El Salvador field notes, v4500
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1927 P.32 Los Eses miles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador February 25, 1927- A well placed set on the north slope was left yesterday and today it held, Oryzomys N.o., 12626. Night hunting for lutra, near camp resulted nothing. February 26, 1927- Today was spent tramping over the mountain looking for signs of Neotoma and Glaucomys but none were found. February 27, 1927- [illegible] a desperate attempt was made to get lutra. I followed the small streams from 7: P.M. until 1: A.M. and killed three house cats. Any cat that prowls along those streams at night should be killed. The first cat's eyes reflected red when I first saw them then when they flashed again they were green. The second was green and the last was red. While descending of the stream courses a pair of bright red