Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937
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L. 27. P. 12 We are making a real drive to get those arboreal creatures Echimomys forbesi and Popinomys loirae. Lisa who has the steel traps to set cannot get his traps into the trees so readily, but when opportunity offers he will do so, and so here's hoping. The map situation (the eastern part of p.3) seems to work out much as follows. estimated 3500 feet Goldie Laloki 1850p Sygeri aElogo 3000 Latinal aMoroka Musgrave Javareci 2600 700 Bariere H K Can't tell whether these streamlets go W. to the Laloki or E. to Kempwelch. Scale: 1 m = 1 inch It is clear that the Laloki and the Musgrave are lock to lock with the divide separating them - a divide which is very much more complex than the above sketch suggests. 200 rat traps and 40 steel are now out. The latter will be baited tomorrow. To the list in p.1 we add: Echimys forbes, Rattus of the coneate pop another sp. of Pipistrellus, Leptomys, Melomys platyops?, and from Javareci caves, Dolomys, a second species of Nyctophilus, and two Rhinogphers (total, 9 more). Sat. Feb.13. winds of gale force + driving rain most of the night. Supposed Rend & Bros are at sea on the "Royal Endeavour" with the storm NW behind them.