Field notes, v1518
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P. PEARSON 1952 42 hail and snow. Collections on journey included: 1 Mothera at 50 km. mark. Beria seen nearby but escaped. 1 Humeral [illegible] at 61 km., 13,800 ft. Another herd, 4 nearby. 2 Berdia at km. 104, 14,300'. 3 others escaped. Feb. 11 Vicinia watching with Kofords and Tirazon hunt in morning. 3 inches of snow on ground in morning made tirazon trekking easy. More hail + rain in afternoon but only about 1/2". Feb. 12 Morning mostly clear with scattered clouds. Vicinia watching in morning. 13, 14, 15. Feb. 14 & 15. Hunglaco. Mornings cool + cloudy, only after patches of snow. Feb. 16 Left about 9 a.m. with auto, Mary and all kids for km. 50. Camped in valley at km. 59 1/2 at 3 p.m. Considerable rain beginning at 4 p.m. and drizzling on until 8 or later. Put out about 25 traps around old stone corral in thick ichm at 5:30 p.m. Some of the grassland here is as thick & lush as any place seen in the city/low. Think enough to find natural mouse runways. Warner thinks that hunglaco is shown by ants under rocks, crawls, numerous moths flying at night. Flushed 2 Mothera while setting traps. Feb. 17 Temp at 6 a.m. 35°, now 64°; sunny most of day, clear at dawn. No rain. Traps caught Sol 1 Audisonyz pictus, 1 Ph. ozibek? 3 Abodan tolin, 1 Bolomy araneus. During day 5 more araneus and 1 more belianess. 2 of the araneus were caught at 8 a.m. Spent most of day watching Mothera + Puthys/Reeta. Feb. 18 More of same in traps. Weather clear in morning, some rain in afternoon. More tirazon watching. Feb. 19 Traps (same line 3rd night) 6 Abodan tolin. (one of them