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Mt. Cacaguatike, Dept., San Miguel, El Salvador
Nov., 21, 1925 - Dec., 23, 1925
Yellow mouse
The Yellow mice were caught only
in the sub-tropical zone and usually
on the banks of streams. Many were
taken in traps set in the water for
water mice. Traps set on rocks in the
streams and baited with oatmeal were
sure to catch a Yellow mice sooner or later.
Nos. 10800, 10805, & 10840 we caught in a
patch of tall rough bladed grass (grass
patch described in Harvest mouse notes). Nos. 10845
& 10849 were caught in a corn [illegible] and
bean patch where there was much
glass; these traps were not more than
100 ft. from a stream. The trap were
set in the grass, and at the base of corn
stalks and bean vines, where there
appeared to be signs of mice. Nos. 10867 &
10879 were caught in a stream where
heavy grass lay over the water. This
stream was bordered by brushy weed
patches and old corn fields, being used
for pasture land. Stomach contents
were primarily plant pulp, however,
some contained seed pulp. Ocolot No
10817 had a Yellow mouse in its stomach
together with two other mice.