El Salvador field notes, v4500
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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