Field notes, v1565
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Duke S. Rogers 1980 Journal 36 15:30 hrs. Completed preparing 11 P. Mexicanus skins. I left the car headlights on and the car will not start. Ed and I will walk up the road to Viota Hermosa to see if anyone has any cables. 16:20 hrs Arrived back from Viota Hermosa no cables then, huckily the town was only ca. 700 m up the road. I am going to set some traps near town. The weather is bad: ca 55° F and raining 17:40 hrs Arrived back at camp. The area in which I set traps was off a path that began to the left at the middle of town and descended rather quickly. Traps were set above and below the trail ca. 300 m below the town. to Oaxaca camp trail V. Hermosa to Valle Nacional 21:00 hrs We had to fire and eat food in the vehicle as it was cold windy, and raining. Temp ca. 10 °C. We prepared a series of P. Mexicanus from Ojo de Agua. 3 January 07:00 hrs Arose to find the weather had cleared. Temp. ca. 8°C. I will check traps while Ed and David remain in camp. 08:40 hrs Returned to camp From 40 Sherman's I collected 8 P. Mexicanus, 8 Oncyrops candidatus, and 2 Neteronops. 11:55 hrs We have spent the morning preparing more study skins. I also took tissue on 3 O. candidatus, on of