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L: 18, P2
bring mammal species for this camp up to
18; 10 of which are bats. During the course
of the next two or three days we are to be
moved by plane to the mouth of the Black
River. Tomorrow the plane comes in with a heavy
load of gasoline & stays until she has moved
everything. The flying time from camp to camp
will be only 12 minutes, but loading and
unloading will make a great difference to
timing of the flights. A storm is coming up
tonight so the river will probably rise more
tomorrow.
Wednesday June 3. A slight accident to the rear
wheel made the trip at Dare put off today; trip
until tomorrow. I learned of this at 10:15 when
I kept schedule. We had most everything ready
to be moved when the news came.
Quantities of bats continue to bring in by the natives;
though no more new species. The Nyctimene females are
mostly with embryos practically ready to be born. The
embryo is large - almost as wide (big) as the thoracic
width of the parent, which explains the ligamentous pubic
arch in these fruit bats.
We had a demonstration of fire-making by a fulmar
this afternoon. A short thick dry piece of stick is split
partly & the cleft filled with tinder. The stick is held