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Journal
3 August 1970 NE of Toloca, Dpt. Puna, Peru
No catch in traps as in 1 bot net. Again hunted lizards.
In afternoon we broke camp + drove further E up Q. Parinas,
but road petered out in wash before reaching Monte Grande.
To returned to highway, drove north 3? mile, + took Olivaray
road to [illegible] (about 7 miles, two turns off to N. into quebrada/hondo).
Found site of 1967 camp, a mile below (wof) road into quebrada,
a camped under 20-30 ft. mesquite tree. This quebrada is
narrower than Parinas, perhaps somewhat drier and was open,
but w/ some copal lumber. We saw a flock of parrots. I put
up 2 nets + took a Tomapeca bot in evening. Again we had
no owls or caprimulgids at night.
4 August 1970. No other catch in nets, except 1 finch (catelog). We
again hunted lizards. In afternoon Erik and I took car back
to Parinas road, about 1 1/2 mi. E. of paved highway, and set 10
live and 30 snap traps under copas and mesquite lumber
on sand hummocks in a desert zone. Between sand hills,
ground covered w/ fine broken shells (in form of very coarse sand).
Wind prevented good trap setting, + wind petered out 8 p.m. Left traps
+ returned to Toloca camp.
5 August 1970. Again no catch in nets, the bats seen (one net ripped
and apparent Demodex dropping below). Many foxes seen in eve-
inging and far. [Went to trap line which held 2 Phyllotis geoffreri
and 1 Mus (all in catelog)]. Mus taken under 4' copal brush
about 90 yds. from copas + mesquite brush when P.g. taken. Other
P.g. was under copal brush (mesquite-like legs). This is first
record of Mus + P.g. in same trapline, first month of
a 1967 site a few mi. NW of Puna. Good range extension,