Field notes, v1519
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P. PEARSON 1955 Catching albocana on this brushy-orbity ridge only a few hundred yards from cloud forest makes it easier to understand albocana alberta at Wechn Rachen (in graves). Went down into Conavolpa for gas. Forgot to take altihold but it appeared to be 500 to 1000 ft lower than my camp, which was 7500 ft. The wolffschnei here definitely darker than topocani. Still windy in early a.m., but slowing about 10 a.m. Drove up the hill to the summit where cloud forest is damkest on the ridge where all is forest to the north or northeast, canyoned amidst patches of cloud forest; soft bunch grass meadows, ponds, and a little hard brush. Even small patches of trees only 20 feet across are "moss" covered with lots of sphagnum, orchids, fuchsias etc. Ground in many places with lycopodia, vaccinium, etc. One pond had a tern on it and 2 caracaras stalking through the grass at the edge. Alternate sun and patches of fog blowing past from the north. Put out 2 logs of trifes on 6 short traps lines; forest, grass, brush, rocksides from road. Hope to see how woodsy and boggy wolffschnei will get and add to the series of dark specimens. 8 pm clear, huge climbing all around. This camp 20 mi. E Totoro, 9700 ft; Cochabamba. Sept. 14 Morning alternately cloudy & foggy; felt like Maine down-trooping weather. Even tried to push Phylloste too far into the cloud forest, caught none. Only 3 dark albocana, 1 Gymptenia?, and 1 Gmpzamps left early towards Cochabamba and drove until noon. Stopped at a place where Queirra and bunch meets bunch grass, where I hope to get both osidal and wolffschnei. Set two logs of trifes,