El Salvador field notes, v4500

Stirton, George A.

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Field Notes & Serial George D. Stinton

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December 8, 1926 We took our carbide light and went out for a hunt. Went north to the river but never saw any thing but on our return I saw this rabbit no 12070 run across the trail in front of me, after shining it eyes which is a dull red I shot it with my 410 shot gun. December 9, 1926 This mammal was trapped 2 mi. n. of Divisadero by the river Rio Seco which is about 60 ft. wide and is of a rock formation, I found a large tree by this river which I set a small steel trap on some rocks covering it with leaves and then I put a few drops of some wolverine scent on a root and some rocks here is where I caught my first tropical specimen no 12082

Metacliniops Metacliniops

December 10, 1926 No 12090 was taken by a bait set along Rio Seco 2 mi. north Divisadero by placing a trap under a small bush and then digging a hole back of trap. I placed a Turtle Dove for bait. I pulled of the feathers and covered trap well and then cut open the dove and let it bleed around trap & rocks. When I found this opossum it was asleep but when picked up by tail it fought and bit sticks which I placed in its mouth. December 11, 1926 No 12098 this species was trapped 2 1/2 mi N. W. of Divisadero by a trail along Rio Seco in a hole in bank. I placed a small trap in opening then covering it lightly with leaves. I then put a few drops of Burbanks wolverine scent on a root of a small tree close by. When I found it next morning I picked it up by tail and it bit me on the thumb. It seems to be very quick altho it seemed very dull when found.

Didelphis Lepus Dasypus

December 10 1926 No 12093 was shot in a bush 2 mi N. of Divisadero at night. I was Walking along trail with carbide light and it came down trail and did not seem to be afraid of light but when about 10 ft. from me it climbed up a small bush for protection I shot it with my 410. shot pistol. December, 11 1926 No 12105 Was shot in trail at night by me Was shined by carbide light and was shot with 410 shot pistol No 12106 Was shot in trail at night 2 mi. N. of Divisadero it was heard in brush and when seen it was feeding on leaves but when we stopped it started to run then I shot it with pistol these mammals are covered with ticks and are called the rabbit horse by natives they say that a certain time of year the rabbits ride on their back they also use the fat of these for stomach trouble, and they also use them for food

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December 11, 1924 No 12107. This species was shot at night when returning from hunt by side of trail we heard it climb up in some vines on investigating we found this mammal up in vines it was then shot with pistol December 12, 1924 No 12108. Was caught in trap along Rio Seco 2 1/2 mi N.W. Divisadero with a bait set bait being a dove which I shot, then I hanged it above trap when found it had a hole dug in sand and didn't move when I came upon it, then I shot it with 410 shot pistol, it never even scented which is very unusual for this mammal December 13, 1924 We moved to Monte Mayor for bats December 14, 1924 I hunted at night but never got any. thing it being to moon light December 15, 1924 went to mine to get bats with R. A. helpped him put up them and made skeletons of some. December 16, 1924 Got up at 4 o'clock went 3 mi to mines hunted or way over but no luck then helped put up bats that we got.

December 17, 1926 We moved to Tabinos mines for more bats here I helped get bats and skin them, to moon light to hunt December 18. 1926 Set a trap line of small traps helped skin bats was to moon light to hunt the moon being up all night and is a full moon it being so one cannot shine eyes of mammals December 19. 1926 No 12220 Was taken in large snap trap 2 mi N Tabino in Kaffir corn field, in a run under some brush and dead grass here I placed a large trap baited with corn meal in run. this was on side of a steep hillside covered with Kaffir corn and sugar cane I then went with R, A. to mine after bats which we had to have, then helped put up them. December 20 1926 We moved back to Divisaderos to work some more mines and hunt at night but didn't get their in time to hunt any that night, it being late when we started from Tabino

December 21, 1926 No 12221 Was shot at night 1/2 mi west of Divisader along trail in Carbon forest. When first heard it was eating leaves and then started to root like a hog in leaves that were upon the ground after beetles and bugs when I shot this specimen it ran of through the forest as though nothing ever happened but I found it after a search through thick under brush dead lying on its back. No 12223 [ = 12,222 ] Was shot at night 1 mi west of Divisader along trail in Carbon forest. When first heard it seemed to be coming toward me but it changed it course and went back through brush. I went back to another trail a few feet away and here I shot it at very close range with shot pistol it ran of through forest but was found after some 10 or 15 minute search for it, it also was lying dead up on its back I also shot three more of these specimen but they could not be found in thick brush and vines this Carbon forest has thorns on it so one cannot

follow these mammals very far in it. I stood by side of trail and watched one of them feed for a while it not being afraid it would first eat leaves then root in leaves and dead brush for insects which they feed upon I shot it with .410 shot pistol but couldn't find it. no 12223 Was shot at night 1 1/2 mi West of Divisadero in a large opening which is used as a pasture their being grass and young carbon brush in it. It was seen jumping about in grass but when shot it was standing on it hind feet look at me to see what was going on December 22 1926 I put up specimens no 12221 no 12222 & no 12223 which I shot the night before no 12221 & no 12222 Was rather hard to put up they being hard to skin on account of being a hard shell on it back and on it tail it being necessary to take a pair of bone snips and cut one in tail out this being about the only way getting it out

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December 23, 1926 I went North West of Alvisados about one mile to a banana grove for solitary bats here I got 6 specimens of which we have never gotten before until R. G. got 6 on December 22 he getting 5 of one kind and 1 of another I got 4 of the kind he got 1 of and 2 of the ones he got 5 of these bats hang on the banana leaves in where their isn't much sunshine and clost to a damp place. Their is a small stream running through this grove it making a very good place for these bats, and they are found in a place where a large leaf has partly broken of it being a very nice place and making a kind of a V shape place there is where I found the bats hanging in 2 two in a place I shot these with a .410 shot pistol and only killing one the rest were crippled. They seem to be a very hard bat to kill. I then returned to he house and helped to put them up and make alcoholic bats out of some R. G. got over to a mine where he went to today

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december 24, 1926 we packed some of our specimens and some equipment for a trip after Coyotes & Wild Hogs december 25 1926 A Merry Xmas & Happy New Year wasn't able to work today december 26, 1926 visited some old tunnels but never discovered any thing new or different from what we had all ready taken in other mines december 27 1926 Packed some more specimens of Bats for shipment december 28 1926 put tags on bats ready for formalin and put them in formalin then packed some more Bats for shipment december 29 1926 we moved to Manzinalli for Coyotes & Hogs arriving there at 6:30 that night rided after 4 days hard ride

December 29 1926 No 12259 was shot near corn field near Rio grasoran at night by jose moralis who was hunting with carbide light December 30 1926 [gracoran] this mammal was caught 1& mi west of Rio No 12260 was caught by me in a trap that I set the day before in a clearing of about 5 or 4 acres that had grass growing in it but had been pastured the stock making trails through this field every which way which are used quite often by these animals after look ing over the field I placed two no 3 traps under and in between two trees fastening them to a drag I covered traps with grass broken up so not to inter- fear with trap going of then I took some blood meal or tankage which I had with me I sprinkled a quantity of this around traps and over them. the next morning thing found that this mammal had dragged my drag a short distance from where I had set traps. When it just seem us it tried to get away but the closer we got to hit the fles it tried to escape finely it layed down and watched us edny move we made we then took a picture of

him in trap and where it was caught upon opening its stomach we found hog fat and hair and a foot of pigeon he was in good flesh but not fat they are very destructive to live stock down here. December 30, 1926 No 12261 & 12262 was shot at night by trail in a small ditch about 2 mi west of Rio Gracoran I went down trail for a long ways going south but never saw any thing the wind blowing from north making a noise I decided to return on same trail had not gone very far when I saw both of them coming out of a small ditch the female was a head of male she come up to close for me to shoot her so I shot male first which was standing on his hind feet then the female ran across trail and in bush a short distance then she to stood up on hind feet to see what had took place these mammals have large red eyes when light is flashed on them

mephitis mephitis

December 30, 1926 no 12263 was shot near a rock fence by trail at night it ran across trail close to me but kept on going until it reached the rock fence then following it for a ways it came to an opening in rock fence here it stopped to eat then I shot it these have a tiny reddish white eye not every far apart this mammal was shot 2 mi west of Rio Gracoran very fat stomach contained fruit breeds, no 12264 was shot at night by trail in small revine about 1/2 mi west of Rio Gracoran it also had small reddish eyes and was first seen on trail but to close to shoot then it went down in this revine where I shot it with shot pistol it stomach contained grasshoppers but was not very fat December 31, 1926 I skinned no 12241, 12242, 12243, & 12264 salted them then packed ready to return to Divizadero January 1, 1927 we returned to Divizadero arriving their at about 5:30 o'clock

January 2 1927 We pack our equipment for Valcano San Miguel went to San Miguel stayed their that night January 3 1927 We boarded train for Batres while we went upon Valcano San Miguel Arriving their late that after noon not in time to set any traps January 4. 1927 As I was going along a ravine setting traps I noticed a hollow in a tree about 3 feet high at one side was an old stump that was hollow upon look in this stump I saw what I first thought to be skunks but upon investigating farther I discovered these 2 specimens No 12264 & 12267 I then shot them with .410 shot pistol several times before I got them this tree stood at the edge of a Coffee plan- tation on west side of Valcano San Miguel No 12267 a female was shot twice in shoulder and side but never killed her then I took a wire on the end of a stick and tried to get it

Sciurus v. variegatoides Ogilby Cornelou

over its head but it would Take its front claws and take it off as fast as I could put it on Then I finally got it on its tail and dragged it out of its nest they had leaves in the hollow for a nest Neither of these were fat January 5 1927 No 12279 & No 12280 was seen running along ground but soon took to trees along hillside in coffee grove here I shot both out in different trees. These mammals are very hard to see in tree after they climb up as their peltage is about the same color as bark on trees all but tail No 12281 was shot by Jose Morales when out looking for hogs it was very fat and stomach contained leaves and grain which looked like Kaffir corn seed it had leaves in its mouth when they brought it to me this was my first skin of this kind that I skinned but after sticking myself a few times soon had it skinned

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January 6, 1927 I set traps and looked at traps that I set day before looked for a small squirrel that natives say is here but so far haven't been able to find it. At night I took my light and went hunting about 8 o'clock when I started down trail which leads almost direct west to Bates, having went along this trail for a long ways we took another trail which lead south through heavy timber went a long ways up this trail but never saw any thing so set down on log for a rest was rather tired & so soon decided to return in our way back which is a very hard climb in loose volcano ashes which does not afford very good footing. Had come quite a ways when all at once I noticed a pair of eyes up in a tree about 20 feet from trail which I took for an opossum so shot at it with shot pistol but it disappeared in tree I looked tree over then I seen it in another close by so shot it this time with 12 ga. shotgun with no 7 ch. shot but still it never came down so I began looking again

then I heard it make a queer noise behind me upon looking here it was back of me in tree then I shot it again with 12 gu. this time it fell to ground when I was going to pick it up another one jumped down out of same tree and went off through brush upon investigating my hill which I thought to be an opossum I found no 12298 lying dead after talking to R.A. found that this mammal is very hard to kill and when I was skinning it found a 22 rifle bullet in hind leg which evidently had been there for years cause wound had all healed up and formed a pocket around it no 12299 & 12300 was shot same night by Jose Morales and guide which went in different direction than I did on Valcano altho we were miles apart I could hear him shoot I was down near bottom of Valcano he being higher up in rocks look for cats but never seen any no 12300 had had its tail broken in several places but was healed up when killed but was crooked and end gone

12301 Procyon Jan 7th J.+R,A 12302 Potos 12303 Potos 12304 Potos 12305 [illegible] Dialectphus 12306 Dialectphus 12307 Dialectphus Nasua

January 7, 1927 Skinned and salted no 12298, 12299 and 12300 which we got the night of 6th was to tired to go hunting night of 7 so P. Q. & Joe went down trail that I went night of 4th they shot one potoz on way down and got to more Coming back and one prcygon on way back. Jan 8, 1927 I skinned & salted the following no 12301, no 12302, no 12303 no 12304. no 12305; no 12306, & no 12307, No 12305 & no 12306 was caught in hollow tree in Coffee grove in traps that I set several days before no 12305 had eaten part of its foot of that was in trap try to get away which is unusual for this mammal. No 12307 was caught by dog in thick forest & brush when P. Q. went to his traps was treed twice by dog before it was finely killed by dog P. Q. not having any gun out 22 shot pistol and only had one shell for this which he shot it with but was like a ant biting as was about 60 ft away from him

12,328 Reintroduction

January 9, 1927 I and Jose Morales went after hogs that were said to be here on Volcano but we never saw any or any signs of them. We trailed through thick jungle for about 4 hours then we returned to house at one o'clock hot & tired at 4 o'clock that afternoon I took some small traps farther up on Volcano for mice there is a bunch of small tree like bushes growing up where I set traps and quite a bit of grass there to Jan. 10, 1927 I went to look at traps upon Volcano that I set the day before. Upon looking at first trap it held a harvest mouse which was not dead if being caught by one leg & tail. This trap was placed in a bunch of grass by a hole that was perhaps 4 or 5 inches deep and about three inches a cross, there was some more grass & bushes close by and a few pineapple bushes also where I set traps but did not catch anything then I went down in a ravine and set traps in the lava rocks & ledges some in bushes & grass. Here I caught

12331 - 12340 Personens 12345 - 12352 Personens

"Peromyscus", they seem to be very plentiful here in this ravine. I caught twelve of these in this place, some old and some young. Upon looking in their stomach we found red fruit which I found after looking and which we took some leaves to find out what kind of a tree this is, this place where I caught these mice is 4300 ft high. January 11, 1927 I took more traps up for harvest mice after look at other traps which I took eight more Peromyscus. I set traps for harvest mice in likely places. One trap held a large female Peromyscus by both front legs and a young one was sucking it was about half grown. I caught it with hands and killed it also after cutting mother open she was emorio in milk which is peculiar that she had not weaned this mouse yet. These Peromyscus were taken taken in about same places each morning but higher up on side of ravine I did not catch any of these. Altho their undoubtedly were up their to

12359 R eithrodontomys

January 12, 1927 I went to look and take up traps as we were leaving the Volcano to meet Van Rossem. I took one more Harvest mouse this morning it being a female this making a pair upon opening her we found 5 embryos in her. This mouse was trapped in about the same place as was the male only a few feet away by some grass & bushes this was the only mouse that I took out of 36 traps set for harvest mice some of these traps were set along same drawing that I caught persons but higher up but never caught any thing. January 13, 1927 We packed skins & skeletons ready for shipment then our equipment what we had ready for San Salvador which took nearly all day. January 18, 1927 Got up at one o'clock to hike to Batres to board train which left at 9:00pm. It took about 5 hours of hiking to get to Batres. On our way down

12364 Tanaandua

to Bates along trail we heard a rustling in leaves. having a flashlight with us we looked to see what it was that rustled the leaves after looking on ground for a while but not seeing any thing. I noticed a small bush weaving back and forth and in this bush we saw a animal which I first thought was a Potos but R.A. said not. said it was an ant eater and sure enough it was. Well we didn't know how we were going to get it as we needed it. It also had four front toes so I said here take my shot pistol and shoot it. Well they shot at it with shot pistol not over eight or ten feet away and never even made it bleed. Well we only had one shell with us so we concluded to catch it and kill it with whatever we could. So I bent over bush and R.A. got it by tail and after pulling it but we watched our chance and got it on its back. then we stood both of us on its breast for about five minutes before we finally killed it. This making us three of these two females and one male. Its stomach had ants and ant eggs in it. It had fed very heavily on them.

January 15: 16 17 18 19 were spent in San Salvador waiting for Van Rossem and getting some more equipment January 20 1927 No 12370 was first shined on rock wall in a large river flat that has grass in it but when we came toward it it jumped down of rock wall and went a short distance in some weeds her it was shot it had six teats and was suck- ling young, was milk in teats and stomach contained some fish and mice hair, No 12371 was shot on [illegible] wall in same pasture as no 12370 but was still on rock wall about four feet high when shot. It had two em from that measured 100 mm. It stomach contained grass & mice hair

mephitis mephitis sylviagus

Jan 20 1927 no 12372 was shot in large grassy pasture in river bottom it stomach had Grasshoppers in it no 12373 was shot in a pineapple bush in large pasture in river bottom but after I shot it it crawled in a shallow hole beside pineapple bush. then I dug it out of hole it had grass in hole for bed, stomach had grasshoppers in it and it was very fat Jan 21 1927 no 12380 & no 12381 was shot in brush beside trail at night they were both together and was kill with one shot when skinned I found several thorns in ears & skins which looked like they had been their for some time and they were also covered with wood ticks

January 22 & 23 1927 we ran out of carbide for lights and couldn't hunt at night traps did not catch any thing these two days Jan. 24 1927 Got Carbide for lights and we were off for a hunt I followed the river for a long ways looking for otter but couldn't see any then I took into the brush, got lost and wandered about for hours try to find my way out and looking for eyes finally I came to a marshy place there I saw a couple of eyes looking at me but was to far to shoot at so I made my way toward it very slowly through brush finally when in shooting range I shot at it when upon investigating to see what it was found No 12397 lying dead so I put it in a sack and went on out a short distance and saw eyes of No 12399 looking at me it was setting in a cow trail only a short distance from No 12397 which was evidently were mates I put No 12399 also in sack and went on wandering around in this marsh when I heard a noise to one side of me and up in a large tree

Didelfory replais Cocadora

Jan 24 1927 Continued their were two eyes shining at me and I moved a little it went to top of tree then looked down at me then I shot it it being no 12 400. Still I did not follow the way out of bush & marsh so kept on try every trail that was well beaten and finally I came to a road that had a rock wall along it and a large pasture on one side here I saw no 12 401 eyes shining out in pasture but if ran toward rock wall and then stopped and looked at me again then I shot it. Well wasnt sure where I was at yet so followed trail and it crossed the river didn't see any use of crossing so took a cow trail & through bush once more and wandered about for a long time but finally came out in a road about three miles from where I started and my light commenced to go out but the moon had risen and it made fairly good light. Had come quite a distance and had found another road and had only followed it a short distance when a rustling noise was made beside the trail and upon the side of trail & tree no 12 394 was shot

Proyón Proyón + Proyón Epilogue

January 24 1927 No. 12395 was shot by P.G.S on the same night Joe Muralis shot no 12396 or 12398 in the river bottom on Hacienda where we were stationed January 25- No 12402 was caught in a rock wall that fenced off about an acre that was planted in coconut trees & Banana trees I set a small trap in a hole in rock fence and then baited it with a quail that I had shot for bait. I covered trap with feathers of quail then placed quail back in rocks so whatever wanted it would half to cross trap in reaching it here I caught no 12402

Seimarus lefosci

1927 January 26, 27:28 29 30 31 and Feb 1 was spent in getting up to Loessee and waiting for our eq- equipment to get up there which is up on a mountain called Loessee miles that is 8000 ft high Feb 2 1927 We set a trap line up in mountains and in corn field around house which we are staying which is surrounded with corn fields and ditches on both side with running water in them Feb 3, 1927 while up on the mountain looking at traps that we set for mice I noticed the branches of an oak tree moving about 60 ft high and after watching for a while I saw no 15425- jumping from limb to limb here we shot it with 4.10 shot pistol the trees in this forest are covered with a parietic growth that you can hardly see the animals that are in trees move the day before we saw one running along on some fence poles but was gone before we could get a shot at it of through the brush and vines

Didelphus Sciurus Musca

Feb. 4. 1927 on Feb 3 I set some traps on side of hill in holes that had been gophered holes that were used by something so I took some traps and set them at the mouth of holes on Feb 4 I took no 12434 out of trap when I reached it it was trying to free its self by chewing at it foot that was in trap this mammal had not moved around very much had hardly moved the weeds & dirt around its hole where I caught it. no 1B 440 was shot in tree in Oak rain forest at an alt of 8500 ft high these oaks are very thick and have vegetation and growth growing on them and also have moss on them no 12441 was treed by two of the natives dogs and was shot in small tree about 6 off high up in oak rain forest their was quite a fit of diggings all through forest that I took to be their diggings

[illegible] Urwayon

February 5 1927 I took my light and went up in mountains to hunt but upon arriving their the clouds we drift ing over them and was of a very thick fog which was impossible for light to penetrate to see only a few feet ahead of you so I came back down in a large ditch below clouds and hunted back to the house. on way back I saw some eyes for just a second and then they were gone, then about 200 yards further up the hill I saw them again for a second and then they were gone. I kept on going down the ditch and I came over a little raise and their were the eyes again but was gone before I could shoot then again they appeared in a corn field across ditch from me here I shot it, it being about 50 yds from me upon reaching it I found it was a large male fox that is no 1245-2

12463 4 4 12465 Spilogale

Feb 6, 1927 I skinned no 12452 and salted it and put up 2 Heteromye & a peromyscus that was caught up in the Oak Rain forest. then at night I took my light and Hunted up in mountains but never saw any thing. the Clouds began to come down about 11 o clock so I returned to the house. Feb 7, 1927 I caught a Coon in a trap out it got away it pulled out of a no 2 jump trap that I had set in a large mountain spring that has a very thick growth of bushes & ferns around it. no 12478 was caught in a trap that was baited with a robin and set under a large log in dense bushes & ferns up in Oak Rain forest at 800ft alt. these mammale had been taking mice out of traps and eating them, We have noticed several traps that had only some hair in them and all bloody while they had evidently had eaten them and we saw their tracks in soft dirt and in the trails in the dust. this one specimen no 12478 was very fat when I skinned it which showe that they feed very well up in these forests

[illegible] Romepatus

Feb 8, 1927 I looked at traps that I had set but got nothing. Have five sets for cats baited with catnip oil and along beside trail that we saw tracks but have never caught any yet but see tracks nearly every morning I go to look at traps in the trail I cannot set traps in trail on account of the natives using it every day to drag wood down it Feb 9, 1927 I went to look at traps it having rained the night before I noticed cat & coon tracks in the trails along where I had traps set a few feet away, but never got any cats upon visiting one trap I had set at a hole in a step bank in oak rain forest I found that this trap held a large female hog nose skunk No 12492 this trap had been set three days before at this hole so cannot say whether or not this is a den or not. Close by where I set trap I noticed where some animal had been digging in moss and soft ground which I took to be these skunks

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Feb 9, 1927 Concluded I then went to another trap I had set at the same day but further up along the same ridge under a large tree that had fallen down. The roots extended several feet out on each side of trunk of tree. Here I saw some kind of a den that had been used quite often so I set trap in run a few feet from mouth of den and covered it with some rotten leaves and dirt. When I came to this trap I noticed that I had caught some thing but could not see what it was so I climbed upon roots and there it was with one front foot in trap and the other it had up in tree and was standing up on hind legs. It had heard me coming and was looking for me. This was a very large male hog nose skunk no 12493. This male skunk was very fat.

Patos Didelepiga

Feb 10, 1927 On the night of Feb 9, 1927 R.A. Joe Morales and two natives went up in mountains for a hunt I did not go had fallen the day before and hurt my hip so I did not try to go as it was hurting quite a bit. They hunted untill one o'clock and getting a Potor no 12501 which was killed in a tree by Joe Morales and a opossum no 12500 which was shot by one of the natives in a tree. it was moon light and was very hard to see eyes as the water on the leaves on trees glistened shery much like eyes with your light shinning on them and the moon too. Feb 11, 1927 I went up the mountain and looked at traps then took gone farther up in timber and set them traps that I had set held nothing after setting trap I hunted for a while but not seeing anything I came back to the house at 2 o'clock.

12,5-21 Saurus leppii 125-22 Saurus leppii

Feb 12 1927 I went up and looked at traps found a dog in one and others were undisturbed so I went hunting shot a squirrel in some small bushes and after that I saw nothing I and R.A. hunted until 4:30 in big timber but got nothing. R.A. shot a squirrel early in the morning also. this timber where we were is very thick and much fallen trees lay up on the ground covered with moss and other stuff making great places for animals to hide in day time so you cannot see them. I looked for some dens under old fall logs but could not find any or any signs of a den. In one place I noticed fresh muskrat diggings in some leaves close by a small stream of water we saw many birds up here in big timber today it being a clear day they were up in high timber. these skins about are no 12521 no 12522 and see R.A. Stilton notes for no 12523 as he caught it, don't know he set trap or nothing.

Orthogeometry ? no no ?? see R.A.S. notes ??,

Feb 13 1927 Was not feeling very pert so stayed in Camp today and helped put up Skins we got on Feb 12 it being dark when we returned to camp on Feb 12 so did not get any skins put up that day so stayed at Camp and put up Skins all that day. Also packed some skins ready to go down Hill Feb 14 1927 went up on mountain and took up some traps and set some more along trail and in fences for small mammals that we have been seeing tracks of this dust. also caught a large gopher in a grassy pasture with ferns in it this gopher was caught in a no 0 Victor spring jump trap, when found it had cleared up the ground as far as it could reach and it showed fight when we went up close to it. Have used your macabe gopher traps but have had no success with them as gophers are too large for them some times you could see a few hairs or prongs which had gotten hold of gopher but pulled out as prongs do not extend up far enough to get a good hold on them there fore we are using no 0 Victor jump traps for them. We have also had

[illegible] Mephitis

several gophers eaten up when found only a small part was left of them they we pulled back in hole as far as trap would let them go we was just wondering if their could be such a thing as them eating one another. Could not see any tracks around hole where gopher was caught this is down at 650ft where I had gophers eaten. have also had them eaten up in rain forest but could see tracks of animal up their in soft dirt where trap was set it looked like a cat track near as we could make out. Have set traps for this their but haven't gotten any thing so far Feb 15 1927. went and set traps for gophers. Also caught a skunk up on Hill at 7000 ft high in trap that I set along a fence and close by trail that we also going up and down trail to top of mountains I set trap they put some blood meal around trap which evidently attracted the skunk to it by the smell

Scopus leffer Sylvilagus Scopus leffer Scopus lefferi

Feb 14, 1927 I went and looked at gofer traps but got nothing in them so took them up and reset them in another place where I found fresh workings in a bushy place on side of steep hill. Caught a squirrel in a trap up in oak rain forest under a old log. Feb 17, 1927 I set some more traps and then returned and put up no 12539 a rabbit while two natives boy had brought down to me alive they caught it in a hole after dogs had ran it in their Then put up no 12541 a squirrel that was shot up in Oak rain forest by jose moralis who was looking for birds, Feb 18 & 19, 1927 I was sick didn't go to look at traps but R.A. Staton came in with a squirrel that was caught in a large snaptrap in rain forest that he had set the day before for mice this was a young male speciman.

Uroya Uroya Muphit

Feb 20 1927 was feeling better so went to look at traps that I had setting but got nothing some traps were throwed Van Rozaem went with me to shoot quail I had seen on 17th I shot one then on coming down thru brush I was walking down a cow path and a fox no 12 562 jumped out in it in front of me about 20 yds from me I had only no 10 shot so I banged away but thought I never got it it ran on down path about 30 yds and then fell dead no 12 563 was caught on east mt, slope in thick ferns and grass in trap. no 12 564 was captured alive by natives and was brought to me that way this being a female the only one we have from up here so far was glad to get it. Feb 21. 1927 I went to look at traps but had nothing in them, took some of them up and reset them. then went and looked for quail for Van but could not find any so I returned to the house.

Mephisto Mephisto

Feb 22 1927 I went to trap that I had set their were in one trap that I had set for a gopher nice Skunk. no 12591 this set I placed a trap tin the tunnel that gopher had dug Covering trap and leaving the hole open at mouth where trap was placed up on Visiting this trap the specimen had pulled the trap back in the hole, and was in their hiding these animals I think are the ones that eat up the gophers after they are caught in trap no 12592 was Caught in a bait set of some bird bodies that Van Bossem had skinned. I took bird bodies and trap down to a small ditch that runs into another larger ditch, this small ditch has no water in it and is covered with small bush and black bents vines over it where many birds root in them I took and placed trap in bottom of ditch about 6 ft back from other ditch and cover ed it with some leaves then I took and dug a hole in side of bank and put the bird bodies in it then I took some small sticks and stuck them up around bait and back toward

Replant is Seamus O'Leary [illegible] Seamus O'Leary

Feb 22, 1927 continued the trap so animal that was after the bodies would half to cross trap in reaching them here is where I caught no 12 592 also a skunk these skunks had nothing in their stomachs out when I skinned them they were very fat no 12 590 was shot up in oak rain forest by bird man jose m. morals who was up their shooting birds these squirrels are very funny in their way of escape they take to the ground and brush when they see you if they are in a tree altho they could very easily escape in trees as they are very thick and have such a growth of parasites on them you can hardly see them when they are in them some times they run from tree to tree through the tops and then come down, and run of through thick brush on the ground. Feb 23, 1927 I went to look at traps but got nothing but saw a weasel that ran out of one hole into another they being gopher holes I set some traps and baited with a sparrow. jose morals shot no 12 603 up over

Sciurus Sylvilagus Peromyscus Didelphys Peromyscus

Feb 23, 1927 continued in the cloud forest while after birds. No 12609 was caught in a trap up in rain forest on north slope by R. A. Stibton. Feb 24, 1927 On Feb 23 I went hunting at night got No 12613 a large female that was suckling young. I went to look at trap got several mice weasel trap was undisturbed but bait was gone. No 12614 & No 12615 was caught in and around a small stream of water that on south bank it is covered with brush and trees for quite a ways on north bank it is covered with large rocks and trees. Feb 25, 1927 No 12624 was caught under a rock with a bait set of sparrow and was a female with four young in pouch. No 12625 a pronymus was taken in the roots of tree that had slide into a small stream with rocks on one side of streams and brush on other.

Confucius Permycus Permycus

Feb 26 1927 no 126 27 was trapped by R A SYlto up in forest no 124 28 no 12 6 29 & no 12 6 30 was taken in small ditch that has running water in it. rocks and brush on both sides of this ditch. Feb 27 & 28. 1927 I got nothing in traps and wasn't feeling very good Mar 1. 1927 I went to traps but got nothing so I changed traps to another ditch that had cornfields on both sides and brush along edge of banks. Mar 2. 1927 I went to traps and got no 12 6 3 8 no 124 39 no 124 40 and no 12 6 41 was cought in and close by water in ditch I had set traps on march 1. No 12 6 42 no 12 6 43 & no 12 6 44 was taken in water where their was some brush had clogged it up and was forced in a small opening . one of these was cought in a place where their were two rocks one on each side and was water running between them. this looked to be where they had been crossing from side to side I placed a trap in water between rocks and bailed with oat meal and then covered trap as best as I could with out setting it off

mephitis [illegible] [illegible]

March 3, 1927 I got nothing in traps. Hunted at night got nothing but one house cat that met with sudden death March 4-1927 no 18641 was caught under a large rock on a high mound that is mostly rock it had a den under this rock. March 6-1927 we went down two small ditches I killed another house cat, followed ditch down to the river then went down river for long ways over rocks through water and vines in places, one place I had to go up in timber & vines to get around a very steep place while I was maffling my way through brush I killed no 18674, a male fox. Not seeing anything else we returned to the house.

March 7, 1926 I went up on mountain to hunt got up their at about eight o'clock the moon was shining but very little in the dense timber had gone but little ways when I heard a poto holled so I made my way toward where I heard it upon arriving their I found no. 12685 a male feeding in a fruit tree after a load of B.B. it come down to earth we have found out that B.B. is the best load for these animals as no 6 & no 7 are not heavy enough to bring them down. I picked mr poto up tied a footlace around its legs and started on to see what else was in the trees, had not gone very far when I heard the brush cracking so I took it to be deer but it kept on coming toward me so I stood still with light in direction of noise finely I saw a couple of eyes coming through tree tops traveling very fast. I had to follow them through trees for quite a distance they never stopped to investigate my light but kept on going, their where two of them following one another, finely one came across my light and I shot at it once but missed it going through

Bassarion ? ? ? Mephitis Urocyon

March 7, concluded trees so I fired again and down it came if bring No 12686. I followed the other for quite a distance but lost it in thick brush and trees. was following them by breaking of branches and following the swaying limbs. On my way up I saw - a pair of small eyes but took them to be a cat as was close to house but they kept coming toward me through brush and came on up to with in a few feet then stopped here I killed No 12687 with stick. No 12688 was shot along ditch between Salvador & Honduras by P.A. Styton who was hunting along river. March 8, 1927 We went up in the same place I had hunted the night of the 7th we got up their at about eight had gone quite a way, but finally R.P. saw a eye up in tree bang and away it went I saw it and shot and missed it we followed it for quite a ways on up the

Potos Potos Potos Concatus

March 8, 1927 continued mountain when I finely heard it squall in a tree up I went and located it in a tree and every once in a while it would squall and up came R.G. to see what was carrying on so I got on one side of tree R.G. on other side Finchy I saw eye's I shot and so did R.G. at same time in excitement R.G. had pulled both triggers and suffered a bloody nose and missed What he was shooting, but No 12690 a large male Poto hit the ground. I saw two more eye going down a limb I shot and down came 12689 a nice female both in same tree we put them in a sack and started on when we heard the limbe break- ing on ahead of us we followed it and finely it stopped in a high tree here I shot No 12691 another male Poto. We then had to quit cause of a dense fog that had settled down on the mountain, On way down we got out of fog and was coming down a path lin brush we heard a noise in brush at one side of path here I shot No 12692 a female Conepatus

March 9, 1927 helped pack to go down on the 10. went with Van to get blackbirds eggs. March 10, 1927 We left Camp Los Comas miles for our lower Camp which is in the pine & scrub oaks. We arrived at San Jose del Bacare at about 4:30 in the afternoon March 11, 1927 I went and set some traps but never found anything that looked very prosperous. I saw no signs of big mammals any where March 12, 1927 look at trap got nothing. Van Roem shot his .32-20 in a large pine about one mile west of Camp along toward evening I took my gun and went to where I had seen a squirrel nest the day before. I sat down on a rock in a small ditch near nest and waited. Had been their only a short time when I saw some branches in a small fruit tree bending thought it was birds at first but after while I saw my squirrel out on end of limb.

Sciurus Sciurus

before I could shoot it moved and could not see it so went up where it was feeding and saw it up a short distance in top of fruit tree here I killed no 127/10 another male March 13:1927 went to traps got nothing again this morning so went back to the house. While there I heard some chickens over north in a thick pine timber. looked for chickens but couldnt find them was tired so set down on some rock under pine tree to rest up in top of this pine was a nest, made out of pine needles and looked like a squirrel nest was looking at nest when I heard a noise back of me and up the hill upon turning around I saw no 127/12 up in another pine about 30 ft away from me, I shot it and believe that its nest was the one built of pine needles. this was also a male

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March 14, 1927 No 12717 was shot in pines on a pine ridge. their were two of them but other one ran through brush before I could get a shot at it March 15, 1927 went to traps then went up on pine ridge to look for squirrels. No 12725 was shot in a small oak tree near a trail and on side of steep rocky side of ridge, no 12726 was shot in a pine tree near a nest that was in a oak tree on side of ridge near a trail. both of the specimens were females, first females that we have taken of this kind. these squirrels stomachs we full of yellowish substance which we took to be pine cones as we have saw pine cones partly eaten near where they were shot March 14, 1927 No 12734 was trapped in a run in oaks & pines where trap was set. it also had seven young in pouch that measured as follows one 130 m.m., one 125 m.m., one 124 m.m. one 130 mm., one 120 m.m., one 125 m.m. one 120 m.m. their measurements are total length

March 16: 1927 (concluded) Could not tell whether they were females or males. Some had a few hairs started on their backs March 17: 1927 No 12737 was shot in a small tree near camp. I was returning to camp after looking at traps when it jumped from one tree to the other over my head if they went down one tree into a smaller one close to a small ditch with water in it. It also had embryos that were eleven mm. long. March 18, 1927 took up traps then packed to go into San Salvador for more supplies.

March 29, 1927 at evening on march 29 a native boy brought no 12739 to me. he having caught it with dogs over its mangol trees and roots where their are many coon tracks the roots are very thick and soft mud under neath making it almost impossible to get through. March 31, 1927 I and boy took boat and went up the laguna for miles but never saw any thing. But on return ing we saw five coons in traps & roots of the five I got three no 12740 was shot on an old fallen tree near water edge from boat. No 12741 was shot on a small sand bar, when first seen it was in very thick roots, so I squeered like a tree bird and it came out on the sand bar where I shot it. no 12742 was shot near water edge a short distance from no/12741 these females have six teats three on each side. April 1. 1927 we again took boat and went along edge of trees and shot no/127403 a female it was in roots when shot, when first seen we was going to fast and could not shoot it. So had to return it just set their and watched us did not seemed to be afraid of our light. also saw a small opossum but it got away before we could get to it.

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April 2, 1927 I hunted but never saw any thing so returned to house April 3, 1927 I took light and went down along the Ocean Beach where I saw raffets track and also fox the day before no 12744 was shot along ocean beach in some thorny Brush no 12745- was shot about 100 yds back from ocean in some Brush and trees we hunted untill late but not seeing any thing else I return ed with only two raffets, these defore was shot on night of April 2 no 12746 was shot in jungle north of Camp in tree, no 12747 and no 12748 was shot in tree in day time by Bird man with one shot mother no 12747 and young no 12748 these were in mangrove tle in swamp forest, April 4, 1927 we went hunting in swamp forest and got no 12749, no 12750, no 12751 no 12752 these were all taken in mangrove trees and in roots at night no 12752 was caught by me with hands in mangrove tree the progeny that are numbered above all had crabs & fish in their stomachs nb 12753 was shot by Bird man in swamp forest while he was hunting for Birds

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April 5, 1927 I went with native after deer but never saw any altho we heard what he said was a deer in very thick brush but on our return to house I shot no 12754 no 12755 coming down path with one shot of BB. No 12756 was shot in mangroveroots that half about four inches of water over them these also had grape in their stomach and was shot on night of April 4 at about midnight. On the next day the Birdman Van Rossem shot four squirrels out of one tree early in morning they are no as follows no 12760 no 12761 no 12762 no 12763. April 6, 1927 we went hunting in after noon and at night but only got one opossum no 12764 which was shot fin tree of edge of channel in lagoon and also had two young in pouch that were 60 mm total length April 7, 1927 no 12766 was shot north of camp by native boy and was shifmed by me it being a female and had milk in its udders but no young could be found no 12768 was shot in swamp forest from fruit tree.

April 8, 1927 No 12769 and No 12760 was shot in tree near path north of camp by P.G. Stinton as I was coming up trail the started to hollering at us but finely P.G. saw them up in large tree where they were shot No 12771 was shot in large fleshy pasture north of Camp near a small path where I saw it, its stomach had insects & mice in it it started to rain so had to quit for that night April 9, 1927 No 12776 was shot running through thick Colof Palms in S Waniup forest when first seen it was too far away to shoot so I went on down a path in the direction it was going and it came out of this thicket of Colof Palms about 30 yds from me then I shot it. It stomach had the fruit of these Colof Palms in it I have seen several more but they get away before one can shoot as they are very fast or thin fast No 12778 was shot in a large tree near a small stream of fresh water about 9 PM in morning while it was feeding on some berries that were in the tree

april 10, 1927 No 1278 was caught in a large trap that I had set several days before in a run that crossed a small stream of fresh water in swamp forest. there was much brush near trap it had all it could reach all torn up and wrapped around trap chain when I went near it it showed fight so I took a stick and got it over its neck and then placing my foot just back of [illegible] its front legs I killed it this way. april 11, 1927 I hunted in swamp forest all day but never saw anything and got nothing but mosquitoes bites all day long. april 12, 1927 No 12792 was caught in trap that was set in fresh water stream near a old tree where they had been going over. when I seen it in trap it was lying up on this tree to get out of water it was watching me but never moved when I came near it it was shot with 410 shot gun twice afore it was killed No 12793 was caught in swamp forest under some large weeds that look very much like rossem weeds to us. the trap was placed under these weeds in run. No bait was used on this set

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April 13, 1927 we went hunting but never got any thing we got back to house at noon that evening we went hunting with our lights got four Procyon slaw one other but it got away from us in Brush and collol [illegible] Palmo April 14, 1927 I skinned the four Procyon we got on night of April 13. they being no 12794 no 12795- no 12 796 and no 12797 thy all had Crabs in their stomach No 12795- and No 12797 was shot both together no 12795 was shot first then no 12797 ran a few feet away stopped and looked at me then came back to where no 12795 was lying kicking in th leaves then I shot it it being a young male tho other no 12795 a female April 15, 1927 to April) 19, 1927 was spent in packing our equipment and coming to this place called Hacienda Chilata, Dept. [illegible] Sonsonita which is a Coffee Ginja and Balsam tree altitude is 5000 ft. at the house. April 20, 1927 we spent in unpacking our things and getting things where we wanted them

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April 21, 1927 I took my gun and went up in the Coffee to a high ridge East of house where I could see what the country looked like while I was up there I heard a squirrel in a old tree bark away but could not see it so went on down a small ditch for a ways and set down was their only a few minutes when on the side of a large Baleem tree I saw another one which I shot it was a female when I went up to get it another one ran out of a decayed place in tree where it had some leaves this was about ten feet from ground but it hid in leaves in top of this tree so I could not see it on my way back through coffee I shot another one a female that was suckling young I also saw another one running on the ground through coffee but was too far to shoot at. There were lots of nests in the trees so take it these species of squirrels are quite abundant at this place,

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April 22, 1927 A nature came and took me over where their were deer and to show me where the paths were through the woods at one place there is a long rock ledge that is about 20ft high on one side is coffee and some small patches of brush. Next to this rock wall I saw many tracks of deer and saw three that was jumped a head of us but was too far from tem for shot gun. that night I went back over to this place to try my luck but never saw any thing but a snake that was crawling across a path so I took it and brought it to camp with me. April 23, 1927 not being able to see any deer at night thought I would try it again today so went back saw fresh tracks but no deer were seen I then went to look for some cats that had seen the day before but they had disappeared from where I had seen them. I then went up across a brushy pasture where their is a rock ledge to look for pack rats and to watch for rock wrens but found neither one at this place as was too brushy for wrens

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April 24, 1927 I took some traps over south of camp to a rock wall where I set them in some holes and in runs that I found. I then skinned some mice for P.A. April 25- 1927 I looked at traps but there was nothing in them several was sprung so reset them and on my way back to camp I found a lost bat hanging up under a small overhanging thick at one side of trail. I captured it and P.A. put it up see his notes for further information of it. April 26, 1927 No 12 860 and No 12 861 was caught in traps that were set in Coffee and Balsam forest. No 12 861 had just weaned her young as none were in the pouch and there were some milk in udder and teats, both of these were in very poor flush.

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April 27, 1927 I went with Boy after deer again to day but it was a failure as no deer were seen, then I went to get some bats that I had seen several days before under a rock in a ditch. I got two then P.G. came to me and both looked along rock ledges and in small caves for bats we got three different species in all. April 28, 1927 Again went for bats and to set some traps! We got two different species of bats again today from under rocks and in small cave in rock ledges. April 29, 1927 I went to look at traps but had nothing so again looked for bats. I and P.G. got four species today. Some were shot under rocks some I caught in net in rock cave and two were taken from a log that had been recently cut it had a hollow on one side and we caught them in a small net,

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April 30 1927 we packed ready to leave for our next station on Vol. [illegible] and Santa, arnza. we also got four new bats from a tall building with a tin roof that is used as a water supply house May 1 1927 to May 3 1927 was spent reaching our station and getting equipment up where we were to stay which is 5000 ft high, with wood covered hills all around it close by is coffee plantations. May 4. 1927 went to set traps was to foggy to hunt at night saw one [illegible], May 5 & 6 I got nothing nights still foggy couldn't hunt May 7 No 12903 & No 904 was shot on Cerro de Marangue mt in thick trees and vines saw one other but could not get a shot at it

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May 8 1927 went to Volcano Santa and on top night still foggy could not hunt May 9/1927 No 12915- was shot on Cerro los Narayos mt in thick timber May 10 1927 I took up traps and while doing this I shot No 12924 in semi humid forest, nights still foggy May 11. 1927 The fogs lifted at about eight so took light and went hunting saw and shot at one pair of eyes I took to be a Bastaricyon but never got it May 12, 1927 No 12931 & No 12932 were shot in heavy timber on Cerro los Narayos saw one other but could not get a shot at it May 13 1927 on night of May 12 I took light and got No 12944 up on edge of Cerro los Narayos in small trees & vines heard one other but could not find it by 9 o'clock it commenced to rain making further hunting impossible, No 12983 was shot on Volcano Santa and, in heavy timber

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Reptiles 1927 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador Summary Notes: The small light green frog was picked off of a barbed wires fence on the banks of the Rio Sempul while I was hunting at night. It never attempted to escape but only doubled up as if to hide its face when I reached out to take it. The altitude was about 6800 feet. The larger and speckled frog was picked up one night on a large flat rock near the water's edge of the Rio Sempul near S. Fernando, where the river dashed between two high rock walled cliffs. Altitude 6000 ft. The viper was killed near camp. One morning the house boy was out setting some traps for mice and came in with his finger bleeding. He said that when he reached back in one of the old gopher tunnels some animal bit him. He grabbed a hatchet a shot pistol and went back with blood in his eyes. Soon he returned with the

Reptiles 1927 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador viper. His finger bled well and swelled back past his knuckle. The fang apparently scratched him and perhaps dug in a little just back of the nail of his index fingers. For a week he had a very sore hand. Altitude 6400 ft. The little brown lizards which look something like Eumeces were seen both in the rain forest and on the plain in the corn fields and fern beds by me. The altitude of the two taken were 7000 and 8000 ft. The Sceloprus were taken on the sunny side of dead logs and oaks in the rain forest region at an altitude of 8500 ft. They were quite abundant. They were dark green when seen on the logs their color changing to dirty gray when they were shot. I saw one of this species among the spines at an altitude of 5000 feet.

December 6, 1926 - Today we entered the field for the first time. Most of the day was spent in unpacking our equipment. We made a short trip down to the Carolina mine, which is mostly caved in, where we encountered some dog bats (Peroteryx canina) in a short tunnel and collected Nos. 12039, 12040, 12041, 12042, and 12043. The tunnel was perhaps twenty feet long, six to seven feet wide, and about five feet high. As we entered the mouth of the tunnel we saw these little bats fly from under a downward projecting ledge there to the farther end of the tunnel. By spreading a large mosquito net over the mouth of the tunnel we were able to drive five bats into the trap set for them. The tunnel was not dark, a minute inside and all objects were visible. Clear, few clouds about 11 A.M. 7 A.M. 70°F. In shade.

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December 7, 1926 - Today we visited the Graveyard mine, from which one of my boys brought me bats last spring. The Graveyard mine about a mile and a half north of Divisadero. It is a small T shaped tunnel which is located about 50 feet south of the south side of the cemetery. It is on the west side of the trail and about 40 feet back in the colon brush where it leads back under a steep hill. The mouth of the tunnel was caved in. By lying down on our stomachs we were able to slide through the narrow entrance. As I poked my head in I saw several small bats (probably Micronycteris) fly from near the entrance back toward the face of the tunnel. It was about 30 feet back to where the two lateral tunnels branched off at right angles to form the T. These tunnels were about 3 feet long. We blocked the superior opening with a mosquito net and and proceeded with flash-

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lights, a butterfly net, and a sash to put the bats in. There were perhaps 30 vampires (Desmodus rotundus) in the tunnels. We collected Nos. 12050, 12051, 12052, 12053, and 12054. Some of the mothers had young cling to them. I observed them only on the ventral side. These bats have a strong vitality, and we found it very difficult to kill them by pressing in on their hearts. In the mist they hopped around like so many monkeys, always trying to get out of sight into a crevice or behind a ledge. There were about 70 Micronycteris, and as best we could discover only one escaped. We collected Nos. 12044, 12045, 12046, 12047, 12048, and 12049. They hanged head down and from the roof of the tunnel, their sharp claws clinging to projecting rocks and roots. The ears and faced of these little bats twitched nervously when the light

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was directed on them. They were easily caught in the butterfly net. I saw one Glossophaga in the tunnel. Micro nycteris stomachs examined were empty. The Desmodus stomachs were not examined We saw two rats Otomylys in the mine and was able to collect one, No. 12055 T; it was found in a crevice in the rocks. The other was first seen sitting on a narrow ledge. Clear day, cloudy at dusk. 2 P.M.-84° F. - in shade. It might be proper to mention here, that no Pteronotus davyi or Chilonycteris personata? were seen in the mine tunnel, and it was far in this place that one of my boys found them so abundantly last spring. Chilonycteris rubiginosa were also I found in the tunnel at that time. I did not visit the Graveyard mine last spring.

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December 8, 1926- We entered the San Jose mine which is located on the south bank of the Rio Seco and about one half of a mile down the river from the cemetery. It is perhaps one hundred yards down stream from where the trail crosses the river; the trail leads to San Carlos. There were many loose trees along the bank at this place, but it was open beneath, therefore we had no trouble locating the mouth of the tunnel. As usual with mines in the Divisadero region, the mouth had caved in, there making a 20 foot wall with a rocky face above the opening of the mine. On this wall I saw a little black bat which was probably Saccoteryx. It flitted away before I could shoot it. When I flashed my light into the tunnel many small bats, Glossophaga, shot out past me and were lost in the trees. There were two openings into the tunnel. One had water in it and we could not enter there. The other was

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a very small opening and by by sliding in feet first we were able to squeeze through. The first bats encountered were glossophaga. They were there in large numbers. Nos. 12057, and 12061 were taken. These little fellows hanged head down from the roof of the tunnel and were usually found separately and not in clumps as we frequently found Carolia. A few feet further back in the tunnel we found Glossophaga being replaced by Carolia. These genera were found more commonly than the others in the mine. The next genus seen was Phyllostomus. They were quite gregarious like Carolia, but their habits of clinging to the walls and bracing themselves by there forearms and trying to evade the light gave them a remarkable resemblance to vampires. There were perhaps 50 in the tunnel. Nos. 12058, 12060 12062, 12063, 12064, 12065, 12069, 12071, 12072, 12073, 12074, 12075, 12076, 12079, 12078, 12080, and 12081 were taken. Carolias, Nos. 12059, and 12079 were

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taken, I saw only one Mormoops, No. 12056, near the mouth of the tunnel. Back near the face of the tunnel we found many Chilonictis rubiginosa, a representative No. 12066 was taken. One half of a mile farther down the Bis Stes George D. Stirlon saw several of this species hanging under a shady clump of trees. Nos. 12067 and 12068 were shot by him. Clear day, 7 A.M.-72°F in shade, 12 N,-90°F in shade,- December 9, 1926- Most of the day was spent in camp. Toward evening we went over to the old furnaces in the ore plant where I found many Peroptryx canina last year. I found these little bats more abundantly in the partially lighted furnaces. By stretching a mosquito net over the door of one of the furnaces we caught 7139 bats. They all were one species, Peroptryx canina. Clear day, 7 A.M.-72°F. 12 N-90°F in shade, 12 N-101°F in sun.

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December 10, 1926 - Today we visited Monte Cristo mine west of Divisadero. I described the tunnel rather fully last year so shall not enlarge on my description. The mouth of the tunnel was caved in so we had to enter through a shaft, and had some difficulty in gaining a passage through a small hole on one side of the shaft. There were hundreds of Glbssophaiga flying about and clinging to the rocks. Nos. 12087, 12088, 12089, and 12091 were taken. One Carolia, No. 12085, was taken. There were perhaps three dozen in the tunnel. I saw several vampires, Desmodus rotundus, dodging about behind wooden supports for the mine. I estimated their number at twenty four. No. 12086 was taken. I saw only three Diphyla. Nos. 12083 and 12084 were taken. This vampire did not dodge about and try to hide from the light. I found them clinging to the roof of the tunnel and fingers flexing themselves with their forearms. They were

easily taken in a butterfly net, I always found them in the main tunnel and never in laterals. Another interesting genus found in the tunnel was Natalus, No. 12092. It was found in a short lateral with many Glossophaga where it was located about two feet from the floor and clinging to a tiny projection on the tunnel wall. Most of the other bats were above. I saw a Mylomys as it hurried behind some partially decayed and water soaked poles. Clear day. 7 A.M. - 71°F. in shade. 7 A.M. - 79°F. in sun, -- 12 N - 91°F. in shade - 12 N - 108°F. in sun. December 11, 1926 - Several mines in the vicinity of Monte Cristo were visited to-day - Marquitos, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and others. Only one genus, Glossophaga, was found, and usually very few in numbers. The water was too deep for us to enter the North Monte Cristo tunnel, however we saw many bats far back in the tunnel.

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this evening I sent one of my boys over to the old loiless in the ore plant, where he caught some Peroteryx canina for me. Nos. 12095, 12096, 12097, 12098, 12099, 12[illegible]00, 12101, 12102, 12103, and 12104 were prepared for complete skeletons. Clear day. Temperature was not recorded. December 12, 1926- The day was spent in preparation for a trip to Monte Mayor. December 13, 1926- Today we spent 4 1/2 hours riding by mule back from Divisadero to Monte Mayor, which is to the north and east of Divisaderos and is located at the foot of a small mountain range that passes through that part of the country. Monte Mayor is an old mining site. Through the courtesy of Mr. [illegible] Swangquist we were invited to stay in the best house in the place. Monte Mayor river flows in a north and south direction between the mountains and our house. It is not more

than a hundred yards from the house. Montana mine is just across the river in front of the house. This afternoon I entered the tunnels and found Glossophaga and one Carollia. One bat, Glossophaga No. 12109, was taken. Later in the afternoon I went about one-half of a mile up the river and up on the side of a mountain to the Tempisque mine. Several tunnels had nothing but Glossophaga in them. Finally we entered a tunnel and followed it back about sixty feet to where it branched off to the left. There were many Glossophaga in this tunnel. I saw one white one. About fourteen feet beyond the left turn I found a globe full of water. I could go no farther so turned back. On the way out I captured the albino Glossophaga No. 12111. When I got out of the tunnel I looked up in the low trees to see if any of the bats were there that had flown out of the mine. Clinging to one of the low limbs was a bat larger than any I had seen in the mine. He was

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hanging by one foot and was asleep. I slipped up with my butterfly net and caught this. It proved to be a new species to my collection, Artibeus, No. 12100? At once I became more interested in what might be clinging to the walls beyond the stake. My guide cut two long poles and we dragged them in. In crossing the stake I got both feet wet, but that was expected; I was only too glad to not be thoroughly soaked. The tunnel extended about sixty feet beyond the stake. The place was very damp but there were many bats. I recognized besides Glossophaga, many Carolia and one Desmodus rotundus. At one point many rocks had caved in from the ceiling and it was there, out of my reach that I saw many large bats clumped together. They looked like Artibeus which I captured in the tree in front of the tunnel. My flash light gave out so I had to beat a hasty retreat. Earlier in the afternoon I dispatched

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three lires up the Monte Mayor river to the Misericordia mine. It is two and a half miles north of Monte Mayor, I was there last spring but found only Glossophaga and Carolia. The tunnel is about 50 feet long. They found four genera in the tunnel, Phyllostomus Nos. 12112, 12113, 12114, 12115, 12116, 12117, 12118, 12120, 12121, 12122, 12123, 12124, and 12125. Chionycteris rubiginosa No. 12119, Carollia Nos. 12126, 12127, and 12128. Glossophaga, No. 12129. December 14, 1926 - Today I worked on the specimens brought in from the Misericordia mine last night. Clear day. 7 A.M.-70° F. December, 15, 1926 - Another trip was made to the Tempique mine this morning. We found the large bats in the mine to be Artibeus. They were quite gregarious in habits and we found them clinging to the pockets in the rocks at the highest points on the ceiling or roof of the tunnel. They braced

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themselves with their forearms, but were not agile and did not climb here and there over the rocky surface as Desmodus rotundus nor in a semi-agile fashion as does Phyllostomys, Nos. 12131, 12132, 12133, 12134, 12135, 12136, 12137, 12138, 12139, 12140, 12141 12142, 12143 12144, 12145, 12146, 12147, 12148 12149, 12150, 12151, 12152, 12153 were taken. Today I saw two Desmodus rotundus in the mine, No. 12130 was taken. Clear Day. No temperature was recorded. December 16, 1926 - This morning we arose at four o'clock and struck out north and east over a terrible rocky and mountainous trail to the Jimcito, Valenciana, and Farallon Tunnels. We returned at 8 A.M. with our bats. All three tunnels are located in a canyon which faces off to the Bay of Fonseca and La Union. Valenciana was the first tunnel entered. It is the farthest down the canyon. There was water a little over ankle deep all over the floor of the tunnel and more

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dripped and in some places poured from the ceiling or roof of the tunnel. Only Glossophaga were seen in the tunnel. No specimens were taken. Jemerito The next up the canyon led straight back for about forty feet and then branched off to the left. In the front part of the tunnel water came nearly to the tops of our feet. In this part of the tunnel I saw Glossophaga and Desmodus rotundus. Where the tunnel turned to the left much of the ceiling had caved in apparently exposing a cavity above. This made a room about 20 feet long 14 feet wide and 15 feet high. The highest pockets pockets in the rocks fairly equipped with Artibeus Nos. 12154 to 12160 inclusive, and 12162 to 12165 inclusive were taken. Desmodus rotundus No. 12161 was taken. At the Taralton tunnel we found only Glossophaga, Nos. 12166 to 12168 inclusive were taken, Cloudy, 1 P.M. 80°F. in shade.

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December 17, 1926 - Today we moved to Tabanco in the Department La Union. From Monte Mayor it is a two and one half hour mule back ride. The same river that flows by Monte Mayor flows by Tabanco and is called Tabanco river there. Through the arrangements of Mr. Swarquist we were furnished with the best house in this old mining site. Late in the afternoon we visited the mine which was down over the hill to the west of the village. The mouth of the tunnel was not more than fifty feet from the river bed. The mine is very similar to the Encuentro mine in that there are many large Stokes and open spaces where large quantities of ore have been removed; these are very extensive, sometimes as much as fifty to seventy feet from the upper openings down to the water level in the Stokes. We were able to enter two such veins or open spaces. Along the

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entrance tunnel we encountered some Glossopha and there were many in the first ore cavity or vein, When we looked about more carefully we discovered some Adiberts in a little dark pocket, for in the first stoke or ore cavity there were many exterior openings above thus letting in much light. By fixing our attention to our Butterfly net we were able to nally all that were clinging to the little rocky pocket. Nos. 12179 to 12182 inclusive were added to our collection. They were males. We passed through another short tunnel and to reach the second stoke. Clinging to the walls high above and to poles, that braced between the overhanging wall and the foot wall, were hundreds of Chilonysteris rubiginosa. It was impossible to drive them down to the little tunnel where we had made a trap out of our mosquito net. I looked across a stoke that led down to unknown depths and saw what I thought to be

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a Chiloncteris rubiginosa, a partial albino, that was clinging to one of the braces. Below and I across the deep slope was a pole that had been notched for footing for a ladder. It lead to a shelf of secure footing beneath the pole where the desired specimen squeeked and squirmed with his fellows on the pole. I thought that if I could possibly cross the slope I might reach the bat with the intention on our butterfly net. So I tried the notched pole with my foot, it seemed solid, then I added a little more weight only to see it crumble and shatter to pieces on the foot wall as it quickly passed from the rays of our lights into darkness below where it splashed into water. Of course this noise frightened our albino and we saw no more of him. Three Chiloncteris were taken, Nos. 12183, 12184, and 12185. I turned my attention to the other side from the tunnel mouth where we were standing.

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There there was no slope but plenty of room above. some forty feet from the level where we were was a shelf. I thought that if I could get up there perhaps my light would drive the bats down and then catch them in the mosquito net trap. One of the boys dragged in a long pole and another brought a rope. I climbed the pole then threw my rope over one of the brace poles near the shelf. I tried my weight on the rope several times before I ventured up hand over hand. When I reached the pole I was a little uneasy about getting on top of it because it was resting on three to four inch shelves at either end and it was damp and slick. I wasn't going to quit then and I couldn't hang there much longer so I pulled myself over the pole. The shelf was about three feet from this pole. Three feet is a long way when footing is uncertain and there are hard rock walls below. By bracing

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my hands against both walls I was able to work my way over to the shelf without pushing the brace pole from its narrow moorings. On this shelf I found a nice series of Phyllostomus showing a splendid age variation in young, Nos. 12169 to 12178 inclusive taken. It was impossible to drive the other bats out, they had too much space to fly about. My getting down from the shelf was even harder than crawling up. The bats kept up a continuous squeek and flutter. At last when secure footing was reached below I was wet from head to foot with perspiration, I was ready to call it a day, Clear warm day. No temperature was recorded. December 18, 1926 - On the east side of the hill on which the village of Tabanas is located and almost directly on the opposite side from the mine we entered the mine. Many tunnels with stokes and chimneys ramified about

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under the ground. We searched about for nearly an hour and found very few bats. My guide told me that formerly he had seen thousands of bats in the mine. The greatest number encountered were glossophaga, a representative No. 12196 was put up. I saw two carollia, No. 12195 was taken, and one diphylla, No. 12194. From this mine we went to the No. 3 mine which is perhaps three hundred yards to the south and east and across a small river or stream and just to the south of a trail that leads in that direction. The entrance tunnel led back perhaps one hundred feet before it struck a cross vein. The water was nearly knee deep in the entrance tunnel therefore my feet were soaking wet before I reached the cross vein where there was no water. At the cross vein I found Mormoops by the thousands. In some places there were large cavities where they fluttered and squeaked abundantly.

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I followed tunnels in various directions and found Mormoops to be abundant in most all parts. Sometimes I saw a Chilonycteris rubiginosa, Pteronotus, Natalus or a Glossophaga. Mormoops Nos. 12186 to 12191 inclusive and 12197 to 12200 inclusive were taken. Pteronotus Nos. 12192 and 12193 were picked from the sidewalls where I found them in association with Mormoops. Clear day. 7 A.M. 62°F, and 12 N. 85°F. December 19, 1926- During the afternoon we visited the No. 3 mine again. As before along the entrance tunnel where we had to wade in water we found Glossophaga and in some of the first lateral tunnels we I found them also I saw one Carollia. In the first cross tunnel or ore vein there were thousands of Mormoops. We spread our mosquito bed net across one side tunnel and caught 64 Mormoops and one Chilonycteris rubiginosa by making a drive with a light. From the first vein we followed another tunnel

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deeper into the mine. It was along the walls of this tunnel that I caught two Pteronotus and one Natalus. Sometimes Mormoops were flying by us so abundantly that our progress was impeded. As we reached the farther end of the mine Pteronotus were more common, at one place over a small slope I caught many with my butterfly net. It was damp in the back part of the mine but we found it well drained. The mine was alive with cockroaches. Natalus Nos. 12201, 12202, and 12209 were taken. Pteronotus Nos. 12203, 12204, 12205, 12207, 12208, 12210, 12212 to 12219 inclusive were taken. Pteronotus davyi, Nos. 12206, and 12211 were taken. Clear morning cloudy in afternoon. 6:30 A.M. & 60° F.; 12 N. 80° F.; 12 N. 117° F. in sun. December 20, 1986 - The forenoon was spent preparing specimens and packing and during the afternoon we rode back to Dibollado.

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December 21, 1926,- Today we checked material and packed some skulls and skeletons. December 22, 1926- About one mile north of Divisadero and on the same trail that leads to the cemetery and the Rio Seco we found a banana grove of perhaps one half of an acre in extent. The grove was about 100 yards this side, toward Divisadero, of the Graveyard mine. A small clear stream flowed through the grove, one branch of it came from the south west and the second flowed from the south, near the north end of the road they came together and I passed on through the place and across the trail as one stream. The banana trees were quite high, especially along the banks of the streams where they were from twelve to fifteen feet high; also they were grouped closely together in shady clumps. Toward the outer edge of the grove they were smaller in height and number of trees in a group. It was in the

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the darkest folds of bent over or titer broken banana leaves in the heavier growths along the streams that I found bats, The yellow facial markings of croderma were very conspicuous and could be seen nearly as far as one could see the bat. These little bats were usually found asleep. They were hanging head down, their sharp claws clinging to the ribs of the banana leaves. Those seen and taken were about 4 to 7 feet from the ground. When awakened they dropped their heads and even extended their nose dorsally above the plane of their back as they twisted nervously from side to side. Once I found two hanging together but unfortunately one flew away when the other dropped at the shot from my H20 shot pistol. Although I went to the tree or clumps of trees where I saw the second bat fly and killed one there that was awake and disturbed which proved to be a female mating the male already taken, the evidence of a mated pair

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hanging together might be undefined? All others taken were males. On the north side of the trail from the main grove were a few banana trees along the team. I found two Uroderma there. In the main grove I saw two Artibeus hanging under a bent over banana leaf. They were too close together that their bodies touched. I shot and got one, No. 12229. This is a very peculiar form in that it has the following dental formula -3 1, - - 3 4 5 6 7 In Miller's +2-1, -2-4 5 6 7 Families and Genera of bats he speaks of only one species of Artibeus having such a formula, that being A. planirostris a much larger form. In some of the Uroderma and the one Artibeus taken the pelage had greenish olive tinge. Specimens taken today. Artibeus No. 12229; Uroderma Nos. 12224 to 12228 inclusive cloudy in afternoon. Rained a little during early evening.

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December 23, 1926 J. D. Stilton went back to the banana grove again today and collected Artibeus Nos, 12230, 12232, 12233 and 12235, Uroderma Nos, 12231, and 12234. I made a trip to the Encuentros mine which is about three miles west of Divisaderos on the Rio Sebo. The description given of the tunnels does not need repetition for I saw very little change. There were more Glossophaga than in the mine last year. I could see no difference in the comparative numbers of Mormoops and Chilonyceris rubiginosa. In one drive, in the same tunnel that I drove last year, I caught 1140 Mormoops and 16 Chilonyceris rubiginosa. I found both of these forms more commonly in the large vein cavities. Two Natalus were seen in association with Mormoops in the large vein cavities. No. 12236 was taken. Mormoops Nos, 12237 to 12242 inclusive we taken and Chilonyceris rubiginosa Nos, 12243 to 12248 inclusive. December 24, 25, 26, 27-19 were spent at Divisaderos

December 25 - 26, 1926 - Records of our Barometer for the two days at Divisadero Dept., Morazan. The correct altitude is supposed to be 800 feet. Dec. 25, 1926 Dec., 26, 1926 9:36 A.M. - - - 812 ft. 7:25 A.M. - - - 800 ft. 10:56 || 8:32 || - - - 775 || 12:30 P.M. - - - 860 ||, 9:10 || - - - 775 ||, 1:47 || 10:30 || - - - 785 ||. 2:50 || 12:00 || - - - 825 ||, 3:40 || 12:46 || - - - 840 ||, 4:15 || 1:30 || - - - 850 ||. 5:15 || 2:15 || - - - 875 ||. 6:06 || 3:30 || - - - 890 ||, 7:00 || 4:15 || - - - 890 ||, 7:25 || 5:30 || - - - 860 ||, 8:41 || 6:45 || - - - 850 ||. 10:23 || 7:32 || - - - 825 ||, 8:00 || - - - 800 ||, 10:00 || - - - 790 ||, 10:45 || - - - 790 ||, 11:25 || - - - 800 ||.

December 28, 1926 - Today we spent seven hours on mule back going from Divisaderos to the Manzanilla Estate, now the hacienda of LA Swanquist. We had lunch at Santa Rosa and reached our destination after dark. December 29, 1926 - George D. Stilton and our mose Jose rode due west of the Hacienda house to Serio Mogote mountain where Jose had killed Canis No. 18258 several days ago. I rode south with a native hunter and guide to a wooded mountain area supposed to be inhabited by picaries. We followed the rocky ravines from one water hole to another all day and only once did I see a place where it looked as if something had wallowed in the mud. This was under a low shady bush or tree near a water hole. I saw many deer tracks but saw no deer. While resting near a water hole I saw a squirrel Sciurus v. variogatosides. It rained a few drops during the P.M.

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December 30, 1926 - This morning the wind was blowing strongly from the north at four o'clock when we were preparing to leave for the coyote country to the west of the Hacienda house. It was perhaps an hour's ride to Seno Mogote mountain, known here as the home of coyotes. There are a few trails near this mountain but few people pass that way. There are three small mountains of which Victor mountain is the largest and farthest to the west. On our way to the place we passed along the north side of the one that lies to the east. Then off to the south we could see another. These mountains are perhaps a mile apart. Natives claim that the coyotes spend the day on these mountains and travel across the lower country at night. There are many places where there are large patches of wild thorny pineapples it is probable that they crawl under these for shade and

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protection during the day. Four sets had been made yesterday in a small enclosure, perhaps fifteen acres, where there was no cattle. About five acres of this plot was grass and the remainder carbon brush. Trails hither and thither throughout the field and in the dust were many coyote tracks. At one place at the edge of the grass and brush was a water hole that had recently dried up. The ground was worn heavily smooth around this place and there were coyote droppings all about. The coyote that was caught, No. 12260, was trapped between two trees in the grassy patch. Late in the afternoon we returned to Boro Mogote mountain and made an unsuccessful attempt to draw coyotes with blatting kids. Then we hunted all night, that is we hunted until nearly morning then laid down to be bitten by ants until the sun came up. George

"killed two Urocyon and two Mephitis. January 1, 2, and 3 - 1927 were spent going from the Rio Brascotan to the Volcano of San Miguel. It was necessary to take the train from San Miguel to Rater's to dispatch our equipment to the Finca Angel which on the west side and a little to the south on the volcano. January 4, 1927 - The Finca house of the Finca Angel as recorded by my Barometer is 3000 feet. Below the house is heavy sub-tropical vegetation, a heavy sub-topical jungle. Above the house the vegetation slowly gives away to shrubbery and thin grass and farther the lava rocks and soil is bare or up to the cone, from which one sometimes sees a small stream of smoke arising during the morning we took traps and went down into the coffee region. While following a ravine on one side of which was virgin jungle and on the other was young coffee. The ravine was from ten to fourteen feet deep and was completely shaded.

by low vegetation. There were many lava rock boulders in the dry stream bed over which water in the wet season had tumbled in its steep downward course. It was from under one of these lava rocks that I flitshed a small bat. I saw it fly under another rock and succeeded in killing it with my shot pistol. It proved to be Monophylla No. 12265. Farther down the ravine I saw two more small bats but they [illegible] from me. It was near there that George found his two four-toed Anteaters in a hollow tree about three and one-half feet from the ground. December 5, 1927 - I found a large species of Peromyscus in my traps today. Nos. 12268 to 12271 inclusive were added to our collection. These specimens were caught in a dense shaded and deep ravine where I found the soil to be cool and moist under the heavy vegetation. On either side of the water course, now dry, were lava rock ledges. It was under these ledges that the Peromyscus were taken. On one side of this ravine was virgin jungle while on the other was young coffee. Nos. 12272 to 12275 inclusive were caught in the young coffee. The traps were set

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by logs and by small holes in the ground on that south slope. After traveling down the stream course of this ravine for at least a hundred feet lower I discovered Nos. 12275 to 12278 inclusive. They flew from a cove in a projecting lava rock ledge. The ravine was densely shaded at this place January 6, 1927- Another Peromyscus No. 12288 was taken in the shady ravine today. These traps were baited with oatmeal. A Ototylomys No. 12287 was caught at the base of a tree in the ravine. The soil had worked away from the roots of the tree and it was there that I placed my trap. Another Ototylomys No. 12286 was caught about two feet from the ground in a fork. This was a large tree with vines clinging close to its bark. This was in the young coffee Ototylomys No. 12289 was caught far down the volcano in a clump of vines which completely covered a small tree. The trap was set on a horizontal limb. Lionmys Nos. 12284, 12285, & 12288 were caught in a small corn field close to the caretta trail far down the volcano. Traps were placed under small bundles of fodder and by holes that showed dirt to have recently thrown out. Sigmodon No. 12282 was

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caught in the same cornfield. It was nearly destroyed by ants. Records taken in the house today 7:22 AM - - - - 66°F. 1:30 P.M. - - - - 80°F, 7:45 - - - - 70°F. January 7, 1927 - a mouse which I assume to be Oryzomys was caught in a small snap trap and which was baited with oatmeal. The trap was set under the edge of a loose bundle of caffecorn fodder which I found in a small corn patch or corn field at an altitude of 1700 feet on the Volcano of San Miguel. The number of the specimen is 12270. There were other small corn patches near and some one hundred feet higher as recorded by my barometer. The corn patches were gassy and weedy, the corn having been picked some time ago. I The custom is to plant caffecorn after the or before the corn is picked. In these fields most of the coffin corn had been cut. There were many seeds on the ground under the dead weeds, some of which I found in the buccal pouches of Oionys which were taken in the same field. Some places I found where corn bushes had been torn into fine pieces and were lying about in bunches near a corn do. Traps set in such places were usually

successful. Nomys Nos. 12292, 12293, 12294, 12296, and 12297 were taken in one of the small fields near the heavy jungle. Nyctomys No 12291 was taken in a trap which had been set on a leaning tree in young coffee. This tree was one of the many serving for shade in the coffee region. The first night a heavy twind blew the trap out of the tree, the second night it was not disturbed, and the third night it caught this specimen. It is possible that this species feed on the fallen coffee which is found about under the bushes. Another trap in the dense jungle and set in vines at an altitude of 1900 feet had the toil of a Nyctomys. Ototyloms No. 12295 was caught in a shady ravine at an altitude of 2500 feet. This raving has been described in connection with Peromyscus taken there. Very windy. Records of temperature Today, 6:55 A.M. - - - 63° F. 11:10 P.M. - - - 79° F. 5:55 II - - - 76° F.

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January 8, 1926 - Scotinomys, two immature specimens were caught in small snaptraps under some coffee corn fodder, Nos. 12310 and 12311. An adult female was caught by a torn-up corn husk under the weeds, No. 12312. This was the small compact near the heavy jungle. Liomys Nos. 12315, 12316, 12317 were taken in the same patch. Another Peromyscus No. 12313 was caught in the shady ravine near the young coffee at an altitude of 2500 feet. J.G. Clinton shot a bob (Artibeus) No. 12318 that flew out of the ravine this morning. Otylonyx No. 12314 was caught at the base of a leaning tree in dense jungle at an altitude of 1900 feet. While hunting at night along a dusty trail along the lower slope of the volcano I encountered Potos Nos. 12302, 12304, and 12305. Their eyes shined like red balls of fire from the trees at the trail side. All three specimens were taken in separate trees. Procyon No. 12301 was shot in a tree near the stream bed of a river in which most of the water had dried up. There was another in the tree but it escaped. — It was about nine o'clock on the morning of the eighth when I had finished

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running my trap line and my native boy helper said, "Listen Don Arturo, the old hound that followed us this morning has an animal in a tree over there in the jungle," and he pointed with his finger in that direction. Then distinctly yet faintly the sound came to my ears. The old hound was voicing the tree bark, that bark at regular intervals which was so familiar to me from coon hunting days in the States. I turned again to the dark skinned kid whose eyes were growing larger every minute and said, "Let us go," and we were off. This boy who was always a hundred yards behind me while running the trapline was right at my side and sometimes several paces ahead as we fought our way through the brush and over the ridges and into the deep ravines on the steep volcano slopes. Several times we paused to get our breath and get the direction of the baying hound. Once when we stopped on a steep slope a little bat flew out of a hollow log and was soon

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lost in the dense jungle. I marked the spot in my mind and went on, after a final mad rush through tangled vines and under brush we stopped again to listen but the old hound refused to bark again. I knew that we were near him so told the kid to be perfectly quiet. We sat for nearly five minutes before I heard a howling and a restless movement in the leaves not more than fifty feet to my left. We parted the vines and brush for a few paces in that direction and discovered the old red coeled hound with sparkling eyes directed toward the dense vines and branches above. He was so excited about the something above that he wouldn't allow me to touch him. I looked about and searched the trees and vines from every angle but could see nothing. Then I walked over to a open space and at first glance saw- a raccoon like animal with a long dark tail on a limb directly above the vines. Immediately he turned a face, so characteristic of its white

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markings, [illegible] nose, and shot ears, toward me. The kid saw him about the same time that I did. Immediately he suggested that he stay and watch the [illegible] while I go to the house after a gun, for I only had my shot pistol that morning. One thought about the rolling pebbles of lava and the 1000 feet to the finca house caused me to decide that the kid would be forever getting back with the gun. The one thing left was to let the old Shornd have his revenge. After throwing sticks and rocks and then shooting with my shot pistol, the animal was induced to make his way to the ground by a long slanting vine. He hit the ground running with our faithful hound close behind with his roar of bays and the thunder of his heavy feet. Another terrible race through the jungle ensued. At times we were on our hands and knees crawling under masses of vines, and again sharp thorns would stop us instantly. Soon the dog was barking

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reed again, When I came up sweating and bleeding the animal I was pacing back and to on a horizontal limb. It was easy to make him take to flight again. This time the hound had down hill shoot and immediately the fight was on. When I arrived the dog was bleeding from a cut across his nose and the animal was backed into some vines, With my help the hound soon got an opening to get in and for a strangle hold on the elusive rascals throat. Five minutes later we dropped Nasua 12308 into our sack. Temperature Records for the day. 6:55 AM - - - - 68°F 8:30 PM - - - - 70°F January 7, 1927 - An immature female No. 12319 was taken in the small corn patch at 1900 feet. My helper saw it and called me. I shot it with my .22 shot pistol. An adult female Scotinomys, No. 12320 was taken in the little cornfield, Peromyscus No. 12321 was caught caught in a

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snap trap which had been set under a log at the edge of the jungle and a corn patch. Another Peromyscus was caught on a leaning tree in the dense jungle at 2000 feet. Liomys No. 12323 was caught at the edge of young coffee at an altitude of 2500 feet. The trap was set in a small ravine where some sticks and trash had been thrown in. Another Liomys No. 12325 was caught by a tree in the young coffee blk. 2600 feet. Liomys No. 12327 was cought in the young coffee, Tylomys No. 12324 was cought in the dense jungle near a canela trail at an altitude of 1907 feet. Today I returned again to the hollow log where I flushed a little bat yesterday while running through the jungle on the Naba chase. By getting down low to the ground I was able to see and shoot a bat in the log with my shot pistol, it tproved to be honchophylla No. 12326. Temperature recorded Today. 7:20 A.M. - - - - - - 49° F. 1:30 P.M. - - - - - - - 80° F. 8:00 P.M. - - - - - - - 69° F.

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January 10, 1927 - Reithrodonomys No. 12328 and Peromyscus Nos. 12331, 12334, 12335, 12336, 12337, 12338, 12339, & 12340, were caught by G.D. Stirton at an altitude of 4300 feet on the volcano. For classification see his notes. Peromyscus No. 12329 was captured in a ravine at the edge of the jungle, another No. 12330 was caught at the base of a leaning tree in the dense jungle. No Tylomys Nos. 12332, and 12333 were caught on horizontal limbs in dense jungle at an altitude of 1900 feet. Another tylomys was taken in the young coffee today, No. 12341. Peromyscus Nos. 12342, and 12343 were caught in a shady ravine at the edge of the coffee. Another No. 12344 was caught in the young coffee near by. January 11, 1927 - Peromyscus Nos. 12345 to 12352 inclusive, were taken by G.D. Stirton at 4300 feet altitude. Tylomys No. 12353 was caught in the coffee field at 1900 feet by me. Arideus Nos. 12354 to 12358 inclusive were shot by me where I found them on the under side of a huge flat lava rock in a shady ravine.

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January 12, 1927 - Reithrodonmys No. 12359 was caught by J. D. Sliton, and the immature Oryzomys No. 12360 was caught by me in the small cornfield at 1900 feet; a Peromyscus and a Tylomys Nos. 12361 and 12362 respectively were taken in dense jungle.

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1927 January 13, 1927 - Today we packed our material and prepared to leave the volcano. We went to bed early as we had to get up at six o'clock to catch our train. January 14, 1927 - While walking down the volcano at about two o'clock in the morning we heard a noise in the brush at the side of the trail. We flashed our electric lights in that direction and saw an anteater No. 12364, climbing a small tree. I approached within ten feet of it and fired into its ribs with a .410 shot pistol which had no effect on it. We then dragged it off of the tree by its tail and killed it by standing on its ribs. It clawed furiously. January 15 - 20 were spent going to San Salvador and from there to Colina, Dept. Cuscatlan. Jose M. Morales killed another Anteater No. 12365 at El Carmen in Dept. La Union, on the 17th of January.

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1927 P.I. Colima, Dept., Cuscatlan, Salvador January 20, 1927- We arose early to catch the six o'clock train from San Salvador to La Torba the station nearest to Colima. At LaTorba we were met and taken in an automobile to the Colima hacienda. Our equipment was delivered at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Not more than three hundred yards north of the hacienda house was the Rio Tempa swift and deep in many places. The river flowed between two nearly perpendicular walls of rocks perhaps seventy five feet high. The river flat in this region was very extensive. To the east of the house was a pasture, perhaps sixty acres, and beyond were large fields of sugar cane. In other directions we found the usual type of grazing land so characteristic of the country. This contained "quacht" trees and carbon brush. I set snap traps in a rock wall which encircled a banana grove to the north of the house. Scotinomys No. 12367 was taken early in the evening. Uroderma Nos. 12368 and 12369 were shot where they were found hanging in the most shady places

1927 Colima, Dept, Cuscatlan, Salvador under banana leaves. During the evening our native assistant knocked down Rhoeëssa No. 18366 as it flew along the corridor of the hacienda house. Another was knocked down but it escaped before he could catch it. January 21, 1927- A trap which I had set at the edge of some brush and a weedy field had a Sigmodon this morning, No. 18374. Yesterday I saw & Sigmodon running about under the weeds near where I placed my trap. It ran about very much like a young rabbit. Another Sigmodon was caught near here but the trap mined it for a specimen. The weedy field which I spoke of was an old beanfield. An Otyzomys No. 18375 - was cought in the rock fence or stone wall where I caught the Scotinomys yesterday. This wall was about four feet high and three feet wide. Uroderma Nos. 18376, 18377 and 18378 were shot in the banana grove today. A Centuro No. 18379 was knocked by our native helper on the house corridor this evening.

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1927 P.3 Colima, Dept., Cuscatlan, Salvador January 22, 1927 - Scotinomys Baionmys Nos. 12382 and 12383 were caught in the stone wall. The ants had gotten to them before I arrived therefore skeletons had to be made of them. Another Siomodon No. 12384 was taken at the edge of the old weedy bean field, A Uroderma No. 12385 was taken in the banana grove today. January 23, 1927 - The only specimens taken by me today were Scotinomys Baionmys No. 12386 and Oryzomys No. 12387. These we caught in the rock wall. It was impossible to bait my traps because natives were watching every move I made. It was a gay day and there were about 250 people about the place. January 24, 1927 - Saccopteryx Nos. 12391 and 12392, were shot in a hollow tree about a mile to the east of Colima and on the south bank of the Rio Tempa. There was about a dozen in the tree. There is a swamp

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1927 P.H. Colima, Dept., Cuscatlan, Salvador near here where many Raccoon tracks can be seen in the mud. One Procyon, No. 12395, was shot in the swamp at night. Several Procyon were taken last night they are quite common. January 25, 1927- The interesting records made today were Spilogale, No. 12402, and Peromyscus No. 12406. January 26, 1927- Today we packed and prepared to leave for Chalatenango. January 27-1927, February 2, 1927- en route to Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango.

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1927 P.I Los Eses miles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 1, 1927- At nine o'clock this morning we left La Palma for the region of Los Esesmiles thus called by natives of this part of the Department of Chalatenango. Los Esesmiles, the highest point of which is near the Honduranian and Guatemelian borders of the republic is a northern point of land just east of the Rio Lempa and is probably the highest mountain in Salvador. We were able to secure only two pack animals and so had to goon from La Palma leaving half of our equipment behind, and ourselves "footing it." We soon reached a red clay dirt after leaving the chalky trails behind at La Palma at an altitude of 2450 feet. The trail snaked back and to on the steep ridge as we climbed on. At times we were in pines then as we would twist around to the south slope we would enter oak like brush mixed with fewer and smaller pines. About two thirty P.M. we stopped to take lunch in a small native hut where they grew small patches

1927 P. 2 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador of wheat on the steep mountain slopes and thrashed it out by driving horses over it. The man of the place led us into the kitchen where his squaw had prepared us a meal of "Tortellia's" cheese, milk, and coffee. The smoke from the open fire burned our eyes thus not helping much to better our vision in the dark place. That was one of the best meals I ever had in Salvador. We climbed on up to the ridge above where our guide said we would find a plain. At first it looked as though he knew what a plain was, for we entered what looked like a large grassy pasture, that was not too irregular and had the appearance of leading to better plains farther on. The land farther on, where our camp was destined to be located, I shall describe in tomorrow's notes.

1927 Lios Eses miles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 28, 1927 - The region near our camp is a rather densely settled farming area spoken of by the natives as a plain although the terrain is very irregular. Mud brick houses are about a quarter of a mile apart, and from a higher elevation are seen dotted over the plain on the top of ridges or on hill sides. The two crops are corn and wheat. Some of the north hill slopes I show evidence of what might have been at one time timbered areas of pines. Now the unoccupied fields on the plain are grown up in fern beds and black berry vines both of which appear to be dying out. It is very unlikely that at anytime the whole plains or lower region was covered with trees; this the red clay areas was obviously covered with short grass as it is seen in some places today. The ravines are spaced almost regularly and are running with fresh cool

1927 P. 4 Los Esesmiles, Dept. Chalatenango, Salvador water which seeps out farther up the mountain sides and gives off to the east where a good sized stream makes the Honduranian boundary and flows off to the Lempa. Dense clumps of blackberry vines are common along the stream banks and usually about the head of the ravines where the water seeps in from all sides are patches of green grass. At this time of the year everything in the plains region is grazed close. There are few fences and the stock is allowed to roam at large. Even the wheat and corn fields are almost barren. During the afternoon when the low and misty clouds come driving across the fields it gives one the feeling of an approaching snow storm in the states. Our Barometer calls for 6400 here at camp. To the west the mountain of Los Esesmiles arises showing tall pines and in one or two places the edges of rainy or misty oak regions.

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1927 P.5 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 3, 1927 - Yesterday a trap line was strung out near camp, and a special effort was made to see what might be found in the streams of running water. Sets were made in the water for a test for water mice (Peromys. But today none were taken. Two specimens, Nos. 12418, and 12419, of a semi-aquatic species of Dryzomy's were taken in the running water. This was a small stream but the water ran quite rapidly. One or two Peromysks were caught in the large snap traps set in the water. As well as being soaking wet their skulls were crushed, so were thrown away. Small snap traps baited with oatmeal were set under roots of small trees and brush along the stream banks. The stripped corn and wheat fields extended down to the sparsely bushy banks. These traps contained Reithrodonmys Nos. 12420, 12421, and 12423, and Peromyscus Nos. 12422, and 12424. Aside from these sets at the lower altitude we climbed the steep trail leading ups

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1927 P.6 Los Esemiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador The mountain west of camp, here for the first time in my tropical experience I saw an oak rain forest. Tomorrow I shall describe more in detail the vegetation encountered there. Peromyscus Nos. 12412, 12414, 12415, 12416 & 12417 were taken in snap traps baited with oatmeal and set under cotton logs, under moss and ferns. A very interesting little specimen which I assume to be Scotinomys Pitymys No. 12419 was caught by a small hole that led through some moss back under a huge oak. While running the trap line we saw a small squirrel, Sciurus deppei No. 12425, dash out of the ferns and up an oak which was covered with parasitic growths. Some of the growths on the tree too matched the rich coffee color of the squirrels pelage that it was a very difficult job to locate the little animal. We saw another as it ran along a rail like fence but it was too quick for us and escaped into the dense ferns and brush.

1927 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 4, 1927 - at an altitude of 7500 feet on the mountain side we encountered many places where the pines and oaks had been cleared away. Some of this ground was occupied for corn fields, some for pasture or vacant land where grass and brush had grown up. The arid region gradually worked into the humid or oak rain forest. It was especially on the wooded north slopes where the humidity was most noticeable, there ferns were abundant and heavy; the oak trees were loaded from the main trunk to the smallest branches with parasitic growths. The tree trunks, old logs, and in many places the ground was covered with a carpet of rich green moss. As we advanced farther along a ridge and into a heavier forest the brush and ferns slowly disappeared and we found the moss everywhere, especially on roots and old logs it was as much as three and four inches thick. Everywhere the ground was wet

1927 P.8 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador and in some of the gulches on the north slopes water dripped from the leaves above. At 11:30 A.M. today clouds of heavy mist commenced to pass through the trees on the higher points and by 2:30 P.M. they were down the mountain side at an elevation of 7000 feet. Day before yesterday we strung traps from the edge of the oak spin forest well into the region vacated by ferns and underbrush. A small snap trap set under a semirotten log among ferns and dense brush caught a Reithrodonomys, No. 12429. The trap was set on some dead moss by a little round hole led back further Scotingmys No. 12430, was caught under a rotton log in a dense patch of ferns. Another, No. 12431, was caught at the base of a small tree in the ferns. There were several small holes that led back under some dead fern leaves and trash at the base of this tree and it was by one of these holes that I set the trap. A Heteromys No. 12432 was caught in a

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1927 P.9 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador small snap trap which had been under a rotten log among ferns and brush. This was the largest spiny-pocket mouse that I ever saw. At first I thought that it must be a spiny rat. These specimens were taken just within the humid region. It was not nearly so damp here as it was further along the ridge and among the larger trees. During the past three days I have noticed more animal life in this wooded area than in the more humid region. Peromyscus Nos. 12435, 12436, 12437, 12438, and 12439 were taken all along the trap line, I am unable to say in just what region each specimen was taken. A young Nasua, No. 12441, and a Sciurus, No. 12440, were shot by the bird men today when they made a trip far over into the heavy forest region. They reported many signs of Nasua. Dogs freed the specimens taken. Reithrodon Tomys Nos. 12426, 12427, and 12428 were caught on the trap line near camp. Another

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1927 P.10 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador Oryzomys, No. 12433, was caught in the small stream. Hidelphis, No. 12434, was caught in a steel trap which had be set in a well used hole in a clay bank. These were old gopher holes which had been washed out. A large snap trap set in our house caught a black rat, Rattus rattus rattus, February 5, 1927 - Reithrodonomys Nos. 12442, 12443, and 12444 were taken on the trapline near camp. This form seems to be very abundant. Scotinomys Pitymys, No. 12445, was caught by a small hole in a rotten log among ferns at the edge of the oak rain forest. The log was very damp and so decomposed that the small round hole led into the log. Another Pitymys, No. 12446, was caught by a small hole at the base of a large oak tree; this was perhaps 100 yards within the rain forest. Peromyscus Nos. 12447 to 12450 inclusive were taken in the rain forest today. Heteromys, No. 12451, was caught among the heavy trees in the humid regions. Urocyon, No. 12452, was shot at night near camp.

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1927 P/11 Los Eses miles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 6, 1927- Today the large snap traps which had been set in the small stream near camp were taken up. However some small snap traps that were set in brush and roots at the edge of corn fields and along the stream banks were rebaited and left to catch more harvest mice and Peromyscus. Reithrodontomys Nos. 12456 and 12457 were taken in these traps today, also Peromyscus No. 12458. An immature Orthogeornys, No. 12461, was taken in a fern patch near camp. Macabee Gopher traps we found to be too small to catch these large gophers. Most of the gopher runs near camp are broken in by cattle and horses which graze everywhere. These runs make a fine refuge for mice and it is probably in these that the Reithrodontomys and Peromyscus breed. In the region at the edge of and in the oak rain forest, Pitymys (Scotinomys) No. 12454 was taken in the same set that caught No. 12430 yesterday, and Pitymys (Scotinomys) No. 12455 was taken in the trap that had

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1927 P.12 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador No. 12431 yesterday. Peromyscus Nos. 12459 and 12465, and Heteromys Nos. 12460, 12463, and 12464 were taken in the same region. Another Sciurus deppei was shot in the oak rain forest today when it was startled from under the ferns and started up a tree. Today I set seven large snap traps in the water where a spring seeped out at an elevation of 7500 feet. At one time this had been a region densely vegetated by ferns oaks and other plants characteristic of the north humid slopes. Also four small snap traps were set in the ferns of a shady nook for shrews. Yesterday I set two snap traps in a small native hut at [illegible] 7500 feet. One which had been set on a pole near the roof had a Reithrodontomys No. 12453. Today I had to remove! the traps for a native prowling near by! saw me enter the hut.

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1927 P.13 Los Escsmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 7, 1927 - Another Scotinomys pitymys was caught in the rotten log where No. 12430 was caught. This makes three mice taken in this set. The number of the one taken today was 12467. Two others No. 12466 and No. 12468 were caught in the same region. Reithrodontomys No. 12469 taken by a small hole in the moss among the ferns and brush makes the second taken at that altitude - 8000 feet. An immature Heteromys No. 12476 was taken in a small snap trap which had been set under a rotten log near a large stump. There was dry dirt where the trap was set as the spot was well sheltered. Heteromys 12477 an adult male was also taken in the rain forest today. Yesterday in this region I made several bait sets with bird bodies for small Carnivores. One No. 0 steel jump trap which I had set under a log and had baited with a robin caught Spilogale No. 12478. The trap line near camp today turned out Reithrodontomys Nos. 12474, 12471, and 12475. Peromyscus No. 12473, and Sigmodon No. 12472.

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1927 P.14 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 8, 1927 - Et threatened train all day today, and about 4 P.M. a sprinkle fell. And at about 7 P.M. it commenced again and has been spitting away on the tile roof for nearly an hour. The weeds and brush about camp were not damp this morning, and there seemed to be less humidity in the oak rain forest last night. The trap line along the rocky stream banco had four Reithrodontons this morning, Nos. 12479, 12480, 12481 & 12482. Another which auto had destroyed I threw away. The small snap trap that had an immature E Heteronys, No. 12476, had an immature male No. 12483 Today. The only other specimen taken in the rain forest was a Peromyscus No. 12484. This trap has taken three Peromyscus. Our house boy set several traps in the house last night and cought three house mice, Mus musculus, a thing which I failed to mention in yesterday's notes, was in regard to measles, Mustela, seen by Mr. van Rossem. While squeeking to

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1927 R.15 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador attract small birds yesterday, while at the edge of the rain forest, he heard a rustle among the leaves and turned to see two weasles pop into an opening. Before he could cover them they were gone like a flash. Today I made a bait set under a log near where he saw them. I also made several other bait sets. The large snap traps which I placed in the small spring streams at an altitude of 7500 feet showed no signs of semiaquatic Oryzomys or dheomys. Also the small snap traps set for shrews were not molested. There were many raccoon tracks in the mud about the springs. A No.1 steel jump trap which had be set there evidently had grabbed a raccoon but the wiry rascal! twisted out. Another larger trap was set with the No.1 for a second attempt to get "Mr. Coon!"

1927 P, 14 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 9, 1927 - Two Reithrodontomys, Nos. 12486, and 12487, were caught at an altitude of 7500 feet in thick grass about knee high. This place was on the east side of the mountain and is what I have spoken to as a cleared pine region. I didn't find as many signs of mice in the grass as I had suggested. Other Reithrodontomys taken today, Nos. 12488, 12489, 12490, and 12491, were taken on the trapline near camp along the brushy banks of a stream. Two Conepatus, Nos. 12492 and 12493, were caught in the rain forest. This morning I found that one of my gopher traps had apparently made a catch and some carnivorous [illegible] came along and dragged away gopher traps and all. The tracks in the soft dirt were rounded and cat-like, & I judge they were about as large as a half dollar. A squirrel, Sciurus deppei, was frightened from the ferns, but we were unable to get a shot at it.

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1927 P.17 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 10, 1927 - Last night I left camp with three natives to hunt in the oak rain forest with carbide lights. We reached the upper side, 8000 feet, just after dusk. The moon was fairly bright and a mass of misty clouds were pouring through the tree tops. As we passed into an open place I noticed a bat fly by just under the cloud. Several more flew by. It was impossible to shot them because both sides of the trail was grown up in heavy dense brush. Also when they came within sight they were too close to shoot. Their flight was very much like Nycteris borealis borealis, which I have observed in flight many times in Kansas. We rested by a small fire, which we built in a deserted natives hut, until eight o'clock. We had two lights so hunted in pairs. From the hut I went with my guide into the dense and heavy oak region on the north

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1927 P.18 Los Eses miles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador slopes of the mountain. It was up one ridge and down another from the time we started until we returned at midnight. There were no paths so we stumbled over projecting roots and slipped on sleek moss covered logs nearly every time that I threw the beam from my light among the branches about. Only once did we hear an animal. My guide swore that it was a lion, but I was not so sure. Later we hunted in some open places where lions were supposed to stay with no result. When we returned to the hut our native assistant had a Potos, No. 12501, which he shot from a tree in a heavily wooded canyon. He told me that the color of the eyes and the call note of this animal was different from the ones which he had heard and seen in the subtropical associations. After midnight I took another short hunt with one of the men. While

1927 P.19 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador walking along a well used trail we heard a noise like some small animal climbing a tree. I stepped into the brush with my light and my companion stayed in the trail. A minute or two later he fired and a Didelphis mesamericanus , No. 12500 fell to the ground. We hunted until one thirty then returned to the little pole hut and spent a cold sleepless night lying on the ground rolled in our blankets. Yesterday I strung another trapline through the rain forest. D.Scotinomys, D.Tynmys, No. 12497, was taken in a small snaptrap that ran under a damp rotten log. Heteromys, No. 12498, was caught under a large plant cored log beneath which I found dry dirt, and it was there that I set the trap. Peromyscus, No. 12499, was taken on the old trapline. On the trapline near camp, Peromyscus, No. 12496, was caught where No. 12473 was taken three days ago. Two Reithrodontomys were taken also, Nos. 1249H and 12495.

1927 P.20 Hos Eses miles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 11, 1927- A Scotinomys No. 12502, was caught in a set similar to many others where these mice have been found. Of the many attempts which I have made to catch shrews, the only mammal which I have caught in the traps were these supposedly Scotinomys Pitymys. Heteromys, No. 12503, was taken where No. 12498 was catched yesterday. Reithrodonomys Nos. 12504 and 12505, were caught in a stripped corn field in an old gopher run which had been broken in in several places. Three Reithrodontomys, Nos. 12508, 12509, and 12510 were caught along the brushy stream bank near camp. Peromyscus, Nos. 12506 and 12507, were caught near the water's edge of one of the streams near camp. Both traps were set by some rocks and under vines. Today the house boy brought to me two house mice, and a black rat. Mus musculus No. 12511 was put up.

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1927 P.21 Nos Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 19, 1927 - Pitgmys [Scotinomys], No. 12513, was found in the trap that took No. 12502 yesterday and No. 12514 was found dead beside the trap. No. 12515 was another Pitgmys [Scotinomys] which was taken in the oak rain forest today. Peromyscus No. 12519 and Heteromys No. 12520 were taken in the oak rain forest. The Heteromys was caught in a trap which took 12503 yesterday. The two Sciurus deppei Nos, 12521 and 12522 were both flighted from the ground from under the ferns and brush in the oak rain forest. Several days ago I found the remains of a Heteromys which had been caught in one of my snap traps and had been torn to pieces by some other animal. I set a No. 0. steel trap there under a log and covered the trap with dead leaves. I killed two birds and placed them near the trap. Both were carried away. However several days later I returned to find a savage male weasel Mustela No. 12523, for the trap. After running the trap line this morning we spot the

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1927 P.22 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador day going far over to the north side of the mountain in the heaviest jungle but saw nothing. I remained on the mountain for bat shooting. At 6:20 P.M. I saw the first bat. I saw four bats, but was unable to get a shot at them they looked like four different species. February 13, 1927- Today was spent in camp putting up yesterdays specimens and resting up from the long and tiresome trips. February 14, 1927- Peromyscus No. 12525 and Reithrodontomy, No. 12524 were caught on the trapline near camp. Heteromys No. 12526 was taken under the moss covered log where No. 12503 was taken. This makes several taken in the same trap. No. 12527 was caught farther up the hill, Orthobomys (No. 12528 was caught among grass, ferns, and brush on one of the least slopes of the mountain. There were no animals grazing in this pasture.

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1927 P, 23 Los Eses miles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador This evening at dusk while we we setting down in one of the barren corn fields near one of the brushy streams Mr. Von Rossem shot a Mexican Brush Oat, Nycterus b. mexicana, [illegible] as it passed over our heads at exactly 4:17 P.M. Specimen No. 12529. February 15, 1927— Today, tomorrow, and perhaps the next day will be [illegible] necessarily represented low in numbers in my serial as I have today, and will tomorrow [illegible] work out other regions for different associations. The four immature Reithrodonmys Nos. 12530 to 12533 inclusive were taken by our house boy while snooping around in the brush near camp. He reported having seen an adult with these young clinging to her. He succeeded in catching these four while the adult and one immature clinging to her escaped. Another Orthogeomys No. 1253H, was taken in a steel trap set in [illegible] a burrow on the east mountain slope among grass, ferns, and

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1927 P.24 Los Eses miles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador brush. This specimen was taken not more than onehundred feet from where No. 12528 was trapped yesterday. Our native assistant caught a small immature mouse in the heavy oak rain forest near the Honduras Salvador border. He saw it in the day time and caught it with his hands. For want of a better name and of description to lead to better identification I am calling it Oryzomys caliginosus No. 12535. February 16, 1927- Part of my old trap line which I had not removed had two mice today. Pitymys (Scotinomy) No. 12536, was taken where No. 12514 was caught. This makes several taken in the same set. Reithrodontomys, No. 12537, was caught under grass in the cleared pine region; Sciurus deppei was caught in a steel trap which I had set in the oak rain forest under a large log.

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1927 P.25 Los Eses miles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador February 17, 1927 - Today I took my trapline far over on the north mountains slope into a heavily vegetated canyon where a small stream, every few feet fed by more springs, flowed off to the north and east. The vegetation along this water course was so dense that I had to cut my way with a machete. I started my sets at the lower edge of the oaks in the canyon and followed the stream downward for perhaps a quarter of a mile, especially making feet for Rheomys and Cryptotis. Some traps were placed under logs and likely places for other mice and rats. There were signs of Cuniculus and Dasypocta along the stream course. Other snap traps were set among trees along the canyon slope at a lower altitude. These traps were placed under logs and in runs through the moss. Sylvilagus No. 12539, was brought into camp today. Their dogs ran it into a hole. Reithrodontoms, No.12540, was caught in our house, and Sciurus deppei, No.12541, was shot in the oak rain forest by our native helper.

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1927 P. & G. Los Esesmiles, Dep't, Chalatenango, Salvador February 18, 1927- A long tramp over the mountain today looked me to a well filled trapline for tropical collecting. Oryzomys obliginosis, No. 12542, was taken under the end of a cotton log, among the trees on the upper canyon slope but at a lower altitude. Two Scotinomys, Nos. 12543 and [illegible] 12544, were taken at the same altitude in similar sets. Peromyscus, Nos. 12545 to 12549 inclusive, Nos. 12551 to 12554 inclusive, and Nos. 12556 to 12558 inclusive representing two species were taken from one end of the trapline to the other, under logs, tree roots, and moss and ferns. One specimen was eaten by some prowling animal. Heteromys, Nos 12559, 12560, and 12561 were under logs and tree roots near the stream and higher along the slope. An immature Sciurus deppei, No. 12555, was caught under a large log in a snap trap baited with oatmeal. Reithrodontomys, No. 12550, was caught in the cleared pine region where I had left some traps. February 19, 1927- was spent at camp putting up specimens.

1927 P.27 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 20, 1927 - Two Urocynos were added to the collection today. No. 12562 was shot by G.T.S. this morning while removing his trapline and No. 12563 was brought into camp alive by a native boy. a Mephitis, No. 12564 with very interesting markings was caught by me, where I had a steel trap set in a small round hole among the ferns, brush and grass on the east mountain slope. This was not more than one hundred yards from where I had a gopher eaten by some predatory animal. It was either last night or the night before that the gopher was destroyed. The trap that had the Mephitis had been setting for several days. My first Rheonky No. 12565 was taken today in the little mountain stream in the rain forest on the north slope. This was set so that main current passed under and over the peddle or trip of the big snap trap which was used. The specimen had apparently been carried off by a bird, for the stomach and body cavity was so badly decomposed that I could not determine stomach.

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1927 P.28 Nos Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador content: Peromyscus, Nos. 12566 and 12567, representing the smaller species were taken in shrew sets near the stream. My trapline showed no evidence of the presence of Cryptotis. There were at least a dozen sets made for two Scotinomy? them. Two Hygmys Nos. 12568 and 12569 were taken under rotten damp logs in likely places for shrews. Peromyscus, Nos. 12571 to 12574 inclusive, represent the larger species of that genus in this region, and probably the most abundant small mammal in the rain forest, where I have taken them in trees, under logs, under moss and roots, and even in my Rheomys sets in the small mountain stream. Two Heteromys, Nos. 12575 and 12574, were caught in the rain forest under logs. An Orthogeomys, No. 12579 (skull only), was cought on the east mountain slope, where it was discovered and destroyed by a turkey vulture. Another ReiThrodontmys, No. 12570, was caught in the cleared pine region. The most interesting incident of the day was the bringing to camp of two very young Lutra, Nos. 12577 and 12578,

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1927 p.29 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador by an Indian boy. This boy while strolling along a brushy ridge not more than one-half of a mile from camp, saw an old dother, hutra, run out from a huge rock near him and off down the slope perhaps 150 yds. to a small stream. Absently muddled as all these people are, he went directly to the spot and dug out the young ones. This is as the story was retold to me. A.T.S. has been trying to trap or shoot the old one, but as yet has had no luck. Being busy with my trapline above I have not visited the place. February 21, 1927- A large female Rheomys No. 12580, was taken in the small mountain stream. The trap was set like the one which caught a male yesterday. Some interesting notes as to breeding habits and food habits will be found on the tag of this specimen. Oryzomys No. 12582, was taken in a large snaptrap at the edge of the small mountain stream. Another was caught but destroyed by the trap. Another

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1927 P.30 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador Reithrodonmys, No. 12581, was caught in the cleared pine region. Scotinomys, No. 12583, and Peromyscus Nos. 12584 to 12587 inclusive was taken on the trapline, also a Heteromys, No. 12588. Today I had an Orthodonmys, No. 12589, which escaped the noses of predatory animals and the eyes of vultures. This trap had been setting in the burrow for a week. February 22, 1927 - It seems an unnecessary duplication to refer to each specimen collected since there are brief notes on the tags. Spilogale No. [illegible] 12601 was caught on the east slope among ferns grass and brush. The trap was set under the corner of an old pole fence where animals had apparently been passing. Five days ago I set the trap. February 23, 1927 - Another Spilogale No. 12606 was caught in the same trap which had one yesterday on the east slope. This was near where I had so many gophers destroyed by

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1927 P.31 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador predatory animals. On the north slope in the rain forest a Sciurus deppei, No. 12609, was cought in a large sap trap which I had set under a log. February 24, 1927- The third Spilogale, No. 12622, was taken in the trap on the east slope. Two more of the interesting mice, which I assume to be Oryzomys, were caught at the very waters edge of the little mountain stream on the north slope, Nos. 12616 and 12618. There as well as Rheomys may be well considered rare for the region since I had many traps setting in and at the edge of that stream. The appearance of the stomach content would lead me to think that these mice eat tender roots and fresh sprouts. Yesterday more attempts were made to catch Cryptotis but traps today showed no results. The trapline was taken from the north slope today,

1927 P.32 Los Eses miles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 25, 1927- A well placed set on the north slope was left yesterday and today it held, Oryzomys N.o., 12626. Night hunting for lutra, near camp resulted nothing. February 26, 1927- Today was spent tramping over the mountain looking for signs of Neotoma and Glaucomys but none were found. February 27, 1927- [illegible] a desperate attempt was made to get lutra. I followed the small streams from 7: P.M. until 1: A.M. and killed three house cats. Any cat that prowls along those streams at night should be killed. The first cat's eyes reflected red when I first saw them then when they flashed again they were green. The second was green and the last was red. While descending of the stream courses a pair of bright red

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1927 P.33 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador eyes that were very close together flashed at the very edge of the stream directly abreast of me. I fired but was able to locate nothing when I rushed up to see the results of my shot. I cannot say whether this was lutra or not but I do know that I never saw a pair of eyes like that before. February 28, 1927- This evening I made another unsuccessful trip to the mountain top for bats. Night hunting also turned out nothing? March 1, 1927- Traplins turned out nothing interesting today. Another long tramp was made along the small streams for lutra, but nothing was seen.

1927 P,34 Los Esesmiles, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador March 2, 1927 - Five specimens of semi-aquatic Orizonys were taken today in traps that were set in the small streams near camp. The only traps that caught these Orizonys were taken in traps which had been set in the water. March 3, 1927 - The usual small trap lines was run near camp today and more sets were made for Orthoconys in the brush and ferns on the east slope of the mountain Los Esesmiles. A special rest was taken during the day for the long tramps laid out for night hunting for Lutra. I followed the streams in the so called, plains region from 7 P.M. until 12:30 A.M., and saw absolutely nothing to shot at except horses and mules. March 4, 1927 - I managed my work th same as I did eyesterday, but followed other streams for Lutra with no result.

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1927 P.35 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador March 5, 1927 - Still determined to get Lutra, we followed the main stream of the uplands region at least three miles to the south over a terrible stream bed. The only results were an Anthrostomus and a Urocyon, No. 12674. March 6, 1927 - The interesting note of the trapline for small mammals today was that Reithrodontomys, Nos. 12671, and 12672 were taken in traps set in the water of the small streams near camp. I followed another stream course for Lutra again but returned with one Urocyon. G.A.S. had good luck in the rain forest. March 7, 1927 - The night was spent hunting in the rain forest; for as well as being worn out, I was disgusted with Lutra. C Temperature recorded in shade at camp. 6: A.M. - 47°F, 9: A.M. - 58°F, 6: P.M. - 70°F.

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1927 P.34 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador March 8, 1927 - The day was spent on the mountain collecting a few lizards and taking pictures. HJ van Rossem saw a porcupine quill which had been taken from a native's foot. The native claimed he have picked it up in the rain forest. March 9, 1927 - packing and breaking camp

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1927 P. I San Jose del Sacare, Dept. Chalatenango, Salvador March 10, 1927- We left Los Cuesmiles early this morning, stopped at a mud shack where lunch had been prepared for us at 11:30 A.M. and reached our next camp at San Jose del Sacares at 3: P.M. San Jose is a small place on the trail between La Palma and La Rena. There are perhaps two dozen mud brick houses or huts on either side of the trail with an equal number scattered along the oak and pine ridges. I had time to string thirty traps this evening before dark. I followed a trail off through the oaks to the West of camp and strung five traps at various points along a dry red clay banked ravine which led down through the oaks (Sonoran) to where a small stream flowed on farther down to join a larger stream. Although there has been so much grazing along this stream that nearly everything is stripped, there are a few places such as under pole fences

1927 P. 2 San Jose del Sacare, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador and in boggy places that there is tall green grass. It was in these places where I set some traps for Oryzomys and Saimodon. Also some traps were set in the stream for Rheomys and aquatic or semi-aquatic Oryzomys. From this stream I went on over another ridge of oak and pines to the east to another small stream where there were banana trees and a few scattering plants of coffee. This vegetation, representing the Sub-tropical zone, was quite barren and dry. Much grazing had been done along this stream which causes the barren and dry appearance. I set several traps about the banana trees. March 11, 1927- The country east of camp looked so unfavorable that I removed all my traps in the second ravine to the east, although three Peromyscus were taken in the small banana grove. After breakfast I struck off to the west of camp over oak and pine ridges and only finding Sub-tropical vegetation along some

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1927 P.3 San Jose del Sacare, Dept, Chalatenango, Salvador of the small streams that drained off to the north. Several traps were set were set in heavy green grasses along the stream courses, and others were set under bunches of partly dead grass far back from the stream where there were some evidences of small mice. In the Sonoran zone among the oaks and pines I made several sets for Peromyscus in holes and under logs. Seven large snap traps were set in oaks and in holes at the base of oak trees in hopes of catching a Glaucomys, about 11:30 A.M. I turned to the south and passed out of a grove of pines into scrub oak, brush, grass and steep rocky slopes. I crawled and climbed along those steep slopes to set the last three large snap traps which I had in my bag. In many places, when trying to climb the cliff, I found it necessary to climb small oak trees to get up the face. In the cracks and crevices I found rat droppings that resembled those of Neotoma, but except for some grass and a few weeds

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1927 P.H. San Jose del Sacare, Sept., Chalatenango, Salvador. dragged back into the rocks, I did not find the usual signs of Neotoma. Late in the afternoon I returned to the cliff with snap traps both large and small to give the place a real test as to its mammalian fauna. I saw three squirrel nests in the oaks today. March 12, 1927- The traps that were set along the rocky ledged cliff as possible sets for Neotoma, had one Otolymys this morning. Another trap had Peromyscus, No. 12701. The ants had eaten the skin so badly that I could not put it up, therefore made a skeleton of it. It is obviously the Pacific coast lowland form. The female Peromyscus, No. 12700, was cought within thirty feet of where I caught a male of that species yesterday. This is apparently a rare species in this locality. The two Peromyscus, Nos. 12707 and 12708 were caught just inside of the Sonoran zone in a dry stream bed which flows down had sub-tropical vegetation. The two Sciurus, Nos. 12709

1927 P. 5 San Jose del Sacare, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador and 12710 so closely resembled the bark on the oak trees that it was very difficult to locate them. One which started off through a pine was knocked down when its mate escaped. While looking for signs of Neotoma under some large boulders today, I saw two bats of the Genus Glossophaga. March 13, 1927- Mammals seem to be very rare in this region. Fifty five rat and mice traps turned out four specimens this morning. It is a race between the ants and me to see which gets to the specimens first. Thus far I have been fortunate to run my line before the sun gets up. March 14, 1927- Today I caught another Peromyscus of the same species as No. 12711, the ants had so destroyed it that I threw it away. This mouse was caught in a dry ravine in the oaks not more than one hundred feet from where I

1927 P.G. San Jose del Sacare, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador cought the closely related form No. 12695. Both specimens were taken in the same association. After running the trapline before breakfast, I went with Mr. von Rossem far over the pine ridges to the west of camp. Nearly all the trees in that region are bent to the south. This condition is obviously due to the strong trade winds that sweep across Honduras and Guatemala from the north. It was along one of the pine ridges that we saw two of the large gray squirrels, but was shaking the other down a tall pine when we saw them. We shot one, No. 12717, Sciurus, but the other escaped. About 5: P.M. I struck out north of camp with fourteen large snap traps to set in a stream for Rheomys. This stream was very rocky with many fairly large pools. The stream bed was wide and devoid of brush. On the way back to camp I saw bats flying at 6:10 P.M.

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1927 P.7 San Jose del Sacare, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador March 15, 1927 - Two Peromyscus of the same species as No. 19723 I were destroyed by ants, also a sub-tropical Peromyscus which I caught in a dry ravine in the Oaks was destroyed by ants. This evening at 6 P.M. we returned to the place where I saw bats flying last night. At 6:10 P.M., as last night, I first saw two little butterfly like bats circling and darting about the tops of some tall pines. Finally one passed over the open space above me and I was lucky with my first shot. I spent so much time looking for my fallen bat that I didn't get a chance to shoot again. The specimen, No. 19727, proved to be Rhogeessa. Mr. van Rossem saw one of these little bats flying about through the Oaks. One large bat which I saw last evening looked very much like Nycteris. Also the squeeking about our camp sounded like Nycteris.

1927 P.8 San Jose del Sacare, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador March 16, 1927- Oryzomys, 12/129, was caught in a large snap trap which I had set in water in a hole that led back under some roots. In this rocky stream, I should say, was a very unusual place for Oryzomys, since there was no vegetation near the water. The trap was not baited, for I had made sets along the stream for Rheomys. This evening I waited for bats in an open space near two large mango trees. No bats were seen. March 17, 1927- In my twenty five traps I had three Peromyscus this morning. One was destroyed and another partly destroyed by ants. I looked another long tramp today looking for signs of Neotoma and Stauromys. Nothing was seen. March 18, 1927- Early this morning I saw a Sciurus deppei which escaped. There was nothing in the traps this morning. Packing today.

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1927 Pl. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador 1927 March 19, 1927 - we left San Jose del Sacre and reached San Salvador late in the afternoon. March 20-25 - we spent in the capital city getting our specimens ready to ship, eating, drinking, and sleeping. March 26, 1927 - Y.S. and I left with the outfit for Acajutla to find a station on the coast. Two gentlemen who I met on the train told me that Barra de Santiago would be just the kind of a place that I was looking for. March 27, 1927 - It was 2 P.M. before we could hire a car and get out of Acajutla. And Barra de Santiago, I was told, was eight leagues up the Salvador coast toward the Guatemalan border. We made over half the distance by

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1927 Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador sundown [illegible] and there we stayed for the night on the salty beach sand not more than one hundred yards from the breakers. March 27, 1927 - We were on our way at three o'clock the next morning. just as faint streaks of gray began to show through the clouds back along the coast to the east we saw the thatched roofs of Barra de Santiago show up above the sand bank to our left. We had some coffee and sweet bread for breakfast. [illegible] we had all our equipment under a roof of cocoa nut palm leaves before the sun rose over the mangroves across the lagoon which we found to not be more than [illegible] fifty feet from our hut.

1927 P3. Barra de Santiago, Dept, Ahuachapan, Salvador March 28, 1927 - The natives here drive their wooden canoes or dugouts about the net work of tidal channels or lagoon by means of a long pole. We hired a canoe today and went off to look over the mangroves. Instead of taking a direct course (as most of the natives do) we spent most of our time going around in circles. At last we pushed into a narrow channel and here we made more progress for when we ran on the sand we would push off toward the other side before we started circling. We saw hundreds of Racoon tracks Procyon in the salty mud under the mangrove roots. The mangrove roots were from three to seven feet high, and one could make fairly good progress climbing over them. Some roots I that I saw

1927 P.H. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador extending down from branches at least fifty feet high. The mangroves themselves were a more or less tangled mass with large horizontal limbs reaching out through the foliage as much as one hundred feet. The high tide caught us for up in the channel and our pushing pole would not reach the bottom, thus we had a nice time dragging the old tub out by pulling on the limbs and roots that extended out over the water. Then to cap the climax, just as we got out where the wind hit us, I nearly "keeled over" and George had to get out and swim her into camp. This evening a boy brought us a Procyon which his dog killed in the mangroves. March 29, 1927 -- Sick March 30, 1927 -- Sick.

1927 P.S. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador March 31, 1927 - Sick April 1, 1927 - " April 2, 1927 - Today I went with the mayor of the village the natives at their fishing. This was a trip for political reasons and not for pleasure on my part. April 3, 1927 - The comondante showed me a section of the country today where we could find good hunting. This place was about two miles north of camp. We had to go by canoe far up one of the tidal channels to reach the place. Here were associations very much like Rio San Miguel and Puerto del Triunfo. I saw raccoon Procyon, Cuniculus, Dasyprocta, and other mammal tracks so thick in a damp stream bed that it would have been impossible to have put one hand down without covering at least two tracks. There were many Odocoile and [illegible] Pecari tracks farther

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1927 P.b. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador back in the brush. While hunting along the upper edge of the mangroves last night we killed three Procyon cancrivorus. At the edge of the jungle we saw five Metachirops one which we caught with our hands. April 4, 1927- Last night we saw five Metachirops while hunting. Our guns shattered the skulls of those we shot so we caught one with our hands. No. 4/752. I have seen Metachirops tracks along the fresh water streams in the swamp forest as well as in the mangroves. Mr. van Rossem shot a Saccopteryx bilineata which he poked out of a hollow tree beyond the mangroves. The hair was slipping when he reached camp with it. Last night I saw bats flying about before our lamps.

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1927 P.7. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador April 5, 1927 - The mangroves are literally alive with Procyon cancrivorus. Early this morning five squirrels were seen in a mango tree where they were feeding on green mango fruit. The four that were killed were males, Nos. 12760 to 12763 inclusive. While hunting through the swamp forest today and while looking at my traps I saw three Tasyproda, but was unable to shoot them as I only got glimpses of them here and there as they dashed through the coccol palms. April 6, 1927 - The only thing of interest today was the collecting of Nyctomys No. 12765, which was taken on a leaning tree in the swamp forest.

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1927 P.8. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador April 7, 1927- Last night it rained for the first time since the dry season started, that is as far as our camping in the low country is concerned. We did not go hunting. Some native who went hunting in the swamp forest killed a doe which we brought. Odocoiles No. 12766. An Ototlyomys was destroyed by ants last night. April 8, 1927- Last night it rained again. We killed two Potos, Nos 12749 and 12770 which we heard screaming in the trees, then shined their eyes. I heard two deer in the brush but was unable to shine their eyes. Vampyrus, No. 12775, I found stunned and bleeding near where I had one of my large snap traps set in a tree. The trap was sprung and was lying on the ground. The trap had been baited with oatmeal for scansorial rats.

1927 P.9. Barra de Santiago, Dept, Ahuachapan, Salvador April 9, 1927 - Dasyprocta No. 12776, was shot today in the swamp forest region under the collol palms. Nearly every day while hunting for setting traplines in this region we have seen Agoutis. Sometimes they are hopping along through the dense palms where it is almost impossible to get a shot at them. Again they may be suddenly dumbled upon when they dash off through the brush with their familiar barks. There is much fruit on the collol palms now. I frequently have seen squirrels feeding there that dropped many of the little balls from the logbuch on which they were feeding. Also I have seen green mangos on the ground with the unmistakable marks of Agouti incisors on them. Agouti tracks are common along the fresh water streams in the swamp region. I shot a Saccopteryx bilineata in a hollow tree today among the collol palms while hunting for Agoutis.

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1927 P. 10. Barra de Santiago, Dept, Ahuachapan, Salvador April 10, 1927- A large steel trap which had been set in a fresh water stream caught Procyon lotor, No. 12781. Nearly every day we saw fresh tracks of this larger species while working in the swamp forest. After returning to camp today I searched the coconut palms near one shack for bats and collected Artibeus Nos. 12782 to 12786 inclusive. There were seven of these bats hanging in one clump under a huge palm leaf. I succeeded in bringing down five when I shot into the bunch. All of these were males. Only one mammal, Liomys No. 12780, was caught in my trapline of over one hundred knap traps. During the last few days I have spent much time with scansorial and terrestrial sets but to no avail.

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1927 P. 11. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador April 11, 1927 - Nothing in the traps today. I succeeded in killing three Uroderma, Nos. 12787, 12788, and 12789, under coconut palm leaves, Two escaped. Three were hanging under one leaf and two under another. They were about eight to ten inches apart. April 12, 1927 - I found two Glossophaga, Nos. 12790 and 12791, in a hollow tree near where I killed a Saccopteryx several days ago. Some young turkeys grabbed the skulls when I had them in water to soak out the blood. H.D.S. caught another Procyon lotor, No. 12792, in the clear water streams in the swamp forest. Traps set in a large bunch of rosin-like weeds in the fresh-water region of the swamp forest had an opossum (Didelphis mesamericana) No. 12793.

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1927 P.12. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahauchapan, Salvador April 13, 1927 - The day was spent on a long threesome trip to a place were directed by natives of the village. As usual we found nothing. April 14, 1926.- Last night we crawled into our dugout canoe and poled down the main tidal channel to the west where a branch led off to the north. Here the channel was about seventy five yards wide with the dense mangroves on either side gradually drawing closer together the farther we pushed our way up the channel, We tied our canoe to mangrove roots when we thought ourselves to be opposite a certain point on one of the islands formed by the tidal channels. This island was perhaps fifty acres in extent. After climbing and slipping over the arched mangrove roots for about fifty yards we

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1927 P.13 Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador We came to soil that even the highest tidal waters could not reach. At this point the mangrove gave away to vegetation characteristic of the arid lower Tropical Zone. N.O.S. went out through the colcol palms toward a fresh water hole while I followed edge of the mangroves, N.O.S. had not gone far when he flashed two Raccoons, Procyon cancrivorus, We shot one and the other ran off a few paces stopped and [illegible] started back to where its mate had been slain. This foolish trick caused it to loose its life too. The first proved to be a female and the latter was a male. A few feet further along hit until he shot another raccoon of this small species out of a tree. Along the edge of the mangroves and fresh I killed an opossum Didelphis mesamericanus and saw two raccoons.

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1927 R.14. Barra de Santiago, Dept., Ahuachapan, Salvador It was along this same path that our native assistant swears that he saw an ocelot, Felis, cross from the brush into the mangroves. We both hunted for three days in the brush gaps and open grazing land on the sandy island but shined no cats. While making our way down the tidal channel I shot another Procyon cancrivorus from the boat. It was perched up on the mangrove roots. April 15, 1927- Today we broke camp and prepared to leave which we did toward evening. Barra de Santiago a sand strown fishing village is located about about fifteen miles along the coast toward the Guatemala border. The clump of palm leaf roofed huts, representing so many fishermen homes, are partly shaded by a grove of cocoanut palms, which can be seen for miles towering above the thorny brush back

1927 R15 Barra de Santiago, Dept, Ahuachapan, Salvador of the sand duned coast line. A tidal channel, perhaps a quarter of a mile wide runs along parallel with the breakers for at least two leagues, thus separating the beach from the main mangrove jungle which lies to the north across the channel. From this main body of water, many small canals break off at irregular intervals, and thread winding courses off to the north where slowly the dense mangroves crowd in and if followed far enough one usually comes to a point where a fresh water stream empties into the salt water. The channels, in many places, form islands, the centers of which are sandy covered with tall grass and brush characteristic of the [illegible] Arid Lower Tropical Zone. The mangroves are a tangle and a mess. The arched roots grow out of a black sticky mud, which is ramified with crab holes and [illegible]

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1927 P.14 Barra de Santiago, Dept. Ahuachapan, Salvador and scattered with Crab-eating raccoon tracks. The roots are just high enough to hold the branches and foliage of the mangroves above the salt water at high tide. Limbs, trunks, and branches run in all directions and at all angles. In many places aerial roots may be seen dangling down from a height of thirty feet to where their tips reach the salt water. Crabs are always racing up and down these roots. A carreta road leads back into, from a sandy bank on one of the idal channels, to what might be called a swamp forest by some and an arid Lower Tropical Zone by others. In truth it is both. Along the road are tall trees, some with many vines, some with few, and some with none at all. Here and there are clumps of cocol palms and mango trees. Some areas have been cleared off and are now

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1927 R.17. Barra de Santiago, Tepy, Ahuachapan, Salvador tangled mass of second growth vines and brush. Ants are thick in this region and it is very difficult to trap small mammals. As one breaks away from the trail and follows narrow paths toward the west, the colol palms become denser and thicker. Frequently agoutis are heard as they become frightened and go barking and snorting off through the brush. Suddenly one runs onto [illegible] fresh water streams (called sweet water by the natives). Here the soft sticky mud is found again. The trees are not so large or so thick as in the more arid region, but in the swamp are large rosin-like weeds that are so dense and heavy that one has to cut his way with a machete. Under these weeds are pig, raccoon, and agouti tracks a plenty. This was where we saw so many wood rail tracks. April 20 - 21, 1927 Morning.

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1927 P.I. Hacienda Chilata, Dept., Sonsonate, Salvador April 21, 1927 - yesterday I set twenty five large snap traps in the balsam coffee region about our camp. Seven were set in trees that looked as likely places for Nyctomys. The other eighteen were set in an uncleared area where long vines and horizontal limbs offered good places to make sets. Ten small traps were set by rotten logs and tree roots under the coffee. Three Nyctomys were caught last night. No. 12809 was taken in a trap which I had set in a semi-hollow tree at the edge of a carreta trail which led around through the coffee. The trap was set about seven feet from the ground. I found the specimen and trap among fallen coffee leaves several yards down hill. No. 12810 was caught in the uncleared area on the crest of a hill. This trap was set on a small branch that connected with the brush on the other

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1927 P.2 Hacienda Chilata, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador side of a narrow trail which had been cleared through the brush. The specimen was lying on dead leaves on the ground below. The third Nyctomys was cought in a trap which I had set on a dead limb that lay horizontally through some vines. The trap with the rat had fallen down on some dead trash. The rat was absolutely destroyed by ants. Since the trap had crushed the basal part of the skull I didn't even eave the skeleton. Reithrodonomys, No. 12805, was caught in a large snap trap trap which I had set on a limb about twenty five feet high. Although the trap had fallen down among the dead coffee leaves the ants had found it and had it nearly ruined before I arrived. Oryzomys caliginosus, No. 12808 was under a soggy cotton log in a shady and dead leaf strewn ravine in the coffeet. Peromyscus, No. 12812, was taken in a similar set

1927 P.3 Hacienda Chilata, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador in the same ravine. A peculiar incident today was the catching of Sigmodon No.12813 in an old hollow log in the coffee region and I know of no Sigmodon association within to mile of the spot. April 22, 1927 - Another Reithrodonmys was caught in a tree in the coffee today. It must have gotten in the trap yesterday afternoon for badly decomposed and eaten by ants. The trap was still in the tree. Peromyscus, No. 12814, was caught where Nyctomys, No. 12809, was taken yesterday. Today, however the trap did not fall out of the tree and ants did some damage to the feet. Nyctomys, No.12815, was caught on the small branch where No.12810 was cought yesterday. Marmosa, No. 12816, was caught among hanged vines in the uncleared area on the hill top. I saw one squirrel, Sciurus while running my traps.

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1927 P.4. Hacienda Chilata, Dept. Sonsonate, Salvador April 23, 1927 - The Peromyscus taken today were caught in the coffee proper as well as in the uncleared area where I have been trapping. All of these specimens were caught on the ground, there being destroyed by ants, I threw away. Nyctomy's, No. 12822, was caught in the tree where I caught No. 12809, and Peromyscus No. 12814. The prize of the day was Tylomys, No. 9896, which added another species to my list for the country. Night before last and the night before that I had some small snap-traps setting at the base of a very large tree where I noticed what I took to be Peromyscus droppings. After two nights of having these little traps thrown and their bait gone I decided to set a large snap trap. This morning that trap had a Tylomys. The tree was an immense thing perhaps ninety feet high. The trunk has many cervices in it. The trap was set on the ground where there

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1927 P.S. Hacienda Chilala, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador were some evidences of the passing of these rats. Bills measured averaged four mm. long. April 24, 1927 - Last night another Tylomys, No. 12827, was caught at the base of the large tree where one was taken yesterday. This rat was caught in a little pocket or depression in the trunk. Bills measured eight mm long. Ototylomys, No. 12828, was caught in the trap that caught Marmosa, No. 12816. I heard the trap snap while I was hunting at night and made my way up through the vines to it. The trap that caught the two Nyctomys and the Peromyscus was carried and wouldn't spring. Early this morning I saw an adult Sciurus when it dropped some green fruit out of a tree. This was near where I saw a squirrel a few days ago. Later in the morning I saw these two thirds grown Sciurus feeding on leaves in a fence. When I stood perfectly still they continue to eat and paid no attention to me.

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1927 Hacienda Chilata, Dept., Sonsonate, Salvador April 25, 1927 - Four Nyctomys were taken from my trapline this morning. No. 12842 was caught in the famous tree where No. 12809 was taken. This made three Nyctomys from that tree. Ototylomys, No. 12843, was caught on the ground at the base of a rock wall or low rock cliff. "This genus seems to favor that type of a place." Two and eaten Petromyscus were thrown away. April 26, 1927 - Reithrodonomys, No. 12850, was taken in the trap where Nyctomys No. 12809 was caught. During six nights of trapping this trap has caught three Nyctomys, one Peromyscus, and one Peithrodonomys. One night the trap would not spring. Nyctomys, No. 12851, was caught in the same trap in the uncleared area where I took No. 12843 was taken yesterday. Flesh eating wasp were at this specimen when I found it. I have had several Peromyscus mined by these insects. Late this afternoon I saw a Sciurus as it scaled a tree in which was a nest.

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1927 P. 7. Hacienda Chilata, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador Two spiny-pockeet mice, lionymys, were caught, but were ruined by ants. These of course were cought on the ground. In referring to the right and left wings of the uterus, I taken the position dorso-ventrally. In other words, with the specimen lying on its back and head away from me. Didelphis mesamericanus , Nos. 12860 and 12861 were caught in traps baited with Catnip Oil Today I saw a Siomodon in the coffee. It was found in a little patch of green grass from which it flew to a hollow tree. The bat which I refered to as a New Genus, was found by G.D.S. hanging under some roots of a tree where the dirt had been graded away to make a trail through the coffee. The bat was solitary and the pile of dropping below indicated that the bat had been using this place for some time. It was hanging in a clinging to the rools in a little cone like cavity thus hiding it from the trail.

1927 R.S. Hacienda Chilata, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador Small fruit seeds in the faeces gave evidence of its fruit eating habits. April 27, 1927- The trapline had three common Peromyscus and an Ototylomys which was destroyed by ants. West of the hacienda house is a deep canyon bordered at frequent intervals on either side by perpendicular lava rock cliffs. The clear water in the stream flows over rocks worn round and smooth by erosion. It was along these cliffs in semi-cave or coves that we found more specimens of the New Genus. They were actually found in little cup-like depressions where they were concealed from out side. We found three hanging on the wall under some close clinging vines. Saccopteryx were found more in the open. We saw five.

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1927 P.9. Hacienda Chilata, Dept., Sonsonate, Salvador April 28, 1927- The trapline in the coffee region was taken up and part of it removed to the rocky ravine west of camp where sixteen traps were set for Rheomys. Two more specimens of the New Genus was caught in the rocks where those were taken yesterday. Under a large rock in another ravine I caught a Carollia castanea. It was in association with two or three Glossophaga, and about twenty five vampires Desmodus rotundus. Most of the vampires were about two thirds grown. April 29, 1927- The traps which were set for water mice caught two crabs. I killed another Carollia castanea under a rock near the stream, where there were seven or eight Glossophaga. Two of the New Genus were found in the coffee region today.

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1927 P,10 Hacienda Chilata, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador April 30, 1927- The interesting find today was Eumops glaucinus. For two or three days our house boy had been coming to me and saying that there were bats up in the tank house but that he couldn't find them. One day I went up but could find none. This morning G.D. came down from the tank house with an immature specimen No,12889 which he had found clinging to one of the rafters next to the tin roof. I went up again and this time we succeeded in dislodging three adults from between the rafters and the corrugated iron roofing. It is beyond me how they were able to hide so successfully.

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1927 Volcano Santa Ana, Dept, Sonsonate, Salvador May 1-5 - from Hacienda Chilata to Volcano Santa Ana. May 6, 1927 - Yesterday we reached Santa Ana and went up to the finca Las Cruces where I took a mule and rode on up to the finca Santa Maita where our camp was located. The region through which I passed is the oldest coffee region in Salvado. Santa Maita is located at an altitude of 4500 feet on a more or less plateau region which is dotted with steep round wooded hills which were undoubtedly at one time volcanos like Santa Ana and Hualco are now. Cerro Los Naranjos is the nearest of these mountains to the finca Santa Maita. This mountain is very damp and at this time of the year, it is quite heavily wooded but not covered parasitic growths and ferns like Los Escamiles. Also, the trees are not as large. Nyctomys No. 12891, and Peromyscus, Nos. 12892 to 12897 inclusive were taken on Cerro Los Naranjos today. Last night I heard bats flying in our room, so I got up and closed the door.

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1927 Vol. Santa Ana, Dept., Sonsonate, Salvador on them. This morning I had Lonchoblossa, No. 12898, and Glossophaga, No. 12899. Lonchoglossa had no tail and the zygomatics was not complete. May 7, 1927- Sets were made for Orthogeomys in corn fields near camp. Much of this region corn fields is being planted in young coffee. May 8, 1927- As usual, I find these gophers hard to catch. One female No. 12909, was taken today. May 9, 1927- Nothing worthy of noting happened today. I find the number of species of mammals unusually low in this locality. May 10, 1927- Last night is the first night that it didn't rain since we came to this camp. Near camp I found the old roofing of a coffee nursery which I had been thrown off. This roofing consisted of cypress branches and lathing glass. It was in this that I caught Reithrodontomys, Nos. 12914, 12917, and 12918,

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1927 Volcano Santa Ana, Dept, Santa Ana, Salvador May 11, 1927 - Today I put out a trap line on the volcano Santa Ana proper in the Department of Santa Ana. The first line I was put out at an altitude of 6150 feet in the semi-humid forest on the north slope. The vegetation was somewhat heavier here than on Cerro Los Yarayos, also there were more ferns and mosses. Snap traps both large and small were set at the base of trees and under logs (in among the ferns). The second trap line was set out at an altitude of 6800 feet, where I set all the snap traps both large and small in brush like trees full of trash and parasitic plant roots. This association is just above the semi-humid forest and continues on up to the crater with the brush gradually giving away to grass or grazing land.

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1927 Volcano Santa Ana, Dept., Santa Ana, Salvador May 12, 1927- The two Neotoma Nos. 12934 and 12935, were caught in the brush-like trees in the upper volcanic region. Although I set traps in many such place I was able to catch the Neotoma in only one bush. Peromyscus were taken in similar sets. I have seen no other association quite like this one. The trees look something like oaks and yet they are not. I think that upper volcanic region fits it better than any thing else. May 13, 1927- No more Neotoma. The rains are fierce. They spring my traps and wash the bait off. G.D.S. killed another Bassariscus No. 12944, last night. They are called Uthas by the natives. The animals make that sound at night in the jungle. May 14, 1927- An Orthogeomys and some Peromyscus was all I had today. I brought in my traps from the volcanos today.

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5 Volcano Santa Ana, Dept., Sonsonate, Salvador May 15, 1927 - I strung out a trapline near camp today. Orthogeomys No. 12950 was taken. May 16, 1927 - Baiomys No. 12952 was all that I rescued from the ants. This I did last night between showers. It simply rained in torrents.

1927 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Dept., Santa Ana, Salvador May 17-23, 1927 - From Volcano Santa Ana to San Salvador then back to Lake Guija. May 24, 1927 - This region is very much like the country around Divisaderos and many other sub-tropical stations that we have worked. I slung close to one hundred snap traps in some sub-tropical second growth back of camp. Here I found a knoll covered with large lava rocks and it was under these rocks that I set the traps so that they would not be sprung by the driving afternoon and evening rains. Part of these sets were made under large lava rocks along a ledge. This morning I had two Peromyscus Nos. 12954 and 12955 in the traps which were set on the bushy knoll. The ants had eaten the ears and nose off of one of these. There were three Liomyis, three of which were destroyed by ants. No. 12956 was caught on the ledge. Ants had eaten the oatmeal off of all the peddles. It rained yesterday afternoon and drizzled all night.

1927 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Dept, Santa Ana, Salvador May 25, 1927- Today I ran a trapline in another section. This place was known by the native as "Mal Payes" or bad country. The vegetation was thick and fairly heavy but due to sharp lava rocks all through the region no people occupied the ground for agricultural purposes. This flow of lava obviously did not come from a crater but from what might have been called blow holes. I crawled down in one of these more or less crater like holes where I used a flashlight to light my way. There in the cracks and crevices I saw a colony of at least thirty vampires [illegible] both old and young. They hopped about for dark corners when my light was turned on them. There were no other species there. I followed the trail farther into the more dense jungle. The lava rocks were thick and, now, they gnawed away at my foot. I at last came upon a ledge which projected up from the sub light about forty feet.

1927 3 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Sept., Santa Ana, Salvador In a crevice just barely shaded from the sunlight were two little bats clinging head down and braced with their forearms against the lava rock ledge. Their very position of clinging to the rocks immediately marked them to me as sac-winged bats, Emballonuridae. I backed off and shot them with my .410 shot pistol. Glancing shot made a pulp out of the female but the male No. 1958 — was a good specimen. More bats flew out from deeper down in the crack; I finally shot one of these at close range and identified the remains as Glossophaga. On the trap line near camp, in the subtropical second growth I had three Baiomys, one Ototylomys, and two Liomys destroyed by ants. Meal had been taken from the other traps. Also, in a muddy trail near camp I saw tracks where a Cuniculus had passed sometime late in the night.

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1927 4 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Dept, Santa Ana, Salvador May 26, 1927 - Last night it didn't rain so I took our native assistant and stuck out for Mal Payes. I let him carry the light as I had a touch of fever and a headache. I carried a flash light in my hand to keep from kicking all the lava lizards in the trail out by their roots. Jose never shifted a thing. Once when I held my flash light out toward the brush I caught a faint shine. As I walked up closer I saw that I was shining an Otorylomys. He was on a horizontal limb about three times the size of a lead pencil, and was fouched crosswise with his tail straight out as a ballancer. About three feet farther along the limb was a Nycotomy partly hidden behind a horizontal twig. For a minute they held their positions while I watched them. Instead of shooting I decided to learn something of their activities. I stepped up nearer and frightened

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1927 5 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Sept, Santa Ana, Salvador them with my light. The Otoryloms ran down the horizontal limb, jumped off about four feet to the ground and ran into a pile of lava rocks. The Nyctoloms ran up the horizontal twig, with squirrel like agility, off onto a vine and disappeared some thirty feet above in the dense foliage of a tree. The trap line that I strung in Mal Payes yesterday had nothing. I shifted traps to where I saw the rats last night. More specimens were destroyed by ants on my line back of camp. While standing in the jungle near the edge of the lake today I saw a Dasypocta come hopping along a trail out of the brush, just as I was ready to fire on it I saw two more close behind so I turned to them and got the two with one shot. The other dashed off sporting. Also I killed a Scirus near the edge of the lake.

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1927 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Dept, Santa Ana, Salvador May 27, 1927 - Last night it didn't rain again but I felt too "bum" to go out with the light. Jose did however and shot a Procyon and two Urocyon. One of the foxes was shot up so badly that it had to be throw away. He said that the fellow who was with him shot a deer but that it got away. I [illegible] I had only one Peromyscus this morning, and the ants had one of its ears. There was nothing in my traps. May 28, 1927 - Jose failed to get anything last night. I'd all my traps over one hundred I had only one Peromyscus and the ants got one of its ears. However Van Rossem saved the day for me by bringing in eight Rhynchiscus. These little beasts he found clinging to the under side of a willow Salix and over a stream of running water. Van Rossem saw a Canis coyote today at the edge of a clearing in the brush.

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1927 El Tablon, Lake Guija, Dept., Santa Ana, Salvador May 29, 1927 - There was nothing in the traps again today. I went with van Rossem to get more Rhynchiscus and to see where the others had been taken. There in a fertile little valley a good sized stream ran through a small banana grove. It was near the grove where a willow tree perhaps two feet in diameter leaned out over the stream. It was under this trunk that the bats were hanging. One in flight looked very much like a small swallow in flight. The specimens fell into the water when shot. In the banana grove I shot a Uroderma, two others escaped.

1927 Hacienda Zapotitan, Depto la libertad, Salvador June 1 - 3, 1927- from El Tablon Lake Guija to San Salvador then to Hacienda Zapotilan. June 4, 1927- sick. Unable to get away from camp. June 5, 1927- Sick. One of the miradonas brought me in a Potos, No. 12984 Z which he shot at duck in the heavy sub-tropical jungle just at dusk. June 6, 1927- Unable to get out. June 7, 1927- "Damn the luck." June 8, 1927- went out with steel traps anyway, I set eight steel traps on an in the Rio Sucio , in likely places for lutra and Chironectes. June 9, 1927- One of the boys brought me in a Chironectes, No. 12985 which he said I had cought in a trap that I had set in about three inches of water close to the bank. In the States I would have called the set a good one for a Musk rat.

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1927 P.D. Hacienda Zapotitan, Dept. La Libertad, Salvador June 10, 1927 - off to San Salvador to see a doctor. June 11-16, 1927 - Doctors are most unreasonable people when a man would like to be accomplishing something; however I ask them to believe that he renew his stuff. June 17, 1927 - off to Zapotitan again. Von Rossem was kind enough to turn over his faithful assistant Jose so that I might keep in out of the wet as much as possible. It had rained every day that I was in San Salvador. June 18, 1927 - It rained nearly all day and I did not venture out as per doctor instructions. June 19, 1927 - One mile almost directly east of the hacienda house the Rio Lucio flows out of the Laguna Zapotitan on its winding course to the master stream Rio Lempa. Near this spot and on the

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1927 P.3 Hacienda Zapotian, Dept. La Libertad, Salvador very bank of the small river is a saw mill at the edge of the heavy dripping jungle. The river, 30 to 50 feet wide in most places and from six to less feet deep flows between low banks (3 to 4 feet high) and is shaded on either side by the heavy trees. In many places the branches [illegible] overlapping each other form a complete shade even at high noon. Contrary to the name Rio Sucio the water is quite clear and far down from the surface one can see water plants switching horse tail fashion in the current, Tulies and other floating plants may be seen in sheltered nitches along the banks or even anchored to old rotten logs in mid stream. The current is not swift but steady. When I returned to the saw mill today the water was about two feet higher than it was the week before. Due to the rise of the waters Jose and I tried to make only 14 sets. The sets were made

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1927 P. 4 Hacienda Zapotitan, Dept., Libertad, Salvador, east from the saw mill. we both were soaked from head to foot by the damp foliage and in some places we waded hip deep in water. The mosquitos swarmed around us in a cloud. Thanks to my big hat and heavy jacket they delivered many good punches in vain. Shortly after noon it started a drizzle which lasted until nearly morning. June 20, 1927- I met Jose half way to the hacienda house with a bag over his shoulder. When we were yet a hundred yards apart he shot a wand high above his head with four fingers held wide apart. I gave a "Kansas twar whoop" and kicked my mule so hard in the ribs that he grunted. a minute later and there were four fine water opossums lying at my feet. Jose chattered like a parrot but I never heard him. At last I came to

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1927 P.5 Hacienda Zapolitan, Dept. Libertad, Salvador and got the dope. One was caught in a small round hole (6in. in diameter) in the banks about two feet from the water. This hole looked as if it was being used but the rains had washed away all tracks. There were some water soaked sticks and trash that looked as if they had been partly dragged into the hole. A well worn trail led from the hole down the bank to the water. Another was cought on the root of a large tree that stood on the very edge of the river banks. The root on which the opossum was taken extended down to the water. [illegible] I had to chip out part of the root to partly conceal my trap. Faeces containing fish bones and scales, that I saw on the root caused me to make this set. The third was set on a little ledge between two roots and about two inches under the water. This set appeared as a likely landing place.

1927 Hacienda Zapotitan, Dept., La libertad, Salvador The fourth set was very much like the third but was set on a little ledge under some over hanging brush and roots. Another likely landing spot. Points regarding fresh specimens. 1. Tail - The tail is more or less concave ventrally with a mid ventral line of attachment extending from the base of the tail to the tip. The tail is prehensil. cross-section of tail midventral line of attachment 2. Feet - The heavy padded front feet and the webbed hind feet are covered with little dermal projections that are very adhesive to the touch of my fingers and have a endency to cling to wood when pressed against it and pulled caudally. 3. Teeth - The middle upper incisors are exposed when the lips are closed.

1927 P. 7 Hacienda Zapolitan, Dept, La Libertad, Salvador June, 21, 1927- The continuous rains raised the little river until all my traps were under water. June 22, 1927- Jose brought me No. 12940, which was caught on a little ledge several feet below the surface of the water. Jose said that the river was rising steadily and spreading out through the jungle. I told him to recue all the traps that he could. June 23, 1927 - Jose, poor devil, brought in half of the traps, and looks like he will be a likely patient for the doctor on our return to San Salvador. The temporal is still holding forth. "Thanking God for small favors" we shall sail for San Salvador day after tomorrow. June 24 & 25, 1927- in San Salvador. In reviewing my notes I find that I failed to record the [illegible] of a colony of (Thynchisus)

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1987 P. 8 Hacienda Zapotitan, Dept., La Libertad, Salvador at the Rio Sucio. The first bunch I saw were clinging to the under side of a large dead tree trunk that leaned out over the river. There were approximately fifteen. Their method of position of resting was like that of Peocopteryx. When I threw a stone into the water and frightened them from their shaded resting place their swallow like flight could not have been mistaken for that of any other bat. A hundred yards farther down stream I saw a colony of perhaps thirty five flutter about under a flow bridge when a carreta crossed.

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1927 La Libertad, Dept, La Libertad, Salvador June 26, 1927- I was invited to join a deer hunt which was to take place twelve kilometers inland from the port of La Libertad. We reached the hacienda [illegible] early and found that one of the men had been hunting the night before and had shot a doe. He was kind enough to give me the skull No. 12991. The hacienda house is on the road that leads from La Libertad to San Salvador. From there we went out over the rough and rugged terrain to the east. I saw many signs of deer and some signs of peccari. There are few native suits in the region and the place is undoubtably alive with animal life. One of the boys shot a monkey far down in the jungle. I didn't see it. From the description he gave me I assume that it was Ateles. June 27, 1927- San Salvador

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1927 Hacienda Venecia, Tepit., San Salvador, Salvador June 28-29, 1927 - These two days I spent on the Hacienda of Sr. Don Jorge Melendez [illegible] for squirrels (Holotype) Sciurus v. Ovarcataoides) but I never saw a squirrel. I was fortunate to see two Dasyprocta in captivity. While feeding these animals sat on their up like a squirrel and held the pieces of pineapple on which they were feeding with their front feet. When I frightened the agoutis threw up the long thairs along their back very much like a porcupine does, to protect itself.

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