WRAPPED FROM TODAY - A FEW OVER 260, A FINE COLLECTION. THE BOYS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING EVERY NIGHT FOR A WEEK. SCRATCHED MY SHRUBBER FOR A WHILE. READ + HAD A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. 205 (176) FRIDAY 24 JULY 1953 160 BOTTOM CAMP. ONLY 1 RATTUS. MADE UP THE 3 GIANT BATS - EACH TAKES A BOARD BY ITSELF! WILL HAVE TO CARRY PINNED IN COLL TRUNK TO BINIGUNI CAMP - THEY WON'T DRY BEFORE MONDAY. HAVE RIGGED MY WIDE TRAYS OVER LAMP IN TENT TO TRY TO DRY SPECIMENS. WRAPPED A FEW. HEN COLLECTED AT WATERFALL. RAINED OFF ALL DAY - GENERAL BAD WEATHER, NOT LOW CLOUDS. THIN CLOUDS DRIFTING IN TONIGHT - MOON TRYING TO BREAK THRU. TRACKED FOR 1/2 HOUR TONIGHT - CONDITIONS POOR. SHOT ANOTHER BAND-TAILED GECKO. KIM FIXED A GOOD APRICOT PIE FOR DINNER - FINE CRUST. HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR THE LAST HOUR TO CATCH PLECO JUST IN BACK OF TENT. HE CALLS EVERY WET NIGHT. NOTICED THAT HE HAD A 7 MINUTE CALL PERIOD, JUST AS THE RED-BELLIED FROG THAT I FIRST FOUND AT TOP CAMP, CALLS FROM POSITION IN THE HUMUS SO DOES THIS ONE. FINALLY CAUGHT HIM - 1111.1111.1111 7.5" LONG - BIG-BELLIED, NEW FOR COLLECTION. 206 (177) SAT. 25 JUNE JULY 159 BOTTOM CAMP. KIM HAD A UROMYS; THIS 1 RATTUS WAS OUR CATCH. ALL TRAPS CAME IN THIS A.M. + PACKED IN 3 SWAGS. OUR MOUNTAIN WORK IS JUST ABOUT OVER. HAD LAMP GOING IN TENT ALL DAY TO DRY SPECIMENS. A DULL RAINY DAY. LET UP AFTER 4:00. KIM LIKELY. I SLEPT. I HAD ONE MORE GO AT THE LONG-TONGUED BLOSSOM BATS FEEDING ON THE SMALL-FRUITED FIG TREE IN THE DRY. FULLY JUST WEST OF CAMP. HARD TO COLLECT AS THEY DARTED UP TO THE TRAILING FRUIT BRANCHES LIKE HUMMINGBIRDS. EYES SHINE BRIGHTLY. BROUGHT HOME 2: SOFT BROWN - NO TAILS, 207 (178) SUN. 26 JULY 158 LAST DAY AT BOTTOM CAMP. FINISHED PACKING MY COLLECTING BOXES. MADE UP 2 BATS. WILL HAVE TO CARRY SEVERAL TRAYS OF PINNED OUT SPECIMENS IN MY SPECIAL COLLECTING BOX. HAVE ANOTHER BLACK BOX FULL OF SPECIMENS. SOME RAIN IN A.M. BUT CLEARING IN P.M. SAW SMALL METEORITE FLASH IN SKY ABOUT 6:30. STARS SHOWING TONIGHT. FINISHED PACKING SKINS + SKULLS. GEOFF + I ARE RELAXING TONIGHT, READING ON OUR BEDS - LUXURY. SEVERAL CARRIERS HAVE ARRIVED. THEY WILL LEAVE EARLY TOMORROW WITH OUR TENTS + FLYS FOR BINIGUNI CAMP. BAMA HUTA, MANEU!