70 THURS. 9 APR. 1953 DABORA. A BUSY BUT INTERRUPTED DAY. MEASURED 3 DOB SONIA + GOT THE 3 BOYS STARTED SKINNING. DID UP 5 OF THE BATS FROM CAVING TRIP. THERE WERE VARIOUS NATIVES COMING TO DOOR SELLING BETEL NUTS, BANANAS + NATIVE ASPARAGUS. AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING A NATIVE RUSHED IN + SAID HE HAD SPOTTED A WHITE CUSCUS! SENT DAVID OUT TO SHOOT IT. CAME BACK IN A LITTLE WHILE WITH A 12.5 LB. CUSCUS-BROWN FEET, WHITE + SOME CREAM WASH, A FEW RUSTY SPOTS. LEN OUT FOR LONG HIKE EAST ALONG COAST TO SAVANA FOREST COUNTRY. HEARD WALLABIES. BACK LATE FOR LUNCH + TIRED OUT. WORKED ON SPECIMENS ALL AFTERNOON. S.E. BREEZE ALL DAY (AND TONIGHT). RICE + CURRIED MEAT FOR SUPPER, JAM, BREAD, PINEAPPLE + LIMEADE, + COFFEE. SENT DAVID OUT HUNTING TONIGHT IN SAME SPOT THEY FOUND THE CUSCUS. BACK AN HOUR LATER WITH A 4 WHITE CUSCUS + ITS 1 LARGE YOUNG! ALSO 2 9 BROWN CUSCUSES - 1 WITH 1 POUCH YG, OTHER W.Z. WHITE & HAS BROWN FEET + BROWN DORSAL WASH - NO SPOTTING. I SHOT ANOTHER MINIOPTERUS AT DUSK. CHECKED MY SPECIMEN TAGS AGAINST CATALOG, 199 IS THE NEW TOTAL. BOYS TOOK BODY OF CUSCUS TO ITAI (EAT) - GAVE SOME TO VILLAGERS. OUR REST HOUSE IS UPON 3 FOOT POSTS AS ARE ALL VILLAGE HOUSES IN DABORA. CHICKENS, PIGS CATS + DOGS WANDER AROUND UNDERNEATH, ALMOST 11:P.M. VILLAGE GOES TO BED VERY EARLY. STARS OUT BRIGHT - NO MOON, UNTIL A.M. WIND COMING UP.