The two collected by Brann was also in P.20. And Brann bought back a male flowering tree which looked not unlike a whist corn cob in its wrappings, which had had the end eaten off. Just more of the small bat # 2994 (6th F's) bought in by Lea who smoked them out of a big tree. The assemblage 3114, 5, 6, 8-9 (leopards, two small bats, and two species of Helmys) was obtained by smoking a very large tree. Tue. Oct 3. Photos showing the bat Doropsis (p. 19) have come out well. The position in which it holds its tail (like a jug-handle) is characteristic. The tip of the tail seems to be used almost as a finger. The Helmys referred to above, Brann tells me, were collected from the differences of two separate species of Pandonus, Brann's from his # 8052, Rend's from Brann's # 8138. The truly early contained a very long slender parasitic worm. But bats from hollow trees today: 3 females of # 2990 each with young clinging to them came from one tree; the other three specimens (# 3005) with dry, acutely pointed ears, came from three separate trees. One of the young # 2990 (a Rhinolophid or Hipposiderid - I don't know which) was alive and uninjured. I got a few pictures of it clinging to a post. It pulls its tail curled upwards & dorsed; but it makes a chattering sound (very faint of course) with its mouth. As in # 2994 and 3005, these female bats had also specialized osses in the lower abdominal region, huffy white in color. Probably they constitute a family character. Wed. Oct 4. The boat is due today & practically everything is packed & ready to go. Heavy shower this morning. She turned up about 9 o'clock & we got loaded about 5 but anchored in the river close to Stant Island for the night. The current was so strong during loading that she dragged anchor twice, plus a quarter of a mile downstream each time (for she could be stopped). So we had to