Argentina field notes, v1526

Pearson, O. P. 1984 (spring) catalogue #7162-#7216 Argentina 1984

Pearson 1984 Catalog 11km NNE outlet Sogo Pachal Huapi, Neuquen April 22 stentant scars; mammary tissue 7162 ♀ Raithrodor 218 × 77 × 31½ × 26 79g. 7163 ♂ Abedon zingpilis 169 × 65 × 23 × 15½ 32g. April 24 cought april 21, killed april 24. 7164 ♂ Ctenomys sp. 254 × 67 × 32 × 6 195g. T9, SVID 12km W Baridado, Rio Negro May 4 isolating 7165 ♀ Eligmodontia 163 × 80 × 22 × 16 23g. 7166 ♂ 142 × 65 × 23 × 15 15g. T3 mult. 7167 ♂ 160 × 80 × 21 × 15 17g. T2 7168 ♀ 152 × 76 × 22 × 15 16g. multip. 7169 ♂ also oliv. 155 × 76 × 22 × 14 18g. T5, part 7170 ♂ 149 × 64 × 21 × 13 15g. T4 7171 ♀ Ctenomys baigin 210 × 70 × 34 × 5 118g. multip. 7172 ♂ also oliv. 138 × 66 × 24 × 16 14g. T3 right 7173 ♀ 147 × 62 × 22 × 15 13g. multip. 7174 ♀ 162 × 72 × 24 × 15 18g. parous 7175 ♂ Abedon paunthrhine? 139 × 37 × 21 × 15 14g. T4 7176 ♂ Eligmodontia 161 × 81 × 24 × 17 15g. T3 7177 ♂ 154 × 73 × 22 × 15 13g. T4 7179 Oryzomys 7180 7175 + 7177 saved for MVZ; ffrente to INVAP Cerro Grana, 15 km ENE Baridado, Rio Negro May 1 In one pellet picked up april 22; complete pellet with four etc, have recent INVAP 7181 Eunomys sp.

Pearson, O.P. 1984 (spring) Journal (index) Species Accts. Argentina

1982-May 1984 Abrocoma 1982-27 Acaena 1982-32,38 Aconaemys 1982-21,22,23,24,28,48,96/83-11,94,116 Akodon boliviensis 83-72 Akodon iniscatus 83-33,76,96,/1984-16,17 Akodon longipilis 1982-22,27,35,40,46,67,68, 87,88,105,106, 1984-4,5,27 Akodon mansoensis 1982-18 Akodon molinae 83-88,90 Akodon olivaceus 1982-22,36,49,87,88,89/ 83-55,62,63,93 Akodon sanborni 1982-25,88 Akodon xantho 1982-15,20,27,36,54,67,70/ 83-30,31,76,78,98,113,114/ 1984-28,29 Alicura Reservoir 83-56,60,68,83,95/ 1984-4 Almonds 1984-15 Amanca 1982-25,82,83,85,92,95/ 83-12,17,18,50,51,60,64, 89,90,92,93,95,97 Ants 74,79/ 83-11-14/ 1984-4 Armadillo 1982-15,67/ 83-23,25,56,97,98/ 1984-12 Arroyo del Escorial 83-23,37 Auliscomys 1982-11,22,35,50,87/ 1983-78,104/ 1984-20,21,25 Bamboo 1982-8,23,28,87,90,91,92,93,95,96,97/ 1983-8,27,62,63,88,92/ 1984-8 39,40,47,50 Basti 83-61 Bats 83-77,87,94 Beetles 1982-38,69,69,70,87 Berberis 1983-64,93,97/ 1984-10 Birds 83-52,93 Bufo arenarum 79 Bulldozer 1984-8,11 Calomys 1982-27,75,77,79/ 83-88,96,115 Campo Anexo 1982-8,9,17pc,20,29,31pa,37, 68,69,70,71 Campo Fistulado 1982-29/ 1984-18 Canadon Bonito 1982-9,14,16,17pa,17pb,69 Cat 1982-13,20,75 Caterpillars 70,71,72/ 83-55,95,97 Caves 94,98 Cerro Cathedral 73 Cerro Leones 1982-38,79/ 1983-28(photo)/ 1984-21,25 Cerro Otto 83-12,13,16,26,27,87,89,95 Cerro Puntudo 83-68,84,85,101,102 Chelemys 1982-23,28,36,82,83,84,87,95/ 83-13,36, 50,51,59,60,63,64,66,67,77,78,87,89,92,101,104 Chelemys sp. 95,87 Chimangos 1982-11,12,72 Chos Malal 83-82 Cipres 1982-36,83-8

Climate 1982-8,73,82,83,95/ 1983-50,51,54,55,60,64, 83,84,86,89,97/ 1984-4,10 Coihue 1983-64,95/ 1984-10 Coipu 1982-36,88 Colletia 1982-19 Collon Cura 1982-21,29,74,76photos/ 1984-12,16,17 Comallo 1982-30,38,42pa,42pb,68/ 1983-27,52,54,97,98/ 1984-18,20 Condor 1983-50/ 1984-12 Ctenomys 1982-22,83/ 83-12,32 (see tuco) Cueva Traful 1982-18,19,/83-14 Cullin Manzano 1984-4 Deer 93 Dolichotis 83-69,97 Dromiciops 1982-25,61,79,92/ 83-60 Duraznillo 83-98 El Abuelo 92 Eligmodontia 1982-17,20,27,32,36,51,67,71,75/ 1983-27,61,82,90,98,109,110,11,112 1984-16,17,19,30,31 Elk 1982-25/1983-32 Escorial (see Arroyo del Escorial) Estancia Fortin Chacabuco (see Fortin Chacabuco) Estancia Perito Moreno - see Periot Moreno Euneomys 1982-8,32,/1983-95,96,98 Fire 83-64,92 Flamingo 1982-11 Fortin Chacabuco 83-32,65,84 Fox 1982-13,27,71,75,82/ 1983-55,64,73/ 1984-17 Fuchsia 83-93 Galea 1982-77,79/ 1984-18 Galls (coihue) 83-64 Gecko 71 Geoxus 1982-21,22,24,28,35,58,82,83,88, 89,92/ 83-60-106 Glaciar Esperanza 1982-8,9,10/ 1984-11 Gloaming whistler 72 (anip) Graomys 83-33 Guanaco 68/ 1983-8,9,83,93,96,98/ 1984-18 Guinea pig 83-72 Gunnera 93 Hare 1982-15,17,21,72/ 1983-32,34,56,73,87,95,96 1984-18 Horned owl 83-32

Hornero 83-69 Huechupan 83-63 Hummingbirds 1982-20 Huron 1983-86/ 1984-15 Iadiza 83-76 Iguazu 83-89 INVAP 1982-32,1983-95 Irenomys 1982-28,79,88/ 1983-25,35 Isla Victoria 93 Kingfisher 83-92 Las Bayas 67 Lagidium 1982-26,36,67 Lago Amor 83-63 Lago Currrhue 83-20 Lago Falkner 83-84 Lago Guillelmo 79 Lago Hui Hui 1982-21,25pb,25pc,28 Lago Quillen 1982-21,25pa,28 Lagostomus 83-69 Laguna Verde 83-21 Lenga 83-60,89,95 Lepus (see hare) La Lipela 83-14 La Primavera 83-96 La Rinconada 74 La Veranada 77/ 83-19 Lenga 1982-8,73,82 Lestodelphys 1982-18,19pa,77,79 Llao-llaos 82,93/ 83-19,50,51,93 Los Colorados 1982-26 Los Menucos 83-33,97 Lupine 83-84,94 Mara (see Dolichotis) Mar del Plata 1982-19 Marmosa 1982-18,27,75,77,79,102/ 1984-16,18 Marsh Hawk 72 Meiling (Otto) 83-13,50 Mendoza 83-76 Meserve 87 Microcavia 77,79/ 83-29,30,31 Mima mounds 83-70 Mink 89 Mole cricket 98 Myloodon 83-10 Neneo 1982-19,/1983-83,93,98 Nire 1982-8,/1983-62-64 Nothofagus 1982-21,23,/1983-7

Notiomys edwardsii 1982-8,20,31pa,31pb,39,40, 41,42pa,42pb,68/ 1983-96,97 Notro 83-86 Octodon 1982-27,/1983-11,23,25,37,65,107 Oryctolagus 83-9 (see rabbit) Oryzomys 1982-22,27,35,40,68,75,77/ 1983-55,61,63,73,93 Otter 75,88 Owl 1982-11,26,1983-32,54,66/ 1984-18,19, (see also pellets or horned) Oxymycterus 83-72 Pampa de Achala 83-72 Pampa de Hui Hui 1982-22,25pa,25pb,25pc,28 Parque Luro 83-69 Parrots 92/ 83-13,19 Pellets 1982-21,26,28,29,33,38,77,78,79,99,100, 101/ 1983-33,55,56,61,68,83,90,91 1984-5,6,12,13,20,21,22,24,26,38,42,67,72 Perito Moreno 1982-32,33,35pa,35pb,36 Peteroa 83-77 Peulla 87,92 Photos (old) 83-10 Phyllotis 1982-27,31,34,59,67,75,77,107/ 1983-72,98/ 1984-19 Philodryas 83-61 Pigs 1982-25,/ 1983-64 Pilcaniyeu 1982-68 Polylepis 1983-75/ 1984-16 Postcards 1983-89 Prystidactylus 83-73 Puma 83-62 Pudu 79,88,93 Puerto Blest 68 Pygmy owl 1983-23 Race Track 1983-32/ 1984-12 Rambaux 1982-26 Ratada 83-63 Rattus 1982-22 Refugio Neumeyer 82,83,85,86/ 83-51,56,59,92 95,96/ 1984-10 Reithrodon 1982-14,16,27,35,57,68,74/ 1983-65,66,72,86,87,90/ 1984-5 Rhea 1982-11,60,68/ 1983-69,96,98/ 1984-20 Rhyncholestes 89 Rhinoderma 68 Rio Castano Overo 83-92 Rio Cuarto 83-72 Rio Huemul 83-95

Rio Manso 83-62 Rio Quinto 83-70 Rio Villegas 77, 83-61 Roses 95/ 83-90 Ruca Malen 83-94 San Rafael 83-77 San Luis 83-76 Santa Rosa 83-69,70 Santiago 1982-8 Sapium 68,69,70,72 see Stillingia) Season 73 (see climate) Snake 74/ 1984-16 Snipe 1982-14 (see also Gloaming Whistler) Somnuncura 83-95,97 Stillingia 1982-15,30,32,36,38,39,40,44, 68,69,70,72/ 1983-30,31,53,54,97 Swans 68 Tabanids 92/ 83-87,92 Tachymenis 83-68 Tadarida 88,90 Tehuel Malal 1984-12 Tinamou 1982-11,13,68/ 1983-30,96 Toads 83-76 Tucos 1982-11,22,24,26,34,35,55,68,69,71, 75,79,104/ 1983-52,53,54,55,61,64, 65,66,70,78,79,82,83,84,93,96,101 1984-4,5,9,20,21 Tuco n. sp. 83-65,66,84,86,101 Valdivia 95,96 Valle de las Cuevas 83-79 Valle de las Lenas 83-77,80,81,104 Valle Hermoso 83-77,80,81,104 Vegetation 83-7 Venzano 1982-8 (see Glaciar Esperanza) Vicunas 83-8 Viedma mice 1982-19,/ 1983-90 Villa Giardino 83-7 Viscacha 67,92/ 83-69 Volcan Peteroa 83-77,104 Vultures 75 Wasps 83-94 Wet-Wet 1982-34 Willows 1982-21 Yellow Jackets 1983-13,14,25,27,34/ 1984-10 Wood, Jim 1984-15 Woodpeckers 83-63 Yareta 83-53 Yellow jackets 1982-26,/ 1983-13,14,25,27,34,68,94,96 1984-12

Pearson 1984 Camped by the Finny Pines near Sa Sibels. Saw quiet, active leaf-cutter ants between the hanging bridge and Sa Sibels. They were carrying green leaves. April 22 Sunday Night started out clear, then partly cloudy; no winds. Heavy frost on car and sleeping bag. Start stop out at 7 a.m. Car barely started. Picked up the 6 least trophs at 9 a.m.: I also found 1 Rathtrods. The latter was entering the burrow from which I prowled the trees yesterday evening. This locality is on the north side of the paved road from Barbados to Confluencia, a few hundred meters north of the entrance to a fancy manor house (Belgian owner of the estancia?), or 6.8 km north of the gate to Est. Portin Chacabuco, or 9.5 km north of the road junction to Villa Argentina. This same locality was called 10 km NNE Ushual (Trof) Dec. 10, 1983. Then drove back toward Barbados to where the new ops Vichelins is being buried. Beautiful bulldozed strip across the slope; goes south of Cano Geores and then across Est. San Ramon toward Pidcamuyen. Will try to find out if they are still bulldozing to the east. and Picked up about 3 qts of new pellets at Cano Geores, April 23 Barbados. Sprier Levy, who came last night with data from his trapping on Cano Otto. Numerous receptacles of cibo, Leopig, some >100m, also a few coplites of chelomyp and Chelomp and maybe Geotere. Did errands around town, an engineer with Gas del Estado

says that bulldozing is completed between here and Pdaniyen then Paso de Flores, but that it is still going on along the Collon Curá, Macabeb Chestre retoured today via the Collon Curá and saw bulldozing in several places and followed only looking for animals. Did not notice Chimangos. April 24 Tuesday Baribocho. Temp this many -5°C, met Siggfrido Rubulo on the street. He says that last summer there were some patches of bamboo flowering at Sago Jacob (near defuigo park). Out of INTA were Bauton and never Bonino and a new girl Nora working on diet of Elba and Sevancor and sheep. One of their people said that the Electricity Coop is going to run a high tension line from Colcura to INVAS to Baribocho. Want to see a technical man at the Coop who said they have not learned yet when the work will start, He is going to meet with the contractor Friday morning. met Dicky Ojeda and gotten in the school, all hon for the National Park workshop. One person from the local Parque Intendencia doesn't believe that the mice increase following the flowering of the bamboo, instead, the mice just became more active. April 25. Sept Baribocho at 9:30 to follow bulldozers along the Collon Curá, just before Collon Curá saw a road scraper scraping a nice stand of Lourdeguera, mares, and Boisy (Saricu?). He was being followed by about 20 Chimangos. I followed him for least 300 yards

Pearson 1984 and saw nothing. He saw deer out a couple of big clumps of Spira magna - still nothing. Didn't see the churrogs eat anything big, maybe worms or bugs; Then stopped at the town Place 11 km NNE of the city of Ciudad Huesca. There are two diggings also across the highway. Bulldozers were working in the Collan Curo Valley. The bulldozing part of the gas pipe line seems to be all done from the lower part of the Collan Curo Valley all the way to the divide between San Ramon and Juncal de Los Andes (about 1 km south of the road), and pipe line ditching. One of the engineers said that they are progressing about 1 km per day down the Collan Curo Valley. I stopped near the Ward's Estancia and walked about 200 m looking for animals in it - nothing. Clear all day, windy. Camped on the divide between San Ramon and Juncal de Los Andes (which is about 3 km). April 26 Night clear, cold, breezy. Drove through Juncal to San Martin, a smaller pipe line is being installed here close and is almost completed. Then off the hill towards Villa Argentina. Numerous stops for photos (gorgeous autumn leaves). At several stops out of San Martin there were two diggings; hard more. Sunny all day. Camped at Jugo Fallover. Most of

Praconer 1984 10 tlo slofer from Sam Martin to here have Cittas or no U. doublay (Coilure). April 27 Night clear. Teofet in car froze almost solid. Battery down again, car wouldn't start. Three berlyp came by about 9:30 and pushed. Drove slowly south to Villa Argentina (4:30 p.m.) with many stops for photos. Im impressed again with the abundance of trees and large canopied to Coibus, Good stratification visible by colors at this time, is between Falkner and Pachi Trafal. Barilobos 7 p.m. Pushed up 2 hutchibure, Nora? and Pocho, who are tour guides and know everybody in Parques etc., a few Berbani de la Vina in Room. April 28 Yellow jackets cleared shrubs on the roadway while I was away. They are still flying, now seen on Caro Sefry. Went up to Refugio Nenninger (almost) in the afternoon (many old dog, no clouds), all sorts of wood-cutters removing dead stuff including at least 4 city of Barilobos gig dump trucks making several trips with friends. Autumn Colors quite right, April 29 Challbraco in the morning to White Larga along the flat part of the road. A forestry superintendent says the municipality is running the project to gather firewood for "the brumidos", Four big dump trucks parked with workers went up the road. They are "cleaning up" wood within 100 m of the road. In the afternoon had tea with the Rapoports, then with Hidde Pennock and Terry Wedley. He is fixing up a weekend house across the Zirry at La Sifela, approachable by rowboat.

april 30 Baridoso. Rain all day. Still no Cadula at the Registro Civil. Never Bocino and a COVICET became Adrian Monjeau came by at 5:30, Adrian worked with Kravetz and with the Gorgostomer chicas. He knew Dr. Vazquez and had looked and camped in the Glaciar Esperanza - Rio Turbio region where the mice progeny in the glacier were seen by Vazquez. A fluffy tiger living in a cabin in the area known about the same also but apparently didn't know of its location. Adrian is going to study mouse populations in the staff of Campo Avento in Pilea and left his study plans for me to look over. Then at 9:30 Mercedes Christo came with Ellen Pedersen. She is helping with the collecting of data in the vertebrate inventory. may 1 Fiesta, cloudy, now snow on mountains. Felipe Valverde came to discuss his Alsidon project. may 2 Raining all day. Drove to the Collon Curio Valley. Willows bright yellow along the Samay. The bulldozers are working 13 km above the little houses in the willows, not much progress since last week. They were working in a sparse, sterile wheat field. I watched for about 10 minutes; nothing, no chimneys. They have 5 more km of wheat field to go, then 8 km of fairly good habitat. The man still says about 1 hour per day. They had unearthed an Indian clay pot (broken) about 5 qts. Searched for petrels under the cliff near the

bridge over the Celler River. Found only two quite old pellets, but still lots of bones lying on the ground. Picked up 4 microcebus, 4 maras, 3 Phyllotis, and some unfamiliar shadown and ? Colony? Dinner with Christie. May 3 INTA in morning. Took Elgina MS to San Jose & Javier, and discussed mouse project with Adrian Moyaean. In afternoon put 32 MS and 32 Shermanus in the "Steffe" habitat of the Roe Creek 12am feed of town (with Ellen Pedersen). Shot Christie will pick them up tomorrow. Day mostly cloudy and cold windy. May 4 Cloudy, some drizzle, then rain. The traps (32 MS and 32 Shermanus) held 6 Elgina, 2 Oryz, 5 who?div, and 1 who ? poritto? plus 1 Eunomyp in the 1 macbee. 5 of the 14 mice were in Shermanus (some of soil). Lots of spring MS. Silent day shining, then to Hilda's to req about taking Sambo to Wood's. May 5 Barlocho. Cold, clear all day. Went down to Cauquena, Saw Peleto cross the road near Zifoda, about 10 Condors over Tehuel Malal. Picked up about 2 quarts of large pellets at the Tehuel Malal cliff, mostly under the Nocturn tree at the base of the cliff. Didn't pick up any loose bones; everything still fur. Saw a few cold yellow jockeys along the Finay. May 6 Barlocho. Drew Hilda and Sambo to the Wood's at La Pascovoda, Bulldoggers and roadcrafts were

working in good habitat 3.6 km above the little flour on the railway. Followed the scraper making a fresh cut in larch/grass/maize for about 100 yards. Nothing. The driver said he sees a couple of sheep per day. Jimmied showed me the almond orchard with lots of mouse—siddled almonds under the tree, up in the trees, and in the weeds away from the tree. He sometimes in the dogtrees up in the tree, also a chunky mouse on the ground. Part of the problem is that he fertilized the tree and this cased a heavy crop of weeds such as sweet clover (no grazing in the orchard). He does not seem to have raccoons. Does have deer. With the son Walter and daughter-in-law Jane, both civil engineers. Day mostly sunny, drizzly in evening. May 7 Barloche. Mostly clear, morning. Javier Puentes came to talk about his problem—anyway. Doesn't seem to have made much progress, and didn't think my suggestion for measuring biomass of the rhizoma was practical because he doesn't have a team to help him nor transport! May 9 To Collier Creek with Ellen Pederson. Stopped at the two place 7 km beyond the Fortin Chocolo gate and found another !!, squashed Galactia there, 15 km up the Collier Creek. The redscrofa was mired in a mallow. One of the men, who seemed to be a good informant, said

they had recently cut through an ant nest (lap-cutter) and that down below the nest was a 1/2 meter snake. The nor not improved with number of mice around. byroad = 7km N. dried We stopped at 8:5 km about the bridge, where there is a rocky knoll, and put traps out among the rochead across the desert, which is quite sandy and contains coba de pelli, davaginilla, Senecio subulatus, bennalopus, Senecio molybi, and (nearly) nota torida! just like the Concha bajada. I put 18 Sherman and 25 MS; Ellen put 19 Sherman and 32 MS, Then drove down to the owl cliff where I put 7 steel traps for quivira pigs in sandy hummocks with big Senecio subulatus, between the road out the river. Set of digging, carnivore tracks, a few big rabbit tracks, but no carnivore droppings. Also about 6 MS. Then put 15 cage traps along the bottom of the owl cliff and a spring at the N.W end of the cliff, saw marmosa-likes dropping there. Ellen put 20 MS and 19 Sherman. Camped out in the flats among big Senecio. Put 6 more traps in a rock outcrop around camp. may 9 might deer, calm, no frost. The 6 traps around camp held 2 big Phylloctus (one of them giving birth) and one big pale Eligmodontia at the cliff (2 km N), 1 marmosa and 1 Phylloctus across the road in steel traps. Also, aminictas. In the rocks and

desert at 7 km were 5 Eligius and 1 Phyllotia. Stopped at the little house in the hollows to photo; the desert there was full of mono trophs, probably Eligius. Not as many tracks at 7 km, Shimal and rebooted same 2 lines, may 10 Camped at Elbera (site of balsa), night clear, calm. Water jug froze partially. my line in the desert at 7 km N (+ rocks) caught only 1 Eligius, Ellen's line caught 3 Eligius. Small pot with very large steel tail tub was competing with chameleons, caracals, aquilulcarae, and black antlures for a retreat at about 20 km N of the bridge. my line at the base of the cliff (2 km N) and around the spring (Seneo subulata) caught nothing. Across the road in early 10 11 only one bird in the 7 steel trophs and 6 or 8 MS. Ellen's line had a Furnarid, chukar like with spring tail, The roadmaster was still buried in the morning, but they pulled it out at noon, but apparently needed repairs and was not going to work today. Various drivers agree that they don't see many animals. One said the sandy areas were best. Home at 2 pm and finished cleaning. I was surprised at how much the vegetation of the lower Elbera is like the Corrals (cypda: Seneo subulata, Eligius integra, nanae, Stipa, Saphira (only a few), also a few very stout Ephedra and a very stout Colletia. The Eligius are pale and long- tailed, the Alcedo miniatus bigger than Southorki's. The

marmosa was very fat-tailed. It might have been too cold to catch many marmosa; surely that spring surrounded by bushes & linn 2 would be a good place for them, I could find no trace of guinea pigs. may 11 Baridolo, car being repaired. Sunny. Froze at night, may 12 Ice on mud shield. Dinner last night with Dallefjärn, Raig has accepted Directorship of the museum in B.A., he planning to support a corps of researchers ina CONICET. Sunny all day. Drove to the Genoy hanging bridge. 3 squashed shanes, (more than on previous trips). Saw 16 quareros at 10 km NNE Nahuel Huapi. may 13 Mornig clear, cold, windy. Left with Adrian morejón for Campo Anapo. Talked briefly with Don Juan, then looked at the life source and the girdle. all about nacre. Then drove to the Ensallo Bañada and put 11 cage traps at the two valley places for Phyleteo and Eumonyx, Roman, the priestero there, says he hears once at night but doesn't know where they coast. Then put 14 lines of traps at the NE corner of the INTA property. Adrian and I each put a line of 20 (alternatively Shannon and M3) in the Campo Fiestada, which hasn't been grazed for a year or more (Don Juan) and is probably the last-grazed part of INTA (Bonino), also lines of 20 each in the Campo Antiguero just across the fence. Bonino says basily grazed. It does look a little sparser, less tall Festuca. Both are essentially Stipa/mero with a smattering of Berrecio + adlema.

Then drove to Cameron Bonta and set two tramats; one down the hill and across the clausura (adrian) and one down the hill and across the grazed mullin (mine). Clear cold windy. Campal went to the clausura, May 15 might mostly windy, partly clear, no ice, snow in the Cameron Bonta: Adrian caught nothing, the scaly bassell 33 with 15 traps. It is [illegible] traps down the hill and across the double-exposed mullin caught 2 also large in the dense grow of the mullin (blue has drifting) and in the steeper/level 1 also barthla and 2 Eligius. Very time of about 30 min. the hill and across the grazed mullin (but still considerable cover) caught 2 Eligius in steeper vegetation, and 1 in the first trap into the mullin. In the Campo Fistuladas, adrian caught 4 Eligius and 1 Eligius in the adjacent grazed Campo Antiguos. I caught 7 Eligius in the Campo Fistuladas and 2 in the Antiguos (one of these might have been an also barthla but it escaped). In the rocks at Ramón's Puerto, the 6 cag traps had 1 Eligius and 2 Phyllotis. In the rocks farther East, the 6 cages had 2 Phyllotis. One of the cages with a Phyllotis in it had been rolled downhill about 2 meters and a horned owl was attending it. Didn't want to leave it, and flew off only 20m and noticed while we released these 2 Phyllotis. They were very hungry and immediately started eating rolled oats tossed under their rocks. A chinchilla pestered the owl briefly. Shined all day and then checked traps. Nothing at Campo

Fistulados nor Campo Antiguo at Camden Bomb I also poutto in my line (Steffor vegetation) and I furred bird. In Adrian's line I also longs in the mollus Clausura. Sporadical rain in the afternoon, Evening mostly Cloudy no wind. Trous singing near the millin, may 16 Camden Bints. Right cloudy little wind, no ice, my line [illegible] Crossing the grazed millin caught 2 Elgino (on the hillside). Adrian's crossing the ungrazed millin caught 1 arabinump and I also longs in the millin and 4 Elgino on the ridge. Heard Clausomp in the evening (6 pm) after the wind had had down. Saw a ragon ribera in the millin's upstream. my line in the Campo Fistulados caught 3 Elgino and I also poutto, and in Campo Antiguo nothing. Adrian caught 4 Elgino in the Fistulados and 1 in Antiguo. At noon set 6 steel traps for quina pigs at about 6 km WNW Camden, then diverted till 3 pm. Walking in the 4 cast traps at the Phyllothe realm; Then drove back the dirt track behind Ramón's puesto to the cliffs hoping to find pellets, Rocky canyon with dense colo de pochis and willow duragnillo 8 ft tall. Found a couple of quarts of pellets, probably tayto. Returned Barlochs 7:30 PM, may 17 Barlochs. Scattered clouds, showers! may 18 Barlochs. A.m.-9°C, snowing heavily, last seen turned to dead, may 19 Barlochs, snowing heavily. About 3" fell at the afterland and 8 miles up at the University where I attended

a session for planning the curriculum, Dusseld and pelota. may20 cold, drizzly. Some snow still left. may21 Partly sunny in the afternoon. At 4 p.m. Put traps across the flanks of Caro Grones, reaching up to the base of the cliff at the left - had and and closing a rocky bluff (but most of them in pre-cardillera steppes, alternated big Shannon and MS; total 130. may22 Barceló, first part of night without rain, but rain snow before dawn. Put traps at 9 a.m. in drizzle + snows. They held 22 also panthera, 16 Eligmo, 3 also longi, and 1 Ctorump (in a MS at a hole). Two digging at one other places. Note no Ctorump and very few also longi. Saw 2 hares yesterday while sitting. Rain and heavy wet snow most of the day, but the snow not lasting. Did not check trapper in the afternoon. may 23. Barceló. Cold + drizzly in the morning, almost clear at Caro Grones. Picked up traps at 9 a.m., and also new owl pellets. Saw no ocelot. About half the museum specials were sprung by rain or hail. The catch was: 1 Phyllote (ruby land), 2 also longi (at least one of them, up at the bottom of the cliff), 13 also panthera (1 of them in the same trap that caught the two yesterday) and 9 Eligmoaster. In spite of rain & hail only 1 of more than 70 mice was dead in a Shannon (cat meal bait). Vegetation is fairly rich and diverse: Lots of bromeliads (mostly laeosa stefa), the commonest shrubbes a

Pearson 1984 And Pellets from 10 km WNW Cassanller, Mzegesi Complete Pellets (many) 16 Partial Pellets ① 3 Elgino (2ad, 2d) ② 1yg ad Phytothie. ③ 3 Elgino (1yg ad, 2ad) ④ 4 Elgino (1yg ad or ad) ⑤ 5 Elgino ad (1 of them reg'd) ⑥ 3 Elgino (2ad, 1yg ad) ⑦ 1 Raithra ad. ⑧ 2 ad. [illegible] Elgino ⑨ 3 ad Elgino ⑩ 2 Phytothie 1yg ad. ⑪ 3 Elgino ad, ⑫ 2 Elgino ad. ⑬ 1 ad Raithra. Those all from same spot. 3 pellets from Ward of Canyon; 2 Elgino (1yg ad) ① 1 abo toulla ad, ② mr. shall but marragpel pelvis ③ [illegible] 1 Elgino Mufiat frog: Complete Pellets ① 1 Elgino + larger egg lower. ② 2 Elgino ad. ③ 1 Raithra ad. ④ 2 Elgino ad. ⑤ 1 Elgino ad + 1 by pelvis (murray?) ⑥ 3 ad Elgino ⑦ 3 ad Elgino ⑧ 3 ad Elgino ⑨ 1 large pelvis ⑩ 3 Elgino (2 ad + 1 yew) ⑪ 1 small Ctenosymp ⑫ 1 ad Elgino. ⑬ 1 large pelvis. ⑭ 1 bud ⑮ 2 Elgino

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Pearson 1984 24 May 6. 10am WNW Corrallo Summary of owl pellets (Probably Tyto leucophrys) from 10am WNW Corrallo - a cliff/canyon less than 2 km from the road, north of the Chacra of Ramón Vacufín. 58 complete pellets, plus fragments of pellets. Saek1 Saek1 Saek2 Saek2 Σ 13 complete Partial 45 complete Partial pellets pellets pellets pellets Eguadonta 28 14 63 54 159 Aledon paulla 0 0 6 12 18 Phyhtolia 3 1 4 10 18 Rasthrodor 2 2 4 8 16 Marsefrials [illegible] + [illegible] ± 6 Etomorphe 0 0 2 6 8 Birds 0 0 3 4 7 Obedon longi 0 0 2 2 4 Microscira 0 0 0 4 4 Odiliscorp 0 0 3 0 3 Oryporp 0 0 1 1 2 Eurecorup 0 0 1 0 1 246 Some of the marsefrials were in pellets and some were loose jaws. About 4 pellets contained marsefrial long bones or pelvises or basoccipitals with no teeth. Usually young individuals. Apparently the owls avoid eating the heads? The Eurecorup forms a good pellet by itself and much grass-looking grass seed, maybe sternal contents? This owl roosts within 2 km. of all of our Corrallo traptites. Do rarities associated in the same pellet?

Pearson 1984 26 Owl Pellets from Carro Peque, May 23, 1984 (Previous collection was April, 1984) Complete Pellets : ① 1 aculisco (yggad) ② 3 abo panttho (1 ad, 1 yggad, 1 ?) [⑫] Long bones only ③ 2 abo longi (ad) ④ (1 ad drum 2 abo panttho 1 Eurecomys juri. 1 Bird) ⑤ 1 abo longi yggad 1 aculisco yggad 1 Eurecomys juri ⑥ 1 Oryzomys old ⑦ (2 ad Eurecomys 1 ygg aculisco 1 ad abo longi) ⑧ 1 yggaculisco ⑨ 1 ygg Paithro ⑩ (1 juri Paithro 1 juri aculisco 1 ad Elephus 1 old Eurecomys) ⑪ 1 juri Paithro ⑫ Long bones only ⑬ 1 aculisco old ⑭ 2 aculisco (1 old, 1 ygg) ⑮ 1 Bird ⑯ 1 aculisco old ⑰ 1 ad & Eurecomys ⑱ (1 old Elephus 1 ad abo panttho 1 ad abo longi) Total of complete pellets : aculisco 9 abo panttho 8 abo longi 6 Eurecomys 4 Partial pellets : (abo longi, 2 yggad) in same partial (Birds, 1 yggad) pellet Oryzomys 3 Paithrodon 3 Elephus 2 Eurecomys 2 Total # in partial pellets : aculisco I = 1 abo panttho II = 2 abo longi III = 3 Eurecomys = 0 Oryzomys = 0 Paithrodon I = 1 Elephus = 0 Eurecomys = 0 Birds II = 2 Bird = 0 9

O.P. Pearson 1984 (spring) Species Accounts Argentina

Pearson 1984 27 alder Longlulis May 23 - Cero Georce, Caught 6 in <260 trcf nights, for outnumbered by also Southo and Elgines. See 7209 as well as : 84-450 8 153/62 x 22 x 15 19 g. 84-451 9 157 x 65 x 22 x 14 19 ½g. " " " 84-452 9 157 x 66 x 23 x 14 ½ 27 ½g, palin not ofan 84-453 8 156 x 63 x 22 ½ x 15 19g. tectio 3 white

Pearson 1984 Eligmodontia typhus May 17. Spent 2 days with Adrian Morigian trapping at Carriden Bonta and at the east end of IUTA (Campo de las Fustiladas and Campo Antigué). Caught numerous Eligmodontia and a few Abrocomys. Dissected about 20 Eligmodontias; only one of the females was parsus, and probably none of the males were post- reproductive. May 22. Carriden Bonta. In 130 traps (½ Sherman/½ MS) caught 16 Eligmodontia as follows: (see above # 7211) 84-300 ♀ 146×70×22×15×15½g. multiparous, 84-301 ♂ 155×79×23×16 17½g. testis 3—white 84-302 ♂ 144×68×23×15 16g. testis 2½, white fat body 84-303 ♂ 155×78×23×15½ 17g. testis 3, volute 84-304 ♂ 150×68×22½×16 15g. testis 3, white 84-305 ♂ 150×76×23×15 17g. 84-306 ♂ 146×70×22×15 16½g. 84-307 ♂ 143×68×21½×15 17½ 84-308 ♂ —68×22×— — 84-309 ♀ 143×69×21×14 14g. uterus multiparous 84-310 ♀ 143×62×22×15 15g. multiparous, testis 2½m, volute, 150×75×22×14½ 15g. normal fat. May 23 84-311 ♂ 150×70×22×15 15g. 84-312 ♂ 150×70×22×15 15g. internal thin white, no scars, much ovaries, 84-313 ♀ 136×67×22½×15½ 15½g. internal thin white, no scars, no fat. 84-314 ♀ 160×81×22×15 13½g. internal thin white, no scars, much fat. 84-315 ♂ 145×70×21½×15 13g. testis 2½, white, much 84-316 ♂ 143×68×21½×14½ 13g. fat at base of testes. 84-317 ♀ 143×68×21×15½ 14g. internal thin, white, no scars, much fat at kidneys, ovary, oviduct.

Pearson, O.P. 1984 (fall) catalogue # 7217 - #7229 Argentina

Pearson 1974 Catalog Pasapa Huenulero, 5 km SW Barilde, Rio negro, argentina Oct. 31 7217 ♂ Ctenomys liquid subcut cap on shoulder, 23g. Savid. 243 x 72 x 32 x 5 198 g. Bladder 5 g. testis (10 mm), SV thin, cyp identified by Dr. Marcelo C. Suarez as Ctenomys serialis (Borck, 1849) 2 km E Estacion Perito Moreno, Rio negro nov. 7 7218 ♀ Reithrodon 143 x 51 x 21 x 27 20.5 g. 43 km SSW Barilde, 1200 m, Rio negro nov. 25 7219 ♀ Auliscomys rippled large, no milk. Vt 2½ mm faint score 257 x 169 x 30 x 20 62½ g. caecum 65 m ovaries no pink CL Rio Castaño Otero, 890 m, 44 km W Barilde, Rio negro nov. 30 7220 ♂ Auliscomys 250 x 110 x 50½ x 21 76 g. Testis 18, SV 15 Refugio Neumann, 1500 m, 13 km SSW Barilde, Rio negro Dec. 3 7221 Ctenomys stomach Brown gloff, caecum large. 153 x 47 x 25 x 16 35 g. Testis 4.5, SV 3 Dec. 4 7222 ♀ " captured Dec. 3, ripples large, milk. 175 x 50 x 25 x 15½ 76 g. Rectum 85g paratymia 5 small 7223 ♂ " 181 x 53 x 26 x 17 85 g. testis 13, SV 16 found 2 km E Estacion Perito Moreno, Rio negro 7224 ♀ Reithrodon Test 8, SV 10 190 x 77 x 31 x 24 50.5 g. fat Vermil pink 1½ mm, mouth flat caught nov. 11 weight 25 g. 7225 ♀ " 188 x 75 x 30.5 x 23 48.5 g. 10 km WSW Comallo, Rio negro Dec. 16 7226 ♀ Reithrodon 225 x 81 x 33 x 26 105 g. 7 fetuses of 27 mm CR 2 incisors 2.22 mm. testis 2 mm 7227 ♂ Ctenomys general 146 x 43 x 24 x - x 36 g. stomach green 210 4 fetuses, 32 mm c-R 7228 Microcavia 187 x 0 x 43 x 17 210 g.

Pearson, O.P. 1984 (fall) Journal Species Acc'ts. Argentia

Pearson 1984 34 Oct,29 Bariloche. Arrived from Buenos Aires about 11 a.m. Completely overcast, 3°C, rain and snow. In B.A. Saw Willie and Mary for Menquin, Osvaldo Reig, and student Claudio Zilingardi and Miguel Pallarolo, Reig teaching at the University, not director of the Museum (Director is still Gallardo), Crespo still the museum- ologist. Willie is teaching + Mary for her a CONICET Fellowship. Also had lunch with Krantz, Juan, Maria Burch (mouse competition) and another student doing learning predictions. Also tea with Nottbohm parents, a thunder rain storm overnight in BA had blown down by trees along the Costanera. Javier Calvo came to call, was completely snowed out of Cerro Otto during the winter. He took a helicopter ride over the stuffs; it was all white, with dead sheep etc. Everyone agrees worst winter in 40 years. Oct.30 Cold, scattered sun. A few daffodils out; apple trees in town are blooming. Michael Christo in BA. Saw Marcello Bettinelli. Bombardier pheasants just beginning to leaf. A few Scots broom blooming. I rose out to Cerro Grande and looked for Reithos leucurus (more) and collected out pellets (about 1 qt.). Found mouse traps (INTA?) up near the cliff. Maybe Adrian Pederson has been trapping there (and collected pellets?). Solo of Barcelone; Polo Vichir just below the cliff,

Pearson 1984 37 the cardo (bromelid) heavily grazed, saw spoke rabbit, a few black beetles. Then drove to the old matedero meadow on Pampa Huenuleo. Lots of Rattles here but almost no droppings, also two two signs including huge deep runways that were probably made under the snow, and two droppings out in under turf. Set 8 steal traps for tamar and Streak, and 8 new Rattles cage traps and about 6. cold cage traps for Rattles, baited with Dandelions. Weather cold, mostly cloudy. Before dark caught 2 two-two's. Heard no singing. Camped in middle of meadow, Checked traps at 10 P.m. (most half-full), nothing. Oct.31 Pampa de Huenuler. Began to rain at 10:30 p.m. checked traps at 3 a.m., rain/snow, nothing. Still raining at 7:00 A.M. Picked up traps, more touched. New snow on the trees up on Cerro Otto. Returned to Barkeley 8:00 A.M. Rain rest of day, Christie waited in afternoon, Nov.1 Early morning sunny, then clouded over, then rain. Went to INTA and talked with Javier Belloti, Susan Martin, and Julietta von Thungen. Lots of talk about how severe the winter was. 1½ m. of icy snow at Pides; lots of dead sheep and guanacos. I wonder about the rhinos? The grey foxes seem to have been badly hit but not the red (what evidence?). The

Pearson 1984 38 Owl Pellets from Cavo Zonner Oct. 30, 1984 (1) 1 old aulisco (2) 1 ad aulisco (3) 1 ad Reithro (4) 1 ad Eunomyps 1 ygg ad aulisco 1 ygg Eligma? 1 old aulisco 2 yur. 11 (5) (6) 1 ad Eligma 2 ad abo longi. (7) 1 ygg aulisco 1 old abo longi 1 Oryz ad 1 ? (8) 1 ad aulisco 3 abo pantho (1 old) (9) 1 old aulisco Lunar 4.2.17 (10) 1 Eunomyps upper Pn. 4.6 mi (11) 1 yur. aulisco 1 Orygomp (13) 1 ad abo longi (13) no shell (14) 1 Reithro yur. most of above 14 pellets somewhat pale & weathered. no two incisors to measure Partial pellets: Whole pellets Total abo longi 11 2 14 16 Eunomyps 1 Reithro 11 2 3 5. Elgimotula 4 abo pantho 11 3 7 16 Bopius 1 Ctenomyps 1 1 1 2 Orygomp 1 1 6 7 aulisco 11 2 18 20 Bird (tiny) 1 1 0 1 (15) big pellet but only 1 Oryz ad (16) 2 old abo longi 1 Eligma (17) 1 Oryg 1 Bopius . (18) 1 ygg aulisco 1 abo longi (19) 1 abo pantho (20) 1 Oryz adult. (21) 1 ygg ad aulisco (22) 2 abo pantho (23) 1 old abo pantho 1 ad Eligma (24) 2 ygg ad abo longi 1 ygg aulisco (25) 1 ad aulisco 1 old abo longi. (26) 1 ygg ad. aulisco (27) 1 old aulisco 1 ygg ad Reithro 2 ad abo longi 1 ad Oryg, (29) 1 ad aulisco . 1 abo longi. 1 old abo longi (30) 1 ad. aulisco Cont. Total 67

39 vicuñas at the Reserva San Guillermo are said to have reduced their numbers from 8,000 to 1,000, adrian trafficked the Campo Fístularia etc., 300 trog gnights and 0 captives (in june? or july?). The road to jacobacci was cut, first by snow, then by bridge washed out. Daniel Gorden Two students came by. One working under Gabriel Lopardo. Raffaello has finished a report on howler monkey behavior. The other is studying birds at Saguna de los primeros (Estación Pantoja Moreno). Our rich mouse habitat in arroyo La Fragua has been bulldozed for the gas pipeline. nov. 2 Day cool, scattered cloud at sun, Visited the new Fundación Barileche office (Isabel Gellépin and Miguel Bron) in the former Hotel Radas. Someone stole their Apple computer. Drove to Sago Mascardi to photo Berberis darwinii in full bloom. Saw about 5 isolated Bamboo plants along the east side of the lake, another Berberis (fragrant) in bloom also. at lunch with Hilda Turnbull yesterday she mentioned that in England in July, hedgerows of bamboo were dead, and that there was a notable abundance of mice. At 7 p.m. went to a talk by Claudio Chabolar on the status of mink in Argentina. He estimates a rate of advance of only 10 km per year, not yet overflowing other (mink are in Rio Manso; other in Nahuel

40 # refri), think principal det is mice, they havent yet found either in fence. Nov. 3 Day cloudless, calm, Went up Cerro Otto to Pielera Blanca. Lots of snowbanks thererelout; lengas looping out, The row of Doug firs, 1 ft. DBH, along the road at the trees meadow had all fallen (skepstone), snow? wind?. Walked along Gavier's trap path. Lots of snow, the bamboo still struggling up through it. The lengas beginning to loop out, a few earth cores in open meadows, but this is not an annuncay area. Saw no "edibb" bamboo shoots, but lots of clumps had a few tall leafless culms with sheaths. We chose a discrete clump in a meadow and spent several hours tallying culms and measuring diameters and internodal distances. Some big cores had been broken by the snow. Dinner with Gallepine, Nov. 4 Morning cloudy turning to rain & snow. Finished measuring the bamboo clumps on Cerro Otto, Clump A. The clump contained 267 yellow (old) culms, 25 green - with - culm - sheath, 5 red - stalk - no - leaves -1" yr, 14 broken culms, and 73 dead culms; no "edible" shoots but 2 old dead "edible" type sheaths, also 1 red - but - leaves - out - no culm - sheaths. Total 387 culms including 75 dead. 3 random subsamples had diameters 2 ft background of 10.9 to 24.0 m, mode 19 m. . Nearly were the remains of old dead clumps, very short stubs sticking up foreground and big old grey mothered cores scattered about. Picked up 4 big pieces, and the internodes

diameters were larger than any of the living caves.. are there left over from the previous flowering? This would fit with H. Mackay's statement that the caves were larger at the time of the last flowering x 53 cases = 19.4 mm. Signs of rabbit digging activity under the snow, specially around bushes such as Berberis. Dirt heaped up there, and along fallen logs. Probably tussa and chilean. They dear by 9 pm. mar 5. Day cloudy or scattered clouds. Drove out to Estancia El Cordor with Dante + Claudia Silingardian his girl friend and headed for Raithbroke. Went to the field where they had been abundant a few years ago and saw no holes or droppings. Then searched various other fields and found only a few holes and a few droppings. Saw several horses, beef cattle, no sheep. Three owl pellets along a fence contained Elgino + chedder but no Raithbro. Abel + Marta Basti came for dinner, and then favor Perez + Graciela dropped in. Abel + Marta have a precious manuscript on the history and life style of the pobladores in the Park at Rio Vallegas, also a manuscript on the Peodes at Isla Victoria. mar 6. Morning mostly clear, then scattered clouds. Werner, not windy. Javier Perez came in the morning to talk about his Cero Otto mouse data, then left at 3:45 to look for Raithbroke. Stopped at our campsite at Estancia San Ramon where we had seen Raithbro 2 yrs

{ "text": "42\n(Estación Panta marina)\n\nPellets collected October 1984 at Sagrera de los Frances\nby Gabriel Galarza and Daniel Gondor\nJote N° 1\n\n① Abodon longifilis\n② Abodon longifilis\n③ Abodon tauntho\n④ Eligmodonta\nAbodon longifilis\nAbodon tauntho\n⑤ 1 acilisomyp\n⑥ 1 abo longi\n⑦ 1 oryponym\n⑧ 1 abo longi\n⑨ 1 Audiscus\n⑩ 1 Reithro\n⑪ 1 Reithro\n⑫ 1 Audisco\n⑬ 1 Oryponym\n⑭ 1 Reithro\n⑮ 1 Ctenomyps\nReithroden IIII IIII IIII = 16\n⑯ Audisco Audisco ITN IIII = 9\n⑰ 1 Reithro\n1 abo longi\n1 abo tauntho\nCtenomyps III = 3\n⑱ Phyllotia\n1 abo tauntho\nabo. longi IIII IIII IIII = 19\n⑲ Eligmo\n1 abo longi\nabo tauntho IIII III = 8\n⑳ 1 aulisco\nEligmo. IIII = 4\n㉑ 1 Reithro\nOryponym III = 3\n㉒ 1 Reithro\nBird = 0\n㉓ 1 Reithro\nCheleomys = 0\n㉔ 2 Audisco\nPhyllotia I = 1\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\nHare I = 1\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\nX\n\n⑱ 1 Reithro\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo longi\n⑱ 1 abo longi\n⑲ 1 abo longi\n⑳ 1 aulisco\n㉑ 1 Reithro\n㉒ 1 Reithro\n㉓ 1 Reithro\n㉔ 2 Audisco\n㉕ 1 Ctenomyps\n㉖ 2 abo tauntho\n\n⑰ 1 abo [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

44 Note 2 Balleta collected at Zaragoza de los junios by Gabriel Gofrando + Daniel Sordono, Oct. 1984 ① 1 abo tontho ② 2 abo pontho ③ 1 abo longi ④ 1 abo longi ⑤ 5 Eliguo Note #3 ① 1 aurisomyp ② 1 aurisaco ③ 1 abo longi, ④ 1 abo pontho ⑤ 1 Eunisomya ⑥ 1 Eliguerelenta ⑦ 1 abo pontho, ⑧ 1 Chalirump ⑨ 1 Reithalon ⑩ 1 Eliguo ⑪ 1 abo longi ⑫ 1 aurisaco ⑬ 1 abo longi ⑭ 1 Eunisomya jun. ⑮ 1 Reithro ⑯ 1 abo longi ⑰ 1 abo pontho ⑱ 1 aurisaco ⑲ 1 Orygomya ⑳ 1 abo longi ㉑ 2 abo longi, ㉒ 2 abo longi. ㉓ 1 abo longi ㉔ 1 Phyllotia ㉕ 1 abo longi ㉖ 2 abo longi ① 1 aurisomyp ② 1 aurisaco ③ 1 abo longi, ④ 1 abo pontho ⑤ 1 Eunisomya ⑥ 1 Eliguerelenta ⑦ 1 abo pontho, ⑧ 1 Chalirump ⑨ 1 Reithalon ⑩ 1 Eliguo ⑪ 1 abo longi ⑫ 1 aurisaco ⑬ 1 abo longi ⑭ 1 Eunisomya jun. ⑮ 1 Reithro ⑯ 1 abo longi ⑰ 1 abo pontho ⑱ 1 aurisaco ⑲ 1 Orygomya ⑳ 1 abo longi ㉑ 2 abo longi, ㉒ 2 abo longi. ㉓ 1 abo longi ㉔ 1 Phyllotia ㉕ 1 abo longi ㉖ 2 abo longi ① 1 aurisomyp ② 1 aurisaco ③ 1 abo longi, ④ 1 abo pontho ⑤ 1 Eunisomya ⑥ 1 Eliguerelenta ⑦ 1 abo pontho, ⑧ 1 Chalirump ⑨ 1 Reithalon ⑩ 1 Eliguo ⑪ 1 abo longi ⑫ 1 aurisaco ⑬ 1 abo longi ⑭ 1 Eunisomya jun. ⑮ 1 Reithro ⑯ 1 abo longi ⑰ 1 abo pontho ⑱ 1 aurisaco ⑲ 1 Orygomya ⑳ 1 abo longi ㉑ 2 abo longi, ㉒ 2 abo longi. ㉓ 1 abo longi ㉔ 1 Phyllotia ㉕ 1 abo longi ㉖ 2 abo longi ① 1 aurisomyp ② 1 aurisaco ③ 1 abo longi, ④ 1 abo pontho ⑤ 1 Eunisomya ⑥ 1 Eliguerelenta ⑦ 1 abo pontho, ⑧ 1 Chalirump ⑨ 1 Reithalon ⑩ 1 Eliguo ⑪ 1 abo longi ⑫ 1 aurisaco ⑬ 1 abo longi ⑭ 1 Eunisomya jun. ⑮ 1 Reithro ⑯ 1 abo longi ⑰ 1 abo pontho ⑱ 1 aurisaco ⑲ 1 Orygomya ⑳ 1 abo longi ㉑ 2 abo longi, ㉒ 2 abo longi. ㉓ 1 abo longi ㉔ 1 Phyllotia ㉕ 1 abo longi ㉖ 2 abo longi

45 Site 3 summary (collected October, 1984) Complete Pellets Partial Pellets Total Rathbodon III I = 6 III = 5 11 albescus III III II = 12 II = 2 14 Cteromys = 0 I = 1 1 albo longi XN III III II = 17 I = 1 18 albo fauntha IIII = 4 II = 2 6 Eligmo III = 5 II = 2 7 Orygymys II = 2 = 0 2 Bird = 0 = 0 0 Cholemys I = 1 = 0 1 Phytlite I = 1 = 0 1 Hare I = 1 = 0 1 Ennesomys II = 2 III = 3 5. 67 Pellets collected Nov. 7 at Sagana de los puerco by Gordon et al. Site #1 morro aguilas morro Norte Σ Rathbodon 1 3 13 17 albescosmys 0 4 19 23 Cteromys 0 1 11 12 albodon longi. 0 3 13 16 albodon fauntha. 0 1 4 5 Eligmodontia 2 0 11 13 Orygymys 0 1 4 5 Bird • 0 0 0 0 Cholemys? 0 0 2 2 Phytlite 0 0 2 2 Hare 0 0 0 0 Ennesomys 0 0 3 3 98 Note Species Diversity Index!

46 ago, but found no sign there, and none at Est. Perito Moreno (Jaguar de los Pinos). While there an NTA truck went by with Adrian. He had been trafficking at Paleninger and said that after many hundreds of trap nights at his grids in July, Aug, Sept, Oct, and now (7 days), he had caught nothing. I set 15 cage traps in low brushy broad habitat along the RR track a few hundred yards east of the lake. Saw no Pardaloto droppings, but habitat looked good. Baited with dandelion, oats, apple, Then drove about 2 miles east of the lake and camped between the RR and the road. There there is thick green grass and lots of Pardaloto droppings and holes. I set about 5 Sherman and 8 new Pardaloto traps. Anta set 1 steel and 40 M.S. She caught a juvenile Pardaloto at 8:20 while it was still quite light. Mostly cloudy at dusk, with distant lightning, almost no wind; almost full moon. Pan traps shortly after dark: 2 Alcedon longi in snap traps, no Pardalotos. nov.7 Esteban Perito Moreno. Pan traps at 1 a.m., thin clouds, bright moonlight. Nothing in traps, saw no snow, at dawn, ice on windshield, very light frost on grass, but many of the new traps frozen. Nothing in them. 2 more Alcedon longi in snap traps + 4 Spring empty. In the 15 cage traps along the RR at the lake, caught 3 adult alces. Longi, about 15 condors running on the cliff. Returned to

Bariloche q a.m. Owl pellet from near the lake c 1 and 1/2 miles. In the afternoon drove out to the Paso Paso Pampa and measured bamboo in a flat pure-bamboo area 18 yards short of the well on the trail that starts just before Paso Escorbido. Chacras ringing all around. No herb vegetation, one big clump about 40 ft. away. This crump (31) had no red leafless canes from last season but did have 3 new shoots. Numerous other shoots 2,3 or 4 ft tall with the sheathed tips dead. Other clumps nearby had red leafless shoots. One clump nearby had a shoot 28.1 mm diam at the base. From the presence of a well and rosa mosqueta, I guess this area must have been cleared at one time. No cables or signs reading. Nov. 8 Morning clear. Drove to Rio Villages to meet Abel & works Basti. After lunch drove down the Rio Mauro on the south to the Rio Forgei, then walked over the hanging bridge and down the valley for maybe a half or two, a dam is being planned for this valley. The Park is cut off from the rest of the river, but impossible to cross to visit the pobladores as we had before; Abel's research shows fewer people and fewer animals in the Park than years ago. The original Park settlers came from Chile about 1903. Most of the heads of households now are Germans. Nov. 9 Partly cloudy, sprinkles of rain. Went for a horseback ride with Arista and Huenchulafan up the valley to the Lampa de Torres, over the 1st ridge to the east, then back past Melián Rondondo and Pueblos.

48 Retamo. This consists of 2 tall posts (all that's left of a ravine or house) in a 1/2-acre clearing. There was scarcely a bigger clearing here years ago. Now it is a sea of vine, cano, and retamo. On our 3 1/2-hour ride covering at least 500 m of elevation and different slope, we saw only a few colibris and cacomixtle. All the bamboo shivering. The big fire in the 1920s must have made a big difference, and Rogel was probably right when he said there need to be many more people in this area. Herschel from pointed out a puma track; not very commencing. Home 5:30 p.m., Berberis darwinii and apple tree still in full bloom, Mar, 10 morning clear (Bariloche). Michael Christie visited last night (their morning) and brought Ellen Pederson's field notes. She set 50 small snare traps at the Hipodromo on June 20, clear, cold, snow, cornmeal, baited with oats and corn meal, night was cold + frosty, and about 15 traps were frozen, the other caught 3 Oryz, 1 also oliv., and 1 bird (Aphrastura). No Eligmo. On July 1 she trapped Carlos Severo with 78 small snare traps. from the road up to the old cave and then along the cliff. Cold and windy. This was one week after the big snow, but the snow had melted. She saw traps on July 1 (1 also tanto, 1 Eligmo in the trap), perpendicular to the cliff and 4 Phyllotis along the cliff, On July 3: 1 also tanto and 1 Eligmo in transect plus 2 also living at base of cliff.

49 Sept at 3:30 for Estacion Pento moves with Geprod Fajardo, Daniel Gordine, Claudio , trager found the geogjint, ad Jose ... . Set 22 Shermanes and 22 MS across the steppes east of the hold to the RR, along the RR, then back to the road. Also about 15 traps along the edge of the lake near the culverts. Grass short, down no tubes. Then drove 2 km E to our campsite and set about 9 cage traps and 5 more Rattler traps, all set for Rattlers; Lots of holes of droppings. Eparated 3 burrows, but fired only 1 nest. Each burrow 3 or 4 meters long. While setting a trap near one of the separations, a female Rattler tried to run down the hold I was setting at. Dropped it.* The owner of the Estacion (Go Froqua) commenting: Dr, about 8 p.m. Good daylight. Same hole where Rattler trapped one earlier this week. Caught another Rattler before 10 (see species count) and another before 1 a.m. While patrolling at 10 PM, followed a stream for about 50 yards while it dug little holes along the RR and culverts. Night clear, about 2 hrs of dark before the moon came up. No wind. Next morning clear. Considerable frost, cup of water in car froze. Nothing more in the Rattler traps. Then drove back to the camp and picked up traps. 5 also. Long. across the stream + RR, nothing along the lake. No cormorants. Mr. Marful said some quaceros survived the winter but no Gail. Quail. Would see quail a few days ago near the Estacion San Ramon entrance

visited Hilda Ramboll in evening, nov 12 Sunny warm all day. Drove up Cava Otto, re-measured some of Bamboo Clump A1, made a count of yearling culms along 90 yards of trail, then measured another clump A2 growing right up against a 14-inch bough. Transplanted 2 clumps of rhizomes to the backyard. One of them with a nice big white shoot still underground. Saw no new shoots in the field. A few small patches of snow still. nov 13 Sunny all day + warm, Visit from the Gallafins and Adrian Morygan and wife. Sought for Rathron sign at the marsh at Estancia Tobal mabal; very little signs. Took photo of the valley at Est. Tobal mabal. nov 14 Sunny, nice clouds. Pellets etc (see full color). Otto in evening for bamboo samples and photos. nov 15 Sunny. Anita met bambooing. I did pellets? collection of H. nemorosa looking for Rathron. Good holes, few dropping? nov 16 Sunny, Anita met bambooing with Isobel Gallafins. nov. 19 - to Cueva Trofio + cullinhuacan, I mobbed my speech. 5 two trofio long road caught rolling. Bird cave. nov 20 To Pueblo Blaet with Anita, Pete (Karen), + Justin. Beautiful big clump of bamboo all in flower at the edge of the meadow near the Camp grounds. The flowers dark purple, the culms already having a little bit dead. There were yearling culms with blooms. Saw no new shoots, although they were found in various other clumps. On the walk to El Cuelo we counted 6 blooming clumps. There were yearling shoots as well as new new shoots on

some or most of these 6 clumps, the yearling culms seem to be taller than the old culms, 5b. Chose a clump of bamboo on the grid (5b) near a big culm and measured all culms etc. Had numerous yearling culms and new shoots including some not yet above ground. The bamboos along the steps up to Sago Cantaras are all scrawny sparse, those along the trail between Blasty Cantaras are robust. Much greater tree diversity along the trail (Sotogellos, slender, a white-flowered breadleaf, etc.) than on our grid. Saw a dozen or two noisy parrots, but only in trees tops. Park Guard Horacio Belosa says he doesn't see them feeding or on the ground. Some drizzle. Nov. 21 Overnight in the hotel, then more bamboo-ing, especially along the trail to Cantaras. At one place saw a half-dozen small bamboo plants that looked like "seedlings" a couple of years old; one small yearling sprout, a clump of several-years-old bamboo nearby. Photosed the dead clump at the Correo rasbery Patch; still conspicuous, the culms greying but hard. No blooming clumps along the Cantaras trail. While walking back from the grid with Horacio, he spotted a Darwin's frog crossing the road. I couldn't make it foot-holly-up, Horacio says he has not seen Pudua here but he found one killed by a llama and puma scats with push-hoover. The administrator of the hotel is Sr. Panebo. Some drizzle.

nov.23 Barbados, Sectured on South American desert mice to my grandson and Prof. Pabstford. nov.24 Left at 11 p.m. for Sa Veranada, no signs of flowering of laurels. Many recently dead + dried clearings. Others with yearling culms. No shoots yet, but they can be found below ground by digging. Lots of signs of digging and tunneling by tucan and/or Cholamp. 3 at 8 Rathtro traps at open holes in green-yan meadows laid with sunflower seed and cheese. Measured one clump of scrubby laurels. Saw 1 turo (?), briefly, heard none. Saw no Rathtro droppings, accompanied by Anita, Peter, Karen, + Justin. The fire is pretty well logged out and in bloom. nov.25 Evening mostly cloudy, morning drizzly, not cold. The 8 traps held 1 Andisony adult. Since they were not over the holes and could be entered only from below, the andisony must have been using the galleries. It to Dandelion flowers immediately, did not eat cheese, no recent wild pig damage, no recent horse droppings, little evidence of recent grazing on the laurels. Fallen limbs in the large forest squashed lots of laurels across the trail. nov.26 Clear + warm. Collected owl pellets at the cliff at Tchial Meld. nov.27 Partly cloudy. Left at 10 a.m. for Rio Cartano Obrero, arrived at our old campsite 12:30. Rain persistently low, 4 species of Berberis in full bloom. Heavy browsing on laurels by horses, both near the campsite and upon the hill at our grid. The horse droppings not fresh.

at 5 pm I put 10 cage traps coated with apple & sunflower seeds along logs at one of my old sites (and found one Sherman with a Baeopu skeleton in it), calling in the traps at 8 pm. See bamboo species accounts. mar. 27. Day mostly cloudy. My traps with 2 adult cats, Lori, Roland plan. Anita caught 1 cat, also Lori's during the days measured a bamboo clump in the morning, then drove to Providence. Scattered showers; summit never clear. Back to camp at 3:30. Photo of bamboo and measured leaves of bamboo, almost all the bamboo on the south side of the Castro over has small leaves, even if the canes are tall. Put to buckler forest on the hill about the south end of the bridge we found one clump of tall canes with larger canes, longer and wider than the others. Brooke said, longer also. Saw a night heron along the stream yesterday. mar. 29 morning cloudy- drizzly. My 11 traps held 4 big adult also Lori, and 1 big Audubon's. Anita's 5 were empty. Stakes raining more seriously about noon, so broke camp, drove to Kentigerns maps and executed the one-way traffic at 3, a little snow mixed with heavy rain. Home 5:30 p.m. Dec.1 Scattered clouds, cold, windy. Measured bamboo at Sho- Sho. Lots of new shoots. Tall shoots grow faster than when they were short, Dec.2 Scotland clouds, cool, windy. At 10 went to Exterior Ponto Mormo and hiked up to the condor cliff. Saw a pair of

57 aguihador tlero, and black catriner, and condors. Three guys with a gun were shooting at the condors flying overhead. We were trafficked several hours at the Soho by a road race; dozens of cars parked at the Soho to watch. Paz 3 Barilobo. Partly cloudy, windy. Drove up to Refugio Neumayer and walked up to the peril lake. Lots of snow banca beginning at the head of the Refugio, a few bloo-bloo, codes of earth cover, open dirt runway, and cleared up earth along logs + under leaning trees. It must have been a great winter for mice under the snow. Many photos of an amazing patch in still full of amazing photo, no earth core, a branch fallen on it. Lots of other fell trees and branches. Numerous piles of stacked firewood along the road, Road peer; now nobody. Berga blossoms in snow. Peter & Karen climbed up toward Cerro Blancos and on the open slope saw two - like digging or burrows. Antia set 3 cage traps at 11:30, baited with apple and rolled oats, in a big weed pile at the end of the road where we park our car. Pure lanya, Tree floor forest. At 3:30 there were 3 Chalumps. Shine had tied ribbon in the tree; the snow must be been 8 feet or more deep. Dec5 at 5 pm drove out to the Lamda de Humedales and hunters for Rethroder holes. Daisies just beginning to decorn, dandelions done. Found lots of Rethro holes but very few droppings. Left 8 Rethro traps and 15 cage traps.

Partly cloudy, no wind. Dec. 6 Pangado H manuelo. Rantrofe. At 10 pm, 12 pm, and 6:30 a.m. Were tracked, spotlighted for about 1/2 mile at midnight, saw nothing. Night mostly clear, moon almost full, touch of frost. Day sunny, little wind. Between 4 and 6 Pm put traps across flank of Cerro Grover and along bottom of the cliff. Set 10 cage traps: 38 big Sherman + cati, and 38 MS + corn meal; 3/4s of them along the cliff, the rest across the "stoppe". Vegetation includes Bassia, flowering Polo bush, and flowering Cebolla. Cebollaria in flower, Anta's fruit 55 95 Sherman and 34 MS across the lower slope. Searched for owl pellets but found no new ones and saw no owls. Walked over the pig farm. Vegetation on the slopes of Cerro Grover giants green bush. Dec 7 Day cool, clear. Picked up traps at 8 a.m. About 20 traps had been stolen from my line and from Anta's, so her line ended up with 28 MS and 28 Sherman, my line with 7 cage, 33 Sherman and 34 MS. My line held 1 dead Phyllotis (MS) and 4 live Phyllotis (Sherman), one of them a juvenile of about 25 g. Anta's line held 2 live also panther and 4 dead x The Phyllotis was a 50-g breed, B. Asked about traps at nearby houses and at a school near the RR station (Mirida?). Recently our bamboo clumps on Cerro Otto. New shoots just emerging, yearling shoots beginning to leaf out. Our two

measured clumps are very dense (culms closely spaced), the culms quite fat. Drove to Sago Mascaradi 7 to 8:30 pm for photo, but cloudy in wrong places. Dec 8 Barbocho. Cool, windy, clear, at 2 pm flew over Sago Tropel in a small Cessna and took photos to compare vegetation. Very windy + hazy x Was too busy taking photos to visit make a vegetation comparison, but did notice that some patches of Lenga 40 high were almost identical with Photo 40 yrs ago. Blooming Colleta was quite conspicuous. Visited Hilda Perenoll at 4:30; dinner with Gallofino' Dec 9 To Cornello with Adrian at noon. Set 64 Sherman on cool of luz 3 grids; Campo Fistulados, Yangquimis, y Puesto Blanco. 8x8 grids, 10-meter spacing. Stillingia on the heavily-grazed Yangquimis but not on the other two. Anita put 10 Sherman and 30 MS in similar habitat, and found down in a Muller she put 30 MS and 1 Steel trap. Then drove to the canyon behind Paccorn's Banco cantto Navarro ranch, and camped, Anita put 30 MS in bushy Steffes (lush) and 2 steel traps. I put 15 cage traps built with

Canned terra near boulder and cliffs in the quebrada (duranquillo, casa de pedri, big busher) and advan put 16 thermaus nearby. Before donle anton had caught one microcavia in a steel trap and I also poutthed. Evening calor Dec 10 morning overcast, my cage traps in the canyon held adult one phyllo (released) and one also. longi's adrian is 16 thermaus held 2 also. longi and I old phyllo's, anta's traps around camp held 1 adult rheathia (steel trap in brushy stuff near the quina way of yesterday), also longi, 3 phyllos, 5 at longi, and also panther. [Total cited to 4:20 8 panths, 1 ratillo, 1 Tony, 1 mouse] Tharme deno to adrian's three grids: no trap touched except one by horses. Saw a big brown caterpillar on stillinjia. Probably a microcavia in the canyon. And a pair of porcupine-like hamler in the canyon. When the stillinjia is burned, it root-sprouts and produce quite large leaves. Some stillinjia plants are bearing new persons as well as full-sized (but green) fruits. Perhaps it takes 2 years to mature to scale. The green fruits were slightly picante. at 4 checked the 3 grids: nothing. Saw the rugose black beetle eating a small white 5-petal flower. Also a shumb on one of the grids. Mr Navarro, owner of our campsite, says there are lots of red lopes and many grey. Didn't seem to know of any microcavia. at 7:30 reloited my 14 cage traps with apple, anta

put 31 MS and 8 steel traps up in the quebrada among boulders and lots of durangillo, cola de píriti, etc. She also has 4 steel traps and 13 MS around camp. I have near camp 2 steel traps and 2 Shermanes (in the middle of big 6-foot-diam. cola de píriti clumps where it looks the guanaco pigs and deer there are active. Dec. 11 Night mostly overcast, and morning. My traps had nothing. Anita's around camp nothing, up in the quebrada she caught 1 Phyllotia, 2 tho longi, and 1 also paitho, Adrian caught 3 tho longi in the quebrada. Below camp and went to the 3 grids: nothing, near the mallin Anita caught one more baby tucu and an also paitho. Everything seems to be breeding. The locality called Puerto Blanco is the mallin south of the corner of INTA's Campo de las Fiestasolar and Yanquiquil. Summary: The steppe everywhere is green and full of flowers. Even the "heavily grazed" Yanquiquil property contains bunchgrasses with fresh seed heads. But maybe the severe winter killed off most of the sheep. Horses are still present. Saw no rhino and everybody says they died. Saw one rhino carcass. It is necessary to run the 3 grids for 2 nights (= 64 x 3 x 2 = 384 trap nights) and have not a trap touched (except a few rolled over by wind and horses). In the much bushier area on the Conallo grade, the denseness of the bushes may have sheltered considerable area from the snow mice. But we still have not caught a single Eligmodonta or

62 Harkord Oval pellets from John Connelly collected Dec 10, 1984, from a cliff not collected earlier! ① 3 Eligmo ② 1 ad. panthro (???) ③ 1 ad. Reithro ④ 1 yp. Reithro ⑤ 1 Phyllotie ⑥ 1 ad. Eligmo ⑦ 1 Ctenomyr ⑧ 1 abo. longi ⑨ 2 Eligmo ⑩ 1 Eligmo ⑪ 1 ad/abo. panthro ⑫ 2 old Eligmo ⑬ 1 marsupial ⑭ 1 Phyllotie ⑮ 1 Ctenomyr ⑯ 1 Ctenomyr ⑰ 1 old Eligmo ⑱ 1 Ctenomyr ⑲ 1 ad. Reithro ⑳ 1 (Zostomys sp.) ㉑ 1 Ctenomyr ㉒ 1 marsupial ㉓ 1 abo. panthro ㉔ 1 Ctenomyr ㉕ 1 Bird ㉖ 1 ad. Reithro ㉗ 1 Ctenomyr ㉘ 1 Phyllotie ㉙ 1 Bird ㉚ 2 Eligmo ㉛ 1 Reithro ㉜ 1 abo. longi ㉝ 1 abo. panthro ㉞ 1 ad. Reithro above pellets scraps Total Eligmo TTH TTH TTH 15 TTH 11 22 abo. panthro TTH 1 6 1 7 Reithro TTH TTH 8 TTH 13 Phyllotie TTH 3 TTH 6 Ctenomyr TTH TTH 9 TTH TTH 18 abo. longi 2 TTH 6 Zostomys sp. 1 TTH 4 marsupial 1 11 3 Eligmo 1 1 2 Bird TTH 4 - 4 52 85 Width across both upper incisors of 1 old Eligmo Ctenomyr: 2.96, 2.73, 3.04, 2.65, 2.73, 2.58, 3.10, 2.52, 2.72, ① Ctenomyr ② 1 ad. Phyllotie ③ note absence of Crypomyr, Notomys e. edwardsii, ④ Bird ⑤ 1 bird ⑥ Bird ⑦ Ctenomyr ⑧ 1 Eligmo with a bird also contained scattered Eligmodonts. From the age composition, the pellets were probably deposited in Dec - Jan a year ago.

Penrose 1984 63 Pellota collected by Adrian Morijean at 10 km WSW Cerraldo, Rio Negro = "Cerraldo Rabel" August 1984: (1) 1 old Eunomia crassus (2) 2 adult Eligoro (3) 1 bird 1 sp. Rethro (4) 1 ad Rethro 1 old Eunomia (2 mandibula) Date September, 1984 (1) 3 Eligoro (all adult) Eunor 2 (2) 1 Phylotis 1 ad Eligoro 1 ad. fauntho Eligoro 23 Rethro 2 (3) 4 ad Eligoro, Phylotis 1 (4) 3 ad Eligoro Teno 1 (5) 2 ad Eligoro Fauntho 3 (6) 1 ad Eligoro Bird 1 (7) 1 Eunomia 33 1st week of November, 1984 (1) 3 ad Eligoro 1 ad abo, fauntho. (2) 4 ad. Eligoro 1 ad. abo, fauntho

64 on this trip (Oct. 31 to present). Home 2:30 after stopping at Cero Sone to inquire about stolen traps. Dec 12 Cool, scattered clouds, windy. To Cero Sone in morning with Isabel Balboain + AKP to measure lambers. Many or most new shoots are now parasitised. Maybe the synchronous/cyclic blooming is a strategy to beat the parasite? precordillera Dec 13 To Cero Sone at sunrise for staff photos and to look for missing trophs at the school. Notrophs, The south base of Cero Sone was a sea of red-brown Polygonum. Lots of Calceolaria blooming, Senecio not yet, Pale Robin in full bloom, Day sunny, most of day with groupies, then to Javier Belloti's home with Andesacho Colorado beans, floor, countertops. Adrian says the stopper was under snow continuously for 3 months. Daniel Gordon says there is now a notable scarcity of aquatic birds at Estación Panta Moreno and of other birds in general such as pecky colorados and Cotorreras. Those aquatic birds with nests laid very few eggs. The juniors (tules) are almost wiped out. But he saw a horned owl. Even in October there were temperatures (in Bardolfo) down to -6°C. Dec 14 Clear,

O.P. Pearson 1984 (fall) Species Accounts Argentina

Pearson 1984 alboden fontiborlinus RIO NEGRO, Cerro Gavero, Dec. 7, 1984 : 84-200 alb., fontib. ♀ 117×46×19×13 12½g. no pink cl 84-201 " " ♀ 147×56×20×14 18½g. Vag. not clean. Faint, Vt scale 202 " " ♀ 151×56×20×14 34.5g 10mm CR ± 4.0g. Stom. great black stomach 3.5g. 203 " " ♂ 115×46×19×13 9.0g. test 6, sv 4. 204 " " ♂ 114×45×18½×13 8.7g. test 6, sv 4 205 " " ♂ 127×50×20×14 17½g test 11, sv 1/4

Pearson 1974 Bamboo Nov. 12 Hour's been puttering with measurements of culms of bamboo on Cero Otto and Goo-Goo Peninsula; Cero Otto culms taper more rapidly than Goo-Goo. no correlation between root, stems, and length of culm no correlation between root diam. and number of internodes. Poor correlation between diam. at 1 m, " " " measured volumes of culms by summing volumes of internodes (using length of internodes & diam). For 5 culms from Goo-Goo, the "Critical Diameter" (= diameter which when multiplied by of the culm gives the correct volume for that culm) the Critical Diameter occurred at the following internodes: 18th, 17, 17, 15, 17, 16, 19, 18, 15, 17, Poor correlation between root diam. of culm and volume. Fair " " " Length " " " Good " " " Diam. at 17th internode " " Poor " " " ½ m " " Good " " " 1 m " " Good " " " 2 m " " For Diam. at 1 meter above ground: Volume of Culm in cm³ = 90 × (Diam. of culm in mm) - 944. Density of 3 culms (large size) from Goo-Goo creek 1.276, 1.171, 1.131 (= heavier than water). Fresh culms without leaves weighed with leaves, and release from remanded internodes. Leaves not included. Two culms + leaves Culm Leaves Total 20% leaves 538g 133 671 [illegible] includes "twiga" 83D 139 969 14% leaves

Pearson 1974 Bamboo (cont.) #23, a handful of fresh leaves, from Cevo Otto on 11/14 weighed 33.0 g and air dried to 19.0 g on 11/20 ad 11/23 :. dry wt. = 57.6% Weight of 6 pieces of culmns from Cevo Otto 11/14 # Diam Fine 11/14 11/24 12/04 12/12 12/14 1 15.8 16.8 40 g 25 g 20.0 18.5 17.5 2 15.3 32 24 21.5 21.5 20.5 3 19.5 57 35 28.5 26.0 26.0 4 18.4 52 32 26.0 24.0 23.0 5 17.5 36 25.5 23.5 22.5 22.5 6 18.5 50 37 33.5 32.5 32.0 267 #27 Rio Castaño Creek. Walked up the hill past our grid and considerably beyond. Saw about 6 small clumps of bamboo that had flowered last year. Two clumps contained culms with dead flower heads from last year as well as fresh new emerging flower heads on the same culm. So good for the dropped theory. There were the big-leafed variety, but not as thick at this locus as some from other places. Yearling culms were producing flower heads. along the road to Pampas Seeds from the campsite at the river (Castaño Creek), just south of the corduroy swamp section, we found four clumps of flowering covers within 20 yards; 2 clumps adjacent and only about 304 yards apart; Drifting with dark leaves, seed beads and conspicuous fogprint stamens;

Pearson 1984 74 Reithrodon auritus Nov. 11. Estacion Perito Moreno (2 km E). Caught 3 juv. Rattler last night in the lush green grassy Berkeley between the fence (Estancia La Troque) and the RR; I caught by hand at 8 pm (broad daylight) trying to enter the hole where I was setting a trap; one at 10 pm emerging from a hole where I had set two cage traps (I marked up with flashlight and pushed him into one of the traps); a juvenile; and another juvenile in an open floor trap between 10:30 pm and 1 am. Night clear, calm & frosty. Ear-tagged the 2nd one (#4713), dusted it with fluorescent powder, and with UV light watched it hop slowly about 2 m through the grass. Soft lines for 20 min and when I returned he had gone another m, and was still visible and tranquil. At 1 am, he had gone another 2 m and the trail ended in a small clump of dried Sarcoia stalks with a good hole about 2 m away. In the evening excavated about 8 m of this tunnel, but found no more, no nest. Excavated 3 other burrows about 3-4 m each, found one nest (grass), no mouse. As captives, the 2 juveniles and 1 male troquil, ate only grass seed heads and maybe flowering Polygonum, not apple or oats. When put together they immediately scuffled and went to sleep for the first time. Slept seated after dark. Nov. 12 Overnight at enormous quantity of green grass blades, seed heads, maybe cullene, cooked carrot, sampled a pickled shiso They left cullene and green seed husks. In 24 hours in captivity the two of them produced 493 droppings =

Pearson 1984 75 Raithredon (cont.) 1 dropping per mouse every 6 minutes. They also ate some clover and a dandelion head. Air-dried for 24 hrs. the dropping weighed 14.8 g. Volume 30 cc. nov.13 at 9 a.m. each of the 2 caged animals weighed 25 g. ate dandelion, not unwedled carrot. Produced 788 droppings = 52 cc. volume which weighed (dry) 8.3 g. They ate g of green grass, clover, & dandelion greens ( 4.8 g. of air-dried droppings when soaked in water for 3 hours (swelled like finely cut grass) and super-dried by rolling on newspaper weighed 18.7 g = 3.9 X nov.14 2 captives produced 899 pellets (green grass, clover, + dandelion; mostly grass) win 24 hours. They ate 62.3 g. of greens (corrected for drying out by using a control cage), more than their own weight! The 899 fecal pellets when dried weighed 9.1 g; x 3.9 = 35.5 g fresh. Volume 58 cc (dry, in 25 cc product) At dusk put Ganso Edam cheese, prune, and dulce de membrilla into their cage (+greens). One of the mice immediately ate cheese. Also butter, reticates right away. nov.15 Pt. loup. is a 8 and weighed 29 g. Pt shoulder a q weighed 29 go ate no prune, no dulce de membrillo, most of cheese, butter maybe. Fresh green grass (141g) when dried for 3 days weighed 35 g. nov.16 Newspaper on floor of cage soaked up 5 g of urine, ate no nano. The two mice ate 62.3 g of fresh green grass, clover,

and dandelion (converted for evaporation by a control cage with grass in it). This represents 62.3 g x 35/141 = 15.46 g of dry grass. They produced 9.1g of dry pellets or 35.5 g of moist pellets. Hence, they eat their weight in green grass everyday and defecate half their weight per day in moist feed pellets, OR, eat 1/4th their wt. per day dry grain and defecate 1/8th. nov.17 Overnight in addition to grass they ate alfalfa cheese, little if any corn meal mush, Did not eat dandelion leaf. nov.18 Hip weighed 34 g, S^2 31g. at 9:55 a.m., marked them on fur with fluorescent powder to see if it would come through in droppings. Could detect more, even 24 hrs later. nov.21 Coitica ate sunflower seeds, and lambsquarters, and alfalfa. nov.25 Shoulder weighed 40 g, Hip weighed 39 g. Dec 4 shoulder 48.5g; hip weighed 50.5g.

Pearson 1974 Chilempe Dec 3 Refugio Nermayer. 3 cage tropes at a woodpile in Puro larga Corgat 2 big and 1 small Chilempe. Between 11:30 a.m. ad 3:30 p.m., by auto. Baited with apple + rolled oats. They had eaten all the apple, They ate more apple immediately (in preference to armaway rhizome). Later in cages they ate rolled oats. Up near the first lake was a beautiful long earth core 12 m long - and then it disappeared into a snowbank. The small Chilempe was an immature 35 g, surely born under the snow. Dec 4 Caged adults have a Concord grape, fruity odor. Overnight they ate apple but not armaway rhizomes x

Pleasant 1984 79 Ctenomys ranci Oct.30. The mators on Pampa H. nemelor, 5 km SW Barah. Socked for Rattlros here, cold cloudy. Lots of Rattlros holes, no droppings. A few places, especially around route of [illegible] Rosa mosqueta and retama, with trees droppings, but nowhere any perb specatations, a couple of places with deep clear runways maybe 6 ft long, probably made under snow. No earth cores. One place with a few piles of trees droppings all by themselves on undisturbed turf (made under snow). Heard no tucos but caught 2 in the first hour (7 p.m), no more overnight. One of them a 125-gf young lies early pregnant. The other a big 8' 72/17,