247 (218) FRIDAY, SEPT. 4, 1953 118 PERIA RIVER. 1 MELOMYS IN LIK LIKS LINE GAVE US OUR ONLY SPECIMEN FOR THE DAY. UP AT 5:30 A.M. TO SHOOT BATS BUT THEY ALL CLUNG TOO CLOSE TO TREES. ISILE & I WENT OUT TO LOOK FOR TREE BATS BUT FOUND NONE. SUNNY MORNING BUT OVER- CAST NOW. THIS IS THE END OF OUR 3RD WEEK IN THIS CAMP. IT WILL BE GOOD TO SEE THE COAST AGAIN EVEN THOUGH KEN SAYS THAT BALAWA IS VERY HOT. LOSINA & I WENT JACKING UP THE DRY RIVER BED FOR QUITE A DISTANCE. COMING BACK ON THE OLD AWANI TRACK WE FOUND 2 BANDICOOTS ON THE TRAIL - SMALL GIANT BANDICOOTS. THIS GIVES US AN EXCELLENT SERIES FROM THIS CAMP. SHOT 1 HIPPOSIDEROS BEFORE DINNER. READ ALL OF KAY'S LETTERS FROM #8 ON. IT'S ABOUT TIME ANOTHER MAIL ARRIVED. WROTE TO JOYCE, ROBERT & DONALD. 248 (219) SAT, SEPT. 5 117 PERIA RIVER. END OF OUR 24TH WEEK. 1592 SPECIMENS. AND TONIGHT 1 OF THE BEST SPECIMENS OF THE EXPEDITION WAS ADDED TO THE LIST - THE FEATHER-TAILED POSSUM! HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS LITTLE MARSUPIAL ALL TRIP. NICK, BILLY, ISILE & I WENT DOWN THE KWAGIRA TRACT AND JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO HEAD FOR CAMP BILLY SPOTTED EYES IN THE TOP OF A TALL SLENDER TREE. WHAT LUCK I AM HAVING! SHOT 1 HIPPOSIDEROS + LIK LIK A UROMYS. L.L. HAD A MELOMYS & ISILELE FOUND 2 TINY BHEATH TAIL BATS UNDER A PALM LEAF. COLLECTED THEM WITH 410. JUST AS WE FINISHED BREAKFAST A POLICE RUNNER CAME IN WITH A BIG MAIL: 5 ISSUES OF TIME; LETTERS FROM: KAY (#31) AUG. 7; 2 FROM MOTHER AUG. 3 & 16; JANET M. AUG. 19; DR. LORD, AUG. 13; A. DICKINSON, JULY 28; + A STATEMENT FROM ROYAL BANK, MEDELLIN DATED MAY 2. KEN ARRIVED HERE FROM BALAWA AT 9:30 A.M. - GOOD TIME. BROUGHT ME SOME CANDY FROM THE ARMY RATION PACK. TOMORROW WE PACK. 249 (220) SUN, SEPT. 6 116 PERIA RIVER. THE MORNING WAS SPENT MAKING UP SPECIMENS AND BEING NEEDLED BY KEN TO HURRY MY FINAL PACKING. HE CALLS HIMSELF A "PANIC MERCHANT" - WANTS TO GET EVERYTHING DONE A DAY AHEAD OF TIME. THE FEATHER-TAIL MADE UP WELL. DRIED SKULLS + WRAPPED ALL EXCEPT 3 TRAYS OF SKINS WHICH WENT INTO THE COLLECTING TRUNK. BY MID AFTER- NOON THE CAMP WAS ALL WRAPPED UP FOR BREAKING CAMP. BINIGUNI CARRIERS CAME IN ABOUT DINNER TIME TO SPEND THE NIGHT ON THE RIVER SANDS. WE GAVE THEM A BIG FEED OF RICE, + WE ARE DISTRIBUTING ALL OF OUR SALT TO THE H VILLAGES (B., AWANI, OPAIGWARI, & BUDUMAGA) THAT HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL TO US. CAUGHT UP ON MY WORLD NEWS IN THE 5 ISSUES OF