8/25/25 23 August 25, 1925 - Cool morning and early afternoon; warm wind blowing in the evening. My mouse traps under the mimosa brush had six mice today. Five were destroyed. One was a wooly mouse and the others were Oryzomys. The ants seem to be everywhere even down to the waters edge of a lagoon. August 26, 1925 - Very warm all day. The mouse traps had six mice; two were good specimens and the others were destroyed by ants. Although we got into the field about 8 A.M. we were too late. The ants seem to live in relatively small colonies all through the mimosa brush. I have frequently placed a trap on these debs and found them carrying off my bait (corn) in a few minutes. Our native assistant shot a nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus — ) in the open forest under large trees. This specimen was taken in the same swampy region that I have been collecting Oryzomys, and in the same type of place that I killed the anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla — ). There were grubs and other beetle larvae, and dung beetles in his stomach. The natives say that the armadillo meat is very palatable. August 27, 1925 - Cloudy and threatening rain nearly all day. No rain. Today we got into the field an hour and one half after day break. Indications from the trap line showed that we were about the same length