El Salvador field notes, v4500
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"Peromyscus", they seem to be very plentiful here in this ravine. I caught twelve of these in this place, some old and some young. Upon looking in their stomach we found red fruit which I found after looking and which we took some leaves to find out what kind of a tree this is, this place where I caught these mice is 4300 ft high. January 11, 1927 I took more traps up for harvest mice after look at other traps which I took eight more Peromyscus. I set traps for harvest mice in likely places. One trap held a large female Peromyscus by both front legs and a young one was sucking it was about half grown. I caught it with hands and killed it also after cutting mother open she was emorio in milk which is peculiar that she had not weaned this mouse yet. These Peromyscus were taken taken in about same places each morning but higher up on side of ravine I did not catch any of these. Altho their undoubtedly were up their to