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Puerto del Triunfo Dept., Usulutan.
Dec, 28, 1925 - Jan, 25, 1926
Nasua
- Picote
This species, the darker form,
was found commonly at Picoto del
Triunfo. The natives reported that
they were found commonly along the
upper tide flats where they fed on
crabs. I met with them twice on a
carreta trail which led through
the dense jungle. The first was
solitary [illegible] and it crossed
the trail about one hundred yards
ahead of me and disappeared in
the jungle before I could get a shot at
it. The second time was
approximately 5 P.M. when I met with
a band of seven or eight. They
crossed the trail some distance ahead
of me, however the jungle was so
dense I failed to get a shot at them
although I followed them for
nearly ten minutes. At times I
thought I heard individuals stop
and root among the dry leaves only
to hurry on an instant or two later.
No. 10919 a female was shot in the
muddy upper tide flats by a native.
she was very poor. No. 10432 was shot
in a small jungle trail in a group
of several by a native. No. 11035 was
brought to me by a native boy who said
that he killed it in the jungle. Stomachs
examined contained crabs, and insects.