El Salvador field notes, v4501
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10/19/25 54 the trap mentioned I caught a (10598) kiomys. This was at an altitude of 900 feet. Directly up the mountain side from this place was a large lava rock which had broken away from the ledge and slid down the slope for some distance. The brush and small trees had grown up around it so it was nearly concealed. Along one side of the rock and quite close to it there seemed to be a run. One might not be right in calling this place a run but there were no obstacles along that side of the rock so it was quite obvious if an animal came that way he would choose the path of least resistance. In a large snap trap (10599) feet in this run I caught a Sigmodon. At an altitude of 1000 feet near the rocky ledge under some thin brush I caught a Sigmodon in a no. 0. steel trap, (10600) This place was near a patch of plants with starchy tubercles. Before I blurred with death I observed that the iris was dark brown. October 20, 1925 - Rained during w the evening. In tall grass near the (10592) rocks where I caught the Peromyscus I (10601) caught a white belled blue mouse. These juvenile mice are probably the same species (10602) as the Peromyscus. I caught a kiomys at an altitude of 1150 feet under the heavy brush. AT the Protectora mine I got many barn owl pellets. Half of a Sigmodon lay by a nest of eggs there.