El Salvador field notes, v4500
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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