Brazil field notes, v1503
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neka A Mostrani 1992 journal 17 Ilhabela Ilha de São Sebastião-SP more long growth forest. There are some old banana plantations along the trail, and in some parts the forest looks really zany, with only thin and short trees. But in some other area, the trees, in general are bigger and the understory less dense. We heard from the locals that there are lots of 'little rat' and jaguatirica (Felis pardalis) around. Today we saw a small squirrel, just by our Tomahawn #1, at the beginning of the trail. "Marquinho" The guy that takes care of the bar at the Fazenda, has been helping us in carrying the bundle of trap across the river (just down from the falls 'Cachoeira da Toca' that gives the name to the farm). People in general are extremely nice here on the island. We set 32 more Tomahawns (now there are 72 set) and 57 Shermans (now they are 123 set). In the 106 we set yesterday we caught: 8 Proechimys (on the ground or on logs, fallen); 2 Philander (one of them a small one in a Sherman!); 1 Monodelphis americana with the 3 dark stripe along its back; and 2 Oryzomys. Nothing was caught in the traps set up in the trees! I was certainly disappointed. But Chico, the owner of the farm, said there are 'iguaigucas', what seems to be some kind of Marmosa by his description. At home we inject a yeast into 2 of each of the