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Transcription
Mt. Cacagualique, Dept, San Miguel, Salvador
Nov., 21, 1925 - Dec., 23, 1925
Gray-tailed Squirrel, Variegated Squirrel - Hardia
When we first arrived in the
Mt. Cacagualique region there were
two chocoote trees with rich pipe yellow
fruit. In these trees I saw three
squirrels the first day I was in
the field, but since our equipment
had not arrived I did not collect
any. No. 10860 was collected in
the edge of the oaks, and No. 10872
was shot in a dense brush patch,
where I was trying to draw a
wren up closer by squeaking like
a bird. Instead of the wren here
came this squirrel and I shot it
with my shot pistol. It had a large
grub in its back. I saw two
more of these squirrels in the oak
region (Joruan) but was unable to
get a shot at them.