Field notes, v1523
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Pearson 1978 26 ? Veranda Big Sherman at rock site where before there was only a pit trap, also sank 5 more pits ( # 1H, 5B, 7F, 7C and 8B) making 17 small (see diagram). all day sunny, no clouds, shirt sleeves. Mar. 3 middle of night partly cloudy, daybreak overcast, rest of day cloudy bright or sunny, shirtsleeves. my three Sherman around caught 1 also longi, the 5 pit traps caught 1 also olivi. my line in the large forest caught 1 Noto macrog and 1 also oliv; 6 spring snifts, one of them with feathers. Anter's two lines caught 5 also [illegible] and 2 Noto veldwiana and 2 also olivi. Grid captures as follows: A2 ? litto noto ? not weighed #667 ? vagina open A3 ? Aubecompe #397 bare base of tail. vagina not open G4 ? also longi#398 ? vagina open F4 ? also longi # 668 45 g. A4 #396 Aubecomps C5 Aubicomps escaped G5 ? also longi #669 44 g in pit trap C7 ? Aubecompe #670 84g A8 ? Aubecompe #399 In the afternoon boated all pit traps with mouse meat. Patrons with food preferences of captive mice (see species accounts) and hunted for endogenous hypogeous fungi. Found none bigger than 2 mm diam. Mar. 4 morning overcast then settled sun, then overcast again in late afternoon. my traps in the vernacular large caught