Field notes, v1518

Pearson, Oliver P. (Oliver Payne)
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11 PEARSON, OR JUNE 1950 - JUNE 1959 1: COLOMBIA, S.A. JUNE - AUGUST 1952 Catalogue Nos. 3247-3267 Journal Species Accounts Birds, Mammals, Reptiles 2: Miscellaneous Localities: Peru, [illegible] Ecuador, West Colombia, Ariz. and California counties August 1950 - November 1951 Catalogue Nos. 3248-3369 Journal Species Account: Mammal 3: Peru, S.A. DECEMBER 1951 - MAY 1952 Catalogue Nos. 3370-3939 Journal Species Accounts: Birds, Mammals, Reptiles 4: Miscellaneous Localities: Washing[illegible] New Mexico and California July 1952 - June 1954 Catalogue Nos. 3940-4036 Journal - Species Account: Bird
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PEARSON, O.P. JUNE 1950 - JUNE 1954 1- COLOMBIA, S.A. JUNE - AUGUST, 1950 Catalogue nos. 1997-3247 Journal SPECIES ACCOUNTS Birds, Mammals, Reptile 2- MISCELLANEOUS LOCALITIES (Teton, Wyo.; LANDER CO., NEVADA; GILA CO., ARIZ and California counties. AUGUST 1950 - NOVEMBER 1951 Catalogue nos. 3248-3369 Journal SPECIES ACCOUNT, Mammal 3- Peru, S.A. DECEMBER 1951 - MAY 1952 Catalogue nos. 3370-3938 Journal SPECIES ACCOUNTS, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles 4- Miscellaneous Localities, Washington, New Mexico and California. JULY 1952 - JUNE 1954 Catalogue nos. 3939-4036 Journal - Species Account, Bird
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PEARSON, O.P. COLOMBIA, S.A. JUNE - AUGUST, 1950 Catalogue nos. 1997-3247 Journal SPECIE ACCOUNTS BIRDS Mammals Reptiles
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CATALOGUE
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P. PEARSON 1950 3\frac{1}{2} km. S Villanueja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia June 7 skull immature : tabenorum 1997 ♂ Tyrannus melancholicus testis 2 mm. no fat. Tofernurus 38 g. 1998 ♂ Lizard (Cnemidophy) snout anus 61mm. Testis 5\frac{1}{2} mm., yellow. Not saved. Not saved. Batting the rib of or being fatter by 1998 1999 ♀ " " " 57 mm. one ovum and ovary, yellow, 8mm. diam Skull adult June 8 2000 ♀ Tyrannus 40 gm. Ting follicles, 0.5 mm. No fat. Mol. patch 2001 ♂ " 41 gm. Testis 12 x 4.5 mm. Snubland fat. Skull adult 2002 ♀ Tigranimus melancholicus - Ting follicles. Not fat. Skull immature Villanueja, Huila June 9 2003 ♂ Molezana major major 102 x 41 x 9 x 12 ermophita 2004 ♂ Spromphola minuta skull immature 6 gm. no brood patch. Testis 4 mm., fiddly. no fat. Ovaries mummified, not saved 2005 ♂ Colombigallia passerina 31 gm. no brood patch. nothing fiddly. 2006 ♂ Crutiflogo aurciatris testis 4 mm., skull immature nothing saved 2007 ♀ " " ting follicles only, " " Skull adult 2008 ♀ Tyrannus melancholicus 45 gm. small ant. fat. Follicles small <1m 2009 ♂ Genarura (morning dove) Testes 13mm. Nothing saved 2010 ♂ Colims cistatus 117 g. Testis 8 x 4.5. 2011 ♀? Colimus cistatus 84 g. good not found, surely not breeding. June 11 2012 ♂ Forpus conspicillatus 23 gm. Testes 6x3. No brood patch 2013 ♀ " " 24 gm Ovaries with no reasonable follicles. No brood patch 2014 ♂ Stermophila Spermphola minuta 7.5 gm. Testis 4x4. no brood patch. Skull adult 17\frac{1}{2} km. SE Villanueja, Huila, Colombia June 11 Egg in product ready to lay. follicles 14, ♂ 4 mm. Two or more ruptured follicles. No brood patch. ovaries not saved. 2015 ♀ Colinus cistatus 162 gm. testis 4 x 2 mm. pale blue color. Skull adult 2016 ♂ Tyrannus melancholicus 37 gm. testis 9 x 4 mm. no brood patch. No fat 2017 ♂ Columbigallia passerina 32 gm some fat ovaries with small follicles < 0.5 mm. 2018 ♀ Hylopelbus 12 gm. Skull adult. Brood patch de-feltured
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D. P. PEARSON 1950 2 17 1/2 km SE Villareja, Huila, Colombia Same back as 2018. 2019 ♂ Hylophilus 12.0 gm. Tretating, 2 mm. Shell immature 2020 ♀ Columbiginella passerina Plying tog with another. Shell mature. 31 gm. Testes 8 x 5 mm. Ovary with many small 2021 ♀ Hylophilus 8 gm. Shell immature. Swellant fat. Follicle < 1/2 mm. June 12 Testa 3 x 2, Pale olive color, no fat. New distal primaries coming in. 2022 ♂ Tyrannus melancholicus 37 gm. Ovoid patch dry & scaly. 2023 ♂ Lignoder bogotensis Vaccinia large? 267 x 108 x 33 x 19. Testes 16 x 9 mm 2024 ♂ Alligator Shot at night in Moss areas 19 males, 5 1/2 lbs. Puddle in savanna 2025 ♀ Lignoder 2 mandibles only from stomach of above. 2026 ♀ ? Size of wire but less green, inconspicuous eye stripes?, lost black wing bars, left plumege. Nothing saved. In lower habitat. Shell immature. 2027 ♀ Columbiginella passerina Ovary large, follicle up to 2 mm. No fat 32 gm. Broad patch defleathered Broad patch defleathered 2028 ♂ Tyrannus melancholicus Shell mature? 39 gm. Broad patch dry, scaly. Testes 3 x 1 Plumage not lody worn as in 2630. Shell imm. 2029 ♂ Campylorhynchus 55 gm. No broad patch. Testes 5 x 3 and 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 Ovary with many tiny follicles less than 1/2 mm. 2030 ♀ Plumage worn worn. Shell adult, skin not saved 52 gm. June 13 Testes large/scrotal 2031 ♂ Sylvilagus floridanus fugatus 471 x 14 x 94 x 58 2.8 lbs. Broad patch defleathered. 2032 ♂? Dryolotis albescens Moulting. Broad patch re-feathering 16 gm. Shell immature. Gonads not found. 2033 ♀ " Ovary active, one ruptured follicle and one 16 gm. Testes 1 mm. Shell more immature than 2032 2034 ♀ Columbiginella passerina Most moulting. Skin not saved. 30 gm. No broad patch. Oviduct very large - 6 mm diam 2035 ♀ Forpus 24 gm. No broad patch. Largest follicle less than 1 mm. No broad patch. Testes 5 x 2 1/2 and 2 1/2 x 2 1/2. Dist smaller as in 2029 2036 ♂ Campylorhynchus Nothing saved. Shell adult. Plumage much worn, loose very old tail feathers, some Ovary with 1 ruptured follicle, on 2 corpora lutea. Oviduct large 2037 ♀ Dryolotis albescens Shot in small bush with 2 18 gm. Broad patch re-feathered. 3 feet of nest, no eggs. Shell immature Skin not saved. 2038 ♂ Columbi 39 g. Testes 8 x 4. No molt Skin not saved 2039 ♂ " 3 4 g. No broad patch. No ovaries. Testes 9 x 4 Skin not saved. 2040 ♂ " 3 6g. No broad patch. No moults. Testes 10 x 5 worn Skin not saved. Broad patch dry & scaly. Tail feathers somewhat 2041 ♀ Tyrannus 44 g Ovary small, no follicle larger than 1/2 mm. Shell adult.
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J. P. PEARSON 1950 3 17 1/2 km SE Villamejeja, Chila, Colombia June 14 2042♂ Carid Dusycyn thoui 2043#♀? Syrrhophis albesens 2044♂ " 2045♂ ? 2046♂ Syrrhophis albesens 2047♂ Hydrophilus looting. 36 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches 12 lbs. every not - shell immature. Every ting if... 15 gms. no brood patch, shot with 2044. No song. 16 gms. no brood patch. Testis 2 x 1. Shell immat. testis 4 x 3 mm. 8gms Brood/patch de-feathered. Shell not quite mature shell immature. 18 gms. No brood patch. Every large, numerous follicle up to 2 1/2 mm. no brood patch, shell immature. Being fed by 11 gms. Every small with tiny follicle. Parent orld shot. June 15 2048♂ Colinus 2049♂ Forpus 2050♀ Syrrhophis albesens 2051♂ Tyrannus melancholicus 2052♂ Syrrhophis albesens 2053♀ Hydrophilus 2054♂ Colinus cristatus 139 gms. Looks adult, Testis 10 x 6. No plain skin slates, not saved. 26 gms. Testis 2 x 3. Looks adult some new blue rump shell immature. Adult large. Every without large follicle but possible 2050♀ Syrrhophis albesens 18 gms Brood patch de-feathered, wrinkled. Silent. Crypta later Every pinky large, many small follicle < 1/4 mm. 42 gms-Brood patch bare, scaly. Shell adult Testis 8 x 5 (one). Shell immature. No fat 16 gms. No brood patch. Save alarm clupe. Every large, follicle up to about 0.7mm. Shell adult 11 gms. Brood patch de-feathered. No fat 142 gms. Testis grey, 10 x 6 June 16 2055♀ Zygodontoma lasiurus 2056♀ Mourning dove 2057♂ " 2058♀ Sybillagus 2059♂ Forpus conspicillatus 2060♀ Tyrannus melancholicus 2061♂ (Colaptes) small, bright rusty dove (Zenaida) without spots on breast Testis 8 x 4. 3 swinglea # born. Brimgea 4 mm. 195 x 87 x 23 x 16. 36 gms. motly grey, no white under tail Follicle up to 6 mm. Dean Testes large, about 9mm. but shot up looting, no embryo! 17.5 x 1.0 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 3 lbs. 26 gms. No brood patch. Testis 6 x 3 1/2 and 3 1/2 x 3. Shell immature 40 gms. Brood patch bare, scaly. Every with follicle < 1/2 mm June 17 2062♀ Cruz Zygodontoma lasiurus 2063♂ " 2064♂ " 2065♂ " 5 Emb., 8mm CR, resulting. Much memory 215 x 97 x 24 x 16 testis 11 x 7 mm. 230 x 103 x 24 x 16 testis 10 x 6 mm 202 x 87 x 24 x 16 testis 8 mm. Hides not known. 165 x 72 x 24 x 14
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P. PEARSON 1950 4 17½ km. SE Villaveja, Jula, Colombia 2066 Elyraldia albescens Orang large, 3 follicles 2 mm. diam. 16½ gm., Belly feathering, Skull imm. Skull immature 2067 Columbignlla pasceana 32 gm., Belly feathering. Testis 9 x 4. Skull very immature 2068 ♂♂ " " Testis 3½ x 2. Self testis 4 x 2, 2½ x 2 (night) 2069 ♂ Forpus conspicillatus 23 gm. No brood patch. Egg in oviduct. Ovary with collapsed follicles and 2070 ♀ " " 28 gm. No good brood patch another 8 mm. diam. Ovary not saved 2071 ♂ " Self testis 4 x 2½, 3 x 3 (night). 24 gm. No brood patch June 18 2072 ♂ Arizomys zygodontus lasurinus 135 x 65 x 20 x 13 Testis 5 mm. 2073 Hetromys anomalus 237 x 126 x 34 x 15 Testis 7 mm. Spermophila 2074 ♂ Sporophila minuta 7 gm. No brood patch Testis 6 x 4½ Skull adult - Skull apparently entirely immature, but shot through top of 2075 ♂ Elyraldia albescens 16½ gm. No brood patch. Testis 4 x 3. Look at cere: always Soured? 2076 ♀ Columbignlla pasceana 28 gm. Ovary large, large follicle about 1½ mm. Same as 2045 2077 Small rust-crowned warbler 9 gm. Testis 4 mm. Nothing saved. Skull adult Immortal seed at edge of savanna 2078 Same as 2061 Small rusty or chocolate dove 43 43 gm., Testis 8 x 4. Nothing saved. 2079 Frog In moist sere at edge of savanna 2080 " 2081 " 2082 " 2083 " 2084 " 2085 " 2086 " 2087 Squirrel In grove of trees. Rolled shot when it fell. Left testis 5 x 3, rt. 4 x 3. 2088 ♂ Forpus 27 gm. New tail feathers coming in. Skin not saved. 2089 ♂ Hylphilus 13 gm., Brood patch defaithred. Testis 4½ x 3½, Some fat. Skull speckling observed by intra-ossae bleeding. Cut edge of skull is definitely 2-bonyed, and panetula feel too hard for a juvenile. This was probably parent feeding young (one of 2 present was making fledgling noises. Collected about 100ft. from 2047 and 2053. This one killed by lizard can't tell.
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D. P. PEARSON 1950 17½ km SE Villaveja, Isula, Colombia 5 2090 ♂ Heterospiza? miridinki Instnuck: grasshoppers + gruas 1½ lbs. Follicles up to 2mm. June 19 2091 ♂ Orny? Zygodontonp lasiurus 128 x 58 x 19 x 12. Testis 3mm. Testes 1½ mm. Skull almost entirely immature. 2092 ♂ Hylophylus fem juvenile. 12 grua. Brood patch slightly deflected. Stomach with grasshoppers and one mouse. 2093 ♀ Caried Desicyon thome 35¾ x 11¼ x 5½ x 2⅝ inches 9½ lbs. 2094 ♂ Cremidophorus Testis 6x4 mm, yellow. Mosa-arme 67 mm. 2095 Frog. 2096 ♀ Dyzolotus albocens One of two. Skull quite immature, 18 grua- No brood patch. Testis 2x1. About as in 2092. Skull looks adult. 2097 ♂ Forjuns conficallatus 26grua. No brood patch. Left testis 3x2, nº. 2½ x 2. 2098 ♂ Sporophile Spermophila minuta 8 grua. No brood patch. Testes 6x5½. Skull adult. June 20 NOTE NUMBER SERUENCE 2099 ♀ Colinus cristatus Orang with 2 nearly ruptured follicles and other follicles up to 3mm. 162grua. No brood patch. Abdomen full of yoth (from shot) Oviduct large. This and 2099 flushed from mudis, same bunch. 3000 ♂ " " 140 grua, testis 11½ x 7½. no brood patch. 3001 ♀ " " 14¾ grua. From cave of about 7. Follicles up to 2.7mm. no brood patch. 3002 ♂ " " 119 grua. " " " Testis 10x6. my third batch. 3003? " " 97grua ground shot, not found Ovary large but no follics bigger than 1mm. Some fat. 3004 ♀ Hylophylus flaipes 12 grua. Extensive brood patch. Skull adult. Some fat. Skull entirely immature. See species account 3005 ♀ " " 11 grua. No brood patch. Ovary small, no follics > 1mm. June 21 21 Shot under ears of house in early evening 3006 ♀ Microncteri megolati megaloti 66 x 16 x 10 x ? testis 2mm. " " 3007 ♂ Glossofaga soicina soicina 60x8x10x14 testis 3½ In room of house 3008 ♂ Glossofaga soicina soicina 63 x 8 x 10 x 15 testis 2- 9 grua In room of house 3009 ♂ Glossofaga soicina soicina 63 x 7 x 10 x 14 testis 8x4 8 grua 3010 ♂ Molosai Molossus major major [80]x[11]x9x13 Some fat. Skull immature, about as in 2092. follicles 16grua 3011 ♀ Hylophila flaripea 12 grua. No brood patch. Ovary tiny, no measurables 3012 ♀ " " 11½ grua. No brood patch. Ovary small, no measurables. Feeding in same tree with 3011.
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P. PEARSON 1950 6 17½ km SE Villaveja, Huila, Colombia June 22 Hanging on porch 3013 ♀ Bat Glossophaga soricina soricina 59 x 18 x 10 x 22 7½ gms. Hanging on porch 3014 ♂ Bat Micronycteris megatlis megatis 59 x 16 x 10 x 22 5½ gms. testis 6 mm. 3015 ♂ Phyllostomus hastatus paramensis 134 x 25 x 24 x 33 126 gms Many sprouting body feathers + primaries - skin not saved. 3016 ♂ Forkus One of a pair ♂♀. Looks adult, right testis 3x3; left testis 4x3; 24 gms Skull totally immature, 3017 ♂ Hylophilus flavipes Testis 1.3 mm. No brood patch. 12 gms. 3018 ♂ " " Skull entirely adult 12½ gms, hanging / / / / / /. Same time as 3014 + 3020. Testis 4x3 3019 ♂ " " 12 gms. Testis 1.2 mm. Skull totally immature. Many sprouting body feathers - Nothing saved. 3020 ♂ " 11½ gms. Testis 1 mm. Skull totally immature 3021 ♂ Colinus cristatus 116 gms. In cover of '34. Testis 7x5; dark. June 23 Skull immature 3022 ♀ Synallaxis albescens 16 gms. No brood patch. No sound, testis 7 x 5 Follicle 2½ mm. 3023 ♀ Iodostomum cinereum Duck - killed great calker - view 7 gms. Skull immature. Plumage adult, no molt. Skin not saved 3024 ♂ Sporophila 7½ gms. Testis 6x5. Skull totally adult. Skull immature; about as in '2092. 3025 ♂ Synallaxis albescens 15 gms. No brood patch, testis 2 x 1. Shot at 3045 Cavity large, 1 collapsed follicle and 1 full 4 mm. Skull complete, 3026 ♀ " 8 gms. No molt. Brood patch well laid. Oviduct large, nothing saved. Skull completely adult. Nothing saved. 3027 ♂ " 7 gms. No molt, testis 4 x 5. Collected same shot as 3026. No molt. Oviduct large, ovary with 3 recently ruptured follicles, with follicle 5 mm. Saved cavity + head. 3028 ♀ Crotophaga ani 106 gms. Tarsus dark. Tarsus 37. Brood patch wrinkled. Egg in clutch, ovary with 3 recently ruptured follicles. Saved head. 3029 ♀ " 104 " 39. Brood patch wrinkled. Testis 5½ x 4. Skull immature. No skin 3030 ♂ Synallaxis 16½ gms. No brood patch, no molt. With 3031 when shot. Flipped injury. Synallaxis albescens Skull immature. Dried 3031 ♂ june 16 gms. No brood patch - testis 1x2 x 1. Left testis block. june. Testis 11 x 6½. Friedark - Tarsus 40. Saved head + testis June 24 3032 ♂ Crotophaga ani 119 gms Many sprouting body feathers + a few primaries, Ovary with follicle up to 2½. Oviduct not large. Tarsus dark. Saved head - tarsus 36. 3033 ♀ " 104. Many sprouting body feathers, a few primaries + tail. tarsus 36 Without small Tarsis dark. Saved skull young 3034 ♀ " 102 g. Molt ca in 3033. Ovary with follics up to 2 mm. Daddy shot 3035 ♀ Colinus [140g +.] Follicle up to 2.8 mm. No molt. morskin
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P. PEARSON 1950 7 \n17\frac{1}{2} km SE Villaneja, Huila, Colombia \n3036 \delta Colinus cristatus 149 gms. Testis 9 x 5, grey. 3037 \delta " " 151 gms. Testis 8\frac{1}{2} x 5, grey. Bird fat. 3038 \delta Ceramidophorus 50 ms. nse-arms. testis 4 x 2\frac{1}{2} 3039 \varnothing " 49 follicle up to 2 mm. 3040 \varnothing " 48 " " " 1.8 3041 \delta " 50 testis 5 x 3. 3042 \delta " 47 " 3\frac{1}{2} x 2. 3043 \delta " 72 " 5\frac{1}{2} x 4. 3044 \varnothing Crotophaga ani 96 gms. - Broad patel deflected, wrinkled. Same flock as Many sprouting body feathers and a few tail + primaries. No skin 3045 \delta Forpus 26 g. Part of large flock. Testis 3\frac{1}{2} x 3. 3046 \varnothing " 25g. Part of large flock. No broad patel, measurable follicles, Many with no \nJune 25 \n3047 Toad in house at night 3048 \delta Mus musculus 161 x 85 x 19 x 14 testis 6 mm. in house. m-se-arms. much mammary 3049 \varnothing Mus musculus 146 x 76 x 16 x 13 tissue m-se-ady. Otero amplifit 3050 \varnothing Bat Glossophaga longirostris longirostris 76 x 7 x 13 x 16 With lot of fat 22 mm. C.R. 3051 \varnothing " Glossophaga longirostris longirostris 77 x 10 x 13 x 16 Not preg. This and 3050, 3051, shot in shallow 3052 \varnothing " Glossophaga longirostris longirostris 69 x 10 x 12 x 15- cave in dry wall \n7\frac{1}{2} km. E Villaneja, Huila, Colombia \nJune 26 3053 \delta Marmosa mitis testis 10 mm.-Shot in lonely tree at night. 294 x 170 x 20 x 2-3 49 gms. \nJune 27 3054 \varnothing Tyrannus melancholicus Sprouting body, priming, and tail feathers. No skin. 39 gms. Very fairly large, follicle up to 1mm. adult. 3055 \delta Ceramidophorus Testis 7 x 4\frac{1}{2} Shedding, nse-arms 84 mm. Birds not raised 3056 \delta " nse arms 6/ mm. Testis 6 x 4. (all in formation) 3057 \delta " " 57 ". Testis 5 x 3. all in formation. Kruschopperin stomach 3058 Crotophaga sulcirostris Testis 8 x 6. Moltng saved. Broad patel deflected. A few sprouting body feathers.
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P. PEARSON 1950 7\frac{1}{2} km E Villaveja, Huila, Colombia 8 June 28 3059 \female Hyloergus floridanus purgatus 2 robbing petrosas, 1 other calculated 430 x 23 x 91 x 60 3 lbs. many sparinig body feathers + primaries. 3060 \female Tjyrranua melancholena Broad patch delieathed, scaly. nidist fairly large, prob long, follicles up to 3\frac{1}{2} mm Skullentical adult. Skin not saved. June 29 3061 \male Phyllotomid Jonatia amblystis 95 x 22 x 17 x 38 testia 8 x 5. 37 gm testia swed in 13 mins 3062 \male Jonatia amblysti 96 x 19 x 17 x 38 testia 8\frac{1}{2} 38 gm 3063 \male Jonatia amblysti 103 x 24 x 17 x 36 40 gm 3064 \male Jonatia amblystis Fruit in stomach 104 x 20 x 16 x 36 testia 6 x 4 34\frac{1}{2} g. 3065 \male Jonatia amblystis 84 x 19 x 15 x 34 testia 5 x 3\frac{1}{2} 24g. 3066 \male Jonatia amblystis 111 x 21 x 17 x 36 testia 8 x 5 35g. 3067 \male Jonatia amblystis 109 x 22 x 17 x 37 testia 7x5 39g. all in formalin. 3068 \male Cnemidophorus Nose-anna 70 mm. Testa 3 x 3 (sneep cut by slot) 3069 \female " 54. Follicle up to 1\frac{1}{2} mm. all in formalin 3070 \male " 44 Testa 2 mm. all in formalin. 3071 \male Conirostrum liveoglyps in formulin. June 30 3072 \female Bat micromycteris megalotis megalotis no and, 62 x 14 x 9 x 22 6 gm no subs. 3073 \female Micronycteri, megalotis megalotis 62 x 16 x 10 x 22 6gm 3074 \male Micronycteris, megalotis megaloti 59 x 11 x 9 x 21 5\frac{1}{2}g. testia 7x6 3075 \male Glossophage longirostris longirostris 62 x 0 x 12 x 16 16 gm testia 5\frac{1}{2} x 4\frac{1}{2} 3076 \male Glossophage longirostris longirostris 68 x 0 x 12 x 16 14gm testia 8x6\frac{1}{2}. 3077 \male Glossophage longirostris longirostris 68 x 0 x 13 x 16 15\frac{1}{2} gm extra CR 30mm. [disccarded 2 other lots] 3078 \female Glossophage longirostris longirostris 70 x 0 x 12 x 16 19 ggm muring 3080 3079 \female Glossophage longirostris longirostris 68 x 0 x 12 x 16 16 gm Nursing 3079. 3080 \female Glossophage longirostris longirostris 41 x 0 x 9 x 9 4gm all above caught in culverts under road between Villaveja and Camp. Sajas.
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P. PEARSON 1950 July 1 4 km. E Villaneja, Hmila, Colombia 3081 ♂ Bat Glossophaga longirostris longirostris Testa 7 x 6. In wood cabinet 62 x 0 x 12 x 15 14 gms. 3082 ♀ " " " emb. In wood cabinet 66 x 0 x 13 x 15 13 gms 3083 ♀ " " no emb. In wood cabinet 64 x 0 x 12 x 16 12 gms 3084 ♂ Aramida ? cajano Test + eyelids rosy pink, bill codmium yellow profusely blending to apple green, eye brown. Ovary with follicles up to 6 mm. 7½ km. E Villaneja, Hmila, Colombia 3085 ♂ Cnemidophorus all in formalin 3086 ? " " 38 all in formalin 3087 Frog (caught June 25 19½ km. SE Villaneja but not catalogued until today) longirostris In cabinet until 3089-3091 3088 ♀ Bat Glossophaga longirostris Fetus CR 21mm. 72 x 0 x 10 x 16 16 gms. 3089 ♀ " " longirostris 65 x 0 x 12 x 15 14 gms 3090 ♀ " " longirostris 69 x 0 x 12 x 16 19 gms. 3091 ♂ " " Testis 6x5 67 x 0 x 12 x 16 13½ gms 3092 Cnemidophorus Nose - anus 41 mm. July 2 3093 ♂ Cnemidophorus all in formalin Testis 5½ x 3½ 3094 ♀ " " " 62 all in formalin Testis 5 x 3 3095 ♂ " " " 77 all in formalin Testis 6 x 4 3096 ♂ Poliptila Left testis flabby, about 6 mm. x 2 x 2. Spinning a few large eggs follicles. 3097 ♀ Same as 2045 6 gms. Skull shot, Nothing saved nothing paired. Ovary very large with many follicles up to 1.8 mm. Cranium large. This species very abundant here and conspicuous because of much noise: trrrp, trrrp. 3098 ♂ Tyrannus melan. 39 gms. Sprouting secondaries, tail coverts, and many body feathers. Skull adult. Testis 11 x 5. No stem. 3099 ♀ Cnemidophorus Follicles up to 2 mm. and nose - anus 61 mm., probably cophura lutia. Some ant. holes in body cavity 3100 ♀ " " 64 perfectly egg broken by shot. Follicles up to 2 mm. 3101 ♀ " " 61 1 omm each ovirint 14 x 9. Each ovary 3102 ♂ " " with 1 corpus + follicle up to 2 mm. formed. 3103 ♀ " " 53 Testis 4 x 2½. All in formal. Egg in each ovirint 16 x 9. Each ovary with 66 corpora lutea and follicles up to 3 mm. all in formalin
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P. PEARSON 1950 10 3104 ♂ Colima testa 9x6. Many sporting tail coverta and 138 gms. body feathers. No skin 3105 ♀ Bat Glossophago longirostris longirostris Sats preg. Fetua 28 CR; forearm 16 mm. +food culent. 71x0x12x15 18gms. testa 8x6 3106 ♂ Glossophaga longirostris longirostris " " 64x0x12x16 14½ gms. testa 6½ x5½ 3107 ♀ Glossophaga longirostris longirostris" " 64x0x12x15 14gms. July 3 3108 ♂ Hydrophilus In same bush with 3109 + 3110. Skull adult 12½ gms. No meat. No skin. Testis 5x4. Not work patch. Testis 2 x 1½. Skull totally immature 3109 ♂ " 12½ gms. Numerous sporting body feathers. No skin ovary small, no follicles visible. No skin 3110 ♀ " 11½ gms. Sporting body feathers. Skull totally immature same throughts as 3068 - 3067. Testis 7 x4½ 3111 ♂ Lonatia anlyctis 94x23x16x33 32gms July 5 3112 ♂ Colima cristatus 108gms. Testis? 4½ x 3, black. 3113 ♂ " " 14½ g. testa 10 x 5½. Fat. Skull entirely adult. 3114 ♂ Tyrannus melancholicus 35gms. Blood patch dry, scaly. Testis 12x5 3115 ♂ Coryphospingus pileatus 14gms. Skull adult. Testis 6 x5; Sam only 3116 ♂ " " 16gms. Skull adult. Testis 4½ x 3½. " " 3117 ♂ " " 16 gms. Skull immr. Testis 2 x 1½ Ovary with small follic. 3118 ♀ " " 17½ gms. Skull more immature than 3117. " " Ovary large, follicles up to 1 mm. 3119 ♀ " " 17 gms. Skull adult. No blood/patch. Skin only. July 6 3120 ♀ Oryz zygodontomplasius very very stout (otina?) 149x69x21x13 17gms. 3121 ♀ Canid Desicayon thons 34¼ x 10½ x 5½ x 2¾ 9¾ lbs. Uterus adult, not preg., no large follicles. Stomach with fruit, grasshoppers, one large of Cremidoph. Skull totally immature Skin only 3122 ♂ Coryphospingus pileatus 25g. No blood/patch. Testis 1½ x 1 mm. No follicles visible. Nothing 3123 ♀ " " 19gms. A fledgling, younger than 3122. saved. July 7, Villaniceza 3124 ♀ Phyllostomus hastatus paramensis no emb. 118x21x22x29 65g testa 7½ x5; (Polly). 3125 ♂ " " 137x23x22x3" 119 gms no emb. 3126 ♀ " " 126x22x23x32 88g
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P. PEARSON 1950 2\frac{1}{2} km. E Villanueva, 1400ft, Huila, Colombia 3127 \delta Tyranneus mela. 3128 Frog. 3129 \delta Tyranneus mela. 3130 \delta Myiarchus albicollis testa 6\frac{1}{2} \times 4. mo molt skull adult. 38 gm- Broad patch dry scaly - No skin mo molt skull adult, no skin 41 gm. Broad patch dry, scaly. Testa 10 \times 4. testa 2\frac{1}{2} \times 1mm testa not saved. 27gm skull immature -> july 8. 3131 \delta Tolinostrum inaequale Dark-billed Vireo july 10 3132 \delta Coryphaspiza pileata 3133 \delta " crimson feathers, rest just shoots. moltting saved. 3134 \female " 3135 \female Crottophaga sulcirostris 16 km. NE Villanueva, 1600ft, Huila, Colombia testa 5 \times 3 skull immature. skull immature (about \frac{1}{2} mature) 17 gm- Testa 3 \times 1\frac{1}{2} not saved. no tail feathers, throat ruff and crown just sprouting. Only two testa 3\frac{1}{2} \times 2 mm Skull adult. sprouting feathers everywhere, every feat large with many bifidules more larger than \frac{1}{2} mm. 17 gm moltting saved. skull -> 76gm. mo molt except one sprouting tail feather egg in oviduct. 3136 \delta Coryphaspiza pileata 3137 \female " 3138 \female ?? testa 5 \times 4. Skull slightly more mature than 3134. 15gm. testa not saved, same skull as 3136 and 3138. Skull as 3136 16 gm. Ovary fairly large with follics up to 1mm. molt everywhere: bones not found, nothing 16gm. skull totally immature, saved. july 12 3139 \delta Marmosa mitis 3140 mouse testa 11 \times 6 >06\times 182\times 23\times 26 (skull only in ? cat? dropping) july 13 no emb. 270 \times 147 \times 17 \times 25 testa 4mm. 227 \times 129 \times 16 \times 20 no emb. 217 \times 122 \times 17 \times 19 skull only Testa 11 mm. [200] \times [88] auta 3141 \female Marmosa mitis 3142 \delta " 3143 \female " 3144 \male Oryz. Zygodontops lasiurus 3145 \delta Angotia ? Rhogeessa tumida Flying early among trees over tall weeds, 75 \times 30 \times 6 \times 13
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P. PEARSON 1950 12 5 km. N Villanueva, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia July 15 3146 ♂ Spermophila minuta — ? Testis 4½ x 4. Skull adult. No brood patch. no brood patch 3147 ♀ " " 7gms. No follicles. Male. Skull immature → [drawing of testicle] 3148 ♂ " " Skull adult. No brood patch. □ 7gms. Testis 6x5, flabbier than 3146. Skull adult 3149 ♂ " " 7gms. Testis 6x5. Skull adult. No brood patch. no brood patch 3150 ♀ " " 7gms. Follicles less than ½ mm. Skull adult July 16 3151 ♀ Oryzomys zygodontoma laevisus lacteus 206 x 94 x 23 x 15 42gms migricolli? skull adult? 3152 ♀ Spermophila spermophila 9 gms. No brood patch. Follicles upto 1 mm. skull adult 3153 ♀ Spermophila minuta 7½ No brood patch. " " " " Skull adult. 3154 ♀ Spermophila minuta 7½ No brood patch. Follicles upto 1mm. Glands not found. Nothing saved. 3155 Crotaphaga sulcirostris 62gms. A few sprouting primaries + body feathers. Same flock as 3156. Nothing saved. 3156 ♀ " " 59" Follicles upto 3 mm. No molt. No molt. 3157 ♀ Molossus major major 96 x 35 x 9 x 13 12g. no skin 3158 ♀ molossus major major 97 x 33 x 9 x 13 11g. testis 3 mm. 3159, ♂ Molossus major major 94 x 35 x 9 x 13 9g. 3160 Night lizard In brick culvert under RR. 3161 Bark lizard In rocks in bushland 3162 Frog Caught by Smith at last camp July 10, not entered until now. 3163 Bark lizard " " In brick culvert under RR in bogtune. Testis 8 x 6 3164 ♂ Bat Glossophaga longirostris longirostris 68 x 0 x 12 x 15 15gms. skull adult 3165 ♂ Crotaphaga anni 122gms. Two flesh with 3166, 3167. Testis > x 5 3166 ♀ " " 92 gms. Skull immature. No follicles Brood patch only. 3167 ♀ " " 19gms. Sprouting primaries, tail, & body feathers long with follicles upto 2 mm. No skin? July 17 3168 ♂ Stelydopterus 17 gms. Testis 2 mm. No brood patch. Skull adult Testes 21mm. 3169 ♂ canid. Desmognus thorus 35½ x 11¾ x 5¼ x 2¾ inles. 10lbs +
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D.P. PEARSON 1950 5 km N. Villavicencio, 1400 ft., Siskra, Colombia no skin 3170 Lirioforcne July 18 Many sprouting body feathers. Tetha 2 mm. 3171 δ Campylophorus 3172 ? " 3173 δ " 3174 φ " 3175 δ Crotophaga ani 88 grms. Testis 3 x 1½ mm. Sprouting primaries and many body feathers. No skin Skull immature. Testis 3½ x 2. 56 grms. In same group with 3171, 3173, 3174 Tetha 3½ x 2. Skull adult. 59 grms. Feather worn. Tail very with no follicles 47 grms. Feather worn. Many sprouting body feathers and primaries. Skull ??. July 20 no emb. 3176 φ Vampire Desmodus rotundus 84 x 0 x 19 x 20 42 grm. 1 fetus <R 38 mm. 43 grm. 3177 φ " Desmodus rotundus 89 x 0 x 17 x 20 3178 φ " Desmodus rotundus no emb. 86 x 0 x 18 x 20 32 grm. 3179 φ Phylander Caluromys lanata 680 x 405 x 43 x 37 3180 δ " Caluromys lanata pouch young of 3179 205 x 185 x 18 x 15 32 grms. Testis 3½ mm. This to 3188 in "cage" under roots of tree. 3181 δ Bet Microstylus megalotis megalotis 59 x 15 x 11 x 22 6 grms. Possibly early preg. 3182 φ " Microstylus megalotis megalotis 63 x 13 x 10 x 21 8 grms. 1 fetus 4mm. CR 3183 φ " Microstylus megalotis megalotis 59 x 16 x 9 x 21 6 grms. Tetha 3 mm. 3184 Xδ Bet Glossophaga soricina soricina 61 x 9 x 10 x 13 9 grms. Tetha 4 mm. 3185 δ " Glossophaga soricina soricina 60 x 9 x 10 x 14 11 grms. Tetha 3½ mm. 3186 δ " Glossophaga soricina soricina 60 x 8 x 9 x 14 10 grms. testis 4mm. 3187 κ " Glossophaga soricina soricina 61 x 8 x 9 x 13 10 grms. tetha 3½ mm. 3188 δ " Glossophaga soricina soricina 59 x 8 x 10 x 14 9 grms. July 21 in steel trap baited with banana 3189 δ Cat Carolia 71 x 11 x 11 x 21 Testis 7 mm. 2 1/2 grm. Testis 11mm. 3190 δ Marmosa mitis 306 x 170 x 21 x 23 65 grms.
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P. PEARSON 1950 14 5 km N. Villavejo, Ichila, Colombia July 22 3191 ♂ Bat Carollia 70 x 6 x 14 x 21 21 gm. 3192 ♂ " Carollia in mousetrap. Testis 4 mm. 70 x 14 x 13 x 20 16 gm. 3193 ♂ Staljidoptyra 14 gm. Skull adult. Testis (1/2 x 1. 3194 ♀ Bat micromyctini megaleus ↑ megalotis same root cave as 3181-3188 and 3195 - 3197. 7g. 65 x 14 x 10 x 22 Brog, tiny ruders. 3195 ♂ Bat Glossophaga soricina soricina 10g. 62 x 8 x 10 x 15 Testis 3 1/2 mm. 3196 ♂ " Glossophaga soricina soricina 10 g. 63x8x11x15 Testis 5mm. 3197 ♂ " Glossophaga soricina soricina 10g. 65 x 10 x 11 x 14 Testis 5 mm. (spad) sprouting a few primordia wing coverts, sternitid, and many 3198 ♂ Crotaphaga avi body feathers. Same block as 3199 101g. Testis 3x2. 3199 ♂ " 108g. Testis 7 x 4. No molt. July 23 3200 ♂ Zyliognus flondanus purgatus Testis 21 x 12 365 x 17 x 86 x 55 2 1/2 lbs. in mouse trap. No emb. Banana in stomach. 3201 ♀ Bat Carollia much mammary tissue. No emb. Placental scars. 67 x 9 x 13 x 21 19 gm. 3202 ♀ Orgzomyx zygodontomysosinus 200 x 95 x 24 x 17 Testis 7 x 6 41 gm. 3203 ♂ Vampire Desmodus rotundus 83 x 0 x 18 x 16 30 gm. no emb. Saved VG 3204 ♀ Marmosa mitis 245 x 142 x 17 x 21 Testis 10 x 7 25 gm. 3205 ♂ Marmosa mitis 274 x 163 x 20 x 23 Testis 12 x 12 33 gm. 3206 ♂ Didelphis marsupialis 780 x 420 x 61 x 51 2 1/4 lbs. July 24 3207 ♀ Marmosa Body eaten, not saved. Not preg. Villavejo, 1400h. July 25 [closed la 24] 3208 ♀ Bat Myotis nigricans nigricans in station, dark day, flying, preg, swelling 5m. 72 x 38 x 72 x ,2 4 gm. Cuesta de Tulumí July 27 Jolima Colombia 3209 ♂ Megana americana 37 x 3 1/2 x 11 x 3 3/4 inches late preg, Cutom 33 mm. CR / 3210 ♀ Bat Phyllostomus discolor 110 x 22 1/6 x 16 x 22 49 gm. fat Testis 5mm. 3211 ♂ " Phyllostomus discolor 109 x 18 x 17 x 23 40 fat
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D. P. PEARSON 1950 15 3212 q Phyllostomus discolor 109 x 17 x 16 x 24 40gms. early preg. or recently parturient. 3213 q Phyllostomus discolor 111 x 21 x 15 x 23 43gms. w/emb. 3214 q Phyllostomus discolor 114 x 16 x 14 x 23 41gms. fat w/emb. 3215 q Phyllostomus discolor 101 x 16 x 15 x 23 33gms. July 28 3216 m Phyllostomus hastatus panamensis above at night. Testes 6mm. 136 x 21 x 22 x 30 125gms. lactating, hanging next to 3218 in day 3217 q Bat Glossophaga soricina soricina 67 x 9 x 9 x 14 11gms. milk in stomach 3218 q " Glossophaga soricina soricina 65 x 8 x 9 x 15 10gms. experts cluster from 3210-3215, Testes 13mm. 3219 m Bat Phyllostomus discolor 110 x 14 x 18 x 24 46gms. shot in morning about 9am but stomach and intestine empty, clear night. 3220 q " Phyllostomus discolor lactating. w/emb. 99 x 17 x 16 x 23 33gms. 3221 f " Phyllostomus discolor lactating. w/emb. 104 x 17 x 16 x 21 36gms. f'n out cave in afternoon Testes 11mm. 3222 m Bat Artibeus jamaicensis jamaicensis 86 x 0 x 14 x 22 43gms. (Fruitstone (like cherry pit) stomach) 3223 q Batowl Scleronyx carpensis Follicles up to 4mm. insmall cleft with 3225-3227 and Pregnant. 81 x 20 x 11 x 18 10g. fetus 12m old 3224 f Bat Peropteryx kappleri testa 3mm. 3225 m " Peropteryx kappleri 69 x 18 x 11 x 16 8gm. fetus 9mm ER 3226 f " Peropteryx kappleri 73 x 20 x 12 x 16 10gms. testa 2½ mm 3227 m " Peropteryx kappleri 68 x 17 x 12 x 16 8gm July 29 3228 Phyllostomus vetero immature 123 x 21 x 21 x 28 77gms. 3229 m Bat Peropteryx kappleri testa 3mm. 63 x 16 x 10 x 15 6½ g. fetus 13mm KR 3230 f " Peropteryx kappleri testa 3½ mm. 80 x 16 x 11 x 17 10g 3231 m " Peropteryx kappleri testa 3mm. 71 x 15 x 10 x 16 8g. 3232 m " Peropteryx kappleri 73 x 15 x 11 x 16 9gms. lactating 3233 f Bat Phyllostomus discolor testa 4mm. 106 x 18 x 15 x 22 420gms. much mammary trans. 3234 m " Phyllostomus discolor much mammary trans. 106 x 18 x 18 x 23 41 " 3235 f " Phyllostomus discolor not preg. much fat. 107 x 14 x 15 x 24 41 " 3236 f " Phyllostomus discolor 107 x 19 x 16 x 23 38 "
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D. P. PEARSON 1950 3237 Bat Phyllostomus discolor taetra 13 mm. 110 x 18 x 15 x 23 45g 3238 " Phyllostomus discolor taetra 5mm. 99 x 14 x 16 x 24 37 g. 3239 " Phyllostomus discolor taetra 12 mm. 106 x 15 x 16 x 23 37g 3240 " Phyllostomus discolor taetra 14 mm. 110 x 14 x 17 x 22 45gm 3241 " Phyllostomus discolor taetra 12 mm. 107 x 17 x 17 x 21 42 gm 3242 SKELETON ONLY Phyllostomus discolor taetra 3½ mm. 93 x 14 x 15 x 21 31gma Bogota, 8500ft., Cundinamarca, Colombia August 5 3243 Oxygonys (Microgygonyx) dedi taetra 6 mm. 175 x 102 x 23 x 15 18 gm. 3244 " (Microgygonyx) dedi taetra 5½ mm. 169 x 97 x 22 x 14 13gm. 3245 Thamassongs nigriceps taetra 20mm. 240 x 136 x 27 x 22 51 gm. w emb. 3246 Thamassons nigiceps 242 x 127 x 26 x 21 40 gm Paramo de Guerrero, 9800ft., Cundinamarca August 6 3244 Frog. 3245 Frog. 3246 Lizard 3247 " 16
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journal Bogota, Colombia June 2 Left Miami via Avianca at 12:15 am (18 hrs late). Arrived Barranquilla 6:20 am and left 7:15. Route follows up the Magdalena River, the valley of which is very broad and flat for most of the way. Saw snow-capped Santa Marta range to the east. The flat valley looked very much wooded; by no means all jungle - much scrub and grass? Arrived Bogota 9:15 am. Airport building smells like Peruvian railroad buildings, stations etc - a spicy smell perhaps from cigarettes. Nearly 2 hours to get thru customs - and then he only took a quick look, - entered the shotgun, laughed at the misestrapa. Checked in with Ja Prefectura at 2 pm (after his siesta), then went out to the university to see Sarmento. The university consists of impressive buildings, many unfinished, and practically no students visible. Met Alberto Sarmento there but we had to drive back into town to the new office of Roberto Sarmento-Soto, kindly received by both. My trunk has not yet arrived and due to exceedingly heavy rains over the past few months (= washed out road etc) may be some time getting up here from Buenaventura. Alberto - Sarmento mentioned a mine tunnel near Villavicencio full of bats. Mina San Cristobal Guatiquia. Sal Dr. Lopez at Hotel Meta in Villavicencio, about 5 km from town and across river, via Euro Palace. Bogota has much of the little, dirty, silly stores etc of a typical South American city but none of the picturesque charm of Peruvian towns. Lacks the broad promenades/parks etc of Havanna & Lima. Many gringo-appearing people but all talking Spanish. I made the streets almost unnoticed - and I walked many miles of them today. No tourista
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P. PEARSON 1950 June 3 Went back to the University to converse more south Alberto Eximientos. Then met Dugand nearby in the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales. He gave me some reprints and I promised him access of cactae aureus. He says Heredbury is now up in the Atacama Valley. More shopping in the afternoon. Met Borrero then went to R. Farmento's for supper. He told of caves (with grass?) near Chofforol. Both Dugand & Borrero think the Paraiso de Huasca could be easily visited from here by car. June 4 Walked up to the Funicular in A M but it wasn't running. Explored various slopes south of the bottom of the Funicular. One ungraded slope was in long thick grass with occasional shrubs and small pines & eucalyptus. The grass was thick as to make gorgeous (meant) habitat but found no mouse signs. Another slope was pure Eucalyptus (a few in bloom), and nearby (near the Funicular) a slope of 'chapparal' consisting of a mixture of succulent herbs about 2 feet high, bracken, blackberry, and small succulents, all growing on light dusty soil. Reminded me of Finland, which is something like some altitude on east side of Andes in Peru. At 6 p.m. went bot hunting on the University grounds. Saw & heard barn owl, but no bats. Was approaching the large, uncompleted Edificio Quinones thinking to look through its cavernous rooms for bats when I heard someone inside. Thinking it might be a burglar I backed up
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against an outers wall and awaited developments. The "burglar" soon stole his look out an opening about 20 feet from me and looked around and saw me in the shadows. He was obviously puzzled, said nothing, and soon disappeared whistling a song in what I took to be nervous nonchalance. A minute later there was some excited shouting in the building and I suddenly found two gorillas armed with 4-foot iron pipes bearing down on me, one from each direction. It was an awkward situation and did not improve until they had talked themselves down to 1800 words per minute and I finally realized they were watchmen. Rained most all afternoon. This makes, they say, over 100 days straight of rain. June 5 Much running around shopping, exchanging dollars, commuting to University, etc. June 6 Left 7 a.m. for Villanueva by train. Arrived after dark. Station illuminated by 3 candles. Savage not present, no one knew where he was. Spent the night with the Carlos Sanchez family. June 7 No one seemed to know where Savage had gone although they thought he was about half way to Mera. Started out in that direction in the village armibus but came to a river 4 km. south of Villanueva and couldn't cross. Returned to Mera thinking to set up a camp at Dr. Miller's site 5 km. north. However, was told that the village bus was too wide to travel the narrow road. Not knowing when to expect Savage (sent telegram via Sarmenta) decided to set
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up a camp 3 1/2 km south of Villanija, so bought a 6 x 6 tarp, apost, some oranges, rice etc and did so. Grazed strong ground with clumps of thorn, near RR. Shot 1 Tyrannus and caught a pair of lizards. Lots of kingbirds around, also have seen Cratophaga, quail, cataswars. Suffered considerably from thirst and hunger, then from biting gnats which had been in shady places during the late afternoon but appeared everywhere in enormous numbers about 6 p.m. 6-20
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bottle of Kola (performed carbonated water) from the Meira bottling works. Sanchez caught a Molossid in the store room. Said it was eating cacao beans. Poured rain during the night. June 9. Breakfast with Sanchez, then hunting along the road south of town. Shot 2 Crotophaga sulcirostris, 1 Columbidae, 1 Sporophila, and 1 Tyrannus. Saw coctive men and Torpene. After lunch went swimming in the Rio Mogotivero, took pictures of 2 Bobins of a brother of my host. During this time a cat ate up 2 stuffed kingbirds. Went hunting again in afternoon about 4:30 and got 2 quail and a mourning dove [the smallest dove-pigeon that I have seen hereabouts] Sun almost all day. No rain. Great numbers of bats flying up and down our street at about 7:30-8, many going in or out of our roof. Too dark to see them flying. June 10 After breakfast went south of town and shot a pair of parakeets and another Sporophila. After the experience of the last few days of trying to remove the goode in the field amidst grit clouds and consequently ruining skins or goade or all three (birds and corpses) today brought them home before opening them up. I think the preservation will be perfectly OK. Several light showers in A.M. at 2 pm went swimming in Rio Mogotivero and was just coming out when a couple of boys came to tell me Savage et al. had arrived. They are camped only [00715] down 5? of Villanueva. Packed up and started back to their camp, but had to go up around head Rio Viejo-a matter of a couple of hours. Am much surprised at difference
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in flora and climate of regions lies close together. Passed some styles of pure, impenetrable, tall chaparral. Camp now is on savanna of 8-inch grass with only a few clumps of thorn + organ-like cactues. Streams through the savannds (at bottom of gorges) are said to be heavily wooded. The country immediately surrounding camp certainly has fewer of the q bird species than the region in which I have been hunting in Villaneja, but looks better than there for mammals. As for climate - much cooler here. Insects - at least 5:30 - 8 p.m. - practically non-existent. Greeted on arrival by linseed, dilute dinner, private tent completely netted, radio, considerable flight of bats over canton at 8 p.m. 17 1/2 km. SE Villaneja, Huila, Colombia June 11 June 11 Up at 5:30 to look around after a night of no bugs. Saw- quail, kingbird, cistifago, columbogalina, coetus wer., thicksee, rabbit. A short hunt yielded 1 quail, 1 kingbird, 1 little dove, and later in the day, another little dove and 3 mice. Also think I saw Dysallopis. Put out about 13 museum species along stone wall across savanah; some shrubs along wall; baited with corn meal. Camping conditions continues to be superb. Mosqu all day but clouded over at dusk. A few Molscida? of small size at early dusk, but not seems many bats later. Went jock-fighting across the savanna (grass, weeds, posidles with mangburgs). Saw 1 rabbit and 1 pair of very bright eyes which when shot turned out
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P. PEARSON 1950 7 to be alligator. Heavy rain at about 9 p.m. and off and on most of night. at least 1/2 inch. June 12 One large bird Sigmodon in trap line. Morning cloudy, clearing about noon. Temp. in breeze under tarp 30° Most of day birding + skimming. Went jacklighting after dinner and got 2 rabbits. Saw 1 other and a poor will • Light shower during night. Practically no 8-oclock bat flight June 13 Nothing in traps. Skinned rabbits + birds. Temp. at noon 31° in breeze under tarp. Two incessably light showere in afternoon. Finally spotted and got some Dyrallbris, but in peering into the tangle where one of them was chipping stuck my nose into moas? territory and was nipped either once or twice on the end of the nose. Whole face all puffed up and still can hardly see out either eye, and on top of that couldn't find the gorads in the dyrallbria leaves stalking. George et al. went to Mena this path up fourth etc., but couldn't get enough gas to get back, so are spending the night in Mena. Put out a new trap line along stream in wooded region. No big trees, quite dry. Went jacklighting after supper. Had seen nothing when I heard the mojos calling me. Went back to the tents and learned that they had seen a bob only 10 feet from the cook tent. Despite the shouting and commotion it had only retreated about 40 yrs, where I shot it. A musking & with grasshoppers + bird in stomach. Pupils round.
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June 14 Very light sprinkle in night. Morning clear with scattered clouds. Temp at noon 35°. Humidity 60+? Nothing in new trapline. Two more dysalopis in morning, and skinned for dog? no rain all day. Another dysalopis and a young rive in p.m. Jacklighting after supper but saw nothing. Savage et al. did not return from Miami so will have recovered from my wasp stings before any public appearances. June 15 Shower during night but probably not more than ¼ inch. Nothing in traps. More birding in morning. Savage et al., arrived before lunch. Smith didn't arrive because his baggage had not yet come from Miami. Savage et al. had stayed in Miami to get gasoline but none available. Returned here on cleaning fluid and not much of that. Savage found eggs of 2 species of dove. One, the largest from "the largest dove around here, like the one in California." The egg is 29 mm. long. The smaller egg is 22 mm. long, Temp at noon in breeze under tarp 30°. Day mostly sunny with scattered clouds. No rain. Humidity low, 30%? After supper shined another wild dog? about 60 yds. out on savannah from camp. Wounded him with ½ 4½, but think he escaped. Will look more tomorrow. Went jacklighting again. Shot one thrashers by mistake for a rabbit, saw several poor-wills but no sparrows. June 16 No rain. Temp in shade at noon 31°. Savage et al. left later down for Vallungo and there by burro to set up another camp. He has been birding for fossils using this camp as headquarters and now with no gasoline has little prospect. Smith not
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P. PEARSON 1950 yet here. Since everyone agreed that I, the cook, and the camp boy would starve if we didn't have some meat, I devoted most of the morning hunting a rabbit. Finally got one and two dove close to camp. Two photos of camps this afternoon looking east and west, in that order. One Oryzomyis in trap line. That makes 2 mice in 70 trap nights. Moved the line to along another stone wall that runs partly through field then into a grove of apple-like trees. Leaf-cutter ants, each carrying a small, white, very fragrant blossom. Jacklighting after supper saw one rabbit. One Oryzomyis? in trap line. June 17 Light rain began sometime during the night and still going at 9 a.m. Three more mice in the traps along stone wall through trees. Temp at noon under tarp, raining, 27°. Stopped raining about 1 p.m., then sun came out. Total rainfall from during night to 1 p.m. probably not more than ¼ inch. Night clear yet, no clouds now seen x June 18 But rain before morning, perhaps ¼ inch until it cleared slowly at about 8. Afternoon sunny and evening clear. Moon temp. 31°. Two mice in the trap line, one a juvenile Oryzomyis, the other a Heteromys-like mouse with cheek pouches. Assorted birding during the day, including one of a pair of Heterospizius (I hope). Most exciting was the three larks Near where I got them the other day in a grove of trees a mice was making repeated squeaks like a fledgling about to be fed. Another mice was talking moving about in the tree bushes making no sound. I was trying to get a clear
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P. PEARSON 1950 shot at the fledgling to get both it and the parent as it was being fed. They moved into denser brush, however, so I decided to take one while I could get it. Used .22. Almost before the wires (S 2089) hit the ground (certainly within 1/2 second) an iguavid (2087) darted out of the bush, grabbed it in its mouth, and started off with it. Since iguavids have been hard to come by, I fired another .22 at the back end of the lizard. This made it drop the wires, which I retrieved. Since the lizard was a nice medium-sized one for pickling, I decided this was an appropriate one to collect. Had no more case shells, so dumped 3/4 of the shot out of a #8 full load and collected him with this. Even so he lost the top of his head at such close range. June 19 Cloudy at dawn and for most of day except for about 2 or 3 hours of sun in the middle of the day. Temp at 1:30 under tarp 31°. On my way to my trap at dawn I flushed a quail across the stream about 100 yds from camp. I stood still looking for the mate but saw instead a bush dog watching me, just within range. It stood still while I reloaded with #42, so I shot it. Gave the impression of a very delicate fox. Stomach full of grasshoppers, grass, and 1 mouse. Only 1 mouse intact: an immature Onyongus. Last night and today were the first 24 hours without precipitation, covering the wet and dry seasons. Almost everyone I have talked to so far claims that the rainy season is in November-December and thereafter, and that the dry season is now overdue by a couple of months: should have begun back Feb or March.
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P. PEARSON 1950 June 20 Nothing in traps. Weather overcast all morning with occasional sprinkles. Temp at noon during sprinkle: 28° Afternoon overcast also. Went at dusk to Hacienda San Diego to look for bats. Many flying around the main building, which is in a hollow among fruit trees. Caught some in the high-ceilinged rooms of the house and hanging in the porch. The residents discouraged extensive collecting because they said it would be easy to get all we wanted in the come tomorrow. June 21 Went cave hunting with the Hacienda administrator. They are in the guleroles of the Acute creek just above the lavender buildings and consist of scooped out places in the conglomerate cliffs of the guleroles as well as curious deep holes in the cliffs. These holes are about 10 inches in diameter and as much as 15 feet deep; maybe formed by roots. Molatos. Saw four mole-eats? under a shelf in a dry wash but got none. Considerable sun during day, no rain; no temp. resting at noon because close off cave hunting. Returned at dusk to the hacienda. Hunting about as before with addition of a big Phyllostomid which came in with a flutter of wings and scratching of feet to night - roast under the roof of the porch. The administrator says we should be here a month or two hence when the nopales are ripe. Bats come from miles to feed on them. June 22. About ½ inches of rain during night and morning overcast: Temp at dawn 22°, at noon still cloudy 29°, humidity = 60. Afternoon mostly sunny. Put 10 traps
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P. PEARSON 1950 June 23 along stream baited with fish. No rain during night. Morning cloudy, clearing about noon to scattered clouds- Temp. at 1 p.m. 32°, humidity 30±. Nothing in traps. Hunting in the morning shot 2 rabbits for the pot. Owing to the cotton shortage and to how poorly the other two turned out stuffed with grass & paper I decided not to stuff them. Afternoon sunny, picked up traps and put them along stone wall running across savannah, baited with ripe plantain. June 24 Nothing in traps, although several spring (without hair) are moral. No rain during night. Morning overcast clearing about noon. Temp. 32° at noon. Afternoon sunny. Still no word from Savage, Heros, or Smith. Sent the camp boy to Tella for more grub. Says it is Saturday. Went back to Hacienda San Diego after dark and set 11 mouse traps in the kitchen and stove rooms. Shot 2 more Molossids in the cover of the house, and a late-pregnant rabbit. June 25. The 11 traps in the house had 8 house mice. Went back to the little cave in the dry wash near the boerenda and shot 3 def- mursed bats 3050-3052. Was skinning these when the truck finally came. Packed up and left about noon for Savage's camp along the Fajars Creek 7½ km. SE of Villanueva A review of the Camps Cascarron, Hacienda San Diego, 17½ km. SE Villanueva: Camp was near the middle of a mesa a couple of miles square, transected by Arubado Cascarron, Arubolo Aceto, and others. To the east
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(Hacienda Rubia) the mesa rises into the foothills of the eastern andes, to the west drops off into broadlands. Most of the mesa tops is flat grassland, the seed stalks of the grass being about 8 to 10 tall. These are dry but the blossom at the bottom are green - the whole much too green to burn. When we arrived much of the mesa was almost marshy with clumps of frogs and even pools big enough for a 4-foot alligator. The swampy places grow a 2 foot sticky "agume". The quebradas were filled with a dry thorny woods. Islands of thorn and organ-pipe cactus (no Opuntia) were scattered across the mesa, separated by several hundred yards. By the time we left, most of the wet places had dried up. Abundant or characteristic birds of the region include: lbises, quail, thrushes, three doves (but not Lophotila) Tupens, Cretophasia ani, burrowing owl, Thamnophilus, Vermilion flycatcher, Muscicora (very abundant), tyrannus, ygarcroati, cactus wren Polioptila Every evening the Muscicora can be seen heading towards and down Quebrada Cascarro, apparently to some roasting fire. Several dozen roast in a the overhang Hacienda San Diego Hernan is still in Neiva, Smith still in Bogota. The new camp is along the swift, cobble, Jujar Creek in the middle of dry thorn forest, quite different than the savanna at Cascarro and not nearly as open as the country along the road south of Villanueva. Savage describes birds like Perelge and has seen dozens of it least two birds mating, a Lophotila with 2 young
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P. PEARSON 1950 less than 5 days old is resting 7 feet up in a bird about 3 yards from camp. There seem to be fewer birds here than last camp. Saw my first nocturne in a gloomy glade. after dark I retreated from the luting grates to bed. Had just gotten to bed when Savage reported a set up a tree about 10 feet from the table where the rodents playing. I shot it - Marmosa 3053. June 26 7 1/2 km E Villanueva, 1400ft, Huila Colombia Shinned marmosa before breakfast, then off with Savage and Pero to the floodlands. Watched them bundle up a ground sloth skull + femur, then carried the skull back after lunch. Looked for small mammal bones but found only fish, crocodile, and reptile. Certainly lots of bones around. Don't know what kind of small mammals live out in the floodlands, but it sure looks like a good place for Dipodomys - saw some small mammal footprints in dusty places. Dozens of 3 birds (snubler) especially near water + vermillion flycatchers were the most conspicuous birds. Few legua. People at the ranchhouse between here and the floodlands say that a few bats live in little caves in the dry wood near their camp, but that many more are in a big cave somewhere below them. Put out 14 mouse special baited with oatmeal in thick thorn forest. June 27 rock-lighted probant an hour, mostly along the road. Saw 2 allante, 2 poor srella, and 1 serck? owl. Nothing in the tops in the morning so went birdleg
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P. PEARSON 1950 15 and reconnoitering. Walking for 2 to 3 hours I saw very few of the 9 bird species. One Tyrannus melancholicus which I shot, a few pairs of Columb-zelgia passerina, one pair of [illegible], 2 Crotophaga and heard about 3 cones of quail. Mourning doves are by far the most numerous birds - many flocks of 10-20. I have seen no flocks of this size at other camps. Temp at noon 29, cloudy. All morning cloudy-bright. Quite humid, maybe 80%. Concerning the unseasonal rainfall this year, the following is a quotation from "Semana" (Bogota imitation of "Time") vol. 8, no. 192, June 24, 1950, p. 9: "En vez de seguir en febrero, como acontece casi todos los anos, en 1950 el rio Magdalena ha tenido una extraordinaria creciente en junio. La semana pasada las inundaciones habian llegado al climas a traves de extensas regiones selvaticas, o agricolas y ganaderas. Particularmente varios puertos importantes, como Barrio, en Antioquia, Barrancabermeja y Wilches, en Santander Sur, y El Banco, en el Magdalena, enfrentaban una seria situacion. "Diez anos precedentes y colonos que las crecientes alcanzan mayor nivel y extension cada 7 anos." Picked up trap line in dense thorn woods and put it in slightly more open country - grass with clumps of thorn + cactus every few yards: more area of brush
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than grass. jack hunted for about an hour, saw one rabbit, 3 poor wills, a few bats. No bats night roosting in the abandoned thatched hut along the road. Sprinkled rain during early evening but just enough to settle the dust. The sun rose about supper time. Not gradually but by a sudden surge as though flood gates had been opened. The first wave of nearby water could be heard coming and was easily visible when it arrived. June 28 Nothing in traps. Went hunting in morning to the quebrada above the local hacendado, hoping to find in it some little bat caves, but none. Only bird worth shooting was 1 kingbird. In afternoon went hunting along the road about 2 hours, but nothing worth shooting. A few small Crotaphops seen (almost certainly sulciostriis) and several quail (but no longer need them). Quite a bit of the local terrain is waist-high reeds and grass, but no seedeaters in it. No swallows. June 29 Nothing in traps. Left about 8 with one of the local hacenderos to "the bat caves." After a few steps to look at fossils that he knew about we took a trail down through a stand of bamboo, plantains, and corn to the Pajas river, and there overhanging the river was a 12 inch tree with a hollow termite nest about 15 feet up in it - a 10-inch opening on the bottom side of it. With some prodding about 14 large
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P. PEARSON 1950 bats emerged from it. Some of these landed in [illegible] and I shot 7 of them: 3061-3067. jacklighted back to the bararo plantations, a total distance of about 8 or 10 kilometers. Saw 5 rabbits (shot 2), about 20 porcupines, and in and near the bararo patch saw a few large and noisy bats. These flew quite close to me with loud fluttering sounds. Saw no other mammals. The camp boy (Paulino) brought in a bird, the first he has gotten with his slingshot. It was Convectrum, a genus I have been looking for but hadn't seen yet. June 30 Nothing in traps. Left after breakfast for Villanueva via the horsetrail to look for smallsma, seedeaters, and Crypsopygia. Returned via auto road. In this 20 kilometers afoot saw not one of the 3 species. Shot 2 Crypspyga, but both were zuleicrostris. Saw a dozen or so others, all looking like zuleirostris. Saw grand, prospecta, little done, saw small cat? footprints. On the way back from Villanueva looked in many culverts under the road, most of them galvanized corrugated pipe just big enough to crawl through and about just longer than the road is wide (1 car width. Over half of those examined had bats (3072-3084). two species mixed in one of them: A tendency for males of the short-eared one (3075 etc) to hang alone, several females (preg + nursing) in one. All seemed alert, not torpid. The temp in the culverts was rather
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warm; one open only at one end was much warmer than the air. Got 15 bats all told, about a half dozen escaped, and I have looked only in the tunnel under the Villaneja third of the road. Discarded a few badly shot area. Light sprinkle at noon, just enough to settle the dust; somewhat more at 7 p.m., but not more than 1/8 inch. Have been in camp only one day, and forgot to take temp. on that day. It has been as low as 20° in the early morning. Decided to take down Savage's mystery bird, described as a big brown coot. It makes a savage sound mornings & evenings and also a soft, deep, mellow hooting that can be heard only 10 or 20 yards; always encountered so far in heavy woods & brush. I had it all figured out as a tiwanon, but when I shot one this evening it seems to be a forest-living rail. July 1 Light rain during the night and until about 9 a.m. Total received in can was about 1/8 inch. Nothing in traps. Temp. at noon 29° cloudy. Got a few more bats out of a culvert near camp, this time 2 lots pregnant & 4, a non- pregnant, & one immature male. All wide awake. Moved trap line to a dry wash running through fairly thick woods. Jacklighting for about 1/2 hour shot 3 rabbits, saw 1 other, 2 poor mule, and one long-tailed owl about size of barn owl.
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P. PEARSON 1950 July 2 Temp. at about 5:45 a.m. was 19°? This felt like the coldest yet. Nothing in traps... 78 trap nights here so far with nothing. Day with scattered clouds, about half sunny half cloudy. Temp. at noon 29°. Looked in some more culverts and got 3 more bats, 3105-3107. Each of these was alone in its own culvert, even the late pregnant one. If chased out of a culvert they frequently hang up in a nearby bush. Some of the culverts are corrugated iron pipes and some are made with dry stone walls with timbered ceilings, about 2 feet by 2 feet. They sometimes go into cracks in these latter. Also present in the latter stone + timber culverts wasps, small brown lizards, and numerous snake skins. The 3 red bats shot at 8:30 last night were too stinking by breakfast to eat. Henson left for Meina to pick up Smith. July 3 Light rain beginning at 4:15 a.m. Stopped about 7, then more later in morning, total ½ inch. No sun up to 1 p.m., temp. 24°? Nothing in traps. No sun in afternoon either. Henson arrived with Smith before dinner. July 4 Nothing in traps. With no prospects for more specimens, went to boulder with Davey + Henson and sifted for rodent teeth. Temp. at noon (overcast) 26°. Humid. 60%. All morning cloudy, afternoon mostly sunny. Moved traps to a dry wash running through a field of tall grass (7ft.) and weeds. Lots of corn mice tracks in the sand in the wash.
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P. PEARSON 1950 20 Jacklighted twice down this wash for about 1/4 mile, but saw nothing. One bat banging under the concrete wood bridge I just didn't get it. July 5 Nothing in traps so shot birds: 2 quail, 1 kingbird, 5 Coryphospingus, 1 Crotaphaga sulcirostris, and 1 coetus wren. Didn't get around to the Crotaphaga and threw out the coetus wren because it was in such worn plumage. Jacklighting after supper shot another brush dog by the bridge over the dry wash where my traps are. Eyes yellow-white, no orange or green. She stopped running when I squealed. July 6 Temp at dawn 18°. Morning all sunny. Temp at noon 31 1/2°, humidity 40 ±. One small fly in my traps in tall grass. Skinned for aid and bird in a.m. and packed up a lot of specimens to store in Villanueva. Drove to Villanueva in afternoon left specimens + fossils there, hunted bats, and walked home after dark as no gasoline. In the peak of bell tower of the church among the beams were 7 large Phyllostomids (Bastetia?). Caught 3 of them and 4 escaped through the bell
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P. PEARSON 1950 21 sunset. July 8 16 km NE Villanueva, 1600ft, Huila, Colombia left after breakfast for new camp on edge of llanos. a few wooded quebradas, but very infrequent water. Half hour on foot to the north is the large Rio Cabrera, trail ~~ to it mostly through llano forest. The truck broke down (battery dropped out) on way in, so I can have no traps to put out - and a couple of fermenting skulls in truck. A local boy says there are foxes, cats, rabbits, peccaries, and deer near here. The deer and peccaries are perhaps in the foothills, while begin just beyond the Rio Cabrera. Jacklighting after supper I saw 4 rabbits and a few poorwills. Quite a gembata. July 9 Hunting at dawn saw 1 rabbit. Heard several rails and saw 1 running in the open with long strides like a phe. Many parrots, cactus wrens, mourning doves. Two very nice small caves only 100 yards from camp, dug by people looking for indian gold. Best caves for bats that I have seen so far - but no bats in them. a local tree looking like madrone ( ) seems to be deciduous. Some of them are losing the last of their leaves, some are just budding out, and some have lots of leaves. Went forest + for hunting out into the llanos until about 2 p.m. all sunny. Then went down a dry wash to the river looking for hollow trees and caves. Found one hollow tree and 2 small caves in
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the mud walls of the quebrada. One of these was a vertical fracture of the banks, closed at top and wide enough at the bottom to crawl back about 20 feet. It was cool, dark, and contained one [illegible] medium-sized bat, but the mud walls looked so insecure that I didn't dare crawl in. Tropes arrived by burrow about 5 p.m. So sent them out through the gray sandstone boulder near camp -- orgun pipe cooter, thorny mimosas, a small reddish Spanish bogoret. Jacklighting saw poorly, no mammals. July 10 Nothing in traps. Walked to Rio Cabera by way of the south fork of the road. Mostly through terrain similar to that at camp Toja (rather open than scrub). Shot 3 crimson- crowned finches and 1 Cratopogys sulcistris. Saw only a few of each of these, plus a few bingbirds, a few pocketets. Heard no quail (have heard none from this camp). Morning clear with scattered clouds. Temp at noon 31,° humid 40°. More birds in P.M. No jacklighting in evening. Instead, packed specimens etc. in preparation of going to Bogota tomorrow to locate my trunk. July 11 Left 4 a.m. for Villama, Meia + Bogota. In one hour of driving before dawn saw 6 [illegible] and 1 antester, the latter crossed the road in open country with a reeoon-like rushing gallop. When we got to Meia, found that my trunk had arrived, so after lunch and shopping returned to camp. Smith says that the flora around Meia is quite different from at any of our other camps. Hereo melen quzzed
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about wet and dry seasons is very definite about the seasons in the coffee country (2 wet seasons, one in fall ending before Xmas and one in spring) and at Barrangville (1 six-month dry season beginning about january). He doesn't know about this region. Savage says that there was a lot of rain just before I came and Smith says there were many heavy rains while he was in Mera June 28 to July 3. There was less than 1/4 inch during this time at our camp 7-1/2 km. E Villarejo. Returned to camp in late afternoon and set out 54 traps (museum specials with oatmeal) some in woodlands, most in brush bordering it. Focelighted about 1-1/2 miles down the road toward Rio Calaver across woodlands and through thorn scrub, then back up a dry wash through forest. Saw no mammale until back in camp where I shot Morrozo 15 feet up in a tree over the trickle that is our water supply. July 12 Nothing in traps. Many baits gone (ants?), only 1 spring. Went probing into crannies in walls of quebradas in morning. Saw no bats, a few bat droppings, one rabbit in one of these crannies and one rabbit out in the open. Took photos of woodlands near camp to show kind of terrain in which mammals are lacking. Put out 30 Museum specials and 1 Schnyler along a stone wall in these woods bordering a large quebrada that contains a trickle of water for a few hundred yards. These woods not very thorny, many plants rather broad-leaved. All traps along stone wall or on linke, all baited
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P. PEARSON 1950 24 with barana. Also 20 along a dry wash bordered with thorn scrub, these too baited with barana. Relates most of the old birds of 40 [54] with barana. Overcast all day. A few immeasurable sprinkles. Went jacklighting about 8:45 to the new trap line in thick woods. Three Meraxes in traps, two of them on limbs and one out top of stone wall. Saw no mammals. Coming across a stretch of rodlands on the way lost my bearings only a few hundred yards from camp and ended up on a totally strange road that I didn't know existed so near camp. Noon. Spent the night on the sandy-gravelly bottom of a gully and got my bearings at dawn - still only a few hundred yards from camp. July 13 Are badly eaten Oryzomy in the thick woods, nothing else. Took some photos of rodlands habitat where no mice live, and the sites that didn't have any remains (except 2 live traps in one). Picked up the Meraxes trophies. all Meraxes so far within 50 feet of water. Morning partly sunny and partly cloudy-bright. Went with Savage in afternoon to collect an Enterothere, then baited running traps (20 in dry wash and 40 [54] in rodlands and along edge). Shot one small Margatus flying at early dusk among trees (3:45) 5 km N Villavicencio, 1400 ft.; Huila, Colombia. July 14 Nothing in traps. Picked all up and packed to go to Ceballos. Smith found nest of yellow-legged Rockbird in Tybba with 2 pale blue eggs. Left about 1 p.m. and after stopover in Villavicencio went by car out to Ceballos where Motes, Cinetta, Fijaroa,
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P. PEARSON 1950 Tropics 25 Sajon - Bodlands + edges of thick 14, thorn forest open 13,13!3,13! dry wood thick thorn 13,13 dry wood thin grass 13,13,13 (1) wood leaf forest Bolling 12,54,54,54 20,20 31 (4) Edge of plantain - cane field Tallgrass + weeds Cerbataro 24 146 (1)
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P. PEARSON 1950 26 Carlino, and 4 young campfollowers set up camp. Then all left except Carlino and I. Set 1 stop trap in the tunnel under railroad behind camp where [illegible] cat? tracks. Jacklighting for about 10 minutes saw nothing. July 15 Birding and reconnoitering in morning: got 5 seed eaters, saw Ortolafuga ami, and about 2 swallows flying high. The grass and weeds in the bottomlands and along the railroad tracks are lusher than anything at the other camps. Very little thorn scrub near camp but seem to be some patches on the hills in the foothills. Set [illegible] traps in the grass-weeds and about a dozen along the fence of the not-very-thriving plantain and sugar-cane field along the stream near camp. Also 2 more steel traps in railroad culverts. Day mostly sunny with scattered clouds. Temp at noon 31°; humidity low ± 30%. A good drying day with breeze. [illegible] Jacklighted for about ½ hour but at dusk over weed fields just below bridge looked for bats and saw nothing, saw none. July 16 One Ortygamps in traps in tall grass. Rest of day birding and rebaiting some trap line. Saw fledgling humming bird but parent not identified. Day mostly sunny with numerous clouds. Temp at noon 33°, humid ± 40. No jacklighting although Carlino went down to bridge about 8 pm, to look for bats and saw nothing.
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P. PEARSON 1950 27 July 17 Nothing in traps except 1 fox dog in culvert under RR behind camp. Went swallow hunting in AM down the quebrada by camps to the Rio Magdalena, then up the river to near Meira, then back along the RR. Saw 4 Stelgidopteryx and got one of them. Many swallows on telegraph wires near Villanueva at one spot. Shot 2 of them but both were [illegible]. When I returned to camp a little before lunchtime, Figaroa (the cook) and Pinetta (the chauffeur) had come, along with a special messenger from the Servicio in Bogota. His message was that all foreigners were to present themselves immediately in Bogota (presumably because of the Korean situation). I suspect that most of the furor is really because of Savage's commission in the Reserve Corp., but am planning to leave tonight in the truck for Meira (if gasoline for it arrives as expected on this evening's freight train). Morning mostly cloudy bright, afternoon scattered clouds. Humidity = 40, temp at noon 32°. July 18 The truck did not come. No traps were set last night; no jacklighting. Shot 4 castrate mares for Dugard out of a flock of about 7. The adults still in very ragged plumage. After lunch went to Villanueva along the road to see what cooks. The gasoline came and the truck went to Meira -- without picking me up. Came back along the railroad about 2:30 - 3:00. Downo- [illegible] cryfs. While I was gone 2 Policemen and some others came to camp (they had passed me along the road) and told Paulino that all the gringos were returning to the United States. Morning overcast, with enough drizzle to settle the dust
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P. PEARSON 1950 28 and erase footprints - Temp at noon 30° Afternoon sunny with scattered clouds. Put out [illegible] 18 museum specials along the stream just behind camp where they can be picked up quickly in case of a rapid departure. Jacklighted about halfway to Villamiejo along the road and saw nothing until back to the stream by camp where I shined along the stream a pair of eyes smaller and more orange than fox. By the time I had made sure they weren't dog, cat, goat, sheep, or pig the animal had had enough and ran off upstream. Saw it once again at a distance. Maybe tayra? Maybe racoon? July 19 Nothing in traps. Light rain at dawn, perhaps ½ inch. Packed up everything and at noon packed by burro into Villamiejo where I was just finishing packing the collecting chest in preparation for leaving for Bogota on the morning train when the train arrived with Smith, the latter [illegible] Wates, and the cook. The latter 2 had been fired off and were on their way to Bogota. Savage & Heron had already gone to Bogota. But according to Smith there was no real emergency, the consul didn't want to see me, nobody had to return to the U.S. So I rearranged the equipment again and back to Cerbatana again. Made camp in some place after getting the poles back from Alfredo, to whom I had mailed them. No traps out but had some fun jacklighting. Many bats flying under the R.R. bridge and especially under and around a large leafless tree about a half mile further down the quebrada. Under this tree was the chipping
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and squeaking of flying bats was very loud and piercing. Some seemed to be landing in the tree, but I never saw one alight. I had been looking up into the tree for about 5 minutes hoping to get a shot at a settling bat when I became aware of a pair of eyes too large for Marmozos. Shot down a q Philander with 4 furred pouch young. On the way home stopped at the 3 railway culverts. In one hanging on the sides were about 6 bats. Shot 1 (wounded) and ran into the tunnel to get it and was severely bitten on one finger - a fairly deep flap of skin almost completely cut out in one girls nip. Bled profusely. Wrapped the beast in my handkerchief and waited for the others to return. One of them returned several times but flew out each time as soon as my light reached him. In the next tunnel, however, was another bat, which I shot. This (and the first) was a vampire. Got one more a little later in the first tunnel - all probably between 9:30 and 10. One had considerable blood in intestines. July 20 Skinned til about 10:00 then went down railroad to Quebeca Fajas, down Fajas to Meghelen, up Fajas to yard, then back to camp. Saw no Stlydysterys, several Crispyerson on phone wires. A little above the R on the south bank of the Fajas found a nice hollow tree leaning over the stream. No bats in the tree but a dozen or more bats of 2 species in the dark "caves" among the roots in the bank. Shot 9. Many flew out at each shot, but most would return. A few flew off and a few hung up
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P. PEARSON 1950 30 a few yards away. Skinned in afternoon, then put out 4 steel traps near camp, +2 Schnyler's baited with banana. after supper a wind storm came up accompanied by 1/4 inch rain. No jacklighting. Day mostly sunny with breeze. Moon 33°, humid ± 40°. Temp. later in afternoon got up to 36°. july 21 1 morning in a Schnyler and 1 bat in a banana- baited steel trap set in thick brush under RR bridge. Went small-an-hunting in the morning till about 2:30 down our Quebrada to the river, then up the river toward Villanueva; then down the river to the left quebrada north of ours, then home down the RR. Saw some Stelgidopteryx circling over brushy fields down our quebrada but got none. Put out some bat traps under the RR bridge - rosettes of banana-baited museum specials on the ground surrounding a very ripe piece of banana, also 2 on fence posts nearby. Also 1 steel, 2 Schnyler's, and about 15 museum specials baited with banana along the stream among trees in the 1st quebrada north. Day mostly sunny, a few clouds. Temp at 2 p.m. 33°; humidity about ± 40°. Went jacklighting with Smith down the quebrada to the top of the tree and beyond through the gloomy stretch. Saw a few gloomwills and many bats around the top of the tree. They either land or hover to pick things off the tree. Also several bats under RR bridge. Then jacklighted along the RR to the right quebrada north but saw nothing. One bat in the vampire tunnel but it flew as soon as my light struck it.
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P. PEARSON 1950 31 July 22 Only catch was 2 more bats in the banana sets. Went swallow hunting down our quebrada to the river, up the river to Quebrada Jajaz and the bat tree where I got 4t more bats, then home same route. Got one swallow in same tree as last one & also 2 Cratophaga ani. Put out about 15 Museum species in the brush and along stream by camp, and about 10 along a stone wall in the fodderde (grass, much grazed). Went down to baobab tree at dusk but only saw ?Molossus? flying. Stayed till dark but none of the big rainy bats had arrived yet, also saw only 1 under RR bridge. Shot rabbit and one more vampire in same tunnel. Temp. at noon 31°, humid ± 30 July 23 Put traps 2 myrmecosa (one behind camp, 1 under RR bridge in bot trips), 1 bat, 1 Argynnis along the stream in woods north of camp, - 1 Didelphys also along stream in north quebrada, and 1 vulture in tunnel behind camp. Temp. at noon 33°. Morning overcast, afternoon morthy overcast until about 3 p.m. Picked up the traps in the north quebrada but left some of the stat traps, the bat sets (but without much bait) and the trap lines around camp, Shot queblighting down to bridge, but only a few flying bats and a few poor mills. July 24 Traps held one more vulture and one munch-eater & myrmecosa. Packed up everything and left for Villanueva at 8. Refueled.
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things and loaded trucks etc onto plateau in p.m. While the station master was making out the papers in his office a small bat flew in and was knocked down by one of my bystander (no. 3208). Day overcast, light sprinkles at dusk. Compared to our other campsites, Cerbatana has some lusher bottomland nearby, the thorn scrub is less abundant and less dense, the grass shorter and looking as though more closely grazed. The grass was faintly green, mostly brown. When we drove into town for the last time there was no water flowing in the Jajas. july 25 left on morning train for Castilla, then drove to Chuparal, part of the way across albull-grass plain very much like Harvard Pairways at 13,000 ft. on the altiplano. Spent the night in Chuparal. july 26 Shopping in Chuparal and much talking with various people about how to get to the bat caves of Tulum. Tried going out a road across the airport, a road that was said to take one to only 2 hours on foot from the caves. The road was just about passable but several long & steep hills of red clay would have marooned us for days in case of a single rain, so we drove back and made camp about 2 miles outside of Chuparal after arranging for going to the caves tomorrow. Camp is along a small stream bordered with rather broad-leaved trees- no spines. Most of the
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P. PEARSON 1950 33 surrounding terrain is grasslands. The total effect is totally different than the Villanueva region. Birds are much scarcer. Have seen Cryptophaga auri, Tsyrenus, tree swallow, and Smith saw Sparrowhike. Day completely cloudy, evening considerably cooler than at Villanueva. Camp about 2 miles west of Chaparel Cuevas de Tulumí, Tolima July 27 Left about 8:30 A.M. with Panlino, + mozo on horseback with one cargo mule. Arrived on ridge overlooking the Quebrada Tulumí at about noon by a route not the most direct. While looking for an easy way down the steep sides of the quebrada I spotted a deer standing about 30 yds. away. Called Panlino + the mozo to watch it while I went to reload my gun. The deer had not moved by the time returned (3 or 4 minutes). Shot it, a tough old? male. One of the caves can be seen from the hilltops and has an old abandoned cable, with gasoline engine running down into it from the hilltops - presumably to remove guano. The other cave, tho only one we have been in so far, is actually a huge limestone tunnel through which the Rio Tulumí runs. The ceiling is in places 75 or more feet high and there are additional holes + cracks in the ceiling containing many bats. All the holes were over the river, so I sent Panlino downstream with the bat net then fired a full load
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P. PEARSON 1950 34 of 12: up into a popalane hole. Somewhere between 20 and 40 bats fell in the river and owlings frisked out 16. Skinned until dark which came early down in the gorge (we are camped in the cave). At dusk and after, two hawk-like birds flew for perhaps ½ hour near the ceiling of the cave apparently hunting bats, sometimes being chased by large bats. These birds make a loud snapping sound as well as a raucous rattling cry. Other fauna of the cave are cockroaches as big as a Myotis and at least 1 species of small bat, also large flat spider and large centipede. July 28 Looked through the cave at sometime in the middle of the night. Still a hundred or more of the large bats (the 3210-3215) in their wake. Was surprised to find that their eyes shine. The hawks were flying in the cave before dawn - even with my eyes dark- adapted I could not see my hand in front of my face. The hawks were making a snapping sound as they flew, like a wooden rattlet, 5 to 10 clicks per second. Perhaps an echolocation mechanism. Many small parrots became apparent flying in and out of the cave after daybreak. Skinned until about 3 p.m., then went to the "grove" cave upstream. It too has a stream coming out of it and is very high. At the entrance a medium-sized pale bat was flying in and out, disappearing into the trees for a minute or two each time. Missed it several times. I made the cave
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P. PEARSON 1950 35 at a point where there was still a little daylight were over a hundred "owls" sitting on ledges and flying about making much racket by squawking. The eyes shine but rather faintly. Shot one, 3223, and a bat (3222) that was hanging on the side of the cave. We did not go in beyond the owls because the cave narrows to 6 or 7 feet and the water became quite deep. On the way home only a few hundred yards downstream from the owl cave found another small limestone cave with crawl-in entrances. Inside were a dozen or so bats. Was able to pick 8 off the walls although they were not completely torpid, (3224-3227 and later). Returning to our cave we noticed a large cavity near the entrance containing perhaps 50 of the big Phyllostomids (leaf-nosed), 3228. At least a half-dozen of the "owls" were flying near the ceiling of our cave at dusk and for perhaps a half hour after. Shined my carbide lamp for about 2 hours. The "owl" had 1 seed like a cherry pit in its stomach. Before going to bed (9:30) did the rounds of the cave and found large numbers of bats in all the regular roosts (including the leaf-nosed roost) July 29 The owls were back just at daybreak. Shot one to look at stomach: 3 pieces of what looked like nut shell. Temp- erature of cave yesterday varied from 22 to 23°. The small parrots with red forehead were also flying in and out of the cave at about 7 a.m.
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P. PEARSON 1950 36 Left for Chagres about 11:30 and arrived at 3. The deer skin + skull quite sturdy. Smith had moved from our camp west of the town back to the hotel in town. Skinned until about midnight. July 30 Finished skimming and packing. morning [illegible] sunny. Light showers during the night but certainly not more than 1/4 inch. No rain yesterday or the 2 days before that. Left 1 p.m. and arrived Gerardo at about 6. Numerous cranes between Castilla and Soano. also kingbirds, scissor tailed + vermilion flycatchers, 3 doves. looked for swallows most of the way and saw 1 Tree swallow. July 31 Left 8:30 for Bogota. 1 dead + Didelphys on road at Salto; several 2/3 grown porch young (65 days +/-). Arrival Bogota 1:30. Aug 5 40 museum species bated with walnuts in rather tick, ferry brush on the hillsides near the Feriender caught 4 mice (3243-3246). 3245 + 3246 near rock outcroppings. Aug 6 Went by bus with Borero + Smith to the Paruro of Guereros between Zipaquirá and Pacho. According to Borero it is not as good paruro as, for example, the Paruro of Soano. I was impressed by the scarcity of birds. I don't think I saw more than a dozen individual birds in 5 hours out on the paruro (snipe, big thrush, sparrow, warren, swallow, flycatcher). Several hjaras (3246-3247), two frogs (3249, 3245), no mammals. In one swampy part of the paruro and nearby saw [illegible] many runways, cuttings of grass and Espeletia flowers, and droppings that
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looked like guinea pigs. Borero says that guinea pigs are common both on the Paramo and on the Savanna of Bogota. Saw no lizard eggs or ants as in the paramos above the road to Calera a few days ago. The soil was very heavy, blocky, and probably acid as indicated by the presence of sphagnum in the wetter parts. Dugard has mentioned acid soil as a characteristic of Paramo. Borero says never freezes or snows on the Paramo of Guerrero (altitude about 9800ft.).
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1950 PEARSON 1950 Date Time Temp. Humid. Weather June 7 1 pm 31 No rain 8 noon 32 Half cloudy, half sunny (scattered the sky) very light inconsiderable sprinkles in afternoon. 9 - Powered during night; sunny almost all day 10 - Light showers in morning 11 Day clear, clouded up at dusk. Heavy rain at about 9 p.m. and off and on all night. At least 1/2 inch. 12 noon 30 Morning cloudy, clearing about noon. Light sprinkle during night. 13 " 31 Two inconsiderably light showers in afternoon. 14 " 35 Very light sprinkles in night. Morning clear with scattered clouds. No rain all day 15 " 30 Shower during night but probably less than 1/8 inch. 16 * 31 Mostly sunny with scattered clouds. 17 " 27 (drizzle) No rain 18 11 Light drizzle began during night and continued until 1 p.m. Often sunshine. Total precip. probably not more than 1/4 inch. Evening clear. 19 1:30 31 about 1/8 inches during night. Cleared about 8 a.m. afternoon clear & sunny Cloudy spell for 20-7 hrs in mid-day. see note. 20 noon 28 (sprinkle) Overcast all day, occasional sprinkles. 21 - Considerable sun. No rain 22 dawn about 1/4 inch during night, morning overcast. oon 29 (cloudy) afternoon mostly sunny. 23 1 pm 32 Morning cloudy, clearing about noon to scattered clouds. 24 noon 32 No rain. Morning overcast; clearing about noon. Afternoon sunny 27 noon 29 Morning cloudy bright. Sprinkled in early evening, but just enough to settle dust. See notes 30 early morning 20 Light sprinkle at noon, just enough to settle dust, more at 7 pm but not more than 1/16 inch. July 1 noon 29 Light rain during night 1/8 inch. Cloudy at noon 2 5:45 a.m. 19 (felt like cobalt net) 3 noon 29 Scattered clouds, about half sunny, half cloudy. 4 1 pm 24 Rain in morning 1/8 inch. No sun all day. 5 noon 26 (overcast) 60% Morning cloudy; afternoon mostly sun 6 dawn 18 40% Morning all sunny noon 31 1/2 Scattered clouds, mostly sunny, 7 noon 31 50% Inconsiderable light shower at sunset
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P. PEARSON 1950 Time Temp Humid. Weather july 9 - - - sunny 10 noon 31 40± sunny with scattered clouds. 11 serenate 12 overcast all day 13 partly sunny, partly cloudy-bright. camp battery 15 mon 31 ± 30 mostly sunny, with scattered clouds 16 " " 33 ± 40 " " " " numerous " 17 " " 32 ± 40 morning cloudy bright, afternoon scattered clouds 18 " " 30 morning overcast with enough drizzle to settle dust and erase footprints. afternoon sunny. Cubature 19 light rain at dawn, perhaps 1/16 inch 20 noon 33 ± 40 mostly sunny. wind storm after supper plus afternoon 36 1/4 inch rain. 21 2 p.m. 33 ± 40 mostly sunny, a few clouds. 22 noon 31 ± 30 23 noon 33 overcast til about 3 p.m. Villanueva 24 overcast, light sprinkle at dusk. Chipparel 26 completely cloudy
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SPECIES ACCOUNTS BIRDS MAMMAL REPTILE
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D. PEARSON 1950 Species Accounts Colinus 38 June 8 Saw one covey of at least 5, 3 1/2 min. 5 Villanuevas also 2 pairs (may not have been 8+2) June 9 Hunting south of town about 5 p.m. saw quite a few quail in the pasture - then scrub country - mostly in small coveys. My impression that there are more quail than there is whistling. June 10 Hunting at 7:30 for about half an hour heard calling from one direction, saw one pair sitting on a wall. June 11 1 1/2 km. SE Villanueva. Saw 2 pairs on stone walls near camp Heard calling in another direction. In afternoon saw one covey of at least 5. Savage caught a tiny downy young on June 7. I'm sure it was a quail because mother flew off from it. June 13 Continue to see coveys + pairs, very little calling June 16 Being familiar with their haunts now, I think it possible to score up perhaps 8 pairs or coveys in 3/4 hour (most of time spent walking across open savannah between "islands" where the quail are). Yet we hear whistling only 2 or 3 times a day. Most of the coveys seem to contain 3/4 grown young, but this is only an impression. June 23 Thatched a small covey and picked on a smallish-looking bird but fired too soon and on dead center. Found two legs and two wings, each sprouting many new feathers. July 16 Here at Cerbatano have seen 2 singles, one pair, and one covey of 4. Have heard no singing July 17 Saw 2 more coveys, about 10 and 6.
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PEARSON 1950 columbigallis passerina June 11 17½ km SE Villanueva. Shot 1 (2020) playing tog with another. June 13 One killed today was laying. June 14 Late afternoon is best time to hunt these June 17 Shot a young one today [almost grown but juvenile plumage] June 18 #2076 was sitting on a low branch as I was stalking her. She flushed 2078 (C. talpota?) who landed about 8 inches away from her - so close that I got both with one .22 ant. June 30 Got two good looks at a female incubating 2 eggs. July 10 Two nestings in a nest of the morning dove (Brown-Tail) July 15 Shot a young leftotula, still with downy belly.
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PEARSON 1950 Forpus conspicillatus June 11 Have been present in pairs small flocks near Villameja as well as here (17 1/2 km. SE Villameja) June 16 I know of 3 fencepost holes and 2 of them are occupied by a Forpus. One, can't see in; the other [illegible] could see one rather spherical egg at 2 p.m. When jacklighting at 8 p.m. the 4 was in the hole and there were 2 eggs, one considerably larger than the other June 17 2069-2071 were taken with one shot while they were cantering on the fence with about 5 others. Much chattering, aerobatics on the wires, jostling eachother, etc. This was only a few feet from the two occupied post holes. July 3 Flushed a pair from alongside a hollow fencepost. Inside the post was a young bird of same sort and eggs or egg shells of about parakeet size (too dark to see clearly) July 16 Local farm boy brought in a pin-feathered young July 22 Saw largest flocks so far, +/- 50
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P. PEARSON 1950 Crotophaga ani June 17 Saw 2 of sp.? attempting copulation. Probably ani but maybe major. June 23 Two fp shot today and a flock of 40+ more were flying. June 24 3028, 3029, and 3044 are part of one flock; 3032, 3033, 3034 another. July 17 Saw what were almost certainly C. ani (about 5) in same tree with about 10 C. sulcirostris. Good view but no specimens. July 20 Scared a flock of about 6 C major out of a tree. In the top was a nest with 5 half-grown young settling on edges of adjacent branches. July 22 In distinguishing between the 3 species of Crotophaga, leads size, thebuds of bill, and iris; sulcirostris has a more sibilant note than ani, major more of a croak. Also, sulcirostris is more nervous and defertable, jumps around in bushes more when disturbed. Sulcirostris seems to be the most widespead and abundant. July 30 C. ani was more abundant along the road between Castillo & Jorano than sulcirostris.
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P. PEARSON 1950 Dysallopia albescens June 13 shot 2 in one lump of brack, and another in a small bush within 2 feet of a nest (of these stroke, downed with side entrance) 2037 but no eggs in the nest. No singing - just morning? chirps June 14 shot 2 on same branch (2043, 2044). No sound June 15 Heard one today giving two parts song: "We two" or "whit coo" but could not collect it. Have not heard this song from the other 7 collected so far - only morning chirps or no sound June 23 Was puzzling over a short-tailed bird when it was joined by an adult Dysallopia. Thought I had gotten both in one shot, but the parent (30308) was singing and led me a merry chase. The parent's skull was immature; one of the long tail feathers of the juvenle just sprouting.
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P. PEARSON 1950 Tyranus melancholius June 16 Frequently seen disputing with Muscicapa for perches.
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PEARSON 1950 Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. July 17 One shot today was one of a two sitting in same tree.
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P. PEARSON 1950 Cactus rwen Camphylorkyurus minor June 10 Have heard singing the last 3 mornings. Today saw 5 in the top of an organ-pipe cactus. Some looked a little small, but more obviously young. June 13 Saw 1 with almost no tail (young or molt?). Others with tails. June 15 Usually seen in groups of 2 to 5 June 25 Still in groups July 5 Shot one of a group. Was in very worn plumage. Saw another of a group of about 6 carrying nesting material.
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P. PEARSON 1950 Hylophilus flavipes June 11 17 1/2 km. SE Villanueva. Collected 3 in scrub at edge of savanna. All within 25 yards of each other. One a stubby-tailed young, another with young skull June 14 Shot a young one being fed by parent. June 15 Adults of 2053 came from same thickets as yesterday's young 2047. June 18 Think I got another parent feeding young (2089) June 20 While picking up traps about an hour before sunrise saw one rivea pursuing another rather persistently through the trees, back & forth. When I returned with my gun about 2 minutes later, I shot 2 riveas, 3004, 3005. These two were in separate trees paying no attention to each other. I hurried the direction of these to go bat hunting, and in doing so may have missed the ovary of 3005, the one with immature skull.
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D. PEARSON 1950 Sporophila minuta June 14 17½ km SE Villanueva. Have only seen about a half dozen at this camp. Much commoner near Villanueva. June 23 July 16 Have seen flocks of about 6 several times low at Orbatein.
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P. PEARSON 1950 July 1 I have seen a few ½ to 2/3 grown individuals and shot a late/pregnant one. Sometimes when flushed they give a grunting sound.
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P. PEARSON 1950 Cnemidophorus June 7 Caught by hand a pair of which one was holding other minute mouth by the side in front of back right leg. One was a σ, one ♀ - quite large saw many others, now very small. June 8 Saw another pair, one biting right side of other in front of hind leg. Also many others seen. June 26 Saw one today considerably smaller than the 48 mm. ones collected a while ago. June 29 Saw a large pair attempting or achieving coition.
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2 PEARSON, O.P. MISCELLANEOUS LOCALITIES (TETON, WYO.; LANDER CO., NEV.; GILA CO., ARIZ.) and CALIF. COUNTIES AUGUST 1950-NOVEMBER 1951 CATALOGUE NOS. 3248-3369 JOURNAL SPECIES ACCOUNT (MAMMAL)
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PEARSON 1950 August 28, 1950 5 mi East of Moran by road, Teton Co., Wyoming 3248 ♀ Myotis lucifugus caissima Myotis considerable mammary tissue 94 x 40 x 10 x 15 3249 ♀ Myotis considerable mammary tissue Myotis lucifugus caissima 91 x 36 x 10 x 14 3250 ♀ Myotis (in Simon's house) no mammary tissue no emb. Myotis lucifugus caissima 94 x 41 x 10 x 15- 3251 ♀ 2 di; no emb 86 x 36 x 10 x 14 3252 ♂ Myotis lucifugus caissima Myotis lucifugus caissima 89 x 39 x 10 x 14 3253 ♂ 2 testis; 2.5 mm 95 x 40 x 10 x 14 Austin, 6145 ft., Lander Co., Nevada. Aug. 31, 1950 3254 ♂ Corynorhinus rafinesquii above in old ore mill. ankle. testis 10 x 6½ mm. mofat. 2½ mi. ENE Auburn (Placer Co.), 1200 ft., El Dorado Co., Calif. Sept. 1, 1950 3255 ♂ Corynorhinus rafinesquii intermedius accessories small, 5mm testis 10 x 6.5 epidid 4 x 2. ho fat. 98 x 40 x 11 x 37 3256 ♀ Corynorhinus intermedius Cory. nipple med. mofat. R horn larger than left. 105 x 51 x 11 x 39 3257 to 3266 see Corynorhinus cards and AKP numbers 646-655 Marshall Mines, 2000 ft., 2 mi NW Knoxville, Placer Co. Calif. Dec.-21 3267 ♂ Corynorhinus rafinesquii epidid. originally purplish. testis 4 mm. epidid 2 x 4. accessories small, 5 mm; not tiny; much smaller than adults. testis 7.9 mg. 3268 ♂ Corynorhinus rafinesquii epidid- medin - large- testis 5 mm. epidid 5 mm. many sperm in left ureter. accessories 5mm, about as above. 3269 ♂ Corynorhinus rafinesquii epidid small. testis small. accessories small but not tiny; probably testis 6.8 mg. almost 5 mm. Skidoo, 5700 ft., Placer Co., Calif. 3270 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquii pallidens 97 x 46 x 10 x 35 testis done in cold tunnel. nipples small. fat. sperm in ureter.
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Card # 3271 Cory ♀ caught Aetna Springs Sept 16, 1950. Banded 49-123708: Kpt + fed until Nov. 15. Then put into cold until Dec 11 when killed. Sections: no sperm, one medium foll. 36m, dominant but not really follicle and discsus not really good. Conceded, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Feb. 18, 1951 3271 ♂ Lagunma cinerea cinerea 127 x 52 x 9 x 15 - teste 4m caught by Albert Longshore, hanging on side of a boat at base of a Tree, 1 foot above ground. Was caught about Jan. 20. Aetna Spring, 800 ft., Napa Co., Calif cought Aetna Sept. 16 3272 ♀ Corynohinus rafinesqui fathered and kept in isolation until March 4, then kept in basement and fed in cage until 28, no signs of copulation. Killed March 16. Banded C-161764 mipped small-medium. No corpora or large foll. seen under directing scope. In sections: 1 medium follicle, no sperm. Kpt Sept 16, 1950. Banded April, 1949. See also Cory card 3265 3273 ♀ Corynohinus rafinesqui cought Sept 16, fattened and kept in isolation until March 12, then kept in basement and fed in cage until 28. One ♂ pursued her April 15. Killed April 21. Thin and fat. muruga. Oothyrnus externus small, equal, translucent. No med. foll or CL visible under dissecting scope. In sections: only small follicles, no sperm, Number 49-123722. Born 1950. Kpt Sept 16, 1950 See also Cory card 3279 [mi NE Sulfhur Bank Mine 1500ft., Lake Co., Calif. 3274 ♀ Corynohinus rafinesqui cought Sulfur Bank Dec. 17, kept in pool, cold room until March 17, then kept in cellar and fed, but didn't feed well. Died evening of March 23. Uterus juvenile ovaries, with med folls. (under dissecting scope) In sections: several medium folls. but none dominant or juicy. Numerous sperm in ovulus + uterus near tub-uterine junction and in cervix. ovary thickly stratified. 3275 ♀ Cory 49-123716 cought Sept 16 fattened and kept in isolation until March 18, then put with ♂ on March 19 who pursued her. Miled dead about March 24. Killed her March 28. Born 1950. Kpt Sept 16, 1950. Very young, equal. Nothing seen in ovaries under dissecting scope. See Cory card #3278 In sections no large or medium follsles, no sperm. Aetna Springs, 800 ft., Napa Co., Calif. C 161792 3276 ♀ Cory Taken from attic at Aetna on Dec 17, 1950. Kpt in zoology cold room until March 17 when she was brought into cellar + fed. Killed March 28 (1951). Uterus atretic dominant no corpus. Nothing seen in ovaries under scope In sections: only young follles with intact germinal strata. Numerous sperm at tub-uterine junction. 3277 - Card = ? Cory young 3277 ♀ Cory. 49-123719 Taken from Aetna on Sept 16, 1950. Kpt in pool Fed + isolated from males. Kpt in Zoology cold room until March 18. Fed. + kept in cellar. Killed March 28, in good shape. Uterus young. Nothing seen in ov. under scope. See Cory card 3272. in sections: no large or med folls! no sperm
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PEARSON 1951 3 Shell Beach, 2 mi NW Inverness, Marin Co., Calif. April 9 3278 ♂ Zoph. trowbridgii monteneyensis Testis 2 mm. 107 x 50 x (13.5 x 10) 3279 ? " 107 x 50 x 13 x 9 Egg? 5 mm. 3280 ♂ " 123 x 57 x 13 x 9 Rotating, embryo > 3 mm. 3281 ♀ " 115 x 55 x 14 x 9 ? 1/2 mi. NW Inverness, Marin Co. 3282 ♀ Zoph. vagans vagans pregnant, 7 embryo? 7 mm. 103 x 43 x 12 x 7 3283 ♂ " " " Testis 2 mm. 103 x 43 x 12 x 6 1.3 mi., SE Inverness, Marin Co., Calif. ♀. Body slightly swollen, nothing inside. in ovaries, UG. found. 3284 ♀ Todarida 3285 ♂ " testis 3 mm, accessory? & gland small. Sunnhill, 27 mi NE Globe, Gila Co., Arizona, April 20 3286 ♀ Pygmy mothbiter 10.2 gms, ovary small, no brood/pupae April 21 3287 ♀ Entanusa dorsalis dorsalis no embryo? [172] x [44] x 32 x 18 51.8 g w/ emb. gm? 3288 ♀ Mastoma albicula albicula 207 x 88 x 29 x 24 55.5 no emb. 3289 ♀ Peromyscus boylii rowleyi 176 x 92 x 21 x 20 20.3 g. Testis 11 mm. 3290 ♂ " " " 185 x 95 x 21 x 19 24.3 g. testis 11 mm. 3291 ♂ " " " 200 x 106 x 22 x 20 25.5 g testis 11 mm. 3292 ♂ " " " [150] x [58] x 22 x 19.5 24.7 g internal post-partum 3293 ♀ Peromyscus truei truei 182 x 89 x 22 x 24 22.5 g testis 12 mm. 3294 ♂ " " " 192 x 96 x 23 x 23 24.0 g. testis 11 mm. 3295 ♂ " " " 190 x 97 x 22 x 22 23.3 g. testis 15 mm. 3296 ♂ Entanusa dorsalis dorsalis 212 x 89 x 33 x 20 57.8 g. Testis 6 mm. 3297 ♂ " " " 220 x 91 x 34 x 21 55.5 g, 3298
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P. PEARSON 1951 Sammiill, 5600ft, 27 mi. NE Globe, Gila Co., Arizona April 23 3299 ♂ Sclerophorus 3300 ? Entemna dorothy dorothy lactating. Same home as 3288 228 x 105 x 34 x 22 55.5g. 3301 ♀ Neotoma alligula alligula 320 x 136 x 33 x 27 173 g. Baysant, 2 amb w/ bone, 12m ER 3302 ♂ Sylvilagus floridanus holperi lactating, not preg. 450 x 42 x 100 x 76 3303 ♀ Sciurus aberti aberti no emb. 469 x 196 x 72 x 45 3304 ♂ Sciurus aberti aberti no emb, 495 x 211 x 72 x 44 3305 ♂ White-browed mitchach no wood patch. lacta 5m 17.7g. 3306 Total 3307 " " 3308 April 23 3309 ♂ Peromyscus boylii rowleyi lacta 11m. 196 x 92 x 21 x 20 26.5g 3310 ♀ " " " lump embryo? 209 x 110 x 22 x 20 28.3g 3311 ♂ Peromyscus truei truei lacta 12m. 189 x 99 x 22 x 23 22.0g 3312 Vrocyon cineraceatus scotti skull only, Picher? Found in a woodpecker hole in fallen yellow pine 3313 ♀ Citellus variegatus graminus 430 x 168 x 57 x 27. no emb. McMullen Mine 4500ft, 14 mi. NNE Globe, Gila Co., Ariz. accessories 4m. 3314 ♂ Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 101 x 51 x 11 x 36 9.2g. stabil. compri. testa 4½, accessories small, 4m 3315 ♂ Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 97 x 46 x 10 x 35 7.3 g. spat'd compri. testa 4½, accessories 3 ½ 3316 ♂' Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 100 x 48 x 10 x 35 7.1g. estabil. compri. testa 5, accessories big 4 ½ 3317 ♂ Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 97 x 48 x 10 x 36 7.0g. spat'ting. VG small. 3318 ♀ Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 100 x 50 x 10 x 34 7.0g. estabil compri. testa 5mm, accessories 3319 ♂ Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 103 x 50 x 10 x 36 9.5 g spat'd compri. testa 5m, accessories 5m. 3320 ♂ Ctenomys rofiusquei pallidens 96 x 45 x 9 x 35 7.0g. VG small 3321 ♀ Ephesia fuscus pallidus 112 x 45 x 11 x 17 10.3g. no emb. 3322 ♀ eptheicrus fuscus pallidus 115 x 46x 11 x 18 13.8g. no emb. 3323 ♀ antogorss pallidus pallidus 122 x 45 x 13 x 30 16.4 g -
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P. PEARSON 1951 Saumill, 5600 ft., 27 mi NE Globe, Gila Co., Arizona 3324 ♀ Antrozous pallidus pallidus 117 x 46 x 12 x 30 15.5g. 3325 ♀ " V.G. plump, no embryos meas 120 x 49 x 12 x 30 15.1g. 3326 ♀ " V.G. stout but no embryo 121 x 50 x 13 x 31 16.5g. 3327 ♂ " both lungs plump 117 x 44 x 13 x 31 15.5g. 3328 ♀ " no emb. 115 x 47 x 13 x 30 15.1g. 3329 ♂ " V.G. tiny 115 x 49 x 11 x 31 14.8g. 3330 ♀ " no emb. 116 x 44 x 12 x 30 15.9g. 3331 ♂ " testis sm. 115 x 45 x 12 x 30 14.5g. 3332 ♀ " 113 x 43 x 12 x 30 15.2g. april 25 4050ft, Cassadore Spring, 23 mi. ENE Globe, Gila Co., Arizona 3333 ♂ Dipodomys merriami merriami 252x150x 37 x 13 43.2g. testis "" " no emb. 3334 ♀ " " " 212 x 120 x 40 x 13 26.7g. testa 10mm. 3335 ♂ Peromyscus eremicus anthonyi 187 x 99 x 20 x 19 22.6g. testa 13mm. 3336 ♂ Peromyscus boylii rowleyi 189 x 97 x 20 x 18 22.0g. Parona, no emb. 3337 ♀ Peromyscus eremicus anthonyi 201 x 116 x 20 x 19 25.6g. testis 11mm. 3338 ♂ " " " 168x84 x 20 x 18 20.0g. no emb. 3339 ♀ Peromyscus boylii rowleyi 209 x 107 x 22 x 21 29.3 g. 3emb. 3340 ♀ Peromyscus eremicus anthonyi 182x 93 x 20 x 19 24.5g. testa 5 mm. 3341 ♂ (tordat oriole) 24.0 g., no blood patch 3342 ♀ auribon warkler 11.2 g., testa 3mm. 3343 ♂ Pipistrellus hesperus australis 76 x 29 x 6 x 13 3.2g. no emb 3344 ♀ Pipistrellus hesperus australis 3.3g. april 26 Saumill, 5600 ft., 27 mi. NE Globe, Gila Co., Arizona testa 5 1/2 mm. 3345 ♂ Tadarida mexicana 95 x 36 x 10 x 20 10.1g. left by Johnston testa 4 1/2 in. 3346 ♂ " 98 x 38 x 10 x 19 9.0g. 3347 ♀ Sceloporus
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P. PEARSON 1961 6 April 27 3348 ♀ Enhydronas 10.2 g. tooth 2mm. Chia Cove, Point Lobos, Monterey Co., Calif. 3349 ♀ Enhydra lutris nereis 1206 x 279 x 203 x 30 x 20 48 lbs. Found on beach May 31, frozen by Mr. Wilson. Fur partly slipping, mouth region chewed up. Removed from freezer June 2 and skinned on June 3. Skin as removed, very fat, weighed 10 1/2 lbs. Considerable inginal mammary tissue, in pieces 20 mm. thick. Stomach empty. A flea ascentrophelona found by Marjette Vogt. Some hemorrhage in liver region but no bullet hole found. Cause of death not known. Large fetus (see 3350) in right horn. St. away without formed bodies, left arm not located amny mesentaries but all preserved. Placenta zany. Kidneys large, lobulated, marbled with fat. Skin, skull, + skeleton. lutris nereis 3350 ♀ Enhydra (fetus of 3349) skin, skull, and skeleton In st. horn. 3.0 lbs with wet fur. Eyes open. 464 x 82 x 100 x 12 x 10 3.0 lbs. San Joaquin Experimental Range, June 6th, Calif. 3351 ♀ Sorex ornatus ornatus 97 x 35 x 13 x 8 7.6 g. cought in snake trap by Nita Colas. Brought in in alcohol. cought April 1, 1951, skinned June 7. June 16, 1951 Manhattan Mines (2000 ft.) 2 mi NW Knoxville, Napa Co., Calif. 3352 ♀ Myotis evotis Testis +.5 mm 82 x 36 x 9 x 20 3 Acton Mines, 1000 ft, Napa Co. 3353 aridus in upper hot tunnel, someplace aridus last fall. Inverness, Marin Co., Calif. June 18 3354 ♀ Eptesicus lactating. Both horns much smaller ovaries small, no CL seen. In sections: no CC 3355 ♀ "" preg. Fetus 24 CR, forearm 13. No CL seen In sections: possible remains of one corpus luteum 3356 ♀ "" preg. Fetus 24, forearm 14. No CL seen
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P. PEARSON 1951 7 3357 ♀ Eptesicus Lactating, uterus completely regressed, No CL seen. Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif June 22 3358 ♂ Microtus californicus SKIN + SKELETON 171 x 46 x 20 x 16 50.3 g. Marked RP's and released, body length 100-mm. at that time. Mom: nipples large, orifera open, considerable mammary tissue, Pleasant 2 rt., 3 left. 7 mm. CL. Ovaries with large/medulla corpora, 11 rt-ovary, 9 left. Marin Co., Calif. July 10 3359 Merotrichnus caught by A.H. Miller in Marin Co., Suisun cattlin. 110 x 39 x 17 11g. 3360 Zapata furcata pacifica Moneta Co., Calif. cought by C. Johannson. 219 x 138 x 31 x 13 mouth of Santa Ynez River, Santa Barbara Co., Calif Refed 17, 1951 (all caught Aug. 23, 1951 by T.M. Street) 3361 ♀ Dipodomys agilis agilis 289 x 173 x 42 x 15 3362 ♂ " " 282 x 161 x 42 x 15 3363 ♂ " .. 310 x 180 x 43 x 16 3364 ♂ " " 309 x 190 x 44 x 15 Leeving Canyon, 8000 ft., Mono Co., Calif. Oct. 6, 1951 Running across 3365 ♀ Peromyscus 162x 84 x 21½ x 7½. Road 8 p.m. Dillon Beach, Marin Co. Calif. Oct. 19, 1951 caught by R.B. Breckin in ♀ 3366 ♂ Peromyscus mogolotus 127 x 67 x 16 x 13 x 12 Oct. 20 internathis, no scera. 3367 ♀ " " 138 x 72 x 16 > 12½
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PEARSON 1951 8 Lago Hen Creek, U.C. Camp, 6300 ft., Merced Co., Calif. Mon. 4, 1951 3368 ♂ Mnistma longicandus pierae 3369 ♀ Entanias texto 5 mm 157 x 56 x 21 x 14 no end. of scan 203 x 91 x 30 x 18
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Pearson 1951 Aetra Springs, Napa Co., Calif. Sept. 16 Left 12:30 with auto, Sisey Young, and bride. Stopped at Angwin and got 1 ♂ Cory in attle of Stone Minery (Henphill same day got thysarodes in one of the college buildings). Then drove to Aetra Springs and found Cory in attle overbetchen: one young ♂ and 2 adult ♀♀ and about 8 young ♂♀, all banded. About 4 escaped, one of them being a male (judging by band on r.-wing). Kept all of them to use in mating experiments. In the Aetra Mines tunnel found one adult ♀ (banded) and 3 adult males not banded, all with big testes. The red-dirt tunnel that used to have the Peromyscus nest 75 yards back now has about 6 nests, all of shredded bark. Saw about 6 Peromyscus at the lock-end of this tunnel. Also looked in a new tunnel of antler further up the hill - a good tunnel but no bats. Spent the night at the pool on Pope Creek - rained during night. Manhattan Mine, Knopville, Napa Co., Calif. Sept. 17 Catscumber had no bats except 1 Eptesians in same crock as last year. Marzanito Hill had 6 bats, one of them an unbanded ♂ young Cory, the others ♀ Cories, some banded. Also missed two in this tunnel. Got a ♂ in the tunnel above Marzanito Hill and missed one. Nothing in OP tunnel. Missed one in the Knopville tunnel also. Home after lunch. Was impressed by fact that almost all the Cories were anobe, ♂ and ♀. One young ♂ was apparently
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torpid and one ♀. More fat. Took aware of ♂♂, but no signs of mating. [Kept all bats caught]. How can we keep catching unbanded ♀♀ at Astra Mines where we have banded so many young ? Where are the missing males? Found an unbanded baby mummified in the Margarita Tunnel. May mean that this is a roost for the nursery colonies that was in the 20-House Hole last spring. Seems interesting that no bats in the 2 best winter tunnels: Catbunka and O.P. Forgot to mention that about 2 Cory escaped from the abyss branch of the 20-House Hole and one from the short tunnel on the south face of the 20-House Hole near where the RR track enter. Also there were 20+ Eptelina? in a high croke just across the abyss. Home about 4 p.m. nov. 15 Put 7 Cory in zoo cold room (42° F). These are ones cought Sept. 16 and 17 at Astra and Manhattan and fettered up at home isolated from males. nov. 18 left 1 p.m. with Anita & Carol for Marin Co. Running. looked in 2 tunnels at end of Oak St. in San Ansalevo (Bald Mtin.). Good tunnels but no bats. Looked in, old R.R. tunnel near fire station in Woodacre. This tunnel is about 1/2 mile long, timbered with wood ceiling, dark and drafty. No bats seen although may have been many between board ceiling and roof of tunnel. Seemed like a good place
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for Comphornia, Then to Golden's barn at Immerose, The reathing operations have not proceeded very far and will probably not affect the bats if finished before next March. Found two Myotis calif. under tin or stair landing, one tawdill barred motted Coryinathe, and in the garage between beams one M yunnensis and 1 barred Tadarida. Dip between Obra and Bolinas. Still running.* Mon.19 Went to the Bolinas tunnel but no bats. Then to Muir Woods to photograph, then to the Park four tunnel. Much of this tunnel five deep in water. No bats: Home 1pm Mon.20 Put Immerse bat into zoo cold room Very intense calling by great numbers of spring peppers between Obra and Bolinas. Many hopping across (and spazzled) on road. also one or more Rosa aurora hopping across road about 6:30 p.m. Two or more Trittles. Marbatten Mines, 2000 ft., 2 mi NW Knoxville, Napa Co., Calif. Dec-21 Dec20 Left 1pm with Bredel + Anita for Actra & Marbatten. Found one tawd in attic at Actra but no bats in any of the Actra Mine tunnels. Hand two tiny Arictes flammetatus? in the upper tunnel about 75 feet back (right at the Rhiney cone-in). Several tiny ones about 1 inch long were there too but not collected. aimed Marbatten after dark and inserted most of the tunnels between 8 and 9:30, but met OP or
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Catocombs. Found two torpid ff in Manganta tunnel, and 3 (2ff and 1 young ?) in the 20-House Hill. Two awoke escaped from tunnel just outside 20-House Hill. Night clear, moon almost full, lowest temp. 44° during night. Dec-21 fooled into OP and Catocombs. Found 2ff + 4 young ? in OP tunnel and 1 M in thyroidea, all torpid. Temp. of tunnel to 50°. In Catocombs 5 ff and 4 young ? temp. 49°. Also found a young and an adult ? in the 20-House Hill that had arrived since last night: killed them at once (9 p.m.) but stomachs + intestines empty. A third one that had come in during the night (a female), was in Manganta. almost all ff had rather sharp drop of temp. expressible. Got distinct impression that the tunnels weren't cold enough for good hibernation, and that the bats preferred cold places such as bottoms of vertical shafts opening up top. Catocombs at cold straight tunnel was 49°. Released several in daylight by car. Several took some course to nearly oak tree, circled through its depress branches, circled its trunk, then off just above, though, or even under the chaparral. One or more hung up in the chaparral. We were surprised at how slow they flew. Bees! I had about 10 mature specimens along the edge of chamise and grass – caught mother – and one in the Kenworthy tunnel – 1 bro. tree.
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1951 PEARSON 5 On the way home between Montreello and Mojave saw several dozen [illegible] woodpeckers along one stretch of road a mile or two long. Skidoo, 5700 ft, Inyo Co., Calif. Jan. 1. Looked in one tunnel along the road at Skidoo. It was a long cold, slightly drafty tunnel. Found one torpid & Corynorhinus while driving up out of Jan. 2 Death Valley at 6 p.m. saw many moths flying, temp. [illegible] measured outside car window was 47° Camped just north of Lone Pine at about 9 p.m. Very windy, temp. in low 40s. In middle of night (dark) temp. was 35° fell at dawn 20° at dawn saw a single bat flying from the valley toward the western foothills. When it became lighter we saw 2 tunnels in the hills about where the bat was heading. They were warm 58°, with many owlets; found no bats in them but could foresee many in the crooks. Subway Cave, Inyo Co., Calif. Jan. 20 Left 1 p.m. with auto. Arrived Subway 8-½ p.m. According to Parrish the autumn has been very mild; later night one of the few cold nights of the year. Looked in Subway Cave briefly. Not many ticks or ice stalagmites. No bats in north branch, which was rather dripping; the sleeping glacier much too wet for sleeping of south branch. More flying Jan. 21 Looked in Subway again; nothing in north branch; quite a few in south. Only 1 in the usual hibernation chamber (37°) all its rest on high ceiling of cross road (temp 32°). All torpid.
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1951 PEARSON 6 Was surprised at the shortage of young bats. One male was very light, ears open, moulded. None batted. In Burish Cave most of the bats were in the high-ceilinged part, only a few bats in the sloping part of the tunnel. Temp about 33° where bats were. Again few young bats. Also another light moulded male. One moulded female in the south Ice Cave, batted. Snow + sleet overnight, more snow and rain during the day. About 2 feet of snow had fallen on the hills between Bursey and Redding. Even down at the 2000 foot level there was a foot of snow and the road between Redding & Red Bluff had been plowed. No snow at Red Bluff, however. Home midnight. Knophills, Mepa Co., Calif. Feb.1 Left 7:30 with Arast, Jandry, Benson, Mrs Benson, Carl and Mary Koford for Knophills. Mary, Benson, and Carl looked in Catacombs and Monzanite tunnel and found only 6 Cory, 2 of them banded x In Catacombs the females were in cold parts, the males in warmer. The rest of us looked in OP Tunnel (4 Cory) and 20-House-Hole (0 Cory). Then drove back the road that goes back past the Catacombs to its end of the road and found one other
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large branched tunnel, not cold, no bats in it but might be good summer roost or night-roost. After lunch went to [illegible] Red Elephant Mine for first time. Both shafts were full of water. Several old houses but not good roads. Then went to Harrison Mine. The only [illegible] found were two in a gulch well down below the old mill. Both were small [illegible] (adits) but are 3 and the other 2 Cory; one of each was a barred one from Manhattan Mines. Mary looked in the two Red Mine tunnels above the road and I looked in the one below the road. The entrance to this one had caved-in, leaving a just-enterable slit, but the cave-in had [illegible] dammed up the little stream that used to come out of it so that it is now waist-deep in water. Home about 10 p.m. All bats were barbed & released except 1 Harrison Mine bat that escaped without barbing. Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Feb-18 In late afternoon put 50 Sherman traps [30 byrne, 20 by adits] in grass and corn on slope across from Camp Podre. A few signs of marmots and brush rabbit Feb. 18 Caught one 3 adult marmots and 10 Beathors. One Sherman held 2 Beathors, a ? and a ? Feb. 25 Put Shermans on slope across from Camp Podre. Mined all along edge of Artemisia, adits' all in Cornice.
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P. PEARSON 1951 Feb 26 Total catch 3 Lorch program (one of them was up on the edge of the Artemisia), 5 Peromyscus eremiculus, 6 Reithrodontomya, and 1 Meristae. About 1/4 inch of snow and hail fell between 6 and 8 a.m. March 4 Put out a different line across from Camp Padre, both mice and ante's in grass - Common. Total 100 Mouse Species baited with walnuts. March 5 Ran traps and rebaited. March 6 Picked up traps. Total for two nights 30 Meristae, 10 Lorch programs, about 15 Reithro and about 4 Peromyscus March 11 Put 50 Delusion live traps in common grass about Camp Williams. March 12 Caught 2 Pero (released) and 1 Reithro. Left traps out and set also 100 Mouse Specials in Common and grass across from Camp Padre. March 13 Five live Reithros in the live traps and 7 in the snap traps, plus 8 Meristae, 5 Pero, and 6 Lorch progr March 18 ante's and I put 50 live traps (Delusion) and 50 snap traps at 3 places in fields. Some Common, some dense grass, and some Artemisia slope. March 19 Catch was 1 Mice, no shrews, 2 Pero, 17 Reithro, and 8 Meristae. The Delusion in Artemisia (about 35) caught only 1 mouse, a Meristae. Left traps set. Ran them at 6 and bed 6 Meristae and 1 Reithro and 1 third-grown bad rabbit. March 20 In a.m. had 17 more Reithro, 7 Meristae, 2 Peromyscus, 1 Bergmothus, 2 Lelephorus, and 1 Triturus and 1 song sparrow. Both Leleph were big males that had gone into
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PEARSON 1951 Delusion-line traps had had gotten their hooks stuck in the 7-mm slots trying to get out. Their seals kept them from rocking off. Total for the 130 traps for 2 nights and 1 day was: 35 Rethro, 21 Merotua, 4 Peronyzen, (Perognathus) 1 Mma, 1 Sparrow, 3 Deelyborne, 1 Triturus, and 1 small brush rabbit. The latter was caught in a mouser special by one hind leg (not broken) in dense corn. March 30 65 Sherman & Benson traps in Tilden Park, half in grass-antemia slope. March 31 Night clear, light frost. Caught 1 Perognathus, 1 Peronyzen, 3 short rogans, 7 Merotua, and 10 Rutherdantong's. Left ratio 908 to 144. Past week's 20h ratio was 908 to 394. April 1 Left out the 30 traps in the antemia lines and carught 1 Merotua, 2 Peronyzen, 1 Sarp, and 2 Rethro. April 2 Done hie, carught only 2 Peronyzen & 1 Perognathus April 5 Thirty Delusion traps and 30 Benson in good cornm-grass in Tilden Park. April 6 One Rethro & in the Delusion and 2 (1o or f) in the Bensons. Also 1 Merotua in the Benson. During thoday 9 Merotua in the Bensons. April 8 Four Rethro's and 2 Merotua in the Delusions and 1 of each in the Bensons. Picked up the Delusions. Left 1 p.m. with Bailey and Greenwold for Marin.
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D. PEARSON 1951 a. Put 35 musk rats in the grass-alder grove at the further shell beach and 15± in sedge-grass meadow along the main road where the Shell Beach road turns off. Greenwald put out same. april 9 Total catch (including Greenwald's line) 7 dorm, 15 Peromyscus, and 3 Meristea in the alder swamp and 2 dorm, 1 Reithro and 4 Peromyscus in the grass-sedge meadow. Stopped at Mr. Goldwin's Barn at Pinerose to look for bats. No Cory ! No Myotis on stair landing. Only bats found were Tadarida in the garage. They were cold but able to scramble. Not able to fly. april 11 Put 75 Sherman traps out in Tiller acres from Camp Pole in Comium + grass, 6-7 pm. april 12 Three skrews (oratus), 2 Peromyscus, 2 Meristea, 4 Reithro (all mole). Left traps set. april 13 Three Reithros (1/2), 4 Meristea, 3 skrews (oratus), 1 Peromyscus, 1 large q Triturus, and 1 mole cricket. Sanville, 27mi. NE Globe, Gila Co., Arizona april 19 Driving from San Carlos to San Mill saw a band of about a dozen collared peccaries. They had been hiding in a large culvert until we drove past. No baby ones. They were near Cressive Springs in desert country but near the beginning of pines. Spent night on a front porch at San Mill because of rain. april 20 Went exploring in morning—mostly open, grazed yellow pine but oaky and grassy on some ridges. Saw signs of
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gopher, squirrel, racoon, and wood rat. One wood rat nest was constructed of twigs and horse manure— several holes in side. Some rain in p.m. Put out about 80 museum-species baited with walnuts mostly on oak-grassy ridge north of camp—quite rocky. Looked for bats around the buildings at Sanwill at dusk but saw only one. Short jacklighting but saw nothing. Moon full. April 21 Temp. down to -2° C. In traps were 8 Peromyscus (3 of them true and others maybe boylii) 1 young Restora, and 1 Eutamias. all in rocky place near top of ridge. Shined in a.m. then got two more chipmunks in the traps and shot one lizard (Sceloporus). Day sunny with scattered clouds, temp up to 17° C. jacklighting in evening. Toads trilling in evening. Caught 5 with jocksters in one of the small reservoirs. April 22 Night clear, temp. down to -4° C. Some trap hits can't no Peromyscus, 2 Restora, and lizard (Sceloporus) Went exploring in a.m. for better trapping terrain. saw 2 white-tailed deer, shot one cottontail, two squirrels, one chipmunk and one w.f. nutkatch but found no trapping place that looked like it would give more than Peromyscus. Set about 60 museum-species baited with walnuts on the rocky-grassy ridge top NE of camp. Mostly stony with some grass, scattered oaks, large juniper trees, and occasional yucca. Day temp up to 15° C.
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P. PEARSON 1951 April 23 Trops held 4 Peromyscus (trivis and boylii?). Night clear, temp down to -2°C. Moon slightly past full. Drove to Globe and back after lunch. Saw 2 Cattleman (collected one) between Lawnmill and the main road to the north. Then stopped at McMillan Mine, 4500 ft.; 14 mi. NNE Globe to look for bats. Looked in one mile long tunnel that was probably between 50-55°F. Found two torpid Cattleman and 9 torpid Corynorhinus. Between the corrugated iron over single roof of one of 3 adobe buildings were 50° lively Antrozous. Collected some of them also. More of Cory fat. Jacklighting after supper to Reservoir below Lawnmill. No amphibs. Several small bats flying over the reservoir. Saw Jackrabbit. April 24 Night overcast in early part and much warmer. Trops (same line as yesterday) held 2 Peromyscus. Shot no bats. Went to Goodloe Springs at 5:30 and set 60 museum specials in the good desert near there (stone + sandwith oputa, juniper, various cacti shrubs etc.). Many bats flying at early dusk. Shot 2 (Lyptadelle) Jacklighted but saw nothing, although heard self owl and great horned. April 25 2 Trops and 14 Peromyscus of 2 or 3 species. Bats flying at daybreak. Then home to Lawnmill. Bat shooting at dusk over the Lawnmill reservoir. Many bats flying - 2 or 3 species. Of 3 shot (2 by Johnston) all were Tadarida. Jacklighted home and around camp but saw no mammals
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PEARSON 1951 April 26 snow, hail, and rain from about 5 to 7, but only about ½ of it which promptly melted when sun came out. Put out 60 museum specials in open pine - short grass, baited with walnuts. Owl hunting after supper, heard several hammers but couldn't locate them. Temp 3° at 9 p.m., clear. April 27 Cloudy up during night, temp 3° at 5:30. Tripled had one tree sparrow and one chipping sparrow. Looked for salamanders under stones and in big heap of decaying pine needles beside pool. Lots of earthworms, no salamanders. Tilden Park May 1 Anita & I put 85 Sherman & Benson live traps in Tilden Park, some near beginning of dog run (Inspiration Point) and some North of Brant's 20 acre area near cattail pool along fire road. All in grass - Comin - weeds. Set for Keitho May 2 Total catch about 8 Meritua and 4 Peromyscus. Left traps out. May 3 Rain during night. Total catch about 6 Meritua and 5 Peromyscus. May 5 Put 60 live traps and 15 museum specials in grass - Comin - weeds in 3 places along the Inspiration Point - Corna road in Comin - grass - weeds. May 6 Caught 14 Peromyscus, 5 Meritua, 1 Keitho. Left traps set.
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1951 P. PEARSON May 7 Caught 11 Peromyscus, 6 Micrastus, 1 Perognathus, 1 Zonotricha, 1 Baithra. The last 320 trap nights have given 2 Baithras! June 2 Drove to Point Solas with family to pick up sea otter washed ashore at China Cove. It was frozen up solid in a fish storage house, so we wrapped it in a sleeping bag and drove to the Wolfpen Creek hot house. Caught all but one of the bats there: 1 S (may have been insideally), 11 E, 10 Bolives. Many of the young able to fly. June 7 Banded colony of Cory in Gordon's barn at Amerecca. 56 adults (8 of these still preg.), 42 young. 23 percent of last year's pups and young had returned and 74% of the adults; 13% of all were non-producers. June 15 Drove to Bale Mill and Astra Springs with family. The Bale Mill Cory colony was present in the barn. Caught and banded most of them, but about 6 to 10 Got away. Termites spraying operations about 2 or 6 weeks ago may have disturbed them some. Most of the young were flying or near flying but one or two still pregnant. At Astra Springs the Mangerns said they were tired of the bats and this year had "sulfured" th dining room and some of the other buildings. Behind the kitchen chimney were hundreds of Myotis yumanensis, and antrozous was in the wall of near the entrance to the attic. Caught one antrozous
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Benson 1951 -a female with nursing young. But no Cory in the attic. Then went up to extra Mines. In the two lower tunnels saw one banded ♂ Cory (reefed). In the upper tunnel in the front half was the breeding colony. Caught all except 1: Most of the young near flying age. Also a very spotted female here at same places last autumn in the upper tunnel. There were 22 adult Cory and 20 young Then swam in Pope Creek and drove to Manhattan Mines. A brush fire was burning on the west slope right at the mines and the first tracks were there, so we slept a mile or two further into the wood. Saw many grouse with just-flying young. Also deer, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, weather hot. June 16 looked in the 20-horse hole at Manhattan Mines. Found a few stray males and finally in a short upper tunnel open at both ends found a large cluster of ♀♀. At least a dozen ended, probably 2 dozen. Most young were flyable. Surprised to find so few of the females banded from last year. Total 25 new adult ♀♀, 11 old banded ♀♀, 21 young ♂♂, 21 young ♀♀; total 36 adult, 42 young Then looked in O.P. Tunnel, Margaret's tunnel, tunnel
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PEARSON 1951 16 Mary's east tunnel, above Manzanita, and the north tunnel at the end of the road. More q q but one evotia in the latter tunnel. Then swam in Pope Creek and down Supertune. June 18 left 4:30 with family, Jack Twenty, and Janet Anderson for Inverness. Found a new bat colony .5 mi. SE of Inverness Park in attic of house up steps on NW corner of side road. In attic were 2 major clusters of 9 Eptesicus with young, with 9 Tadaris mixed in. Captured most but not all. When approached they tend to crawl instead of fly. They don't drop into the net like Cory. Banded 9 Tadarida, 29 adult Eptesicus, 11 young ff and 12 young qq. Kept 2 lactating and 2 pregnant females (most were lactating) and Twenty kept about 3 Eptesicus and 1 Tadarida. Released the banded ones on the porch of the house across the side road. Then went to see Woody Williams at the old hotel near the center of Inverness. Found a colony of Tadarida in the ceiling on the loft floor, south side, but couldn't get at them. At Jack Twenty netted Myotis californicus by standing on the roof and snagging at them as they flew past. Then to Mr. Selden's barn at 10 pm. One adult Cory in the cluster of young. Four unbanded young were banded. Other band numbers of young were not read. Myotis yuman in garage room. Home 2 a.m.
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P. PEARSON 1951 Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co. June 20-21 Pat &o Sherman with Anita about 5 p.m. in our Mieristua area across from the golf course, some of them further up the hill than the best Mieristua habitat. Many cuttings and runways; saw 3 Mieristine and 3 nesta while setting. Many runways spotted with white material, as mentioned by Brant. Ran traps next morning and afternoon and the following morning. Total score (2 nights, one day; oatmeal bait) 11 Perseycena commutata, 7 Reuthro (some young, some adult), 3 Lachrymosa-ornata, 28 Mieristua. One of the Mieristua was one of our banded ones. July 6 Pat &o Sherman in Tilden across from the golf course at 7:30 p.m. Baited with oatmeal. Grass now really dry. No piles of green cuttings as on June 20-21 when most of grass was dry but still enough green stalks for mice to cut. Found one Mieristua nest under a stump and band-caught two young in it, about 3-4 weeks old. Picked up traps this morning, only found 5. Catch: 5 Mieristine, 2 Pero, 1 Mura, 1 Reuthro. July 18 Drove to Hi Belosa tunnel with Corinne and all family. Looked in the tunnel about 2 p.m. and found one torpid q Cory and a cluster of about 65 awoke. catched 58 them (none banded) and banded them. Only 3 males and a half-dozen young females.
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PEARSON 1951 aug. 13 Put 88 snap traps in Tilden Park across from Camp Padre and also at a new place further south. Baited half with apple and half with walnut, 7 p.m. aug. 14 Picked up traps at 7 a.m. Large area of the hillsides growing to thick, tall, coarse, round-stemmed grass plus scattered cominn have few mouse sign and few mice. More mouse sign near oats, flier grasses, thistle. Total score: 13 Reithrus, 14 Peromyscus, 7 Microtus, 2 Sorex or nutius, 1 Mus, 1 Perognathus. Some of the Peromyscus were small grey juveniles, one part grey part brown. No small Microtus although one was pregnant. Sept 26 Put 35 Museum Specials at 7 p.m. last night in Tilden at the Microtus-banding place. Baited with oatmeal. Saw or heard several scurrying Microtus while setting and saw one Reithrus or Mus. Two Microtus were caught before we finished setting. Great bored and over nearby. This morning total score was 8 Reithrus, 1 Mus, 1 Per., and 9 Microtus, all except 1 of the 35 traps was spring or held a mouse. Several had been dragged away by a larger animal. No evidence of breeding of either Reithrus or Microtus, all in good shape. Some Microtus with considerable green matter in stomach despite fact that no green grass or herbs are visible in the area. Dillan Beach, Marin Co. oct. 19 Left 1 p.m. with class for Dillan Beach (Benson's manual class) in bus. Arrived Marine Station about 4:15 and set 36 Museum specials in thick tall beach grass and
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PEARSON 1951 (26+10 respectively) very sparsely vegetated sand dunes. Also 15 Shrews in grass and ledge along creek about ½ mile east of Dillon Beach. At 9 p.m., run the beach grass and sand dune twice and had 2 Meristae and 4 Peromyscus. Quite a few Meristae droppings in spots and indefinite runways. Numerous rabbit droppings and fof? tracks. Saw two jackrabbits while setting traps. Night clear, warml, but windy. Oct. 20 Pm morning 3 more Merista, 2 Perithos, and 1 Peromyscus. Sierra Co. Sage Hen Creek, V.C. Camp, 6300 ft., Sierra Co. Calif. Nov. 4 Arrived V.C. camp about 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3 South Grinnell Club. Set 13 Shrews and 7 Museum Specials baited with walnuts along the stream above the headquarters, almost all set for water shrews — for which the terrain looked good. Also set 6 Schuylers for flying squirrels. Terrain about half snowy—half bare, the result of melting of about 4 inches of snow. Night calm, clear, below freezing soon after dark. Flashlighting after supper but saw no mammals. Traps caught only 1 mouse, a Meristae (montanae?) on a log in stream. Heard coyote. Tracks of srowls or jack rabbit in snow and deer. During day saw several golden-mantles and chipmunks. Shot one chipmunk. Left 3:30 p.m., home 10 p.m.
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SPECIES ACCOUNT MAMMAL
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1951 P. PEARSON Conyothinus rafinesquei March 20 Heard considerable squealing in the big cage in the basement after supper. One of the new furred males was pursuing a virgin ♀, who appeared only mildly cooperative (she later turned out to have no large or medium foldele). But in one of the other virgin females, who behaved more receptive. The ♂ approached her from the front (as he had approached the other), assumed a rather close ventre a ventre embrace, then nuzzled her thoroughly and repeatedly all over the ventral surface, face and forearms. No erection or intromission. She was hanging from the wire ceiling. She did not object by squealing as did the other ♀. Occasionally he seemed to be trying to work around onto her back. Several times she flew away from him. He would set out to find her, but apparently could neither see nor hear her (she made no audible sound). He would often approach a torpid male and start nuzzling it but would become discouraged after perhaps 15 seconds of this with no response. He even approached and nuzzled a freshly-dead male hanging from the side of the cage. Frequently he would encounter the less-receptive female and resume his courting of her. While pursuing a female he made a twittering sound. Apparently the closest to copulation was one occasion when, after much front-nuzzling he worked around onto the back of the female. She was hanging by all four from the ceiling and was walking slowly across the ceiling with him mounting her from behind. No intromission, however, or pelvic struts. This continued for perhaps 10 seconds and resulted
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one of the "tail walkers" of salamanders. The male seemed rather unskillful, and was further hampered by the fact that he had difficulty locating the female if she flew a few feet away from him. Occasionally she flew back near him when he didn't follow her. In the morning no sperm appeared from the F. In the front embrace one definitely got the impression that the male was rubbing the female with his nose [illegible] glands. A distinct batty odor was noted several times.
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3. PEARSON, O.P. PERU, S.A. DECEMBER 1951 - MAY 1952 CATALOGUE NOS. 3370-3938 JOURNAL SPECIES ACCOUNTS BIRDS MAMMALS REPTILES
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P. PEARSON 1951 5 km. S. Mayo, 1700 ft., Dept. of [illegible] Peru Dec. 3, 1951 3370 ♀ Dasyoryctes culpaena Shot 8 A.M. accompanied by 2/3 gron fot. [illegible] lactating. Ovalar scars - 2 nights / left. Rat in stomach. 29 1/4 x 9 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 4 3/4 3377 Lizard 40 km. S. Mayo, 2000 ft., Dept. of [illegible], Peru 3371 Lizard 3372 Frog 20 km. N. Chala, Dept. of Arequipa, Peru 2000 ft. 3373 " 3374 " 3375 " 3376 " 3377 " swarming along small loma stream, many tadpoles also 8500 ft. 12 km. SSW Arequipa, Dept. of Arequipa Peru Dec. 5 3378 ♀ Llama guanicoe Pregnant, fetus 26 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/4 Height at 7 3 x 9 x 17 x 4 3/4 shoulder 43 Dec. 6 3379 ♂ Phyllotis darwini rupestris 3380 ♀ " " testis 10 mm, sem. sacs large. 2 01 x 108 x 24 x 25 2 tiny emb., Trid 186 x 94 x 22 x 24 Rio Torata, 11,200 ft., 15 km. N.E. Torata, Dept. of Moquegua, Peru Dec. 7 3381 Toad 3382 " 3383 " 3384 Tadpole Dec. 8 3385 ♂ Bolomys berdaphin 3386 ♀ Phyllotis magister magister 3387 ♂ Chyllothes darwini rupestris testa 9 mm 159 x 66 x 20 x 14 no emb., no sem 235 x 127 x 28 x 26 3388 ? Lagidium peruanum testa 9 mm 212 x 110 x 23 x 25 embryo 30 mm (R) 675 x 270 x 90 x 76 3/4 cm.
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P. PEARSON 1951 2 3389 Humming bird - falls. 0.5m -. taken at night on a nest in tunnel. 3390 " " over up to 1.5m, numerous taken at night in tunnel 3391 Toad . caught under bush at night 3392 Toad " " " 3393 Frog 3394 Tadpole 3395 Tadpole 3396 Tadpole Dec 9 3397 ♀ Ground tyrant over 1m caught in mine tunnel at night skull immature. ovx tiny 3398 ♂ hummingbird mine tunnel at night. Flew. Warm. 3399 ♀ Hummingbird over ½ m - mine tunnel at night. Flew. 3400 ♂ "" over ½ m - torpid in tunnel at night, temp 14½°, tunnel 15° 3401 ♀ "" not saved. caught in tunnel at night over ½ m - testis ? 3402 ♂ Phyllootris darwini rupestris 233 x 124 x 24½ x 27 3403 ♂ Phyllootis darwini rupestris 241 x 118 x 24 x 26 testis ? 3404 ♀ Cinclodes fuscus over 2 m. with 2 nestlings Dec 11 Loa Grande, 14,500ft, Dist of Moquegua, Peru. Dec - 11 3405 ♀ Ctenornis oparinus 28 x 76 x 40 x 7 ½ lbs. vagina mostly closed. nipples 5mm long, milk expressible. considerable mammary tissue. Ovaries purplish but no eggs. Ovary with no big follicles or cl - Stomach contents green vegetable, Humerus solid. 3406 ♀ Ctenornis oparinus 275 x 82 x 39 x 8 vagina not open; uterus thin, 1mm. No eggs. Ovaries pale. No follicles or corpora lutea seen. Humerus solid. 3407 ♀ Ctenornis oparinus 300 x 93 x 42 x 8 Vagina not open. nipples 7mm long, with milk, 3 pr, quite lateral. Uteri thick, 3mm. No definite scars. Ovaries pale, no large follicles or corpora. Uterus saved. Humerus solid.
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P. PEARSON 1951 3 3408 ♀ Clenops opimus 282 x 80 x 39 x 7 vagina not open. nipples 5mm, no milk Two fetuses in rt. torn. Two corpora lutea in rt. ovary; more left, but some blood spots. Fetus 33 CR. Both CD. 3409 Lizard Coorebara, 15,200ft., Dept. of Puno, Peru Dec. 14 3410 Frog water 4°, air ½° 3411 " " 6°, air ½ 3412 Phyllotis darwini chilensis in mine - no end. 205 x 96 x 26 x 28 3413 Tyrant in mine at night. Río Santa Rosa, 14,400ft., Dept. of Puno, Peru Dec. 15 3414 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chilensis testa 11m, sem. see. large. 239 x 106 x 30 x 26 4 emb. rit., 1 left, 7mm. 3415 ♀ Aubesmpa sublimis 156 x 49 x 22 x 26 testes more 3416 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chilensis testa 10, 3v med, 5m- 230 x 122 x 28 x 26 Río Santa Rosa, 13,300ft., Dept. of Puno, Peru Dec. 16 + SKEL 3417 ♀ Clenops opimus 315 x 85 x 44 x 7 vagina open, much acquired fat, and adiposey, scapular, + meson- tini. Uterus 3mm, furrowed, barren. nipples small. 15 ov. no luge follic CL, left on with 1 med-large foll. 3418 abdon berlepschii 128 x 58 x 20 x 11 ♂ 3419 Eligmodontia perrenulus histipes Vt. short, cervix small, no more 1/1 x 74 x 24 x 18 ♀ 3420 Frog " 3421 3422 3423 ♀ Clenops opimus 320 x 90 x 43 x 7 roskin skull vagina closed, nipples tiny. Much fat. Uterus short, 4mm, furrowed, barren. Rt. ovary with 1 conspie call 1.5m., reddish. Left ovary barren.
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P. PEARSON 1951 4 Parina Aurellcta, 13,200 ft., Dept of Puro Dec. 16 2 bumps left horn, rt. ovary with cl of two oges. Bumps look recording. ( bump based on abdomen, probably early implantation). Fectating! 3424 ♀ Cavia no skin 3425 ♀ Cavia no skin 3426 ♀ Cavia no skin 3427 ♀ Cavia 1 fetus (110x0x31) in rt. horn. Nipples large, milk; 3 fetuses rt. horn, one left. 3 large orange cl. rt. ovary; 2 much smaller in left. Fetus 9mm, bump 15mm. Dec. 17 3428 ♂ Ceromyx peronae abdomen full of worm larvae 297 x 80 x 41 x 10 seminal vials much fraveled, 2.5 mm. Testis 16mm. 34 3429 ♂ no skin sem. ves. much smaller than above, 15mm. Testis 16mm. 286x 76 x 38 x 9 3430 ♀ Ceromyx peronae Vagina okm. Nipples 2½ mm, roundish 285 x 71 x 38 x 10 Uterus 4mm, no score. Many worms in abdomen 5 km. NE Puro, 13,200ft., Peru Dec. 19 3431 ♀ Antecamps amblyurus worms stout but no sign of scars 15½ x 48 x 22 x 21 3432 Mathopetra? migr. 2oz. Broad/patch area being reforested. Crop with lower leaves, B., eggs, seeds and seed cords, green heads. Muscarana up to 4mm, surrounding by other adult. (and several at least 3) half-grown young nearby] New settlers operating on body & these probably mother's larvae only of one adult. 7km E. Arequipa, 8800 ft., Dept. of Arequipa, Peru, hiked Dec. 22 3433 ♂ Phyllota darwini rupestri Testis 10mm. 56gm 239 x 129 x 24 x 25- 3434 ♀ " " 187 x 97 x 22 x 24 2.5g. 3435 ♂ " " lastly 7mm. Liver abs. medium 197x 199 x 22½ x 25 25 g. 3436 ♂ " " 207 x 111 x 23 x 25 26g v. Schier, 15,000ft; 22 km. E Aequipa Aequipa Peru Dec. 23 3437 abdomen ardino 133x 51 x 19 x 14 18g. testis 9½~
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P. PEARSON 1951 (km. 58) 3438 ♂ medium turrono 3439 ♀ Little " Testes 14 mm + 12 mm, corresponding with 3439 ovaries to 4 mm. Hwaylaco, 54 min. ENE auympa, 15,300 ft., Dept. of auympa Dec. 25 3440 ♂ amblyseps bolivarensis caught by hand at 11 a.m. at bottom of mica colony. V.G. times: 169 x 68 x 27 x 25, 29 g. Dec. 26 (same area but 15,000 ft.) 3441 Lizard 3442 " 3443 " 3444 " 3445 " This and 4 or 5 young (se 3442 - 4♂) caught under stone. One on understone afternoon of Dec. 25 and others were seen under stone then, Still there captured at a.m. Dec. 26. By AKP Dec. 27 3446 ♀ Lizard 3447 ♂ " 3448 " 3449 " 3450 Toad 3451 " 3452 " 3453 " under stone on flat Tucopalo, 13,900 ft., 75 km. W. of Puno Dec. 29 3454 ♀ Phyllotoxa sublimia 3455 ♀ " caught by AKP. mature. Tissues present. 169 x 50 x 23 x 23, 50 g., 2 left intact region from membr. Ectotheca? 143 x 49 x 22 x 20, 31 g. 15 km. W of Puno, 13,000 ft., Dept. of Puno. Dec. 30 3456 ♂ Mothuna sand may + log. Testes 10 x 7, crop 23 g. bulging with rectha, nest of them 15 mm. over. A few suds and one closer leaf.
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1951-1952 6 P. PEARSON 3457 ? Haesperomyz duvilla 106x39 x 16x15. (2yrs. 3458 ? Bolomyx auranna nest short but no end. 167x67x19x14 27g. embryo 12mm., 2 nt., 1 left 3459 ? Phyllotia darwini chilensis 237x114x25x26 56g. 5 km. W. of Puno, 13,000ft. Dept. of Puno, Dec. 31 nesta 10, sem. sea, large, 23mm. 3460 Phyllotia darwini chilensis 219x118 x 26x 23 42g. nesta 12, sem. sea large 35 mm. no end left 3461 ? Phyllotis darwini chilensis 227x109 x 26x26 60g. 5 embry., 3 nt., 2 left 3462 Abrodon bolivianus 146 x 5(18) x 13 22g. 4 km. E Puno Juli, 12,700ft.; Dept. of Puno Jan. 1 nesta 3463 ? Phyllotia darwini chilensis 232x123x26x25 45g. nest. term. thni: 23j 3464 ? Phyllotis darwini chilensis 174x85x23x32 nt. plant but no end 45 g 3465 ? Chrosomys jelokii 186 x 94 x 25 x 21 3466 ? Abrodon bolivianus 168x69 x 20½ x 16 34g. nesta 6mm, sem. sea large. 3467 ? Haesperomyz duvilla 114x43x16x15 12g. 4 km. E. Juli (2,600 ft.); Dept. of Puno Jan. 2 3468 ? Hummer. on nest at night in cave. 6½ g. Two. eggs in first few days of incubation. One left large, folds up to 1mm and 3cl. 3469 ? nestari same species as above. On nest in cave at night. Two nestlings almost ready to leave nest, 7 gram folds ½ mm. 3470 Tockyanus 3471 ? Chrosomys jelokii nesta short, nest, mountain skull adult 85 x 70x24x18 46g. 3472 Chestnut-crested fly catcher in cave at night with 3469 25g. 3473 ? Mako musteloidea 190x 0x38 x 21 ½lbs: apple long, 2 emb. large (2 nt. left) 3474 ? Skink tail? skull mm., ovating. 3475 Toad 3476 Snake
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1952 P. PEARSON 7 4 km NW Pomata, 12,500ft, Dept. of Peru, Peru 3477 ♂ Phyllotis osilae osilae testis sq mm, sv mark, 13mm 62g. 265 x 138 x 26 x 22 3478 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chilensis testa ll, sv large, 22mm. 64g. 250 x 119 x 26 x 26 testa 7, sv 14mm. (large) 3479 ♂ Chucumys jelskii 190 x 78 x 25 x 20 38g. 3480 ♂ Phyllotis osilae osilae testa 8, small, tm. 1 245 x 127 x 25½ x 25 47g. testa much worn but no mark. 3481 ♀ " " " 227 x 115 x 24½ x 23 74g. 3482 Felia cat skull, pelage Jan. 4 3483 ♀ Phyllotis darwini chilensis vagina not open. testa small, round. 36g. 220 x 115 x 25½ x 26 3484 ♂ Hummer complete nest in case at 2pm. one other earlled from nest. Both good figures, 8½g. testes 1mm 3485 3 skulls from 3 owl pellets taken at hummer cage. 3gft. burned owls seen at same place, although pellets were torn owl rizo. tea for andinomyz? Jan. 5 3486 ♀ Carver Galea musteloides 1 each left horn, 18mm, 2 nearlbing (1-5. 14ft) 230 x 0 x 40^24 15km S. Plane, 12,600ft, Dept. of Peru, Jan. 6 3487 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chilensis testa 12, sv huge 26mm [206] x [92] x 26½ x 26½ 54g testa 12, sv large 3488 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chilensis 217 x 116 x 27½ x 28 53g. Hacienda Sorafra, 12,600ft, 33km S Plane, Dept. of Peru 3489 ♂ Hippocamelus 40½" x 4" x 11½" x 6" 39lbs. Testes 1¼" 3490 ♀ " 48½" x 3½" x 13" x 5½". 50 lbs minima guta (intestina, liver, stomach, blood, and uterus with 8 CR fetuses. Hacienda Paimonani, 13,000ft Jan. 7 3491 ♀ Perdia about in barley field. Barley in crop. no wood patch, over 8mm orange, next smaller km, probably a c-albo. Sogo Soricota, 15,000ft, Dept. of Peru, Peru Jan. 9, 1952 3492 ♂ Ctenomys sp. {ovum resids, 25mm, slender Testis 11 mm. 330 x 98 x 45 x 9 3/4 lb. ♂} not fd.
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P. PEARSON 1952 8 Hacien da Parimani, 13,000 ft., 40 km S. Pleno, Dept of Llano Jan 8, 1952 3493 Toad in store along Rio Huangue. 3494 " "' 3495 .. "'" Pampan Vieirba, 15,000 ft., 120 km S. Pleno, Dept de Llano Jan 9 3496 Toad wandering out in Feztera - two desert midgets 5km E. Laguna Dulce, 14,600 ft, Dept of Moquegua. Jan-10 Skeleton 3497 ♀ Tigrinatra largest fall .4 1/2 mm.; many of them 1.8 lbs., Caecum 150 x 25 on each side: Crop bulging with blossoms + leaves. One of two mite 3498 3498 ♀ " 2.0 lbs. Meibood filled although possible dry only remains. Owl numerous up to 4 mm. Jan-11 3499 ♂ Seowitta? on two census area 24 g. scaly brood/patch, skull adult. testes 5mm. 3500 ? Earth creper? 15 1/2 g. In Feztera - stone desert: still min. Jan-12 caught by AKP. Testes q, sv largo 3501 ♂ Eligmodontus fureculus hirtipes 171 x 81 x 24 1/2 x 20 23 g. caught by AKP. Uterine tubes very large, 3502 ♀ Abudon ardinus 127 x 45 x 19 x 13 15 g. winds. front anus 35mm., about as small any seen. 3503 Lichinum One about 1mm. sypber cl clear, ovistera fairly large. 3504 ♀ " on two census area. Front anus 75 mm. stretched until a few skin + ? argetable?/publs. 35 Vagina not then, nipples 3mm., normally 3505 ♀ Stenopyr opina 278 x 80 x 42 x 8 0.5 lbs. considerably fat. 2 fetuses at home left; fetuses 36mm @ R. no cl in left way, possible 2mm AR. Jan-13 3506 Toad From station 21 of census area at 11:30 3507 ♂ Stenopyr opina 3/4 lb. 312 x 87 x 44 x 9. Testes q x 7, femurs 18mm; shining; not functional. Not fat.
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PEARSON 1952 9 5 km E Lago Sucha, 14,600 ft., Dept. of Moquegua Jan 13, cont'd 3508 ♀ Oreamnos americanus jurr. From matching rocks, Virgin not broken. Vulva 212 x 65 x 33 x 6. 117 g. sleeve Y-shaped, long from ovarian summit. stomach with vegetable particles. Milk not formed. 3509 ♀ " " no skin shot by AKP 10 a.m. Virgin closed. Nipples 2 mm, 280 x 76 x 38 x 8 0.6 lbs no milk. vulva 3 mm, no scars; ovaries without big follics or cl 3510 ♀ Oreamnos americanus hirtipes 147 x 69 x 22 x 18 13 g. smooth. 3511 ♀ Oreamnos sparsim. Jan. 14 no skin shot on cinama area 20 yds from Station 2, 310 x 88 x 39 x 0.6 lbs. 10 a.m. Virgin closed, nipples long, 6 mm, milk effervescible. 3512 jnr. shot same day 5 yds away; same hump system and another jnr. same size seen 5 yds away. 3 per nipples anterior 2 pr. quite later. Mammary follicle on R about 2 mm thick. L lumen 2½ mm, 1 scar each horn. No large follicle or corpuscle cl either horn, but are brunstable, each ovary. 3512 ♂ " " shot 11 a.m. 5 yds from above, almost certainly [215] x 61 x 31 x 6. young of 3511 & black pelage of jnr. Tail with dorsal + ventral mane giving compressed effect: Ostra 4½ mm. Sem-resisting, 4 mm vegetable/animal stomach. 87 g. 3513 ♀ " " shot 9:45 a.m. on cinama area 10 yds from Station 15. 303 x 91 x 41½ 0.5 lbs. No peak digging Virgin open, nipple 5 mm, no milk. Trace of mammary tissue. Lumen opening 1 fetra left horn smelling 20mm but probably residual. R lumen with no large or small follicles, stray with 4 cl. Section for ovary, cl. 3514 ♂ " " shot a.m. on cinama area 15 yds from 3. No digging. 312 x 90 x 43 0.7 lbs water 11½ mm. Sem-area 25mm but slender 3515 ♂ " " shelter trapped overnight on cinama area at Station 11, by top of 313 x 99 x 44 0.8 lbs cattle/macademia trap. Tache 11 mm. Semina 2 lumen, shepher. Jan. 15 3516 ♀ " " shot 9 a.m. 24 yds from (18). 74 268 x 3T 0.4 lbs. vulva open, creamy fluid under. Nipples 6 mm, milk effervescible. Mammary tissue 2 mm thick, milky. Ovarial scar in left horn, probable old cl and left ovary-nothing in right. ♀ looks small and stark.
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P. PEARSON 1952 5 km E Lags Sucha, 14,600 ft., Dept. y Inognegna 3517 ♂ Ctenrops ofimigin shot 11:30, 13yds from station 12 mites, Air. 205 x 62 x 30. 76g. + flesm. Testa 4mm, stomach with belant matter 3518 ♂ " shot in a.m. near hse. Testis 11mm, 318 x 99 x 46 0.7lbs. Arm. sea. 24mg, glands. Jan. 16 skin, skull + label. 3519 ♂ Druizon stomach with liquid fluid, + minute kidder. 40 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 13 3/4lb. Ovaries trapped in a.m. 4yds from station 11. 3520 ♀ Ctenrops ofimior 286 x 85 x 39 0.5 lbs. vagina open. Nipples 3 mm. No milk. Pregnant. One right horn - 41 mm CR. Left horn resorbing lump 16 mm. One corpus lutein in right ovary; one in left. Right along separate. Testis a ♂. shot near hse. 3521 ♀♂ Ctenrops ofimior 295 x 88 x 43 0.6 lbs. flesm, Vagina closed. Nipples 5 mm. No milk. Uteri with indistinct placental scars. Rt. ovary with 1 medium full. Left ovary with 1 med. full. No mammary tumour shot down the road. 3522 ♀ " 258 x 74 x 38 0.3 lbs. vagina closed. Nipples tiny, less than 1/2 mm. uteri 1.5mm. juvenile. Ovaries with small follicles. Rt. arm with possible bullet wound, healed from our previous visit. Longst Rt. toenail 15 mm. longest left toes nail many lice. 3523 ♀ " " shot down the road 270 x 86 x 39 0.4 lbs. vagina not open. Nipples 3 mm. No milk. uteri 2.5mm, smooth, no scars probable scars - 1 Rt, 2 left. Ovaries with small follicles. shot in A.M. down the road. 3524 ♀ " 293 x 88 x 39 0.5 lbs. vagina closed. Nipple 6 mm. Some milk. Placental scars - 1 left, 1/2 Rt. Rt. ovary with 1 medium full. Left ovary with small follicles. shot in A.M. in stream bed down 3525 ♂ " 321 x 103 x 45 0.8 lb. post. Testis 10 mm, fleshy. Seminal vesicles 22 mm, thin. Testis dark. Lice saved.
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PEARSON 1952 5 km E Lago Suco, 14,600 ft., Dept. of Magueto Jan. 17 3526 ?cteronuga opimus shot in a.m. by AKP. 247 x 75 x 34 147g. Vagina closed, nipples tiny, . Viscera ok; 1/2 mm, no scars, immature, brain with small-med. follicle; stomach with grand up-roots & liver. shot in a.m. by AKP. Testes 10 mm; 296 x 83 x 42 0.7 lbs. Biv. nea. 15 mm, slender. 3527 ? " " 3528 ? " " shot in a.m. by AKP. Vagina stuck shut but 295 x 90 x 42 0.7 lbs. desable by tractor, nipples 5mm, normal; pregnant fat + mesenteric etc. Pregnant (small) wt. born 10x16, left horn with probable joint placenta scar. Rt. or. with 2 CL 2 mm in diam and 3 large follicles. Left ov. much smaller, 1 med. foll & Embryos in deep sac, several fold stages. Jan. 18 3529 ? Cteronuga opimus shot in a.m. by AKP. Testes 12 mm; 323 x 90 x 45 0.8 lbs. Seminal vesicles 25mm, thin. 3530 ? " " shot by AKP. Vagina closed, nipples 4 mm. 271 x 83 x 40 0.5 lbs. no milk. Possibly 1 locental scar. Each horn. No mammary tissue. 3531 ? " " jun. shot by AKP at Am. 10 ft. from 3532 196 x 59 x 30 77 g. Vegetable follicles swollen. Testes 3 1/2 mm. 3532 ? " " shot by AKP 10 ft. from jun. 3531 280 x 88 x 40 0.4 g. Vagina closed, nipples 6mm, milked, 1/2 scar each horn. 3533 ? " " jun. vagina not open. Much shot 240+ x 75 x 37 0.25 lbs + Jan. 19 3534 ? Falcinaria testes 9mm, white, spherical, tubules distinct. front-arms 8?, belly quite orange, stomach with crimson flower parts. 3535 ? " not med. front-arms 90, belly pale orange, pre-and sternal zone live bright orange. Stomach with 2 crimson blossoms and a large beetle. Testes 9mm, spherical, white, tubules eachy minute. 3536 ? " front-arms 79 mm; belly faintly speckled orange without the pre-and enlarged males of 35-34 & 35-35. Stomach with one crimson blossom and large leaf of Nostrelle, and one small fly. Ovaries with follicles 1/2 mm and yellow CL.
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PEARSON 1952 12 3537 ♀ Zolomum not seen. front-anna 78mm. Belly spotted gray but not yellow, pre-oral palate not enlarged. Stomach contains leaves + blossoms of justitilia. Fellia 2mm, 5 in one ovary, 4 in other, also small orange c? Onchista flat, 3mm wide. 3538 ♂ " " not seen speckled young, front-anna 36mm. Testis 1mm 3539 ♂ " " juvenile 32 mm SA Lampes Arawitire, 14,500ft., Tuntupora, Dept of Moquegua Jan-20 preg: left, 4x7; 16mm CR. 3540 ♀ (Hebersonya decilla) 127 x 39 x 16 x 17 26g. much worn. tarsus, 4 embryos (broken) on both legs 3541 ♀ Aubersonya bolivensis 216 x 93 x 27 x 25 76g. -uris; 9 mm. 3542 ♂ " " 187 x 85 x 26 x 25 48g. Volcan Tuntupora, 17,000ft., Dept of Moquegua, Peru Jan 21 3543 ♂ A. bolivensis 135 x 52 x 21 x 12 29g Testis (0 mm. slit behind midline but near saddle rims. Lopez Burke, 14,500ft., Dept of Moquegua actually, SV large 3544 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chilensis 223 x 112 x 27 1/2 x 28 61g. interthighs no emb. 3545 ♀ Phyllotis darwini chilensis 209 x 110 x 25 x 25 36g. 1 km. N Tarata, 11,000ft., Dept of Tacna, Peru Jan-23 3546 ♂ Phyllotis magister magister testi 12 mm, accessory large. 264 x 131 x 28 x 24 71g. 3547 ♀ " " "no emb." 242 x 124 x 27 x 26 58g. 3548 ♀ " some memory twins 246 x 125 x 28 x 25 55g. placed? or, no 'emb. 3549 ♂ " " " testi 13mm, SV very large 274 x 129 x 29 x 26 93g. 2 km. N Tarata, 11,500ft., Dept of Tacna, Peru 3550 ♂ Bolomys bellfichi testis 11mm, SV very large 167 x 72 x 22 x 15 34g. Jan. 25 3551 ♀ Phyllotis darwini rupestris amp embryos, 4 left, 1 right. 195 x 102 x 23 1/2 x 22 28g. tarsi 8, SV 26 mm. 3552 ♂ " 212 x 113 x 23 x 24 35g. 3553 ♂ Phyllotis magister magister tarsi 11mm, SV very large 270 x 143 x 29 1/2 x 25 75g no emb. 3554 ♀ " " 265 x 134 x 28 x 25 58g.
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PEARSON 1952 3 km. N. Tarata, 12,200ft.; Dept. of Tacna, Peru. Jan. 25 3555 ♂ Phyllotris 3556 ♂ Phyllotris darwini nepestris 3557 ♀ Bolomys lekiptechii; testa 11, SV very large. 274 x 143 x 30 x 25 92 g. testa 9, SV very large; 28 mm. 208 x 107 x 23 x 26 39 g. left test., 11mm on 158 x 64 x 21v 13 4 km. N-Tarata, 12,800ft.; Dept. of Tacna, Peru Jan. 26 3558 ♂ Hippocamelus 3559 ♂ Marmosa 3560 ♀ Phyllotris majester majister PS. looked at 5 ♀ coarse Phyllotris from 14,500', none prog or lnx. testa "mm., SV large. 300 x 156 x 32 x 29 79 g. testa 10, SV very large 208 x 108 x 14 x 22 32 g. 296 x 154 x 27 x 26 65 g. no eval. 4½ km. N. Tarata, 13,200ft. Dept. of Tacna, Peru testa 10 3563 ♂ Bolomys lekiptechii; 151 x 60 x 21½ x 14 33 g. SV large 5 km. N. Tarata, 13,500ft.; Dept. of Tacna, Peru 3564 ♀ Phyllotris darwini chilensis 242 x 125 x 26 x 26 44 g. 20 km. NE Tarata, 14,600ft.; Dept. of Tacna, Peru Jan. 28 3565 ♂ Phyllotris darwini chilensis 3566 ♀ " " " 3567 SKEL. ♀ Paramys lemmus 3568 ♂ akodon andinus 3569 ♀ Akidion andinus testa 10, SV large; 20 mm. 229 x 118 x 26½ v 27 52 g. Prog. between 22mm, 2 rt (left); normal wt. 222 x 111 x 25½ v 25 5½ g. Liver enormous; 2 large fatues in 196 x 52 x 27½ x 25 102 g testis, right test., 29mm ca. left ovary no CL, right ovary with > CL, large, one of them 4 mm diam. stomach with smelly bags; liver mammary tissue. testaqm., SV very large.) 133 x 51 x 20 x 14 21 g. no eval 126 x 49 x 18 x 14 15 g.
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P. PEARSON 1952 14 25 km. N.E. Tarata, 15,200ft; Dept. of Tacna, Peru Jan. 29. 3570 ♀ Phyllotoa darwini chilensis 3571 ♂ abator ardim 3 intussus., neum. tissue 213 x 106 x 27 x 25 47g. testa 6mm, SV small 112 x 46 x 18 x 13 12g. 2 km. N. Nevado Surine, 15,300ft; Dept. of Tacna, Peru Jan. 30 +SV male 3572 ♀ Abrversono cinerea 3573 ♂ Ctenomys opimus ♂ v.G. fair struct but no end. 215 x 62 x 25 x 25 80g. testa 11mm, Pebbly; SV thin, thin. Trapped by high foot 303 x 83 x 45 x 8 0.8 lbs. Cobapaco, 14,300ft, 123 km. S. Puno, Dept. of Puno, Peru Jan. 31st 3574 ♂ Ctenomys opimus Pampa de Ancoramarca, 13,700ft; 123km. S Puno, Dept. of Puno; to noncompam., Testis 10, SV thin, 20 mm. 305 x 90 x 42 x 8 0.9 lbs. and ½ lb. Feb. 1 3575 ♂ Ctenomys opimus 3576 ♀ " 3577 ♀ " tapped by belly, testes 9 mm., SV thin. 301 x 80 x 42 x 8 0.8 g. trapped by hand for night S, 2 fatmese, in high house 12 cm CK, point hole, no rooting; CL laboring. 276 x 87 x 41 0.4g. tapped by anus, much about foot, 2 embryos 270 x 68 x 42 0.7g. rt. horn 45mm, left 2CL. rt. ovary; both limbs. 94 3578 ♀ Phyllotoa bolinensis 3579 ♀ Hesperomys lucilla mummy tissue; absent SCure 213 x 90 x 26 x 26 79g. v.G. thick but no end. of scent. 103 x 39 x 16 x 15 9½ g. Between Cobapaco and Ancoramarca, 14,500ft. Dept. of Puno 3580 ♂ Ctenomys opimus 3581 ♀ " " testa 9mm, white, SV thin, 25 mm. Caught by lobby. 290 x 82 x 43 0.7 lbs. trapped by anus. Middle 7 mm, some mush but don't look used. 270 x 78 x 40 0.5 lbs. little mummy tissue and 2 CL are &P Lony, more rt., no CL seen. Pampa de Ancoramarca, 13,700ft; 123km. S. Puno, Dept. of Puno Feb. 2 (1952) 3582 ♀ Phyllotoa darwini chilensis Ancoramarca, 13,800ft., 123km. S. Puno, Dept. of Puno Feb. 2, (1952) 3583 ♂ Phyllotai sublinius Hesperomys ? v.G. thin, no end. 212 x 112 x 27 x 23 37g. testa 9 mm, SV large, 18 mm. 148 x 47 x 21 x 23 32g.
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P. PEARSON 1952 15 Pampa de Capago, 14,300ft., 123 km. S. Plano, Dept. of Cnrra, Peru. Feb. 3 3584 ♂ Elginothura praelulus furtuos 168 x 80 = 23 x 19 28 g. Merehman's Worms. 3585 ♀ Phyllocladius sublinis 154 x 44 x 20-23 66 g. trapped by belly in festina - tola. 3586 ♀ Ctenomyz opimus 267 x 86 x 40 x .4 lbs. middle arm, some scale, but does not seem to be 2 seen rt. horn, & left: no closer. it, on screen field. Tastes 9 mm., so this 290 x 87 x 40 0.5 lbs 14 mm. 3587 ♂ " " Tastes 4½ mm., SO tiny, trapped in festina - tola. 3588 ♂ Ctenomyz opimus 230 x 70 x 33 x 12/gc. no skin " " shot on screen field. Vagina closed. Sucked libs or din, stomach middle arm, no scale; little rt horn, 25 mm cr, 10L [275]-73x37 rt. ordin, possibly left. 0.4 lbs. 3589 ♀ " " shot on screen field, an mixture of din. opimus. no skin " " 228 x 60 x 35 Vtome 2 mm., no seen. Vagina closed middle arm tiny. 15 km. S. Mogocruz, 13,200ft.; Dept. of Cnrra, Peru Feb-3 3591 ♂ Perdis one of a pair, Tastes 15 x 11. Crop with green thinks + tips of wings. Sound testes & belly skin. pale ascovite of 3591. Oviduct very large, ovarian follicles 30,20+10 mm., + smaller and one recently collapsed follicle, no blood patch. Crop as above folia a few Glyssoma's - Saved belly skin. 3592 ♀ " one of a pair. other not gotten. No brood patch. Oviduct very large, follicles 80, 22, 11, +fews recently ruptured follicle. Scaled pieces of belly skin in Borini's. Crop as above + small green seed pods. alove. No brood patch. Tastes 16 x 11 mm. 3593 ♀ " Piece of skin oiled in Borini's. Oviduct empty, Langenya body brittle 3594 ♂ " 2 km. N. Mogocruz, 13,000ft., Dept. of Cnrra. Feb. 4 3595 ♀ Perdis. one of a pair. No brood patch. Ova 30+22 mm. crop with green seeds. Pampa de Capago, 14,300 ft., 123 km. S. Plano, Dept. of Cnrra, Peru Feb-4 3596 ♀ lizard 76mm 5A over about 2 mm. 3597 ♂ lizard misread nose arm 76mm, belly faint green, pea and plates orange, testis white green almost spherical tubules scales, front testis + blurry. Calipers 3 day 2 noon fiddled.
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P. PEARSON 1952 16 [illegible], 13,700 ft; 123 km. S. Plane, Dept. of Plano Jan. 31 3598 Took 3599 Took [illegible], 13,000 ft; Dept. I Plano/ Penn Feb. 4 3600 ♂ Bolomorpa berlepschi Teeth 10 mm, SV very large 150 x 61 x 21 x 13 26g. 3601 ♂ Hepialomys dicillo Teeth 8, SV large, 13mm. [97] x [19] x 17½ x 18 4g- 60 km. S Plane. Paima Aurellata, 13,200 ft; Dept. of Plano, Penn Feb. 5 3602 ♂ stenomys peruanus fles + "serum". Fur very worn. Teeth 317 x 79 x 41 1.0 lbs. scrutd 18 mm. SV 50 mm. Worms in abdomen. 3603 ♂ w skin Teeth 20 mm, tubules not marked, SV 35 mm, 295 x 84 x 41. 1.0 lbs. much bigger than anything seen in Peru so far. Abdomen with great swarms of tapeworms? 3604 ♂ " "" 297 x 81 x 41 0.8 lbs. Fur on back and tail much worn akin 3602, worms in abdomen. Teeth 18 mm., accessories 33 mm., x 2½ mm. 3605 ♀ " "" 267 x 78 x 38 . 0.5 lbs nipples 1 mm., vagina closed, 4 trumpets byz left horn, int. 4 orange cl. left on, int. worms 3606 ♂ " scrutum by block + complete. Teeth - 230 x 0 x 41 x 24 globular, 21 mm., sharpiet. very large SV. liberar, 150 mm. long, 6 mm. wide. Left teeth in scrutum but not cut. 3607 ♂ " "" 230 x 0 x 41. Scrutum block left teeth not severed. SV 110mm., teeth 20 mm. Ejected huge. scrutum by block+ complete. 3608 ♂ " 230x0 x 40. Teeth slivered, 20mm. retentable; SV very long + crystalline as above - Teeth 22 mm., SV.155 x 5 mm. 3609 ♂ " "" 235 x 0 3610 ♂ " "" 231x0 teeth 18, SV long. 3611 ♂ " "" 200 x 0 Teeth 7 mm., SV 20 x ½ mm. vagina closed, 1 fimbria each horn, 1 complete. 3612 ♀ " "" 205 x 0 yellow cl. ex-born, 2½ x 3 mm each cl. Swelling 13 mm but probably absorbing. 3613 ♀ " miplo 5, no white vagina then, 2 orange cl left utary 3mm. thorn, and 1 left, 1 receding plus left horn, 217 x 0 and 2 by between left horn, tail long 85, foot 22. one female
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17 P. PEARSON 1952 Hacinda Parruvini, 12,800 ft.; 40 km.-S. Puno, Dept. of Puno Feb. 6 3614 ♀ Phylotria darwini chilensis 222 x 114 x 26 x 26 44 g. 4 large emb., rt. loin, more left. Consider. extra llm., 5 r24, large. tissue 3615 ♂ Phylotria osilae osilae 239 x 120 x 26 x 22 58 g. Rio Huanque, 13,000 ft.; 50 km.-S. Puno, Dept of Puno Feb 7 3616 ♂ muciositicolor ciseren testa 10mm. Feeding 2 young; case 21 g. 15 km. W. Puno, (13,000ft) Dept. of Puno, Peru Feb. 9 3617 Hesperomyza decilla testa 2, 5v fairly large, 10mm- 113 x 40 x 15 x 16 17gms. 3618 2 copulating pairs of beetles. Compare with crop content of cocornis Holly-awthighy, some creamy tissue. 3619 ♀ Phylotria osilae osilae 210 x 96 x 24 x 22 43 g. maunds; vagina large. 3620 ♀ Phylotria darwini chilensis 200x100 x 26 x 24 35 g. snout-anus 88mm. Belly yellow, pink and pleated orange, angry 3621 ♂ Lixoderrus Test 9 11 sphere. Stomach with newest matter - captured by AK during day. Florential scars, some worms, 3622 ♀ Abdeston anseum 167 x 60 r 20 x 13 33 g. tissues SKEI. Feb. 10 3623 ♂ Mothura short 5 km. 50, 13,..ft.; accompanied by another, pale aperdia nearby. 2 recent cl., one broken up, no large follicles. No brood patch. Same kind to Carl. 70km.E.Puno, 14,300 ft. Dept.of Puno, Peru Feb. 10 3624 Mothesprocta minima In company with 3625 & 3 others, one of which was larger. 210 g.; wing 160. No brood patch testis 4mm. 3625 ♀ " 230g. No brood patch. Wing 157. Ovary with only wing follicles. (km.61, 13,800') Feb 10, 1952 3626 ♂ Hwerend? 5" x 5" x 1 3/4 " x 6" leg at stardle 28" horns hard, testa 2 1/2"
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P. PEARSON 1952 18 (Hoylaco, 54km ENE Argentina, 15,000ft), Feb.6 Augutta 3627 ♂ Dusignox 13 km W. Valque, 13:30 ft; Dept of Chno, Peru Feb.17 trapped by Kford, and cut off Testes 20 mm. small piece of testes, nothing else, 3628 ♀ Ambecinga betina 3629 ♀ Phyllotia oilara oilara 3630 ♀ Boloma anserina 3631 ♀ Abdon helminensis Feb.18 Phylletis oilara oilara Abhconyga betina 3632 ♂ Testes 10, 5/4mm large. 219 x 96 x 21(½) x 21 55 g, Feb.19 shot 6:30 a.m. in company with 3634. Crop empty Testes 18x12. Belly possibly slightly depilated more so than 3634, slightly wrinkled. 3633 ♂ Mothbrocta 3634 ♀ " largest foll.5 mm., no c.f. seen. Margin of brood patch. Oviduct large wata 8,5v 18mm, pinky large 170 x 73 x 23 x 19 33 g. 3635 ♂ Neotorys elricosa Feb.20 Flushed off nest of 6 eggs at 10:30 a.m. Belly skin edematous, belly not vacuous, little defatherigration. Skin marked x at tip of sternum. 1½ lbs Testes 18-110mm. Crop with mostly clover, 3 small body? leetle, some culms like small garlic. Feb.21 no obvious brood patch. Testes 17x10. Shot about 6a.m.. Crop almost empty. Shot 5:30 a.m. One of a pair. Ovary mature, largest foll. 2 mm. No obvious brood patch Crop empty. 3637 ♂ Mothura 3638 ♀ " no brood patch. Oviduct large, abdomen full of yolk Ovary with large ruptured follicle (from shot?), collapsed follicle measured 12mm; another slightly smaller collapsed follicle largest intact foll.5 mm, yolkly. No chren. Probably about to lay. 3639 ♀ " Shot 7:30 a.m.. Possibly wrinkled brood patch but not obvious. Oviduct large but not as large as 3639. Ovary robust, largest foll.7 mm, more new yolk. 3640 ♀ "
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P. PEARSON 1952 36418 Muthoprocta. shot seen round 5:30 pm. while driving the whin chimp. Pair had been seen before frequently. 0.9 lbs. Belly rumpled - retractions out and defecting, slender or retinalgum Teatna 17x10 Well full, slender, small beetle, other leaves. Caught by MK 3642 Drake 65km W. Puno, 13,100ft Dept of Puno Peru Feb 24 1952 no skins 3643 ♂ Sogidura 3644 ♀ " no skin 3645 ♂ " no skin 3646 ♂ " 3647 ♀ " Teatna 32mm, SV long not complemented morula. Fetua 220x105mm, pigmented out on fur, Teatna 20 mm, SV large. Sordes yumgali. Brown-headed spring. Teatna 10mm, SV quite small. Vagina closed. Myttles long but no smilka. Fetus 310x145mm, furry. 82km W. Puno, 14,000ft; Dept of Puno Peru Feb 25 3648 ♀ Phyllotria darwini chilensis caught by AKP. Primary thirns. Immature. 224x114x26x27 49g. 3649 ♂ Abadora Boliviensis caught by AKP Teatna 11mm, SV very large. 162x65x19x14 35g. Feb 27 3650 Toed. Understood no matter. Feb 29 3651 ♂ Muthoprocta 1.2 lbs. 600g. Total length (to tip of feathers) 13¼". Wing 196, length of bill 26, width of mandible 27, tip of bill to back of head 64. Brown of back feathers slightly ruder. Teatna 19x13. Part of penis projecting from cloaca. Shot 9 a.m. standing on rock of 3652 ♀. Saved blood patch in bonums, and cloacal region in primulin to show penis etc., and teatna. No obvious blood patch. Crop with green seed heads, large greenish berries, fruit, large beetle, a grub (penetrating from 1.3 lbs. 3652 ♀ " 680g. Total length 14½", wing 206mm. Tip of bill to back of bird -79, width of mandible 28, length of bill 30. No obvious blood patch. Shot 9:20 a.m. Cloacalpty? Shot shortly after being stood on by 3651 (see note). No obvious. Blood patch, certainly little defeatherization and no abnormality. Large leathery egg in lower one laid 45x30. Nest largest 20mm and nest 10mm. She now large collapsed jolly, on other smaller but quite comparable. Saved every piece of blood patch.
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P. PEARSON 1952 82 km. W. Puno, 14000 ft., Dept. of Puno, Peru. 26 March 5 3653 ♂ Chiroemyx jelakii by cord. Testes ?, 5v large, 15 mm. 178 x 75 x 25 x 21 = 38 g. 3654 ♂ Nectomys elisionus testes ?, 5v large, 25 mm. 190 x 77 x 23 x 17 35 g. 3655 ♀ Lizard ovarin large; numerous follicles up to 2 mm., all 7-8 mm. & A.; ureter pale, not pig like the CL. 3656 Tomytood March 7 3657 ♀ Mylotheca Shot above white going long call above waterfall. Distorted by hornet. Lomne yellow, or dust large. Crop with beetles; deep food & thick white roots. Nasal 30 mm, tips of bill to back of head 71 mm. 3658 Lizard. March 9 3659 Lizard 3660 Toad 3661 " 3662 ♂ Lizard caught in earthen trail. Belly amber, back speckled, orange and plates. 5-A 77 mm. Testes ? mm. 3663 ♀ " speckled body NA 92 mm. Orange and plates, tails pale yellow. Testes (mm.), spherical. 3664 ♀ " N.A. 80 mm. Orange with white follicles to 3 mm. March 11 3665 ♂ Lizard Belly amber, back speckled. 5-A 92 mm. testes (7 x 10. Orange pre- and platea 3666 ♂ " belly amber, lochs speckled, pre- and platea orange, 5A-76 mm. Only one teste, thick, 8 mm. One of pair. Weighing 205 g., bill 29 mm., head 69 3667 Mylotheca 690 g. 1.6 lbs. "Defathered" area 23 x 45, wrinkled, but not thick or vascular. Oradest very large; large yolk ovum in ovary 30 mm., at least = large CL; no medium milky follicles. Crop with large beetles, some clever and foods. Shot at 10:15 a.m. 3668 ♀ Chiroemyx jelakii 6 cords, 4rd & 2 left, 27 mm CR. 170 x 70 x 23 x 19 58 gms. 3669 ♂ Chiroemyx jelakii testes 8 mm, 5v 14mm, med. large. 163 x 71 x 23 x 21 31g. 3670 ♀ Lizard 5A-92 mm. Belly mottled orange, no pre- and orange scales. Rt. drage with many follicles up to 2 mm., left ovary much smaller (femoralis) 3671 Frog in montetop near water fall
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P. PEARSON 1952 82 km W. Puno, 14000 ft., Dept. of Puno, Peru March 12 3672 ? Muthopirocta one pair. 600g. Wing 202, cell 25 mm. Broad/patch over this, loose reticulation but not obviously adretrous. Testes 20x11. Cells with 2 tufts green seed pods. March 13 3673 ? Phyllotis lacus 3674 ? Metomys elisionis 3675 ? Phyllotis andlimis cata 11, SV legs, 15 mm. 210x73x25x22 67g. Tales 10, SV large, 22-- 189x71x22x17 45g. Prenatal semen 183x58x21x21 48g. March 14 3676 Front-eyed frog in pool in small running stream in drytime 3677 " " 3678 Striped toad - March 16 3679 ? Phyllotis pictus 3670 ? Phyllotis pictus 3681 ? Ph. pictus x 3682 ? Choresomys jelakii 3683 about 20 tiny toads of 3+ species - all faked up on net mesh at 11a.m. 2 emb int, left; but not pornio. 183x76 x 23 x 22 37g. no sacs. copra later. 8mm not pig. 161x69x21 1/2 x 20 26g. 3 rat, 2 left. 192x71x24x22 53g. 6 left; 1 rat. emb. 30 mm CR. 178x74x23x19, 61g. March 20 3684 Muthopirocta embryo from nest H 4 3685 Tiny toads about 10 used in mains + B+W pictures Trinipales, km W. Puno, 12800 ft, Dept of Puno March 24 3686 ? Muthopirocta 719g. Shot early afternoon. Mpeller 26 mm. no trace of broad/patch. Egg in oviduct of large fella but large CL. 4C L, smallest 12x9, rabbit shaped. 3687 ? " 761g. Shot early afternoon. no broad/patch. Mpeller 30 mm. 3 days over, 18, 24 1/2, 24 1/2, and gravid smaller over. no CL seen. 3688 " 607g. Shot in early afternoon. Mpeller 28 mm. No distinct broad/patch. Single large ovum 27mm, 7 CL of graded size smallest one about 11x4 mm. 2 others possibly smaller. Crystals of this and preceding 2 full; black buttle, cotillion, gross offenders, only a few green fruits etc.
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P. PEARSON 1962 22 March 25 3689 Toad 3690 " 3691 ♀ Jizard 9-A length 87 mm. Cephalo-4 day 2, Belly pale, fore and scale not crany or enlarged, mutia on hind leg left ovary: 1 yellow foll. 4mm, next logest much smaller 3mm, white. Ov saved, and oident Rt ovary not found. 57 km. ENE Arequipa Huaylaco, 15,500ft; mi tu Puno, Dept of Arequipa, Peru March 30 3692 ♂ Felis yacobita 39 x 16¼ x 5½ x 2½" 8¾lb Trincobalca, 13800 ft, Dept. of Puno, Peru April 1 3693 ♂ Mottiaferuta bought from Andria 2 soles. Retrander wood patch, not vascular nor externally defetched. 561 gms; bill 24mm.; teales 22 x 13 mm. Crop with red berula (Elabeda?) From nest #5 at 8:30 a.m. Twitched. 3694 Mottiaferuta embryo. April 2 3695 " " From nest #7 at 2 p.m. Wiggled & gagged. April 3 3696 " " From nest #6 at 6 p.m. yesterday. 3697 Mottiaferuta 8½ x 7:30 a.m. 60 yds from nest #6 3698 ♀ " shot 7 a.m. going "Eee---arr" 300 yds w/ of nest# 6. 635g, wingsills 26c Molwood patch. Bill to reclain muths 39; molwood patch. One large foll. 26mm, oident large, but no large CL, 8 smallish CL. 3699 ♂ " shot off nest #7 at midnight. Damaged wood patch. 506 g. meq 24mm; Bill to >9 month 37mm. Crook/patch much defetched rurnished. Crop with black beetle, grosshopper, caterpillar, a few red Elabeda fruita. tester 18 x 10½, small tester + B.P.
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P. PEARSON 1952 3700 ♂ Motheparta shot off road at 6 at 6 p.m. 444gms. Msf. 23mm, bill to >34mm. Broad patch feathers left breast, are drawing. Crop with beetle, seeds, 3 chrysalises (cocoons), green caterpillar seed, small green fruits. Both left claw. 3701 ♀ " shot nonmet at 6 (60yds) at 7:15 a.m. 593 gms. Bill 40, msphile 27mm. No broad patch. Egg in lower oviduct, 7 cl per ovary, some quite large; no large yolky follicles. 3702 ♂ " Flushed 8 a.m. 607 gms. Crop .27mm, bill to angl 37mm. Broad patch not defathered but slightly reticulate on the posterior. Tarsus 20+12. Sprouting feathers on back, fat. Crop with sprouting seeds. 3703 Phylotis publius Bumperds. /Left/4rt. 167 x 56 x 20 x 23 ♀ 3704 Nesphorop diella totis 7m 118 x [illegible] x 17 ♂ Haverda Pichpichuni, 8km.w Haverdani, 12,600ft, Dept. of Peru, Peru April 7, 1952 3705 ♀ Stenornys 537g. 1.0lbs. 305x 84 x 39 Vagina closed shut, nipples red, 3mm. Milk season - time fat. Preg. Lambing wt. low, 40 mm c R. 3 cl in L ov and 2 left - Colonie afterwards. 3706 ♀ " 458g. Vagina open, nipples red, 3 1/2 mm. 0.8lbs. 310 x 78 x 37 3 emb. Left horn, 37-0 3CL left ov, none rt. 3707 ♀ " 420g. Vagina open, nipples large, pale, 5mm, 0.7lbs. 310 x 85 x 38. with apparentl. 3 lero- nipples. Faint (percent score, 2+rt. 2+L no CL seen microscopically. Ovaries saved. 3708 ♀ " 451g. Vagina open, nipples pale, 4mm, normal. 1.0lbs 325 x 85 x 39 2 emb. left horn, 1st, 44mm c R. Rt ov with 2 CL, left with 1, small more. Ovaries saved, left mate intact. 3709 ♀ " 663g. Vagina open, nipples pale, 4mm. milk exp. 1.3lbs. 316 x 80 x 39 4 fetuses left horn, more rt., c R about 70 mm, fully formed, or 122 x 35 x 21 35g. Left ov. 2 CL, none rt. Ovaries saved, left mate of intact. Embryos 288 24R 3710 ♀ " 1.1lbs. Vagina closed, nipples 4mm, bone around (posterior/an) 563g. 308 x 77 x 37 only a trace of milk. 2 embryos each horn, c R about 68 mm or 126 x 37 x 22 33g. Rt ov with 2 yellow orange CL, left with 2. Both mate water-cysts of content. Fetuses 4 88
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Hacienda Pichupichuni, 8km NW Iquicullani, 12,600 ft., Dept. de Puno, Peru P. PEARSON 1952 3711 ♀ stenops 0.6 Vagina closed, nipple 3½, no milk. 438g. 294x70x36. much present for a pregnant lamb at this time and 1 late resorption; 2 late resorptions left horn Embryos 36mm CR., a q. Rt. ov: 2 CL, left or 2 CL. 3712 ♀ " 1.02lbs. Vagina open - nipple 4mm, no milk. 523g. 297x71x37 Pregnant 1 late resorption in Rt. horn, (in left), and 1 late in left 44mm CR. Fetus a S. 1CL Rt ov, 3 in left. 3713 ♀ " 1.3lbs. 611g. 328x80x43. teats 19mm. SV 32x4 April 8 3714 ♀ " 1.1 lbs. teats 19mm SV 35x4½. Scaled test Cervix #E 663g. 338x86x42 3715 ♀ " 0.8lbs. Vagina open, nipple 4mm, milk. Cervica 449g. 300x75x38 Post partum swelling in Lect horn, or possibly resorption sites. Rt. berg with 2 CL, left or 2 CL.. 3716 ♀ " 0.7 lbs. vagina closed, nipple 5mm, milk; Cervix 374g. 296x70x38. 2am 3 placental areas in Lt. horn, (in left: 2 CL Rt ov, 1 left; Ovario scaed, Rft with cysts. 3717 ♀ " 0.8lbs. Vagina closed, nipple 5mm, milk. Cervix #A 402g. 298x78x37. 3 placental areas left horn, none Rt. Rt ov no CL, med. follicle, left or 3 Pale CL. 3718 ♀ " 1.0lbs. Vagina open, body. Nipple 4mm, milk. Cervix 518g. 313x80x39. 2 recent total sites Rt horn, none left. Rt ov: 4 CL, more left: Ovario scaed, left with pairs of twins. 3719 ♀ " Cervica 0.7 lbs. vagina closed, nipple 2mm, no milk 355g. 292x67x37 Thermally thick, 4½ mm, but no emb. or scars seen No CL either ovary. 3720 ♀ " 0.8lbs. Vagina open, nipple 5mm, with milk. Cervix #B 430g. 288x70x37. Left horn with 2 smaller recent total sites. Rt. horn with 2 smaller smaller sites, probably resorptions (maybe only 1). Rt ov: with CL, left ov: with 3 CL. 3721 ♀ " 0.8lbs. Vagina closed, nipple 3mm, just outside Cervica 430g. 298x70x37 normal. Pregnant, 2 Rt, 1 left; swelling 15mm, embryo not seen but probably OK. 2CL Rt ov, 1 left. 3722 ♀ " 0.8lbs. Vagina closed, nipple 3mm, no milk; Cervica #J 402g. 315x79x37 Uterus 4mm, no scars, possibly filled up. Ovario small, no CL. 3723 ♀ " 1.1lb. Vagina open, nipple 6mm, no milk; large Cervica #H 555g. 311x78x39 around posterior pair - a sign of late preg??) 3 fetuses left horn, none Rt. Embryo: 128x37x22 36g. Lt ov: (white CL), left ov: 3 white CL, 2 of them bigger than the Rt ov CL. Fetus on 20th /4.
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25 P. PEARSON 1952 Laendn Pachupichuni, 8 km NW Skuacullani 12,600 ft., Sept. ? Peru 3724 ♂ Otomys fumans C635g. 346x84x42 1.3 lbs. Testes 21mm, semin V. 50mm. Ceresus used for landing, 3725 ♀ " 3726 ♀ " 3727 ♂ " [3727] ♀ " NOTE DUPLICATE # 3728 ♀ " 3729 ♀ " 3730 ♀ " 3731 ♀ " 3732 ♀ " 3733 ♀ " 3734 ♂ " 3735 ♀ " jun. 0.8 lbs. Vagina closed. Census # D, 416g. 303x75x38 Mipple 3mm, milk, 1 or 2 small embryos in left horn, none rt. M 4-rt. ov, 4 in left. 0.7 lb. Vagina not open, mipple 2 ½ mm. Census H? 332g. 285x75x37 no milk Recent: 2 at horn CR 17 and 19, one on both presently receding. Left horn 1 recent swelling rt or. 2 cl, left ov. 1 cl. 0. lb. Teste 18mm. SV 30 mm, Census G, 495g. 325x83x39, # 0.7 lbs. Vagina scalded, mipple 4mm, Census F 349g. 288x76x36 milk. Both horns recent persons, can't count them 2 CL rt.or., 2 left + 0.8 lbs. Vagina stuck shut. Mipple 3 mm, Census # K 410g. 303x82x38 no milk RT horn 3 elbs. 23mm CR, left horn more rt.or. 3 pink CL, left ov. 1 pink CL. 0.8 lbs Vagina closed. Mipple 3 mm, # L 430g. 304x78x38 no milk. RT horn one receding embryo. Left horn 2 embryos (R, rt.or. 1 CL, left or 2 CL.) (42x45mm CR/ larger emb. a ?, other presently receding), a ♂ 1.1 lbs Vagina closed. Mipple 3½ no milk. Census # O 580g. 333x88x41 2 fetuses rt.horn 1 left. Total length 118.0ll 3 70', 2 CL rt.or, left. 0.7 lb. Vagina stuck shut. Mipple 4½ mm, Census # N 338g. 290x74x36 milk. 1 recent placental scar each horn. 1CL rt.or.), 2 CL left or. 0.8 lbs. Vagina scalded shut. Mipple 3 mm, Census H P. 410 g. 311x78x39 milk. 1 recent scar left horn (possibly 2), none rt. 1 cl rt or, 2 CL left or. 0.8 lbs. Vagina open. Mipple 3- no milk Census # Q 444g. 2 fetuses rt.horn, none left. 1/32x140x21 ½ fetus - 35 gr. rt.or., 2 CL; left or. none. Fetuses - 2 ♂ 1.2 lbs. n.w. 40x4- 579g. 334 x 78 x 41 Testes 16- Census # nr grunck, skin + abdo used 64gr. 173x50x28x7 Stomach with considerable vegetable matter
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Nacienda Pichupichuni, 8 km NW Iluacullani 12,600 ft., Dept y Puno 26 J.P. PEARSON 1952 April 9 3736 ♂ Ctenomys peruano cema #5 523g. 325x75x42 3737 Toad in quince pig hole. 3738 ♂ Ctenomys peruano cava R 563g. 337x84x40 1.0 lbs. Testis 18, SV 35 3739 Lizard on twin pampa, dead. 3740 " Total 200, SA 92mm. Belly salmon, orange per-oral stomach well filled with vegetable matter. 3741 ♀ Ctenomys jur. Cena V, 58x44x25 49 grms. 3742 ♀ " 0.8 lbs. 402g. Virgin closed. Mipple 2½, gut NW of cema-line, 310x82x40 no meib. Stem smooth, 4mm wide, no scars, possibly mutilp. Rt.or. with 2 pale cl., left with (pale) cl. Possibly new cl. Oranges scald, left with some whitewash. 3743 ♀ Ctenomys jur. peruano Trophied just outside cema area. Green vegetation in still attached #U 128x41+22 35g. stomach, V-arms [3743] ♀ Ctenomys peruano 588g. 328x79x41 Virgin stuck shut. Dunkertino. mipple 3mm, no mouth. Fat, 2 femora rt. low, 3 left. 2 CL left arm, 3 rt. Femora 39p 20g 3744 ♂ Lizard SA 85mm. Blue around mouth & throat, belly pale yellow, pre-ambacula bright orange. Testis 9 mm. 3745 ♀ " SA 76mm. Belly pale, per-or al scales not enlarged, not orange. Left arm with 5 large yellow follicles 4mm. diam., rt.or. with 4 of them; 1 small cl seen on even follicles as big as (mm) 3746 ♂ Ctenomys cenana #Y 621grm. 340x83x42 3747 ♀ " 1.2 lbs. Testis 21 mm, SV 45 mm 2.6 lbs. Virgin closed. NW outside cema area. 320g. 273x70x36 mipple tiny, 1mm. Stem pale, 3½ mm, 2 faint discolorations each horn. No conspic cl exteriorly, but saved. Left or with most interior, April 10 3748 Galenomys garlepsjii at entrance to twin burrow. Hill not [illegible] 132x30x24x19 39g. burrow on both. Pregnant 2rt 2 left' 3749 ♀ Ctenomys jur. cenana #Z. 177x48x28 65g. stomach with vegetable matter filled 3750 ♀ " cenana #AA 164x48x24½ 49g, stomach with vegetable matter filled 3751 ♀ " cenana #BB 143x38x23½ 37g,
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27 P. PEARSON 1952 13 km. SW Pizacomer, 14,100ft, Dist. J. Pearson, Penn 3752♂Mottofaruta brood patch wrinkled 523 gr. been refathered. Bill 26m. Testis 9x5mm. 3753♂ " jun. shot in coming with 3752 and at least 4 others small ones. Eyes hazel instead of browned Side g head striped, Testis 3.5mm. 177 gr. 25 km. SW Pizoprono, 14,000ft, Dist. J. Pearson April 11 3754♂Steronops opequina 0.9 lbs (cater 11mo) SV 28mm. 458g. 310x88x47 1.0 lb. Testis 12, SV 30 3755♂ " " 509g. 308x85x44. Dorsal pelage. 3756♀" "jun. 89g. 303x60x33. o.5 lb. (complete subglanders) Vagina closed 3757" " 248g. 290x80x44 Malleolus turn <1mm. Oterus 2mm, no zona. Mr cl litter ovary. 1.0 lbs. tail 11mm SV 28 mm. 3757♂" "523g. 330x92x45½ 0.3 lb. uterine gland 1½mm Vagina 375T♀"jun. 174g. 254x74x39closed. 1.0 lb Fat. Testis 12mm 3759♂" 4 530g. 324x91x47 Lachmispalumi, 12,600 ft, 8 km. NW Hvacollani, Dist. J. Pearson wakin April 11 16½x6T. 3760♂Chreamp dark almost olive, white earpatch dreads convergent with belly. Testis 3mm. 3761 " Testis 9 mm. SV small, 18mm. 185 x 76. Dark brown, earpatch convergent. Shells matured. Tiny ovaries. 3762♀miner 37g. Entered trap hole when shot. Dorsal skin rock with spots of yellow scales. Ventral soft yellow with orange β- and α-scales. Testis 9 mm. 3763♂Lizard Perr? 2 km. V. Nevado Sivina, 15,300ft, Dept. of Tacna, Peru. April 12 3764♂Steronops sp. opimus aella Testis 12mm. SV 30 mm. 439g. 309x84x42 3765♀" "jun. 150g. 232x68x38 3766♂" "jun. 136g 2.42 x 67 x 37 Testis 5mm, SV tiny skin." "Vagina closed, nipple 5½ mm, no milk 3767♀" 262g. 278x51x41 Hid not pruned One point but definite scar each lion, mr cl 3768♀" "Vagina not open. Nipple tiny - uterus thin, mr cl 213g 267x70x40
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P. PEARSON 1952 28 3769 ♂ Ctenomys sp. 3770 ♂ [illegible] Pampade tuture, 14,600ft., 29 km. NE Tarata, Dist of Tacna, Peru April 13 3771 ♀ Ctenomys opimus 3772 ♀ Ctenomys opimus April 14 3773 ♂ Bolomys berlepschi 3774 ♀ [illegible] andinus 3775 ♀ Ctenomys sp. jun. 3776 ♀ Ctenomys opimus 3777 ♀ " " SKULL 3778♂ Ctenomys opimus opimus 3779 ♂ Ctenomys sp. jun. 3780 ♀ " " 3781 ♂ " " 3782 ♂ " " 3783 ♀ " " Capazo, 14,300ft., 123 km. S. llame, Dist. of Puno Peru April 15 3784 ♂ Ctenomys opimus Pampa de Capazo, 14,300ft., 126km. S. llame, Dist. of Puno 3785♂ Ctenomys opimus
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P. PEARSON 1952 SKE.L. ONLY 3786 ? Rhea 3787 ? " 63 lbs. skin + bell Very fat. Pampa de Tatura, 14,600ft.; 29km.N.E Tarata, Dept.of Tacna Puno? cought April 14, killed April 17 3788 ? Lizard Belly sulfur+green, pre-anal scales large 5A 80mm. and orange brown. Left testis 9, rt. 6 mm. 5km E Lago Zuche, 14,600ft, Dept.of Neuquen, April 17 3789 ? Ctenospy spinosa 276g. 285x83x40. On cennara area near 7. Faint placental scar, no cl 90 37?? ? " " Virgin not open. Mipple tiny. 202gms. 260x73x40 Trapped cennara area 18. Possible it's young one seen at same place in January 16. Probably 3 months old. 91 37?? ? " " 0.8lbs. 375gms. 285x78x42. cennara area 16. Testes 12½mm, SV 30mm. 92 37?? ? " " Virgin not open, mipples tiny. Pelage darks,not 170g. 248x73x37½. quite adult. cennara area between 3+4. Other slender,1mm, no scars or cl. 93 37?? ? " " Turn pale slender,1mm, Dark juvenile pelage? jun. 136g. x-65x34½ 94 37?? ? Lizard Belly white back with large linear black blotches, SA 5lmm. Dorsal 2mm.drawn largest fall about ½ m. 95 37?? " Belly pale yellow, dull grey-ton with lateral ridges SA 91mm. small scales cleafst on tail where coarse. Pre-anal scales orange-brown. Strumch with old reptatili matter (leaves of crinkly-leaved Matricke). Left testis 11mm, rt. 7mm. Shot 8:30a.m. 3796 ? Ctenospy spinosa jun. Pelage thiest grey, juvenile. Attus 1mm, pale. 109gms. 218x63x32- 3797 ? " shot 15 mda from 3796 in isolated set of dropping colour box. 2 placental scars rt. horn more on left. 0.5lb. 262gms, 293x90x41 no cl. 3298 ? " " 0.7lbs. Vagina not open.. Mipple 5mm, thicker than most other_no milk. 340g. x82x41 1 fetus each born 53mm CR. 1 Pale but distorted CL each horn. Both fetuses ?? 3799 ? " " 243gms - x84x41. Testica 6mm. SV tiny 3800 ? Lizard SA 44mm. Belly light yellow, blotch with big black spots. Testica 1.3mm. Strumch with crinkly-leaved Matricke + ?gms?
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P. PEARSON 1952 30 5 km. E Lago Sucke, 14,600ft., Dept. ? Inognegna. April 18 3801 ♀ Ctenura opimus 0.6lb. vagina not open, milt 5mm, watery fluid. 304gms. 329 x 90 x 42 (Thnx 3 mm), possible scar each horn, no ol. 3802 ♂ Ground tyrant 24g. on cenana area. Testes 1 x 3mm 3803 ♀ Metriofelis 70g. " " 2 cl. ovary, large? 5 mm, largest follicle 3 mm. Oviduct long. Shot in flock of about 5. April 19 SKULL ONLY ♂ Ctenura opimus + 3804 ♀♀ 112gms. 232 x 72 x 36 Fore hardly any flesh, skin drawn but not as rich as Simius but much browner than opimus of similar size. Too shot to skin. Testes 3 1/2 mm. 3805 ♀ Ctenura opimus 0.6lb. Vagina not open, milted 6 mm, mild? 290gms. 289 x 87 x 40 1 scar each horn 3806 ♂ " " 0.4lbs Testes 5 1/2 mm, sv small, 10mm. 234gms. 268 x 78 x 40 3807 ♀ " " 0.6lb? Vagina closed, milted 5 mm, watery fluid? 320gms. 291 x 87 x 41 2 scars left horn. no cl. Belly light yellow, anal scale orange-brown 3808 ♂ Lizard SA 85- Rt. testes 8mm, left shot. Volcan Tutupaca, 16,500ft., Dept. of Tacna, Peru April 20 in hut. Fat. Testes sv-small. 3809 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chileniae 193 x 86 x 25 x 22 1/2 45g Gemb. Fat in but. 3810 ♀ Abodon bolinensis 143 x 55 x 20 1/2 x 12 34gms along hut. testes 5mm, stenial? 7 mm? 130 x 46 x 19 x 12 17gms 3811 ♂ Abodon bolinensis along hut. testes 5mm, sv tiny. 3812 ♂ Phyllotis darwini chileniae 189 x 80 x 24 x 21 39 gms? along hut Fat. sternid scars 3812 1/2 ♀ Phyllotis darwini chilenis 210 x 94 x 26 x 23 78gms. Volcan Tutupaca, 15,800ft. Dept. of Tacna Peru 3813 ♀ Lizard SA 78- belly pale, job orange-brown. Stomach with scales + preserved the crumbly - dried invertebrate and after insect parts. Left ov unit 3 yellow follicle 5mm, rt anovule 2,4 1/2 mm.
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P. PEARSON 1952 31 5 km. E. Jogo Bako, 14,600ft., Dept. of Mosquaga, Rem. April 21 3814 ? Lizard SA 97- Left testis 8mm., Rt. ?, Stomach with vegetable 3815 ? " SA 82 PA scale large . Back speckled yellow + black. Bdth testis 9mm. 3816 ? ". SA 8( Belly folds. Left ov. 3 yellow ova 5 mm + 3 fols. 1.3 mm. 3817 ? " Other folis up to 1mm. SA 7 (mm. 2 ovo in left ov. 5 mm, 3 in Rt. 3818 ? " SA 75 Ova 4 ½ to 5 mm., 2 each side 3819 ? " a few scattered peach scales on belly. SA 76 Ova 4 ½ to 5 mm. , Rt ov. 3 left? Sand indist. over 3820 ? " Ova 4 ½ mm. 2 each side. Other follicle, unusually? 3821 ? " Left testis 6, Rt. 9. SA 93 mm Back black + yellow, belly scarlet 3822 ? " SA 94 Testes ? + ??. Can't tell which is (lizard) 3823 ? " Back dull brown, belly white, but anal scales somewhat SA 74. Enlarged and orange brown. Testes 4 ½ mm. Sared. 3824 ? Cleonymys sp. 159 gms. 243 x 83 x 36 ½ Mupple ting. Venter jun. Back lumina not Vagina not open 3825 ? " 206 gms. 257 x 7? x 38 Vagina dead, rupt. ting. Vermiculum. 3826 ? Lizard SA 41 orowisting April 22 3827 ? Cleonymys opimus 0.8 lbs Testis 11 mm., Sd. > Omm. left 416 gms. 323 x 90 x 43. (Herons of moon, copulated 24 hrs. ago) 3828 ? Lizard SA 7 (mm. Belly with a few yellow scales + a few black. 3 large yellow ova each ovary, 6 to 7 mm. (larger than any so far). Squid oravis + product + current of white globes (possibly feces or sperm) from closed region + Stomach with plant material (Herons of moon) Copulated 24 hrs. ago. 3829 ? Lizard SA 90 mm. Rt testis 1/2, left ?. Sand pieces of stomach, chitoid & tendinous . Stomach with (plant material) 3830 ? " yellow + black speckled on back, belly orange-yellow light. SA 96mm. Left testis 9 mm., Rt. shot . 3831 ? " SA 82 mm Belly folds. Back dark (faded when wet). Left testis ?, Rt ? 3832 ? " Back mottled black, uniform random in 99 and minutiae. Jum SA52 Belly distinctly yellow, pre- and scales orange, slightly enlarged. Each testis 2 mm Runt Dark pale ?, belly all over bright orange-yellow, chin white + gray mottling. 3833 ? " SA 79mm. Pre- and scales not enlarged. Left ovary 3 ova 5 ½ -6 mm., Rt. 3 Bellyer white. Left ov. 3 yellow ova, 3 mm to 4 mm, and 6 white 3834 ? " SA 76mm. Shedding all over. Fols. to 2 mm; Rt ov. 3 yellow ova 3 to 4 mm, and 6 clear fols. to 2 mm.
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P. PEARSON 1952 32 5 km E Lago Zuche, 14,600 ft., Oct. 7 Magnagnagna 3835 ♀ Lizard SA 46mm. Ornate tiny follicles < ½ mm. 3836 ♂ " SA 49mm. Ornate tiny, follicle < ½ mm. Belly pale but distinct yellow 3837 ♀ " SA 73mm. Left ov. 3 ov. 6mm., 3 clear follicles 2mm.; rt. 2 ov. 6 + 4 4 clear Belly as 3837. Left ov. (1 ov. 4 mm.), no smaller follicles seen; 3838 ♀ " SA 74. Rt. ov. not found, absent. Ornate follicle developed. Belly pale, both gus., pre-anal scales yellow slightly enlarged. 3839 ♂ " SA 49. Testes 1.7mm. 3840 ♂ " SA 90 mm., left testis 8, rt 9mm. 3841 ♂ " SA 86-- Both testes 7mm. 3842 ♂ " SA 94 -- Left testis 7½ mm., rt 9 mm. Typical opimus color Vagina neatly closed; 3843 ♀ Clemmys opima 248gm. 266 x 74 x 40 nipples, 1mm. Clemmys with faint pleocent scars, 2 rt., 1 left. Typical opimus color. nipple 6 mm., swella. 3844 ♀ " 267g. 293 x 78 x 40 = pleocent scars 2 rt. 0 left. 3845 ♂ Lizard SA 54mm. Belly slightly yellow, both ginnoral Coccobera, 15,200ft., 50 mi SW Olava, Sept. 3 Pinos April 27 3846 ♀ Lizard Belly pale yellow-pink speckled with grey scales, SA 57mm. Both rather thin testicles present but small. Orange ring. 3847 ♂ " Belly yellow-peach, both ginnoral ". 3848 ♂ " SA 59 mm Testes 2mm., pre-anal scales not discernible. Belly robin's egg blue, anal scale orange-brown + SKEL SA 101 Left testis 6, rt. 9mm. Stomach with bones. 3849 ♂ Clemmys opima Opening 262gm. 270 x 78 x 39 testes 7mm., SV overall about 15mm. April 24 3850 ♀ Lizard Belly pale, both ginnoral. Ornate small, 3 SA 96 mm follicles each side about 0.8 mm. 3851 ♀ " Belly yellow + grey speckled. Left ov. 3 ov. SA 89mm 7mm., about 4 clear follicles up to 2mm.; rt. ov. 3 ov. 8mm. driven, 1 or two clear follicles 2 mm drain. SKELETON ONLY 3852 ♀ Sarcodura peruanum 22lba 636 x 238 + 95 x 63 lectating. 3853 ♀? Lizard SA 55mm (card's spot) April 25 3854 ♀ Lizard Belly pale yellow + grey, both dark brown with ruffness rusty. SA 98mm. Ov. 12mm., Saled in formalin Belly pale, both with g pattern. Left ov. with 2 ov. 3½ mm 3855 ♀ " SA 78mm rt. ov. with 4 ov. 4 mm.; and some smaller yellow over Saled in formalin.
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32a P. PEARSON 1952 3856 ♀ Lizard SA 92 mm. Left ov. 2 5-mm. ora, rt. ov-shft. 3857 ♀ " SA 91 mm. On sandrock with 3858+3859♂. Belly orange with some pale blue angles on chin; lochs dark brown with only traces of pattern. Left ov. 10x9 mm., rt. ov. 5x8 mm. 3858 ♂ " Belly yellow-green, lochs dark brown. Anal scale large. SA 88 Ooth testis 7 mm., Stomach containing leaves 3859 ♂ " Belly blue-green, lochs pale rusty tan. Anal scale large SA 82 Left testis 6, rt. 7 mm. 3860 ? Grey-backed finch Stand skirt 33 gms., shot 1 a.m. in Canyon Muiri. Pampa Anacullecota, 60 km S. Iloa, 13,200 ft., Dept. 1 Peru April 26 + SKEL 3861 ♀ Steromys/peruanus 1. Ova. 537 gms. Vagina open, 304 x 74 x 39 Muffle 4 mm., no mills. 5 testes, 4 left 1 rt. 121x32 2 4 30'8. + SKEL 3862 ♂ " 1.2 lbs. Testes 20 mm, SV 40 mm., very large. G 239 gms. 310 x 75 x 42 Vagina closed, Muffle 5 mm., mills. 3863 ♀ " 340 gms. 280x67x38 2 male left hum. 1 rt. Pichupichuni, 12,600 ft. 8 km. NW Huacullani, Dept. of Cuzco April 28 3864 ♂ Steromys/peruanus Testis 19, SV large 45 mm. 388 gms. 317x88 x 30. Skeleton for Hillstead census B² census A² Vagina closed, Muffle 4 mm., mills. 3865 ♀ " 395 gms. 306x77x37. 1 clear stomach full 3866 ♀ " Rio Huayque, in cave at night. 3867 ♂ Tyrant 30 gms. skull immature Pichupichuni, 12,600 ft. 8 km. NW Huacullani April 29 3868 ♂ Steromys/peruanus census C² 1.3 gms. Testis 19, SV 45 mm., large. 613g 331x86x40. 3869 ♀ " jur census D² 47g. 163x42x25½ 3870 ♀ Mother SKULL for Hillstead 234 gms. One of 2 (a mm.) on fruit/bird. Tungara 3871 ♀ Lizard SA 50 mm. Jun. color. ora tiny. Belly orange, back little pattern. 3872 ♀ " SA 89 mm. Left ov. 4 ora. 7½mm., rt. 2 ora, 7½ mm.
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33 P. PEARSON 1952 3873 ♀ Ctenomys peruvian. Edge of census area (but outside) 402g. 290 x 73 x 38 Vagina open, bloody. mipple 4mm., milk. Left ovary with 2 or more cl. of different sizes. Rt ovary w/ cl. (same note bit of bone left from recently partur'd (1sti) 3874 ♂ " "" just outside census area. Testis 8mm. SV large. 537g, 332 x 82 x 39 Big ♂ & another throat slain for ?? 3875 ♀ " "" testis 2 mm. 326 x 78 x 41 600gm. SV large c. 3876 ♂ Lagrid Belly pale yellow-green, back greenish + black mottled. SA 85mm. Both testis 7 mm 3877 ♀ Dicrogryon Uterine horns, no 42½ x 13½ x 5.7 x 3½ emb. 10km. SW Huacullani, 12,900 ft., Dept of Puno, Peru April 29 +SKEL 3878 ♀ Ctenomys leucodon vagina scrotum closed. Mipple 2mm., no milk 268g. 285 x 79 x 36½ Uterus full around parina, ovary with large follicle cl., some at-on w/ piece of uterus. 3879 ♀ " Vagina closed. Mipple 3mm. no milk. 248g. 262 x 68 x 35 = middle 3 mm. mammary 2½" lost used uterus near 3880 ♀ " " Vagina closed. Mipple 3mm., no milk. 258g 264 x 67 x 34 25km. N.W. Cuyaniri, 12,900ft, Dept of Puno, Peru May 2 3881 ♂ Hezperomys duilla testis 6mm. SV very large. 116 x 39 x 16. 13 gm. 3882 ♂ Akodon boliviensis testis 6mm. 150 x 62 x 20 x 15 16 gm 3883 ♂ Akodon boliviensis uterus 5 mm. Tres Ornes 147 x 62 x 20 x 13 16 gm 18km. N. Pacaestambo, 14,900ft; Dept of Cuzco, Peru. May 4 3884 ♀ Akodon boliviensis 126 x 60 x 20 x 14. Uterus. 13 gm 3885 ♀ Akodon boliviensis 6 embry., lactating. 172 x 76 x 20 x 14 26 gm. 3886 ♀ Akodon boliviensis embryos. 163 x 71 x 19 x 14 26g. 3887 Frog. undergrowth on dry hillside May 6 3877 ♀ Long-tailed mouse? Thomasonys gracil. On edge of cloudforest. Uterus. 109gm, 195 x 114 x 23 x 2½
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I.P. PEARSON 1952 34 3889 ♀ spinetail ovating. 20gm. 10 km.N. Paracatambo, 10,400ft., Dept. of Cuzco, Peru May 7 3890 ♂ jay hawk. eyes orange-red. 72g. Testes 9x6 Oryzomys longicaudatus 3891 ♀ long tailed mouse 196 x 120 x 26 x 16. 19gm. 3892 ♀ Oryzomys minutus aurillus 165 x 107 x 23 x 16. 11g. 3893 ♂ Otolornops? Akodon surdus? 166 x 78 x 21 x 15 21g. Preynut, futes about 15"long. ht. at chinle. 3894 ♀ Odorileva 49 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 5 28in. May 8 3895 Oryzomys minutus aurillus [83]x[24] x 20 x 13 10g. 3896 ♀ Akodon surdus? 185 x 86 x 23 x 17 24gm. teste 8,5V large. 3897 ♂ Oryzomys longicaudatus 228 x 124 x 29 x 15 26g 10km. 550/ Abareby, 6250', Dept. of Apurimac, Peru May 10 3898 ♂ Skespermop sp.2 155 x 71 x 19 x 17 18gm. 3899 ♂ Skespermop sp.2 136 x 70 x 20 x 16 8g- 3900 ♂ Oryzomys longicaudatus 167 x 103 x 22 x 15 8gm 24km. S Chalhuancan, 11,700ft., Dept. of Apurimac, Peru May 11 teste 11m. 3901 ♂ akodon? 178 x 74 x 20 x 15 31gm. lactating 3902 ♀ akodon boliviensis 150 x 652 x 19 x 13 2ig. teste 10m 3903 ♂ akodon boliviensis 177 x 77 x 19 x 14 26gm 40km. SW Chalhuancan, 14,500ft., Dept. of Apurimac, Peru 4 teeth, 3 lefting. 3904 ♀ Phyllotia picta 220 x 90 x 26 x 23 66gm 3905 ♂ " " teste 11m 198 x 85 x 26 1/2 x 22 1/2 61gm. one of two, shot 6:30 a.m. cup snifts. 2 1/4 lbs. 3906 ♀ Tinarrotia ovint large, ovary large, numerous large atete follicle. orany + skull removed 3907 ♀ Phyllotia picta 216 x 85 x 25 x 22 2 emb. left side 87gm.
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P. PEARSON 1952 35 3908 ♂ Lizard 3909 ♀ " 3910 Phyllotis xanthiens Caecachara (cought of Caecachara, used for temp. studies, killed May 13) May 13 Color dull, pre-anal scale large, dull orange. 95mm SA. (tail 7 mm.) Color dull, no dorsal pattern, 5 ovs in each horn, 83mm SA Developing embryos - tared all. cought by CK 26 gm 149 x 51 x 21 x 22 3911 ♂ Lizard SA (01) 3912 ♂ " SA 95 mm 3913 ♂ " SA 49mm Back Pattern. Logro Rocks (aa 3911) 3914 ♂ Lizard SA 91mm 3915 ♀ SA 66mm 3916 ♂ SA 51mm 3917 ? 53mm 40km. SW Colbunare, 14,600ft; Dept of Aymurico, May 13. 3918 ♀ Lizard SA 91mm. No back pattern & 6 embryos 2 in Rt. ovary, 2 in left. Swelling 14mm long, embyo CR 11mm/10mm. Left ovary 6 CL 1.2 mm in horn; orange and dem follicles up to 1mm. Rt. ov. 3 c L 3919 ? " SA 43mm Back patterned 3920 ♀ " 35km. ENE Purgus, 14,600ft; Dept of Ayurecha, Peru May 14 no emb. 3921 ♀ Chroeomys jelskii 166 x 77 x 23 x 21 32g. 3 inds. (2♀,1♂) 3922 ♀ Phyllotis darwini chilensis 223x 110 x 25 x 24 56gm. marked p/etal. One othrs orange wth large atrtic follicles. 3923 ♀ Trinacria 3924 ? Lizard SA 49mm. 3925 ♀ " SA.
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P. PEARSON 1952 36 15km. NE Baguio, 13,500ft., Dept. of Ayacuchco, Peru Apr 14 SA 75mm Testes 6mm Pre-anal rakes large o. 3926 ♂ Lizard 3927 ♂ Chrerongye jelskii 182x73x24x17 41gms uterus 12,5v large. 3928 ♂ Phyllotia damini chilensis 272x138-28½x26 72gms testes 3mm 3929 ♂ Abodon boliviensis 149x67x20x18 17gms Prognath int 3 left. 3930 ♀ Phyllotia anlimica 167x57x23x24 49gms discarded 5- juv. A. boliviensis wt, 8gms ± 3931 ♀ Phyllotis damini (not round) 240x128x25x25 3932 Mother of rats ♀ 424gms. ova about ½mm. ♀ 531 gms Testes flabby follicles about 6mm large ♂ 569 testes 20mm ♂ 472 " 14mm ♂ 406 " 13mm ♂ 407 " 12mm ♀ 458 follicles upto 2mm, oviduct smallish ♀ 563 big oviduct, ovfollicle 21mm, another collapsed one (probably abort), no cl-zoom. ♂ (killed by hand) testes 18mm. 3933 ♀ Lizard SA 52mm Belly orange-yellow. Distinct follicle 1mm. 3934 New kind lizard 18km. NW Baguio, 11,500ft., Dept. of Ayacuchco, Peru May 16 testes 9mm, 5v large 3935 ♂ Phyllotis Ilesperomys 162x78x20x17 21gms uterus 9, 5v large. 3936 ♀ " Ilesperomys 159x79x20x17 19gms testes 12mm 3937 ♂ Abodon boliviensis 156x69x20x13 29gms 10mi. N. Cártes, 100ft., Dept. of Junin, Peru May 17 new emb. 3938 ♀ Phyllotis amicus montanus [123]x[43]x20x24 12gms
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1951 P. PEARSON Lima Peru Nov. 17 Went with family by bus to Lima to look for bat tunnels (about 20 miles east of Lima). On the barren slope southeast of the bus stop found 3 nice mine tunnels in rock. Droppings and bat smell in all but no bats. The droppings were quite heavy, homogeneous, possibly dampish. Nov. 19 Went back to Lima to look in some tunnels south west of the bus stop (east of the big new Avila farm). One good horizontal tunnel and 3 vertical tunnels. Good droppings around entrance of all but no way getting into the vertical ones. I think one of the vertical ones was the one from which Gardner, Hertig and Fogel bats in 1939, but the timbers are now gone and no way of getting into them without rope ladder. Nov. 23 Left at 7 a.m. on train for the mountains - all up hill after Chosica and gradual transition to altiplano conditions. Most of rocky and steeply utilized. In several places were old terraces, not used, and right beside them cultivated fields on steep slopes. Don't know why the old terraces are not utilized. The high country is much less interesting than southern Peru. Saw no ducks, geese (some shore birds), caracaras, albatrosses, flamingos; only a few llamas and sheep. The rivers are polluted by mining activities. Hills around Oroya are totally bare (from smelter furnaces?). Got off train at Pachocayo upon advice of people on the train because here there were supposed to be terraces and a hotel. No hotel. Only a big Cerro de Pasco
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sheep and hog ranch that would have put me up if their quarters were not occupied by some visiting wool buyers or goders. Hills roundabout did not seem to have enough bunch grass to be good turkamen country anyhow. Upon advice of the [illegible] ranch manager, Mr Wyatt, took the next train to Concepcion and went to Huaychulo - which turns out to be a huge and swanky german run hotel. It is the only "vacation" hotel through in Peru. Others are in cities. Arrived just before dark. Sprinkles of rain, thunder and lightning. Nov 24 Temp 50° at 7 a.m. Night clear. Countryside rather heavily cultivated plus groves of eucalyptus. East of the hotel is a long ridge, almost bare of vegetation, heavily gulleyed, some of the gulleys 15 feet deep. Most of the surface is bare rock, stones, gravel, weathering shale. But on top are some plowed fields, some with young guinoa or sweet potatoes, others with no plants showing. From the top a good view of the hillside and the broad valley running to Huaracayo is afforded. This is the season of plowing and planting (oaten or matlock) and about half of the arable country is a patchwork of fields. The rest is sparse grass on bare eroding slopes. Typical badlands are forming in many places. The country is terribly overused. Especially bad in some of the country between Pachacayo and Concepcion. Very steep and very stony slopes are being cultivated for very small yields. Even in the valley,
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P. PEARSON 1951 some of the flat fields are are so stony that surely less than half the surface is soil. Most of the stones weigh less than 10 pounds. In some fields the stones have been cleared to form stone fence. One small field was surrounded by a stone fence about 5 feet high and 5 ft. thick. Frequently the stones are piled into heaps in the fields. some of the cultivated fields on the ridge of the hotel were being fertilized with pulverized cow manure, - four or 5 bushels to a small field (1/2 acre +/-), carried up to the hilltop on burros. Nov. 25 Walk with bike on burro. Crop: grain, quinoa, potatoes, sweet potatoes, 2 kinds artichoke, corn, planted eucalyptus. Some eucalyptus with 1st sprouts 12" down, wild cherry. Nov. 26 Left on train for Lima 7 a.m., concepcion Train goes up flat valley about 2+ miles broad between eroded hills. Fields recently plowed, some with new grain sprouts. Some with thick covering of small stones, some with stones gathered into heaps, others with few stones. A map of the upper limit of Eucalyptus along the eastern slopes should provide a useful southern based upon frost. Janira is 11,000ft. Janira (11,000) - crop- first part as above with most abundant plants being Eucalyptus + agave? (centroplum?). Then up the canyon of the Rio . Slopes badly eroded, scattered shrubs. Many trample of overused land. Extremely steep slopes being cultivated despite the fact
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P. PEARSON 1951 4 that they are half stores. No terracing. Many fields only 10 yards square; some situated on the little plateaux between 20-ft. depression gullies. Some fields at least slope 45°, a few you would swear are at the critical angle of the soil and stones. No contour plowing, almost all vertical furrows. Eucalyptus still at Loclapampa ( ft.) but not at Pachacuyo ( ft.). Bunchgrass appears at about the place the Eucalyptus disappear in Past part; before the Oroya declination, is open country with bunch grass, short green-grass, and rock outcrops. Somewhat like Paimmuni but less "lush", grass more sparse. Oroya-Ticlio (15,600') Grass meadows in abundance up to about 14,500; then higher parts with bunches of Festuca orthophylla as at Cumbere. Ticlio— Bunches of Festuca disappears about at Cañapalca ( ft.). Almost immediately begin "rabbit brush" and Baccharis scattered with ichu. Eucalyptus above Chibo (12,200ft). Dec 1 Finally got bus then advanced and seeno pictura this morning. Left Luria about 2 pm. and drove to north of Pico spent night in sandy desert. Dec 2 (Sunday) Drove for a while, then stopped for several hours to unpack boxes and arrange everything in one. Camped for night in stony desert next to a tongue of very scattered dead-looking bushes surrounded by utter desert. Had time to sort out only 12 museum specimens before dark.
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P. PEARSON 1951 5 Dec 3 Temperature on the beach when returning yesterday at 10 a.m. 73°, humidity 73°. This morning at 6 a.m. temp. 60°, humidity 80°. Nothing in traps but some footprints near one of Anita's. Dec 4 Much driving over much bumpy road and some photography of the Loma and baremore. Slept on long upgrade approaching arequipa. Dec 5 Most of day in Arequipa, then back up the hills to the SW. Camped near the crest of these hills at 8500 ft. Stony sandy hills with scattered dried shrubs and tall cactus (pipes 2" drain). Had just parked bus when spotted herd of guanaco's only 300 yards away. Collected one with Horvat. Skinned it, then set 35 Museum specials down a sandy wash and along a stone wall (remains of mining activities). Anita set 25. Served fillet for supper. Temp: + Dayt: +46° Dec 6 Skinned mice (2 Phyllotis in my line and 2 in Anita's) and finished guanaco. Both my mice along a stone wall, none out in desert under shrubs. One of Anita's along stone wall, other under pipe cactus. Then drove to about 20 km. W of Moquegua. Some mice barcaver on the Molle-do road, and several mice stretches of loma vegetation. More of the rusty orange "rootless" deben. Numerous flies + beetles among the low flower meadows. The orange deben is found on the inland fringe of the Loma. The wild "Penstemon" frequently seen out on the gravelly desert is also almost rootless, hence unattached. It can be dislodged with a nudge. Camped in a dry wash about 20 km. W of Moquegua. Scattered shrubs in the wash and a few feather-leaved trees.
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P. PEARSON 1951 6 Had time to set about 20 museum species before dark. The surprising thing about the flora vegetation is how little nitrogen it is: practically no grazing. Grasses play a small part in its composition Dec 7 Mornine. A foil dropping contained no fur, only seeds. Temp. at sunrise 60° alt. 4000'. Refueled at Mogreque then set out for Volcan Tutupaca, Pasto Grande + Mazamirry. A little grass appears above Mogreque at about 6300ft, then cactus and scrub become increasingly abundant. Camped about 1:30 at 11,200ft, along the Rio Torata (dry except for a few puddles) where Breckering cactus, and other scrub were fairly abundant. Set out about 65 museum species on a rocky slope of grass, scrub, and cactus. Tiny toads swarming around a couple of seeps near the abandoned village in which we are camped. Some mines nearby with powder-blue and robin's-egg blue tailrings. Several sets of abandoned terraces on the way up the hill from Torata. W.T. at 3:15 at our new camp temp was 66°, humidity 40%. Food fauna seen consists of tiny toads + tadpoles, large tadpoles in a pool in the quebrada, ground doves, a startling black hummingbird, and viscachas (2 seen) jacklighting at 7 to mine tunnel. Found 2 frogs under brules 100feet from water. 3 hummers in tunnel Dec 8 Temp at 5am 36°. At 3:15 p.m., sunny & windy, 60° and 46%. My traps held 1 Bolony's berlyphatini (stuffed so must have been caught yesterday afternoon) and 3 Phyllotata, probably of 2 kinds (judging by foot size).
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P. PEARSON 1951 7 Found another blue tunnel just above the one that had the hummingbirds last night. This one held some small bat droppings, hummingbird droppings, and old hummingbird nest. Some of the deeper pools in the stream bed have a surprising number of toadpools. One pool 8" deep and about 5 feet diameter had over 100 toadpoles 2 to 3" long. Must have weighed a pound, Packed up my old trophies and put down 40 men over through large boulders + rocks beginning beginning at bottom of hummingbird tunnel and ending in rather open sage. Dec 9 Got up at midnight to wait the 2 hummingbird tunnels. Caught 3 hummers (1 topbrid) and one escaped, also in the ground tunnel 1 grey jay? and 1 [illegible] (are hummingbird species around) air temp was 5°c at 12:30 a.m., at 5:30 a.m. 38°. Trapehold 2 Orange among tall buckwheat rocks, and 5 Phyllotina of 2 sp. The 2 big-footed dark-tailed ones were under a large green-thorn bush, the others under coyote or more open sage. Threw out 3 Bolomya, 1 Phyllota (small footed/sole), 2 Toerosa (caught in mouse traps), 1 ash-breasted finch, and 1 ? hummer from tunnel last rate. Left about 2:30 and ground up the hill. Quite a bit of Polylepis between 12 + 13,500 ft, then acres of boulder fields and yaretas. (The first yaretas was 12,500 ft. Took a wrong turn to the south, [illegible] 13,500 went over a pass of Festuca at about 14,000, then dropped down into the left valley south of Rio Torta between a few miles from Tala. Many antelobacks
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hurt road not bad. Ended up at a prospecting lodge of American drilling Co, complete with electricity etc. Had coffee, [illegible] for gorging then retraced our way up the hill and camped among Festuca at 13,700. Dec 10 Anita caught 2 Phyllostus in her trap & Skinned them back to the Miquegua-Tutupaca road. Quite a few quema trees in the 13-14,000 foot zone. Then some very extensive stone fields with much yarreta - more yarretta than I have seen elsewhere. At 14,400 ft. Misc. stubbles of Festuca orthophylla appeared, and clearings duggins where the soil was sandy or gravelly. Saw one trio of Tringoptera anita shot one through the leg. It ran on a considerable slope but did not fly. It thrashed around on the ground and allowed me to catch it. Arrived at the little sulfur-smelting village of Tutupaca on the edge of Lago Duche about 2 o'clock. Met by Juan Pulgar, the foreman - Want driving with him 1/2 hrs along the road to see if Burc could make a step grade on the way to Pacts Grande. Before we got to the grade, however, he decided we could not attempt. Had supper with him and camped in the village + Flamingoes, ducks and giant coots (and their floating nests) on the lake. Surrounding hills Festuca orthophylla. The sulfur duggins are up on the slope of Tutupaca about 1/2 hrs by track at 17,000ft+ Sr. Pulgar has lived here 9 yrs and had some interesting remarks in a long post-dinner discussion of zoology, politics and economics. He has never seen a wildling yarreta nor a young
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guernu tree (Polylepis), and come to think of it rather hard ? He says a mature Polylepis or ayaceta is probably over 100 yrs old. Cutting Polylepis is prohibited. It makes excellent charcoal. Calls Ctenomys "centenejo." Says there are "conejos" on the pampa Humatae. [illegible] Dec. 11 (Tue.) Put the high altitude yote in the carburetor and advanced the spark. Big improvement. Left after breakfast for Pasto Grande, but stopped at the two desert beyond Pampa Humatae (15,000 ft) for much photographing of the desert. Shot 4 Ctenomys, all alpinus. Drove on at lunch time. Made the steep ascent OK where the road crosses the river, then drove across the Feitosa hills to Lago Viscacha. Many vizcacha and looked good for Rheas but didn't see any. Enormous herds of alpacas around Lago Viscacha and in the valley to the east. Over 100 in many herds, well over 1000 alpacas in this "fertile" valley. Some grazing out in "bare" desert. Camped at 15,000 ft. where rocky hill meets rich green tree at edge of fertile valley - vizcachas, alpacas, and andinos boliviensis, and Visacachas abundant. Ants fast and trips. Dec. 12 Trips took 2 Chreomys and 3 Phyllotis. Took photos of Andinongo Bolivianus and shot another duck. Then drove past Lago Loricata (many flamingos), Pasto Grande, to Caecochara turnoff. Many alpacas; some herds of 500. Much tree activity. The road back to Caecochara was about same but looking vizcachas and rheas.
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P. PEARSON 1951 Day was sunny until approaching Coeur d'Alene, then ran into a wet hail (3 p.m.). Home again 6 Temp. in late afternoon between 35 + 40 with light sprinkle-hails. Frogs calling in evening, and saw 2-rink tadpoles. Went up to mine tunnel in evening to look for birds but none there. Heard no thrushes, only seed snipes and the gull-like cry of [illegible] a black-white phoebe flying upstream in the dark. Dec 13 Minimum 27° at 8:30 a.m. It was 45°; cloudy, very faint drizzle, humidity 78%. Puddle with frogs 5 ½°. Cloudy all day with drizzle, hail, rain, and snow. Snow quite steady from 3:30 to 8:30. Went for walk for 2 hrs. after breakfast, mostly S.W. Ground from recent rain was good for tracking but saw very few winter tracks, no thrushes or rhea tracks. Saw only one herd of vicuna. Day for liberating and recapturing animals, but found none. In afternoon set steel & snail traps in Canyon Mine & Cupola Mine hoping to get abrocoma. On the steep walls of the Canyon mine were several accumulations of bird droppings - probably resulting from night roosting. Looked for thrushes' nests on the gravelly stone ridge above Canyon Mine but found none. Frogs singing after dark, air ½° C. One puddle with 3410 was 4°, another with 3411 was 6°. At 8:30 went up to Canyon Mine to look for roosting birds. A small finch-sized bird escaped from a tunnel on the way. In the canyon shot one tyrant 3412 roosting on one of the pedestals of droppings.
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P. PEARSON 1951 It was warm to the touch, another bird looked tyrant size, flew off. It was snowy and windy at the time, but the birds were sheltered from both. Temp at ~~~~ 1°c, up above in the mid t! Dec 14 Minimum 30° (yesterday's Maximum about 50°). Fot? tracked around Sun and up near Canyon Muist. Sky overcast although a few blue patches and Tutupocra in sun for a short time: One Phyllotis in my traps. Amto went for walk upstream and broad terrain . Saw quite a few vicun . Photographed vicuncas at shall side: a young one nursing. Drove back to crossroads for lunch, then down the Rio Santa Rosa. Most striking is the vegetational change on the Tutupoca - Santa Rosa road as soon as you cross the divide into the interior drainages . The feathery bunch grass is immediately replaced by rich bunch grass and (15,000) sagepo. Camped at 14,400 at a deserted mining community amidst rich rich hills along the river. During afternoon arrived (2 pm) but a few minutes later a strong wind from south followed by fairly heavy rain snow until supper. Got 50 traps among rock & rocks. Found frog walking 25 ft. from stream in snowstorm, air temp 33° Heard Tinamotho calling close to camp but couldn't locate them , Snow stopped after supper, then fell again. Dec 15 Night mostly clear. Minimum 27° Morning sunny, pleasant out of wind but cold in wind - at 9 am sunny, temp in shade 42°, humid. 68%+. An hour later temp. 44°, humid 68. my traps had: 5 Phyllotis, 1 Cleonymys, 1 Andicorys sublimis.
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P. PEARSON 1951 Heard Tinamou crowing, saw flickers. Left about 11 with truck from Tintupson. Saw Tinamou among rocks at 14,300 but missed. Arrived Santa Rosa at noon, then across some rather nice sage desert to the Valley of the Winds between Santa Rosa & Mogering (Rio Santa Rosa, 13,300ft). Put out 60 museum speicials among tewa (Lepistophyllus), Festuca, and rocks - all rather sandy. The re-appearance of what looks like Festuca orthophylla here is interesting. Also set 8 other traps for tweas among the sage & festuca on the flats along the river. One of these was sprung & empty before dark. Dec.16 (Sunday) In my traps only one Abodon andinum? along a sandy dry wash. Ante got 1 Bolonay, 1 Eligenodontus, and 1 Ambesongs? Also 1 Cteevong's spinimus by a hind foot. Later in the morning caught another Cteevong's by the hind foot. Night clear, minimum 20°. At 5:30am - 25°; 6:45-38°, 42%. 8:00-42°, 28%; 9:00-48°, 28%; 11:30-15°, 28%; 2pm-16°, 22%. Hot in sun, cool in shade, even cold. Left about 2 pm and drove to Pampas Oncullerto where we shot 4 guinea pigs and made camp. Heard one two bumble but have seen none. Nice clear sunset on the rich hills. Dec.17 Temp at arrival -4°C. Clear all day except for clouds in late afternoon. Photos + hunted twees + guinea pigs in morning. Then drove a few miles to the gorge of the Rio Hunqure and camped along the river. Skinned Twees and fried (3 9-inch and 1 12-inch). The canyon more beautiful than ever at sunset.
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P. PEARSON 1951 In the afternoon 5 indiana models upstream with long handled fishnets trying to net fish. They seemed to herd the fish upstream, then try to close in on them in deep pools. Frequently one man up on a rock overlooking the pool directing operations. Dec 18 Temp at sunrise 27°. Night clear, frosty, ice on puddles. At 10 a.m. temp. 50°. Sanguiria pig near our camp in the canyon. Left at 10 for Pano (12:45) and Roro (2:30). Shopping etc. in Roro. Normal. Then up onto pasture toward arequipa about 15 km. Camped in rich pasture with eutrophic rock outcroppings. Put out about 25 museum-species just at dark. Day clear and sunny with gorgeous clouds near lakes. Evening clear + windy, 13,300 ft. 14,300, 70 km E Roro. Dec 19 Temp 25°. Drove to about 105 km. past; then stopped for day because ants + birds were all feeling sick. Took photos of grubs and cutox and their island nests at Laguna Umayo. Bull nests whitened by droppings, squarchy when stones is tossed on them. Put out at 3:30 about 55 museum-species in rich-rock-thorn (Mongyrea pus stricor). Not much mouse sign. One herd of mice rather tame near camp. Day clear but clouds gathered overhead in late afternoon, then caling of [illegible] clouds but clear all around edges gorgeous thundered in north at sunset. Then clear overbes after sundown with a few clouds to the east. Dec 20 Temp at sunrise 24°, at 7 a.m. 32°; Butterflies were flying at 6:30 a.m. in the sun. Traps not touched! took photos of cluster of huts in valley at sunrise, a very earthy + peaceful setting. While taking the photo u
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young girl came out of the courtyard to fetch water at the stream, a man came out shaking his pancho about him and shoved the sheep out of the stone corral behind the house (some sheep and llamas were already outside but staying close) and intermittent puffs of smoke from the chimney gave evidence that ma was putting tola on the breakfast fire. A rooster crowed, and a small bird perched in the sun on the thatch roof ridge. Took off about 7:30 for [illegible] in search of Koforte. A few km before their camp (135 1/2 km) we came upon a Ford truck caperized by the road. The driver had hit the bridge abutment with his back wheel so that the whole rear assembly stopped short while the body slid forward 20 or 30 feet and caperized. The 15 crew passengers who had been riding on top as well as the cab passengers were sitting around bewildered, some wailing. Very little blood in evidence, but probably some broken bones. We took some of the worst injured, the owner, and a Guardia Civil back to Tricopacca, then returned to look for Koforte. At km 135 1/2 we found a leaf of duck + small bird feathers, a pile of tin cans, a pot without shanks, and several discarded plastic baby pants. No other trace. Continued on towards Arequipa. Camped at Sayana Palarca) 14,100, and put out 30 trips in sand - Fiestra. Dec 21 Temp at sunrise 24o. One massive mirage, a Highparangue. Drove down to Arequipa arriving about 11 a.m. Made good tola etc.
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P. PEARSON 1951 15 the way down, including slopes of what looks like dwarf quince. Still no mail at post office, but located Kayford's at Hotel Tunnata. They had sent letter to P.O. weeks ago and Carl had checked and found it there on one of his visits. Also they had left note for me at stone pile where we had looked and where we left our note, but someone must have taken it. Got bus grazed after lunch and stopped, then back towards the hill at 6. Stopped just before dark at end of paved road, 8400ft. Vegetation rather similar to that next of Aregipa at 7500ft. where we traffled before - dried desert weeds, occasional cactus, a few thorny Beren's? bushes. Also at a secret place in a dry wash were some large clumps of a big grass. Had there to get out about 25 traps before dark. Short jacklighting after supper saw nothing but a Phyllotrea in one of center traps. Numerous swither flights at 9 p.m. Dec 22 6 Phyllotrea in my line and 3 in Anita's. Drone up the hill to Jaguar Jalies and shinned. Then set out about 50 museum specials at the bottom of a long mesocha rock slide about 700ft higher than camp and maybe 1/2 mile south; really the rock side of Vichin/palm - dark, rocky, Rhyphyllum jayetta, some scattered tola and grass. Many tracks, but not much other sign. Shot one mesocha. Heard Tinamotis. Dec 23 Only 1 mouse, abdon ordinarus. Target sunrise 30%. Morning clouded up early, came hail before 11 a.m. (There had been some during night also). Steady snow by 2 o'clock when we left for Kayford's
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camp at 135+ km, they to follow tomorrow. Snowed most of the way, arrived just before dark, still snowing, about 3 inches on ground. Shot 2 'Medwin' turacos at 10km, 13,700ft, and saw for as we approached 135+ km. Also herd of 17 vicunas there. Still snowing at 8, about 4 inches on ground and slash on pendulas. My large chirping orcaan [illegible] Dec 24 Temp at sunrise 32°, about 4 to 5° below. Temp at noon, overcast, 52°. Went for long walk about 8 o'clock looking for tracks and trying to call for with game call. Saw no turacos or red rumped turacos, only 1 set of vicuna tracks. Occasional mouse tracks near rocky places. In fact, almost the only signs of life were near big rockpiles or cliffs where there was least snow. Most evidence was tracks (and sight) of dubby birds around the rocks. Saw 1 mococo, plain coota, gulls, and crabs on the big shallow pond south of camp. Coota followed by half-grown young. In afternoon went photographing vicunas with Carl. Weather mostly overcast all day but very bright. At 8 a.m. with snow on ground but overcast my exposure meter hit the top, 1600. But considerable sunburn on my 2-hour walk in the snow. Dec 25 Started snowing again in the evening last night. 2-3 inches this morning, overcast with some blue sky east & west. Temp at sunrise 29°; at noon 52°. About 7 a.m. heard turacos call, went hunting but didn't get any. Then vicuna hunting with Carl. Many photos, plus another turaco hunt. After On way back to camp saw 4? Condors feeding on a dead (shot?) vicuna. Went back to camp for the Horset and lunch. From all gone by 1 p.m. Then looks to hunt
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the Condors. Mixed with the Hornet and Carl with .12 ga and no.4's condor + bring down any either although surely but them. Photos of captive Chinchilla and Ph. boliviensis in afternoon. Evening partly clear. No snow all day. Dec 26 Temp 34° in a.m. Looked for tinamou but found none. Then drove with Carl & Anita to the weird rocks on the huerito rock. Several bird nests in arm-size holes. The hummer nest Carl saw a building (and shot at) front) was unmapped. It was 7 ft above ground, stuck on rock under an overhang. Took photos of young cormorant in nest and being fed. Hard + snow in afternoon but not in evening. Dec 27 Tinamou hunt after dawn, but no signs. Then off to photo vicunas with Carl & Mary, but only a few patches of sun and not much cooperation from the vicuna. At 2 p.m. looked for lizards + frogs under stones near camp; found several. A cold wind from west came up about 2, followed by heavy snow about 2:30 to 5, total about 2 1/2 inches. Sweet mild, no wind. Dec 28 Morning sunny and nice for a few hours, then scattered clouds. By lunch time mostly cloudy with occasional thin patches. The clouds form overcloud and chum around in such fashion that photography is quite unpredictable 2 minutes ahead. Long + profitable tinamou hunt before breakfast, then photography with Carl up at the little lake north of the woodland on the pampa west of camp. Some
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P. PEARSON 1951 laid early in afternoon. Packe(d) up and left about 3:30 pm. On the way out noticed that (the?) of the herd of 6 reindeer whose territory crossed the road east of camp was limping badly on front left leg. Nevertheless he was defending against a roving band of SS. Camped among Tola on the hill east of Tirapalea. Noticed that the road was much wetter for some stretches than others; precipitation must be quite local. Slopes + valley coming down into Tirapalea and up the other sides, or Beauty Toler (Ispodophyllum quodragynika). Set about 40 museum species among Tola + bunch grass mixture and along a dry wall along the road at 5:30. Roamed freely herd about 7 p.m. and also rain and snow later in evening. Dec 29 Tirapalea, 13,900ft, 75 km W of Puro. Nothing in my traps, about 1/3 spring by rain. Temp at 6 36°; mostly cloudy. About 1/2 inch of snow on ground. Saw 2 middle-sized turacos, but both vanished before guns can be brought to bear. Camped early among rock + stone walls 15 km W of Puro, 13,000ft. Put out 40 traps + 2 steel traps for turaco, but heavy rain and some hail in evening probably spring away. Rain much of night. Dec 30 15km W of Puro, 13,000ft. Morning rainy until about 7. Temp at 7 38°. In my traps 1 Hesperomys, 1 Bolongus avensis and 1 Phyllotia. No sign of the 2 turacos. Photos of turaco nest etc., then off to Puro to discover that it was Sunday and that 2 registered letters could not
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 19 he obtained until tomorrow and Carl's letters could not be registered until tomorrow. I did some shopping and went up the hill again to 5km W and camped in open rich grass. Skinned then set 30 marmot traps along stone walls. Evening clear, some stars. Done rain during night but morning clear. Two Abdon bolini and 1 Phyllotis in my line; more of same in Anita's Puna antiseptics sublineae. Drave to Puno for mail t morning shopping, then towards Juli, gorgeous day with turquoise clouds, some plowing still going on, harvesting of tubers etc. Reminisc about half grown potatoes and barley only 1/4. Camped among stone walls and fields 4km E Juli, 12,500ft. About dark wind came up blowing and sprinkles of rain. Jan. 1 Some rain in night and until about 7, then day mostly clearing. Much talking with passing natives. Most know about bats but not how problems to catch them. Some also mention a "rata flores" = ? Abracomo? In my traps 2 Abdon bolini, 1 Phyllotis, & 1 Chroceomys. In Anita's many Phyllotis + abdonons. Long walk after lunch around end of our peninsula. Many potato patches on the south side, but the west east ("seaward") end of our peninsula is fairly wild with rocks, an aromatic shrub, a big thorn bush, some grass, and a few stone walls. The shore line is quite rocky-shrubby, even cliffs in some places. Found one good sea cave with a humming bird nest, small and pellets containing insects, and droppings of either swallow or bat. Another good cave
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had a vertical 2-foot opening and a chamber big enough to stand in, opening partly occluded by shrubbery, but no data, birds, or droppings. Found 3 other shallow caves along the shore, each with a hammer-meat (one with eggs). Plan to go back tonight. Set about 40 traps along the rocky-breezy coast, and 4 small steel traps - all baited with mouse meat. Evening calm & clear with stars, 1/4 moon. Great numbers of zonalichia onto specimens. Have also seen ants of 2 sizes on several occasions around the dunes (up to 13,000ft.) jacklighting from 8 to 11 to the sea cave and back; zero no mammals but didn't do much poking along stone walls. The chapel of the virgin was spooky in its moonlight. See Humphris species account. Night almost balmy, temp at 11 p.m. 6 1/2° Jan. 2 Gorgeous day, sunny. My trap line with only 2 chiveamps and about 6 Abidon. Ants in the mid-rocky part of the peninsula with many Rhylletia (+8) and Abidon + 1 Chiveamps. May have been many Rhylletia along any two but not attracted by mouse meat bait. Left about 3 p.m. Despite great beauty of the stone houses + fences and the chapel of Virginia, and the good trapping terrain, couldn't stand the constant frozen storming and the perpetual struggle to prevent trap-stealing. Even so lost about 5-8 museum species. Drove almost to Ponsonby, then turned back to a mild hill about 4 km NW. Camped just above the horse encampment and put out about 16 traps started
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P. PEARSON 1962 +3 steel traps with abundant porous rocks, boulders, various chapparal plants including the big green efledra-into them. Evening mild + clear, a couple of flocks of 30+ black thrush? flew down toward Berlin in late afternoon: Jan.3 thrush? flew back seaward in morning. My traps had 1 Chrocamp?, 2 Woodson holin., + Phyllisla (at least one of them a big, short-tail-fellow, but not Anderson's I think). Dropped around hill to come on west side - a big hillside cave [illegible] but not really durlz. A hummer nest on ceiling with large young, enormous numbers of (o) bird droppings in one heap (several buckets), and a pair of horn? owls flew out, but could find no pellets. Turned mostly at dusk. Saw at least 1/2 dozen swallows go to roost in a hole in cliff, the opening only 7 x 4". Put out about 15 more m.s and 6 steel traps, all neat holes, all around the bottom of a cliffs. Jobslighted from 12 - 2 a.m., In the near crevice cave (2 to 4ft wide, 15ft high, 20+ ft. deep) caught a sparrow hawk which was warm but reluctant to fly. Clipped the net over the nest and got all 3 in the nest but 2 got out in confusion being me with a g that I think was the mother. It 21 gallet temp. was 36°, the nest 14°, th outdoor air 7½°. In the morning when I released her, her gallet temp. was > 7°. The & starting guard over this cave was a rather dull fellow with mid.-reded from stroke. The crevice at the base of the nest was only 8 inches wide, and the down air for the nest was well spluttered
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P. PEARSON 1952 22 Jan 4 mirth pieces. Brave weather all day. Temps at 4:30 p.m. 19° supper outdoors at Bat-figurines. My traps held only 1 Phyllosia, Half dozen Anota mites mites got 4 Abron and a half dozen Phyllosia. About 3 bird on the lake. Had to swim to retrieve one. Water not so cold that with enough O2 for my swimming. Walked back to the big cave on the west side of the hill, Met the hummer nest, but most of the (dodgling?) escaped. Both good flyers. Jacki. I then barred quite quite some around the cliffs surrounding the cave, but could find only 3 pellets -- and they small for forced mule. Think Audwinops in one of them. Pest some of the best traps of my cliff line, especially the still traps baited with crickets, then about a dozen MS along the wood wall nevergan. Jan 5 In my trap into traps capture only 2 Abron. Anota with a long line (80 traps) got 2 Phyllosia + 5 Abron. Swelled shank and sun pot. Left about 10:30, got grubin Juli, then camped near a nice pot-holed cliff west of stone. Warbler, dove finches, sparrow hawk pellets, owl pellets, a hummer nest and parent in a tall crevice -- cave, and two caracorn come to roast at dusk. Also got the impression that small birds were coming from the surrounding much-prayed ruin to roost in the cave. Put out about 20 MS at the base of this cliff and along a stone wall. One Phyllosia just about dark. Mussed hummer nest at 8:15 p.m. The flow!
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Jan 6 Twothylla in my line. Made the dinner spin. Sprinkle of rain, but then cleared up. Drove to Fairrain and was greeted by Sr Jorge and 3 of Edwards sons, almost immediately we found ourselves off on a thermal hunt at Hacienda Suraya, shot 4. After skinning in the afternoon went fishing with the 3 sons. On 2 occasions perdic ran across the road, we stopped the bus, got out and looked for them and failed to find them although almost certain that we were within 10 yards of them. While down at the ford 2 sons went off to shoot a teal and a huallata; the oldest stayed with me. An indian was fishing with the standard hand line + worm. I got out my rod. The son outright laughed at my spinner and said fish wouldn't bite at that thing. He also said there were no fish at the place-chose, 1st cast: a good strike, 2nd cast: ditto; 3rd cast: a fish took spinner and all off with him. My last spinner, two Jan 7 Fishing in morning with Srzoe, Edwards, and Alberto Jr. Edwards- about 20 trout 9-14" between us. Also 1 perdic out in the barley field below the Hacienda. Srzoe says that Festera orthylla, which he calls paja brava, is probably worth less as pasture, richer in better; the little stuff between chunks of rich most valuable of all. Parmenian and sports it sheep for lactone per yr. After a rain sprinkle went off in search of a huallata nest & huckleb. Then packed up and drove to our old camping place across the river.
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P. PEARSON 1952 24 Jan. 8: Hda. Panamori. Looked for turron nests in the morning, no luck, and photographed flickers, but too cloudy. Also caught 4 more trout, then looked for Tutupaca. Lunch on the guinea pig - two pancho but saw not a one. Because of the recent good weather (last being rain for 14 hrs this afternoon) the folks need to tutupaca no said to be still open, so we took that. Camped above Santa Rosa at 14,000 ft. Jan. 9 Heard turrones in a.m. and up to the divide where made attempt to clean teal & hunt trees. Finally got a tree here - a big [illegible] of ophirina. Stopped at lunchtime between Pato Grande and Panpa Vizcacha to look for rheas. Saw none, and no trocos, but Andron who lives here says they come out onto panpas in early morning. Put out 10 traps in front Cholo on panpa after rain - hail storm. Jan. 10 Up at 3:30 a.m. to hunt rheas. Andron didn't show up, so at 5 wandered off into foothills, but saw no rheas or trocos. Many minis. Left about 8 for Tutupaca with frequent stops to look for rheas etc. Arrived lunchtime at our two camps 5 hrs. E Jago Inco, 14,600 ft. Greeted by 2 squadrons of Turrones. Hail & rain in pm but evening mild. Full moon but frequently overcast Jan. 11 Temp at 5:45 a.m. 38°, no wind, foggy but sun soon broke thru until clouded over about 10:30. Hail shower about 11:30. Temp 12:30, cloudy + windy, 48°; 2:30 ditto 44°. Snow & rain from 2:30 to 4, then calm but cloudy. Temp at 7 p.m. 34° Jan. 12 Morning cold but calm, hazy. Second freeze, little flowering plants covered with snow and frost; the corollas closed until sun rewarmed them.
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P. PEARSON 1952 25 Watched trona in morning and checked camera area. Weather about same as yesterday and day before - enough precipitation off roof to supply water needs. TIME TEMP. HUMIDITY CONDITION 5:30 26 6:00 30 85 hazy, calm 7:00 34 88 hazy - raining, calm 8:30 42 78 " , breeze 9:00 44 78 raining 9:45 48 74 scattered clouds 11:00 54 64 mostly cloudy, windy 12:00 55 63 " " 2:00 49 78 rising windy 3:00 46 83 " , windy 4:00 41 88 drizzle , " 5:00 41 78 cloudy, calm, not raining 6:00 39 93 " , windy, " " 7:00 39 93 " " , faint drizzle 7:30 36 93 " " Jan. 13 SUN. Flurries of snow during night. Temp. at 6 a.m. 37°. Flies buzzing in sun at 8:15 with shade temp. 5°; no birds out. Various tree investigations - including putting out 15 golden traps. Yesterday's 20 m/s caught 1 Elgwoodonta. Also set 2 fox traps for fox that feasted Anita's trap line. Weather about like yesterday but less precipitation in afternoon. Light rain in evening. Jan. 14 Inch of snow on ground in A.M. Hunted feline but saw none, then checked two traps + hunted on my camera area. Footed marmots several times but no damage. One tree, 4 spring. Saw big white-tailed hawks perched on rock and then scanning area near him. Morning fairly warm, then wind shifted to bring hail + snow at 2, Jan. 15 Snow almost gone in morning. More tree hunting and foliageing in morning. Weather not quite typical in that morning was cloudier than usual, very little sun, and rain - hail came earlier than usual. Considerable rain and hail, but evening calm, mostly cloudy.
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P. PEARSON 1952 26 Time Temp Humidity 6:00 34° 78% 7:00 38 92 8:00 42 92 8:45 46 84 10:00 57 57 11:45 48 72 Time Temp Humidity 1:15 50° 64% cloudy 2:00 52 58 " 3:00 52 64 sunny but cloude 4:00 48 68 cloudy 5:00 40 84 bad 6:00 37 7:00 36 Jan 16 Temp at 5:45 am. 34°, at 7:30 38°. I got in traps near bus. Much trap-watching & hunting in morning, for shrews and two-dragging in afternoon. Very little rain in afternoon until very dark, then considerable rain-show. Jan 17 Nice sunny morning, heavy hail about 3 p.m., suffered being calm with some clear sky. Walked up to the Tuarroon desert after lunch (much photo in a.m.) to dig around the big isolated Festuca clumps. Many two tunnels in 2 dugies, and 2 nests of chopped coarse grass (Festuca). Droppings mixed with the grass. No young or food. Out in the middle of this desert found sitting on top of the sand one egg - most likely burallata. Set about 20 museum species across & around my census area. 13 gopher traps + 2 foti still set. Jan 18 Weather strictly normal. Hml about 4 p.m. Evening no precipitation. Only 1 mouse trap opening and this dropped off a short way by foot. Foti tracks all around. Did 2 censuses of 3-foot square plots in desert - one on two corners and one after hundred yards south of bus. In the latter 3-foot area were 17 "carrot" plants which weighed 71 grams after shaking the sand off. This doesn't include 6 little seedlings not weighed
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P. PEARSON 1952 swallower disappeared during afternoon rain-they didn't even seem to know it was raining. Morning with very little sun, rain in afternoon, light rain in evening. Jan 20 SUN. Traps did 1 Heefierump, 2 juvenile Ph. bolivianus, and 3 adults. The Heefierumps out on the pampa not near any holes. Wonder they show up in owl pallets. At breakfast with bus conductor counted 15 ps of swallowers on the pampa. After some photography left for Tutupaco and was greeted by Juan Pujas again. Planned for a time, then drove off on a dead bent road toward Torata, then out the Rio Viecho road. But wrong got stuck, so took home again. Then set traps in some nice rocky hills just east of Tutupaco village. Lots of vicuella droppings, but also lots of craves and deep cavey place with brush cultivation, big genevioa, Poo persoonii? etc. Evening calm with some stars. Jan 21 Traps did well, 1 Ph. bolivianus, 5 Chiroumps, 6 Phyllostus dominii. The two on this rocky upletter hill was almost all Seladophyllum quadrangulare, and quite abundant. at our camp 5 mi. E of Jogo deche, some altitude, L. rigida was by far the more abundant and in the T sateras (Vaya cerro they call it). Have seen quadrangularis at least to 15,000 ft., sometimes growing in midst of a clump of rigidum. Left about 6 a.m. on mine truck up to the mines. There apparently only go a few hundred feet higher than the Panthera turnoff, which gives them a range up to 15,300 +/- Vegetation gets scarcer as you go up and above 16,000 is.
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is so close as to make trying to perfect poor. A snowfall of 8" or so cover the ground for the last 500 ft. or so and 35 miners were out with shovels (and had been out for some time) clearing the road. They were equipped with shovels and dark glasses, all with auto-tire sandals. The road seems to go within 1000 ft. of the very top of Tutuposa, which makes it over 17,000 ft. The miners live in groups a few hundred feet below the tops (end) of the road. and behold, right outside their battery of huts they have a soccer field! As we drove past their huts I saw a large short-tailed rodent run across the snow into a stone-wall. Might have been a germin-pig domesticado. Sneaked behind these huts a half hour later and saw 3 smaller rodents. Shot 1, an Abdon Solimense, also found hutawen several fuchas (Plumbina?). There were only vertebrae that I saw (8 a.m.) bunny?), but there was up to 3 ft. of crusted snow on ground and very little vegetation. Sulfur smell in air, vapors from peak of Tutuposa and 10 or more vents in side. Ground probably too rocky and prone to support vegetation, but across the valley could see green cops. at this elevation (17,000) Left Tutuposa lunchtime, and drove thru rain + fog to camp above Torna at 9500'. Our former Antofagasta campsite at 11,500' had blossomed with a mining settlement complete with galvanized roofs etc. Set about 25 traps among cactus-caction and the shrubby herb-smoth, along all desroying terrace walls - the terms
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now mostly eroded away. Much of the drive from Tintupsoon above 13,000 ft is thin country rich in yucca's - mile after mile of yucca yucca country. Despite much boweating by the surfer boys. They gather only dead heads. Some yucca then cross out as low as 13,000 ft a couple of good quercus stands between 13-14,000 ft. Tried to count rings but could not - very close + indistinct; an [illegible]-inched tree is probably 50-100 yrs. old. Many seedlings at one spot. Down a ravine as low as 11,200 ft, down to Tarata. Jan 22 The Phyllotox in my hair, 2 minutes 's. Drove to Taena. Found the desert + the marshlands rather [illegible] boring this time. The lower vegetation sparse, dried or drying. Camped outside Taena, 3200 ft; some mild pineapple, dried burles, one little legume in front. Spider holes. Jan 23 Drove to Tarata, then just beyond it above to camp. Stuffed for photo about every 1000 ft; for vegetation etc. see photo record. Road goes over a pass about 11,500 ft, still desert, then drops down into the Tarata Valley, which is extensively terred + irrigated to a lush green with alfalfa, potatoes, 3/4 grown, corn, quinoa, a little grain; The arequias and malls totally grown with bushes & cactus. The road winds up the hill then the terred fields beyond Tarata, where we camped about 5 p.m.. A most beautiful and idyllic location: scattered step canyon + mountain scenery, green terred fields, level flats, a medley of bird songs (thrushes, cross sparrow, humming),
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and the scent of Cereus blossoms. Set about 30 MS. along walls etc just at dusk, and the cereus scent was particularly fragrant at that time. Jan 24. Seven big coarse Phylletia in my traps and about 10 spring-empties. Skinned+photod, then ground up the hill to 12,200 ft - still only about 2 km.(u) from Tarata. Set traps (about 25) among rocks and brush at this level, which shows a mixture of west-slope + altiplano flora. Cereus, Dairy, and ovate tubular Opuntia cacti, several species of lowland bushes and anta; then to represent the altiplano: Polylepis, Leflora grandiflora + Bordaia? (see spec.), Ephedra. Not represented in yesterday's series of photos from Torna-Tarata: 3500' - wild pineapple, small dryherb; 5000 - nothing ; 8000 - tree cactus in dry washes. The drone back to 11,500' where the vegetation was a little thicker. There was neither Polylepis nor other tolca species. Many cacti (Cereus, Dairy, and flat-beded Opuntia, joint cactus (with joints about 1
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may have been in morning - Anita had 2 Berlepschii, 1 coarse Phyllotia, and 4 soft Phyllotia. I had about 35 trifes out and about 1/3 of my catch was in the trifes at 8:30 p.m. when I ran them by jacklight. Photo at 11,700' can serve as well for this level (11,500). Found a few Boecheri? (see spec.) here in bottoms. Up at 12,200 among stones in quadrangulars, Boecheri? small Polyepis, coctus, and bouldershanks, I got 2 birds (Torea?) under stone shelters, 1 berlepschii, 3 coarse Phyllotia, and 3 soft Phyllotia (dominii?), about 20 trifes. Anita, among big rocks and Polyepis got 1 berlepschii and 3 soft Phyllotia. Forgot to mention that I saw English Sparrow at the smelter at Tinterpose. Arrived all morning, then drove up the hill further. Disappeared into cloud banks at 13,000ft, so at 13,500' stopped, set a few trifes, then drove back to 13,200, set a few more, then back to a big meadow at 12,800' where we set some more and camped. 12,800'- camp on green meadow. Considerable Polyepis, pine quadrangulars and Boecheri? and bouldent shrubs including the "paintbrush"; some small coctus but no crees, a few patches of hairy coctus in the canyon, no yarita; red snipes (Thrusorn) and black+white flower. Temp. 5° one cloudy dawn, 35° next summer after clear night. 13,200'- Boecheri?, quadrangulars, lupine, orange "paintbrush", Polyepis in places, some yarita. Above 12,200 the tall coctus begins to disappear and Polyepis become more abundant. Virgola here among mobs+Polyepis.
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P. PEARSON 1952 33 13,500' - quite open + cinderly. Myreta, pyrophyllum, Boelaris?, a little Polylepis around rocky places. Jan 26. Trapcatch: at 12,700 we with 35 traps - 3 coarse Phyllotia, 1 soft, 1 Memnona amita 30 traps 3 soft, 1 Bolongus. at 13,200 we with 12 traps - 1 soft Phyllotia, 2 Bolongus (all around rocks + Polylepis) amita. 16 traps - 3 soft Phyllotia (along roadwall) at 13,500 we with 5 traps around stone ruins: 1 soft Phyllotia; amita 7 traps - 1 soft Phyllotia (along road wall) also set a number of baits while running my traps. Spent much of day planning and preparing second section; decided to stay another night to try for more Memnona. Amits put out about 30 traps for Memnona and 1 30. Morning nice + sunny, afternoon cloudy but no rain. Evening with stars. Jan.27 Temp at sunrise 35°, nice. My line had only 4 Bolongus berlepschi; Amits had 1 soft Phyllotia, 2 Bolongus, and 4 coarse Phyllotia. Skinned + Bolonged, then drove further up the hill. Polylepis disappears at about 13,700 and at about same time bunch grass appears. Things were rather quiet here at 14,300 but rained locally. Stopped for night at a wet spot at 14,600; late afternoon with some hail, mostly rain. Some cliff with rock glides; dominant plant Myreta but also a smaller blue-grey Myreta, Punomysage, pyrophyllum, sp-hyllum, small amount of Festuca, plus Dictuchis etc in the set; animals seen were Hordotus microbios, Attagis, one less of Micrus (these are first micrus seen on this ascent) put out about 60 traps, about 25 of them for Bolongus
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of which much sign wherever shelter rocks near the smelly sage. Done again in evening. Jan 28 Temp. at 6 33°, time fine. Morning cloudy, about ½ hour of sun at noon, then fog closed in again (as yesterday and day before. My traps live good: Pinnumps, 4 absidon ardensis, and 11 Phyllotaxis . Ready to leave again just as fog blown in. Indication to the Phyllotaxis put up; threw out godwulf 33 and 1 non-pres. 4. Drove up to 15,200'; then stopped because it was too foggy to see the scenery. Skinned for fortune, under fog, rain, and snow, then put out >20 traps midst yareta, tela, small cactus, pinnumps sage, and crinice plants. Evening drizzly-snowy. Jan 29 Still snowing lightly at dawn but soon stopped. About 1" of snow on bus + ground (snow didn't stay on hard-packed ground such as our tire tracks in gravel, made before the snow); still foggy. Temp 34° at 6:00 a.m. Heard Tiranotia, saw marmots. Nothing in my traps, but in Curtis's 45 were 3 Phyllotaxis derminis and 1 absidon ardensis. Saw droppings of Pinnumps. Vegetation yareta, quadrangularis, cushion cactus with crimson flowers, Pinnumps sage. Temp was 34° at 6:00, cloudy, started snowing again at 10:00 with temp. still under 40°. At 4:30, 39°; at 6:30, 34° (last two temps taken at saw camp east of divide) Despite poor visibility drove up to the divide (15,400'), then a little beyond. Western approach is rather barren gravel + rocks, but just over the divide Festuca and tela begin, and Clemmys. Camped at 15,300' among Festuca + tela — the deep-leaved kind in the valley and the compressed (quadrangularis) on the
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P. PEARSON 1952 35 slopes. Some nice rocks slope + yareta nearby. Set 5 trap traps and about 25 MS among rocks and across the sandy-gravelly valley. Ante put out about 40 ms then bunchgrass flora. No sun all day and little visibility. Jan 30 Sprinkle of hail on ground at dawn, temp. 32° at 6 a.m.... at 8 a.m., 36°, foggy. Ante got 3 Abodon ardenia, I got 1 twee, 1 alvconna, 2 Phyllotis durmini, + 2 "" . The twee is very big, fuller more robust than ardenia, possibly one of the big chilen species. One of the ardenias caught in afternoon. Drove back up to the huincos to look around. Some of the gravelly soil too stony for twees; that with right texture scarcely worth enough food (although occasional Motstrokes and bunchgrass). Ante put out 30 MS and 5 still traps in a great rocky talus with sparse bunch grass and crevic plants. Some droppings looking like muisca, alvconna, and Durumi (although little smelly sage). Had a total of about 2 hours of sun, near 10 a.m., then clouds, fog, + drizzle. Drove back to previous night's camp at 15,300 ft where I put out ~~ 7 still traps for more alvconna and about 25 MS among big rocks on slope under cliff. Here vegetation but numerous micro droppings and some smaller. Also made 2 fox sets to protect the alvconna traps. Drizzle + snow all afternoon & evening. Jan>1 Morning foggy, 36° at 6 a.m., 2" of snow on ground. More of my traps springing although many more or rat tracks around. Many looked like Alvconna traps. Ante's line upon the huincos caught 1 Phyllotis + 1 Abodon ardenia. She is
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confirmed that Punoma + Alconera are there, and maybe Chinchilla. Monotres in my traps. Then drove on toward Puno. A few more two diggings then a considerable hintus of rocky bunch grass + tola. Then approaching Challapalca (13,800) is a wide sloping pampa of tola containing two diggings. A scattering of Polyepis at 15,000ft. After Challapalca (where they keep weather records) the road climbs up a gorge and opens out onto a Pampa at 14,300' (Capazo). Stopped for lunch near a set of two diggings where I saw 2 dark-headed treos, no bubbling. That one, which seems to be intermediate between the Santa Rosa opening migris and the big pampas one from Surime. Then took the Pezcoan road from Capazo, over a # divide, then down to the Pampa de Arconera. The divide is feaster country with two diggings. Left 4 golden traps at fresh diggings to be picked up tomorrow on the way back to the Puno road. The pampa de Arconera is slightly rolling with large stretches of tola or of thorn-bush (Mogyjriales). Two diggings in a few places. Found 3 sets of fresh diggings near our camps and set 6 traps there at 4pm. Swine pig diggings too, I think. At 6 had 2 treos, one of them a mottled peole, both dark-headed. At 6:30 set 20 MS around old corral in thorn bush and And ants set +25 in similar. Rain after supper. Some patches of sun during day.
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P. PEARSON 1952 37 Feb 1 Panfa aveosar, In my traps: Ph. boliviara and i darwini, plus i more two. Anita had chrosomps and big Hesperonups. These plus the little hesperoms we caught wandering among the thorn last night while fox-fighting quire 5 miles - 5 species. Morning oversat. Packed up traps and drove back to the summit between here and Capazo where we had left 4 two traps. 2 was in them. Skinned there until lunch time. The pass is 14,550 ft, Festuca and some tela (rigidum), Polydrias up higher. Can see both panfas from there. Then drove back to aveosara to set traps and camp for night. The panfa lies surrounded with little yellow-footed totis and a bigger toti. Also numerous bigida, chrosomps a few Hualatos. Feb 2 Packed again on grand in A.M. My traps had darwini; boliviara; + lerlebachii. Anita's traps a sublinius?. Her line at 13,800 ft was very successful: about 25 traps = 3 sublinius?, 1 Hesperonups, 1 Ehyndentus, + 6 lerlebachii. Vegetation here rather lush with equal parts of Festuca-tela (rigidum) plus considerable Pyrenophyllum. Gravel-stone soil, slightly too stony for many tures, but a few Festuca in bloom and seeds Her line at 14,200, 11 traps around coral = 4 darwini, Rocky ground, rich? (2 specimens) + tela (quadrrangulus). Some Pyrenophyllum. too stony for tures. Drove back to Panfa Capazo to skin & set traps for tures. Set among Festuca & tela rigidum. Illanos, offross, triviaras miped on the panfa. Phea hunt in afternoon, John many springing + caught two traps: Rain & hail in afternoon, evening oversat, calm. Just before dark part out 30ms around
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a corral in Featua - tola, good sign, and about 10 cross- country set at two holes. Feb.3 Two trees in tropa (consagunga), an Elymusduntia in front of a tree hole, and a Ph. sublimis in the corral. Think corn meal would have caught more (than volute). Looked for desert-trees, then drove on. Had driven less than a mile when we came to a soccerfield cleared out of the tola. There remained mostly Pycrophyllum and the little 2-inch tuft grass. Trees were sticking their heads out. Shot 3, and missed 2, here 5 per acre. Drove by red rock canyon at 13,500 ft. (Vioford camp?). Tan perdiz and weina there, two burrows but not fresh ones. Several hours of glorious sunshine here and on the way down to Mogocruz. Shot 4 tree-son at 13,200, gas above Mogocruz, then coupled a couple of miles back - the Santa Rosa road near the beginning of the tola: some old tree droppings. Canto put out traps @ 13,000 ft = some rhydon, something. Feb.4 MON. Heavy rain during night. Trop's quite an assortment. Drove out onto Panpa for crops, then stopped in glorious sunshine for drying specimens, laundry etc. Vicuñas at 12,900 near Mogocruz and again near our guinea pig - tree pompas (Queullet's) Heavy rain in afternoon. Drove on to our guinea pig place to camp for night. The Pompas between Mogocruz and Cantoro is very wet - much standing water, rock ditches etc. Most of it too wet for trees or guinea pigs, but our camping place is gravelly enough with run-off drainage so that you can still drive on it. Panpa is also greener than ever, mostly due to very short tuft grass.
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D. P. PEARSON 1952 39 After we had stopped and while it was raining & blowing, a girl came to the bus and offered for sale a stack of flet guinea pig skins. Feb 5 morning sunny. A throup in antr's palm trees. Swine pigs out in abundance shortly after sunrise, trees not until sun was well up. Abundant & bubbling. Also house cat, hawks, murres, gulls, black & white plover, and numerous toads or frogs. Also lizards. And also llamas, alpacas (some spitting) and sheep. Passing indian called this Pampa de Don Juan Capif. Hombre Paletta from Magaruy camp had lizard scales and fur that looked like guinea pig. After hunting trees & g. pigs, drove to our Ontave canyon camping place to skin. River very high & muddy. Then in late afternoon to Paiwanan. Sr Jorge says this is a very wet year. 1948 was especially wet and then for 3 days a man on horseback couldn't cross the Rio Huirique. This year for 20 days no one has crossed. He said the road to Horrida Facalver was impassable, some staff got down over two study their. Camped along the river several houses upstream on H do Paiumanii. Put out about 20 traps along a cliff in rich, along a limestone wall coral, and in an unused adobe buildings. This in middle of jungle but overcast in a no of Feb 6 Traps caught 2 Phyllotis darwini and and 4 of the big Kofard Phyllotis, one of these in the building. River still very high but much lower than yesterday. At 8:30 went around photographing on the hill between the bridge and the Ontave buildings. Parts of this hill, especially bases of cliffs, have very rich dual vegetation. Their tall bunch
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P. PEARSON 1952 40 grasses of several species, etc. I have the impression that Ontano is neglected, little grazed. [illegible] The hill slopes also have a smattering of Boechera, quadrangular, & Trigdem. Near top is a little Polyphys (small), a stinky sage but not the humming one, a showy red-flowered paint brush bush, and a few mats of Pyrophyllum. Plus, of course ichn + Festuca. In one of the narrow deep canyons or cliffs were 2 horned? owls, and in a shallow cave a hummer nest containing one young ready to fly. Green gorget, brown mid-centred stripe. Found one big buck humming resting far below me. Pictured him etc. As he wandered off 2 qq showed up and they all went off together to circle back over the top of the hill. Smelled the of a couple of times. Set 5 twee traps near bus (old droppings), and some MS ups near the cave + cliffs. Found another hummer nest in small but nice cave. Feb. 7 Most of day cloudy + foggy, little real sun. Rain in seeming VP at midnight to catch hummer but it escaped - wide awake. One big Phylotox in my traps. Might overset with some rain. Temp at midnight outcold 5°, at 6 a.m. 42°; at 9 a.m. 11° Morning cloudy bright + scattered sunshine. Found flycatcher nest (3616) in another cave and collected parent X. The cave was 5' wide, 10' high, and 20 ft. deeps. Nest on ledge half-way back, 7' high, made of twigs + green and lined with down or fleece wool. 2 gawky young. Parent carrying at once a moth, a wasp and a green grub. Sawed up a flock of doves, 2 of which took shelter in the big cave, then flew out when centered. Humletto woke in the fly-catcher cave. No sign of hummer around barnest.
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P. PEARSON 1952 41 There are some cultivated fields high up among the cliffs here, probably 13,500. Drove to Puru-ontelanta. Sunny most of morning with Tutilera clouds. Rain after dark. Potatoes in flower, grain headed but green, quinoa 1-2 feet tall and setting seed. Saw my black herond in the walled fields along the river just above the bridge. "Wuen-tita" (=? ?= Codornice =? Motlura) singing at sundown. Feb. 7. Puru all day. Sunny almost all day. Some rain & hail at 5 p.m. Camped at our codornis roosting place, but no trace of the nest that I stepped on. Much "wen-tit" industry at suppertime. Put out 20 MS along my same old trap lines. Night cloudy. Feb. 9 While trying to translocate ventralquial "wen-tita" ants chased and a codornis nest only 15 yards + from the one I stepped on Dec. 30. Vegetation here is predominantly john blue 1" green tuft grass, green mints, and a small amount of tota (quadrigulare & Boereria). Numerous stone walls, and small fields of potatoes and (small green unidentified bean). Decided to try to watch nest. Traps held 2 sp. Phytothia, Hespronys?, and during day absdon bolin & Bolings aurena. Many beetles walking over ground. Also saw orange-billed orop bird with black head. Temp. at noon 58; 2:30 62°. Sunny most all day. Picked up traps at 8 p.m. because motion boy had spotted several. Tutilera not returned to nest. Feb. 10 Still no sign of tutilera near nest. Photosd nest etc. Temp. at 6 a.m. 41; 7:30, 50°. Then left for Huaylloco. Day mostly sunny until about 3, then (at Huaylluco) much
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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
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just named, 1 arawnings factus, 1 Nestomys?, 1 young Phyllosia. temp - at 5:30 a m 36° Just before dark left out about 12 more ms across the flats. Rain + hail in afternoon, night clear. Feb.20 Temp 6 a.m. 39° clear, but clouded up, only scattered sun. Temp at 2 p m after sunny spell 64°. Some rain at noon and hail & rain at dusk. Much ternsow watching. Trops (saw bill line) had 3 Abodon bolin. (2 just named), and 1 arawnus. Bim line caught nothing overnight but 2 arawnus during day. More ternsow watching. Feb.21 Only one immature Abodon bolin. in Trops line. Much ternsow hunting in morning, then drove back to Haylcazo. Feb.22 Hail in late afternoon + evening last night. Mothas were flying too overlight after dark in hail storm, temp. 36°. Day mostly overcast, occasional sun, some hail in afternoon. Evening clearish, motha flying at 8 p m. with temp. 33°. Temp at noon 53°, humidity 62%. Day watching evening with Carl, writing notes & letters etc Feb.23 Ternsow hunting with Kofords down to km.100 and gas at Solitario. Temp at 6 a.m. 35°, cloudy. Feb.24 SUN? Breen watching with Carl in morning, then left after lunch for Pulcer. Stopped at the bottom of the first cuesta where the road runs along a stream and crosses a small canyon... about 82 km. W of Puno, 14,000 ft. Slopes riped rich and mothura grass with some Bacchis and quadralalix. Flats with clove rich, mother grass, Mungyrialsus, and "green". came out about 25 trips, can't know hail at dusk probably obvious many.
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P. PEARSON 1952 44 Feb 25 Morning clear, trace of frost, temp at 6 35°. Most of day sunny, no precipitation... Anita's type lost 1 Neostigma, 1 sublimis, 1 abardon bolivenais, 1 Phyllotis darwin. Most of day watching Moltreflecta. Feb 26 Morning clear, temp. 31° at 6 a.m.. Day sunny. Watched Moltrefecta, camp is at km. 131 from Puno. Waited for truck to come to Puno for groceries but no trucks. Feb 27 Night was mostly clear but most fairlight. Frost in morning and ice skins on puddles. Temp at 6 a.m.. 30°; at noon day-sunny 60°. Windy in afternoon & at 6:30 p.m. very windy, 44°. [illegible] still no trucks. Feb 28 Morning clear, frosty, 24°. Day all clear, again hearing guato windy about 2:30. Added to local flora the tola rigidum, generally common tola here. Saw Anita both today & yesterday Anita saw a cat - pretty high. Watched Moltrefecta and waited for a truck to Puno or Juloa. None. Temp at 6:30 p.m. 42°, windy Feb 29 Morning clear, temp at 6 26°, at noon 57°. Tuiroman hunting in morning. Two trucks went then but no room for more passengers so the one was able to load. On 3 occasions while I have been creeping after tuiromans a downy has spotted me, approached, and made a loud call sounding like a 5-yr-old Ford V-8 starter. It didn't disturb the tuiromans. Truck to Puno about 5. Brake/pad of spring near Turiqska (5 tons of batteries and big cylinder) but roads Puno by midnight. March 4 Shopping in Puno in a.m.. Motocycles leaving for home from Puno, so went to Juloa (2 solers aveina, 2 hrs), Delmeo shopping, metted Duffy, who had a young spectacled parrot for Kofork, then left for home 7 p.m., arrived 2:30 a.m..
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P. PEARSON 1952 45 March 2 Morning overcast early, noisy, but later sunny. Two turacos mating rest + others. Kiporde called at 3 p.m. after noted sent them a note of the food materials. Evening clear. March 3 Mostly sunny in morning, but rising after about 3 p.m., turning to storm. Watched turacos. Put about 20 ms. in grass plus little torte daily streamed. Quite a few nestmgs - eggs dropping. March 4 Scattered heavy snow on grass in a.m. Temp at 5:45 30°. Morning mostly sunny, rain-snow in midst of terrain. Turacos held. Nestmgs + 1 abortion bolivia. Watched turacos and looked for nests March 5 Turpos held. 1 abortion boliviana, 1 Chloroscyz, 1 Hesperomyx. Temp at 4:45 49° - thundery cloudy. Watched turacos, then at suppertime drove up to Kiporde to get our laids back.. Picked up traps line. Had in late afternoon. Shot short cat. March 6 Morning first clear (temp. 30°), then foggy for about 2 hours, then sunny again. Rain - hail in afternoon, evening clear. 39° at 6 p.m. Bode goodly to the 2 gringo tourists, then watched turacos until 4 p.m., then cloudy till 7 p.m. March 7 Sunny all day, scattered clouds. Temp: 6:10 a.m. 26°, 10:30 a.m. 52°; 5 p.m. 8°c; 9:30p.m. 38°clear. It came seen only 1 minuter at this camp, and so for no sign of fiver or deer. Butterflies + grasshoppers fairly abundant, some lizards, lots of toads, especially some tiny ones. Watched turacos all day. March 8 Morning clear + sunny. Temp. at 3 p.m. 62°, felt hot, but in shade etc. Carl came down in a.m. to see turacos etc. Clouded over & misty at 3:45; night clear.
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P. PEARSON 1952 46 March 9 Temp at 6 26°. Ice in bus. Hunted turacos north and watched in afternoon. Day almost all clear, no precipitation. March 10 Frost, temp at 6:15 34°. Day almost all clear, no precip. Watched turacos up at waterfall. Saw hummer by cliffs there. Put out about > 5 ms along part of cliff, then in thick grass clumps up along waterl canyon, then over sparser hilltops to unwatching blend. March 11 Traps held 6 bluecups and 4 abdon solimanius; then 1 bluecup later in day. Rain from mid-afternoon until evening. Watched turacos and hunted. March 12 Cloudy nearly morning but cleared about 10. Traps held 2 bluecups, 1 Mistungy, 1 Ph. siddimnia. Watched turacos. Kafonda came for half afternoon and stayed overnight morning. March 13 Cloudy in morning (but frost), clear in afternoon. No rain. Turaco hunting in morning with Carl. One ph-picture in trees. Shot an ash-breasted finch for Carl. Other common birds here are Cinclocos, Threecorn, Zivotrichi, Soolin; other less common are a hummer, a gray-beaked yellow-belted finch with grey wings, Vpantia, astherus, parrot, carocaro, precher. No rain. Several passer-by call this locality "Toroya". March 14 Same old trap line had 1 2/3-grain bluecup, 1 1/2-grain chickathirer, and 1 Mistungy. Several of the other bluecups on this line have been sub-adults. Picked up these traps. Watched for turacos on flats. Put out another line of 20 traps in grass-groodongrove, and 7 along base of cave-cliff. Watched at rest in afternoon. Day almost all sunny, no rain. Evening clear, 42° at 7:15.
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P. PEARSON 1952 47 Mar 15 Morning overcast, no frost. Most of day cloudy, considerable rain 2-4pm, but evening mostly clear. 2 Abdon bolin. in my traps (1 adult?, 1 half grown) in bla-grass. Quite a few spring-empty. Watched turner nest. After dark out on flats saw a glow-worm in the grass (= a 1/4-inh larva, quite luminous). Sun Mar 16 Day mostly clear, windy in afternoon. Treezz told 1 Chrysop, 2 Abdon bolin (one < 1/2 grown), 1 Ph-jectus, and 2 unknown mice. These look like young pale pectus but have white patches behind the ears. Several spring-empty again both along base of cliff and in the bla (the mystery mice were in bla). Picked up the bla live and put 5 Orset traps along the base of cliff in holes of Abdoman. Abundant nigroba droppings low but have seen no micechas. At 7:30 the telegrapher came up from Treezz on his bicycle to tell me of 2 Tivazan nests, so we drove down and had a look at them, then back here at lunch-time so as not miss too much at this nest. Quite put out a bla live. Night clear, windy. Mar 17 Heavy frost, temp -24°, ice-plain. Nothing in my traps. Nest 1 still incubating, so left Annie in charge of it and walked down to the Treezz nests to spend a day or 2. 1 1/4 hrs to nest 3, where I built a blind of stones. Mar 18 Watched nest 3. Heavy frost + some ice. No rain. Mar 19 Frost + ice in a.m. Watched nest until 11:30, then home over the ridge rather than via wood. Temp at bla had been -24° both mornings. Light rain in afternoon. Evening overcast. Mar 20 Morning cloudy-misty. Temp -34° at 5:50 a.m. Most of day
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P. PEARSON 1952 48 Looking for the clutch of turmoors. Worked blind at nest #4. Afternoon clear but misty. March 21 Morning frosty, 26°. Walked to Tinegalea nests and rocks. Decided to move camp to near nest #4 but got sticks going across ponter. Rain-ball about 5:30 to 7:30+. March 22 Got heavy mistook, then drove to Tinefaler to check nests there. Then back to nest #4 where we watched all afternoon, then checked and found eggs stolen. Rain in evening. March 23 Day mostly cloudy, light rain in lots afternoon. Photo'd + plant collected in morning, then hunted turmoors without much luck. March 24 Cloudy in a.m. Hunted turmoors around Torga without luck till 9, then started up hill to see Kofords. Met Carl on way, so we all went to Tinegalea and hunted turmoors till 3, then fished. Rain 5 to 7+. March 25 Morning cloudy till about 10. Photo'd Muthfester nest #2. Carl et al. came down so we devoted day to fishing at Tinefaler. Caught 5 rainbows, the biggest about 18"; kept 14 or 15, very deep-bodied. Two other (ormore) big ones got away with 4 species. No rain but evening cloudy. Many discovered turmoors nest by snow-troobing in the a.m. Amuta's 12 traps in two gurdngygalas put out noon yesterday, by & a m today had: 6 Abodan Golmianis, 2 Chreangs, 1 Ph. pictus, 1 a. amoenus. March 26 Took a quick pace at the big trout, but caught only 11"-rales. Then lots drive to help watch Koford's turmoors nest. Same had at 3-4, then snow about 7:
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D. P. PEARSON 1952 49 March 27 H. waylaver. Temp 23°; partly. West terrason tracking in snow and found another nest. Murmexone mono & virecola. tracks. Watched same nest. Some hail rim 3-4, p.m. on about 6:30 March 28 about 3/4" snow. clear. Temp 25°. Watched seen terrason's nest and baby sat. Photos of vicarosa & virecola. Scattered clouds, but no precipitation. Some rain during night March 29 Up at 5 a.m. to watch terrason nest #2. Morning cloudy, some light snow about 8. Photos of nest #1 at 11 a.m. Still cloudy at 2. Temp. at 1:30 was 42°!, at 3:00-45°; cloudy. Heavy snow at 5 till 6:30. 3/4" fell. Sky clear at 8:00 p.m. Set 3 steel traps near nest #2. The caprock leave at H waylaver also shows much glaciated polish and striations running N/E - S.W. March 30 Morning clear, temp 6 a.m 25°, 3/4" snow. Tracked terrason, took photos, then watched nest #2. March 31 morning clear & sunny. Ran traps with Merry (Parmerupa), then watched nest #2 with Mary Cole. After lunch to Timepalea where they had another Methofriveta nest forms, coupled by bridge. april 1 Watched nest #4. Morning clear, frosty; temp below - 26°. Afternoon clear also. While watching nest from about 1 to 3 p.m. heard mosquitoes - chorus of swarms of gnats. Don't remember having heard those before on altiplano. Evening clear with wind from east, but not cold, 46° at 7 p.m. april 2 nest destroyed overnight so left Timepalea without regret to meet indoor woman with 2 more nests up the grade
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P. PEARSON 1952 SE of town. Drone back into the tola and camped near the rests. April 3 Shot the 2 birds on the nest last night, plus 3 others. Dissected etc until noon, then drove as far as Denetua for the night. Hail storm about 7. Saw an ant at km 104, [illegible] 14,300ft, in early afternoon. There is some cultivation of what looked like a kind of potato around Pogo Salacocha, 13,700 ft. April 4 Visited Duffie in Juliaca, then drove to Puno April 5 Shopping in Puno, then camped between Puno + Juli. Harvest time along the lake: grain, quinoa, potatoes. Rain after supper. April 6 Juli to Hacienda Locolaco. The quinoa in the Juli- Potato region almost all harvested but much still standing between Puno and Ancoillani. The little bow plant with sorel-like leaves is now - quite colorful when nearly ripe. Morning cloudy early, then scattered clouds. Afternoon mostly clear. Some rain in morning. Road from Puno to Pichupichuni marvellable - complete with stone km. markers. Muddy, rocky, and grass-grown. Soot two pampas at Pichupichuni. Camped at one of these after meeting the Yugoslav at Locolaco. He did not distinguish between two + guinea pigs, and had 3 trains with pickles dig out a guinea pig form. April 7 Morning clear, scattered clouds in p.m. TIME TEMP HUMID. 6 am 25° 6:30 25 62% 7:30 37 70 8:15 38 57 9:30 46 46 10:30 53 30 11:30 59 16 12:30 61 25 (scattered clouds) 2:00 pm - 57° 3 58 25 " 4 58 25 " 5 53 33 " 6 44 47 7 44 34 clear 8 43 33 (feeling clouds) (scattered clouds)
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P. PEARSON 1952 51 Watched + collected trees April 8 Morning clear, afternoon scattered clouds, slight amount of hail + rain - some hailstones 15mm. diameter. Evening clear, mostly clear. Watched + collected trees, but mostly disssected those collected. 6:00 a.m. 22° 6:30 22° 82% 7:30 29 69 8:30 39 41 9:30 46 28 10:30 50 33 11:30 54 26 12:30 60 24 2:00 .60° 23% (scattered clouds) 3:00 25 4:00 40 (sprinkle) 5:00 51 58>hail 6:30 46 71 7:00 45 45 April 9 Morning clear, temp 6:15 was 18°, noon 50°, 2 p.m. 61°. afternoon scattered clouds, no precipitation. More tree studies and some photos. Indian meteor brought in some ground- up toasted ? grain which he called "kenyane," which grows der on 1-foot truncked plants that are now turning red and being harvested. He also said that ocia is grown only near Juli + Porsata. Yesterday's traps (30 m.s.) set around border of the 90-yl quadrat caught one phi. Boliviana overnight and one young stenomya + a lizard during the day. April 10 Temp 6 a.m. 23°. Morning clear, scattered clouds in p.m. Tweled till 11:30 then left towards Pijocorra. Miserable road. Camped near cresta SW of Pijocona. Country passed there mostly grass, little cota. Some nice rocky-cavey canyons. Passed some lush tree-clopping near Htrocelemi, 13,100 ft., but could see no trees. Probably operiana or leucodera, not peruvana Trap-caught 1 Chloromys and 1 Hypogeomys opson. = Galeomysga
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P. PEARSON 1952 April 11 Collected tenagyps during along rock in morning, stopped for lunch at river by Chalifateos River was warm but despite sun a cold wind was blowing. Then drove to our living camp where put out two traps. Temps at 4:30, 2am still up, 44; at 5:00, 36; at 9, 32. Went up to the ruin rock at 5:00, when I had seen rat tracks in snow and put out about 11 steel traps. Then waited for dark and joblighted but saw nothing. Might clear weather. April 12 Light filmy clouds in a.m. and most of day. Tenagyps traps and caught upon climbing, sun all day. Put out more steel traps along ruin rock in 6:00 a.m. 30; 10 45; 11:15 46; 1:30 48 3:30 - 44; 4:30 - 40 > sundown 5:00 - 36 evening and again joblighted, but saw nothing. Shot 3 manibos in a.m. 20; and (recently-partnered) April 13 Temps 23 at 6 a.m., no traps touched. More trapping in a.m., then drove down to the Pampa de Titire and put out two traps. Caught more during mid-day but 5 at about 3:30. Terrain is sloping sandy desert with total rygdom, bunch of fleatare, and a tiny lunch grass. Put out about 20 m.s. and Anita put out a line. April 14 Temps 20 at 6 a.m., only 1 arvicola in my list. Anita's line with 2 arvicolas, 1 lellipachin, 4 Elgomodonta (2 of them igus), and 1 sollemnis?. Some of the ardivers immature. Hunted twice in [illegible] morning & planned. Traps not as successful as yesterday. Left at 4 p.m. and drove to Capazo where at dusk I put some two traps in the colony where we shot one before. April 15 One two in my traps. Anita sighted them about 8 a.m., got 2.
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P. PEARSON 1952 Then left for Mazorung, Santa Rosa. About an hour to camp up Mazorung - a process involving makeshift cans, rubber hoses, cardboard funnels, short measure etc... as in other parts of Peru. Put 7 "latas" in my 30-gallon tank. Then to just behind Santa Rosa for night. Road alarmingly no signs of tracks of Rio's a Tutupaca truck. April 16 Drove to the river Colan-Sojo, lunch and stopped there for lunch, bainent, wash, etc., in preparation for dry camp at Tutupaca. Just leaving when Steinways drove up behind me in their Jeep pickup on way to Condorane. Dropped off, then to our two camp at Tutupaca where I put out trees (rafts) at 5 p.m. about 12 fresh digging's on the cerano area. April 17 Morning clear, afternoon scattered clouds. 6:15 - 19° 10:30 - 50° 24% (am cloud) 7:00 - 25° 73% 11:30 - 59 (↓) 7:30 - 27° 69 12:30 - 58 8 scattered 8:00 - 37 54 1:30 - 55 9 scattered 9:00 - 45 32 2:30 - 56 9 ↓ cloud 3:30 - 50° 15% ↓ scattered 4:30 - 46 24 clouds 7:40 - 40 50 ↓ Day devoted to trees. Evening partly cloudy. April 18 Morning clear, afternoon partly cloudy, evening clear and calm. 6:00 - (19°) 50% 12:30 - 56° 11% 7 23 78 1:30 - 54 15 (hazy sun) 8 32 66 2:30 - 53 17 scattered cloud 9:30 43 34 3:30 - 51 21 10:20 50 16 11:30 55 11 Day devoted to trees & lizards. April 19 Watched lizards till 9:30, then drove to summit at Tutupaca to pay respects to Sr. Purgos. 3:30 a.m. - 21° 7:15 - 24° 79% 5:30 - 21° 9:00 - 38 30 6:00 - 21° 77% 9:30 - 42 24 Then at lunch time drove 6:40 - 22 82 up the Volcan Tutupaca. Probably because of the volcanic nature of the soil (ash, gravel, etc.) the vegetation does not mount very high. No streams from melting snow, no green stuff. Lost trees at 15,800 ft. Lizards here too. Some up to a way quite bare at 15,900 ft., first snow about 16,000 ft. The miner's shocks (camphirents)
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P. PEARSON 1952 54 are at 16,500ft (including soccer field) and the end of the road at 16,900. The road actually snakes around to the other side of the volcano at about the same level but was still snowing. Many drifts several feet deep. Put 13 traps in and around the miner's hut at 16,500ft. The area has newt-growth -burning oil-drum stoves, tins water on ground, plus assorted clothes + pouches + food spread around. Temps. at 16,900ft: 2:30-41° 41% 2:45-38 51-kazy ran over thermo + hygro meter new thermo Apr?20 3:15-35 66 3:45-34 79 4:00-31 82 4:30-30 82 sun monthly observed by low light 5:10-27 90 clouds just appear 5:35-25 98 blue sky 6:05-23 98 6:30-22 92 7:30-22 86 sunset 5:25 8:30-20° 73% night clear 9:10-18 76 5:45-21 27 6:15-21 27 7:30-23 27 8:00-25 28 8:30-27 31 campsite, 16,500 9:30-34 24 10:10-34 26 Then drove back to the panjo. While stopped for lunch Ortozo spied 13 lizards, so after lunch pursued them in Brassy for photos. Then hocked our two campsite to finish skinning etc. Sunny all day, some clouds. Evening clear April 21 Sunny day. 6:30-21° 9:30-45° 1:10-55°-18% 7:30-24 10:10-5° St. Fudgia's girl came in the morning to return my rifle -with scope broken. But they forgot to bring our gas can, so we had to drive to Turkhyskain afternoon, then back to campsite at dark. April 22 Morning clear: 5:45-18° 6:55-23 9:30-44° Took movies of tortoises under ice 8:25-40 + calculating lizards, and re-took the operation of desert plants. Watched lizards. Left for Cacooban at sundown, arrived before supper. On the same day starting from last weekend saw no numbers and not a single vicuna. Lots of allsorts llamas just below -left our campsite. Evening partly cloudy. No snow on Cerro April 23 Coocoban- Morning clear, then scattered clouds about 10 a.m. Put out 7 new traps, then dissected lizards and took photos of lizards.
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P. PEARSON 1952 7:30 p.m. - 35° 5:45 a.m. - 22° 7:30 - 34° - 68% 9:30 - 47° - 52% 10:45 - 50° - 43% 11:15 - 52° 46% 1:00 - 54° 39% 2:00 - 54 27 3:00 - 53 36 4:15 - 48 38 6:00 - 37 60. 7:20 - 33° - 68% 8:15 - 32 - 69 afternoon mostly sunny. at 2:10 picked moment little crevice on sw face of big rocks by camp and found temp. of 42°C. Numerous other crevices in full sun in mid thirties. Quick-registering thermometer in sun = 21°C. Trafts caught mice opening. Evening clear, clear. April 24 Antelope bighorn sheep, (Abrocoma) abeona and three young deer in. 6:00 - 22° - 100%, 7:10 - 26 - 93 8:20 - 31 - 70 9:20 - 44 - 46 11:10 - 49° - 37% 12:20 - 51 - 32 2:20 - 52 - 17 3:15 50 - 24 4:40 - 47° - 35% cloudy 5:20 - 48. 35%. hail 6:45 - 37° clear still frost in box shadow at 10:10. Day with fewer clouds yesterday frozen with high temperature, then photos of meadows in afternoon. This is still the best meadow coloring I have seen. While sitting in the meadow colony waiting for sun for photos - crevice surrounded and littered by grates. This is the first time I have been bothered by insects on the skyshow. April 25 Up at 1 a.m. to look in mine tunnels, shot 1 yellow & gray fish in the canyon mine at same peak where I shot ground type out in Jan. on cliff side, small shelf, then built-up ramp of droppings remains of candle-droppings on a tea thistle bottle. Outertemp. was 23°F, temp. at nest was -1°C. Coul not return live until morning so didn't record temp. 1:00 a.m 23° 2:00 22° 6:15 22 7:25 - 30° 8:00 - 34° 8:25 - 38° 9:25 - 42° 10:50 - 48° (still frost in shadow clear) 11:40 - 49° 12:40 - 49° might clear and dry all clear. Another abrocoma on Antelope Triffle, and 2 sulphurine in Cord's near camp. Much stock grazing around camp (sheep, Alpacas, horses, + burros). Special structures at camp run N and S. Left 1 p.m. Saw no trace on way out to Paster Verde crossroad. Stopped at dusk a couple of miles east of Santa Rosa. laid out about 20 traps in rich grass-trot.
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P. PEARSON 1952 56 April 26 One tail in my traps. Temp: 6 a.m. 25° (Santa Ana). Drove to Santa Fe for best standards of shot +3 trees. Both gunning pigs around. Then to our camp at the gorge of the Rio Huerque. Warm sunny day, 55° at noon, 40° at 7:30 p.m. Put out 5 gopher traps at old tree chipping. Anita was fishing at 3 p.m., Bob caught 3 11" rainbows when an Indian came up, asked if she wanted to buy a fish and produced from his pack a 14-pound 31" rainbow trout! We bought it for 6 sole = 50 cents USA. SUNDAY April 27 Up at 12:30 a.m. to look in caves. Temp 25° shot a tyrant in one cave, hummingbird in 2 others but no hummingbirds. Temp. at 6:15 18°, clear. Nothing in any tree traps. Took fishing movies (but no fish), then left for Boca-laca. One mine pool in the Huerque gorge just above Hda Antonio looked good for trout, so stopped for a few minutes there. Over a hundred trout over 8", mostly 10-12", were visible as we approached. Anita had a spinner to a big boy and almost landed another 1/2 footer when the spinner broke. Didn't get under way until after lunch, then marched all the way past Pomata. Camped just past Pomata on the Regisior woods. Wheat + potatoes being harvested along the way. Quinoa alive. Temp of sleeping tyrant at 1:00 a.m. 37°, one 5°, outside 25° F. April 28 Sea or puddle in a.m. but might not say cold. Drove early to Piedrapicunia, root much improved. Hunted trees on the causeway and took movies of a fox hunting guinea pigs. At 4:30 left for the spot west of Huerque where we hope to catch stronger lizards. Put out 12 gopher traps just before dark.
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P. PEARSON 1952 57 April 29 10:30 SW Hurricane, 13, 900' ft. Temp at 6:30, 23°; 1 p.m. 60°. For other temps see log/document. One twin in traps, 3 spring, 1 south fin first. Anita got 2 others under Spanish and took record temperatures. Left 1 p.m., worked fishing river, caught great short of line. April 30 Drove to Puno for shopping and fixing wheel alignment, then to Duffy's in Jujaca after supper. May 1 Shopping in Puno, then off towards Pucartambo. Stopped for lunch just below Pucara'. Dozens of 11" trout visible in the river, and one monster swam off as we approached. In 2 feet of water, middle of 150' river he made a wade that washed up on the shore. We found a dead, recently-spear'd, 31" trout in the water, and Anita caught 2 11-incher's. Several Indians were hand-fishing, and a squadron of 8 equipped with spears, band nets, and spears were working downstream and had caught several 2 footers and at least one bigger one. Caught between again - Santa Rosa, 12,900' in a hay field. Not bunch-grass, but a real field in which hay had recently been cut. Must be the monster east-side already. The women is late charge species at about Pucara' - on the flat, wild, cuyeo type. Evening calm, warmish, partly cloudy. Duffy's say that many althplero Indians have moved down to the lowlands but that they did like flies. Their TB, for nothing catches up with them. Others are unbothered and come back home. Many Indians actually own their body but in each generation this spelled out
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P. PEARSON 1952 To meet more descendants. Their main crop once 2 runs of potatoes. Number of children is large but surviving few. Vitamin A deficiency serious & widespread around Julboca - and elsewhere. Teeth good in some regions of altiplano, poor in others. Mrs Duffie feels that IQ is generally low. Passed a fence today! May 2 Temp at 6 a.m. 22°. Trofs had 6 Abodona Solin. + 1 Heferamupa. Tail of abodona seemed long & thin, it is interesting that the grass is much lower here, despite equal cold at night, and even before crossing the divide (JaBoya). Took off early and drove all day - down the Umbamba Valley to below Urca, then up a dark road to Pancartambó, then up the next cuemba to camp. Because the road was one way today (our way), we had to do most of scenic part to Pancartambó in the dark. Arrived at the summit (11,500') where the Tres Cruces road branches off at 11 p.m. and camped. The passet JaBoya is only about 14,000 ft.; good pasture near there and some dykes on both sides of divide with "pineapple" plants. On the way down the east side, saw field of oats? at 13,600'; at 12,600 ft. eucalyptus and cherry. Chief crop from 13,000 down to 11,000 or less was wheat, which was ripe and being harvested. Much threshing by driving oxen and busome round & round on heap of it. At 12,300 ft (see photo) and even higher the general aspect is so lush with trees of several kinds, bucles, weeds such as Runep, guarin, etc that I no longer consider it altiplano. I feel that perhaps the limit to altiplano should be about 12,500 on the east side. Perhaps 11,500 on the west. First corn seen at 12,100 ft, considerable more below
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P. PEARSON 1952 59 this, all ribes. Poplars at 12,000; willows slightly lower. Quinno in small amounts down to 10,950 ft. at 11,200ft was a stretch with the big green thun and the showing tiger green that we encountered near Porenater. Lots of yellow calceolaria Scrophulariacea in bloom On the way up the hill from Huambatio to Avanceane at dusk saw a bat flying at 11,700' May 3 Morning clear. Done frost. By the light of day we found the view from our stopping place on the ridge top most impressive, but no match for the tremendous sweep to be seen from Tres Cruces, to which we drove after breakfast. Jumbled foothills were poking up through a lake of clouds, and far above all this stretching out over the lowlands was a sea of cumulus clouds. The low clouds must have been at 3 or 4 thousand feet; the cumulus at 6 or 7 thousand. The road from the highway locks to Tres Cruces runs along the ridge. Mothy grassy, but tongues + patches of cloud forest, cycaede, nunneone pards also. Sphagnum in many places (but mostly dry sphagnum), many "alpine" flowers including dwarf blueberries. a mile or so before Tres Cruces we saw a hunter with gun, and just as we saw him a big deer jumped up and ran down the steep slope. Either a brown or white tail. This is the first man we have seen afield in Peru with a gun this trip. altitudes of Tres Cruces 11,900ft. Clouds thickened after lunch, then some started reaching up to our level and blowing pasts. Later the clouds lowered again and at night were a sea over the mountains.
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2. PEARSON 1952 60 But about 25 traps along base of rocky outcrops in thick grass, some Zygophyllum, tuberous begonia etc. No sign: Auntie put 46 in grass, around stone-house ruins, edge of cloud forest, and in cloud forest. Evening clear. May 4 Morning clear but foothills and jungle all cloud covered, the upper cloud level only a few hundred feet below me. Temp at 6:15 40°, but frost and ice skin on puddles. Nothing in my traps. Auntie had a little Abrocome, 2 Melanerpis, and one long-tailed mouse-oryzomys or sumpling; the melanerpis both in the forest. Temp. noon, 56°, rising. After lunch moved down the road about a mile to a place nearer good forest. Put out about 35 traps in sphagnum - cycade along forest border. No runaways or sign. Cloud bank still over jungle at 7 p.m., Went jacklighting along the road. Saw 2 pr. of green eyes possibly deer, both together, one bigger than other. Possibly glanwood and young. May 5 Nothing in my traps. More Abrocome in Auntie's. Hunted for pudu and goup and took movies of some cloud forest. Quite a few tropical birds [illegible] feeding in the patches of cloud forest - bright colors and all, even a woodpecker, I think. The highest forest looks really broad-leaved tree but plenty of bearded lichens, moza, ferns, bamboo, and sphagnum. Just below my traps, at about 11,500 ft., a really broad-leaved tree is common. 5:45 a.m. - 35° 6:30 7:00 8:20 38 42 - 47% 46 - 45% 11:30 - 55° 41% 12:30 - 55 2:00 - 57 3:20 - 57 41 41 38 4:40 - 54° - 31% 6:30 - 41 - 53 9:45 a.m. 50°- 60% 11:15 54- 56 Frost + skin of ice in a.m., day all sunny, jungle still blanketed by clouds May 6 Jacklighted down to my traps after dark and slept down there. Cloud bank lower in morning, interesting sunrise, but still
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not much montana visible, Took pictures in cloud forest, then hiked up to Bue. One long-tailed mouse and a spiny tail in my traps. Left about 11 a.m. for Puncartambo but decided to camp & set traps when we got down to 10,400'. Numerous fires visible around the hills (we saw 2 set by a boy with cows) indicate that burning plays a roll in the plant succession around 12,000 ft. On the way down noticed: black & white wara planera in the grassland near the Tree Cuenca turnout at 11,500ft; albot a guava in brush & small trees at 11,200 ft; quinsua (0,750 ft), eucalyptus 10,600ft. On this side of the Tree Cuenca divide there is practically no cloud forest! Whereas on the other side the belem--non- Sphagnum-cyco-type forest is common and appears to run or down into broad-leaf forest; on this side the upper forest is a drier scrubber kind (but hard to say how much is due to cutting). One of the commonest trees looks just like an alder, and dominates we are now. one of the commonest shrubs looks like Pyrocarpha. Our camp was set along a noisy cold clear stream, site of an extinct saw-mill. Aspect here is quite tropical despite frosty nights. Birds seen here are humming, grana, a white-headed black
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P. PEARSON 1952 62 jungle. Dusklighting from 8 to 9:30 (moon almost full) saw one small mouse and, in a grassy slope, a deer. Shot it, an Odocoileus, not herved. Also saw a bat while dusklighting. The local indians say only one kind of deer here. May 7 Day clear but sun gets into this canyon late and leaves at 2 pm. Used to be a small lake where we are camped. Tropics fair. 6:15 - 34° frost 11:00 - 59° - 46% 5:15 - 50° - 68% 7:30 - 37° 1:35 - 62 - 37 9:00 - 40° - 74% 8:30 - 45 - 88% 2:30 - 60 - 41 6:00am - 33 - 89 10 - 54 - 56 4:10 - 54 - 64 7:45 - 40 - 90 Skinned deer etc. Koford arrived in p.m. Fairly good flight of larks at dusk. Carl got a small Myctis nigricans? May 8 Fairly good trip, catch. Left about 8 for Cuzco etc. Road goes down to Pucatambo at 9600', then up to the Pucatambo - Huambuto pass 12,750ft. Quivira as low as 9600' at " The big bean plants from Pucatambo up to 11,500. The pass is then all flowers but quite dry, shallow-soiled, rather poor looking. Challa comes at 9900'. Stopped to take pictures of steep folds on way down to Huambuto. Those photographs are not the steepest - just happened to have people dragging potatoes. Some quick shopping in Cuzco, then up the hill toward Anta to camp. May 9 All morning winding down into the Aburive Canyon. Becomes quite tropical - if dry before the bottom at 6500ft. Coming down into this canyon we encountered sugar cane as high as 8000ft; also cana brava. Considerable caters & thorny scrub. Lunch with the guate at the bottom, then up the other side with views of gorgeous snow - capped. At 12,100 were pasture, bushier, colcolavia, some trees. At 12,800ft still bushier, pasture, colcolavia, yellow 'boerica', not real
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altiplano: Then down the long zig-zag to Alvaray, arriving there about 5 p.m. Pretty good forest in place on this grade at 11,000ft. and lower with pretty good stalls of fruit in Alvaray at 8300ft. Then down the hill further in the dark to camp at 6250 ft in their scrub of pepper trees, century plants, agaves in big clumps, a small tree with white morning-glory flowers. Some delonix on trunklets, but definitely dry. Put out about 30 traps for moonlight. May 10 Temp at 6:00 a.m. 60°. There were many frogs - 2 kinds of crying I think. Left early to climb up to the Altiplano, but the climb was very gradually up to the canyon and the Rio Pachachaca, mostly then pepper trees, agaves, organ-pipe cactus, etc. Count 2 frogs cave. Saw Crotophaga at 6500' in their scrub-cactus, and Carl shot one at 7100ft. Sugar cane as high as 8500 ft. Carl shot a torrent duck at 7100ft and I one at 11,400 ft. Lunch at 8000ft. with only a few goats (many at 6250 miles we spent the night). At 10,700 ft. in the gorge was many bushes, pepper trees, scotch broom, Spanish cross. At 11,300 ft. no more pepper trees but numerous other bushes & small trees, also a few green thorn bushes like those at Puerto. Camped at 4:30 at 11,700 ft. where bushes are thinning out, a few Polygala-looking tree, some cactus, but definitely a trick of altiplano due to presence of tota (quadrangularia and ?Boecaria?) and flubera. Put out about 35 traps before dark. An intelligent (and quiet) boy encountered carpenter slatyman in Alvaray had been out hunting small parrots in a
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P. PEARSON 1952 64 wooded canyon outside (and slightly above) town, after dawn saw 2 birds of deer, a "Ceruse" at high levels and a "Verotus" at "intermediate" altitudes. The "Verotus" has as many as 6 or 7 branches to the bone. May 11 Absence in my traps. After breakfast climbed up onto the althlora, at 12,300 ft. ichn, tota, and some lowland shrubs, at 13,000ft. mostly ichn, some tota, lowland shrubs, and ground brownbirds. Saw buzzard at 14,000 and 14,600ft, minutas 13,200. Above the ichn instead of coming to Festuca outthylora you came to sodded turf, green, made up of the Mother greens (closely cruffed by all species etc) other short grasses, a dust of Pyrosophyllum and an inconspicuous little spring plant. Numerous Distichia clumps, but no big yartsa leads. What yartsa there is softer than regular, shallower. Camped at 14,650 ft. on a side road among numerous moronic-rocky slopes turf-grasses, zeepe. Heavily grazed. A few local areas of tota (a fleshy sage, bigger etc and more shrunk-like odor than the Pecosys sage). Lost traps along bottom of a low cliff. Saw Tamarixia triflaba. May 12 6 Phyllotris pictus in my traps. Other lined red pictus, pine chinchilla and zelekin. At dawn 3 or 4 groups of Tamarixia were calling. Saw one trio and shot a ? from it with big atrete follicles. 6:00 - 30° 7 - 340 8:40 - 40° - 62% 9:35 - 41 - 59 11:00 - 45 - 51% 12 - 49 - 49 1:30 - 54-38 3:15 - 53 - 35 4:00 - 49 - 37% 4:50 - 45° - 39% 7:30 - 35° - 62 Picked up my traps and set them at the bottom of Polizado across the valley. Good rocks, smelly sage, and a spring bunch grass something like Festuca outthylora but different.
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P. PEARSON 1952 65 May 13 My traps not touched. No tireman calling in morning. Drove to 35 km. ENE Purgio, 14,600 ft. Much of the drive across a border stream pampa growing mostly to northern bunch grass, little grazed, but some stunted tota rigida, ygerophyllum, etc. Scattered shallow ponds. Many vireo. In some places misachar diving among boulders on the flat pampa. Camped on rolling pampa - Nothera gron, 2-inch bunch grass, lyerophyllum, a little tota rigida and Lynomys sage. Set 35 traps in rocky talus. 5:45 a.m.-24°-68% 10:10-45°-50% 8:15 - 35-69 10:40-48-48 May 14 Temp. 5:45 a.m. 26°. During traps (Chreomys, (Ph. darwini), ( Ph. pictus. No tireman calling although some called last evening. 10:30 a.m.-46°. Drove over vireo pampa + debor. Monies of hawletas + coots. Camped on a saddle. at 13,500 ft (5 km. NE Purgio. Passed considerable lupino in bloom at 13,800 ft. At 13,700 ft. considerable fleshy Dencio and tota quadrangular in bloom. But traps around a corral with much blooming fleshy Dencio, and a few traps along road walks very fleshy Dencio. Many Motley brockas near camp in lush ichn and quadrangulare. Some ichn clumps almost breast high. While returning a bomb from a deep sundere canyon found considerable ice at the bottom of it - at 5:30 p.m. May 15 Temp at 6:00 a.m. 35°; some first time my traps with Phyllotis pictus and 5 absdon folin, 2 Phyllotis darwini, and one zebbing of the no-white-red- sued variety. Drove down to Purgio past irrigated grain fields,
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and lush weedy + greasy stretches along the road and between folds, much lupine, small compositae bushes. Camped beyond Lugano on the grade up to the altiplano again, 11,500ft. A bushy terrain with numerous large cacti, bronto green thornbush, astrea and other bushes, some greasy syceras. Put out about 30 traps along a stone wall through this stuff, some clumps of cardua 10 ft tall, cardolabu joint cacti 10 ft also. May 16 Temp. 5:45 a.m. 45°, but some frost in places. My trap with about 5 Aboron bolinensis, 2 Phyllotis, several guaray empty, 3 of the mice eaten. Drive to Mazca. The road climbs back onto greasy altiplano with vicuñas etc at about 13,500ft, then drops down to Mazca (2500±). Lama vicuña in grass as low as 12,400ft. Phyllotis between 13 + 12,000, maybe a little lower. Not too sprinkling of grass down to about 10,000 ft. where the big Y tree cactus starts, then gradually diminishing vegetation as you get lower, some vegetation all the way down to the Mazca Valley, no completely bare stretches as on the Tacna road. Noteworthy were “preats” of a small foretree (milky sap, clusters of red pods at ending branches, no leaves). Cotton in bloom and ripening in the valley. Stopped for much bird shinning by a blooming cotton fields. Then rode good with Refords and parted. Camped on desert a few miles north of Mazca
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P. PEARSON 1952 67 May 17 5 miles N. Mageo, 2500 ft. Temp. 6 a.m. 57°. Ainto amble in middof night to see a house mouse running around the head of our bed. Caught it. This is very barren stony desert (see moire) although a few dry springs of an animal could be found in a nearby gully. The vegetation of the Mageo valley was about 3 miles away and about 1/2 mile in other direction was a dry wash with ephedra-like bushes. Also seen at our campsite were small moths (discovered by turning over stones), spiders (also under stones), a large green beetle (under sleeping log, possibly a stow-away), and a small hummingbird came at 7 a.m. to investigate the red striping on the bus. Heard lats during the night. Stopped to watch at a stream about 25 km NW Mageo, 1700 ft. (leaves, thorns, compound leaves). Mimersona millvina, acacia-like tiny bushes, a small delicate cane fern, a fox and very large frog scrambled on bridge. Stopped for night in sandy desert about 10 mi N Carite. Sandy hills with scattered rocks. Only vegetation is lichens on the larger rocks and Brownelocks some in bloom. They are quite rotten, probably depend on fog. Mimersona mouse burrows, fox?, and lizard tracks. Many moths came to lantern after dark. Several corn moth skeletons lying about. Put out about 20 ms. May 18. Stanny sea-stone feel in the morning. One Phyllotia in my traps. Took moire of the rotten brownelocks
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Skin waxy looky, somewhat yellow Scale 1:1 # OPP 3699 off nest #7 with awesky hatchings
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Rhea Dec 10 Everyone so far agrees that mating is over and that young chicks are already. Sr. Bulger says they go onto the hills to rest, that they lay up to 18 eggs, and that one egg is used as food by the hatching young. He says they are much hunted for plumea and the eggs are sought & sold for food. Jan. 8 Pampa Vizinba. Nature says Rheas come down from hills to feed on pampas at 3 or 4 a.m. Eat little globular fruits of Distichia. Nests in deep. April 15 Shot 2 of a band of 16 feeding almost entirely alfalfa on the Pampa de Copago. The rheas were doing some bucking among themselves. One (duller colored) & with testes about 30x8mm, probably not breeding. Roundwants + tapeworms. Stomach with coarse grass, "bulbs", small plants etc. Feeds largely with coarse vegetable matter. April 20 Pampa de Arriano, 14,500'. While stopped for lunch auto spied a herd of 13 out on the pampa near alfalfas. An hour or so later we took off after them in Bree and approached to less than 100 yards closer than this and they would run, some of them zigzagging with conspicuous dropping of the wings, showing the plumes. Took negatives & stills. Tracks in sand while walking were 16" apart. While running 48" mostly, some 56, and one 60".
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Mothracra? Perdiz Dec 19 Shot 1 today at km 57 west of Punu, 13,300 ft. John grass hills. There were a pair of adults and 3 or [stage probably] juvenile [sure half-grown young]. These I think are the middle- sized altiplano tinamou, smaller than Tinamotis but large. The ? was sprouting new feathers over much of her body and had many even up to 4 mm. No blood feetle, but scored skin. Dec 23 Shot 2 at km 101 east of Oguipa at 13,700 ft. They were the only 2 seen. This is very close to the spot where I bought a Tinamotis from a boy a few days ago. He probably got his a little larger. Hard wet snow at time. Dec 29 [unint.] flushed one, probably this species, on the hill east of Tineofalco, 13,900 ft, mostly tola (quadriflora) with mixture of bunchgrass. Jan 6. Several were feeding in the new barley field below the Hareids [Parrimon?] Jan 7 Shot one of them, a ?, no blood/feetle but one orange pelvic 8 mm in drain, rest 4 mm., and small cL. On shoot large. Barley + some other sed/pd in stomachs. Feb 3 Saw 2 pairs and a single within 1 mile about 15 km south of Mogocing, 13,200 ft. They were on or near the bottom of river flats but near the hills. This is Tectura country, hence the species nice along John. The single was a ?, both ? I were losing. Feb 4 See specimen Feb 6 Flushed one at Ontano. It flew up rather stiffly [?] for about 40 yds then landed. Feb 10 Saw bird of ? at km 104 from Punu, 14,300 ft. 4 seemed smaller than [other]. Unto shot 2 small ones - see diminution.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Mothus (cont.) Feb 17 3 min - W. Vilque, 13,30 opt. Watched again feeding from 8 to 10:30 on the method volley floor near camp. During this time they travelled north about 150 to 200 yards and back again 50 or 75 yards before I lost them due to riders passing while I hid by himself on some nearby mothura. The Mthopreter seemed quite pleased & undisturbed, looking much like a pair of genies-fowl grazing. For 2 1/2 hrs they fed almost continuously. The smaller one, without crest, led the way and was followed by the larger one with crest, usually 3 to 10 feet apart. Occasionally the larger off worked almost to contact when from the smaller would run a few yards away. They fed most on bright green portion. A pair of Ceroceros sat near them in the grass near them for part of the time, and once at a distance of about 20 yards the two ran from them. There was also present a pair of what I took to be young Ceroceros. H. collates t & v plenum not grazing. The 2 1/2 hrs was almost all feeding constantly, no apparent direction, and a few short periods of preening feather-flapping in the sun. Feb 21 In summary of our story at 3 pm W. of Vilque. When flushed the O+g gave a series of whistling squeals similar to those of ring-necked pheasants but more piercing, higher pitched. They also have a call-note (assembly or mate-calling, I think) that is a single chorp reminiscent of the first chirp of the rufous dormouse: this maybe given every few seconds, 2 or 3 times a minute, or only once. On Feb 20 in morning flushed & shot a O off a nest of 6 bridle-colored shining eggs under a large richia clump at the edge of the volley floor. Nest more finished than that of Mothura, grass wuffed circularly, a dozen or so feathers sprinkled around. Nest not visible.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 mothafrocta (cont.) from above. Finalized on pgs 2 mothafrocta also about 50 yards away at the same time & Remated (and watched) rest for rest of day and at 5:30 p.m., but no other birds seen nearby. About 10 a.m. a lone bird was feeding & preening about 40 yds. away. Wounded it but it escaped. Then looked for nest and found that indrain had removed eggs as well as our stone marker!! Feb.23 Hunting with Koforide to Arequipa-Puno km 100. Collected one ? and ? (egg in clutch) among features and some ichu (13,800ft.) and heard Trunnos about 100 ft. higher on a facing hill that was rockier. Feb.25 82 km. W. Puno, 14,000ft. Heard the robin-like chirp near bus at 7 a.m. and saw pair of perdis across stream from bus feeding into wet green flat. Watched for hour or more. As before one of the pair was slightly larger, more of crest on head, grayer less brown, and seemed to follow the other one around. Will call this large one the ?. While watching the ? of this pair he started to run and I saw that he was chasing another trunnos. After about 10-15 yards of very rapid pursuit during which our ? was only a foot or two behind the other bird took off with screeder and flew away. Our ? rejoined the ?. Later we noticed that there were 2 ?? present, as well as the ?, all within requiring distances of each other, but no fights. The ? soon wandered uphill 100 yards and sat and preened for 15 minutes or more. The other 2 birds then wandered up the hill for about 200 yards, then also stopped & preened. About 3:30 in afternoon a pair were again on the flats near the bus- mostly walking in the grass, not much
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P. PEARSON 1952 Mothoprocta (cont.) feeding. The ? taking lead, the ? following a few feet or yards behind. Occasionally when he came close she would posture by presenting her posterior, raising it, and fluffing out the rump feathers. This gave a bright buff display with 2 conspicuous black/patches on either side of the anus. The effect was to frighten the ? away a few feet. After a time this pair wandered up the hill 50 yds and stood around. They then returned rather quickly to the flat and shortly after 2 turacos made short, senseless flights across the river onto the flat. After standing still for about a minute these started through the grass towards the original pair. Just touch of them until suddenly 2 turacoo were chasing back forth thru the grass, totalling about 25 yds before one took off screaming and landed about 25 yds away. This one and another then disappeared (most likely the trans-river pair) leaving 2 on the flats. These continued to feed etc. On one occasion when they were about 4 feet apart, the ? ran to the ? as though surprised, he squatted, and she stood out of him. He squatted quietly for about minute with her on top of him; she repeatedly jerked her wing tips. After hopping off they fed some more and then walked rather rapidly 200+ yds uphill where they disappeared together at 5 pm. At 5:30 a ? on a flat down stream was giving the flicker or robin call persistently. He stood still about 10 minutes (apart for rotating) giving a chip about each 10 seconds. Each fledged looked down at each chips. Occasional other chips from uphill didn't bother him. After about 10
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5 P. PEARSON 1952 Mothopasta (cont) minutes he walked off rather determinedly (I thought perhaps he had seen me) and disappeared in a tall grass patch about 40 yards away. A half-minute later a perdix flew out of this patch, landed 20 yards away, walked quickly uphill and out of sight. Perhaps 10 seconds after this one flew, a second flew out of the patch and landed not far from where the original bird had been chirking. Perhaps a ? chasing off another ?? Feb 26 Watched a pair from 8 to 9 a.m. at east end of our colony. They spent all of this time feeding on 1/2 acre patch of "Mothurn grass" up on the north slope. Again one was buggier than other. The "?" stood up on a rock occasionally. Mostly follow-feeding activity, but on one occasion one ran 3 ft. ahead + separated, the other followed immediately and stepped on top of the first. This top one stood facing in some direction as lower, for about 1 minute, twitching his wings much at this time. The bottom one stood occasionally, which necessitated "treading" motions by the one on top. When dismounted they stood facing each other for 2 or 3 minutes; thene started to preen? and finally back to follow-feeding. Disappear together in cola. (2+?) About 2:30 spotted 2 on flat near barn. A third, # a "?"; than appeared near the stream & barn and fed over toward the pair, which were follow-feeding. They seemed to avoid eachother for a time although only 5 yds apart at times. Eventually a chase developed, and one ? ended up near the foot of the hill, making his way upward where he finally disapp. about 200yds ups a pair (the pair?) then made their way up the hill together, but not as far. They had just
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Mothdirector (cont.) Gotten well up the hill when a "q" appeared near the base of the hill and, while calling, made for way out into the area from which the others had just left. Perhaps in response to her calling, a "o" appeared from off the hill, possibly the one that had just left with another "q", and the calling then ceased. The "o" repeated her call when calling. Another "o" then was discovered out on the flat out on the flat and joined her, whereupon the calling stopped. Also, a "o" came down the hill to the edge of the flat, possibly the same one that had just gone up with another "q". When the couple moved out across the flat he did not follow, but went forlorn up the hill. The couple on the flats were feed - following intently, the "o" following closely. The "q" postured several times by raising rump toward "o" and spreading rump feathers. This either frightened him or caused no response. Eventually, without apparent preliminaries, the "o" squatted and the bronzer, less crested, leading "q" stood on top of him, facing same direction, neck stretched upward. Thus for about 1 minute. Upon dismounting I think the "q" went over his back and postured in front of him, but visibility was not good. They then separated by about 5 yards, preened, fed, and generally ignored each other, but did not separate. Concerning the call, have heard it at most times of daylight except maybe noon, never by pairs, only by singles. Shot a "o" giving it at Vilgo and saw what we are calling a "q" give it today. Horses grazed right through a pair today and were
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Methoprocta (cont.) almost ignored. On one occasion when a plane walked rapidly directly at one of a courting pair, the bird took off (without screeches), flew about 12ft up in the air and landed 10 yds away. Obviously not greatly alarmed. The shepherd that we today approached this morning came back at 4pm and said he had found a nest with eggs, but no mother seen. Went with him and saw nest under robust, spreading grass clump of the coarse grass species. About half-way up a hill along a runlet. 6 eggs which felt warm. Nest rather substantial, many feathers, sheltered from above by the grass (see sketch). Went back at 5 but no bird seen. Feb 27 Bird on nest at 6 a.m. At 8am heard calling at 1km. Alone camp. Although calling was close to me, could not locate it. At first every 9 seconds then slowly decreased to every 6 seconds. Did locate, however, a pair courting down the hill rather rapidly toward the sound on the flat, "J" in front, "Q" about 5-10 yds behind. "J" was making a quiet chip every few seconds. Calling stopped when they reached the flat and the "J" returned to the "Q". Some pursuit, a few instances of posturing by Q. Twice they were lost to view, once for a couple of seconds behind a grass clump during which there was a trifling flurry of activity of some sort. Shortly after, they had lost interest in courtships and for no apparent reason "froze" for about 5 yds apart for 15 minutes. Then left them. In the afternoon 2 J's came down to the flat by the burn at different times, fed for a half hour, then went back up the hill. One of them called most of the time and joined another up the hill.
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Mothofarota (cont.) Feb 28. Bird was not on nest at 7 a.m. [illegible] had seen it bare at 5 p.m. last night and had not seen it return by dark 6:30 but eggs were completely covered with feathers and felt slightly warm. Watched till 7:45, no bird, but was on nest at noon. Up road again to same places yesterday. Watched one bird feed and call for about 100 yds along the flat; perhaps 15 minutes. Two other birds called further away but none showed up. Possibly those up on the hill could see me whereas those on the flat didn't. Calling is much louder when bird faces you. Also, the neck motion has a sharp recoil, it's almost a flick. Have now heard calling even at noon, hence all daylight hours. About 3 p.m. watched a pair feeding along a spur and on flats just this side of km. 132. Saw no courting antics; in fact, 'δ' was calling much of the time, but nevertheless followed ♀. She followed him when he was in lead. Form note before here 'δ' should be ♀ (see below) Feb. 29 Went up the road to km. 132 at 7. Hard calling but couldn't locate. Went back at ♀ heard calling, and found a pair coming doggedly down hill to flats - same route as the pair yesterday afternoon; probably same pair. Big crested ♀ was in the bed, calling occasionally. Watched for 3 or 4 minutes and saw no posturing by either ♂ or ♀. Then when the ♀ was about
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P. PEARSON 1952 Mothus (cont.) 10 feet ahead of the male and quite possibly out of sight the hen ran up as though sent for and stood on her back. I did not see at what point she squatted and could hear no noise (but times 100 yards away across rising stream). While he was on top of her, she crawled about 20 yards closer and shot top bird with .22. He scooted ahead about 10 feet and crawled, looking possibly wounded. The hen stood up, looked around, then walked a few yards into the grass. Decided to make sure of it, so shot him again, followed by fluttering & thrashing and collapse - about 2 minutes later heard calling nearby. Soon discovered the female standing on a rock about 5 yards from the dying dr. She was making hard motions & soft calls, but not loud calls. After about 2 minutes of this I shot at her and missed. She was not greatly alarmed, but started slowly up hill. Two more shots and broke her wing, upon which she scooted up 10 yards or so and hid. When flushed she did somersaults in the air. She had large egg in oviduct ready to lay (shell not hard, no fragrant) and at least 2 collapsed follicles. Male had penis partly protruding through cloaca. To summarise and help straighten out sex difficulty: F seems to be bigger, raise crest more than M, usually has rich brown - she takes the lead in feeding, does most of the robin-chip calling, defends the territory, if there is one, and chases away other females, but tolerates more than one or near her. The M follows along as the F feeds, postures occasionally by presenting his rump and fluffing its downy feathers, but we have not seen this have any mollifying effect on the F - in fact sometimes it seems to frighten her.
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P. PEARSON 1952 10 Wolfsprouts (cont) Occasionally she puts and allows him to stand on top of her for a minute or more, but we have not seen this lead to copulation yet. At Vulgas a & was shot while calling into late afternoon. Checked nest 1 at noon. No bird on. Eggs not warm, not cold. Shade temp. 57° See next p.
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March 3 Morning mostly cloudy. At 8 saw 1 Turmorn feeding on flats 20yds above Bns. It climbed hill almost at once for 50 yards, preening occasionally, then stopped 5 yds from where a q was sitting on the ground next to grass clump. She was sitting but preening; soon stood up, preened some more, then walked rather directly down to flats. About when she reached flats calling started, but probably not loud. She pecked a few times but then started up hill. 50 yds up she started to run down and endeavor rapidly because another q? had come from above to chase her. The first q, I think, then took off with squealing and flew toward Bns. The second q soon started calling (again?) and was joined by a ?-possibly the same ? as had been associating with the 1st q. The pair then fed further up hill. Cunts nested next from 9-11 and took over at 11. Bird left nest at 11:15 and fed at least 200yds side-and-up hill. No calling. Had not seen it return by 1:20 when Aunt again took over. Koford came at 3:30 and we checked nest then and found bird on it although Mother & Aunt had seen it return. It was off nest at 5, eggs still covered. Temp at 1 January) when bird was probably off nest 56°. March 4 At 11:30 went up to nest—whole home, eggs covered with feathers—and rigged up mirror 8 feet from nest to be all to see in from our blind. At 12:40, after some calling, bird came back. It approached to within a few inches of nest, but was obviously worried, pumped head up and down, walked around returned, etc, but did not get onto nest. After approaching the nest 6 times, it retired up the
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P. PEARSON 1952 /2 ridge and we left blind, I returned at 2:30 to find it 2 feet from the nest, still pumping hard up and down and calling. After about 5 minutes it returned under a grass clump about 20 yards away. Then I crossed the ravine. at 4 p.m., amid heavy rain-snow, a female fed for about 7 hours on the flat (calling continually) when she finally started up the hill, she was chased by another and finally flew screening east. The closer then ran in some direction for about 50 yards instead of returning up-hill to where he launched his attack. Then he started walking back slowly until I lost him... Snow patches accumulated on the back of the feeding one. March 5 Ray-snow on grass in a.m. Went up to nest at 6:15, bird was on. Watched till 7:15--but it didn't issue. Another was calling within 50 yards, and bird on nest called a few times. Bird also was on nest at 11:30. Another bird on slope across from camp called all afternoon until dusk. March 6 Bird went off nest at 11:40 a.m., returned at 12:20. Was off at 3:40, had not returned by 4:30. Saw a chase that we think was between 2 males. Also a chase involving 3 birds on the east side of the road on the farmyard. Looked like a 9 made a short flight, then chased another bird until it flew. March 7. Bird was on nest at 7 a.m. Squatted & watched the dye from spring, while it was on nest: PA didn't finish... Was off nest at 8:30, came back at 9:30. Went off at 10:50, back at 12:15. Hail in mid afternoon. Then left at 5:00, back at 6:00. Another bird was feeding
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P. PEARSON 1952 proto (cont) Before the parent left, while it was gone, and after it returned. The piping was within 50 yards of the nest. Before the parent left the nest it pushed feathers over the eggs with its bill. Yesterday the eggs were arranged in a pear shape. The evening feeding lasted 1 hour. at the end at this time the weather was rain, temp -39°. Shot a lone g high up on the hill. She was calling vigorously, a slightly more drawn-out, descending call than mast. March 8 Up to nest at 6:20 a.m. Bird left at 7:45 but could not see if it were marked one. I walked to top of ridge, then flew with a few squeds down the gully about 150 yds. For return etc. see AKP notes. Began watching again at 8:30 p.m. Bird left at 4:00 p.m. and walked down gully to base of opposite hill about 200 yds from nest; another bird had been calling for about 5 minutes when this one left nest, the calling soon stopped. Nesting bird shook feathers a few time 50 yds from nest, then stopped to preen for 5 minutes when 200 yds from nest. Then I lost her. Later heard flight squeal in that direction. When she left nest mothered just clumped up, temp. in clump of grass surrounding nest 12° at 5:00 clump and air temp were 8°, windy. Went down to nest at 5:00 to study egg, all eggs covered by feather except 1 which was partly exposed in center of nest. Ruled hole within one and its temp. was 22½°. Temp. under nest clumps 8°. Friedense hatchy chicks just getting down - large eyes. I would guess another 5-7 days to go. Parent returned
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P. PEARSON 1952 14 Mothafuckers (cont.) at 5:35 and set directly on rest. Didn't seem worried about missing egg. Temp. of air 6°. That had been great for her with temps falling from 12° to 6°, no sun, considerable wind. Went back at 9:30 p.m. (temp -38°) and squirted red water-color on left shoulder of bird on nest - by flashlight from 6 ft. Bird was sitting quite flat so that we couldn't see any purple markings on neck or chest. Size of egg: 39 x 55. March 7 at nest: at 10:30 red bird on nest, at 10:50 was not on; red bird returned at 12:15. Not on at 3:55, returned between 4:45 and 5:00. Cold windy + sprinkly during this time. Watched pair on flats from bus at 3:00. Some display and 1 "mounting." Eventually they retreated before a squadron of sheep, then both were flushed by an intruder. March 9 H Hunted with Carl in morning. Flushed a pair near the drummingbird cave and Carl shot f. She had no brood patch, egg in one duct; 4 or more eggs in uterus, weighed 705 g. or 1.5 lbs. Watching in afternoon saw 1 flush with squeak a few feet in front of sheep. Another pair retreated in front of advancing sheep. Many watched nest and saw red bird fly without squeal down to some feeding area. Early walks with red not toward you, disappear when other ids presented. Evening clear full moon. March 10 Watched from blind at waterfall from 7:30 to 10:30. One pair appeared in the green patch but split off, the f? going down toward flats, the s? staying near the blind. After about 20 minutes he started calling the sharp call. Soon after a softer call answered from the blue-green patch under the f? bird returned. Both then moved off to the left and sat together. At 3:25 p.m. alone f? came out onto flow-
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green to feed and fed until 5 alone. For a short time gave soft call (chrip). Then after sundown moved then sparse grass, over loose rock and disappeared on top of hill; food calling from there shortly thereafter. Then much calling from below the green plus a squabble in which one bird gave a series of softer squeals than the flight squeals without actually taking off. Much calling from this region until 5:45 and probably later. After sundown + before dark is certainly a time of much calling and frequent squabbles. March 11 Heard Tuinantes on hilltops behind line. They certainly went with them to line (14,200ft). Hunted in morning and shot 1 of a pair below camp. Watched over waterfall with dummy in afternoon, but saw none. Baited out. March 12 Watched with dummy at waterfall in a.m. One pair showed up, the female calling loudly. Fed closely, then flown off rapidly about 20 yds and perched while she called. She was within easy sight of the dummy but paid no attention (indica calling made alerted by dummy). Then she wandered off downhill and he took trouble when they came from shot him. Went up to meat at 3:55 p.m., sunny. Red bird was on nest, facing uphill. But saw o dummy uphill from nest but not visible from nest. Bird left nest at 4:35, no calling at that time; quite red-sunrise still. He walked across ridge about 50 yds, then stopped to fearn, calling occasionally. A female came burying up out of gulch beyond, [illegible] but passed him in general
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Mothercarrots (cont.) of dummy, possibly as a result of his continued calling she doubled back toward him; then again toward dummy, then finally back to red bird and joined him. He was still preening and paid little attention to her as she hunkered around him, nearly a few feet away. She frequently squatted for 5 or 10 seconds within a few feet of him, usually facing him. The squattering frequently covered a run of several feet. He usually ignored her, although once he postured by fluffing his feathers. After 2 to 5 minutes of this joining by the F, he started feeding up the ridge. She followed closely, squattering loudly frequently and clamoring for attention. After a few minutes a turdman approached them from uphill. The F soon spotted it and gave chase. The uphill one finally flew (with squealings) and landed 20 or 30 yds away, whereupon the F returned to the red B. The B clucked immediately postured, first back towards her, then tail; she squatted, and he climbed on as we have seen on other occasions. Because of his red point it was easy to keep them straight. He stood erect, facing somedivator as she, occasionally twisting, which may perhaps be as much attempts to keep his balance when she moved. After about During this time there was no possible closeal contact. After about 1 minute, there was shuffling during which his rump was bent down over her and there may have been closeal contact lasting about 1 second. He returned to preening and feeding while she resumed squalling for
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Mothererets (cont) a short time - until she spied the uphill ternaron again, which was watching them from on top of a rock about 15 yds away. She chased it away and returned. During subsequent feeding of several minutes, the ternelle frequently ran from the rock, who threatened her when she got too close. Then both ternarons for some reason (perhaps he chasing her away?) rone chased up hill for at least 20 yds and were lost to men for a few minutes. One, however, soon started calling from on top of a rock. Started with the mellow, natural call, then gradually changed to the sharp call. I think this was the red one, but it may have been the uphill bird. It was soon answered repeatedly by the q, who was downhill some 30 or to yds. After several minutes of calling, the rock bird jumped down into the grass and took out of sight, calling only occasionally. After 5 minutes, the red one squealed and flew from uphill to about about 30 yds above the nest. He may have flown voluntarily or been pursued by the uphill bird. The q was still calling about 40 yds beyond the nest. He walked to the nest in about 20 minutes, worked a few feathers, sat down, called once, then was quiet (5:40). The q continued to call and moved about not being looking for someone. At one time she passed 15 yds from the or drumming but paid no attention, when a bird (the bird?) uphill started calling she moved quickly up towards it, finally came, and
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P. PEARSON 1952 Mothoprocta (cont.) Gone close. S? [illegible] her by dodging, and she ended up uphill from it, still calling; twice it started calling again, and both times she moved rapidly toward the sound but didn't locate the bird. She seemed determined to hear the best call. At 6:00, it was almost dark and she stopped calling. Conclusion: (1) The S? does all the eventuating for the past several days. (2) Both S? and F? call. (3) The eventuating S? may meet and copulate with F? --and determine mating period. (4) During such trysts the F? choose intruders. (5) Close contact is probably made briefly at the end of "trysting". Mar 14 Put 2 dummies on flat in a.m. and waited in/ photo blind, but nothing came near them. Went up to rest at 3:40 p.m. had bird on. Much calling by at least 3 other birds, mostly down-hill. After some time one bird passed up the ridge beyond rest about 25 yds from nest. A few minutes later a F? came up the same route, calling steadily in a slightly deep voice, most of the calls being slightly 2-parted (hee-haw). This bird stopped on top of the ridge opposite the nest (20 yds away), did consider calling, pecked around as though she belonged there. When chirping started uphill (probably by the bird that had just passed up) this F? started up after it--this foraging as she went. The uphill piping stopped, however, before she got there, but just about then piping started from the next ridge beyond the rest ridge (60 yards from the F? starting point, 90 yds from nest). The F? turned and started towards it with determination. She located
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Motherwatch (cont.) This bird after a few minutes closed it until it flew squealing downhill. While it was flying she ran after it for 15 or 20 yds (have seen others do this also). Then she walked slowly down its ridge, still calling loudly, perhaps 80 or 90 yds from nest. At 4:45 the red P left the nest stealthily and made his way across and downhill along his usual route (but also in this case toward the calling Q). In 5 to 10 minutes after he had disappeared fully, his crossing again, he joined the Q who no longer called. Intense courting followed: when she approached him, he would fluff his feathers and stand his ground either facing her or look toward her. She would respond by darting a few feet or yards away. Then he would stop posturing and fed away, whereupon she would follow and approach, he would posture etc. Her dartings were conspicuous. During one prolonged posturing there was fluttering + squeaking as I thought that the other did also. Both paired for about 1 minute after a few minutes both disappeared into tall grass behind rock out I saw him no more. After about 5 minutes, however, a bird (presumably the P) emerged from the grass and walked fairly rapidly without calling toward the nest ridge. Just her in gully but a few minutes later he deep-voiced bird (probably same one) appeared on the ridge opposite (close) to nest, calling occasionally. Shortly after calling came from down terms where she had come.
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Moths (cont.) from). She hurried towards calling, but the other bird saw her coming, shut up, and ducked out of her way. She searched for it but didn't find it, then returned to the nest ridge (her frequent return to this spot make it seem like the center of her "territory": Shortly thereafter the bird uphill started calling, and she, also calling, started up towards it. Further in the gloom. Red O returned to nest at 6:00 p.m., no sound. At 6:05 as dark settled both birds were calling steadily and vigorously, the uphill bird calling first, the other 1/2 second later. They were about 50 yds up the ridge from the nest. In 2 hours this female made 4 sorties against calling birds, one of them at least 60 yds from home base, and while out on one sortie met the nest O and probably copulated with him; at least 2 different birds were sorted against, sex unknown, don't. During the courting today and day before yesterday, the nest was not greatly incensed. March 15 TO nest at 10:30 a.m. to relieve aunt. Some calling etc. downhill from nest when first arrived. Red O returns at 11:15. Things for next half hour very quiet, sunny, then left. Morning had been mostly overcast, afternoon rain from 2-4, then cloudy-sprinkly. Vest looks at 4:30 p.m. to relieve aunt. Red O on nest, local & downhill, calling, another bird uphill, calling; focal & wandered up nest ridge and stayed above nest, calling + preening. Did not seem interested in going after the bird calling about 50 yds further up the ridge.
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Muthagrot (cont) At 4:50 the red & left the nest looking wet and bedraggled and with a feather stuck to his bill which he removed with foot after several attempts to snap it off on the ground. Female F was calling from ridge tops about 25 yards from nest. The red &, however, arrived slightly downhill diagonally, walked 20 yards or so, then stopped to preen for about 3 or 4 minutes. Female F did not see her although only 15 yards away. The red & did not seem disturbed by the calling F, but definitely did not head towards her. After preening, the & continued diagonally downhill and then was seen by the F, who started after her. When they met, the & fluffed + postured and the F darted away about 5 yards. One or both gave twittery-squeaky sounds that could hear 70 or 80 yards away. After her dart, the F returned, but the & ran off, initiating a chase that lasted 40 or 50 yards downhill. Not a well-small food-down chase like the territory disputes, but more of it at a fast run with weavings + sharp turns. The & finally gave her (and me) the slip. When she realized this, she started calling again (and still hunting). For the rest half hour she called and preened near where I excluded her, which was perhaps 70 yards from the nest. At 5:35 she seemed to see or hear something uphill and started at a run after it. Went swiftly about 50 yards up the gully beyond the nest, making me as another occasion of a long bare rock slide. When she had gone up about 50 yards she looked (puzzled), looked
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P. PEARSON 1952 2/ stotter (cont) around for a few minutes, then started running downhill again. I had seen and heard nothing. When she had retreated about 30 yds, the red & two of white squabbing landed on my face of the west ridge, but 30 yds down from the rest (apparent 30 yds) fed along for a minute or two toward the west, but apparently the f had followed his course apart for she found him. He ran from her towards the top of the ridge and gave her the slip, whereupon she started calling again. He worked cautiously and slowly up the ridge to a point up the ridge from the nest, then back down to the nest at 5:40. The f calling about 20 yds below the nest (20-30). I definitely got the impression that he was trying to sneak onto the rest without the f seeing him. The f then moved off beyond the west ridge, calling. The rain seemed to have washed off some of our coloring on the red &; it went back at 8 pm and gave them another squirt of scarlet water-color on the left shoulder. March 16 Was just airing at nest 1 at 7:15 when hom flew: the telegraphists from Tripolska had arrived, with news of 2 nests. Drove to Triepolska, then accompanied by ridain over 1/2 ridge to the 2 nests. Nest #2 was discovered yesterday and had 7 eggs. When we arrived 9am + , the parent was sitting. Nest under a grass clump amongy grass-color on open hillside about half-way up. Nest #3 was about 300 yds around hillside in valley between 2 green reefs, under grass-stem. It was discovered day before yesterday in the morning about 8 o'clock at which time a parent flew off when the ridain was 20 yds away and at which
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P. PEARSON 1952 22 Mothafucker (cont.) There were 3 eggs. Today at 9:30 there were 4 eggs, 3 uncrewd, 1 covered by feathers. The indian says that the more feathers, the later the stage of incubation. Also says 1 egg laid every other day. The telegrapher says 24-day incubation. Returned to nest 1 at 11:00. Very red bird just left nest and made way uninterupted over farthest ridge, slightly above level of nest (ridge tops about 100yds from nest). At 11:15 a bird down at V of gulley's flew squealing and landed in V but did not goot it after it landed. Looked at nest from 6 feet - eggs all covered, no sign of chicks. Returned at 12:45. No calling either when she left or returned. Went off again at 3:15, relaxed at 4:00 by AKP. No calling or activity during this time. Red bird on nest. Afternoon mostly sunny but windy. Very little calling even late in afternoon. Monday Walked to Trinacola to watch nests there. Arrived 10:30 a.m., still 4 eggs no parent on nest #3. Built a stone blind nearby, finished about 1 p.m., started watching at 1:45. Practically no calling, heard two fly up the slope east of nests. Went out at 3 to set 2 for traps for insurance and to check nest #2. Bird was on nest #2. This nest 400yds from nest #3, Two more flights (100yds from nest) on slope east of nest, at 3:30 but no calling. Some calling there at 3:45 and later. At 4:30 a bird feeding quietly on the east slope about 5yds from nest. Another bird was calling at the time. More calling until 6:00. Cold clear + smoky. March 18 Visited nest at 5:30 a.m. No bird on it. Heavy frost and ice on puddles. Put dot of butter + purple dye on 3 of the eggs hoping to mark
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P. PEARSON 1952 23 Mollybucka (cont.) 4 when de loup-if. Indistinct 5:45, some calling then and until about 7:15, then quiet. A call heard yesterday & this sun goes: wheeee-car-r-r-n-n-n-, the rolled are being throuty out of lower patch. At 8:40 a pair appeared about 20 yds beyond the nest (just then all 3 for gem cup). They were follow-feeding closely and quickly, the male sedate and in the lead; the female seldom more than 3 lengths away, quite cresty, with considerably more head pumping. She was following considerably closer than others we have watched, but no overt court behavior. No foot-trotting or chasing by young. & made 2 last dents, but no effort that I saw. Watched them until 9:20, during which time they were never more than 35 yds from the nest. At 9:20 they disappeared into a gully only 15 yds beyond the nest, but I didn't see them come out. At 9:40 a tomahawk flew from 50-75 yds up its east slope. All quiet at 12:30, so took an hour out for lunch. Then quiet until calling started around 3:30. Saw none, however. Visited nest #2 at 5:00. 7 eggs, warm, feather-crowned, G in rosette with 1 on top in center, warm. Took the center one. Then back to nest #3 until 5:30 but nothing near it. Day almost all sunny, late afternoon windy. Mar 19 Night clear, frost + ice. Two tomahawks flew at 5:30 a.m., possibly cours or housebird rider. I into blind at 6. Echelon of cours went across east slope 6:10-6:30 under trees had been some calling. No more calling after they'd passed thru. Saw 1 feeding intensely near bottom of east slope at 6:55. Got it in tolu. Cours went back then 7:15 to 7:35. 7:36 heard quiet calling on east slope - 7:45 loud throaty call and an accompanying higher whistly call for about 5 minutes, then quiet - couldn't see either. About 9 things started to happen. A bird on east slope was calling. Watchkit faced towards it. And finally sharpkeen in tolu on lower east slope.
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P. PEARSON 1952 Rothafreeta (cont.) about 40 yds from nest, a bird from south slope (?) who had been calling, then come over to south slope. Stopped calling as he approached, and went then later where I had last seen the other bird. He started giving the low quiet chip, but no response. Then he worked on 10 or 15 yds and stopped, building the quiet chip up into a loud chip, and screening some. After about 3 minutes a bird came from later that looked gone three and stuffed about 10 ft. down from him. He continued calling + screening, possibly didn't see the other bird, who clearly moved down to right. Then another bird came suddenly from some later to attack. Calling bird just displayed, - ed, tried to, then turned and chased other. Both birds screamed or throng flying but didn't take off... after 15 or 20 yds chase they forgot each other and grazed downhill about 10 yds apart, the ? probably not seeing its other but the other probably seeing this ?, snatched & froze up beyond the fargreen scree (15 yds from nest) then up south hill where he had come. Good tree - too Calling then attracted me back to lower east slope where I picked up another bird that fed for half hour in and around for green scree, then disappeared into 25 yds beyond nest about 10:20. At 10:40 new calling on lower east slope, starting as low chip and building up ended by flying. Left for home 11:30. Egg taken from nest # 2 last nuts at 5:15 measured 51 x 36 and weighs 44 gms.* Found slight vascular pattern but no sealerage. March 20 At 7:45 the midday arrived + told of another nest on the cliffs near hialouse. Visited it at 8:00 and the parent was incubating. Went back at 1:00 and no parent. 9 eggs, 8 in circle and 1 in center or top of others. All well-covered with feathers. Built a bird nearly + turned grass for visibility until 2:10.
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P. PEARSON 1952 25 Methodiectors (cont.) Took 1 of the eggs. Size as follows: 51 x 36, 37 gms. Developed embryo about same, possibly day or 2 younger than the egg taken from nest #1. (embryo = 3684). This egg was treated as follows: it was put into nest #1 at 7 p.m. At time of entry, temp. 42°, at 5:50 a.m. the air temp. was 34°, cloudy. Air alone gave change 1½°, thermo laid in nest, 2½°; thermo inserted into egg 2°. What keeps eggs from freezing on cold nights before incubation begins. March 21 Walked to Tinmolder to watch nest 3. Arrived at 7:00 and stayed till 9:40; no birds near nest and practically no calling & State of the 4 eggs; nest had not been entered. The egg seemed to be about 48 hour stage, embryo with head formed. Went past nest #2 at 10:00, nobody on it, so took another egg. To my surprise there were again 7 eggs despite the (I took the other dry, all cold & hence she must be still laying. Took one more egg, while had no embryos developing. Looked more for the red j and clarks. No roofs. The red j nest was 7" in its drain, a substantial cover of cunningly wrapped grass. Most interesting is the fact that it is on top of a built-up foundation of dirt and mossy turf. March 22 Still notices of red j and litters. Drove to Tinmolder to check nests #2 & #3. Both same as yesterday. No birds on or near either nest. Nest #2 still with 6 eggs & a gap in rosette where I took one yesterday. Then back to nest #4 where we watched from 2:20 to 5:15. No bird near nest. Then I checked nest and found eggs gone. No mess, no shells, just gone. Nest #1 was under the big coarse yellow-green ichne. The nearby vegetation was mostly this but also considerable of the fine & brown.
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Muthufoots (comb) P. PEARSON 1952 26 caprock 200 yds 200yda roch slibh@58 25yds mat at 65 230yda blind to nest 65 yds mat to saddle @ 200 yds @ to caprock about 100 mat to caprock about 200 nest to @ =200 yds; to feeding at @ 230. nest to crat @ 25 yds nest to rock slibh @ 58 yds.
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Mothafucta (cont.) rich and abundant thornbush, mostly the red-stemmed Margarina?; but also another (200 specimens). The local tolan was mostly Boelonia but some rigidum (both in [photo], and nearly was goodruleare. March 24 Hunting in early a.m. at Toroga, then after lunch at Tineopolos with Carl. At Tineopolos between noon and 3 a.m. got 4 turmours, all f.f. Nest # 2 had 6 eggs, cold, re-arranged since my last visit; and one of them a bit smeared. Nest # 3 with 3 eggs, no bird. Shot one q on hill above Nest # 3. March 25 Visited nest # 2 + 3 at 8 - 9 a.m. No signs of occupancy so took eggs and made Potato salad with them. No observable embryos. March 31 Returned to Tineopolos where they had another nest for me, to be known as nest #5. It is midway up the slope north of the house. Indian showed it to me at 4 p.m. and said he had found it yesterday. At 4 p.m. no bird was on nest; the 4 eggs were completely covered by abundant feathers. The nest is in an rich clump, close along a tola brush (goodruleare). The slope is a fairly open mixture of goodruleare, rich, coarse albe rich, and thornbush. April Visited nest #5 at 5:40 a.m. Morning clear, frosty, dew 26°. Bird was on. Built blind nearby. Bird left at 8:15, distinguishable by dark unspread or rumpled neck feathers. Stole 1 of the 4 eggs, which were well-covered by feathers; it had a large embryo, probably about 3 days from hatching. With Anita watching, same bird with rumpled neck returned at 9:35
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P. PEARSON 1952 Mothostructa (cont.) Then didn't leave again till 4:38. All day sunny & warm. About every 10 minutes he powered or shuffled or stood up or moved around. Returned 5:47. Still the usual fledgled week bird on way out & back. One call while it was off nest. Mary shot a 2/3-gram one at 5 p.m. yesterday. See Len or Carl's notes for tonight. april 2 Met #5 destroyed overnight; 3 crumpled eggs, lets embryos gone. The nest made entirely of grass, foundation built up of dry earth. Nest not well-shelter- ed from above. Left Pinejoker 7:45 to meet shuffled body come town for 2 more nests. Guided by person age 4 & 2 nests: Nest #6 - On hill SE of Pinejoker, 14,000ft. Nest in grass clump next to tall grassbrugland. Most of slope is bunch grass (airen) & some gold; thimbleweed, and tall sagebrush. Some food. This (night) below is all food. Carl was on nest at 7:20, and when I came to watch at 10:15 / 10:55 a #? feeding about 35yds from nest. Saw a few giant chipmunk White-footed around (noon it feeding seriously) it diverted conedball's attention to a particular tall clump 6 yards N of nest S. When I looked later I found there was vacant nest south small shell fragments and the tough shell remainder of several eygs. Bird had not left at 2:00p.m., so returned to him. at 2:50 bird was off nest. Watched until 4:30 and he had not returned, so I left until 5 thinking [illegible] keeping himself. At 5:00 Len was back on. Shot egg at 2:50.
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P. PEARSON 1952 Nothoprocta (cont) (well covered with feathers) It was one of 9 embryos about a week or more to go. Dusk at 5:25, Temp at 5:55 42°F or 5°C. Approached nest at 6:00. Bird flushed when human 15 feet away (bird approached within 6 feet in a.m.) and shot (adj). Temp of 2 eggs was 32° each, metal temp of δ 40½°. Bird had been incubating between 1 hr and 1hr 25 min after an absence of 1hr 40 min to 3 hrs. Brought 5 of the eggs home and put them in humandrauma; Temp of drawer 60° at 7:15 p.m., at egg temp. at 6 a.m [illegible] was 3½°. Warmed 3 eggs under shirt till [illegible] 8:30. Then egg temp. was 28°. Opened them and found spontaneous movements and heart beat. 3 eggs left in nest overnight (all creaked) and warmed in sun to 29° showed no life, but 2 of these were small; weights of δ embryos from nest #6: 3½, 1½ no feathers, 5½ well feathered, 5½, 5½, 6½, 7 gms; 6 gms. Went back to nest #6 at 7:30 and saw a bird 60 yds from nest watching me at nest. Shot it (3697) Nest #7 - For parental schedule see AKP. Shot δ on nest at midnight. Air temp. 29°, night clear. δ cloacal temp 39½°C. Temp of 2 eggs 35½ and 36°C. These 2 eggs plus a third were left in nest, covered by feathers, the other 5 removed to drawer. Outdoor temp. at 6 a.m. was 26°. The drawer eggs were removed to sun at 9 a.m. and were 4½° at that time. Earlier they were probably 3½° as were the eggs from nest #6. At 10:30 they had warmed in sun to 39°. Opened them and hearts were beating. At noon brought the 3 eggs from nest home and opened them, (moon temp. 60°). Their temp. upon opening 27°. Embryos moved, hearts beating. 2 large eggs from this nest measured 55x35 39g; 56x36 42g; and a smallish one 51x35 35g. Weights of the embryos
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P. PEARSON 1952 30 Malkapraetus (cont) were 15, 14 1/2, 14, 14 1/2, 12, 15, 13, 15 grms. Nest at 7 oar in the center of a rather sprawling tola quadrangular but alongside a tuft of golden ichne that grew up through the tola. Surrounding vegetation mostly quadrangular + scattered bunch grass. April 9 Pichu-pichuni, 12,600 ft. Taken brought in a 3/4 pibed clan, bought for 1 sole. It was killed on the hill east of camp, probably about 12,700 to 12,800 ft. April 10 10 am. SW Pizcorona, 14,100 ft. at sunset saw parent and 4 or more 1/2 grown young running on rock. Parent reluctant to fley, and even when I shot + missed from only 15 or 20 yards. Then shot it: a 3/4 size small bird patch refaathering. Flushed 2 young, then heard 2 calling nearby: chuk-chuk, chuck-chuck, somewhat musical quality. Worked in and flushed 3 close together. One shot was a 3/4, 177 grms. Squealed like adult when flushed.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Mothmera (Little tinamou) (Codornis) Dec 19 shot 1 at km 57 west of Puno, on ichu slope, 13,200ft. Oray had fallen up to 4mm and looked adult. Thought at first it was young of Mothmera while we shot at foot of same spurt. Dec 29 15km W. of Puno, 13,000ft. Well grazed ichu grass, a few tota, many stone walls. While setting traps at 4 p.m along a stone wall, I heard a flutter behind me, turned around and there was a tinamou backing its last on the ground. The belly was smeared with egg and egg shells and the gizzard had ruptured out. I had stepped on it while it was on its nest! A foot or so away was the grace nest traced under several adjacent clumps of ichu. Shells of at least 2 eggs were around, plus feather torn loose in the catastrophe, plus one intact glozy terra verde egg of relatively enormous size - 25 grams. This is as large as some of the hen's eggs sold in Puno. Under the smeared egg I could find traces of blood patch. There were down feathers and larger sprouting feathers on the abdomen. Set 2 steel traps + obtained to try for mate. The one squashed was a J with 10x7 teeth and a crop full of big beetles. Egg was 47 x 30 mm, a shiny deep unsaturated lavender-gray. Embryo corresponding to 24-26 hrs. Chile. Jan 8 Paimani. Suspect that these call like men-tute in morning morning. Feb 7 Much "men-tut" calling at grand pit outside Puno at the squashed nest place 15km W. Puno. Feb 8
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Mottura? (codornis) cont. Feb. 9 15 km. W. Luno, 13,000 ft. Much "wen" tit calling at daybreak. While trying to weigh the anita found another nest only 20 yds. from the one I stepped on Dec. 30. Same distance from stone wall (10 ft.), under rich clumps; contained 4 eggs. A few dry feathers inside. Had walked 3 ft. from it while setting traps last night. Parent not seen on or near nest at 6:30 a.m., 7:30, 9:30, 11:00, 1:30. Still only 4 eggs at 1:30. Saw 2 codornis about 8 a.m. in grass "hedge-row" between small fields (potatoes and small green unknown crop). Anita also saw one; at 10 went hunting on long walk and saw more. Good deal ground better, possibly same as the ones found in crop on Dec. 30. Vegetation overwhelmingly rich. A little tola (quadriculare & Buxharis) and cocturea, plus 1" tuft grasses and green mats. By 8 p.m. no signs of adult or nest. Feb. 10 Still woodlute near nest; took pictures and removed 2 eggs. One 4.4 x 30 mm, [illegible] glossy purple-grey, underdeveloped but not stinking; white somewhat concealed locally. Shot one at 50 km. East from Luno, 13,200 ft. It was one of 2 or more together, and a perdix was only a few yards away. Perdix escaped. Feb. 16 3 males W [illegible], 13,300 ft. (km.52 ±). Flushed 1 mother driving into our camping place in the rich on the valley floor, and 2 other singles while setting traps (on the flat and) on hillside. Feb. 17 Flushed one on flat in early morning, and watched several feeding near corrall. Saw 3 singles then in the morning and in the late afternoon saw a single feeding up a green tongue into the rich (about 4:45 p.m.) and a pair at 5:30 p.m. Tried to locate a nest at each of the
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 3 Mother (cont.) places where they disappeared, but no trace. Perhaps signifcant that each of them was moving uphill at random. some "wen-tit" calling in morning, very little in evening. P.S. Those feeding near the corral, and which moved uphill at dusk [illegible] were almost certainly Notthroctes. Feb 21 In summary of our stay 3 km. W. Villars. Mother prefers the valley bottoms, is frequently found in wetter parts with a short funch grass (sus specimens). They are seldom seen on the ground, sometimes run as approached. Many more are flushed by walking around before 8 a.m. than after 10 a.m. In fact no flushed practically none after 10 a.m. By repeated triangulation, no individual case entirely satisfactory but many fairly convincing, I am convinced that the "wen-tit" piping at 6 a.m. and p.m. is made by Mother. Anita claims she saw one making the sound. When flushed they do not give the long series of pheasant-like squeaks of Notthroctes. April 10 Pichupichani, 12,600ft. While leaving our twee area this morn, Pamper Carol said she saw 2 baby tenrecs out running inns. We stopped, stomped around, flushed 2 adults about 20 yards apart, but couldn't find young.
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Person 1952 get Amite's notes March 27, 28, 29, backe 4:25- Timmotheria (cont.) IV Parts in CB Koford notes 1952 March 27 North Cap Rock West Cap Rock South Cap Rock Cloud (3)(4) (2) (1) ① Found troche about 8:50. Bird at spent night roost in rocks (bare patch in snow plus 3 feathers). Stood walked (roaring of feeding) about 300 yds when Mary flushed it. Flew about 300yds, landed as indicated around end of West Cap Rock. ② About 9:15 found troche of ② and trail 10yds back to nest with 6 unincured eggs. Bird 2 had fed within 150 yds of nest, then ran one north ridge (±350yds from nest) in company with ③+④ ③+④ Found troche came down hill from about 400 yds away toward nest. Roosted within 100 yds. of nest, then ran NE, gain troche of ②, disappear over ridge. Returned to observation rock at 10:30 via saddle between Nard W Cap Rock. Didn't see bird on nest (no binoculars), so built blind. at 10:40, saw a bird standing by nest, then plink off North. Thinking I had frightened it and that blind nearer close, moved at 11:00 to more distant perch. When Koford came ± 11:20, we looked at nest and there were 5 eggs, unincured.
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Leeson 1952 Tinamotis pentlandii at 12:35 a bird approached nest cautiously, squatted over it for about 2 minutes facing first one way, then other, then sat. Then about 15 minutes of nest arranging, nest building, and presenting. Setting gently when Anita took over at 1:45. Watched again from 4:45 to 6:00. Bird on nest, mostly quiet but some working out and tucking in detritus. March 28 3/4" snow, temp. at 6:00 25°. Reached nest at 7:30 a.m., Bird had spent night on nest and left before I arrived. Eggs well covered with grass. In addition, considerable short lengths of grass strewn around nest. Calling heard North of/near at 7:30 and south of blind at 8:00 - several birds. No birds near nest when I was relieved by Anita at 9:00. Bird had returned before 4:30 p.m. when I relieved Carl. Still on nest when I left at 5:00. March 29 Morning cloudy, a bit snowy. Arrived at nest 6:00 a.m. Bird was on nest, quiet. Stood up at 6:29, spent about 2 minutes peaking around periphery of nest and tucking detritus into nest. Then stiffled off nest and (mostly peaking at grass clump on south side of nest) spent about 5 minutes throwing grass, Pygophyllum, and ?pebbles? over its shoulder in direction of nest. Then fed slowly off north into same region where he fed last night, about 100 yds. beyond nest. Followed him until 7:15, then lost him. At 8:25 heard a single bird calling near where this bird was last seen, then saw him calling. In between his see-o-seeek call was frequently a growling sound followed by a chuck-chuck. Couldn't tell who was making this sound. After 1 minute of calling a bird approached from left and came almost practically in contact with calling bird. They faced in opposite directions (top view)
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February 1952 Tinamotis pentlandii and circled around. There may have been a slight amount of feather shuffling but not much. After about 3 or 4 circles the tote-a-tole developed into a chase up the slope to the north. Lost one bird during the chase. The other stopped when about 200 yards beyond the nest and started calling again. Called for about 2 minutes, then sat on top of the rock for at least 5 minutes, preening occasionally "H" then moved while I was looking for the other bird and so I lost "him". Spent considerable time trying to relocate them and curing the telephoto tripod. Next watch by M.K. Returned another bird at 4:50 p.m. Bird on nest. Started moving about 5 p.m., too snowy to see nest at 5:15, so left blind and set 3 steel traps. Visited nest #1 at 11 a.m. 6 eggs in nest: 3 intact and 3 broken open on top side, still some yolk in them. Two completely broken and empty shells 2 feet from nest. No tracks. March 30 Watched nest #2 from 11:30 to 2:30. Bird on all time. at 1:15 a squadron of thrushes fed past nest, many within 3 ft. of nest, one within 1 foot. Bird on nest ignored them by preening and nest construction. Pulled several feathers and added to nest, at least one of them from beast.
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PEARSON 1-1952 Hnallata = Chloephaga melanoptera Jan 6 Edwaro's sons say that hnallata nest up in cliffs along the river and that the chicks are in the river now. Everyone agrees that they nest in the cliffs and that the parents carry the chicks on their backs when they are 2 or 3 days old from the nest to river or lake Jan 8 Hudson at Pampa Viscochoso: Mama carries young in her beak. Jan 14. Flock of 12 flying at Pampa Viscocho. Jan 13 Several pairs fly up along the base of the hills each morning away from Lago Sucre, frequently only a few feet above ground. Jan 17 5 km E. Lago Sucre, 14,600 ft. We have several terns seen. Hnallata sitting & walking out on the bare desert. Today in the middle of the great desert around (see photo) I found a huge egg just sitting on the surface. It is white, tough, 80 x 57 mm, and weighs 132 gms. Too small for rheas, so probably hnallata. It was fresh & edible; yolk quite orange. Jan 21 Shot a q (the number of a pair) on the edge of Lago Sucre. The bob one came ready to lay, 3 others very close. Feb 6 Saw a pair + young on the Rio Amargo at the gorge. 7 black & white downy young about the size of bob whites and 2 of 2 to 3 times this weight but still with down. They swam readily under the guidance of the adults. When we were at Pannivoni before (Jan 8) one of the Edwardos saw young along the river. Feb 7 Trekking cave in gorge of Rio Amargue. Saw one lost Muscisquicola nest. Feb 16. 6km 90 from Pano, lake. Pair with 4 downy young size of 10-day chicks, all same age.
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Hualata (canh) Feb. 21 3/4 mi. W. Vulgo, 14,000ft - the owner of this hacienda showed up today with 3 baby hualatas the size of 1-2 week chicks. Feet + bill black, wings quite long. Took photos.
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Pearson 1951-1952 Thurcorn Jan. 10 Saw down young at Hoxley Farm about Dec. 26. Yesterday at Pampas Viscoria 4 p.m. flushed a pair and found them a shallow nest in mat grass. Nest of short pieces of grass, contained 4 eggs, each about 40 x 28 mm, neatly arranged with sharply pointed ends down, speckled brown round ends up. Went back at 5 to photograph but no parents about. Returned 8 a.m. and two were feeding 10 ft. away, no parents, eggs cold although covered with bits of short grass. Took photo. Mar. 9 Saw flock of 30 today (82 km W. Reno, 14,000 ft.) This is the largest Thurcorn. Others of 6 or 7, occasionally pairs. Have heard some of the "flirry" call lately. Mar. 23 A flock of 15 frequently seen or well alone our camp (Tongoa, 14,000). Occasionally hear flying noise. When a flock is nervous and thinking about taking off they give a rather squeaky like an angry Muraton. They also have a rather musical bell-like note. Mar. 31 A squadron fed past Thurco Farm nest #2 at Hoxley Farm alto, some within 3 feet of nest. Many seemed to run from 1 Pyrenphyllum nest to another to feed. Runs like robins or sandpipers, certainly not chimney. Frequent standing on tip-toe and flapping wings.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Hummingbird Dec 7 Rio Torota, 11,200 ft.; 15 km N.E. Torota, Maguayana. Saw one or more striking blue hummingbirds. They frequently land and while feeding and often flit from rock to rock to perch. The rocks maybe only a foot high, although larger boulders and bushes are available for perching. For a time he perched in front of a mine tunnel. Went back to the tunnel at 7:45 p.m. with carbide lamps just as entered a hummer took off and flew widely, hovering in front of me. It was trying to leave the tunnel and I was waving my arms trying to keep it in. In the dimness it flew into the carbide flame and extinguished it and thereby escaped. Another hummer took off when I had gone in another 6 feet. This one too flew into the carbide flame and extinguished it, but by using my emergency flashlight I captured it. Then I saw a nest attached to the ceiling with a bird in it. Grabbed it. It was warm to the touch. There were a large quantity of small bird droppings at the entrance. Dec 8 Found another blue-stone tunnel about 30 feet higher on the hill. This contained but droppings, an old hummingbird nest, and near the entrance bags of bird droppings remnant of a heap of candle droppings. Did not disturb anything in expectation of going back late tonight to collect more hummers and get temperatures Dec 9. Lower (nest tunnel) 5 x 5 1/2 x 75 ft. Temp. at 12:30 a.m. 15°; outside 5°. Nest 18 ft in and 5 1/2 ft above floor. Most of birds were in first 12 feet. Temps at 12:30 noon on sunny-
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Hummingbird 2 Long day 16 1/2 made nest, 18 outside. Nest fastened by twigs to ceiling At 12:30 a.m. went into upper tunnel. A ground tyrant flew; caught him. Then a streaked spine tail flew, body temp. warm. Then a hummer flew but escaped. Then another hummer flew; caught him. Then caught a torpid hummer. It was hanging from the ceiling, actually hanging from a vertical fixture, using tal to help support herself. Temp of tunnel here, 25 feet from entrance, was 14, temp. of bird in gullet 14 1/2. Kept her alive until next morning when she was normally active. Photographed her. In the lower tunnel at 12:30 caught 1 acture hummer (may have been the one that escaped upper tunnel) whose gullet temp. was 36. Tunnel 14. In afternoon found another tunnel nearby. This one too had the remains of a nest, about 20 ft in. After travelling over into the soft valley south, at (1,200' also, we looked in another tunnel and found remains of another hummer nest. Hence of 4 tunnels that we had looked in, each had a single nest. Of the 5 hummers we caught in 2 tunnels, all were 4. Dec.15 Rio Santa Rosa, 13,300ft. Anty saw a hummer come out of a flake-like hole in a stream bank.
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Hummingbird 3 Jan. 1 4 km. E. Juli, 12,500 ft. While setting traps along the "seaward" end of the peninsula along the rocky shore, found 4 shallow caves, 3 of them with hummingbird nests hanging from its ceiling. The caves were "imitative" sea caves, but heard one other active sea cave. One cave about 5 feet high, 5 wide and 7 deep had a nest with 2 eggs. The nest was more like a crevice 4 feet wide, 15 feet high, and 20 feet deep. This had a nest about 12 feet up containing young. This and one other cave had small bat-like droppings, maybe swallows // Went back to 2 of these caves at 10 p.m. In the big crevice were 3 sparrow hawks, 2 of which I caught in butterfly net, 1 before crowed flycatcher, and 1 hummingbird. The female sat on the nest while I caught the other birds. Her rectal temp. was 39° F and 1 of this 2 young 38°. Both young were almost fledged and had mid-central streaks of brown feather which I think in character of adult S. One hummingbird escaped from the crevice. On the cliff about 50 feet from the crevices and 25 feet up two corpses sat in contact but did not fly. The nests were well cemented to the ceiling and were made of wood, feathers (many of them not in another cave [hummingbird]), grass, leaves, moss, etc. 100 yds away caught the female on the nest (warm to touch), the eggs in first few days incubation. Also several males locked in a crevice was an immature streaked sparrows? (see tarsian specimen; tail pulled out trying to drag it out of rocks) Jan. 3 See journal for Jan. 3 Feb. 6 Found 2 nests in gorge of Rio Huerque. One a shallow cave, the nest containing a single young ready to fly. Green gorget and
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from mid-central line. Other were little cone combined 1 or more naked young. Many of adult changing to act of nest. Feb. 7 Visited latter cone at midnight. Parent or nest with awake, escaped, and not seen near nest next morning while taking movie of cone. Temp: At nest at 12:30 a.m. was 8° and outside 5°. At 9 a.m. cave was 13° and outside 11° (cloudy bright and scattered sunshine).
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Colaptes Jun 8. Primmarin. Parents feeding many young in holes in mud cliffs at Arnold camping place.
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Cinobola fusca (Rio Tosta, 11, 20 apt) Dec 9 amita found a nest in a stone wall leading up the road, about 100 yards from the intermittent stream. Two fledglings, almost feathered. The parents did considerable foraging in the green sedge, where tiny toads were abundant, and down along the gulch. On the ground they run rapidly with alternate strides. Took some photos of parent entering cavity, then shot one to see what it was feeding - on that trip it was a grub, but inside the next cavity which was about 1 1/2 feet in from the entrance, was the remains of a 2-inch tadpole. One of the young had only unidentified remains in gizzard (a couple off bones which may have been small frog or tadpole, and some green vegetable matter). Another parent returned to care for the remaining young after we shot 3404.
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Dusseyon Dec.3 At 8:30 a.m. 5 km. S of Mazan saw a fot along road. Several shots with Barrett but missed. It looked smaller than the cacahera fot. After a couple of sighting shots etc. we got in Benz and drove off. Then saw only a couple of hundred yards further on, 2 more fotos in the road. One was even smaller than the first, accompanied by a 3/4 grown one. Shot the larger of these two. It was a lactating fot with 3 parental cares (2+1), but remained in stomach. The young was reluctant to leave when the mother was shot. April 28 Pichupichuri. At 3 p.m. saw fot on pasture beyond our census area. He was sniffing back and forth, stalking, making short dashes, peering or sniffing down holes. Watched him with binoculars for about 5 minutes at 400yds, then took movie camera and approached to 75-100 yds. He showed only slight concern and continued above contours in middle of area where guinea pigs were abundant, trees rare. Once more contours stalk followed by dash (unsuccessful), but most of the time nosing back and forth, low close to ground. After about 20 minutes and perhaps 15 short dashes he caught a guinea pig; this was not after a stalk, but just a side dash while nosing along. He ate it on the spot, while took about 2 minutes. During my watching he urinated about 5 times. Shot him. Two other guinea pigs in stomach in big pieces. No jaguar trees.
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D. PEARSON 1951 - 1952 abodon bolinensis Rec 31 5 km. W. of Puro, 13000ft. Diverked & caught in ichn- rucks: Three half-grown (1'8
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Bolomy's karlschi: Dec. Rio Torata, 15200 ft. Anita caught a late/pregnant female at same place as a half-grown one.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Ambacymys bolivensis Dec 12 Pampa Viecha, 14,900ft. Many (dozen) seen among rocks at edge of green reef (see photo) both in afternoon and morning. Some adults, but mostly young one third to half grown. Even the little ones about 10gms scout about and act quite independent.
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Galea Dec. 16 Saw several colonies on Pampa Quellacota and shot 4, but all disappeared by sunset. Saw one house cat sitting out on the pampa, presumably hunting a pigz. Also one dog sitting, and one trotting along with something in his mouth about size of g. pig. among 3 dissected so far, 1 late prey, 1 lactating + early prey or resolving, also saw a wild & nursing a kid to half grown young Feb. 5 Saw young the size of phyllosia on Pampa Quellacota. April 11 Some associated with Clevenger's opinion over pampa SW of Pizayoma at 14,000 ft. April 15 Genus near Pampa Capayo at 14,200 ft.
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PEARSON 61-1952 Logbook Dec 7 Rio Torato, 11,000ft; 15 km. N of Torato, Mogreque - saw two large ones in tailings from a mine. Big angular chunks of blue stone. These are lowest known of in Peru. Dec 8 Anita shot one of these. Contained 30mm fetus. Dec 10 Mr Thano, an American engineer, saw a female this morning carry off a macocha. Dec 22 Foguro Valeros, 15,000. A old big tester but somewhat dark & flabby. Sex not recorded; mat + grey molt pattern. March 14 82 km. W of Puno, 14,000ft. 3 shot today: 1 late pregnant, 1 early pregnant (about 20mm c R), 1 young adult F. Carl shot a recently pregnant female 2 days ago. Have not seen any babies in the colonies during the past month. March 20 Urde shot here (82 km. W of Puno) in the past few days have been increasing condition. Of 3 FF, one late preg, 1 recently preg, 1 parous but not recently preg. Almost all have had abdominal roundworms. April 12 Recently Partement & cut Livini April 25 Coacodra. Portaling FF seen in the big colony, and numerous grey, lively, 1/3rd to 1/2 grown young - probably only a few weeks old. Of 3 FF shot, 2 were definitely non-preg, one multiparous.
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Pearson 1951-1952 Strong's peromyscus Dec 17 Ante a few times with guinea pigs near the flare side of Camps Wellbottle. Ante saw 4 at once and I watched 3 striking their heads up from the same low mound, all within 15 feet of each other. They offered much more shuttles this morning than last night, and were bubbling beautifully, especially just before a coast dive. They differ from germin in bubbling in being less shy (and at least spending some time looking out of their burrows), and in coming out onto the surface to feed. They seem not to have to burrow so much as germins, for several (at least 3) will be found lying among a set of burrows with no signs of recent digging. Ante saw a guinea pig entering from a tunnel (but that being a tree go into a tunnel only 2 feet from a guinea pig. Neither two nor more pigs appeared in the morning until well after sunrise and the temp had risen above freezing.
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D. PEARSON 1951-1952 stenoys/personna April 7 Pachipuluni. Camped last evening in middle of a pampa truly moloqdo with trees. This morning amid several botto-bubbling I marked off an area 90 yds square for censusing, then hunted on some of the pampa nearby. After lunch counted on my area all the burrows that showed signs of being used in the last day or so. The soil is a grey clay, and it is not good for showing while diggings are fresh new. I counted "new" diggings and "very new" diggings. The "very new" were certainly used today, the "new" probably used in the last few days. The 90 sq yd area contained 319 "new" burrows and 245 "very new". When I had finished my census at 2:30, I waited a few minutes and then from Bus counted 16 trees on the area. They had probably been kept underground by the census for 1-2 hrs and may have been hungry. At the same time, in a 90 deg transit from Bus (including the censused area) 117 animals were visible at the same time. As many as 25 of these may have been guinea pigs, but the rest were trees. Started shooting on the area at 2:45 and collected 7, plus one 2 ft. outside the boundary. Total seen for day was 16 trees, and 15 of them were 7? & all by shooting. At 4:55, after collecting 7 from the census plot, 7 were visible. Some trees were still out at 5:15 and last bubbling at 5:50. All collected today had distinct white original + apilley pattern. Sex ratio of fetuses (all guinea pigs), mostly ? April 8 Collected more trees on the 90 yd census area and along its boundary. Total from area now 21, but only 3 0?. Saw a few guinea pigs on one edge of the area today, but none
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PEARSON 1951-1952 gesterday. Still at least 3 trees left. There seem as many as 5 trees within 5 yds of each other. Saw one run 3 or 4 feet today towards another, then back again. Associates seen so far are chipmunks, arbescups, boliviaeig lizards + toads in the burrows (see specimens), many Puma miners, occasional black & white ptarmigan. April 9. Excavated a burrow in center of a cluster of holes where 4 lactating females had been shot: Bottom Hole where 1 lactating f was shot connected with hole where another lactating f was shot 10 feet away. Number more than 8 "deep." Differs from opinion burrow in great number of branches. Hardly more than a foot without a branch. Found 2 chambers. One mostly full of droppings, other a nest. It was about 1 foot down, only 6" below surface, about 6-7 inches deep. Floor with about 2-3 inches of grass-tufts etc. A few droppings, numerous "earwigs". Ants has definitely kept the juveniles trouble, esp. one that is probably litter mate to 3735 (64 grms). Saw 3 feeding today within 4 ft. of each other, 2 of them actually in contact and used same hole when frightened. Both full grown. Saw about 2 juvenile Pigs on the area, one made a hole on the area. Four more trees collected on the area today (one a juvenile) making a total of 25. Two juveniles definitely remain, possibly 2 adults also. No signs of invasion yet.
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PEARSON 1951-1952 April 10 One adult seen on area still, near a boundary. Today's take 3 juveniles, one of them wandering out on surface, caught by hand (3754). Shot a Pura Miner on the area, but only wounded (broken wing). It promptly ducked down a tree burrow. When I went up a dry gully ran down same burrow. I went off and got a shovel, came back, and started to dig, whereupon the bird appeared out of another hole a few feet behind me. All two caught here have red white pattern as stippled above. More complicated ff than 3754. Today's take of 3 juveniles makes a total of 28 weas taken, one known to remain. No sign of muskrat although the area on each side was heavily populated. In fact, even on far side seemed much more densely populated. Besides gopherjaps etc mentioned earlier, add to the associates: Throvecone, bumblebee, and the short-tailed Heptemurus spiron. Roughly Picked a 3-foot square area on the census plot with typical vegetation and dug up all the plants, lost an unknown amount of roots, perhaps 10 percent. Cleared off dirt roughly and stored the forest in a flour sack. Will have to wash in river to get clay-soil off roots. Most of census area has no vegetation more than 2 inch high. Nearby are areas of Festuca but these are only lightly or not at all populated by weas. My area is in the center of about 50 acres of similar terrain all heavily infected. The gopherjaps mostly around the edges. The panza here is a mile across. No weas
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on slopes or to south, next colony about 2 miles north. April 11 Washed dirt off vegetation sample in river at Cholojuba. Didn't know what to do with little dead leaves + shrubs that floated to surface, so discarded them. This problem was not encountered with the "corote" from the Tutuyupa samples. In the washing very few lost as much as 5%, of living roots & leaves some dirt remains for further softening + washing April 14 Further washing of plant sample in river below Jogo Dudo. Lost more dead leaves and probably some living roots. Total loss of living material maybe about 15% in form of roots left in situ, and washing losses. Washed sample is now stored in oven to dry. April 24 After sun-drying the plant sample weighed 527 gms. April 25 Returned at 5:15 a.m. to our Lichuyichuni census area. It was obvious at a glance what had happened after a "rest" of 18 days: guinea pigs had moved in, but few there. Previously I had never seen more than 2 guinea pigs on the area at any one time (and those near the end of our duration), and didn't think more than 2 lived on the area, possibly more. This morning I saw 10 at once not think at least that many were living on the area. Some were only 1/3 rd grown, probably only a week or 2 old. Hunted the area all day and shot 3 adults and 1 baby: 2 males and a lactating female (the latter only 6 set from the 2). Don't know of any remaining, but think it possible that 1 to 3 others remain. May be a few jokers too, since those are very hard to see (but could lend if present). The 2 baby were shot at a point where we knew one adult remained 18 days ago, so the invasion from family populated surrounding area in 18
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Chimp's penann Day seems to be 2 adult SS & 2 dozen guinea pigs. Interesting though is the fact that Carter saw a Tucor "charge" 2 feet toward a guineapig today. The guinea ran off. The baby was shot today could "bubble" almost as hard as adult. add to fauna of the area done (Metropolia) and fox. The latter hunting guinea pigs at 3-4 p.m. about 200 yds from the camera area. Left 4:30
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Cenornis April 11 Returned to our living camp site to collect more of this two. Number of fresh droppings about as before. Set 13 two traps. April 12 Fair catch of tucos, but mostly juveniles or small females. Several caught by belly skin or hind feet. Leave these move backwards also. Terrain here is very sandy, one would think too sandy for tuners. Vegetation is primarily Festuca orthophylla with some Tota rigidum. Many feeding holes open under these plants, and pencil-thin stems of rigidum are missing off clearly at these holes. Tails of their tunics [pull] (with difficulty) whereas ferrand don't April 13 More tucos in moving - Despite considerable hunting we have seen none of this species close ground here (or elsewhere). Drove up and over the crests, then down to the pampa between Junin + Chollefoden. The tunics go right up to the edge of the Festuca, in fact sometimes a succession of dirt mounds shows where one struck out for the continental divids, just none went to reach the divids, although only a few hundred yards short. There are scattered droppings down the flanks of Junin, across the Pampa de Tutio, which slopes flatly but steadily up toward the divids, down to the river, coupled where the short-cut road leaves the main road. Lots of droppings; put out traps after lunch. By 4:30 had 5 tucos, no more at dusk. These are all smallish ones, some looking quite Juvenis-ish, others more feminine, as expected hoped. Still can't decide whether they are nutty-rules. The substrate is sandy gravel, vegetation a mixture of Tota rigidum and Festuca and small dwarf bunchgrass (see photo) Moved the tunics here burble. They cut Tota rigidum. April 14 Shot a Juvenis-ish juvenile at 7:30 a.m., and saw fresh droppings at 8.
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Pearson 1951-1952 Stromp of (cont.) Trelz not work as successful as yesterday. Left them out until 4 p.m., then left for Copago. Associates up on Linn, besides nice truffed, see names, Thurvina, T...more?.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Observations of Opuntia Dec 11 Lago Siche, 14,500 ft. Many trees near here. Dr. Juan Pulgar calls them "cortenejos". They live in the features hills, out on the short-grass pampas habitat, and in the "carrot" desert. The latter is a most interesting habitat. As one drives past one sees nothing but sand + reddish gravel, sprinkled with tree droppings, the new droppings darker than the substrate because the soil brought up from as little as 6" down is moist where the surface is dry. Close inspection of the surface reveals rather abundant plants, mostly little rosettes of leaves flush with the surface and with a big fleshy tap root. In a 2-ft-square plot I excavated a fistful of these "carrots" (3 or more species). Four shot today, all ff; 1 mm., 2 lactating, 1 preg. No bubbling herd yet in this region, probably all opuntia. Pulgar says they squeal like a mouse. Dec 12 Two ranchers encountered called them Tococoros. Dec 16 Rio Santa Rosa, 13,300 ft. Caught 2 in McAlbee gopher traps among tuffs and features. One between 4 and 7 a.m., the other between 7 am and noon. Both were alive, both caught by hind leg. From their size in relation to gopher trap, both must have been going backward when caught. Both gave quivering noises when handled. Both footed one while digging in a coop lot of dirt with front feet plus simultaneous kicks backward of hind feet. Jan 10 Pampa Vizcaino, 8 am. One feeding on a low root? Senecio? near sand-swipe nest. No dirt at hole, like a gopher feeding hole. Never emerged more than half-way. Would scrape with teeth or front feet at the root in which the hole opened.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Sterng's Opinions (2) for 4 to 15 seconds, then disappear into the burrow for perhaps 30 seconds. Sometimes manipulated food with one paw, appeared at least 12 times and allowed me to approach and photograph from 15 feet. Jan. 11. 5:30 am = Pogo Ducks. Walked around my census area east of bur at 7 am. Saw + marked 10 new diggings (since dawn) ~~~ on the area. At least 8 probably represent distinct twees because they are separated by 20 yards or more. afternoon had been rainy+heavy, evening calmish; at dawn were in a cloud, temp. 38°, followed by sun. at 10 there were 3 new diggings that looked separate and 3 or 4 other near ones already marked. On the basis of digging up until 10, they one would guess the area supported 10 or so twee (assuming 1 two per fresh set of diggings). Saw only 1 on each of my counts. When digging, they stick their heads out, look around, then duck down out of sight. Puffs of dirt then appear out one side of the hole ->. After perhaps 15 seconds the twee appears head first, looks around, then emerges completely crosswise of the burrow and with simultaneous flips of his hind feet pushes the dirt mound further away. By swinging his hindquarters around in a figure 8 once and kicking he pushes the separated dirt further away, thus preparing the way for more dirt to be kicked out of the hole. ~6 Hail, snow+rain from about 2 to 4. More new diggings on census area at 6:30 pm, hence no digging since the snow stopped at 4 despite calm weather. Sprinkling of snow on ground.
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PEARSON 1951-1952 sternops opeinus (3) [Diagram of bird behavior steps labeled 1-7] some or 3 but pile moved back some (7) to make room for more associates so far in the pure desert have been 3499 (Puma minor?), Tinnamutia, scincus, and albino. In the neighboring feature- rock habitat add 3500 (cuth-robber?), [illegible], and Thinicornis. Jan.12 Two in front of bus started digging about 6:30 a.m. (down about 5:00). Two others near my observation rock at 6:45. One of these worked rather steadily until 7:45 and had made a fairly good-sized pile by then. It then appeared at another hole about 15 feet away and first grazed a little, then dug. Two others nearby (one about 20 yds and the other 30 yds beyond it) were still digging at 8:00. A half grown young appeared near my perch about 7:45, sticking head out of feeding hole and apparently grazing a little. It was quite shiny black with practically no brown - looked somewhat like a sea-bird. It then appeared about 3 feet away at a feeding hole under a feature and here it ground off several tufts of feature awlins at the bottom and each time disappeared down the hole with them. On my census area at 10 found 20 new diggings, all
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PEARSON 1951-1952 sternwigs oprimus skept about 2 being near previously worked diggings. Most were either additions to yesterday's piles or new piles only a few feet (namely about 3) away. Saw 3 times while doing the rounds, 2 of them quite tame and allowing approch to about 20 ft. One left the burrow (not recently dug) several times about 1 1/2 ft. and scratched + muddled at plants. You can frequently see their scratchings in the sand. Wounded one at a burrow and tried to dig him out. Followed tunnel about 20 ft. to under a tuba + then under a big stone slab. Several short blind den/tunels, tunnel number more than a foot below surface. Ended up at a nest under the slab. A few cupsful of old moldy droppings and old cut grass, then a handful of new dry grassment in length of a few inches. also several big "eading" parameters such as me found on a previous specimen. Jan. 13 Add to associates in the Feature - rock area Elguno/Estria, tood 3506, Duriegon, vicino. Went to my watching rocks about 7 but neither of the closest 2 trees were digging (infact neither had dug by noon. Morning was sunny and warmer than yesterday. The third of these trees began digging at 7:15 about 2 ft. from yesterday's dig. At 7:45 one near Buec was digging and another had already dug. The baby appeared at the same feature hole about 8:15. Shot him. Went over my camera area at 10 and added 11 new boxes = 11 new piles and again at 11:30 and added 3 more. also started haneasting the area by shooting a fat station 21. at 3-4 p.m. set 15 Monabell gophes traps, at level of the new diggings: stations 2, 3, 9, 11, 11, 12, 13, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 +
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Stevenson's operations Saw no trees during this period - misty cloudy. Jan 14 One tree in my 15 traps (caught by tool) and 4 spring, one of these (at station 2) with fur + gore. At 8 found only one new digging and by lunch time only about 4. Maybe the snow, which was gone by 8:00, or my disturbance setting traps yesterday kept them from working. The 2 closest at my watching rocks didn't work either, but various others did. A fox visited various diggings on the census area, white-tailed hawk nearby. Shot 4 [illegible] on the census area in the morning and at noon dug out a burrow system occupied by locking of 3511, juvenile 3512, and one other fur. of same size but not collected yet. Found no nest, only one collection of moldy droppings and another mixture of droppings and recently gathered grass, leaves etc. As before not many bifurcations, nowhere deeper than 15. At 6:30 while I was crowing checked my traps; they were untouched. Noticed that the snow was staying on the census area and most everywhere else, but that on the hill to the left of the center [illegible] area it was melting as fast as it fell, leaving a muddy stew. The soil here is clayey and this area is intermixed by trees - The light [illegible] sandy gravel
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Chrysope spimm. preferred by trees apparently menatta the snow from earth but just as micrommata do. Jan 15 My traps in some place caught nothing - only one spring in a.m. at station 11. Spring again at 6:30 p.m. Only 3 fresh diggings on its cenane area; at 11, 9, and near 18. Scarcity of digging due to my removal, my distractions, weather or? add to fear of pure desert Anatolia. Saw them times today sitting, standing & walking in the desert, but not feeding - but maybe worried about observer. The locating & shot near station 18 this morning had done a slight amount of separating from 2 slanting holes about 3 ft. apart, plus feeding scratching around one of them. About halfway between it had started another hole from the surface. It was 4 or 5 inches deep but definitely blind. Picked us thoughts there had been an old hole then but totally collapsed. Tried to dig out the rest of this locating &. Found one mouse nest north-worthly of the brown broots of the fresh plants but probably not the current nest. Numerous fresh bits of plants in the tunnel. Implies this tunnel was as deep as 21". Dog tracker went across area. The two recent my noticing rocks were above ground but didn't do much digging. Several other dug as usual: Walked up the road to some deserty region to see how far out from grass the burrows went. In no place was all trace of trees absent, but nowhere is one further than 200 yards from at least one tota or one clump of Festuca. Found no fresh diggings more than 75 yds
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PEARSON 1951-1952 January 3rd. from at least some features, but lots of old dragings 20 yards out. One large clump of feature all by itself had fresh dragings under it and 2 trails of dragings radiating. There are certainly more features within 50 yds of "standing" vegetation than out in the desert. Concerning voices, they occasionally make a sound somewhat like the flutter of a small-bird's wings. This is an alarm call made as they disappear down their burrow, not events to appear Jan 16. At my watching rock in the morning 5 fresh dragings were visible and 3 twoes were dragging at the same time. The closest one dug for about an hour and only took a couple of lutes to eat during this time - these from the unworked side of the hole. At the close of digging she did a little more feeding from this side of the hole. She dug up small pellets by scratching with the front feet and burying, then carried them down the hole in her mouth to eat. She did practically no eating above ground. After activity had apparently stopped I left and came back in a half hour. She had then done a small amount of digging at the holes of 3+4 days ago and was doing more feeding, less dragging than before. I think the new dragings are not primarily for feeding, at least not immediately. The brushers on the hind toes are used for cleaning mud off of the posterior ventral fur (lower belly). This region gets quite dirty from dragging. Twice I saw the close & scratch this region, using one hind foot at a time dog-fashion. Only 2 new dragings on the census-area, one at 9 and one at 11. Set traps at them and at 10:30 caught a ? at 11
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Strongylogaster P. PEARSON 1951-1952 by the skin of the belly. This hole was 4 yds from where ♀3515 was caught Jan. 14. So far this is only record of 2 adults in same burrow- system. Record is as follows: Jan. 13-14 - adult ♀3515 caught in trap overnight (probably caught late evening or early evening because died of exposure & walking) Jan. 15.- free digging at same burrow, trap spring but nothing in it Jan. 16 - " " " 4 yds away in a.m. set trap and caught pregnant ♀3520. DIAGRAM OF THE 5 TUCOs WORKING TODAY AT WATCHING ROCK 30 yds 22 yds 35 yds 16 yds 25 yds "close" trees collected here four days ago watching well Amtr saw a young tucos at the place where ♂3516 was shot yesterday. Since she ♀3516) had only one placental son, this is probably the only survivor there. We tried to dry out the nest yesterday; seeing the young one today induced me to dig further. Continued the excavation 18 yds with no startling discoveries except that it seemed greater depths than we have heretofore encountered. Much of it was at a depth of 30 inches, hence slow going. We stopped before reaching the end; left 3 large Sherman set for the young one. Amtr went hunting in a.m. and got 4 trees, saw several others. One of them was a half-grown ♂ - larger than the juveniles we have gotten so far. One apparently had been shot or injured in front leg (possibly on our previous trip through here), and the claws on that paw were much longer than on the other foot. Business has definitely slowed down among
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Tamarix spinosa census area: I now know of only 3 trees remaining: one at 9, one at 24, and the juvenile at 18. Including these, the total for this area will be at least 12 (which includes 3 juveniles) Jan. 18 The instructions two below Bus who has so neatly and persistently produced a new mound each day (see photo) has the following distances between holes (from south to north, hence chronologically: 4 ft; 4, 4 1/2, 10, 6, 4, 8, 8, 7 1/2, 6, 5, 5, 9, 5, 7, 5 1/2, 7, 9, 4, 5. The piles look like they average about 11 qtrs. If the burrows average 9 1/2 cm in driving, then it appears that of the tunnel dirt is brought to the surface. at 8 a.m., cloudy bright, shade temp. was 7° moist soil 1/2 cm below surface, 12°; two burrow 12" deep 7°. Jan. 19 No fresh diggings on census area, but presumably we failed to remove one at 24, one at 9, and a juvenile at 18. Since 24 and 18 are lone range only half on the area, we might say that only 1 adult remained, and 1 juvenile. Thus, the area supported 1 1/2 trees: 8 1/2 removed including 2 juveniles, 1 1/2 adults not removed, and 1 juvenile not removed. Total: 3 adult males, 4 adult females, 2 juvenile males, 1 juvenile sex undetermined, 1 adult sex undetermined. Feb. 1 Lamyra Arenaria, 13,700ft. Here is a pampas rat midden that down Margery - down Margyriacris, tufts of grass about 1" high, plus numerous litter and plants. Tools of 2 sp., hags, grazed by llamas, offroad sheep. Would have expected stronger permanency at Margery, but no bubbling and 3 caught are near to opimus. The ground in which they are living is less sandy, earthier, than in other opimus locations, with more
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Jasomys spinus glass and turf. They make fewer dirt piles, smaller piles, more holes looks like feeding holes. The holes are smaller also; most I can barely get my hand in. There is considerable surface feeding on grass, leaves, & thorn bush. They lay off whole branches mostly. When caught in a trap and pulled out of a hole, they start. Upon the divide (14,550 ft) between Ancuarcana and Capazo (where we shot a Levisine-like spinicus), is gravel - Festuca - tola country more typically spinicus country and where we took 2 spinicus. Feb. 3 Panpa Capazo. Under the cold rainy weather conditions the trees seem to be more active in the late afternoon or evening. By 10 a.m. had seen only 1 fresh digging and no trees. Traps in afternoon yesterday caught 4 pieces of skin, and overnight 2 trees (one a baby). Both seem to be good spinicus, the terrain Festuca - tola (rigidum). This is only a mile or 2 from the former Panpa where the more mature specimens came from. A barometer or 2 up the road we came at 10:30 o'clock upon a soccer field cleared out of the tola, dominated by Pycnoplyllum and the 2" stiff grass. It was sunny and trees were striking bed up. Shot 3 (one immature), missed 2, have 5 or more per acre. Certainly denser here than in the uncollected tola surrounding the field.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Ctenomys opimus (cont) April 16 5 lam E. Jung-Luche: Returned to our census area and found what appeared to be 12 sets of recent diggings. Punt out traps in late afternoon. April 17 Shot 1 and trapped 3 trees on the census area, and 3 traps had hair in them. No fresh diggings appeared. Few dones on the census area, and ground tyrant. April 18 No fresh diggings, and no traps sprung on the census area. Collected dove (gold shoulder patches = Metriphlus?), ground tyrant (Muscicapulus flamineus?) and Phyllotius leucura on the census area. at 11:30 a.m. (air 55°) temp. in 2 burrows 8" below surface were 7° and 9°C. at 3:10 (air 52°) when ground absold [absorbed] bone warmed up most 2 tunnels registered 9° + 10°C. April 19 No fresh diggings on area, no traps spring. Took burrow temps at 5:30 when should be coldest: 3½° and 4°C. Highest diggings on way up Tintipoco were 15,800 ft. April 22 Still no new diggings on the area.
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PEARSON 1951-1952 Cleromya (cont) 10 11 12 23 7 14 13 16 37898 X 15 17 37910 X 6 5 3792 X 1 2 37908 18 X 24 X 21
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Vienna Dec 12 Many deer between Jogo Vicenca and Porto Grande. Mostly 6 or less, one of 10, and one of 25. On the coastline road along the stretch where I expected to see 20 or 30 bade saw only 1. None at all in our valley (cocobara)
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P. PEARSON 1951 - 1952 Llama guanicoe Dec 5 12 km ssw Areguaya, 8500ft. Had just parked bus about 200 yards off road when I saw herd of 8 guanicoes (7 together, (100 yards away) then about 400 yards away. They were worried about me but not alarmed. They look [illegible] larger than merino, no apron, block face from distance (but grey up close). Some were rich rusty color and some more grey. Two about half or 2/3 grown. I stalked them down wind without much difficulty to about 200 yards and shot 1 adult F. The rest ran off up hill, one of the young lagging behind the others... They all stopped to look back from 400 yards. No sound. The victim had 4 nipples (inguinal) no milk but some mammary tissue, was pregnant with fetu[illegible] arena, legs neck; quite skinny. Fetu 2 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/4. Stomach of mother with coarse brown vegetation (no green vegetation nearby). Large scent glands on hind legs and interesting sternal pad. Also pad behind hoof 2. [illegible]
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SPECIES ACCOUNTS REPTILES
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PEARSON 5/1952 Frogs + toads Dec 27 Hwylerano, 15,000ft. at 2 p.m., overcast cold wind blowing, turned over stones. Found 4? toads. Under one stone was 3450 with a rectal temp. of 11 1/2 o, and another toad (3451?) The temp. under the stone was also 11 1/2 o. April 1 Tunnafola, 13,600ft. Yellow-footed toads were wandering about in hot sun at 1:45 forapon tole (quadrangular) lizards (nest + 4?), One caught and wrapped in barby hanging out of pocket was completely dehydrated in 3 hrs. April 21 5 km.E. Pogo-ziche, 14,600ft. Some small rock tadpoles in a shallow Ditcher pool in a seep were active at 7:30 a.m. with 1/2 inch of ice on the pool. They were on the bottom under the temp. (water 3 1/2 " deep) was 3 1/2 o and (6" deep) 4o. Later in some pool saw metamorphosing toads of the tiny brown toad with stripe down center of back. April 22 Took notice of tadpoles under ice in shallow Ditcher pools, about 1/2" of ice. Temp at bottom of a (" puddle with active toads was 2o.
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2 PEARSON 1951-1952 Lidocermus multilineatus Dec 26 Hmgferno: Anta found a nest with an adult q 3441 and 4 or 5 young (3442-3445) under a rock (Hngferno, 15,000 ft.) plus one dead, curled up young of some size. They were under same rock this morning as yesterday afternoon. Dec 27. Hmgferno: Frog + lizard hunting at 2 p.m. while cloudy with cold wind x ground (top of) temp. near stone with lizard under it was 8°, lizard under 1 ft. stone rectal temp. 15°; temp. under stone about 12°. A large black spider was in the "nest" with the lizard. (3446) Under another stone was a big σ with rectal temp. 9 ½°, and under another 2 juveniles. The juveniles seemed more active than the adults. Under 2 stones found remains of adults. Jan 12 5 km. E Jogo-Suche, 14,600. First lizard (adult) seen at 9:00 a.m., air temp. inside 44°, rock in sun 21°. Caught young avant-anna 35 min. An adult had a few insects and probably plant remains in stomach. Jan 13. 5 km. E. Jogo-Suche, 14,600 ft. Flies buzzing in sun at 8:15; shade temp. 5° but no lizard out. First big lizard seen at 9:00, shade temp. 9 ½°, sun on rocks 20°. April One large σ basked on large rock in hot sun from 1:56 to 2:10 - sun not maximum, thin but distinct whirpy cloud. Also on some rock from 2:26-2:35. April 18 5 km. E. Jogo-Suche, 14,600'. See today's temp. record. Big lizard out at 8:00 a.m. Small-med. shot at 8:00 with rectal temp. 31° C. At 8:30 a big σ (S'A. 91mm) with rectal 29°. This one squeaked while being carried in box. A big σ put out into sun at 9:40 at 10:00 wearing lively with rectal 35°; substrate and air 39°, shade 11 ½°. At 10:05 brown / pant
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Liolaemus cont'd 2 into shade of rock; tethered at 10:32 with rectal 121/2o he was sluggish but could run slowly; shade temp 11o. Anta's big & oncena were out at 2:40 when breeze cold in overcast. He was sheltered from cold wind by his rock. Temp under a big rock at 3:00 was 12o. A big & sized under a rock at 4:30 had rectal 24o; shade beside rock was 9; stuff under rock 12o. Tethered captive in shade at 4:45- had rectal 71/2o, shade temp. 8o. He could walk slowly, right himself, bite hard & long. At 5:40 his rectal 4o, air 71/2o; could walk slowly & right slow. At 7:00
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 Liolaeemus (cont'd) 3 I dead Flecturo. always composed themselves on close to their rock were fully exposed, almost at angle to sun's rays. April 20 Big & appeared by q-rock between 7:45 and 7:55a; 7:58 ran 5 feet to back on dead grass, some jumping. 8:00 fly took off west to me, probably its first flight of the day. 8:01 & came 30 ft. toward me, more jumping (push-ups). 8:10 & onto rock. 8:28 larger & appeared from down-gulch and chased; at 8:20 still flying at his tail as they ran. 8:40 a & walks up gulch to one of the normal grass berches 5 ft. from q burrow. When approached he walked on toward q rock but not into burrow, tip of his tail rustling. At 10:20 fast tethered w/d 2ft. from q rock. 10:28 saw molly-tailed & approach, jumping, duck on q rock, then at 10:30 attack repeatedly. This & lives under a rock about 20 ft. from q rock 5 km. E. Lago Drake April 22 At 6:55 a.m. encountered a large ♂; rectal 19°, substrate 5° (sand), air 23°F. Temp. at 7:05 under a bigged rock (but no bigged) was 4½°; at about 8:00 set up to take movies of molly-tailed ♂ (#3829). Tethered a ♂ outside his burrow and another outside burrow of ♀. the former approached me, then passed me to my left. Just after passing me another bigged dashed from up behind me and disappeared behind a sand & were "inspecting", finally settled in a copulatory position; the ♂ with a firm bite on side of q neck. I held this position for 15 minutes without a wriggle while I took movies from 15 feet. Finally q wriggled + broke loose, they rolled side by (for about 1 minute), then q dashed off behind Flectures. ♂ then stood up higher, did his dance while ♀ sat q patient. Then q dashed back but ♂, and ran off again (see movies). Cought her in a hole under Flectures - lots of dry Flectures stuff, old tunic tunnel. ♂ then backed home and fought with 2 catters in front of his burrow. April 23 Caccereberg 15, 200ft. At 7:30 a.m. encountered a large dark ♀ on dead grass with rectal temp. 23½°; air 34°F. Took photos of ♂& ♀ from Lago Drake to show variation: ♂ above, ♀ below. Also 2 pictures to show color change with temperatures of 38.8° = wet picture rectal temp. 9°C); second 37½°. In full sun at 2:40 p.m. a small-medium rock-breaking ♂ and ♂ had rectal 33° and a 100mm.♂ 34° April 24 Tethered 3 bigged out in seen at 7:40. Their temp was 1°C, their sizes 54mm. ♂, 70mm ♀, 93mm ♂. At 8:15 their temps were 31°, 27°, +19° respectively. air temp at this time 31°. At 8:35 rectal 28°, 31°, 26½° respect. At 9:20 28°, 29½°, 31° respect. At 12:20 the small one 34°, medium 33°. Pete stepped on the big one at the 9:20 reading and it acted stupid or "twitched" like after. Shot a large ♀ at 9:05 with rectal 32°-33° April 25 Cought big ♂ at 7:45 with rectal 13°; young ♂ at 8:25 31°; large ♂ 9:45 34°, larger 10:20 37°; med. ♀ 10:30 34°. The Caccereberg pp the frogs or more scale -likes than those at Twentyseven, and have bigger eggs. The young ones seem bigger.
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P. PEARSON 1951-1952 4 Lizards (cont.) April 29 Put 3 lizards out into sun at 7:12 a.m. (10 km. SW Hvoollawi, 12,903') They were a small ? 5A48 mm., fairly large ? 84 mm., large ? 108 mm., all from Coocobora. The ? 84mm was dead, which did not amount start. small med. large air 7:12 - 4° 3° 2½° 28°F 7:55- 24 24 30½ 33°F 7:22 - 16½ 10± 10½ 29° 8:17 - 29 26 33 35° 7:32 - 20 17 18± 30° 8:46- 33 34± 35½ 40 7:42 - 24½ 18± 22½ 31 11:00- 33 36 37 55 May 10 After driving from Julibara to Tree Creek to Angata Abang to Chalheva; have seen no lizards in this district.
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4 PEARSON, O. P. MISCELLANEOUS LOCALITIES WASHINGTON, NEW MEXICO and CALIFORNIA. JULY 1952 - JUNE 1954 CATALOGUE NOS. 3939-4036 JOURNAL SPECIES ACCOUNTS BIRDS
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P. PEARSON 1952 10 mi NW Quilcene, Jefferson Co., Wash. July 19, 1952 3939 Aplobothria rufa rufa per Pfeiffer 83 296 x 24 x 55 x 18 ♂ 3940 " " " " per Pfeiffer 78 336 x 20 x 57 x 23 ♀
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P. PEARSON 1952 6 mi. E. Trumbas, 10,000ft., Rio Arimbos, Nueve Mil Sept. 4 3941 3941 3942 ♀ Myotis volans interior longicaudus mordax 3943 ♂ Minestus lethocerus? 3944 ♂ Entemias minimus operarius not fat 3945 ♀ Microtus longicaudus mordax not fat 3946 ♂ Entemias minimus operarius 3947 ♂ junor 3948 Thomomys talpoides fossor 3949 " " ? ? ? 109 gm 3950 ♀ Callobamphibius 3951 ♀ lethocerus - Minestus Sept. 5 fat 3952 ♀ Myotis volans interior 3953 Myotis volans interior not fat 3954 ♀ Thomomys talpoides fossor 3955 ♂♂ " " " notra 5 3956 ♀ Entemias minimus operarius 3957 ♀ Microtus longicaudus mordax 3958 ♀ " " " 3959 ♂ " " " 3960 ♂? kinglet 3961 ♂ chickadee Sept. 6 3962 ♂ Zapus princeps princeps 3963 ♀ " " " 3964 ♂ " " " 3965 ♀ Steller joy 109 x 46 x 12 x 7 5 1/2 g. 95 x 41 x 9 x 14 8 1/2 g. 155 x 54 x 20 x 14 29 gm 200 x 90 x 31 x 17 50 grams 170 x 58 x 19 x 12 43g 212 x 91 x 33 x 18 45 g 21g 220 x 64 x 28 x 7 101 gm Microtus longicaudus mordax? 272 x 79 x 39 259 grams 157 x 54 x 20 x 15 39 grams 97 x 46 x 9 x 15 10gm. 97 x 45 x 9 x 14 8.5gm. 215 x 55 x 28 x 6 108 gm 208 x 58 x 27 x 6 105 200 x 81 x 31 x 16 51gm. 94 x 70 x 20 x 15 53 gm. 156 x 54 x 19 x 12 29.5 gm 182 x 59 x 20 x 14 47 grams 5 gms 13 gms texts 6 mm., some fat 218 x 129 x 31 x 13 24g. notem minatus. some fat? 214 x 130 x 30 x 15 21gm texts 5mm., little fat, kid not prime 208 x 132 x 29 x 13 22g 100 grams
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P. PEARSON 1952 Sept 7 3966 ♀ Zopher vagrans monticola 3967 ♂ Zopher princeps princeps 3968 ♂ " " " " " " 1/2x47x13 205x124x29x12 225x133x32x12 7 gms. Truchas Peak, N slope 12,500 ft. Rio Arriba Co Sept 7 3969 Zopher vagrans monticola 106x46x12 6½ g 3970 ♂ Zopherode 57 gms. 3971 ♀ " 32 gms. 3972 ♂ " 55 gms. 3973 Thorel 31 gms. 3974 ? " 30 gm. 3975 ♀ Gronae 1-6 lbs. Truchas Peak, N slope 12,000 ft., Sept 7, 3976 ♂ Thorel 28 gms. 3977 ♀ Entamius minimus operarius no fot. about 13,300ft interior jun. 203x88x31x15 49 gms. 6 mi. E Truchas, 10,000 ft., Rio Arriba Co Sept 7-8 3978 ♂ Zopher princeps princeps 212x126x30x14 24gms. 16mi. NE Pojoaque, 8750ft Santa Fe Co, N.M. Sept 9 3979 ♂ Zopher vagrans monticola 107x48x12x7 5 gms. 3980 ♀ Aterotina Phanaconys intermedius intermedius no sw 144x33x18x15 35 gm. w. swk. 3981 ♂ Paromyza maniculatus 158x68x18x20 24gm. 3982 ♂ Epternius fuscus pallidus 112x44x10x17 fot 14½ g 3983 ♀ Myotia volans interior 96x42x9x14 fot 9½ 3984 ♂ Thoronyx talpoides fossor 198x44x27x 62
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P. PEARSON 1952 3 16 mi NE Pojoaque, 8750 ft., Santa Fe Co., N.M. 3985♂ Eptiaerus frusius pallidus Centra 3 mm. 119 x 47 x 11 x 17 .6 grm. 3986♂ Warbler 6 grm. 3987♀ Muthotel 10 ½ grm. Sept. 10 3988♂ Muthotel 10 grm. 3989♂ " 10 grm. 3990♀ Woodpecker 56 ½ grm. 3991♀ Flicker 124 grm. EXCH. COLL. 3992♀ Kinglet 7 grm. 3993 Warbler Sept. 11 3994♂ Merotus 162 x 54 x 20 x 13 42 g 3995♀ Zapua princeps princeps 208 x 127 x 30 x 13 24 gr 3996♂ Peromyscus maniculotus 143 x 66 x 19 x 18 14 gr 3997♀ Thrush 30 gr 3998♂ Sparrow 51 gr 3999♂ Seiurus alvati alvati 460 x 206 x 66 x 43 1.3 lb 4000 Woodpecker 64 grm. Sept. 12 4001♀ Peromyscus truei? 186 x 96 x 22 x 23 29 grm 4002♂ Mastomus mexicana fallax 298 x 127 x 35 x 27 121 grm 4003♀ Entomius minimus operarius 207 x 88 x 30 x 17 44 grms 4004♂ Peromyscus maniculotus 199 x 67 x 19 x 18 20 grm 4005♂ Woodpecker 66 grm. 4006♂ Entomius minimus operarius testa 4 mm. 205 x 86 x 30 x 16 50 grms 4007♂ Jay Citellus lateralis lost 107 grms 4008♀ Collopteryxothlus 269 x 77 x 42 x 17 203 grms
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D. PEARSON 1952 4 4009 ♂ Sylilagus muttalli finetis testa ?mm 345x17x91x64 1.3 lbs. 4010 = zediforme- 4011 ♀ Peromyscus maniculatus 6 eudl 157 x 67 x 20 x 19 Sep 8. 13 4012 ♂ Sepino Sylilagus muttalli finetis testa 13mm 373x27x103x66 1.5 lbs. 4013 ♂ Peromyscus maniculatus 137x65x19x17 1 mi. S Bernardo, 5000 ft, Secorero Co., N.M. Sep 8. 14 4014 ♀ Peromyscus leucopus ms eudl 172 x 84 x 23 x 17. 31g Very fat 4015 ♀ Myotis yumenerensis yumanis 82x31x9x14 testa 13 89g. 4016 ♂ Peromyscus leucopus 169x81722x17 29g. 4017 ♀ Peromyscus leucopus 181 x 82 x 21 x 17 35g. 4018 ♂ Peromyscus leucopus testa 11mm 172 x 85 x 22 x 16 25 gm Sep 8. 15 4019 ♂ Reithrodontomy megalotis megaleti testa 8mm 31x70x18x14 11gm 4020 ♀ Sigmodon hispidus belandii testa 18mm 249 x 103 x 79 x 19 87 Nov. 02 Orinda Contra Costa Co., Calif. 4021 ♂ Eneastina TL 128 SA 61 Crossing road & house sperm in seminal anterior lobule sem after 1st rain of season. Testis 12 mm long no dominant epididymic. " faint no dominant <anterior> 4022 ♂ " data oz for 4021 SA 48mm, TL 85 grasp .6 x 1.2, white, uniform. a far-gonial division but no sperm - second day of rain. Crossing road in evening Nov. 13 4023 ♀ arvidae SV 65mm, jaws 7 mm [5.7 mm] testa 5mm, covered with melanophores, 4024 ♂ " SV 59mm, lobes 2-lobed, .62x.62 2mm with melanin faint. over white, follicles hardly discernable 4025 ♀ Tuthana torozua SV 69 gm, follicles distinctly gronder after passing into Bodega. 4026 ♂ " " sperm in duct-def and some lobules a few sperm not many info SV 74 follicles bigger than above, some about 2mm; indistincter, 1mm. and pale parchmented of white.
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1952 1953 D. P. PEARSON 5 Mon 14 many sperm, mounts seen 4027 Triturus SV 79 -- Testes q -- March 25 4028 Chinchilla lanigera 405 x 135 x 61 x 50 x 50 c capsule from Dr. D.W. Vanasen, 1963 4th an. San Diego, via Dr. Melon Wells, Testes atrophied Testis 17 -- but sections 3 weeks ago showed some sperm or actinuts San. res. 30 m but much thinner than in muscarda. Tattoo P12
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1954 P. PEARSON 6 Ford Point, Santa Rosa Island, Calif. Feb. 9, 1954 4029 ♀ Peromyscus maniculatus 177 x 87 x 20 x 19 Trophied Feb. 3 by Mrs Rosenthal, brought home alive. Killed Feb-9. 4030 ♂ .. 156 x 78 x 20 x 19 miller's cabin, Clear Lake, Lake Co., Calif. May 2, 1955 4031 ♀ aycthis 74 x 31 x 8 x 13 from P. Blodell May 10, 1955. 4032 ♂ Epstieine Australia, Queensland, near Windorah arrived dead in shipment from Peter Morrison May 26, 1955 SKELETAL ONLY 4033 ♂ Microtus mexicanus (lettersons dimithopsia laropenta) 124 x 44 x 17 x 21 3 1/2 mi. N. San Rafael Marin Co., Calif. June 28 4034 ♂ Renthodontys maniculatus 160 x 82 x 17 1/2 x 16 10.2 g. 4035 ♂ " " 150 x 74 x 17 x 14 10.4g. 4036 ♀ " " 150 x 75 x 17 x 14 10.0g.
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O.P. Pearson 1952 1 journal Rio arriba Co, New Mexico. Sept.3 6 mi. E Truchas, 10,000ft., Left Santa Fe about 10 a.m. after talking to National Park Service people and the National Forest Hdytn - both of whom were little helping directing me to high country. Took a road into the Sangre de Cristo mtns. but before thin piñon-juniper, yellow pine, fir, then stopped a little beyond Borrego (end of road) in yellow pine. Didn't seem to be very high nor near the high peaks, so went out again and in the road towards Truchas Peak from the town of Truchas - This road goes up a nice little canyon with stream thru yellow-pine into fir-spice-aspen. Made camp near a wet meadow at end of road in fir, spice, aspen. A few new-occupied log cabins here and fields of oats?, barley?, wheat?, potatoes, and a legume. Altitude (by altimeter) says 10,000 ft. some yellow pines to older. Several bats flew up canyon at dusk, most of them flying straight. Shot one, a red bat? Jacklighting saw nothing. Full moon, clear. Put out about 24 Musam Species down an older trail, across a wet meadow, and along the edge of spice-aspen. Sept.4 Caught 1 Porep and 3 Micratus overnight. Set 5 gobber traps in the morning and 2 stick traps. During the day caught two chipmunks, # gophers, and 5 Micratus! But shooting again at dusk and got 2 Mygatus and 1 not yet retrieved. Temp. 41° at 5:45 a.m. Sept.5 A few Micratus in traps plus (chipmunks. Day mostly sunny. Walked about 1 mile into the canyon. Chickarees more
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1952 P. PEARSON almost than I have ever seen; also many chipmunks. Vegetation still thick fir, spruce, alder, aspen. Moved traps lines to wet meadow below camp and along stream in water shrub sets -- about 30 traps. Bote again at ducks but didn't get any. 2/17/6 3 zophus in wet meadow and 2 Meristina. No shame or Peromyscus. Left at 10:30 for Mazanita. Went up our drainage for 3 1/2 line and found myself on a thinly forested peak but separated from Truchas Peak by a saddle of at least 500ft drop. The ridge to the west of camp or the drainage beyond that would have taken me up to Truchas Peak. My peak had an estimated altitude of 12,500 ft. and was mostly fragmented quartz growing to spruce and some fir, a few aspens still. Set 30 museum species in steep rocky chute growing to broad-leaved alpine flowers and 14 off cross-country in open spruce burn. The chute had droppings of mammals in the cliffs on the side and holes, cuttings, and tiny droppings of some peculiar rodents: in the dense flowers. Birds seen: grouse (numerous), thrush, grosbeak, junco, chickadee and robin (hard). Chipmunk and chickaree almost at tops. Might didn't seem any colder than in our camp at 10,000ft. 2/18 In traps 2 Peromyscus maniculata and one Sorex. Left for home about 7:30 a.m. Trap lines at home had 1 chipmunk, 2 zophus, about 2 Meristina and 1 Peromyscus. Rest of day shining.
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1952 P. PEARSON 3 Sept 8 In my traps in the meadow: 1 chipmunk, 3 Meristria and 1 more zopher. Picked up all and moved comps to 16 mi. NE Pojoaque. This is on the Borrego road in Cordova. Camped in yellow-pine near a meadow. Some fir and spruce, so probably approaching upper edge of transition. Altimeter says 8750 ft. Put out 40 meristria specials along a ditch down the center of the meadow. Meadow is sparse grass + flowers (dry) plus much wild rose about 2 ft tall. Ditch with occasional patches of willow, green grass, and one clump of aspen with rose understory. Some mouse signs. * Sept 9 Traps held 23 Peromyscus, 1 deer, 1 short-tailed Meristria. Later in the day a chipmunk and another shrew. [But shooting at ducks yielded 2 Epternins + 1 Myotis ? vulnus? For daylight saw nothing] Left traps in same locations Sept 10 Traps held 8 Peromyscus, 1 shrew. Light rain in afternoon. That left traps his out and put out 6 Schuyler's for woodrats along a rock outcropping where there were 2 large accumulations of rat droppings. Also porcupine droppings and girdled yellow pines. Sept 11 Traps held 1 Gorey (stork), 2 Meristria longicauda, ? Peromyscus, and 1 zopher. The zopher in the dry ditch in the meadow - sparse grass, annuals, wild rose, willow clumps, aspen further down. Put gore from several of the Schuyler's - Peromyscus?. Picked up the meadow mice and put it along fence row, in fallow field of weeds.
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Sept 12 10 Peromyscus and 2 Chipmunks in the fallow field line. Many spring + empty in front of large hole, probably Callospermophilus, one wheel shot nearby in a juniper bush. One rabbit in a steel trap set in front of a burrow and one Meriones in the Schuylers along the rocky cliff. Also a truci there. Picked off the fallow field line and put 12 of them along the cliff to relieve pressure on the Schuylers. Hard rain at bedtime. Sept 13 Only Peromyscus up at the cliff. A young snowshoe hare at the same burrow as yesterday's rabbit. Broke camp at 9:00 a.m. and drove to Bernardo, 50 mi. S. of Albuquerque, 4700 ft., along the Rio Grande. Camped in the "clubhouse" or duck-hunting shack (one-room schoolhouse) of Adley Borell at 4 p.m. Put out about 35 traps in this mesquite near the river, mostly on land sometimes flooded; some grass cover and yellow- flowered weed. All sites for Zaleus, a few rats at dusk. Got one any other? Relhjer? Sept 14 Seven Peromyscus in the traps, probably Meriones but no Zaleus. Picked up traps and moved them to a thick grass meadow with a few weeds growing to mesquite. Added 20 Sherman live traps found in Borell's cabin. Also set 2 Muskrat traps. Numerous "coon traps and ? milk?"
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1952 D. P. PEARSON 5 Nov. 12 Orinda. First rain of season fell about 10:30 a.m., then scattered heavy showers rest of day. Season is late this year. Since this was first rain, and a good one, it provides an unusually clear cut beginning to the rainy season. When I went home at 6:30 p.m. over Fred Bench Rd picked up 19 Ensatina (4021) and after supper 4 ?? along Miner Rds. Nov. 13 Orinda. Heavy rain again off and on during the day. Drove about 1/2 miles of Miner Rd. after supper and picked up 4 anides, 2 Ensatina, and 5 Triturus (at least 2 of them trozona)
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O.J. Pearson 1954 6 Feb.20 Put out about 30 live traps, along Tunnel Rd, Orinda, across from Charles Hill Rd. Weedy patch. Some evidence of mice, especially eating teasel leaves. Put them in afternoon and had 3 Merastria and 1 Mura. Ten traps across from Dunton-Severus Church had 1 Merastria. Checked these off but left others. Feb.21 In a.m. had 3 more Merastria, 1 more Mura, and nine Berthros. Feb.28 Put about 45 live traps in weedy place (grass- cornin) on Orinda side of ridge along Inspiration Point road. Not much sign. Feb.29 Caught 8 Peromyscus, 2 Berthro, 2 Merastria. March 6 With Blockel + Lechleiter to Marin Co. at noon set 104 traps (mostly live but some cage) at the marsh 3 1/2 mi. NE [illegible], then 32 at the half-open marsh south of the road 1 mi. E of Corte Madera. Looked on the hill west of Rents 101 at Corte Madera and found quite a bit of Merastria sign. Not as much sign as last year, but plenty. Pretty good sign at the other places also. Put traps at Son Rafael marsh at 4 and 7 p.m. score below. March 7 Picked up traps 9 a.m. Total score: 42 Merastria 16 Berthro, 8 Peromyscus, 1 Mura, 1 Forch
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O.P. Pearson 1954 Anna hummingbird Sept 27 Orinda - 7:45 a.m PST. Two Anna hummingbirds squabbling over fresh outside bedroom window. Frequent vertical climbing by both birds close together, beating their wings against each other (flying slowly straight up, not spiralling, usually within a foot of each other), some squeaking. Looked like a territorial dispute except for the slow towering (sometimes 30 feet or more) and use of a single ported, 1/2-second long whistle (ever) that sounds like a soft version of the dive note. One bird was male, other assumed to be female at first but later appeared to be ♀. After numerous (6-10?) towerings and some tumblings together they fell to the grass and after brief fluttering remained quiet. ♀ lay on her back, wings outstretched, bill pointing up; ♂ with back up, lying slightly crooked under, wings outstretched, his tail lying on her primrose or possibly even holding them. I was watching through porch screen at 8 feet, camera at 18 feet with binoculars. Birds remained thus for 9 minutes, the ♀ not moving, the ♂ pulsating (wings & tail moving rhythmically) occasionally. When a sparrow appeared and hopped a few feet away they separated and resumed towerings. After about 3 towerings and a few tumbles (both onto the ground for several seconds) they tumbled to the ground for 3 more minutes, ♀ as before, ♂ directly on top of her with
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wings outstretched, three times the ♀ fluttered her wings as though to rise, but ♂ drove her down (left her down), beating her wings. Finally she broke free slowly over the mallard and could not be relocated. The ♂ flew slowly to the forchira 3 feet away, whistling softly, landed on forchira and preened briefly, then fed and resumed his usual perching. 9:05 Female came into ♀ territory. He gave territorial chatter, then approached her closely and hovered about 1 to 2 ft. from her, ♂ giving this plaintive cry. She flew off (AKE). They made no sounds while on the ground.
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