L.26. P.9 Sthenopus verruculus - They have slightly spiny dorsal hair, the ventral stream white, hands & feet dry & slender, rostrum long. Unfortunately the claws of both are mutilated by ants, so I can tell not what part of the creature. Both are males. The type locality of the species is the Arena River. The terminal 1/2 to 2 inches of the tail is white. Maraspid bones of Phascolos near Murex 18 mm. Called upon the Rodmans again today & 2 wanted to phone Muresly. They prove to be more affable than I thought originally - at least I was asked to have a drink & for a little social chat. Brewster had his brother from Robinson River visiting him. Kerranie for a touch. I fear this poor Dosed him & made him sick down. He seems to be no better this evening. Tue, Feb 2. A very chilly night - Bright & clear, & this morning, the mist rising in all the valleys. Catech again prod: 3 Melops leipes, 1 Melops lacy albael, 4 Rattus praeter, and a Vespertilionid lot of genus unknown to me, knocked down with the flat of a knife as it flew at dawn back & forth along a stream bed in the front. It has a transvers nasal ridge, large interfemoral membrane & hy tail, ears rather large flattened process on the calcars. It is a female. The arboreal Melops is related to or perhaps the same as a form it used to take up the sky R. It was trapped by the brookside. Out this morning looking for hollow trees to burn sulphur in or the chance of getting more bats. All but two trees seen in 2 hours walk were uncommonly healthy, and the two with holes contained no bats. End of L.26.