[Field catalog, Cape York Expedition] January 8 to October 14, 1948
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14 Lockerbie, 10 mi W.S.W. of Somerset 1948 May 5 Isolated patch rain forest 14 oz. " " Rain fourt " " " " " " " " Grassland 3-3=12 4.25 oz. " " Rain fourt " " " " " " " " One wattle flowers SHOT BY V.D. F.ARM 147 mm. 14.02 (NARU POINT) NEWCASTLE BAY - 3 mi. S. Somerset MAY 7 GRASSY POINT - UNDER ROCKS. 20.75 oz. " " SAND DUNE - NEAR FRESH WATER. 3.0 oz. MAY 8 RAIN FOREST SHOT BY V.D. 10.5 oz. " " Gallery scrub between dunes 2.75 oz. " " Heathy type of vegetation among dunes 2.5 oz SHOT BY G.TATE " " EDGE RAIN FOREST + SAV. FOREST 3.0 oz. " " Both from carpet snake which was shot by Van, and V.D. toched in electrot. In Bloodwood tree. He had shot a very small animal the night before which had fallen with it's neck a two f when the snake was later killed, MAY 9 " " RAIN FOREST 6.75 oz. HEAD EATEN BY CRAB. ROCKY LEDGES AT NARU PT. 2.0 oz. " " TRAPPED BY VAN D. IN FINE GILL NET SPREAD 0.8 oz. ACROSS ENTRANCE TO CREVICE IN IRON STONE CLIFFS AT NARU POINT. 0.2 oz. V.D. MAY 11 ALONG SMALL STREAM - AMONG SAND DUNES. 5.5 oz. " " With pouch young, no. 10545 20 lbs Pouch Young of no. 10544 male. 3.2 oz. " " Along creek edge partly in water - Tail shorten 22 oz SHOT BY V.D. " " MAY 12 SAVANAH FOREST - BLOODWOOD TREE. 2 POUCH YOUNG. 3.0 oz. " " POUCH YOUNG OF 10547 IN BOUN'S SOL. " " " " 10547. " " May 13 Scrub. 11 lbs " " In house Somerset " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 00J