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Wyeg
PhD
1972
Journal
55
mis Toloti leged, Dept Gardener, Paraguay
13 oct Partly cloudy, Septem, Quit on
leight ward &. Wind was morer, &
14 oct dry clouding over, and 24 in to many
a series of violent thunderstorms started
quickly around 8 AM. I suspect severe
miche rain fell. The streams, which
had dried to a series of isolated pool
are running & deep & have carried
several of my traps away as the tie would
permit. Caught 2 large mysticomyphs,
an oryzomy, & an akodont (?). Had
damage to all but the oryzomy, who
was under water. Weather remained
partly cloudy & threaten all day. Temp
in 70's. Very windy - too windy for
web. Put out 25 traps in a brushy
meadow w. a low density veg, but
which had a few rodent &/or armadillo
hole, & 25 down a rocky ravine in
heavy 2nd growth & riparian veg.
Towards evening weather cleared &
became cool (60's).
15 Oct Nothing in traps in meadow, mysticomo-
morph in the ravines. These
mysticomorphs seem to occur
primarily near the rock, but 1 was
captured practically in a stream, far