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Dr, Theodore H, Reed (contd) 30th July 1969 
You will be interested to hear that since we brought the 
Bongo out another one looked right into the trap but for some 
reason or the other did not go in. The pit traps have caught 
Bushbuck and a leopard - it has been impossible to photograph 
this because it was pouring with rain - and one of the other 
traps actually caught a baby elephant. Judging from the amount 
of mess he made inside he spent the night in there, until 
mother came along and pulled the end off the trap. We have 
had several other lots of buffalo in recently and it can only 
be now a matter of time (we hope a short time!!) before we get 
another bongo. 
We would be interested to hear when you thought of coming 
out again. By then I should have my private pilot's licence 
and we could get an aerial photograph of the bongo area - 
that is if you have the courage to come up with me. I shall 
be due to take my flying test in the next two or three weeks. 
The Violet Backed Starlings you asked for will be ready 
to send fairly soon and some of the other birds which you 
ordered, 
Hope this finds you well. 
Best wishes to everybody, 
Sincerely yours 
DA. Parkinson 
P.S. In the faeces samples of the Bongo no 
parasites. I have some ticks in bottles 
in formalin which I took off him just 
after capture. 
JOHN SEAGO D. ANTHONY PARKINSON 
