El Salvador field notes, v4500
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December 11, 1924 No 12107. This species was shot at night when returning from hunt by side of trail we heard it climb up in some vines on investigating we found this mammal up in vines it was then shot with pistol December 12, 1924 No 12108. Was caught in trap along Rio Seco 2 1/2 mi N.W. Divisadero with a bait set bait being a dove which I shot, then I hanged it above trap when found it had a hole dug in sand and didn't move when I came upon it, then I shot it with 410 shot pistol, it never even scented which is very unusual for this mammal December 13, 1924 We moved to Monte Mayor for bats December 14, 1924 I hunted at night but never got any. thing it being to moon light December 15, 1924 went to mine to get bats with R. A. helpped him put up them and made skeletons of some. December 16, 1924 Got up at 4 o'clock went 3 mi to mines hunted or way over but no luck then helped put up bats that we got.