Field notes, v1670
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Strong - 1920 Kuspins Valley 167. and finally a rather disgusted hooting from farther off in the woods, I imagine the Owl hunting purely by sound as it was still light "caught" a tartan in the form of a Mindi or Marten and had to relinquish it. Andrew, the cushion owl arrived tonight, in a rig which we are to drive to turn tomorrow, the pack train bringing in our luggage. So this is an last night for the owls! surely Kuspins! ~ 386. Bad Baloo virgianus (Sten - nemino rabbit.) Sept. 16, 1921. Trout: Belly Baelen Trout F, Sept. 16, 1921. wt: - 11 1/2 lbs. length, 50 1/2 ins. Body circum: 16 1/2 ins. Descript: Back - dark? olive green with faint pink spots, upper fins - blue black with one black spot on outer part of dorsal fin. Head. blue black above, pink spot over eye, eye: black pupil, yellow white iris gills inner: darker silver tinged with pink, under dark salmon red. Sides: silvery with frequent pink spots lower fins dark at base, pink? on edges. faint dark Mechin fins from middle of tail to gills. Belly white, Tail: dark Jath: pronounced and sharp. Fri. Sept. 16: Cloudy, but cold. Began to rain this evening went for a walk up the road to the north of here. Saw two Goshaules one an adult, but it was too nice to let me approach within range,