"BETTY ANN" LEFT WITH OUR MAIL + STEREO #3 67 MONDAY APR. 6, 1953 MENAPI. ANOTHER BUSY DAY. THE BOYS BROUGHT IN 2 MELOMYS + WE HAD A BANANA RAT FROM THE DAY BEFORE PLUS THE 4 DOBSONIA (FRUIT BATS) WHICH ONE OF THE VILLAGERS SHOT FOR ME. BOYS WORKING WELL AS A TEAM NOW. HAD SKINS + SKULLS OUT DRYING - UNPINNED A FEW SKINS - A GOOD DRYING DAY. IT IS BLOWING S.E. TONIGHT + SPITTING A BIT - NO STARS OUT. HAD AN INTERESTED AUDIENCE OFF TO N DURING THE DAY. GIRLS, SMALL BOYS, OLD MEN. THEY GET QUITE A KICK OUT OF WATCHING THE VARIOUS STEPS, BUT THEY CAN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY I AM COLLECTING (NOR CAN SOME MONTCLAIR PEOPLE)! EXPLAINING A MUSEUM IS DIFFICULT. THIS IS HOLY MONDAY - A HOLIDAY HERE. ABOUT 3 O'CLOCK SOME OF THE VILLAGERS STARTED PASSING, ALL DRESSED IN DANCING COSTUME - HEAD, ARM + LEG DRESSES, SOME WITH TAILS. HAD LONG, HOUR-GLASS DRUMS. A BIG DANCE ON THE MISSION SOCCER FIELD TONIGHT. ALL THE GIRLS IN THEIR BEST SHIRTS, TALKED WITH FATHER CHISHOLM - SAYS DANCE MAY GO ON ALL NIGHT. OUR BOYS BUSY MAKING ORNAMENTS OUT OF PALM LEAVES + FLOWERS. LET THEM OFF EARLY THIS P.M. NO HATCHING TONIGHT, TOO MUCH WIND FOR BATS. GEOFF + I ARE GOING OVER TO WATCH DANCING. LEN + I LEAVE FOR DABORA TOMORROW AT 11 P.M. ISILELE SPOTTED A "FLYING SQUIRREL" IN OUR BREAD FRUIT TREE + DAVID SHOT IT. 3 BLACK COCKATOOS WITH VIVID RED PATCHES BELOW EYES WERE IN COCO- NUTS IN A.M. VERY SPECTACULAR - 3"4" HEAD CREST.