVER TRAPS. DRIED SPECIMENS ALL DAY ON IRON BAR (I THINK I HAVE 7 WIRE TRAPS WHICH I SUSPEND OVER LAMP.) WRAPPED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. OUT HUNTING + BAITING TRAPS FOR AN HOUR. SAW NOTHING. THE SOUNDS IT WILL ALWAYS ASSOCIATE WITH THIS OAK FOREST ARE THE CALLS OF THE NUMEROUS SPECIES OF FROGS, PEEPERS + WHISTLERS + GROANERS. A BEAUTIFUL WHITE MOTH WITH A STRIKING GEOMETRIC DESIGN CAME TO GEOFF'S LIGHTTRAP. SUNNY MORNING BUT RAIN IN THE P.M. STARS TONIGHT. GEOFF VISITED RIVER AGAIN TODAY. FINISHED THE APPLE PIE FOR DINNER. KIM FIXED BOILED ONION WITH WHITE SPICE FOR ME. 181 (162) FRI. 10 JULY 1953 174 MIDDLE CAMP. PERHAPS NIGHT NEST IS ONE OF THE SUSPECTED 2ND SPECIES RATTUS CAME IN. VERIFIED MAM. FORM. AS 0:24. ALSO A 87. GAVE ME A CHANCE TO FRESHEN SPECIMENS + CONTINUE MY DRYING OF SKINS IN TENT. ALSO FINISHED FILLING + PINNED OUT ZAGLOSSUS. LORIS FINE BUT TAKES UP A LOT OF ROOM. BOYS OUT HUNTING ALL AFTERNOON BUT FOUND NOTHING. DAVID SHOT ANOTHER NYOMYS TO NIGHT - ALSO 1 CERCUS. I ALSO COLLECTED A CERCUS. SUN MOST OF THE DAY. A LONGLY STARLIT NIGHT. G'S BOYS COLLECTED AS FAR DOWN AS BOTTOM CAMP + BROUGHT IN A HUGE BUTTERFLY. LEN CAME FIRST SNAKE ON MANEY. LEN DID HIS LAST COWL FOR THIS CAMP (HAS OVER 400 NUMBERS NOW). HAVE BOTH LAMPS GOING IN TENT TONIGHT. I'M STRIPPED TO THE WAIST. 2 CARRIERS FROM BINIGUNI WITH 2 BOTTLES OF RUM + AND FRESH VEGETABLES. KEN RETAINS CASE OF MEAT STOLEN AT KWAGIRA.