[Field catalog] May 17-July 3, 1940
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S & MCD. PTY. LTD., MELB., NO. 4764. 198 360 4/47 SPECIES A.M.N.H. No. 153476 MAMMAL DEPT. Dicharie Waterhole, 10 miles south of BIRDSVILLE, S.W. Queensland East margin of Simpson Desert AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS. COLLECTOR: L. MACMILLAN. COLL. No. M. 3 DATE 21st MAY 1940. SPECIES SEX ♂ Trapped SHOT 1-7 A.M. Wght. 2080 gm. SKL. Marked M. 3. STM. T, full of gum + dry vegetable matter + seeds, probably some type of grass seed. CONDITION GONADS. Testis weigh 2.65 gms. ♂ RAT TOTAL. ♂ 356 mm. TAIL 169 mm H.F.C.U. 39 mm. H.E.A.C. 22mm. Trapped between 1AM & 7 AM with a trap placed alongside a pad + smeared with beef dripping as a lure. MOULT WING R. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. Sec. L. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. Sec. TAIL R. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. L. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. BODY UPPERS—RUMP LOWER BACK UPPER BACK NAPE CROWN CHEEKS UNDERS—VENT FLANKS BELLY BREAST NECK CHIN ABR. W. T. W./T. SKULL Marked M. 3. REMARKS Soft parts as previous specimens.