El Salvador field notes, v4501
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Rio San Miguel, 13°25'N, Dept., San Miguel Feb, 2, 1926 - Feb, 21, 1926 Sigmodon - Raton de Zacate Sigmodons were found commonly in this Rio San Miguel region. No. 11041 was taken in a trap set under a heavy brush of grass at the edge of a corn patch, [illegible] dense brush, and weeds, at least one half of a mile from [illegible] water in an old lagoon. Not far from this place No. 11140 was caught in a wild pineapple hedge [illegible] which bordered some second growth and a dense patch of jungle. A large number of specimens were taken in traps, perhaps one quarter of a mile from the places spoken of in the opposite direction from the lagoon, in traps set in low [illegible] weeds! Here the ground had been cleared away and a little farther over was a corn patch but the ears had been gathered. Well worn paths led about through the low brown weeds some going into the large cracks in the ground and others occasionally leading over to the edge of the dense jungle. The best spot I found for sigmodons was in an old weedy bean patch near the Rio San Miguel. The beans had been picked and stock had been allowed to feed in the patch, thus making trails which