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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