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April 5, 1927
I went with native after deer but never saw any altho we heard what he said was a deer in very thick brush but on our return to house I shot no 12754 no 12755 coming down path with one shot of BB. No 12756 was shot in mangroveroots that half about four inches of water over them these also had grape in their stomach and was shot on night of April 4 at about midnight. On the next day the Birdman Van Rossem shot four squirrels out of one tree early in morning they are no as follows no 12760 no 12761
no 12762 no 12763.
April 6, 1927
we went hunting in after noon and at night but only got one opossum no 12764 which was shot fin tree of edge of channel in lagoon and also had two young in pouch that were 60 mm total length
April 7, 1927
no 12766 was shot north of camp by native boy and was shifmed by me it being a female and had milk in its udders but no young could be found
no 12768 was shot in swamp forest from fruit tree.