Mon. Oct. 12, Cloudy: In traps only one thing of importance: a jumping rat, size of med-sized Melmys, pale dull fawn; underpale, pure white (to sole of foot); a white brow area; muzzle slight; eyes rather small; ears low, much curved around eye axis; forefoot rather long; hand + fingers elegant; hind foot very long & narrowed; tail with distal half white and whole of underside white; mammae, 0-2 = 4; sex ?, rather young. The animal looks like a small Leptomyss. Taken in traps leading from river over top of ridge, Virginia pine, rather low. Pigment of soles on metatarsal joint only. Note: the Ummys like rat # 2956 was taken from large hollow tree on top of ridge. Tree cut down. This p.m., a second Leptomyss was brought in - a fully adult animal, this time, also ?. Mammae in size & number as in Melmys. No analysis. Taken out of a hollow tree lying on the ground in well-drained forest. Tue. Oct. 13. Went out with light to bat the last night. Shot something (probably a bat) but it hung up + I have to go out and look for it today. Weather overcast; looks like rain. Limit proportions of Terrestrial Melmys # 2974 ♀ to be compared with those of Leptomyss. Lelme (ulna) to tips longest fingers, 38 mm.; wrist joint to distal end of radius, 15 mm. Tibia, 32 mm.; Edg from crown, 14 mm. Hind foot (s.c.) 26 mm. Ratios hind foot: in Melmys = 81 %; in Leptomyss = 103 % tibia Leptomyss is a very slender built rat. We have declared a holiday to day. My boys ran traps (Petties + Melmys only) and I have put the entire catch in pickle. Sent two out to get bat. Then no work till 4 o'clock re-hunting. Last night Two bats shot at the flowers on a big Eugenia tree here just been brought in. Both are the Common Pteropus flys St R. For three days we have had high tide at around 3 p.m. Today it reached flood at 3.15 p.m. Also for the past 2 days tides I have been getting higher. The more is almost at full & has lost a quarter, but with "no moon" and the moon + sun pulling together we should again get very high tides. So far the bore has not developed.