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C. Caroleus
1967
Journal
50
Sept 16th
Yaviza, Darien Prov., Rep de Panama
The guests take time from collecting, but I'm a guest too & glad for a place to stay. Big noise in town - music told 2 [in] loud & clear - 3 live hands with wild dance. Safe to be out till the fights start @ 12-1 AM.
Sept 17th
Yet. Peter (Hattay) spent most of the day building a container [to put] the skeleton in. There are numerous flies. The # 32'
which we had a cage died so made a skeleton. Very honey moth, # 322 was found in a Mance tree. He was mating freely, but much came off a wowing & skimming kind. # 333 I am told is common; He has 8 legs (I think), found in town. The # 334 had what looked like rockroach in it's stomach. (We are forcing them all over - even in the day they) run around the house.) The lizards again from food. We were brought a tiny baby Hummer which Peter has decided to raise. It eats sugar, water & vitamins. He(?) lives in a film slide box & is fed by a syring when I see he cried. Puts is also trying to feed, with not success, a pet viper (V). [Chognosed vipers?]
# 322, After being skinned we put him in a box & section to close over night. Got asleep at 800 & got up at 7.30 Full