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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