Field notes, v1408
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Journal 25 February 1966 Kinkazan, Miyagi-Ken, Japan hair of man excited in alarm, & also hair of lots of metatarsal gland. Saw 1gp. of 3 pt. buck w/ 2 spiked bucks. Japanese say when deer is lured of Ardea (spiny buck), antlers fall (March ?). / Mr. Akazawa dog interested in monkey & rubs water at shrine, away at present. Crows common & noisy. Scil species sparsous seen, 1 a green woodpecker. Apparently no squirrels here. Saw av litter; cons ants, 26 February 1966. (Stayed at shin nyogan last nite). Offred for non- days & encountered groups near ridge just N + NW of road. Saw at least 8 (see M. fuse, noted). Returned to Shinmori & Sendai, where visit- ed Dr. Schlangen (vc Ruinide, geologist) 26 February 1966. Sendai - stayed at F nyogan. 26 February 1966. Arjuna visited Takabuku Oni. (Dr. Kato in Sendai). to Tokyo, & next mornig (Feb. 28) took train to Kazusamerito M. Naito and took to Tokagoyana. Mr. Naito, USIS photographer, accompa anied me. Visited Dr. Muira & gp. 5, now caged in large enclosure but still 10+ (all 77 sawe 1 ad 4) outside. Dr. Kawamura & N. Kayama also with me. Band in pen had 3ad. 777, many f & m young. Most trees in enclosure dead & bark stripped. upper party the conifer in (some pines larked). good condition. Tall bamboo green leaves. Monkeys seem well fed & healthy. Leader had split R ear, red- faced. Muira said about 79 inside, & occas. one comes in over fence, about 10 wires mesh w. electric wire top"]. Cage closed Oct. 1, 1965. Kayama arrived for studies Oct. 8. K. had recently collected sample vegetation & started to dry them. An NHK television man made brief film also visited area of troop A, where Kayama working mostly. of monkeys, Kayama, Kawamura, me. Returned to Shinra village. 1 March 20 Feb. 1966. With Kayama & Kawamura searched for least known part of band A, now said to be split into 3 groups.