Field notes, v1345
Page 237
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R.B., Hamilton 1967 Journal South Foot of Cerro Amotape, 10 km N, 40 Km W of August 9 Sullana, Dept. Piura, Peru boulders about 15:00 and decided to camp. Southeast Foot, Cerro Amotape, 13 km N, 35 Km W of Sullana, Dept. Piura, Peru Ray and I set traps in draw as Carl set up camp. Orioles, humming birds, Vermillion Flycatchers, wrens, and ant birds were some of the birds in this area. After supper Ray, Fred, and I looked for geckos in draws. We managed to catch about three. Then we went to bed. No nocturnal animals were seen. August 10 Ray's and my traps were in parallel draws. We met at trap lines where Ray caught Phyllotis darwani? and I caught nothing. We then started prying the exfoliating granite off boulders looking for lizards. We caught 23 large geckos, 4 bats, and 1 Tropidirus lizard--also one snake- found skin, plus several scorpions and spiders under these rocks. The bats were found in two places in pairs close together. Later examination re- vealed that all were small and one was probably young. We returned to camp and found that Fred had collected an Aimophila-like sparrow and a black and yellow flycatcher. About noon we left! and proceeded north. However, soon the road dis- appeared, and we were forced to turn around. We drove away from hills in order to avoid