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C. Pavelow
1967
Journal
53
Yaviza, Darien Prov., Rep de Panama
Sept 19th
was brought to us by a "little hunter". The fish
# 408
,
# 409
,
# 410
,
# 411
and
# 412
were caught from the
foulth dirty creek which runs through town. It's
really more of a (stream) than a creek. When
the creek floods, thus we big fish which the
people eat. Since I am collecting without
permets & have no export or import permits Dr.
Plowson suggested I do mostly alcoholics &
skeletons. #413
was caught
live in town in a palm tree. Should mention
the reason I have no permets is that I didn't
know I would be collecting in Panama until
a few weeks before I left Costa Rica.
Sept 20th
At 6:30 a little knock on the door & in walks
a # 441
Threw it to the nets:
in net # 1 we got # 436
## 439
,
and # 440
.
Net # 2 we got # 437
+ 438
At the nets I began to feel ill & by the time we
got back I was wretching like (in the morning)
(also had extreme tourists). Spent the afternoon
lying down - did eat a little dinner. Fever
There was quite a bet of activity in the
afternoon. Some kids brought in 3