L.27. P.2 From the highlands connecting the Oastolabi with the west central range -- highlands bordered on the SE by the basin of the Kemp Welch R. and on the NW by the headwaters of the Goldie and Brown rivers, I hope to get: Tormops anah and Crossomys monocloni which have their type localities at Ejogi and Serajina, both in headwaters of the Brown River. And I'll additon ought to get many valuable new records. A second specimen of Melomys lutillus? has just been called by Mr. muscalis) brought in by the grass-cutters. Tonight's batting (literally, became five sticks were swimming about all over the clearing) brought me a second specimen of Nyctophilus microtis, also a female. The folding of the wings of this bat appears to me peculiar and I have tried to preserve it in the sterniest species. This ends my fifth collecting day in Sgari and in that light I have we have taken 42 mammals. Wed. Oct 3 -- Flying foxes about last night just after midnight. Went out twice with light but could not see them. from now at 1 A.M. Catch: 1 Melomys leipes, 1 M. lutillus (= muscalis?), 1 Rattus prueta. M lutillus was taken NE of camp in a grass-filled clearing formerly a Koiari garden place. There is no doubt it invades open spaces as soon as forest is cleared + gardening abandoned. The Bogei pastures are not very extensive but rain forest was destroyed only less than a score of years ago in order to create them. Lutillus is apparently common in them now. After lunch went up again to Aginen village, this time to find one man and a lot of women & children at home. The old fellow pointed out several localities to me (see next p.) and showed me the road to Uberi. The village, which stands on the very tip of the ridge affords a wonderful view of the country all around (exc. NW). The Koiari seem a happy lot. A few years back they [illegible] a