[Field notes, 1936-1937 Archbold Expedition to New Guinea]
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Macropus. M. agilis. At Wuroi Apr.2 Jacking shot three. 2 small males, 1 small female. Eyes dull orange but moon too bright to see them well. The female with one naked young in pouch about 8" head-body. All seen near together in one patch of tea tree savanna. Tulstedt & Rogers walking in trail in afternoon saw- a few & heard the thruds of others leaping away. At Dogwa Apr.3. The moon was even worse. Heard great noises but saw only few. They may sit upright on boughs start at advancing light, but more often they crouch with the head held low ready to leap away at an instant's utter. I shot a small female and a large male; Tulstedt shot another large male. They appear to feed gregariously - from 5 o'clock on into the night. In the morning they hide away by 8 a.m. At Mebaduane (Apr 16- ) A very large male and two females, one with a naked young one in pouch, were brought in by locals from savannas a few miles away. At Doviimu savannes 15 spec. (Sep). Gania (Nov) 4 (one reg days) Tarara (Dec) 1 Buji (1 days ♀) M. crinitus Two at Buji(♂,♀) M. brunnii Two females of the sever wellshy hopper i by natives at Mebaduane (Apr.20) Neither with young. At Doviimu 9 spec. at Sturt Isl. 7 ♂, 2 ♀ at Buji 1 just. Dorcopsis D lecturus at Doviimu 6 spec. (Sep). at Sturt Is. cup. 16 ♂ , 11 ♀ Gania 1 yry (NW)