Field notes, v1345
Page 159
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R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journal 20 July Reventazon, 64 Km S, 19 Km W Sechura, Dept. Piura, Peru Elev 100' (est.) Still hungry but enjoying a bed little groom. The first part of my trip was on the low down with succulent vegetation now unsuccessful but a fox had shown considerable interest in it during the night: I finally reached the humpback area whilst some or not but only caught one mouse then cut it in the small pale snake that we have been commonly catching in desert. Only a couple of my traps were spring and a couple bed red buried on them by fox. With no care I again planted Capromyzidae primarily from some plan yesterday, and now planted a pair (or at least I planted 2 individuals, Vermilion O lyxatlas Lyrecephalus rubinus, hummerport, apotoki as more like I worked. Other species were heard but I was getting traps and did not find them. I had difficulty finding my tracks out in place and had to spend several times in order to repair my tracks. Despite the difficulties I believe I found all my traps. Today I even watched my direction and looks in the two trees case and men only about 50' off when I reached a location from which it was not visible at about 1000 when about 300 yd from camp my foot sank into the groom as it seems that I had stepped into the burrow system of some unknown animal. The entrance was plugged with sand: the absence of trail sign that any human were present, and it was located at bar g sand dune about 25-30' high and with dints of about 60'. The slope was only about 5-10% at location of burrow as it was on windward side of bar. Higher, a line with less vegetation but mostly cactus but then no more bar. I proceeded to try and dig the