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Reunion
1985
Eurycnomy (cont)
somewhat 50 to 100 m. apart. Other birds
nearby were Abolongi, Oryz, Cholomy, also
Pantho, and Elginodonta. no Reithrodon.
Dec 6 a search for dropfumps and other evidence for
presence of Eurycnomy in the Confluencia-Troful
area, both sides of the Rio Troful, uncovered no
evidence. Couldn't find any place worth even
setting traps for them. Comparing the Estonia
Prewar Photos from 1940 and 1950 reveals a
great increase in cipres since that period.
Adrian Morijean brought in a mummy of a
Eurycnomy found by Eduardo Rainolo on Nov. 27
300m from the North Peak of Cerro Banecho, which
is in the empty triangle 18 km NW of Nahuel Huapi
(the outlet of the lake). The altitude must be about
1640 m. Nearby was "espacio abierto y pequeño bosque
de lenga, sin sobbosque cerca de derremble, suelo
con roquedal (piedras rotas y arena). Federer sur,
monllín Norte Cerro Banecho (300 mts. al Norte
del cima Co. Banecho)."
Makes it sound like Eurycnomy is alpine.
Dec. 11 91 traps on top of the impressive hill 5 km SE Est.
Perito Moreno and checked at 11 pm and 6 a.m. caught
15 Eurycnomy, 12 also longi, 6 Cholomy!, 4 Arisco,
and 1 also pantho. Much bare broken rock, some
refugia, vegetation acacia, Baccharis, Polygonum,
Mulinium, Senecio, Berberis, bunchgrass, and the