El Salvador field notes, v4500
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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