El Salvador field notes, v4501
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leading through the weeds show many tracks of Conepatus, Spilogale, Melaschiropes, and Procyon, and about some of the banana clumps are old Gibber workings. To the west of the banana grove are many rubber trees. Along the west end of the grassy pasture are corn and cane patches not far from the upper tide flats. Natives report that much of their corn in these patches is taken by Raccoons. When one walks along the high tide flats many Procyon and Vasaia tracks are seen where thousands of tiny crabs scurry into their holes in the salty mud. Most of the ground covered by the high tide is shaded by roof-like rooted mangroves. The flat country in the district of Puerto del Triunfo is obviously a slushy muddy mess during the rainy season, which is evidenced by the deep wheel rutted and dusty cameta trail leading from Sigulisco, the nearest railroad point.