Field notes, v1409
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Koford 1967 3 Journal Perv 2 July to 6 July, 1967 Lomas de Lachay, Dpto. Lima, (J set 12, under edge boulders) equipment- several ordinary mouse traps each (only shipment from (C#K 3037, 3038) states not yet arrived) and camped. Cold was 2 Phyllost. Tempo. range 34°-65°F. We saw burrowing owls, Asthomer, and few other birds. Desolate appearance. Many empty shells of large speical land snails. Old Asthomer cacturn nest nests in branches of streocus Cactus. Big rock slides of clauders up canyon (to W.), with possible vesicaoba sign: Ground much beaten and trails by goats, (2-4' cererus caetum most conspicuous vegetation), and shrubs browsed to mulberis J. No water near. Many fox and lizard traces. We drove back to main Panamerican highway and turned Sunday into hills on road to Bosque de Lachay. This led up gentle open slopes a few kilometer (many (Very dry aspect, even here). Savitta lunnust) to a fence and gate. Then up gentle slope past weather instruments, through open eucalyptus grove (many Pyrocephalus and Gnatriisbia), through 2 more gates and down to headquarters. Met the caretaker, Montes, & a Lima Leiva official who got former to let us use small adobe house there for camp. Area much better by goats or other stock, but some bearded and brown-headed tree up canyons Lichen from headquarters. This is a reserve of the department of Forestry de Caza (Corr Tolovera & Cubo, in Lima). office at (Lachay) Dear Amazon & many others have visited the place, and the Krepelie's did much walk here. We had seen a conda over dry side of hills. I returns to Lima evening of July 3, leaving the 3 to work with about 25 traps and one shotgun. Cattle, Maiteza (sp?), said rains due but late.