Field notes, v1409
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Koford 20 Journal 13 August 1967. for gellos, we caught 3 and Hamilton said a few more escaped. The other reddish, + associated shrubs, cactus, + small trees about same as at Aneto area. Many forest trees (I saw an 30 yrs. distant ridge), and goats. extire hill much lichen dry goats. We drove on and took road a few km. N. of Lambayeque toward Motupe, + camped near farm site but near new + irrigation. Mc Cullum set traps (took 1 Paralysis) Peramys). Many doves + other birds in green vegetation. Overcast, cold, windy. 14 August 1967. We drove in to Chiclayo for supplies and mail. tried Hamilton took a look on sidewalks dry brick wall at edge of town, and later we found amphibiaena, typolopes, + gellos under palm + cacti ditches in vacant lot opposite VV services garage. We drove a few mile N. and camped E. of Olmos 15 August 1967. Drove on N. to near Olmos, there captured found Sarn. (Erythrina) Stopped occassionally to look or to collect. A red flowered tree with some Tillandsia common at some sites. Olmos River was a small stream, soon dry. Some cactus in trees, + some saw Frigis and other tropical types. Patch of green forest in some canyons, the most hills dry shrubs and leafless trees. Camped 34 km. out on road at 4300 ft. (altimeter), near a concrete bridge over small stream. Set up nets. Collected birds and later I set 25 prop traps near stream (no catch). Patch of green trees in small canyon near camp. Some goats nearby, but some paratidly little livestock trouble. Slight drizzle in afternoon and night. 16 August 1967. Put up specimens + hunted. Prop traps took nothing. Coturnixes, furmanus, flystebra, formianids, torngoes, and birds we already had from other localities. Set out nets for bats and took a few during night. My net, near bridge over small stream, took only 3 bats. Stayed overnight; no traps. 17 August 1967. Departs early afternoon and drove on uphill,