Field notes, v1350

Hawes, Myrnal L.

1969

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

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Myrnal (Leong) Hawas 1969 Catalogue # 122 - 411 Equador Peru

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Museumberg 1969 Catalog 8 E side Nt. Pichincha, 3500+m., Province de Pichincha, Ecuador Thorn-Oryzoms 3 embryo June 29 122 ♀ Phyllotis baggardei 172-100-21-14-10 15.9g. 123 ♂♀ Thornusomy? 1 embryo 196-111-23-18-12 21.2g. +chrom. testa 7x4 July 1 124 ♂ thernusomys 215-111-23-18-15 23 g + chromosomes July 2 125 ♀ akodon 170-69-20-16-13 27g +chromosomes July 3 126 ♀ akodon 184-78.26-17-12 22g 5.5 mi NE San Bartolo, Depts. Lima, Peru si alcohol Gecko July 4 127 7 km. SSE Chilca, Depto. Lima, Peru coll. OPPerman July 6 128 ♂ Mus musculus testa 7x4 154-75-16-16-12 12g 129 ♀ " " 144-68-16-14-11 9g +chromosomes 130 ♀ " " 134-71-17-14-11 9g + chromosomes 131 ♀ " " 158-81-18-15-12 13g. 132 ♂ " " testa 5x3 140-73-16-14-11 11g 2 mi. SW Casapalca, 13,300 ft., Depts. Lima, Peru + chrom. coll. OPPerman July 8 133 ♀ Phyllotis andium 161-70-19-18-14 20g 134 ♀ Calomys sorellus coll. OPPerman +embryo 146-61-18-17-14 14g +chromosomes coll. OPPerman 135 ♂ Phyllotis andium testa 3x3 207-108-26-21-16 26g 2 mi. N Casapalca, 14,400 ft. Depto. Lima, Peru + chrom coll. Ray Gillen 136 ♀ Calomys lucilla 130-41-19-19-15 17g. -chrom " coll. Ray Gillen 137 ♂ 117-40-(-) 17-13 15g 2 mi. SW Casapalca, 13,300 ft., Depts. Lima, Peru refugiensana 1st only coll. R. Gillen July 9 138 ♀ Calomys sorellus 4 embryos 157-66-19-18-14 20g. 5 mi SE Chilca, 150 ft., Depts. Lima, Peru shred only July 12 139 ♀ Mus musculus w/ embryo 122-60-17-12-10 8g. shred only " July 15 140 ♂ (117) testa 4x2 132-67-19-13-10 8g. shred w/n " no embryo 141 ♀ " " (125) pelvis not opened 139-, 68-17-13-10 8g 142 ♂ (127) testa body 3x2 146-70-17-14-10 9g

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Miguel Henry 1969 Catalog 944 8 ni. SE Chilea, 150ft., Depto. Lima, Peru skull only no embryos July 15 (cont.) 143 ♀ Mus musculus juvenile 127-62-16-12-10 6g. 144 ♂ " ". testes 3x1 147-73-18-14-11 9g. skull only 145 ♀ " " juvenile 134-65-16-13-10 7.4g 146 gecko Hacienda San Javier Alto, 3 km. NNE Chilea, Depto Lima, Peru coll. John Davis July 16 147 ♀ Saltator olivacollis non-breeding 51 g. 7km. SSE Chilea, Depto Lima, Peru skull only July 17 148 ♂ Mus musculus testes 6x4 151-76-15-13 13g. 149 ♀ " " testes 2x3 152-67-16-(-) 9g. skull only 150 ♀ " no embryos 149-74-16-(-) 11g. skull only closed. no embryos 136-65-17-14 9g. 151 ♂ skull only testes 3x4 (-)-70-18-15 8g. skull only " closed 161-77-16-13 13g 152 ♀ skull only 4 embryos 138-69-16-14 15g. 153 ♂ " " testes 3x2 143-64-16-13 8g. skull only closed 163-81-17-(-) 12g. 156 ♀ skull only testes 6x4 143-68-15-12 11g. 157 ♂ skull only testes 5x6 164-82-18-14 13g 158 ♂ " " testes 5x3 155-74-18-14 12g. skull only closed 143-69-16-14 9g. 160 ♀ skull only testes 4x5 169-83-18-15 13g. 161 ♂ skull only testes 4x6 154-75-17-(-) 12g. skull only testes 4x6 153-74-17-(-) 12g 163 ♂ " " testes 4x7 2x3 142-72-18-12 9g. skull only testes 2,4x7 153-77-19-(-) 13g. 165 ♀ skull only open, no embryos 148-72-17-14 12g. 166 ♂ " " testes 2x3 132-69-17-13 8g. 167

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normal leeuw 1969 Catalog 3/10 2 m. 7 km SSE Chileo , Depto Lima, Peru (ant.) guly 17 (ant.) 168 $ Mus musculus testo 4x5 150-72-18-12 11g. 169 $ skull only skull only closed 135-64-16-14 8g. 170 $ " testo 3x5 149-76-17-13 10g. 171 $ Oryzomyx xanthos no embryos 246-122-31-19-15 37g. 172 " " skull smoth" 801-159-35-23-16 80g. + chromosomes coll. R. Wilson 173 $ Phyllotis armiers coll. R. Wilson 208-111-23-26-21 22g. + chromosomes 174 $ Phyllotis armiers testo 7x5 196-(66-23-25-21 20g. guly 18 175 $ Mus musculus testo 3x4 143-77-18-12 9.9g. skull only 176 $ " testo 4x7 153-81-18-14 13g 177 $ skull only testo 2x3 132-67-17-13 7.3g. 178 $ " " skull only open - no embryos 159-78-17-(-) 13g. 179 $ skull only testo 4x6 150-78-19-14 11g. 180 $ " " testo 2x3 136-69-17-14 7.4g 181 $ skull only closed-no embryos 124-61-17-13 8.0g. 182 $ skull only testo 4x5 140-68-15-13 9.5g 183 $ skull only testo 4x3 (92)-(22)-18-12 8.5g. + chromosomes 184 $ Oryzomyx xanthodes testis 9x15 295-146-31-22-16 79g. skull only guly 19 185 $ Mus musculus testo 1x2 126-61-17-12 6.1g. skull only 186 $ " testo 3x5 130-65-15-13 9.9g. 187 $ " " testo 4x7 144-73-16-13 12g. 188 $ skull only closed - no embryos 156-75-17-15 14g. 189 $ skull only dead - no embryos 139-73-19-13 9.5 190 $ skull only testo 4x6 162-79-18-14 15g 191 $ " testo 2x3 136-71-17-14 10g. 4 km. ENE Pucusana, 150+ft., Depto Lima, Peru guly 20 192 lizard

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Myrna Kemp 1969 Catalog 11 # 10 km. S Yungos, 8000 ft Depts. Leima, Peru all of Pearson july 21 193 ј Phylloitis auricus no embryos 187-99-24-20-16 21.5g 194 ? " " no embryos 186-96-24-19-16 20g. 195 δ " " tails 6x9 200-102-24-20-17 29g. coll. C.A. Pearson 196 θ " testes 6x8 210-112-25-20-16 28g. + diromesoma 197 ј Phylloitis andium testes 6x9 240-123-25-22-18 41g. 8 mi. NE yungoz, 9500 ft., Dept. Leima, Peru + diromesoma july 22 198 ? Phylloitis magister 248-128-27-25-20 41g. + diromesoma 199 θ Marmosa cinerea 208-110-15-23-19 18.5g 5 mi. E yungza, 9000 ft., Dept. Leima, Peru july 200 ? Marmosa cinerea 168-96-24-18-15 10g. july 23 201 ? Phylloitis auricus coll. R. Nielson no embryos 192-100-24-20-16 20g. + diromesoma 202 ? Phylloitis auricus no embryos 194-101-25-21-17 24g. july 25 7 km. SSE chilca, Dept. Leima, Peru 203 θ skull only Ples musculus testes 5x7 176-87-19-15 (3.5g) 204 ј? skull only immature closed 144-72-18-14 8.3g. 205 θ skull only testes 3x5 154-76-19-15 10g. 206 θ skull only teste 3x5 148-75-17-14 9g 207 ? " closed 175-75-18-14 8.7g 208 θ skull only testes 2x3 139-74-17-14 8.0g 209 ? skullbone closed no embryos testes 3x5 143-70-17-13 7.8g 210 θ skull only testes 3x5 157-76-17-14 10.5g 211 ј? skull only open - no embryos 155-76-15-14 y. 212 θ testes 3x5 150-76-18-14 8.9g 213 ? skull only imm - no embryos 145-77-18-13 7.1g. coll C Pearson 214 θ " " testes 3x4 146-69-15-13- 9g. coll C Pearson 215 ? skull only no embryos - dead 133-64-16-12 7.9g coll ( Pearson 216 θ " " testes 2x4 136-66-17-13 9.0g.

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Mypel heng 1969 Catalog 12# july 25 (cont.) 7 km SSE Chllea, Depto. Leima, Perra shell only 217 ? Mies mureulus Tales 3x5 Wt. C Pearson 169-81-17-14 14g. 218 ? shell only closed - w/ bulbs coll. C. Pearson 140-67-17-14 8.8g 219 ? skeull mdy testo 2x4 coll. C. Pearson 151-73-15-14 10.5g. 220 ? " " pen. no enlpyo coll. G. Pearson 154-74-16-14 12 g. 221 ? skeull mdy testo 2x4 coll. C. Pearson 145-71-17-15 9g. 222 ? skeull mdY closed - w/ bulbs coll. C. Pearson 154-76-17-14 10.2g 223 ? skeull mdY testo 3x6 155-76-17-15 10g. 4 km. ENE Pacurana, Depto. Leima, Penn +chlorozomes 224 ? Phyllotis annicus (30)-(37)-23-23-21 25 g. 5 1/2 km NE San Bartolo, Depto. Leima, Penn +chlorosones 225 ? Phyllotis annicus 170-86-23-21-18 16g. 226 ? Phyllotis annicus +chlorosones - parasite 186-98-23-22-18 20 g. Pomacocha, Yanbi Valley, 14212 ft., Depto. Junin, Penn July 29. 227 ? Calmys dorrella sorellus testo 4x7 +chlorosomes hymatics poplicas 143-55-19-19-15 14g. 228 ? Phyllotis derwini testo 3x4 coll. AK Pearson 230-121-27-26-23 32g 229 ? Calmys sorellus testo 4x6 146-59-20-19-16 17g. 230 ? Nestomys obriosus testo 7x9 +chlorosomes 200-75-25-19-14 49g. 231 ? Akodon Bolwensis +chlorosones 144-58-21-12-10 12g. July 30 7 km SSE Chllea, Depto. Leima, Penn 232 ? Myotis tuto 3x5 79-30-7-14-11 4.6 g.

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original Lenz 1969 Catalog 134 19 mi. W Chiquiàn, 8500ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru Aug.2 233 ♂ Phyllotis andinum testa 7x9 228-119-26-21-17 32g 234 ♀ " " coll. C.B.Koford 154 235 ♂ "+ chromosomes " " [8]47-25-21-17 24g testes 4x7 206-117-27-21-16 27g. 25 mi. S Tuaras, 12500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru Aug.3 236 ♂ hummingbird (Orisla trochius) testa 1mm. 9.4g. 237 ♀ Aleodon bolivensis no gutt. 150-61-20-14-9 25g. 238 ♀ " " juvenile 128-54-20-13-9 13g 239 Toad 4 mi S, 8 mi. E Recuay, 12500ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru Aug.4 240 ♂ Calomys sorellus coll. C.B.Koford 17g. Phyllotis testa 6x8 150-63-19-18-13 241 ♀ Phyllotis no embryo 133-60-19-16-13 9g. coll. C.B.Koford. 242 ♂ Aleodon bolivensis no embryos 155-67-21-14-9 21.5g. coll. C.B.Koford 243 ♀ " " no embryos 175-74-22-15-10 23g. 25 mi. S Tuaras, 12500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru 244 ♂ Calomys ducillis testa 6x8 142-60-18-19-14 13g. 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Recuay, 12500ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru Aug.5 245 ♀ Aleodon bolivensis no cmb. 156-65-21-15-10 14g. 246 ♀ Oryzomys longicaudatus coll. C.B.Koford +chromosomes 181-110-21-14-11 19g. 247 ♂ Aleodon bolivinus testa 2x4 165-66-20-14-11 17g. +chromosomes 248 ♀ Oryzomys longicaudatus 206-120-22-14-11 15g. +chromosomes Calomys sorellus 249 ♂ ? Calomys ? testa 6x8 152-67-19-18-15 14g. Phyllotis pictus Aug.6 250 ♂ Antemyopsis testes 8x11 216-101-26-21-17 47g. 251 ♀ Calomys ? sorellus no emb. 131-56-18-16-12 11g. 252 ♂ Oryzomys longicaudatus no emb. 197-102-22-15-10 10g. Calomys sorellus? 253 ♀ Phyllotis pictus? Emb. 48,1/2 (11m) 158-64-18-17-13 25g. 254 ♀ " Phyllotis pictus" 167-70-25-14-15 24g. ale. 255 frog ```</result>```json { "text":

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Miguel Leonz 1969 Catalog 14 13000ft. 6 mi. WSW Culicl Tunnel, Dept Ancash, Per Akodon jelskii Aug. 7 256 ♀ Nestomp chrius no emb. 169-73-22-16-10 27g. 257 ♀ Oryzomys longicaudatus no amb. 180-109-20-15-11 9g. 258 ♂ Calomys aurellus testa 4x7 153-60-18-18-13 16g. 259 ♀ Calomys dueilla no amb: 130-56-17-16-12 11g. 260 ♀ Akodon boliviensis no amb. 163-72-14-15-10 20g. 261 ♂ " " " testa 7x10 148-61-19-13-9 19g Aug. 8 262 ♀ Akodon jelskii Nestomys chrius no amb 191-76-22-18-12 46g. 263 ♀ " " no emb. coll. C.B. Koford 150-64-22-15-11 18g. 264 ♀ " " no amb. 153-54-22-15-10 34g. 265 ♀ Akodon boliviensis no amb 150-62-19-13-8 20g, 266 ♀ " " no amb. 160-67-20-15-12 23g. km. Collon, 2 S, 11 km W Huaras, 13000 ft. Ancash, Per Aug. 9 267 ♀ Phyllotis pictus no emb. uterine moults w/ scars 215-88-21-21-16 58g 268 ♂ Phyllotis pictus testa 6x10 191-90-25-22-19 36g. 269 ♂ " " " (darkened) testa 4x10 180-82-25-21-16 28g. 270 ♀ " " (faded) no emb. 159-70-22-19-15 25g, +chromosomes Aug.10 271 ♂ Phyllotis imm. 180-80-25-20-17 26g. 1km. N, 2 Km. E Pariacota, 6500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Per +chromosomes 272 ♂ Phyllotis andium coll. C.B. Koford testa 5x8 194-95-24-19-16 26g. +chromosomes coll. C.B. Kofard 273 ♂ Phyllotis andium testes 6x7 R. Kilborn 218-102-26-21-18 31g. +chromosomes coll. R. Kilborn 274 ♀ Phyllotis andium 5 emb (4L,1S.) 30mm c-d 206-96-23-20-16 34g. +chromosomes Aug.11 275 ♀ " chromosomes no emb. 211-106-25-25-16 33 276 ♂ " testes 5x8 Tenga in san 220-117-25-22-18 28g. +chromosomes coll R Kilborn 277 ♂ Phyllotis andium? testa 3x5 mm. 188-94-24-20-17 19g. Aug.12 278 ♂ yellow finch skull not surfaced ♀ 10g, +chromosomes 279 ♂ Phyllotis magister testes 9x14 245-120-28-24-20 54g. +chromosome coll. CB Kofard 280 ♂ P. yllotis andium testa 5x8 220-113-26-22-19 29g.

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Myrna Leong 1969 Catalog 15 1 km. N, 12 km. E Paracota, 8500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru coll CB Koford 210-105-25-21-17 35g. 261 f Phyllotis andinum 5emb. 32,2,n. + chromosomes 282 f Phyllotis andinum no emb. coll R Nielson 218-110-24-22-19 30g. 6 mi. ENE Paracota, 6500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru 283 large frog aug.13 284 f Akodon boliviensis immature 163-73-20-15-12 15g. aug.14 285 15 mi S Pasamayo, Depto. Libertad, Peru [km. 630 aug.14 285 Conapatus growth skull - skull only pick-up North of Rio Santa, Depto. Lambayeque, Peru, 108ft. 286 lizard 287 lizard 288 lizard aug.15 289 3 mi. SW Morope, 100 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru small gecko 290 medium gecko 291 small lizard 2 mi. SE Morope, 100 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru aug.16 292 f Paralomys gerbillus tota 48mm. 163-74-18-16-15 14g. red rim ridge aug.16 293 f Phyllotomoid bet = Artibeus 75-0-13-19-12 34g. aug.17 294 f Myotis 79-34-8-12-10 3.5g. 295 lizard 2 km. W Porculla Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru 296 lizard aug.18 297 f Drymomys ? members - parous 224-124-25-17-12 29g. coll CB Koford 298 f Marmosa elegans no emb. 136-133-17-18-16 19g. coll CB Koford 299 f Phyllotis andinum 5emb. 2r,32, 8mm. 232-123-25-22-17 38g. + chromosomes dryzomys xanthelus coll CB Koford 300 f long-tailed mouse - jungle type tota 9x14 298-154-32-21-17 56g.

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Myrmal Long 1969 Catalog 16 9 Piura 2 Km. W Presulla Pass, 6500 ft., Depto Lambayeque, Peru 301 Aug.18 (Cont.) ♀ Akodon boliviensis no emb. 176 - 72 - 23 - 15-12 17g. 302 Aug.19 ♀ akodon boliviens no emb. 162 - 71-21-15-11 19g 303 ♂ Phyllostis andium teste 5 x8 216 - 107 - 26-20-17 33g. 304 ♀ Phyllostis andium melliparum 186 - 102 - 25-20-15 19g. 21 km. E, 7 km. N Olmos, Depto. Lambayeque, Peru 305 lizard 306 ♂ honey creeper small marble-like bird non-breeding teste < 1 mm. 8.5g 307 ♀ honey creeper largest ca 1mm. 8.2g. 308 geckos Aug.20 309 ♂ Vermillion flycatcher testes 3 mm. 14g. Artibeus coll c B Koford coll R. Billbon 310 ♀ Phyllostomid bat and 43mm. 73 - 0-15 - 18-12 43g Artibeus coll R. Billbon 311 ♀ Phyllostomid bat 71 - 0-14-19-13 # 35g. Aug.21 312 2 mi. SE Morupe, 400ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru ♂ Phyllostomid bat teste 4x5 6 - 10-12-8 (1g) 313 ♂♀ Phyllostis anicus immature 141-80-22-17-14 9.1g. 314 geckos 315 gecko 316 gecko 317 gecko 318 gecko 319 lizard 2 mi. SE Morupe, 100ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru Aug.22 320 ♂ Paralopyp gebillus teste 5x9 172-90-20-17-14 21g. 321 ♂ " " teste 4x9 171 - 83-21-17-14 18g. 322 ♀ alcohol " " 129-61-19-16-12 9g. 323 ♂ alcohol " " 139 - 69-19-16-13 11g. 324 ♀ " " 115 - 56-18-14-12 7g.

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Myrmal Leng 1969 Catalog 17 325 Aug.22 (and) 2 mi. SE Monops, 100ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru gecko 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depto Cajamarca, Peru Aug.23 326 lizard 327 lizard Aug.24 328 ♂ Alodron bolivinsus testa 6x10mm. 186-81-24-17-12 29g. 329 ♂ Alodron boliviensus testa 2x4mm. 173-76-22-15-11 22g. Aug.25 330 ♀ Oryzomy? 331 ♂ Oryzomy? cdl CBKoford testa 5x9 232-127-24-17-12 27g. 258.139-25-18-14 35g. 332 ♀ Oryzomy? 215-115-27-19-14 26g. sturnira 333 ♂ small Phelestomus testa 4x5 65-0-11-14-11 16g. 334 ♂ " " turnira testa 4x6 70-0-11-12-10 17g. 335 ♀ " " sturnira 65-0-10-12-10 18g. Aug.26 336 ♂ Oryzomy? testa 2x4 [illegible] (w[et] pasture) 188-707-24-15-11 12g. 337 ♀ Oryzomy? no subs. parvum [illegible] (wet pasture) 203-116-23-14-11 15g. 338 ♂ Oryzomy? testa 6x11 269-146-26-17-11 39g. 339 ♂ Alodron sp. testa 3x5 212-102-27-19-15 21g. 340 ♂ Alodron boliviensis testa 5x8 187-80-23-17-13 27g. 341 ♂ Alodron boliviensis testa 2x4 163-72-22-16-13 20g. 342 ♀ Alodron boliviensis puliparus 157-70-22-17-12 19g. 10 mi. NW San Miguel, 9000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru Aug.21 343 frog (in wet brushy habitat under leaves of similar color) Lambayeque 3 mi. N Oystum, 1000ft, Depto. Cajamarca, Peru Aug.28 344 lizard [rocky slope with tall cactus] 345 lizard " " 346 lizard 347 gecko 348 gecko

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Mynal Reorg 1969 Catalog 18 3 mi. N Oyotin, 1000ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru Aug.28 349 gecko (Colo.) 350 gecko 351 gecko 352 gecko 353 gecko Aug.29 354 lizard (hand-shaker) rocks + brush 5 km .NE Pacasmayo, 200ft., Depto. La Libertad , Peru 355 gecko - [dry, barren, rocky hill ] 356 gecko 357 gecko 358 gecko 359 gecko Aug. 30 360 ♀ whipnorwill testo 3x5 361 ♂ seedeater ovo < 1mm. 362 ♂ Ceryomys xantholeus 250 -130- 31- 21-15 5 mi. SW Otuzco, 8000ft., Depto. La Libertad , Peru Aug.31 363 ♀ Phyllotis andium no embs 263 - 146- 27-25-19 364 ♀ Phyllotis andium . no embro. 365 ♂ Phyllotis andium testo 5x9 224 - 120-25- 22-17 366 ♀ Phyllotis andium w ent 224- 115- 24-21-16 367 ♂ Abodera bolivianis no emb 153 -67- 22- 15-10 368 ♂ Abodon bolivians no embs. 154 -69- 22- 17-11 369 ♀ Abodon Boliviani 167 -74- 22- 16-11 370 lizard 371 lizard 10 mi. WNW Santiago de Chucos, 13000 ft., Depto. La Libertad , Peru Sept.1 372 ♂ Phyllotis pictus 197 -85- 26- 23-18

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Mural Leng 1969 Catalog 1972 10 mi. WNW Santiago de Chuco, 13000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru (entr) Sept.1 373 ♂ Phyllotis magister testes 3x5 209-113-26-22-17 25g. (faint) 374 frog [small creek] 375 frog .. 2 mi. SE Morope 100 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru (captured Aug.16 add 1/4 babies which she ate Sept.2 376 ♀ Paralomys gerbillus (died Sept.1) 175-88-21-18-13 17g. 15 mi. W Guirwilca, 11000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru Metallura phoebe 377 ♀ hummingbird - foraged at night on Eucalyptus bark 8ft.up 5.7g. Sept.3 5 mi. SW Otuzco, 8000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru 378 ♂ Akodon boliviensis tails 6x11 187-83-24-16-10 35g. 379 ♀ Akodon boliviensis - uteri scars 192-81-23-16-13 28g. 380 ♂♂ Phyllotis andium skull broken 208-108-26-22-17 27g. 381 ♀♂ Phyllotis andium multipara 197-104-26-24-20 24g. 382 ♀ Phyllotis andium nucleiparous 194-105-25-22-18 23g. 383 ♂ Phyllotis andium testes 3x4 219-107-26-23-18 32g. 384 ♂ Phyllotis andium testes 3x4 207-110-25-22-17 26g. 385 ♂♂ Phyllotis andium testes 3x4 224-120-27-23-17 27g. 20 km. N, 6 km. W Chancay, 800 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru Sept.4 386 gecko outlatsk D. only Sept.5 387 ♂ Lagidium peruvianum testes 15x27-610-250-80-65-63 ~1/2oz. 5 mi. SSW Paracas, Depto. Ica, Peru Sept.6 388 lizard [near salt water inlet] 35 miles ENE Nasca, 10500 ft., Depto. Ayacucho, Peru bolivianus? Sept.7-389 ♂ Phyllotis darwini timutus testes 2x3 210-116-24-25-20 25g. Sept.8 390 ♂ " : " " testes 3x5 234-123-26-27-21 42g 391 ♂ Phyllotis amicuss testes 2x3 183-98-20-22-19 16g. 10 mi. WNW Pucio, 13000 ft., Depto. Ayacucho, Peru darwinii posticals all - C.Brewer Sept.9/392 ♀ Phyllotis [illegible] testes left with of 3 scars 207-104-26-26-20 30g.

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Mymal Leong 1969 Catalog 20/58 10 mi. WNW Puguio, 13000 ft., Dept. Ayacuchos, Peru corallys coll. C.B.Koford set.9 393 ♂ Calomya brevella teste 2x3 151-76-19-18-16 11g. (end.) 394 ♀ Alkeden bolivensis multiparum 157-73-20-14-10 16g. 395 lizard sept.10 396 ♂ Phyllotis pictus teste 6x10 207-90-25-23-19 5/19. 397 ♂ " " teste 5x8 203-94-26-24-20 45g. darwini postcalis 398 ♀♂ Phyllotis protes teste 7x12 255-121-27-27-23 59g. 399 ♂♀ " " " teste 7x11 218-107-25-26-20 39g. 400 ♂♀ " " " teste 8x/8 241-120-29-29-25 50g. 10mm c.r. 401 ♀ " " embryos - 30. 232-116-27-27-23 46g. 402 ♀ " " ut. scars - no emb. 229-109-26-26-23 43g, no embds. ut no welle 403 ♀ " " ut. ut. vented 214-106-27-25-21 34g. 404 ♂ Phyllotis pictus. coll. CB Koford teste 2x3 206-94-27-24-19 39g. right to between A Boliviana 405 ♂ Phyllotis darwini postcalis teste 2x3 221-120-28-27-22 36g coll C.B. Koford 406 ♀ Phyllotis darwini" no mubs. 209-110-25-25-22 27g. all CBKoford 407 ♂♀ Phyllotis darwini postcalis no mubs. 204-109-26-25-21 26g. coll CB Koford - 408 ♀ Phyllotis darwini no mubs. 217-117-27-25-20 25g. sublimus sept.12 409 ♂ Phyllotis teste 6x9 171-60-21-20-15 35g 5 mi. SSW Paracas, Dept. Ica, Peru sept.13 410 lizard mymal Hawes caught sept.11 15 mi. WNW Puguio, 12000 ft., [2mi. w summit] Dept Ayacuchos, Peru sept.22 411 ♂ Marmosa elegans teste 6x8 198-107-15-22-18 13.6g.

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Myrna (Leong) Hawas 1969 Journal Ecuador June 26-29 [illegible] Peru June 30- Sept 13

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Manual leaves 1969 journal Quito, Ecuador Pichincha Province, Ecuador June 26 7:30 am. Arrived at the Quito airport and were met by Fernando Ortiz. The weather is warm, overcast and sprinkling at times. Carol Pearson and I have come here with the primary objective of live-trapping Phyllostis baggardi for chromosome data and study skins. We are staying at Residence Florida, a boarding house 2 blocks from Fernando's apartment. Fernando drove us to Pomasqui Square and we went up to Pululahuca Crater, a large crater with a spreading hacienda within it. The flora & fauna is quite diverse and thick. Along some of the rocky slopes and dry washes might be some good Phyllostis habitat. We've seen vulture, hummingbirds, flower-piercers, grosbeaks, hawks, and flycatchers, and many other birds. 12:30 pm. Fernando took us to the hacienda of his friend Esteban Serrano, the Hacienda La Pompa. There is quite a rich variety of plants & trees here. We have made arrangements to return this afternoon and trap in the nearby foothills for Phyllostis. We have 70 large folding Shermans.

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M. Lanz 1969 journal 2 June 26 Hacienda La Pompa, Pichincha Province, Ecuador Fernando's assistant was supposed to pick us up at 4:00pm to bring us here. He was 2 hours late. The sun sets & rises regularly at 6:00 here, so it was getting very dark (and foggy). We had only 40 traps. Esteban Serrano, who's in charge of the hacienda helped us trap. We set out [illegible] 10 along a somewhat rocky & sandy slope that had a fair amount of vegetation. 8 were set just below this in an old corn field. Finally, 14 were set along a dry wash nearby. In no case was there any animal sign. We heard owls and whippoorwills. The moon was almost full and the temperature was about 60°F. 8 traps set in house. June 27 5:30am. We left to check the traps. No success. A Mus musculus was caught in the closure. Today we want to try trapping on the slopes of Mt. Pichincha, which is probably rockier & drier than the area around Hacienda La Pompa. 4:20pm. Fernando was supposed to pick us up at 4:00 to go trapping up on Pichincha. It has been raining fairly hard for the past 1/2 hrs., so maybe this has discouraged him. 4:30pm. Fernando and his assistant Pancho arrived here and we drove up a dirt road on Mt. Pichincha. It is still raining, though not as hard as it was earlier. The slopes are

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Nipual Lewis 1969 journal 3 June 27 (cont.) 3500 m. 11,100 ft. quite Mt. Pichincha, Prov. of Pichincha, Ecuador, quite verdant, mostly with low growing shrubs and ground vegetation - ferns, etc. Unfortunately, the road had a slide before we were even half way up, and so we could go no further in the jeep. Supposedly near the top was rocky habitat that might be suitable for Phyllotis hoggaridi. It would have been an hour's walk up to the top, however, so we decided to set traps along the chaparral. We hiked up to the grassy chaparral area and set our traps in 3 lines of about 15 each, plus a line along the road where the sharp bank met the road. All together, 70 folding shermans, baited with rolled oats, were set. The area is quite moist and the vegetation is low and thick. The slopes are also rather steep. No definite animal sign was seen except for a few holes. What appeared to be rabbit droppings were fairly abundant. Fernando says the Eastern slope of Pichincha is much drier. It faces away from the ocean. We saw many birds on our walk up Pichincha. This may have been because it was right after the rains, but the area is good for birds anyway. 4 spp of hummingbird were seen: Buff-legged Patagona (Giant),

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Wyzmal Henry 1969 Journal 4 June 27 (corr.) 3500m. Mt. Pichincha, Quito, Prov. de Pichincha, Ecuador one that was all brown below with iridescent Green on the back (copper feathering) and the blue-winged. and We also saw an antpetta perched on a shrubby plant. On our way down we saw a Whipperwill. June 28 7:30am We checked the traps. None of the traps set in the grassy slopes had any nice except for one, set under a shrub with grass and low-growing vegetation surrounding it. It is probably a Phylloptis, although the ears are not exceptionally large. The fur is woolyish and a reddish tan color. The tail is long. This was caught by Carl Pearson. I had set a line of 22 traps along the road. In the first four of these were mice. The first 2 had mouse - like animal that resemble very much Meristos. My guess is that they are Akoden. The first was caught by a trap set in a large hole (~1ft. wide) about 4 feet up on the bank. There were overhanging Portletos and grasses covering the hole. The vegetation around was quite thick, with acros and small ferns, clover-like plant, grasses, and some little shrubs. The 2nd trap had another Akoden in it. This was set where the bank levels off. The vegetation both on the bank on the ground was thick, with many grasses and

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Mypual Leng 1469 journal 5 Mt. Pichincha, 3500 m., Quito, Prov. de Pichincha, Ecuador. ground vegetation. The next trap held what I hope to be-Phyllothis. This was set where the bank is higher (12-15 ft.) and more bare. The place where the trap was still had a good deal of vegetation, mostly grasses and low shrubs and plants. There was a bunch of pumpas grass overhanging. The 4th trap had another Phyllothis. This was set in a similar habitat, among the grasses near the edge of the bank. The other 18 traps had nothing. The vegetation there wasn't quite as thick and grassy as the first 4. Generally, the environment is drier then that right below it. Above the road is grassy chaparral and below it is steep forest area. We saw many birds - colibras, the antipitta, many hummingbirds, hawks, doves, seabins, sparrows, flower piercers, etc. The weather is overcast and cloudy and somewhat cool. Saw interaction between hummus and flower piercers. At 4:00 pm. Fernando picked us up and we made our way back up Mt. Pichincha. The weather was cloudy and cooling. We drove up to the road slide and decided to hike up along the road past where we set traps last night, and look for habitat like that where the

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Myrual Leonz 1969 journal 6 june 28 (cont.) Mt. Picluncha, 3500 m., Quito, Prov. de Pichincha, Ecuador four mice were found today. We set traps in several places along the road, and ended up with 1 line, separated in about 3 places, of ? 68 Shermons (apparently 2 traps were lost this morning). We tried to place traps in grassy places at the base of high banks of the road. Some traps were placed on top of the bank, some in holes in the bank, but mostly at the base. As we were leaving (6:00 pm), the temperature was dropping noticeably. The sky was clearing, and the moon is essentially a full one. We plan to return tomorrow morning to collect the traps before we start out to see Cotapaxi. june 29 6:30 am. We left to check the traps. The morning was pretty warm, but still cloudy. The results were 3 Phyllotis, 2 had frozen to death during the night, but 1 young one was still alive. All the mice caught on Mt. Pichincha were on the East facing slope. The live one today was at an elevation of 3600 m., in a grassy, ferny area beneath a bank that is fairly bare except for some weeds & overhanging grasses. The bank is about 5 ft. high. The vegetation is dense with grass, clover, and some plants with yellow flowers. A dead Phyllotis (MAL #123) was at a trap nearby at the same elevation. It was cought beneath a heavily vegetated bank, with

Mynal Lees 1969 Journal 7 June 29 (Cent) Mt. Pichincha 3500-3600 ftm., Auito, Prov.de Pichincha, Ecuador many overhanging branches of plant-. There were few grasses, but much of the clover-like plant. The vegetation is dense. A solanum flower plant was present. The 2nd head Phyllostus (MAL #122) caught at 3500m. in very dense vegetation. There is a lot of grass and clover. The bank also is heavily vegetated. The smaller of the mice was tan-ish. The larger had a dark patch above its head, like some of the live ones caught the other night. The habitat generally has 4 spp. of tree comprising the forest part: Synoris holli, Sephrocampyles gigantea, Areopanax sp. (a very large, bulky tree), and an Ericaceae. The slopes are mostly grassy. Papa Leon Tree, 150 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru June 30 We arrived here at about 3:00 pm. The area is hilly desert. We saw some patches of Tillansia coming S from Lima. At 3:30 pm we started to setting traps in an area close by here, 4km. ENE Pucusanu, 150 ft., Depto. Lima. This is a hilly area with folies slopes. The most abundant vegetation is a greyish cactus. Scattered near rocks were also clover-like plants and an occasional leafy shoot of a monocot (3-5 in. high). There were 3 gullies from our central area. Ray Gilbon had 40 small Sherman-

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Mymathens 1969 journal 8 June 30 (cont.) Papa Leon Tree, 150+-ft., Dept. Lima, Peru. Carol Pearson had 32 small shermans, and I had 30 large folding shermans. We each took a gully between 2 hills and made our way up it. The weather was grey and overcast. I set 2 lines of 15 traps each. The first started at the bottom, where there were occasional rock piles or cactus. As I went up it became progressively rockier and more abundant cactus was growing. Soon the slopes were pure talus with occasional paths leading up it (for goat?). I set traps at intervals of about 20-25 paces, trying to leave the traps along rocks, or near protected places in rocks or cactus where it seemed mice might want to be. No definite sign of mice, but what appeared to be burrows weren't uncommon. The soil is somewhat loamy. Much of it appears to be tiny chunks of dark lichen. Lichen is prevalent on all the rocks. It is usually a darkish color. A few brightish yellows or greens are isolated in some spots. Carol found several fox droppings higher up. Below, in the river sand, mouse tracks could be seen. Apparently, tracks remain for a long while after they are made. The

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Miguel Levy 1969 journal 9 June 30 (cont.) Papa Leon tree, 150 +/- ft., Depto. Lima, Peru wind may blow, but the soil doesn't seem to be too affected by it. The traps were baited with rolled oats. Dr. Pearson looked at the mice we brought back from Ecuador. The 4 mice that I thought to be Phyllotis are probably Thomomys, and inhabitant of wet but lushy areas. The 2 Akodons are probably different species. One of the Thomomys is pregnant and we will save her. The other animals we will take chromosomes from tomorrow. July 1 At 6:30 am we went out to check the traps we left last night. The weather is very foggy and drizzly (= garua). The temperature seems to stay pretty constant day and night (63-64) There is a very thin layer of moisture covering the area as a result of the fog. I can see now how the clover and lily can grow here. There were no mice in my traps. Ray and Carl cought 2 mice each, all Phyllotis darwini limatus, a male + female each. They were caught on plain sand and also in the rocky area near cactus, all at the lower elevations. Then we drove further south in the area along the same road and arrived at a similar looking area, only inhabited by

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Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Leonia, Peru Jellancia. One of the differences I noticed which may account for the Jellancia here and act as our trap place. Where the Jellancia grows there is none of the small black, mouse-dropping-sized lichen covering the ground. Then we drove to the area S of where we are living. We found a lot of Jellancia area. Jellancia seems to tend to grow, or at least start growing there in depressions in the ground. Perhaps the seeds collect there. The plant has no roots. In some areas, the plants are isolated - There are some patches of bunches of smaller ones. Size & color of flower differences suggest that there are more than 1 species represented in any one place. In one area, it looked as though the vegetation had burned over, and plants were growing out of the burnt matted parts. These provided good cover on the ground, and the ground beneath these mats was dry. The older plants seem to collapse as they grow. The lower leaves die: 2-3 ft

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Mypual Reing 1969 journal Papa Leon Tree, (50+ ft.), Depto. Lurín, Peru Along the highway there is abundant evidence of mice. Their tracks are plainly visible in the fine, moist sand. There seem to be highways along cover of rocks. They probably feed on garbage dumped from cars. Fox tracks are in the same general area. We turned over several rocks, but didn't find any mice beneath them. Then we went to the area east of where we are living, in the rocky canyons. There is a lot of cactus growing there, and lots of yellow lilies blooming; along with various other kinds of plants. One small area had little green plants that held a layer of moisture on top: T 12:15pm. We injected 2 Thomasomys and the 2 & Phyllotis darwini we caught and will take chromosomes in a couple of hours. 4:00pm - finished the mice and went to a Tillandsia area, 8 mi. SE of Chilca, to set traps. We set 68 folding shermans and 67 small shermans. Ray took 39 folding shermans up and over a Tillandsia hill. I took 34 small shermans over around the right side of the hill, Carol set 33 small shermans angled off to the right of us, and Dr. Mrs.

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Nymal lens 1969 journal 12 July (cont.) Papa León Juce, 150±ft., Depto. Lina, Peru. Pearson set about 30 folding shermans along the highway (when we saw all the prints this morning). I set my traps in the sand near the Tillancia. The sand is fine and has no lichen in it. The Tillancia strikes are as being somewhat old, as there is much black mattering of it beneath the new growth. A plant doesn't get more than a foot high or so. The bottom part dies off and is prostrate. I saw mouse tracks : :: and tried to set them along what appeared to be pathways. Also I saw fox tracks. Perhaps they go along areas where they smell mice, so I tried to set them where I saw fox tracks. A somewhat strange bird print was prevalent, too : There were ~ 7 inches apart, and at times looked like the bird had been scratching. Mice prints were often found near these tracks.

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Manual Logs 1969 journal 13 July 2 Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru This morning at 6:30 am we checked the traps we left in the Jellensea last night. We caught 5 mice: 1 Phyllotis darwini and 4 Mus musculus. The Mus were caught in the sand near Jellensea. I caught 2, Ray caught 1, and the Pearsons caught 1. The Phyllotis was caught by Ray on the top of the hill in a man-made rock pile. All were ear-tagged and released. We then proceeded to look at the area north of where we are staying, and found an area 7 km. ENE of San Bartolo where on one side of a wide valley is rocks Jellensea or steep rocky slopes and on the other side in sandy slopes. This area is undisturbed and away from the garbage dumps and cultivation. Dr. Pearson & Ray set about 65-70 small Shermans in the rocky slope. 3:30pm. Ray, Carl, & I went back to the area behind our housing development, past the garbage dumps and into the rocky canyon with lilies & cactus growing in it, .8 km ENE 200m. of Pucusana. Ray & I set about 60 snap traps among the rocks. Dr. Pearson and I took chromosomes of an Aleodon and another Hemosomys tonight. The chromosome material seems to be turning out OK.

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Mypal Leng 1969 Journal 14 Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru July 3 6:00am We drove out to where we had set the snap-traps last night. 20% of mine had been snapped, but I caught nothing. Ray didn't catch anything with his snap traps either, but in 1 large Sherman was a small dead Phyllotis darwini. 6:00am We drove out to the potential study area near San Bartolo where Dr. Plasmans Ray had set traps yesterday. They didn't catch anything, but found the skin of a small snake. We drove over to the other side of the valley where the sandy Tillandsia slopes are, and set traps out. Rays I set the small Shemans on opposite sides of a ridge, and Carl set 40 large Shermans in a penicilch paralleling mine on the slope. This area may be good for studying interaction between geckos and spiders. We found 2 live geckos yesterday. Both they and spiders seem to occupy small holes in the sand. Perhaps the geckos invade the webs & eat the spiders. There are an abundance of these tiny burrows (not more than an inch wide) but nothing seems to be in them. We plan to return soon at night to look around. I found what appear to be fox burrows in a dry ravine below the

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Miguel Leng 1969 journal 15 July 3 (Cont) Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru sandy slope where I-trapped. There are many fox tracks in the ravine, The burrows are about 1/2-2ft. wide and go into the bank. There are fox tracks in the immediate vicinity although none appear to go directly into or come out of the burrow. The location for the traps has been refigured at GbE 5.5 mi. NE of San Bartolo. 3:00 We trapped with snap traps 10 Km ENE,250 m.. I set about 20 traps in and among corals of rock piles. 4:00 Dr. Pearson & I took [illegible] chromosomes from the last of the Guizo animals, a Thomasomys ♀ (OPP 4651) and an Alcecon ♀[illegible].The Thomasomys was pregnant with [illegible]a single 3.8 g. fetus (she was 28g.). The Thomasomys I found dead in the trap (MA-123) also had only one embryo. Both animals we did today were dehydrated from lack of water during captivity. 8:00 pm We went out night driving to look for rodents whose tracks we saw along the road S of where we are living. At the first place when we turned off we saw a Phyllotis running, but could not catch it. We stopped and walked around the area where are trapped the second night. Mrs. Pearson saw a Mus in a hole by the road, and we saw eye-shine

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Mypal Lens 1969 journal 16 Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru guly 3 (ent.) July 4 of the wolf spiders, but no other gecko tonight. We went out to pick up the snap traps at 6:00 am. The ones I set among the stone walls caught nothing. Ray caught 1 large drygonyx [illegible] flat rocky soil. Carol found pellets of hunting owls. 8:00am We went out to our Tellensia slopes 5-5 mi NE of San Bartolo. There were no mice in any of our traps, and no sign of mice anywhere in his area. I walked along an arroyo near the sandy slope and found several large burrows and some smaller ones. The larger ones are probably deserted fox dens; the feathers on the outsides of them indicate occupancy by hunting owls now. Old fox scats I found have remains of scorpion and some marine shells in them, but no fur. In the arroyo I found an old artillery shell about 5 in. long. I shook it out and a small gecko came out. This animal is pinkish with dark & light splotches on it. This is the 2nd geckos to be found in old artillery shells. Perhaps this is a rodentless habitat where the interaction occurs among owls, arthropods, insects, geckos and foxes. Many of the slopes are pure sand with no lichen or Tellensia growing on it. Some large eagle-like birds are here, and also some hummingbirds were seen in the arroyos. We xantheomus

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Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru July 4 (end.) found the skeleton of a fox. This area will probably not prove to be workable for a study of Phyllotis + Dillancia, since it has been very rare that we have found Phyllotis in Dillancia. I put the gecko (MAL 127) in alcohol. In the process, its tail came off very easily and jumped & squirmed a lot. Dr. Pearson did measurements of temperature differences. In the open: 19.6°, in shell 21.6°; in shallow sandy gravel 22.4°, and under a rock 21.0°. I think that temperature probably is not the selective force that causes a gecko to seek shelter in an artiller shell, especially in this season where the temperature range is well within 10°F, and probably well within the operating temperature of a gecko. The reason why we have found 2 geckos in those shells is probably that the shells make a nice convenient and imperviable shelter for these animals. 3:30 We've driven back to the area 5.5 mi NE of San Bartolo and drove past there a kilometer or so, Dr & Mrs. Pearson & Ray set snap traps & small Sherman's in the array. I hiked up a ridge. The soil is full of dark lichen and near the top cactus is growing. We plan to stay overnight here tonight and look for geckos, spiders, etc. Up near the top is lots of insect sign & some fox tracks.

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Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru July 4 (sat) The military apparently dug a hole for a well here. It is 1/2 yds. wide, reinforced with brick. We threw stones down & found it takes 4 1/2 seconds to reach bottom. After a while, a bat fluttered out. It was largish for a microchirptean and a light grey color. Perhaps it was a Desmodor. 9:00pm. We are back from gecko hunting. The air temperature is about 14° and the geckos we've caught manage to keep 4 or 5° above this. We caught about 7 of them. We noticed there is very little eye shine in geckos. They tend to freeze if spot-lighted. We heard heavy flutter of wings nearby us but didn't, weren't able to identify what flew. July 5 6:30 am The people of set traps checked them. Dr. Pearson caught 2 Phyllotis [illegible] in the arrays in small Sherman's. Ray caught 1 small Phyllotis [illegible] in a snap trap. No ants are seen during the day, but apparently there are hordes of tiny little nocturnal ants. Corn meal bait was often wiped clean by them. Ray's mouse had been eaten to a good extent at the ears, eyes, legs and tail by these tiny reddish ants. It appears to me that most of the life in this desert goes on at night. Bumbling owls, bats, insects, [illegible] fires, and

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Mycual Leng 1969 Journal 19 Papa Leon Tree, 150't ft., Depto. Lima, Peru July 5 (cont.) The reptilian representatives are all nocturnal. Last night we also saw many moths, some quite large (almost 2 in. long), by their eye shine among the pepper trees in the arroyos. Perhaps one of the keys to this is the apparent fact that the insects are nocturnal. Those in higher trophic levels must also be nocturnal, then. Mrs. Pearson dug up a Tropidurus-type lizard from a shallow hole about an inch wide. It came out of a back door about 6 inches away. It is very cold. It is common in a hot desert like the Sahara to have only nocturnal life, but this is a cold desert. The range of temperature was 54°-68° yesterday, but I think the temperature stayed pretty well somewhere in the middle of those extremes. Perhaps the Sunny season is really hot and the animals just remain adapted to activity at night. Further up the valley there is green vegetation. The military in the past has built stone corals here. No sign of mice. There are lots of snails, and their droppings can be seen everywhere. Scorpins are common. We saw a Red Snipe here. We are keeping the 2 live Phyllotis unicus in captivity a while, along with the 2 P. darwini. The darwini are much larger & have proportionally larger tails & ears. The unicus are very linear mouse-like and

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Myrmel lewis 1969 Journal 20 July 5 (cont.) Papa Leon tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru differs from L. damicus in being very jumpy. Their tails are very fragile. Dr. Pearson held one by the middle of the tail and at the skin slipped off. Ray held the other by the tip & the skin skipped out. This afternoon we went through about 25 burning owl pellets, counting scorpion claws & stingers. We found 86 pair of claws and 50 stingers. Perhaps the owls tend to eat the scorpion head-on and bite off the stinger part. Also found are lots of exoskeletons of beetles & other insects and some tiny reptilian bones, probably of geckos. The pellets are in a matrix of dirt, some with green moss still on it. Owls probably ingest quite a bit of dirt. 3:30 pm. We drove a short ways south of here and set traps at the beach 7 km. SSE Chilca. There were big "highways" of both larger & small rodent tracks, going from weed patches & patches of Distichlis unto the sand. I set about 25 snap traps in the weeds and in the sand near vegetation. Ray set snap traps close to the ocean, and Dr. Pearson set 9 small shermans in a cotton field. Mrs. Pearson found the skull of Rattus. There are grey gulls, snowy plovers, some kind of coot, 7-colored bird, and others. Lizards were very abundant in the vegetation.

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Miguel Leon 1969 Journal 21 July 6 Papa Leon Irece, 150+ ft., Depto. Leiva, Peru 6:00am We went to the beach to check our traps. I had 18 snap traps out. At the edge of the Distichlis , 3 of any traps had Mus in them and the 4th had been snapped. I caught 2 other Mus by the sand dunes and pile of waste harvest. In Dr. Pearson's 30 small Sherman he caught 16 Mus. Mrs. Pearson had 17 shemans out & caught 4 Mus. Ray's 40 snap traps caught 3 mice in a row in the same habitat : a Mus, a Phyllotis deminus, and 2i Cryzomys (large ones). Last night we went out to the beach to look for crabs. They are about 3in. across the shell and dig conspicuous holes in the sand. They run about as fast as I walk, but they go sideways. They have eyes that fold down. First they run away, but if pursued and shove on, they dig into the sand. This is done by the feet and then a movement of the body. I found a large jellyfish with a congregation of crabs around it. They all left, except for one, which pulled off piece of the jellyfish and ate them. This afternoon Ray put up his Cryomys, Dr. Pearson put up a Mus, and I put up 2 mus and did chromosomes + skins of 2 others (130, 131). 5:30pm. Carol Ray+ 2 set traps south of

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Mymal Leng 1969 journal 22 July 6 (cont.) Papa Leon Tree, (50+ ft.), Dept. Lima, Peru where we trapped the first night. The location is The area has many old ruins + some low rock walls or house outline. It is sandy with Tillandsia. We set out all 65 or so of the small Shermans and 40 of the large folding Shermans. There was no mouse sign, but is similar to areas where we have caught a few Phyllotis darwini + Mus musculus. Tomorrow we plan to tag and release any mice we catch there. Then we are going to the mountains around the Rimaco Valley for a couple of days. 32 mi. S Cuzcapalca, 14,700 ft., Dept. Lima, Peru July 7 We have driven up the Rimac Valley to an altitude of about 13,000 ft. We are about 2.5 mi. above Cuzcapalca by road. There are 3 basic habitats. Down in the lower elevation, Phyllotis darwini lunatus is found. In the intermediate altitude (~ 10-12,000 ft) is Phyllotis andium, and in the high altiplano is found Phyllotis darwini posticalis, a couple of spp. of Akodon, and maybe Calomys dusillus. Dr. Pearson, Carl, & I trapped for Phyllotis andium in a brushy rocky slope about 12,840 ft. high, 2 mi. SW Cuzapalca, Dept. Lima. The principal vegetation is Senecio and Lupino. I set 40 large Shermans along the bottom of a rocky cliff and in crevices + bushes.

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Journal 23 Myrmal Reig 1969 July 8 2 mi. N Casapalca, 14,400 ft., Dep'ts Lima, Peru 6:00am We checked our traps. I caught nothing in my 39 Shermans. Carl caught 1 Phylotis [illegible] andium in the same type of habitat as I trapped in. Dr. Pearson caught 7 mice in a rockier place than mine, with the same lupins & Senecio. He caught 2 Colomys sorellers, 43 Phyllotis andium, +1 Phylletis darwini posticalis. Ray trapped at higher elevation where we are camped (>14000). In rocky bunch-grass, he caught 1 dead Phylletis darwini posticalis, 1 Creomys feldskii, 2 Calomys ducilla, and 2 Colomys sorellers. Apparently then, Pearson, Carl and I were trapping in the range overlap of Phyllotis darwini posticalis and Phylletis andium, while Ray was trapping in pure P. darwini posticalis territory. Last night it was well below 0°C, and a wind was blowing. This morning it was -4°C, and so abundance of frost on the ground indicates moisture. Where we trapped at [13,300] ft., it was less windy and warmer. The slopes are steeper with less grass and more chaparral. The locality line is 2 mi. N Casapalca, 14,400 ft. We will take chremes from 10 of the live mice [illegible] today. 4:30 pm. OPP, Ray, + I set about 35 small Sherman + 30 large folding Shermans about 100 ft. up the road from where we trapped last night. Dr. Pearson set his folding Shermans along rock walls + bunch grass on the north-facing slope (as was last night's slope). Ray turned

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Mymmal Leery 1969 journal 24 2 mi. N Casapalca, 14,400 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru July 8 (cont.) in talus and bunch grass, and I trapped up a rocky, bunch grassy, & bushy gulley, when soft cementish sludge had poured over from the mining gory or above us. I saw lots of good places for mice under rocks and around the bunch grass and along the bottoms of the side of the gulley. I found a mummified baby bird in a small slit (4in x 2in) in the side of the gulley. Some of the thin crevices had bird droppings. Some mouse droppings were seen, too. The locality will again be 2 mi. SW Casapalca, 13,300 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru. Pearson and I will do the last of the mice caught last night tonight. July 9 We broke camp and checked our traps. Carol had set 15 small Sherman and 12 snap traps in a repeat of Ray's last line. She caught 1 Phyllotis darwini postcalis in a snap trap. Pearson - I caught nothing in our lines, but Ray caught 8 animals: 4 P. darwin postcalis, 3 and 4 Calomys sorellus (1 dead). This is just 100 yds. up from where we had trapped the night, yet the habitat was much rockier with mostly bunch grass instead of lupine & Senecio. Ray's slope was very rocky. The plan now is to do a study of Tillandsia and Mues at the locality 8 mi. SE Chilca. We will set up grids tomorrow and do density studies of wolf spiders, too.

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July 9 (cont.) Papa Bern Tree, 150+ ft., Dept. Lima, Peru Carl and I set a line of 28 small Shermans up the top half of a rocky cactus hill 4 mi. ENE Puerama (locality of our first night's trapping line). We saw 2 bats flying around and heard what sounded like the high whistle or screech of a bawth. Pearson, Ray, & I took chromesomes of the 3 Calamp caught this morning. July 10 6:30 am. We picked up the traps we set an found a Phyllotis aurivius in a trap near the top of the slope in rocks and cactus. Previously we had found P. darwini on the lower slopes. This morning we set out a grid on the study area. We put out 144 stakes, 50 feet apart in an area 600 ft x 600 ft. to include a hill and a slightly level part adjacent to it. The Jellaursea is fairly thick and old line. We will set about 72 traps (ultimate trap posts) for 4 nights to get some idea of home ranges. 4:30 pm. Pearson & Ray set the small Shermans at 1/2 the posts in the grid. I checked an adjacent slope for mouse sign and found tracks in the soft sand. I get the idea that the mice avoid going on the Jellaursea mats because the track seem to go around them. I found both large & small tracks, and I'd

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Mycinal Lees 1969 Journal 26 July 10 (Land) Papa Rein Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru grey heronne droppings the size of squirrel droppings. The larger tracks were: ::::: this size, and had typical mouse locomotion, leaving tracks like: There were foot tracks and also tracks of the bird Borinus, with large bird droppings. The small print seemed more abundant on the lower part of the slope while the large ones were more evident in the intermediate level. Towards the top, where little Iellansia grew, I found few tracks, but this was rockier soil and perhaps tracks don't show up as well. Maybe the mice are active under the Iellansia mats. This whole area seems to have old Iellansia with a lot of matting. The plan is to put a Callon line through this area of fairly fresh Iellansia Tonight we observed various captive species of flylites. There is a remarkable contrast in behaviors. All the P. darwini (limatus + porticulis) are much more docile, while the P. anicus are jumpy and nervous. The high altitude P. darwini porticulis also have not built nests whereas the others have. Plans for the study area are soil samples (seed core, floating, etc.), arthropod censusing, point samples, Callon lines, etc.

Nygmal Leeng 1969 Journal 27 Papa Leon Tree, /50+ft., Drypto. Linnae, Peru quey 11 7:00am - checked the traps. We caught & tagged 7 Mus musculus. Many were young animals (small males & females with vagina closed). They seem to have been mostly on the sts lower part of the slopes, where the sand tend to be finer and more open spaces available. At the top, a Phyllotis unicus was caught, just 25 ft. from where we had previously caught & released what we thought was a P. darwini. Upon tagging and release, the unicus ran over to the rock pile where the darwini had been caught (card). Maybe the first one was misidentified. The grid looks roughly like this, with 50ft. between stages: a12 b12 c12 d12 e12 f12 g12 h12 i12 j12 k12 l12 / a11 b11 c11 d11 e11 f11 g11 h11 i11 j11 k11 l11 / a10 b10 no d10 a10 f10 g10 h10 i10 j10 k10 l10 / a9 b9 c9 d9 e9 f9 g9 h9 i9 j9 f9 l9 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 i8 j8 k8 l8 / a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 i7 j7 k7 l7 ( a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 i6 j6 k6 l6 ( a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 i5 j5 k5 l5 ( a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 i4 j4 k4 l4 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 i3 j3 k3 l3 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 i2 j2 k2 l2 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 i1 j1 k1 l1 H. Ford

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Papa Leon tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Leonia, Peru July 11 We put out stakes for a Calhoun line on adjacent slopes to the study area. This area has many prints, both of mice or foxes, as well as birds. We put out 20 stakes, 20 yds apart in a more or less straight line across 4 faces of the slopes area 1 area 2 area 3 area 2 has the most Tillandsia. In area 4 the Tillandsia is sparser and the ground sandy. This afternoon we will set 3 traps at each station. This afternoon I took 50 snaptraps and set 3 within 6 ft. of the first 10 and 2 within 6 ft. of the last 10. Pearson & Ray set traps at the places that didn't have traps last night. They took point samples at 1/2 the stake on the grid by pointing a long stick due E and dropping a line down & seeing what it hit. The area is apparently covered by 8% by live Tillandsia + 25% by dead Tillandsia.

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Myrmal Leerg 1969 Journal 29 July 1 (cont.) Papa Lee Tree, 150 +/- ft., Depto. Leria, Per It was cloudy when I set my traps. I used oatmeal, but discovered it tasted - smelled very strongly of kerosene. Perhaps it will blow away, or maybe the smell will keep potential takers away. I took 3 core samples, also, one from under Jellania, one beside it, and I about a yard away from Jellania. In the lily field today I saw my first South American Cender. It was large & black with a white collar. Its wings were separated at the tips. Also there were house wrens & swallows and what looked to me like grand Doves. Last night a mouse must have gotten under the wood of the truck where the skulls were hanging. 4 of the skulls are missing & just their tops remain (MAL 138, RH 15, 16, and CP 5). July 12 We went to our study area at 7:00am. I checked my Calhoun line and found only 1 Mus at stake #15. This was in a bare sandy part in between some Jellania. Stomach contents & skull will be kept (MAL 139). Dr. Pearson & Ray checked their stationed traps and got 11 mice, about 5 of the recaptures. Some of the recaptures were as much as 6 stations away from their initial capture. The phyllotis darwini that was caught on top of the hill was recaptured at the bottom. It is a darwini, and upon release scampered back up the hill to the rocky area like

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Rymal Goy 1969 Journal 30 July (2 cont.) Paper Reen Tree, 150' ft., Dept. Leina, Sen The annuus did yesterday. I counted the number of live Illandia in 3 of the squares. In one of the more dense plots (Diagonal D8-E7) were 1272 plants; in another (B7-C8) were 1179. In a relatively sparse square (D7-E6) were 652 plants. I would say that an average for all the plots is 900-1000 plants. Dr. Pearson & Ray finished the point sampling. I left my traps out and added corn meal to the bait. 3:30 pm Went back to the study area. We brought regular small mouse traps to add to my Callow line. I baited them with cheese and also added cheese to one of the three traps at the Alen stakes. I found a bird nest near stake #7. There were 2 white eggs in it: [illegible] The eggs were cold. The nest itself consisted of large chunky bird droppings, greenish & whitish mixed. There were at the borders of the nest, which was on a large patch of dead Illandsea about 3' x 4ft. The nest was about 6 inches in diameter. There were some of the large curly droppings next to it; the ones we have been associating with the footprints we

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Mural Herz 1969 Journal 31 July 12 (unt.) Paper Leaf Tree, 150 + ft., Dypsis leima, Peru have been associating with Burkenos. I also noted a Jellandsea plant which had a cluster of seeds broken off and the empty shells below it. There were mouse prints (probably Mus - they were very small) right around it. A trap from stations 9 and 10 was missing, and I can't understand how. Pearson & Ray set out the live traps again on the grid. I did a count of the number of Jellandsea plants which appeared to have been grazed upon. The grazed ones usually were had leaves cut off from the tender shoot part in the middle. I took a 100ft. length of string and laid a straight line across the Jellandsea. Then for every live plant the string touched I noted whether it was grazed or ungrazed. I only had time to do this twice. The results were 3/19 grazed and 6/24 grazed. This was done in the same area where I counted the number of plants. I saw a sparrow hawk fly overhead. From point samples we have determined that about 7.6% of the area is covered by live Jellandsea and 29.1% by dead Jellandsea. July 13 Checked the traps this morning. Nothing in my Calhoun line. I don't understand. There are prints all over. Perhaps Mus is for eight for these rusty traps. 4 were sprung!

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Myrial Leng 1969 Journal 32 July 13 (cont.) Paper Leaf Tree, (50+ ft.), Depto. Lima, Peru. and the bait stolen. The traps on the grid caught 12 mice, with 7 of them recaptures. I counted Dellandria in some of the sparser appearing squares. The least number in any square was 15. The range was from 15 to about 250. We are trying to find a good method of finding all the invertebrates under Dellandria plants to get a good idea of the biomass of the area. At 1:00pm Ray and I explored a dirt road that heads NE from Chilca. # We took it 20 miles back. The hills around were rocky and barren. The whole valley was a dry river bed, very dry and dusty. The road went by a series of haciendas, separated by several kilometers. 4:00pm. We went back to the study area and Pearson + Ray set out the small Shermans again. I checked my snap traps. One had the trigger depressed, but the rusty spring was still keeping the trap from snapping. I fixed it and reset it. Dellandria tends to grow in rows across the hill. The new Dellandria is lowermost: old dead matted Dellandria new Dellandria - upright.

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Myraul Leung 1969 journal 33 July 13 (cnt.) Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru Probably a new Tillandsia bifurcates as it grows, the gravity causing it to become prostrate as it dies, so that the new growth is down the hill. Continued bifurcation + branching would then explain the rows. Dr. Pearson is doing food preference observations & experiments with the captured mice. There is such a big difference between Phyllotis anicetus and darwini. Anicetus is always moving and very active and quickle, while darwini is slow-moving and tends to just sit there. Yet in the study area, there are both species, living together in a niche that doesn't seem able to be subdivided. Why is there such a behavior difference? Perhaps it is because we are near the northern edge of the species range of darwini and the southern edge of anicetus. In their respective ranges the habitat + niche are probably greatly different. July 14 Went to check traps again this morning. Nothing in the snap traps. I collected them, as last night was the third and final night of trapping for that Calhoun line. Total catch was only one mouse. Catch on the grid was 13 mice, 12 of them recapture. Tonight we will set both shermans and snap traps at all the stations in an attempt to get all the

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Mypal Leary 1969 Journal 34 July 14 (cont.) Papa Ren tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru nice for specimens + stomach samples. Pearson and I took pictures of Tillandsia and animal tracks around the Tillandsea. In one setting we got prints of 3-toed birds, 4-toed birds, 2 sizes of mouse, and fox tracks. We collected more insect samples from under Tillandsia, but still have not found a good method of getting everything. 1:30 We cut back to the study area. I set 4 fox traps and Ray set four. There were placed around the periphery of the area, in hopes of protecting the bodies of the mice caught in snaptraps from the foxes. Previously, the phermons with mice as them have been worried by foxes, and on occasions the trap is at the bottom of a big hole dug by the fox! More insect samples were taken. Snap traps and live traps were placed in alternate positions, but we ran out of snap traps, so the rows 6 through 1 of rows 10 and 11 and all of row 12 are missing snaptraps at every other position. The fox traps were baited with beef from our stew. I took pictures of the study area from across the road and on top of an adjacent hill. Ray took temperatures on the area. Carl found a weevil with its snout tube in a Tillandsia blossom.

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Mymal Leong 1969 journal 35 Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru July 15 Went out to the study area at 6:30am. Nothing in the fox traps. One set had the bait stolen from the other side of the Ilexandsia plants. Another had the bait untouched but the trap sprung. a third had the trap sprung and the bait half eaten. In the traps on the grid we caught a total of 16 mice, only 3 of which were in the snap traps. Another snap trap near the rock pile had the hind foot of a Phyllotis in it. We killed all the mice for skulls, reproductive data, and stomach contents of the snapped mice. Apparently the mice got trap happy, because everyday there is an increase of capture. This time there were 4 untagged. I checked the three rat traps I put out - no success. Then we counted macro-invertebrates under Ilexandsia in a measured area. All traps were collected. Tonight will look for spiders on the area, and tomorrow we will go to the Loma to hunt viscacha. (Km 74) 3:30 pm Carl and I walked along the beach a little north of the beach where we trapped the mus. There are rocky cliffs here, and an abundance of large rat-size tracks going along the beach and along the 2 bottom edges of the cliffs. These often lead to holes in sand dug into the cliffs. We found 2 porpise shells, one q

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Mynel Leeg 1969 Journal 36 July 15 (cont.) Papa Leon tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru which had several vertebrae connected. Carcasses of gulls, pelican, cormorant & boobies were on the beach, as well as jellyfish. Tracks of a pelican, gulls, and snowy plovers were seen. July 16 We picked up Jorge Reyes and his friend Andres at 8:30 am. and went with them to the lomas, 20 km. E Corin, 1000 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru. It is a dirt, rocky road up a narrow canyon with steep rocky sides on which was a relatively rich or lush vegetation. Lilies, a brownish nettle-like plant, and some other leafy vegetation grow, but no grasses are here. Pearson went off with Jorge & Andre. I climbed up to the top of the slope and saw many possible shelters for viscacha and found some old viscacha droppings. The slopes are talus slopes and go up into the fog. I caught a gecko along the dirt road, on a rock. There were flocks of little brown birds that flew noisily from cliff to cliff. No viscachas. Due as several sheep/goat-herding families in the area. The loma zone is passed at if rather quickly and it canyon becomes dry & rocky with cactos growing. 4:00 am. We went out to the beach 7 km. SSE Chilca and I set a Calhorn line through the old cotton field, 20 stations, 3 traps at each station. The

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Papa Leon Tree, 150 +/- ft., Depto. Lima, Peru purpose of this is to compare catches and get data on breeding and age. Tonight I put up my first trid, as a saltator albicollis ? (MAL 147). Dr. Davis caught 3 in a net and left them at an doorstep. July 16 (cont.) Checked our traps this morning. All together in the Callow line I caught 25 mice and 2 tails. At 4 stations all three traps had mice. 23 of the mice were Mus, and 2 were Oryzomys xanthodes (MAL 171, 172). Most of the specimens were eaten partly by ants or other mice. A couple of the traps had the string chewed through, and at 2 stations all three traps were sprung and empty. Ray caught 3 Phyllotis auncius and 1 Mus in the 40 sherman he put out along the beach. We went to the study area where we continued sampling macro pivertebrate under Jellandrea. Ray and I came back, I took reproductive data, measurements, and skull onlys from the Mus, put up the 2 Oryzomys. Then we put up & the 3 P. auncius and told their chromosomes. The live Mus will be used for feeding experiments. The 3 Pearsons spent the day at the study area. At 3:30 I dropped Ray off at the beach near the cliffs so he could set 40 live traps again. I then went to my Callow line to check it and submit. On the way out (I was to pick up the Pearsons, then

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Myrna Leung 1969 journal 38 July 17 (cont.) Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru go back for Ray) I got stuck in the sand with the truck, but was soon aided by 4 Peruvians who pulled me out. July 18 Checked my Culbourn line. This time I got 9 MUS, 1 tail, and 2 Dryzomys. The majority of the traps were sprung and empty. I suspect that the Dryzomys are not being successfully caught by the museum speciales. The 2 I caught - one by the neck and 1 by a front foot - were still alive. We will try to get chromosomes from them. Ray caught 7 MUS in his line. We went to the study area to do more insect counts. It seems there is differential abundance of types of insects on the newer W slope than on the E slope. There are many more silverfish on the E slope, whereas on the W slope, where the Tillandsia isn't as buried, most of the new invertebrates are spiders + crickets. 3:30 pm We went back to the study area with the intention of staying there overnight. We did more invertebrate samples on the E side to get an average number for silverfish. Ray & I set out steel traps - he had 2 stations + I had four - they were baited with mouse carcasses + beef. In the evening we went and counted spider eye shine in squares in which the number of Tillandsia plants had been counted. D. Pearson

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Myrna Leong 1969 journal 39 Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru. July 18 (cont) had a head lamp and conscientiously counted new from any 1 us with flashlight, so the counts are not accurate. July 19 6:00 am - saw doves flying overhead. Checked my fox traps -- no success. Perhaps our being there last night kept the pecc away. There was no sign of any being there. I drove over to the beach to collect my Calhoun line. Total catch was 8 mice. They seem to like the light green vine-like low-growing plants with white small blossoms. At 2 stations there were 2 mice. In many stations the traps had been sprung & empty. 3:30 pm. Dr. spent the rest of the morning walking with the mice, Most were made into skull cap. Dr. Pearson put one up. In the afternoon we went to the museum and ruins at Pachacamac. 4:30 pm. We went to the first trapping area (rocks & cactus 4 km ENE Pacuama). I set out 30 small Shermans up the right hand gully in rocks & cactus & some sand. Ray set out about the same number in another gully. Dr. Pearson set out 2 fox traps and about 7 small Shermans. We are trying to catch Phyllotis dammini, to bring back alive. Tomorrow we will collect the traps and then head for the mountains. We plan to go

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Journal 40 Myrna Leon 1969 July 19 (cont.) July 20 Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru up the Cajete valley which is about 60 miles north of here, then head more than 60 miles inland on a dirt road. It will be for general collecting and to see how far Annicus goes (ie-whether it goes down but for) and also to get Marmosa. No museum expedition has over there traveled in that valley before. 6:00am Pearson, Ray, & I checked our traps. I caught a Phyllotis darwini and a Phyllotis annicus within 100 ft. of each other in the lower part of the gully in traps set next to rocks near cactus. Neither Pearson or Ray caught anything. I also caught a lizard (MAL 192) near the same place. The Phyllostet will be kept alive. 7:00am Left Papa Leon for the mountains. Past Mala we came across a dead fox on the side of the road. It must have been killed just last night. Dr. Pearson took measurements and we are saving the skull. It is a small Dusieygn. From Cajete we took the road inland towards Yungas. The going is slow because the road is rocky & somewhat winding. It goes up very slowly through a lush valley surrounded by pretty barren & steep mountains. The Cajete River is clear and fast flowing. Most of the road is populated. Fox The lower slopes are irrigated - banana & papaya tree are

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Myrmal Keeg 1969 Journal 41 July 20 (cont.) Papa Lem tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru common. As we went up we saw cendros, doves, swifts, flycatchers, and a Torrid Duck that was floating down the rapids. The temperature is warm and the sky clear. 5 mi. E 10 hrs. Yungos, 9000 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru 3:30 we arrived here and set up camp. We are about 1 1/2 hours past Callaoca. We are probably fairly close to Yungos. We are camping by the river. 6:00 pm. We've all set traps. Ray & I split the small shermans. I set a line up a rocky talus slope that has a lot of vegetation, including scots broom, some dry grasses, large cactus, and a few trees. It tends mainly to be brushy and dry. There are bats flying all around, feeding on gnats. They are small-medium and make a fairly high-pitched squeaking voice. July 21 0:00 am. Checked my trap line. I caught 3 animals, a Phyllotis andium, a Phyllotis annexus, and a Marmosa. One of the Phylloties was caught along the base of a rock wall, the other in some brushy rocky pile, and I believe the Marmosa was cought in a trap placed in a hole in the rock wall. It is very small and not very active, although after I had it in my breast pocket a while it became more active and managed to climb out. Dr. Plamun

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myrna lewis 1964 journal 42 5 mi. E July 21 (cont.) 9000 Yungay, ft., Depto. Lima, Peru caught 6 animals in his snap traps - 5 Phylletis annexus, and one unknown - perhaps darwini. Carol caught 3 dead annexus and a live andium. Ray caught 2 mice - a darwini and an annexus. Mrs. Pearson caught 3 dead Oryzomyx - like mice and 2 live, what appear to be long-tailed annexus. I injected the 2 andium, a long-tailed annexus and a darwini. The Meriones is somewhat dopey, and not fast moving. It has a prehensile tail and ears that are somewhat curled or folded. We set up a mist net on the flow side of the river in a meadow. So far we've gotten 1 flycatcher. It was warm and windy last night, and today the weather is sunny and windy. 3:30pm Carol and Ray are going to stay around camp and trap here with a box of small Sherman, some snaptraps, and 40 large Shermans. Dr. Pearson, Mrs. Pearson and I are going up the canyon towards Yungay to set traps. The valley becomes a deep, steep gorge further up as the road passes over a ridge to the right of the river. The Indians have irrigated & cultivated many of the very steep sides. About 10 miles up the road we parked. There was a steep lushy hillside that had tier upon tier of rock walls to hold level the soil for cultivation. The rock walls were on both lush and somewhat

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Myrna Leary 1969 Journal 43 5 mi. E 10 km. S Yungoz, 9000 ft., Dept. Lima, Peru dry, bushy slopes. Dr. Pearson took about 40 snap traps up to the higher tiers. Mrs. Pearson set about 27 large Sherman's below- that, and I took the dry area to the right of that and set 30 small Sherman's along the rock walls near holes. We are hoping to get Phyllotis magister. Tonight is clear with scattered clouds, moonlight, warm, and windy. July 21 (cont.) July 22 6:00 am Dr + Mrs Pearson + I drove up to check our traps. Mrs Pearson caught nothing, Dr. Pearson cought 1 dead Phyllotis magister, and I caught another Marmosa and a live P. magister. The magister is important because the closest other specimen caught have been 400 mi. south and 200 miles north. Dr. Pearson calls there subspecies, so a connection (now have been found in the Rincae Valley) here is important. Carol caught nothing near camp, and Ray caught 5 armieos (4 alive) and 1 dead Crypyumps. Last night we had some luck with the mist nets. After dusk we found a medium-sized Phyllois Phyllostomid bat in the net hung across a meadow. In the net hung across the river there was a small bat, probably of a different species caught, but it freed itself before we were able to get to it. During the night another Phyllostomid was caught. It looks different from the first.

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Myrial Henry 1969 Journal 4/4 July 22 (dent.) 5 mi. E Yauyos, 9000 ft., Dept. Leima, Peru In the morning we got a Patagonus gigas (giant hummingbird) in the net hung across the river, near the banks. At 4:30pm we injected 4:30pm. We are on our way back to Papa Leon Tree and are now injecting the 2 bats of the Phyllostus magister and Marmosa I caught this morning. We have discovered that we were not on the road to Yauyos like we thought we were. The road had branched off to the left, but we had kept right, along the river about 1 1/2 hours from the junction at the Canete River. We will get new locality and altitude data. Location for last night's trap-site: 8 mi. NE Yauyos, 9500 ft. July 23 Papa Leon Tree, 150 +/- ft., Dept. Leima, Peru We spent the morning skinning mice + taking chromosomes of 3 of them from the Canete Valley trip. Our results haven't been too good. Perhaps the colchicine is no good. The spreads we do get are pretty highly contracted, and they are few and far between. We are using double concn. of colchicine & generous in the amount. 2:30. Carl, Mrs Pleasner + I went to the north part of the beach to set traps to get Oryzomy live. I was setting large Sherman's in a ditch next to a sand hummock perpendicular to the water line. In the The

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Mypuel Gerv journal 45 July 23. (Carl.) Papa Leon Tree, 150+ ft., Dept. Lima, Peru vegetation was almost pure Distichlis, with various densities. In the process of setting the traps I saw, or rather flushed 6 mice? Apparently they are active at 3:00 in the afternoon. Most were at the edge of the vegetation & ran, jump- + leaping, into the dense Distichlis. In the pond around the vegetation were holes with mouse prints all around. The holes went down at a slant. I recognized a couple of the mice as Mus. One was a large one, perhaps an Oryzomyx or a Rattus. One Phyllotis-sized animal was dark with a whitish ventral. Carl set about 30 small Sherman's in the Salicornia around ponds & Mrs. Pearson set about 20 traps in some Distichlis + ear the cliffs where Kay had trapped before. We had the mist net up in the backyard today and cought 2 Zonotrichia capensis, a vermilion flycatcher, Spinus (goldfinch), a hummingbird (Amazilia amazila) and a dove (Eupula). July 24 Spent the day in Lima today. This morning at 5:45 Carl, Mrs. Pearson & I checked our traps. I had Mus in 7 traps. Four of these traps, set out where the Distichlis is thicker, had 2 mice in each. Most of the other traps had the bait all gone & had dirt + mouse trappings in them, indicating that a Mus had been there. Apparently,

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Myrna Leon 1969 journal 46 July 24 (cont.) Puca Leon Isee, 150+ ft., Depto. Leime, Peru One Mus is generally not heavy enough to trigger the large Sherman's. Obviously the mice are all over the area, and apparently active both day + night. Care None of the traps I set near Salicornia caught mice, although a couple had bait gone. Carol caught 10 Mice + Mus. Pleason caught 1. July 25 The Pearsons & Ray went to the study area. This morning I dissected 21 Mice and took chromosomes from 3 Phyllotis anurus. There were animals that had been kept in captivity for a couple of weeks and were very fatty. Nothing precipitated but there was a cloudy, gelatinous filmy mass floating in the TT for each animal. I plated these, but they were no all on the slides. 7:30pm Went to the study area to collect spiders by their eyeshine. We each had headlamps this time + found more. July 26 5:30 am. Left Puca Leon for Chosica (up the Rimac valley) where we met the Davis' and Manuel Plenge, the anthropologist. We drove up the road past San Mateo to the continental divide 15,806ft at Siclis. From there we drove down some, then turned off to the right and went up to Pomococha, where we are guests of Manuel at his fish +

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Mynal Leery 1969 journal 47 July 26 (cont.) Pomacocha, Yauli Valley, 14,212 ft., Depto. Junin, Peru gun club lodge. It is by the edge of a lake. The surrounding rocky hills have predominantly lunch grass. The soil is hard. There is a lot of tiny vegetation growing close to the ground. It is very cold here and today the wind is blowing hard. Manuel shot a flycatcher that was hopping around at the edge of the lake catching insects (taking the pipet niche). At 4:00 I started up the hill near the lodge and set about 30 small shermans in lunch grass, brush, but mostly near the rocks in holes I may have found. Really good habitat + fresh sign was rare. 8:00 pm returned to the lodge to find Ray had shot a viscacha and was skinning it. It is a rodent that looks amazingly like a large brush rabbit. The fur is thicker & fluffier, and the bushy tail is long with long hairs. 8:30pm. Mrs. Pearson checked the large Sherman live set around the lodge and had a live Phyllotis darwini posticalis. Perhaps most of the mice are near here. Ray set small shermans near rock piles, and Dr. Pearson set snap traps along the hill. Carl did too, but higher up, probably partly paralleling mine, which makes an arch up the hill.

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Miguel Leng 1969 journal 48 July 27 Pomacocha, Yauli Valley, 14212 ft., Sept. Junin, Peru 6:00am Checked our traps. I caught 3 mice: an Akodon boliviensis in some dried bunch grass, a Phyllotis darwini posticalis in a little dug beneath a large rock, and a Calomys lucillus in a hole between some green vegetation & a concrete wall. Carol caught 3 Akodon in snap traps, Dr. Pearson caught 1 Akodon + 1 Calomys in snap traps, Ray got 3 mice, the same as mine, and Mrs. Pearson caught [illegible] a Calomys. At 8:00 am Carol, Ray, & I went to the other side of the lake where Ray shot the viscacha yesterday. I had the rifle, and finally one appeared, probably to sun itself on a rock. Unfortunately, it seems I missed, and it ran somewhat erratically between the rocks & out of sight. We waited for about 15 minute, then searched the area for the possible body. No success. The dead animals caught will be put up and the live ones taken back to Papa Leon XIII. for chromosome work — especially the Akodon. Plans are now for Carol, Ray, & I to go to Huancayo this afternoon somehow, and somehow get back to Papa Leon tomorrow. We overturned a boat in back of the lodge and canught [sic] a Neotomys esibriosus [sic] and got 4 frogs under a metal plank. 1:00 pm Ray, Carol, & I took a collector to Huancayo. Arrived at about 3:00 pm.

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Original Henry 1969 journal 49 Papa Leon Ince, 180+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru. July 28 6:30 am. Got on the train from Truancayo to Lima 2nd class. Arrived in Lima at about 4:00 pm. Took a colectivo to Papa Leon Ince & arrived here at about 6:00pm. July 29 Dr. Pearson had set snap traps on the study area last night. He caught 6 Mus. We did 2 batches of mice for chromosomes this morning: 3 Phyllotis darwini + 3 Colomp lucilla. 4:30 pm. Injected 2 Akodon + 1 Vestomys. We went out to the north end of the beach where Mrs. Pearson set out 8 small steel traps in hopes of catching the large rodent whose print we see all over the sand. We set up 2 mist nets between the rocky formations in the beach to catch bats. Carol went to the study area to catch moths. We caught a small pipistrell in the 30 ft. mist net. Another escaped. Nothing flew into the 15 ft. net. We went to look for geckos but didn't find any. Under rocks I found a spider and a scorpion. We left the nets up and returned at 7:30 to do chromosomes of the injected animals. July 30 5:30 am. We drove back out to the beach and watched the flight of the bats. We caught another pipistrell. Mrs. Pearson checked her traps (3 small steel traps + 5 folding shermans) and had one Rattus by the foot, squealing. We then went to the study area where Dr. Pearson

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Myrmel Leung 1969 Journal 50 July 30 (cont.) Papa Leon Tree, 150 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru had steel traps for foxes & Carol had set 7 snap traps across the road in rock piles near where the farmers burnt piles of apples. No foxes, but Carol had a mouse in every trap (1 was rebbed). She got 3 Mus, 2 Phylletus darwini limatus, and 1 Oryzomys. We caught about 3 geckos near the study area, under cardboard or other debris. 8:00am - injected 2 rats & the Rattus. We will put up Carol's mice except for the Mus. Today is our last day here and we will pack up and go to the Davis' this evening. Tomorrow the Pearsons leave and Dr. Koford arrives. July 31 20 km. N, 6km. W Chancay, 800 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru 1:00pm. Dr. Koford, Ray, & I set out for the north. At 3:30pm. we arrived here to the Loma de [illegible]. It is rocky & hilly with cactus & some greenery. I set out about 40 snap traps. 2 years ago when Koford was here last they caught only Phyllotis aequicus here. I set out a mist net for bats. Ray saw 3 viscachas but didn't get any. I found droppings of small fox & 1 viscacha. It is an overcast night, about 50°F as of 7:30 pm. Aug. 1 6:00am. Checked my traps. No mice - 3 sprung traps. It rained last night, although was not very cold. There is garua this morning. No bats

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Myrmel Lewis 1969 Journal 51 20 Km. N, 6 Km. W Chancay, 800 ft., Dept. Lima, Per aug. 1 in the nets. The birds here are finches that (cont.) fly in noisy flocks of about 25-30. Also Icteria cactorum (oven bird) is calling. This morning a hummingbird buzzed past my car very early. Didn't get a look at it. 8:30am Drove over to the other side of Lomas de Chancay. It is much greener here & the vegetation gets higher as we go higher. Vines & grasses on the dark soil, century plants, Caesalpinia, & other trees. Zonotrichia capensis is very prevalent & singing all the time. Altitude about 1200 ft. Trees here aren't native. It's very foggy & moist. Lichen & bromeliads growing on tree trunks. 19 mi. W Chiguian, 5500 ft., Dept Ancash, Peru 13 mi. by road above Cajacay junction, 10. 3 mi. N of Cajacay J. We got here at 5:00pm. We spent the day driving up this valley Fortaleza and up the E branch of it. It is an irrigated lush valley with dry rocky walls. We saw parrots, Geospiza, kingbirds, etc. At 5500 ft. we found a DOR Didelphis. We are camped here at a rocky, brushy site hoping to get Phyllotis magister. I set out 30 small Shermans up the steep hillside with 6:30 checked our traps. I got 1 Phyllotis aug. 2 auctium under brush in a rock pile. Dr. Koford caught 2 of the same, by the tails, so

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Journal 52 19 mi. W Cheqiuas, 8500 ft., Depto Ancash, Peru There are 3 live mice to take chromosomes from. Ray caught 1 dead Phyllotis andinus. This area may suffer from generally low fertility. Goats gnaze here very often & the vegetation is probably minimal. 7:45 am We are now headed for Lake Conacocha. 25 mi S Huaras, 12500 ft., Depto Ancash, Peru. We passed Lago de Conacocha and kept driving. The altitude there was 4000 meters. We had been in the puna grassland with idlu grass (brunch gross). As we went on towards Huaras the grosses got a little taller. We were looking for Tinnamou in the grassland and found lots of other birds, like Musisaxicola, Frigillus, Mountain Caracara, Cinelodies, and various small things. At a place near here we stopped and looked around. D. Koford shot a Cneolodites + Ray shot a small finch of some sort. D. Koford found a freshly dead Tinnamou chick, and nest with shells + the scocal cores of the adults. 2:30 p.m. It is raining slightly and the wind is up. We are in the Puna grassland. There are snow-covered peaks not far from here. The stream is a clayish gray color, and the ground around it marshy. At 1:15 pm, shortly after our arrival here I injected the three live Phyllotis andinus we collected

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Myrna Leng 1969 J journal 53 25 mi, 5 Huaros, 12500 ft., Dept. Ancash, Peru. Aug 2 (cont.) this morning. Ray put up his andium. Sheep, goat + cow droppings indicate grazing here. There are 3 indian grass + stone hutts across the little stream. Apparently, Phyllostictus is here. Dr. Koford set about 15 snapp traps around a rock wall. Ray set about 30 small Sherman's around another rock wall and across a field. I set 30 Sherman along a long rock pile and along the bank of the stream. I didn't see much sign. Ray + Dr. Koford went out hunting. Ray shot some kind of fench, and Dr. Koford came back with a tinamou. I took chromosomes of the 3 injected mice. Aug. 3 6:30 a.m. Checked my traps. I caught 1 Calmys lucillus in the middle of a small (4'x4') rock pile. Nothing else in the traps set along the stream bank. Ray cought nothing. Dr. Koford got 2 skodon boliviensis (1 in.) in the snap traps he set along a small stone wall corral in the puna grassland. I found a frod in the tent. The tent is placed only about 10 ft. from a new small man-made stream (2-3ft. wide). Dr. Koford shot another tinamou, this one smaller (280 g.) than the one last night. I decided to try my luck with the single-barrelled shotgun, and shot my first bird, a hummer, with .22 shot. It went down to 26° F last night. This morning it is warmer + only a slight breeze

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Mural Herz 1969 Journal 54 Aug.3 (cont.) 25 mi. 5 Huacas, 12500 ft., Depto. Ancash, Peru is blowing. The tinamon Dr. Koford caught last night probably weighed between 400-500 g. It was a mature female. Apparently there are no young in this season. She had about 10 ova. The breast feathers, as well as most of the feathers, are speckled brown & tan. According to Dr. Koford, when she leaves the nest she plucks out feather to cover the eggs. Perhaps the m does some incubating also. The smaller tinamou cought today might be a male, indicating size dimorphism. The hummingbird is an adult, 9.4g., with a green gorgette bordered with navy blue. It has a yellowish green back and a blue tail. I saw it perch on a small rock formation. It flew away as I approached, so I sat and waited. In another 2 minutes it returned and I shot it. 1:30 p.m. We left the other 4 mi. 5, 6 mi. E Quechay, 12500 ft., Depto. Recucho, Peru [12 mi. by road from Catac towards Chavin.] 1:30 p.m. We left the campsite & went further along the road of the puna grassland. We came to a little pueblo called Catac, and there took a little turnoff to Chavin (78 Km. from Catac by road. Catac is 26 km. by road from Huacas). As we approached a summit, about 12 miles on the road from Catac we came to a rather large lake, on the left of it was puna grassland with a couple of brushy canyons, on the far side the snowy mountains of the Cordillera Blanca are evident, and the right side has

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Nuptial Zeros 1964 Journal 55 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Reecay, /2500 ft., Depots. Anacols, Peru [12 mi. by road from Catac towards Chevin] Aug. 3 (cont.) shorter grass & more barren rocky hillsides. The lake has lots of fish in it. We are camping here tonight. There are also rock walls near the base of the canyons. 2:45 pm. I've walked along the left side of the lake and have come to the second canyon. There is a small rocky stream flowing down it into the lake. In the canyon are growing tall shrubs, or perhaps they are trees. The bark is scaly and reddish. The green or reddish-yellowish leaves are 3 parted: The little canyon appears very lush. There are short green grasses & moss growing through it. The water is clear & fast. At 3:30 it started to hail. At that time I was at the first canyon, at the NE end of the lake, where the stream comes out of the lake. This canyon appears somewhat broader. It is rocky and the bushes + trees are fairly dense. There's a lot of low growth, also. Ray set snap traps up the canyon and live small Sherman's in the grassland and some rock walls near the stream where we are camped. Dr. Koford set snaps along the rock walls. I take

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journal 56 myrna leong 1969 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Rocaag, 12500 ft., Depto Crucero, Peru [12 mi. by road from Catac towards Chavin] Aug.3 (cast.) 32 small Sherman up he canyon and set among the rocks + bushes. Then I set some more up along the small stream where it is moist & the vegetation fairly dense & lush. The soil is soft + there are abundance of roots. I didn't see any sign, but the habitat certainly is there. Ray shot a hummingbird + a finch. General map: 1st canyon 2nd canyon O camp fast bridge 1 mi hill road Dr. Koford caught a rainbow trout. He checked his traps and found an Akodon boliviensis in a snare trap placed up on a rock of a rock wall, not very near grass. Aug.4 I checked the traps I set up the canyon. No catch. There seems to be plenty of mouse habitat, but no definite sign of them up in the lush canyon. Last night it got down to 22° F. Dr. Koford caught 6 more mice - 4 Akodon (same immature) and

Mynal Leary 1969 journal 57 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Queash, 12500 ft., Depto. Queash, Peru [12 mi. by rd. from Catac towards Chevis] Aug. 4 (But) 2 Phylltis. Ray caught a dead Calomys ? (3 embryos) in his live trap, and also a live Phylltis which looks like the ones Dr. Koford caught. Dr. Koford shot 2 more birds - one a Green Hummer, and the other an ovenbird with a grey back & wings and a chestnut chest. Injected Calomys, Phylltis, + another mouse caught by the tail (perhaps P. sublimis). I put up Dr. Koford's animal & dissected 3 Akodon: ? 19g., ? 15g., ? 10g. The animal Phylltis we are catching live are probably Sublimis. 3:30 pm. I took a box of small Sherman's over to the 2nd Canyon and set 24 traps along the rock walls, beneath tangles of roots & cactus, and up the stream along the rocky grassy areas. I then went further up along the lake up over a couple of hills to the far end. There is a small waterfall there. At the far end is a field of marsh grass that prevented me from crossing over to walk around the other side of the lake. Dr. Koford put out snap traps and about 27 large folding Sherman's in bunch grass & rock walls. Before sunset he had 4 nice Akodon Bolivianus. Ray set snaps & small Sherman's along more rock walls. I saw an Oxyura ferruginea on the lake. It had a black head & neck, reddish brown back, and a tail that sat straight up vertically. At sunset I heard what were probably

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Myrmal Leng 1969 Journal 58 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Reedy, 12500 ft., Depto. Ancashi, Peru [2 mi. by rd. from Cabac. towards Chauin] Aug. 4 (cont) frogs. The noise was a croak followed by 3 clocking noises that sound like 2 rocks hitting each other. The moon is about half full. This afternoon from about 2-4 pm it hailed again. It takes about 50 minutes to walk from 1 end of the lake to the other, so it's probably about 2 1/2 -3 mi long. 8:30 pm Dr Koford + I checked traps. He had 3 L. sublimus in his snap traps, placed in rocky area with abundance of bunch grass. One was still alive. Nothing in the large shermans. Then we checked the snap traps Ray had set at the rock wall supporting part of the road. We had 3 Phyllotis pictus and what appears to be an Andinomyx (large mouse). [fragment: & 3 amb 5mm all off] We went back to camp & got some more large shermans & set 15 of them. There are in abundance of holes + both large + small droppings. Aug. 5 Minimum temp. last night was 18°F. Dr. Koford checked traps at 2:30. Ray had 2 Calomys in the snap traps. This morning there was 1 more Calomys. Nothing in our large shermans. Apparently, the large mice (Andinomyx, P. pictus) are active in the early evening and maybe the small mice active dates. Correction on Ray's catch. Of the last 3 mice, 2 an Calomys [small] (broader, blunter head, very short tail, bigger feet, greyer underneath) and the other a Phyllotis sublimus (long tail, flufy

Journal 59 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Recway, 12500 ft., Depto. Querosh; Rem 1/2 mi. by rd. from Catzo towards Chevin] Aug. 5 (still short, large ears, though still white at base, pointier nose, (cont.) small feet). I checked my traps + ended up with 4 mice. The first was an Akodon, dead, caught in a small Sherman placed at a hole in a rock wall built near the stream. Akodon is fairly uniform in color, dark with tan + grey. It has a tail not longer than the length of the body. Ears are fairly small though not covered by fur. The 2nd mouse was another Akodon caught live in a trap placed at a hole under a rock near bunch grass about 5 ft. from the stream. The third mouse was a Phyllotis (?? probably Calomys scirrei) sellanicus, caught in a small rock pile surrounded by bunch glass, about 20 ft up from the stream in a dry place full of bunch grass. The last fourth mouse was caught in the last trap, placed in a very wet place, under a large rock at hole bordering a small patch of short green grass. It is an Oryzomyx. It's a small mouse with small ears and a very long tail. Dr. Koford checked his traps and cought 14 more mice in his snap traps: 6 Akodon (perhaps different species), 4 Oryzomyx (near stream, within 10 ft of stream bed), 3 perhaps Calomys scirrei, a some sort of Phyllotis, 1 Calomys ducilla, and 1 larger mouse, maybe P. pictus a ardinyxyp. (8 pregnant - 2r 2light 23mm). I've injected my 3 live mice for chromosomes. (MAR) 246, 247, or Dr. Koford talked to an indian woman living near here & asked her the name of the lake. She said it is called Querosccha. 4:00 pm. I set 41 snap traps about 3/4 mile down- stream. I found several rock wall structures

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Myral Lorg 1969 journal 60 Aug. 5 (cont.) Aug. 6 Tues. 5, & Wed. Evening, 1230 ft., Depots Amadi, Pem [Lake Quawcola, 12 mi. forward from Colto to Clnr] (coral) that Indians had built. 10 snap traps around 1 wall, 15 around another. Upstream was another canyon. This one is narrowest of the three I know. There is only a trickle but supports dense ichu and mossy grass. I set 16 traps up this canyon in the grass + at rocks and holes. About 100 yds. above the stream, I found a toad jumping through the puna grass. It is its body is about 2 inches long and it is a light green color with darker green stripes. It was moist when I picked it up. I suspect this is the same frog species that has been making the croak-cloak-clock-clock noises we hear near the stream + lake side. Mr. Koford set 30 snap traps up the road along rock walls both to the left + right of the road. Ray set a box of small Sherman's over by the rock walls near by and near the road. I checked my traps. At the first rock wall, where the ichu was very thick and I had set 10 traps, I captured 5 Akodon. At the 2nd large rock wall where vegetation was sparser + I had 15 traps out, I captured an Audinmuss (MAL 250), 2 Phyllotis pictus, and an Akodon. These were caught at level between the rocks. Along the stream where I had 17 traps set I captured a Calomys scirillus (?) (MAL 251) in a large hole

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Miguel Leng 1969 Journal Aug. 6 (cont.) 4 mi. S, 8 mi. E Recuay, 12500 ft., Depto. Cuzco, Peru. [Queroocha], 12 mi. by rd. from Catac to Chavin, Depto. Ancash of rocks + soil in the bank, and an Oregonymus near a large rock in moist soil about 3 feet from the water. Dr. Koford caught 3 mice out of 30 traps set in rock walls; a Phyllotis pictus, an Akodon, and an Andinomys. Ray caught 1 live mouse - a Colomys sylvanus. I will discard my 6 Akodons: ♥ 24g., testes 3x6; ♦ 20g. testes 3x6mm; ♥ 18g. testes 2x3mm.; ♦ 14g. imm.; ♦ 25g. uteri variculus; ♦ 23g. uterus, enlarged & elongated. We broke camp and headed up the road. Above the crest there is a valley through which the inlet to the lake runs. There are slightly forested hills, grassland, boulders, + some rock walls. We continued along the road and passed by some ice sheets. We progressed upward, and at the top there is a tunnel about 400 m. long. On the other side the road winds downward and there are some rock slides where we saw many viscacha droppings. There were also some ponds in which there were thousands of fairly large tadpoles. We couldn't find any adults, however. We drove back to the area above the lake and set up camp. I took 42 snap traps up the mountain side and set them in the grass and among the boulders + trees. Viscacha droppings were thick & fresh everywhere. The low avenues

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Mymal Leaf 1969 journal 62 Calude Tunnel, 13000 ft., Depto. Aneesh, Peru Aug. 6 6 mi. WSW [illegible] (created.) created by the boulders provide very good shelter for them. I didn't see any sign of smaller mice. Dr. Koford set about 25 snap traps in the grass and in the dense woody, bouldery forested area. Ray set some live traps in the grass near camp. Aug. 7 6:45 a.m. Checked my traps. I caught a Calomys sorellus in bunch grass about 200 yds. up the slope, Oryzomys by a large rock another 50 yds. up, and Calomys lucilla under some large boulders. Dr. Koford caught an Oryzomys and [illegible] Calomys sorellus, and Ray caught a Calomys sorellus in a rock pile near bunch grass. We will stay here another night. After I checked my traps this morning I climbed up to the top of the highest peak here. From there I could see the entire lake (Lake Queroscoba, according to an Indian resident) on one side, and the whole valley (at which we are camped at [end] off to the other side. I didn't see any viscacha, although their droppings are everywhere. We have checked Pearson's Phyllotis revision, and apparently we haven't caught any phyllotis up here or at the lake. What I may have called P. sublimus elsewhere is probably Calomys sorellus, and the P. pictus may be another genus or species. Last night it got down to 17° F. Yesterday & today it has been clear, but

Hymal Leng 1969 Journal 63 aug. 7 (cont.) 6 mi. WSW Colud Tunnel, Depto. Areash, Peru 13000 ft. very windy, so that it seems very cold. The air up here is extremely dry. Dr. Koford just caught a Nestomys in a trap placed under the edge of a boulder in grass (greenish, moist). It looks like a lactating pregnant female. 2:00 pm. I set 40 snap traps down a brushy, rocky valley that goes down towards the lake. At the top was a small section of rock wall and a few small boulders surrounded by lots of grass where I set traps. Going down, the boulders got larger and many viscacha droppings were around. I set some traps under them big boulders. Under a small boulder (ie. large rock) I found a complete skeleton of (?), and the skull (?) what appears to be an Akodon. They were lying within 4 inches of each other. After setting the 40 traps I walked back up the hill along my traplines and found I had caught 3 animals in 3 of the beginning traps. There was an Akodon under some big rocks near bunch grass, a Nestomys under a large rock shelf, and another Akodon by the rock wall. (MAL 256) 9:00pm. Checked 4 of my traps and caught a Nestomys by the edge of a large rock in the rock wall near bunch grass. It was a large one (MAL 262). aug. 8 7:00 am. Checked my traps. I caught 3 mice. There was a small Nestomys (MAL 263) at the entrance to a native shelter made of

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Myrna Lee 1969 Journal 64 Aug. 8 (cont.) 6 mi. WSW Cabal Tunnel, 13000ft., Dept. Ancash, Peru hay (looked like a haystack). Two more Alcedo were caught, each under a boulder near grass. None were caught at the lower part of my triploid. I suspect the viscacha are pretty much taking over that area. Apparently both Restonys and Akodon are active diurnally & nocturnally. Ray set small plumas in bunch grass + rocks along the stream & captured 2 Calymys perenius and 1 Alcedo. 12:30 pm We broke camp and drove towards Huaros, 12:30pm arriving at about 3:00 pm. There we did some shopping and left on the road towards Cosma. We reached Callan pass at about 6:30 p.m., and drove about 1 mile past the summit, where we are camping off the road. 2 km S, 11 km W Huaros, 13000ft., Ancash, Peru Callan, Peru 6:40 pm. I set about 30 snap traps along a rocky, bouldery area just down from the road. As I was setting my last trap I heard a trap gong, then heard the trap being pulled along the rock. I went back to the trap and found a Phyllotis audium caught by the tail. 9:00 pm. Checked my traps and found 3 mice. Two are smallish & gray with relatively short tail, probably Phyllotis pictus. Under a large rock shelf I caught a very large female Phyllotis - maybe Otomys magiste? My luck may be due to the bait I am using.

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Mupnal Leng 1964 Journal 65 Aug. 8 (cont.) Callow, 2 km. S, 11 km. W Aucas, 13000 ft., Dept. Aucas, Peru A few days ago I mixed up some rolled oats, quinoa, and somehow moistened this with bean juice. It seems to have fermented or something, and is very odiferous. Aug. 9 6:30 a.m. Checked my traps and found only 1 mouse - that looks like a Phyllotis pictus. It has far greyish fur and a broad head. Perhaps the mice here are early evening or diurnal mice. Ray caught nothing and Dr. Koford caught 3 mice - one a Calomys portexus in the grass and the other 2 probably Phyllotis pictus. The big Phyllotis I got last night is still unidentified (MAL 267). 10:30 a.m. We left the campsite and traveled down the road towards Casma until reaching a place Dr. Koford camped at 2 years ago and caught Phyllotis magister. 1 km. N, 12 km. E Pariacota, 8500 ft., Dept. Aucas, Peru The area is located along a steep valley, along which the road goes. It seems to me to be very dry and dusty as well as warm. Apparently it used to be much greener with bushes. Now it has been cleared to a good extent for cultivation. There are still bushes, some with blue flowers & some with red, and there are tiers of old rock walls. I set about 30 small shermans along rocks walls up on the slope, and 40 folding shermans further

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Myrna Henry 1969 Journal 66 Aug.9 (cont.) 1 Km. N, 12 km. E Paracota, 8500 ft., Depto. Cusco, Peru up in the brushy, rocky area, beneath bushes or along an old rocky narrow irrigation ditch. Ray set about 20 small shermans along a rock wall and a bag of about 30 snap traps on a dry brushy slope facing west. Dr. Koford set 38 large shermans near where I set my large shermans, also in bushes and near some segments of rock wall. I'd also set up a large mist net for birds or bats. As I was setting my large shermans I saw a very small hummingbird, only about 2 inches high and white! There are lizards here and I have seen at least 3 kinds. We have pitched the tent up from the road and can look down the valley until it is covered by fog. Dr. Koford shot a small tinamou. 8:00 pm. I went with Dr. Koford to check the net placed a few fields up the slope. No bats. Dr. Koford checked his large shermans and had no catch. Down the slope along rock walls near camp, however, he had a Phyllotis andium live in a snap trap and a dead one under a Maguey plant. August 10 6:00 am. Checked my traps. Out of 70 live traps all I got was the skin off half a tail, caught in a large sherman. Dr. Koford caught 2 Phyllotis andium in his large shermans, and Ray caught 1 Phyllotis andium in his small shermans

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Myriam Reay 1969 journal 67 Aug. 10 (cont.) 1 Km. N., 12 Km. E Paracota, 8500 ft., Depto. Arend., Peru and 4 dead ones in his snap traps. There was a Zontrichia capensis in the mist net. I saw another hummingbird - this one green with an orange gorgette. 1:00 p.m. Took chromosomes from 4 mice - the Phylloetes I caught by the tail at Collan, 2 Phyllostis andinus that Dr. Koford caught last night, and 1 Red Ray caught. We set traps out again. I left my small Sherman's out by the rock walls, and reset the 40 folding Shermans near bushes & rocks on a nearby slope. There seem to be many species of flycatchers here. Dr. Koford & Ray each collected a tiny one with a white eyestripe and crest. Dr. Koford shot a type of small whipoorwill. It has a very large mouth (and flexible) as well as feathers on the tarsus. Ray shot a dove with orange- around the eyes. Aug. 11 7:00 a.m. Checked my traps. I had 1 Phylloetes (probably andinus) in the large Sherman beneath a large man-made rock pile with branches thrown on top of it. Unfortunately, at some time as I was peeking up the rest of the traps I looked at this unfolded trap in my hand and unthinkingly began to fold it, whereupon the mouse fled. Several agonizing frustating minutes of chase fail to draw it again. It was a very gray mouse with a fairly long tail. I then checked my small Sherman's and found 2 mice by

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Myrna Leong 1969 Journal 68 Aug. 11 (cont.) 1 km. N, 12 km. E Pariacota, 8500 ft.: Depto. Arecahi, Peru. The rock walls. Both are andium. Dr. Koford checked his traps. He caught nothing in the 28 large shermans he set out and had so carefully rubbed over with dirt to make them look hospitable to the mice. In his snap traps, set along the same line, he caught 4 mice; an andium, 2 that are definitely magister, and 1 possibly a magister. These were set near rocks in brushy, arista slopes. P. magister seems to be characterized by large brown feet, greyish head contrasting with a brown body. It is a large mouse, and often has a pectoral streak. I have injected my 2 mice and Ray's mouse for chromosome work. 4:30 p.m. Went further up the terraces to near where Dr. Koford had caught his mice and snap traps. We glued some dust unto the first part of the floor of the set traps (37 traps with dust on the front doors) to make the traps seem more inviting to the mice. I set them under brushes and near rock piles and rock walls. I checked the mist net and found a zonotrichia capensis tangled in it. I untangled it and released it. There were many hummingbirds around. They seem to be able quite well to see the net and may hover just before it and fly around to look at it from different

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Mymal Long 1969 journal 69 Aug. 11 (cont.) 1 km. N, 12 km. E Paracota, 8500 ft., Dept. Arech, Ben Angles. I saw a flock of 4 smallish noisy parrots. Dr. Koford set about 30 small shermans near the same places as he had the large shermans last night, and he left his large shermans out. Aug. 12 6:45 a.m. Dr. Koford and I went up to check our traps. I checked my line, not picking any traps up, and didn't find any mice. Dr. Koford checked his snap traps (38 of them) and caught 7 andium in them. He checked his live traps and had 1 andium is out of 24 large shermans and 1 andium out of 32 small shermans. We decided to pick up our traps and move to a little lower altitude. I picked mine up, and much to my surprise there was a magister in one set by rock wall surrounded by bushes. I'm pretty sure I checked that trap before, so the mouse probably entered the trap sometime in the 1 1/2 hours that elapsed between my checking it & collecting it. In the meat net this morning flew a green hummingbird, a yellow finch, & a white-throated sparrow. I injected my magister, Dr. Koford's 2 andiums and the live andium that Ray caught. (MAL 279-282). 3:00 p.m. We left our campsite and drove down the road a few kilometers to a point (probably ~ 7000 ft.) where the old road had once crossed the river. We set up camp across the stream.

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Miguel Leng 1969 Journal 70 bni. ENE Paracota, 6500ft, Depto. Ancash, Per. Aug. 12 (cont.) I set out about 30 small Sherman's along the stream under rocks + boulders and in tangles of roots along the bank. Dr. Koford set about 20 snap traps higher up in the rocky slope. The area is somewhat dry with deserty vegetation on the slopes. There is brush closer to the water. Dr. Koford set up a mist net. In the evening I caught a large frog by the river. It reminds me of Leptodactylus pipiens (MAL 283). I hear bats at night, but as I 9:00 pm., none are in the nets. There is skunk smell here in many places along the bank in tangle of roots + boulders. Aug. 13 Nothing in the bat sets. Dr. Koford caught 2 very large andium and I got a live Alerdon Bolivianus in a jumble of large boulders. We drove out to Casma and then up north, we got to Trujillo at about 3:30 p.m. Tonight we are spending the night a bit north of Chicama. Ray + Dr. Koford set out a few snap traps in the bushes here. The bushes have very large pods. They are Cappariss bushes. 15 mi S Pacasmayo, Depto. LaLied, Per. [km. 630] Aug. 14 Ray caught a Mus. This morning I found the bleached skull + part of the skeleton of a wepoused skunk (MAL 285). We drove north and stopped at areas along the highway where there were abundant small dunes with Cappariss growing on them. At 10:30 a.m. it was very warm + windless and many lizards of different species could be seen

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Myrmek heng 1969 Journal 71 3 mi NW Morupe, 100 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru dashing all over. Aug.14 (cont.) I noticed one prevalent behavioral characteristic that I have never seen before in lizards. A lizard would dash a few yards and stop, then raise one forearm and give it quick shakes for about a second, then raise the other one and likewise shake it. Sometimes only one arm (the majority of which was the right) would be shaken. Perhaps this is some sort of territorial signal or warning signal. There were flocks of very small birds that perped noisily as they foraged from hummock to hummock. I also saw many hummingbirds. We drove to the mouth of the Rio Saina via a small dirt road, and there caught several lizards of different species. The beach there apparently has no sand above, just pebbles. There were a couple of lagoons in which thousands of little fish swam. I found that often lizards would hide under dead pelicans, probably for warmth. Tonight we are camping near the turnoff to the highway on this dirt road along the Rio Saina. I have set out 28 small Sherman around the hummocks. We're trying to get both a southern extension of the range of Paralimys gerbillus as well as both this species coexisting with Mus, since it seems Mus is pushing out gerbillus further north. So far, it seems that it is

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Myrmal Henry 1969 Journal 72 Aug. 14 (cent.) 3 mi. NW Mosope, 100 ft., Depth. Lambreyegue. Tem warm and windless in the mornings and gets cooler + windy in the afternoon. The dunes here are crescent-shaped, with the wind blowing from the ocean side. The tops as hard, out the steep side of looser packed sand. There seem to be areas of this and areas of the rounded drumwoods upon which the Capparis with the bulbous fruit filled with little seeds about 3/4 in. long grows. The carniide druppsis 1/2 x I have found indicate the fepes here are eating these fruit. I found no bones in the scats. Ray set out 20 small Sherman + about 25 large Shermans. 9:00 p.m. Dr. Koford set out about 35 snap traps. 9:00 p.m. Dr. Koford and I took the lantern out to hunt for geckos. The night is fairly warm, justably a little above 60°4F, and the breeze has died down. We walked along the sand where surface erosion had exposed the rocks. We found no geckos. Walking along the insides of the crescent of the barcanes, we noticed that the angle of the lantern showed up many kinds of tracks.. Following these, we

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Mural Long 1969 journal 73 3mi. NW Mosque, 100 ft., Dept. Lambayeque. Few found that many were made by insects & other invertebrates, such as scorpions, beetles, & spiders. By following tracks on the soft sand of these dunes we found 2 geckos, a very small one (MAL 289) was found on the soft, slanted part of the dune, and a large one on the hard rounded side. On the way back to camp I noticed a gecko (MAL 290) running along the rocky sand. I heard the high-pitched sound of a bat. August 15 7:00a.m. Checked my traps and found 1 Mus. There were few track near a few of my traps. Ray caught 2 Mus. Apparently they are not very abundant here, although more would probably be caught were the traps to be left out several nights. My Mus: & 7.3g., no embryos - immature 8:00a.m. I have walked about a mile south of our camp, to hummocks covered with Capparis in order to get some behavioral notes on lizards. It is depite, overcast + breezy this morning, probably about 60°. I haven't seen any lizards yet. I have seen hummingbirds, however. They are very active and it it difficult to get a close look at them. They seem to fly in little flocks of 4 or 5, or sometimes singly. They make high-pitched, squeaky clicking noises. I also saw the pale desert form of Heretta. The hummers make a clicking noises as they fly, also. The Heretta fly low to the ground. 8:45a.m. I got a closer look at the hummingbird, a perhaps & it is a different kind. There are small

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Mural Leong 1969 journal 24 Aug. 15 (cont.) 3 am NW Mosope, & 100 ft., Dept. Lambayeque, Peru and brownish with greenish backs and long racket-tails. They seem to swish their tails back and forth ~1/4 x as they perch or hover. 8:30 a.m. The sun has come out (ie the clouds cleared away) and I expect the lizards will, too. Then an swallow here with white fronts and dark backs. 9:20 am Saw my first lizard of the morning - a small, light- colored one with a dark stripe on its ventral side. 9:21 am Saw another of the same variety - there are probably only 2 in. S-V. 9:40 I saw another small lizard, this one darker in color and maybe spinier. Perhaps lizards come out according to how big they are - the smaller ones emerging first. Then again, perhaps only the small ones move so I can see them. 9:45 Watching a smallish ( &-V 2 1/2 in.) pale lizard with tan, mottled back and black + white stripe on shoulder: It ran a short ways when it saw me (a felt my vibrations), then stopped & did a few fast push-ups. It stayed in the same place for a few minutes, occasionally lifting up & looking around. After about 3 min. it did another push-up display. Its tail is about as long as its head + body 10:05 It is becoming windy now. I saw a large individual of the type of lizard I described above. I chased it a ways. When it stopped, it bobbed its head 3 time. I haven't seen the "hot-foot"

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Mymal Leonz 1969 Journal 75 3 mi. NW Morope, 100 ft., Dept. Lambayeque, Peru Aug. 15 (sat.) display. Perhaps it is species specific, or maybe it is indeed a reaction to the temperature of the sand. When I saw the display yesterday it was quite list. Maybe it's just coincidence, but the lizards I've seen so far are sequentially larger & larger. I wonder if lizards have the equivalent of roosting places - special places where they go each morning to warm up. The sky is overcast again and lizard activity is less. 11:30 am - on my way back to camp I saw a lizard running along the soft part of the sand dune (MAL 291). It buried itself and I dug it out. Dr. Koford shot a couple of the band skaters lizards. They are similar to Cnemidophorus tessilatus. He got 2 Mus in his snares too. None of the Mues seem to be breeding. 2 mi. SE Morope, 100 ft., Dept. Lambayeque, Peru We arrived here at about 4:30 pm. It is a mesquite, sandy desert area not too far from cultivated places. I set 28 small shermans and 35 large shermans in a line along a brush fence, under which I saw little nice highways. Dr. Koford set sweep trays, and Ray set 20 small shermans and about 25 large shermans under bushes & out on the sand. Here we found tracks here, too. After 6:00 p.m. the fog came in & down and it is becoming quite windy & cold.

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Mymal Leong 1969 journal 7.6 2 mi. SE Morrope, 100 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru. Aug. 15 (cont.) 8:00 p.m. Dr. Koford + I went to check on traps and look for geckos. I had 1 live Paralomys gerbillus in a small Sherman set in amongst a leafless tangle of Capparis branches as part of the brush fence. Dr. Koford had 3 mice in his 48 Snap traps -- one was barely alive, one immature small one was caught at the base of the tail, and another adult was dead. We found 3 geckos, one near the brush fence in erosion pavement, one at the base of a mesquite tree, and another out in the gorr erosion pavement. As of 9:30 p.m. it is still windy, although not very cold or damp. Aug. 16 7:00 a.m. Checked my traps again and got 2 more Paralomys in the brush fence. Dr. Koford had 3 more, and Ray caught one. The Paralomys I got last night is a lectating ?. The two caught this morning were scrotal males. I have injected one for chromosomes and will keep the other 2 (8 + ?) for behavioral studies. Last night it remained very windy and rained about twice for 5 minutes each, not enough to really get the ground wet. At 6:00 a.m. this morning the wind had died down, by resumed by 7:30 a.m. It is somewhat overcast + hazy this mornig. Ray shot a wren-like bird, and Dr. Koford shot a large, very colorful lizard. We left at 1:00 p.m. and headed towards Olmos.

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Mural Leary 1969 journal 77 [red iron bridge], 12 mi. ENE Olmos, 2000ft. Depth: Lambayeque, Peru Aug. 16 (cont.) We arrived here at about 4:00 p.m. We as camped right by a red iron bridge. There is water under the bridge, but very little. This is a dry brushy area with steep hills with rock outcroppings. I set 30 small shermans at the lower part among the brush and boulders. Ray set small shermans & large folding shermans in brush & rocks. Dr. Koford went up a hill and set snap traps among the rocks. I set up a mist net across the stream where the brush was somewhat thick and created a narrower place. 7:15 p.m. It is a warm, slightly breezy night. Ray cought 3 frogs near the stream. They are abundant and can be heard calling - a long fast-vibratory call. Many insects & cr* are also making noise. The sky is mostly clear, but the 1/4 moon looks hazy. 8:00 p.m. We got 2 bats in the net, a Phyllostomus M-4 (U.MAL294) and a Mystes There are hundreds of toads here. They are calling down near the stream and are crawling around in the dry brush tangles higher up. Some are very large - maybe about 7 inches long. Some are amplexing, the smaller, greenish ones (M) on top of the larger, browner females. We got another Phyllostomus in the net. Aug. 17 Checked an traps. Dr. Koford was the only one to catch anything - he got some sort of Phyllotis in a

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Myrna Leary 1969 journal 78 [illegible]ridge [ 12 mi. ENE Olmos, 2000ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru Aug. 17 (cont.) snap traps placed along the rocky slopes. No more bats were caught last night. I caught a small lizard by hand (OLAC 295). It had an orange head and yellow elin' was running through the brush. 10:00 a.m. Caught a Furnarius in the mist net. It is a golden tan bird about the size of a robin and has a light yellow eye with black pupil. The beak is long and somewhat curved. I walked down the stream a ways and saw lots of lizards & doves. There are woodpeckers here. I saw 3 on a tree trunk. Each had a bright red crest, black eye stripe, + white cheeks + ventral. Under a rock I found a large toad + a small lizard together. 12:00 noon. Left our campsite and drove up the road to Porculla Pass. It is steep and brushy and overgrazed. Bromeliads are growing on the trees. We drove back 2 km. from the pass and set some traps along a fairly heavily vegetated slope with rocks. I set a few snap traps along a dry creek bed. We then drove up to the pass where we set up camp right at the pass. Dr. Robert set snap trees along a creek, Ray set along a brushy rocky ridge, and I set my 3d small shermans up the west-facing slope along brush and a few scattered rocks. Our 2 trapping localities are 2 km. W Porculla Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque,

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Normal News 1969 journal 19 Porculla Pass, 7000 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru and Porculla Pass itself. August 18 Checked our traps. Ray & I didn't catch anything in the live traps we put out. Dr. Kotofel got an Oryzomys and 3 Phyllotis andinus in his snap traps. Last night it was very windy -- so much so that one of the aluminum poles to the tent bent & broke & the tent fell. It is still very windy this morning. We will break camp and move back down the mountain a ways to check on other traps. Last night there were whipperwills flying, lightning fireflies, and I heard bats calling. 7:00am. I found that my ?Paralomys gerbillus gave birth. I don't want to disturb the family too much, so I haven't counted the number of young. Yesterday I separated the live Paralomys I had because the night before they had been fighting. The male had bites all up & down its tail, and the baby tailless one I put in there had been killed. I suspected the female was about ready to give birth. 7:30am. Checked my 7 snap traps and found 1 mouse in a trap set under a tangle of roots & dried brush on the bank of the dried stream. It is steep & rocky here. The mouse appears to be some sort of Oryzomys. It is a darkish buffy color and has a fairly thick, though sparsely haired tail. The ears are small and

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Myral Long 1969 Journal 80 Aug. 18 (cont.) 2 km. W Piculle Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru. There is a buffy streak near the pectoral region but on the right side. The fur is somewhat short and lax. Dr. Koford caught 8 mice -- 4 Phyllotis andinus, 1 Marmoso [illegible] albodon (very dark), and 1 large Oryzomyus-type. Ray caught 2 Phyllotis + 1 Albodon. The large mouse that Dr. Koford caught is still alive. It has a very long tail, is dark yellowish in color, and has small ears + a rounded face. Perhaps it is a jungle-type mouse on the west side of the Andes. Ray + Dr. Koford shot several lizards. I injected the 4 live mice and we put up most of the other mice. I checked my Pardalops and saw 3 young. Apparently, the little size is fairly small. D. Koford caught 2 pregnant females -- one with 3 embryos + one with four. Aug. 8:00 p.m. We set traps again. We are camped about 1.5 km. above our trapping place (which is 2 km. W of the pass). Between our old trapping place + our complete Ray set about 30 small slammers along a rush fence. Dr. Koford + I each set 34 snap traps up the brushy, rocky slope where he had caught the Phyllotis, Marmosa, Albodon, + jungle mouse. The vegetation is fairly thick there, with thorny bushes and bamboo and other growth. I set at holes within rock piles, fallen trees, + tree stumps. We got dark here at around 6:30, when it was

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Mymalberg 1969 Journal 81 August 18 (cont.) 2 km. W Taculla Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru getting dark. We were walking down, when we saw that one of Dr. Koford's traps set at a small hole, had caught something. He picked up the trap, thinking there was a black Abrodo or some sort in it, and was about to grab it when we realized it was a huge spider, still alive. Its body is about 3 1/2 inches long, a very dark brown with some dull yellow in it. We set up the bat net about 50 yds. down the slope from where we are camped, in a little saddle. I heard many bats, but they seemed very high up. August 19 Nothing in the mist net. Last night it became very windy. We checked our traps. Dr. Koford cought 12 mice - 9 Phylotis (andium, probably) and 3 abedon. Ray caught 2 live abodon, and I cought 8 Phylotis and 7 Abodon, usually in holes in jumble of rocks. Perhaps there are 2 kinds of Phylotis here. I got some that were slightly smaller than others or had more distinctly vestored tail. Tail lengths seem to vary, also. Some of the specimens will be discarded: Abodon ♂ 30g. teste 4 x 8mm, Phylotis andium : ♀ 24g., uterine score, ♂ 21g- nulliparus, ♂ 21g. teste 2x3mm., ♂ 18g. teste 2x3mm, ♀ 14g. immature. C" 9 g., teste 2x3mm. 21 Km. E, 7 Km. N Olmos. 2300ft. Depto. Lambayeque, Peru We stopped here at 11:00 am. and went to hunt lizards + birds. I found a lizard (MAC 305)

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Normal Lens 1969 journal 82 21 km. E, 7 km. N Almoz, 2300 ft., Lleito Lambreygne, Peru August 19 (Wed) that was on a small boulder near the stream line. It has a row of spines down its back, has a patch of yellowish brown on its forehead, & black spots & marks underneath. The chin has a large black spot. The area here is somewhat dry, with trees & brush. There are lot's of tree leaves & branches covering the ground. There is a small creek that has little fish and tadpoles in it. Various doves, wrens, woodpeckers, & flycatchers are seen & heard. We've decided to camp here & set up 3 mist nets. There is evidence that this stream was once a good-sized river. There is considerable creek bed exposed. Furnaces is here, and I can see one down in the leaf litter of the stream bed flipping the dried leaves. Its golden tan color blends in well with the dried leaves. It witches its tail considerably as it flips the leaves. 5:00 p.m. Caught 2 little warble-like birds in my net. They are the same species (perhaps a pair) They are dark grey on their back, getting darker on the head, where there is a white eye stripe, and yellow on the rump. There's some white on the [illegible] wings. The chin is light grey & the breast yellow. (MAL 306 328+307) Dr. Copad and Roy have their mist nets placed over the creek, and I have mine

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Mymal Long 1969 Journal 83 2 1 Km. E., 7 Km. N Olmoz, 2300 ft., Dqto Lambaggvo, Psm. Aug. 19 (cont.) under large Ficus trees & mesquite-like trees. 8:30 p.m. I hear some bats and there are also a lot of insect noises. The night is warm and windless. There aren't nearly as many flying insects here at night as there were down by the red bridge. Today we each set about 22 or 23 snap traps. Ray + I set ours along rock + brush fences placed between small areas of dried old cultivation & the stream, and Dr. Koford set his up a small canyon. 9:30 p.m. Went out gecko hunting. Dr. Koford caught 3 and I caught one. They were on small boulders with lichen, usually near brush or large boulders. Seems we may have 2 species. I found a large toad jumping through the brush and leaf litter about 75 yards from the creek. It puffed up as I held it. I released it, as it was the same kind as we found abundant at the iron bridge. The geckos we got were all around the same vicinity, and there didn't seem to be any others anywhere else we looked. I was checking my bat net, when I heard a little rustling in the brush near a large boulder. I looked around with my flashlight, and half-way up the boulder was a mouse staring at me. It was apparently a medium-sized

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Normal Loop 1969 journal 84 Aug. 19 (cont.) 2.1 km. E, 7 km. N Olmos, 2300 ft., Depto Lumbayague, Peru Phylletis. I noticed it had a reddish rump part, like magister tends to have. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it. Ray caught a large Phyllostomid bat in his net, like the ones I got at the ridge. Aug. 20 Nothing in mine or Dr. Koford's mist nets. Ray had 6 more of the Phyllostomid bats. This net was in a little construction in the stream. Neither Ray nor I caught any mice along the fence barrier. I 2 honeycreepers I put up that I got yesterday in my net were a male & a female. The female had a little caterpillar or worm or larvae in her mouth, about 3/4 in. long + black & yellow striped. Dr. Koford caught 2 Phylletis audium at the box of a rock outcrop on a dry hillside with cactus and open trees 100 ft. from the canyon bottom. All 7 of Ray's bats were ??, perhaps they go around in segregated bands. One had an almost full-term embryo. I put up another that had a younger embryo (43 mm MAL 310). I checked on the ? Parulup. She had eaten her 3 babies, leaving only the heads. 12:30pm. We drove back out towards Motupe. At about 3:00pm. we found a place to camp near Motupe at the base of Cerro de la Viaja. There is quite a lot of exploiting granite here, and we are looking for geckos. I set 23 swamp traps at various holes around rocks

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Museum Log 1969 journal 85 Aug. 20 (cont.) 4 mi. SSW Motye, 400 ft., Dept. Lambayeque, Per and bushes. There isn't much mouse sign here. The area is dry & brushy & bouldery, and the hill is prominent in a flat grazing land. We each put up a mist net -- Dr. Koford and Ray down at the base of the hill and mine a ways up. We saw little bats (perhaps tomapeas) flying at dusk. 8:00pm Went out geckos hunting. The geckos here are small and fast. We found them on the ground near rocks as well as on the rocks & boulders themselves. I caught 4 and Ray got 3. Dr. Koford caught [illegible] 3. August 21 This morning we each had a little Phyllotomid bat in our nets. It is a nectar-feeding kind with a long rostrum and long tongue (MAL 312). Checked our traps. Ray didn't catch any mice. I had a large gecko in one of my museum specials set at a hole that went under a rock. In another trap placed at a hole in the dirt going beneath a rock I caught a small immature Phyllotidum by the tail. Of the 5 geckos I caught, I think there may be 3 types. There are the small fast ones that are fairly indistinct as far as coloration & skin texture is concerned. Then there was one I got going down a dirt hole. It was larger, had some rows of large scales & a zebra-striped tail. The one I caught in the snap trap may be yet

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Myrna Leng 1969 journal 86 August 21 (cont.) 4 mi. SSW Motupe, 400 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru another kind, with a different pattern of large scales or differently marked. Early this morning we saw a small gray Dusicyon about 50 feet from our camp up on the hill among the boulders. The birds are not very abundant here. I've seen some doves or parrots. Left at about 12:00 noon and drove back towards Motupe. 2 mi. SE Monope, 106 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru We drove off the road near a cornfield in an attempt to get closer to the sand hills. We got closer to the sand hills, but we also got the car stuck in the sand. We spent the later hours of the afternoon trying to get it out, to no avail. Set up a 100 ft. mist net on top of [illegible] a sand hill, above a saddle. Ray set some small Sherman traps along a brush fence and I set 23 snap traps on sand hills where cappariss bushes were growing. 8:00 pm We went gecko hunting. Dr. Koford & I each got a gecko. Mine was running along the rocky twiggy sand near the edge of Cappariss bushes. We passed by one of my traps and there was a Pseudomys gerbillus in it. I heard bats, but none were caught. August 22 8:00 am Still trying to get the car out. Nothing in the net. Ray caught 1 mouse, and I got 7 more. Only 2 of my mice are very big, both males. The mice were gotten underneath the bushes in the sand,

Mymal Leug 1969 Journal 87 August 22 (cont.) 2 mi SE Morrope, 100ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru near top or top of the sand hill, and I got one large male at the entrance to a sand burrow made in the bank. It looked like a lizard burrow: x 1/3. 8:05 am Finally got the car out. Discarded Pardaloup: ♂ 7g., ♂ 9g., ♀ 9g.- all non-breeding. 2 alcoholic specimens (MAL 323+324) 4 mi. ESE El Espinal, 2000ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru Got here at about 6:30pm. The valley of the Savá River is fairly lush & populated. Sugar cane & rice seem to be prevalent crops. There are irrigation ditches and a few places where the river has been dammed up. The surrounding hills have lots of cactus growth. We had a hard time finding a place to pull off the road to camp, so we gradually went higher & higher. Still below 2000ft. the vegetation changed to a very lush, jungly moist vegetation. We are camped now and have put up a mist net. I set 20 snap traps among the vegetation & rocks near the little stream and up a steep heavily vegetated hill. Dr. Koford set 10 traps on the other side. At about 7:00 we found a pygmy owl in the net. We are keeping it alive a while. Aug. 23 Checked my traps. I caught 1 Mus in a trap set near the stream amongst dense viney vegetation. Dr. Koford also caught a

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Nymphaeas 1969 Journal 88 2000 ft. 4 mi. ESE of El Espinal, Depto. Cajamarca, Peru Aug. 23 (cont.) Mrs. Last night it rained, so many of my traps were sprung. In the mist net this morning was a Phyllostomid bat, about medium sized, having a reddish color to its fur. This morning it is overcast but clear and warm and humid. The mus I got + discarded was a 8" 12 g., tests 4 x 7 mm. We are camped about 50 yards above a fairly good-sized rushing river, near the bend in the road. The pygmy owl clocks. In the process of taking photographing it, the owl flew the coop, so to speak. It escaped. 10:00 am We are leaving this camping site + heading up the road towards Jalis. We want to get to the forested area around Hacienda Jalis that Maria Koepfle wrote about + studied birds then. 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru We drove about 8 1/2 miles beyond the Hacienda Jalis, and came to a clearing where we made camp. The road up here is very rough. We averaged only about 5 mph on the bumpy, rocky, rutty road. It became progressively more humid and green + thickly vegetated as we came up. We are now at 5900 ft. I walked further up the road for about 3 miles, but didn't come to any different habitat. I got 2 lizards with a large rubber band. Birds could be heard, but were difficult to see. I saw some yellow ones with some black in the head,

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Myrmal Leng 1969 Journal 87 aug. 23 (end.) 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru. There is an abundance of trees (large-leaved) as well as much ground vegetation, vines, grasses, bushes, etc. It rained off and on starting at about 3:00. at about 5:00 it was raining very hard. I put up a 30 foot bat net at the edge of the forest in the meadow clearing where we are camped. We each set snap traps in various forested areas, under rocks, logs, & tree trunks. I heard tinamous as I was setting my traps. 9:00 pm I walked out into the jungle to look for eye slim and to get a clacking animal (probably a frog). Didn't see either. There's an abundance of insects, mostly moths, with glowing eyes. The wind is coming up a little, and it rains a few drops occasionally. Everything is very wet. Nothing in the snap traps I looked at. During the day there were a lot of assorted butterflies around, many with luminescent markings on their wings. aug. 24 Checked my traps. The first 2, set about 3 feet from each other amongst mossy boulders, thick humus & ferns, had an Akodon each. This Akodon appears to be very dark, something to be expected of this dark tropical forest. Ray caught an Akodon and what appears to be an Oryzomyz. Dr. Koford had a phyllotomid bat in his net, similar to

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Normal Leng 1969 Journal 90 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depts. Cajamarca, Peru. Aug.24(cat.) the one caught at our last locality. Nothing in mine or Rupp's nets. 8:30am. I have hiked horizontally across a steep slope along what is probably a cow trail. The vegetation is extremely thick. There are roots & branches hanging down & all sort of vines and ferns on the ground. I've come to a large waterfall. Heard tinamous this morning. Some of their calls are 2-parted whistle (low -) and some are 3-parted ('--'). The jungle is very wet, and I suspect it is always like this. There are scattered clouds in the sky and a slight wind. Last night it remained fairly warm & rainless, though windy. Dr. Koford checked his traps and caught 2 large rats, probably Oryzomys. One is reddish & the other, possibly a juvenile of the same species, is grey. They were caught in a log and within the exposed roots at a beech tree trunk. Dr. Koford talked to the man that lives near the Hacienda Saulis. Apparently this road goes up over the mountain, where one can get to either Cajamarca or Chepen. The men also said there were bears (probably speckled bear) and leones (jaguarundi?) in the forests here. We will trap for bats around the houses later on this afternoon. Dr. Koford had 2 miss mice in the remainder of his traps - an Alcedon and another kind of Oryzomys.

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Normal Leng 1969 journal 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru Aug. 24 (cont.) 11:00 am. I set my traps up a little trail that branched off the road. Seems like there is a lot of good habitat and holes/ things for mice to live in. I set traps in hollow logs, beneath logs + boulders, and around tree trunks. 12:30 pm I skinned my 2 animals (MAL 328+329). It began raining slightly. The bat Dr. Koford got this morning is a Desmodus rotundus . It is larger than the other bat, also grayer + darker. Neither have either tail an much tail membrane. If this area is a relict of as formerly was extensive forest, then probably the relict animals would be found in woodier habitat. So far, the mice caught in rocky habitat - under boulders, etc. were Akodon , while the rat-type animals, were gotten under logs, in hollow logs, and in tree buttresses. It has been raining off and on all afternoon, sometimes very hard. 3:00 p.m. I walked about 1/4 mile up the road and off another side branch (cow path) that led through the forest to a fenced field. Along the same kind of dense vegetation, rotted logs, tree trunks, + boulders as I set my snap traps, I set 26 large Sherman's. At 4:00 pm mosquitoes came out, as yesterday. 4:30 p.m. We walked 5/10 mile back down the road and set 2 bat nets - one 40 ft. and one 18ft. near buildings which were said to be inhabited by bats

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Mymel Leeng 1969 journal 92 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000ft. Depto. Cajamarca, Peru Aug. 24 (cont.) and around which we saw possible sign of bats. On the walk up I saw a small frog in a rain puddle in the road + Dr. Koford caught it. In his net was a hummingbird, Nothing in the 2 nets I have up. We saw a small weasel-like animal cross the road as we were walking down towards the Hacienda. It came down from a ferny patch of growth and down the rushes side. Perhaps it was a tyra...I saw that it was dark and about the size of a cat. August 25 Dr. Koford and I walked down to the Hacienda to check the nets - nothing in them. We took them down. I checked my traps and found a small rat-like animal (perhaps Oryzomys) in a snap trap placed at the base of a half-rotted tree. I also caught a live rat in the large Sherman I put at a tree buttress where there were several openings. I will inject it and take chromosomes. Last night there was a large Phyllostomid in Ray's net. It has light streaks on its head and a white narrow dorsal stripe. This morning I found a small Phyllostomid in my net. It was probably there last night, but I didn't notice it because it was at the very edge of the mist net, by one of the loops attached to the pole. This morning I saw a relatively small, light-

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Myrna Long 1969 Journal 93 Aug. 25 (cont.) 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru colored (grayish tan) pair of birds with long straight bills. They were woodpeckers of some sort and were pecking at some branches of a tree. I also saw a pair of very large, hawk-sized birds that were black with some white + red horizontal stripes on their tails. Ray shot a couple of birds this morning - one fluorescent green with brownish head and goldish chin, and one russet brown with yellow cap feathers. The birds here are very colorful but often are difficult to see. Ray got 1 mouse in his traps last night - an Oryzoromys-type animal. Dr. Koford got another vampire bat, a hummingbird, and 4 of the Oryzoromys-type rats (1 alive). I took the large box of folding thermos about 3/4 mile up the road, where a second creek crosses the road. Here it was very jingley and moist. I wanted to climb up the slope to where the forest looked virgin. I started climbing up along where the gushing little stream was going, but soon realized I couldn't get much more than 100 ft. up. The vegetation was very thick with ferns, trees, prickly, large-leaved plants, [illegible] vines, and lots of rotten logs. Mosses were growing everywhere, and the wet humus + leaf litter was very deep. After stepping through a few rotted logs, I decided to concentrate my traps closer

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Mypnal Leeng 1969 journal 94 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Dept. Cajamarca, Peru August 25 (cont) to the road. I set 21 sherman at tree buttrees, holes among rocks, under logs, and above logs. Then I came back to camp, injected mine & Dr. Kofuds mine, and took 15 folding shermans and 10 snap traps back down to the Hacienda Jaulis, when I set them around boulders in a meadow there. The cows were very curious as to what I was doing, and I had problems with them closely following me and setting off the traps I had just set. One cow tried to ram me, but I blocked it with the trap box. I had left all my snap traps & large shermans set last night out, so I have about 85 traps set now for a mile on either side of camp. In the pasture at the base of a large tree I saw 4 large bird eggs: (illegible) about 3 inches long. They were white with sparse tannish spots marks. Perhaps they are turkey eggs. There was no hint of a nest, and the eggs were cold. 3:15pm. I guess the chromosomes of the Doryzaups were just fated not to be taken. After the 20 minute citrate period I discovered that the centrifuge did not work. I could not find the hand centrifuge, so I thought maybe if it was the batteries fault, I could run the tube on the car battery. It still didn't work. The centrifuge itself was at fault. Apparently it got knocked around in the car. By the time it got fixed the cells had been in citrate 30-40 minutes, but I

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Mynnel Leung 1969 journal 95 aug.25 (cont.) 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Dept. Cajamarca, Peru completed the process anyway. The centrifuge ran somewhat weakly. After 15 min. in the fix I attempted to spin the cells down. This time something awful happened. Our whole test tube holder on the centrifuge - the one with a TT, spun off and flew at me, hitting my freshly finished specimen first and bending the leg + tail wires, then getting me full of fix and cells. The other test tube was not to be found and was mysteriously gone until I looked at the bottom of the centrifuge tube and found the remains pulverized. 8:00pm Checked my 2 nets and found a bat in each. It is a rainy foggy night. Each had chewed a large hole in the net. In the new net were at least 2 other large holes, so I guess there were bats in them but they managed to free themselves. These bats (MAL 334 + 335) are the same as the one I found in the net this morning. They all have a characteristic odor. Bats seem to be fairly active tonight, even though it is rainy. aug.26 Checked my traps. Down at the pasture I had 2 small Grypops in snap traps, one alive by the tail. These were caught among large boulders. The pasture is very moist, and parts of it are marshy. A couple of my traps - both large Sherman's snap, were set off by slugs and cows. I caught nothing in the 21 traps I set up around the

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Miguel Keeg 1969 Journal 96 Aug. 26 (wt.) 35 mi. WNW Cajamarca, 6000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru. second creek where the vegetation was thick and wet and the trap site steep with leaves covering the mossy rocks and rotten logs. In the line of large Sherman's that I left out for the 2nd night I had 2 live animals - one an Oryzomy-type under a log, and the other an Akodon in a hollow tree stump. On my 22 snap traps I caught 2 Akodon under logs, and maybe another kind of Oryzomy, also under a log. Dr. Hoford caught 3 Oryzomy types and Ray cought none. We will prepare specimens, then break camp and move up to the top. 3:00pm. We left our campsite and started up the road. It was still rocky and hard going. It had rained off and on all afternoon. As we got higher, the road got muddier, and we had trouble in a few spots and had to push. We averaged only about 3 mph. The habitat remained much the same for a long time. There were scattered fields or corrals, but largely uninhabited. We reached a fork in the road and took the left hand road, because the one to the right looked like it went up to a house. This was at about 7000 ft. The slopes became brushier and grassier and we rose out of the jungle vegetation to more cleared areas and more cultivation. We stopped at a shack and asked a man if we were on the right road.

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Myrna Keen 1969 journal 97 ~ 10 mi. NW San Miguel, Dept. Cajamarca, Peru August 26(cont.) Apparently we were. This road goes to San Miguel, where there is supposedly a junction of the roads to Cajamarca and Chupen. He said it was 2 hours to the junction. From then on the road was not as steep, but still narrow and much muddier with fewer rocky places for traction. It was still raining. At 6:45 p.m. we stopped on the road and decided not to go on. We pitched the tent right on the road. It stopped raining shortly afterwards. There were frog or toad calls at dusk. We are at about 9000 ft. now. On the way up we saw some birds active, especially when it wasn't raining. Often birds of different species flew together. 9:00 pm It has been sprinkling on and off since dark. It looks like it may clear by morning, however. August 27 It is a clear sunny, warm morning. We have hunted some birds. Ray got some nice tanager with blue heads and green backs and a rusty and grey flycatcher. I shot some sort of flycatcher, but it flew just as I was about to pick it up. It flew up about 20 ft. and over above some thick brush, where it fell. As it was up in the air it was buzzed by a hummingbird. As I crawled through the bushes looking for it I saw a yellow frog making its way underneath the wet, green & yellow leaves. (MAE 343). It is

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Myrna Leung 1969 Journal 98 ~ 10 mi. NW San Miguel, 9000ft., Dept. Cajamarca, Peru August 27 (Wed) bright yellow beneath & on the forelegs, and an diva stands like pub pepper. I didn't find the bird. The vegetation is somewhat brushier & woodier, though lower than that at 6000ft. This area has been cleared a great extent. Apparently all the land this side of the river belongs to the hacienda Jaulis. 9 mi. NW San Miguel, 8000ft., Dept. Cajamarca, Peru 10:30am We left the "compite" and pushed on. The road remained muddy, but after a couple of especially bad places we got through to where the road had short grass. When dry, this offered good traction. We continued on the road and noticed a couple of what appeared to be forks, but we kept to the left road leading down, because tractor tracks went that way and we were under the impression that the tractors came from San Miguel. There were no other vehicle tracks. We got down to a valley but had trouble getting up a muddy hill after fording the river (about 20ft. wide). When some small boys came along we found out that we were on the wrong road and that this road went only to a mine. It was 2 miles back up a slick, muddy, grassy, curvy & steep road to the junction we should have taken. Knowing the car would never make it, we decided to stay here at this pasture

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Journal 99 9 mi. NW San Miguel, 8000 ft., Depto. Cajamarca, Peru and await help. There could possibly be a pickup coming from the mine. At 1:00 pm it began to rain. We are in a pasture of short grass. This whole area is inhabited, though sparsely, and there are nearby houses. Along the cut of the bank are large holes made in the muddy earth. Perhaps these were made by a mammal. There are also large burrows similar to those on the ground. If we are stuck here tonight we may get a chance to trap. At 3:00 pm Dr. Kford and I started out back the road we came from. The people here said it was about a 3 hour walk. After 2 1/4 hours we had walked past where we camped last night and got to a little shack where we talked to the man. We wanted to get to Palmitos, where the only car around was supposed to be. The man said it was very far - another 3 or 4 hours. By then it was already 5:45 pm. The man offered us horses tomorrow to go to Palmitos, so we decided to walk back to camp, and try to get out tomorrow and if we can't take him up on his horse offer. Apparently San Miguel is still 3 or 4 hours away by car and the road is very bad with some washed-out bridges. We have only less than 5 gallons of gas, so our only choice is to go back by the road we came up. It rained for only about an hour and a half

Miguel Heeng 1969 journal 100 Qui. NW San Miguel, 5700 ft., Dpts. Cajamarca, Peru Aug. 27 (sat.) Today. If our luck holds out perhaps it will be dry enough tomorrow for us to get out. Ray put up a bat net. Along the road Dr. Koford caught 2 more frogs like the ones I got today. They make a high-pitched squeak. Aug. 28 This morning it began to clear. At around 9:00am we began our attempt to get up the road. To save time in case we couldn't make it, I began walking up the road to the house of the man who offered us the horses. Dr. Koford was to follow shortly. In 2 hours I arrived, and before the man got there, Dr. Koford also arrived. We talked to him and found out he had sent his sons back on the road to look for us. So we were about to set out by foot to Palmitos (3-4 hours distance) when we heard our car coming. Apparently Ray had gotten up the hill with the help of 4 men, and the rest of the road was dry enough. We drove on towards Palmito to get gas from the hacienda, but our rear wheel went off a bridge over a small stream at a curve. We jacked up the car and shoved it back onto the road. During this process a jeep of the Ministerio de Agricultura came by from San Miguel - a trip they make only every 2 months. They gave us gas and we continued. The man with the horses had said it would not rain today, and it hasn't. As we got down below the road was drier, though rockier, and we hit an especially large rock, knocking 2 holes

Myrmel Leung 1969 Journal 101 Aug. 28 (cont.) 9 mi. NW San Miguel, 8000 ft., Depts. Cajamarca, Peru in our already terribly misshapen gas tank. We patched this with soap. 3 mi. N Oyotun, 1000 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru We arrived here at about 6:30 pm. It is a little valley with gentle hills of rocks and tall cactus (up to 9 or 10 ft. high, each arm 4-sided [drawing], the sides curving inward). Ray set 20 small shermans, Dr. Koford set 17 snaps, and I set 20 snaps and 20 small shermans among some rocks, Capparis bushes, and under cactus. 18:30 pm. Dr. Koford and I went gecko hunting. Altogether we found 14 geckos and 4 lizards. The geckos are probably all the same species. They are small and active. We didn't see any on the flat, but up the the hill, generally near the tall cactus, they were fairly numerous. I heard lats calling all the time we were out. The geckos may be using the decaying, porous parts of the cactus, or the exposed root portions for shelter. Last night was warm and not too windy. The lizards may be nocturnal, a we way just have scared them up. The flat is pretty heavily grazed, has finer sand and fewer rocks. Aug. 29 6:30am. Checked our traps. Ray caught nothing, Dr. Koford caught a young Phyllotis auriceus under a Capparis bush, and I caught a small auriceus in a rock pile. Six other of my snap traps were

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Mymal Leong 1969 Journal 102 Lambayeque 3 mi. N Agustin, 1000 ft., Depto. Casanare, Peru August 29 (wd) plled and sprung, one with a tuft of white hairs about 1/2 in. long. Perhaps the donkeys did it, or maybe a fox, though tracks of foxes aren't very prevalent. There are lored finches calling reclusively from the cacti. The most abundant birds are hummingers. The large, dark variety seems to fly close to the ground, often in small flocks of about 4. There is a smaller, bronuish green one with a white breast, also. The amicus I caught this morning was half eaten by ants, so I discarded it. It is a young ? , &g. 5 Km. NE Pacasmayo, 200ft., Depto. La libertad, Peru Arrived here at about 4:00pm. It is open flatland with dry rocky hills surrounding it. There is essentially no vegetation outside the boundaries of a mesquite fence. Inside this large enclosure are mesquite trees and other bushes. We've come here mainly because it is a convenient stopping place before we get to Trujillo, and also to get birds and bats. The ground is pretty open, and there doesn't seem to be much suitable habitat for mice, except maybe along the brush fences. I set 23 snap traps along the brush fence. There was no sign of mice, but at a few places there were what appeared to be holes through the brush or in old caked mud. The area is heavily grazed and the sand fine. I set up a 30 ft. bat net across the fence where some low

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journal 103 Myrna Leong 1969 5Km. NE Pacasmayo, 200ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru Aug. 29 (cont.) mosquite and brush were growing. I saw a Turkey vulture, a bitio, a small dove, a vermillion flycatcher, and some small greyish birds with white outer tail feathers this afternoon. Tomorrow we will go to Trujillo to get our gas tank fixed and the tire that went flat today mended. It was windy until about 7:00pm tonight when the wind died to a breeze or occasional gust. Aug. 9:00 pm Went out to look for geckos up the the dry, barren, rocky hillside. I found 5 (MAL 355-359) and Ray got 3. Checked my net a couple of times and found nothing in it, although I hear bats calling. Aug. 30 In my mist net this morning was a whiporwill and something that looks like a seedeater. (MAL 360+361). I caught an Atrygopus in a pile of old, cobwebby brush along the fence of mosquite under a large tree. There was a little hole made through the brush and I had set the trap there. The area smelled very ratty. Dr. Koford didn't catch any- things in his trap or net, and Ray didn't get anything in his net. I put up the whiporwill+ steamed the seedeater & Atrygopus, and we left at about 9:00 am for Trujillo. Arrived in Trujillo at 11:30am and ran various errands. Today is some holiday, however (Festival de Santa Rosa) and we couldn't get the car fixed. We left Trujillo at 2:00pm, and [illegible] headed east on the road

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Myrna Heng 1969 journal 104 Aug.30 (cont.) 5 mi. S.W Otuzco, 8000 ft., Pyslo La Libertad, Peru Towards Santiago de Cluceo. We took a little road towards the pueblo of Huacaway and are camped We foot at a turnout on the road, 5 mi. S.W. Otuzco, 8000 ft. The hills here are cultivated to a limited extent with some oats, and there is evidence of grazing sheep or goats; however, there are rocks and brush and good habitat for mice. At 8000 ft., we have a chance of getting magister. I set 21 small shermans and 23 snap traps up a rocky, bushy canyon. Dr. Koford set his snap traps and 7 small shermans in grass and rocks. Ray set his snap traps along a rock wall. The weather is warm and windless. This afternoon on the way up here it sprinkled a little. We got here at 5:30 pm, after having been on a fair gravel road. The kids seemed just about ready to settle down to roast, as I was setting my traps. Dr. Koford thought he heard the gurgling sound of a whiporwill. Aug. 31 6:30 a.m. Checked our traps. Ray caught 4 mice, all probably Phyllotis andium. Dr. Koford caught 9 mice, possibly all andium, but maybe a young magister. I caught 11 mice - 5 Akodon boliviensis, 5 Phyllotis andium, and 1 definite Phyllotis magister. All these I caught beneath large rocks, usually with dry leaf litter

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Myrmal Leung 1969 journal 105 Aug. 3 (cont.) 5 mi. SW Otuzco, 8000 ft., Dept. La Libertad, Peru a dry brush surrounding it. The magister was down close to the bottom of the canyon. 10 of the mice were caught in snap traps, and only 1 Aboder, in a brushy rock pile, was caught in a small Sherman. I'll discard 4 mice - 2 juvenile andium (♀ 12 g., ♀ 16g.), and 2 small Aboder (♂ 16g, ♂ 16g.) The magister I got is the northernmost extension of the magister range, exceeding the magister in the Cosma valley by about 50 miles. 11:00 a.m. I caught a lizard along the road (MAL 379). We are getting ready to leave this area for now and drive up towards Santiago de Chuco. Will probably return if there are no magister higher up. 10 mi. WNW Santiago de Chuco, 13000ft., Dept. La Libertad, Peru We got here at about 4:30 p.m. The pass here is much like the area around Callaw Pass. There is primarily gobin here in this puna zone. We set snap traps down the hill towards the creek. There are fairly large rock formations there, and I set my traps in spaces holes created by them. I found what look like viscacha droppings, and there are small caves that have these droppings in them and smell very animally. I set 1 small steel trap at the entrance of one. There is a slight wind and it is cool here. The little creek has clear water, although there is not much water. The drainage on the side of this pass which we came

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Mymel Leong 1969 journal 102 10 mi. WNW Santiago de Aco, B3587, Dept. La Libertad, Peru Aug. 31 (cont.) up is polluted by the mining going on. After we left our campsite this morning we got pretty quickly to the grassy ichu zone. It is fairly heavily grazed. I set up a mist net nearby camp. 9:00 PM Dr. Koford checked four of his traps and had an akodon boliviensis in one set under a small rock shelf with small ferns growing in it. I hear the clicking frog again. No sound of bats or insects up here. Today Dr. Koford shot a kind of plover and a snipe up in this kind of ichu. Sept. 1 Nothing in my mist net. I checked my traps and caught 2 Phyllotis pictus (perhaps one is not a pictus, but something else). The definite pictus (MAL 372) was caught in a square hole about 4"x5" that ran alongside the creek. The other "pictus", a smaller animal but with a longer tail than the larger mouse, was caught in a snap trap placed in a small cave, about 21/2' x 3', that had viscacha droppings in it. About 4 feet from this cave was a smaller cave that smelled strongly of animal. It was at the entrance of this where I set my small steel trap, tied onto a 5 lb. rock. This morning the whole set, rock and all, was gone! The smell was stronger, and probably that of the hog-nosed skunk. Darn, I've learned my lesson and will secure my drop traps better in the future. Dr. Koford had an

Journal 107 Mymal Keong 1969 Sept. 1 (cont.) 10 mi. WNW Santiago de Chuco, 13000 ft., Dept. La Libertad, Peru Orzonyms in this one of his traps set in a small cave this morning. Ray caught a Colomp sorellus and a Phyllotis pictus in nearby rock piles. Last night was cool and slightly windy, but this morning was not frosty. Ray shot a finch and a farnarid here. Further up the road he got a Reed snipe. We broke camp at about 10:30 am and drove 4 miles up the road. The habitat is much the same. There doesn't seem to be a definite pass, but much of the road extends at the highest point. We were camped at Km. 250. We drove back to km 103 where it is a little brushier, and made camp. 15 mi. W Quiruvilca, 11000 ft., Dept. La Libertad, Peru 3:30 p.m. I set 23 snap traps and 21 small shermans up and over a steep hill 1/2 mi. from the campsite. The habitat is mainly trench grass and rocks + rock formation and a few brushes. Alternating snaps and live, I set the traps up the hill and down the other side, placing them in crevices under rocks and holes in the ground. At the bottom on the other side was a small, scrimpy rock coral, where I set a few traps. D. Koford set his traps in the brush. He found a mossy understory with mouse droppings + tracks. Ray set snaps + small shermans along the road at a rock + mud wall. I saw some mouse

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Myrna Leung 1969 Journal 108 15 mi. W Quirivilca, 11,000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru Sept. 1 (cont.) droppings and some viscacha-like droppings along my line. Higher up today I caught 2 frogs in the creek. They are a very dark brown and swam under mud & rocks in the water. Here I saw 2 lizards in the iclm and heard the clacking frog. The temperature is comfortably cool with a slight breeze. Our tire went flat twice today. We had 2 flats yesterday, too, although the road isn't very bad. 9:00 pm. Dr. Koford and I went to check his traps. Nothing in them yet. Walking back on the road, Dr. Koford saw what appeared to be a dark bird up on the bark of a eucalyptus tree, about 8 feet up. I climbed up on adjacent wall and grabbed it. It is a blackie hummingbird. It was very cold and didn't appear to be able to move, except for grabbing with its feet. Its eyes were closed, and it uttered a high "scree" sound over and over. After it was in my hand several minutes it warmed up and began beating faster and vibrating with life. It opened its eyes, and tried to flap its wings. Apparently these hummers go torpid at night. The night isn't very cold here - 45 or 50 F. There is no wind tonight. I just heard what I think is a bat flying above, the first I've heard in this area. No other night sounds are prevalent. I saw the droppings under the mesquite. They are long and viscacha or gopher droppings

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Mymal Leng 1969 Journal 107 15 mi. W Aurivilca, 1200 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru Sept. 1 (cont.) shaped. Perhaps guinea pigs made them. Dr. Koford didn't set any steel traps for them, but maybe will do it tomorrow. If they are guinea pig droppings, there's a chance of getting them because they are diurnal. Sept. 2 Checked our traps. I had no mice in mine. Dr. Koford caught 8 mice - 5 Oryzomyx, 1 Calomys [illegible], and 2 Phyllotis pictus, 1 Phyllotis andinus, and 1 young Oryzomyx. My remaining Paralomys died. I will skin her today (MAL 376) This morning Dr. Koford saw a rather large animal running through the brush and shot at it but missed. Perhaps it was the animal that leaves the dropping that look like this: [illegible] They are hard and light green & powdery inside. They are left in piles under brush and in the runways. 12:45 pm We left here at [illegible] and arrived at our old campsite on the road to Tacacay at 3:00 pm. 5 mi. SW Otuzco, 8000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru We are back here with the prime intention of getting live Phyllotis magister for chromosomes. I took 23 snap traps, 21 small shermans, and 21 large folding shermans up the steep, dry, brush & rock canyon where I trapped last time. In the lower part I set the live traps, alternating small + large vertical shermans. About 500ft. up I began setting my snap traps. There seemed to be more dry leaf litter above, although below there is quite a bit. I trapped mostly among the rocks, and set a few

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Myrna Long 1969 journal 110 5 mi, 5w Otayco, 8000ft, Dept. La Libertad, Peru Sept. 2 (cont) traps under brush and magay cactus. Ray set snap traps and small shermans lower down on the slope. Dr. Koford set snap traps and large shermans up the hill. It is a fairly warm, windless & cloudless night. There are a few insects calling, and no night birds apparent. I saw some mouse sign when I was setting traps, and trapped in much the same kinds of places as I did last time. At about 5:00pm little flies are very active. At night, the insects seem to be predominantly moths. No bat calls heard. Sept. 3 Last night after 10:00p.m. I heard bat cries. Insect sounds were more abundant, also. At 6:45 this morning I checked my traps. I caught 4 mice in my large shermans, 3 in the small shermans, and 9 in the snap traps, a total of 16 mice. Eleven of them are Phyllotis andium, 6 alive and 5 dead. I only got 1 Akodon in a live trap, and 4 higher up in the thicker brush in snap traps. Ray caught 4& Phyllotis andium Akodon. 2 dead and 2 alive. In a live trap Dr. Koford caught a very large Drymops. The Akodon seem to be more abundant higher up in the thicker, deeper brush. I caught one beneath a magay plant. After I finished picking up my live traps I stopped to rest a minute. I soon saw something that now like a squirrel approaching me

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Miguel Reing 1969 journal 111 Sept. 3 (cont.) 5 mi. SW Otuyco, 8000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru from a large rocky brush pile. It headed towards my 2nd snap trap, about 12 feet from me and I got a good look at it. It looked like a long- tailed weasel, but it was larger. The body was a rich reddish brown and the pointed head was darker. There was a white ventral and a long thin tail. It moved my trap, then saw me and ran down the hill through the brush and rocks. The trap it moved had a Phyllotis andium in it. Discarded mice: 3 Aleodon, non-breeding, 5 Phyllotis andium, one tail saved for flea specimen. 30 mi. S Trujillo, Depto. La Libertad, Peru We got to Trujillo at 3:30 pm and stayed until about 5:00 pm. Then we headed S on our way back to Lima and went 32 miles by the Panamerican highway. At 6:30 we saw a dirt turnoff that lead to a rock quarry, where we are camped. I heard a couple of bats. We are in a barren hilly region that is very rocky and open. The night is warm and windless. Sept. 4 20 Km N, 6 Km W Choncaj, 800 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru Left our overnight campsite at about 7:00 am and Got here at 2:40 pm. We each went viscacha hunting here at the Lomas. I set 2 steel traps at entrances to what looked like viscacha burrows beneath large boulders. Some droppings are fresh but most are very old. According

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Myrial Lewis 1969 journal 112 Sept. 4 (cont.) 20 Km. N., 6 Km. W Chanca, 800ft., Defts. Lima, Peru to Dr. Koford there is much less sign of viscacha now than there was 2 years ago here. Ray was the only one to see a viscacha, but only managed to wound it. I put up a bat net at a narrow part in the valley a little ways up. I hear bats. 9:00 pm. Dr Koford and I went gecko hunting. We walked up the canyon and looked among the rocks and cactus. We didn't see any until just as we were getting back to camp, when I saw one run near where I was walking. It is rocky soil of course sand, blackened by the little lichen growing on it. There was some cactus nearby. The gi[illegible] (CMAL 386) is about 2in. S-V, and a dark brown mottled with white. Tomorrow we will try to take care of some business in Lima, then head further south. Sept. 5 7:00am. I checked my net and 2 steel traps. Nothing in the net, but in one of my steel traps was a viscacha! Apparently it got in last night and was caught by the right forefoot. (which is broken) Then some fox(a skunk perhaps) must have gotten to it. The left rear leg had been gnawed on and the meat eaten. The left flank had the hair stripped already and the viscacha was dead, though still warm. I am making a complete skeleton of it. No one else caught anything. We left for Lima at 9:00am.

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Mymal Georg 1969 journal 113 5 mi. SSW Paracas, Depto. Ica, Peru Sept. 6 Last night we slept at Pearson's study area. We left at 7:00 am this morning on the Panamerican highway headed south and decided to explore the Paracas Peninsula which Manuel Plenge recom- mended to us for seeing cormors. The peninsula is fairly barren and somewhat hilly mostly of sand and rocks and a few cliffs going down to the ocean. I caught a lizard ~~ at after rock pile near the water. There are lots of pelicans, gulls birds and sea gulls here. D. Koford shot a Ancolotes. We saw one cormor as it hovered about 50 feet above the water. At about 3:30 pm we left for Nazca arriving at around 5:30 whereupon we visited Bill Franklin, who is studying vracunas at the preserve. Tonight we are camped at a clearing south of Nazca. Tomorrow well get car repairs done at Nazca and in the afternoon head towards the preserve. We found 2 young dead sea lions at the Paracas Peninsula probably killed by fishermen. Dr Koford took the skull of one of them. Nazca, Depto. Ica, Peru Sept. 7 Last night Dr. Koford and I went gecko hunting, but did not find anything. The area had been recently plowed. This morning we saw that the shells were close by and we could have

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Muyal Georg 1969 journal 114 Nasca, Depto. Ica, Peru Sept. 7. (cont.) gone there had we realized in the dark that they were there. We have gotten various necessary jobs done here today. We plan to head for Galeras at about 3:00. It's supposed to take about 2 1/2 - 3 hours to drive up there to 12000 ft. 35 mi. ENE Nasca, 10500 ft., Depto. Ayacucho, Peru 7:00pm. We left Nasca at 3:30 pm. and drove up the road toward Galeras. We knew we couldn't get all the way to the preserve before nightfall, so at about 5:30 we stopped and [illegible] miles up the road and are now camping at 10500 feet tonight, where there are rocky hills with natural rock formations creating walls & crevices. It is dry and heavily grazed here, and only small shrubs are growing. Not far from here on the road Ray says what sounds like a grison from his description. We set out snap traps. I set 23 among the rocks, where many small caves are formed. In some of these are rather large droppings, almost viscacha size. In one little cave were lots of droppings of different pigs mixed together. I set 2 small steel traps at these entrances. It seems to be getting dark earlier now, and right earlier in the morning. For a while it was light at around 6:15 am & dark at 6:45 pm. This seems to have shifted half an hour and

Mymal Leong 1969 journal 115 35 mi. ENE Nasca, 10500 ft., Depto. Ayacucho, Peru Sept. 7 (cont.) we are now rising at 5:45 and it gets dark at 6:15. Perhaps it is the change in longitude latitude. I first noticed this when we were camped near Chanccay. 8:30pm. I went to check my traps. In a snap trap set at the entrance to a little rock cave (entrance 5"x6") was a freshly caught Phyllotis of some sort. The ears are large and the pelage is lax and surprisingly light colored. It was dead, but still warm. (MAL 389). The tuftle is longer than the body. Perhaps it is one of the asp of Phyllotis darwini or Phyllotis boliviensis. Nothing yet in Koford's traps. The night is cold and clear and windless on the whole. Sept. 8 6:00am checked my traps. I had 3 more mice like the one I caught last night. One small male was caught in the trap I reset last night after taking the mouse out. The other mice were caught also in holes in the rocks & under rock shelves. I lost my second steel trap. Dr. Koford and Ray each caught 2 mice of the same kind of Phyllotis. Ray saw about 4 vicuñas in the rocks by the road. It is very dry up here. There was no condensation or frost this morning. Last night was cold. I discarded a female mouse 20g. with uterine scars, because it had a crushed skull. Possible size diminution? We left at about

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Mymel Hertz 1969 Journal 116 Saleras, 4000m., Depto. Ayacucbo, Pem. Sept. 8 (cont.) 7:30 am to Saleras, which was 17 miles further up the road. In the pampa grasslands we saw vicuñas, alpaca & llama. The habitat is not particularly good. It is dry and overgrazed. Apparently there are tinamou and viscachas here, too. We set up camp by the forestry station but after putting up our specimens we decided to move because of problems with the frogs. 12:00 noon. We drove 6 miles E on the road from headquarters at this point we saw a dirt road branching off on the right and took it. We've stopped and are looking around. We will probably camp here tonight as the terrain looks good. There are extensive of good tinamou grassland as well as cliffish rock formations & walls for mice. We have seen several family groups of vicuñas, usually numbering about 6. They are fairly tame and don't run off if watched from the road. There is a large male with each group, and he is on the lookout, often on a high part of land, closely by his grazing family. The male always keeps between the intruder and his group. We saw one male do quick leg movement with his hind legs, as lay his ears back. They also utter a type of warning or alarm call that is a high, almost whistling type squeal. It reminds me in some ways of a bee hum of a honeybee, although

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Myrna Leeng 1969 Journal 117 Pampa de Galeras, 4000 m., Dept. Ayacucho, Peru Sept. 8 (cont.) Of course the quality is vastly different. It does seem that noise is made both by exhaling & inhaling, however. Vicuñas are slender & have long necks. They seem to be characteristically golden tan with long white hairs hanging from their lower necks - probably to protect their forelegs when they lie down - I get the impression, from following a family group, that vicuñas have fairly good eyesight. I was upwind from them, and still, from a couple of hundred yards away the male would be watching me and giving the warning call. The vocalization varies from call to call. Perhaps a faster vocalization indicates more anxiety. The bee-having (type) of call allows the call to reflect [illegible] the rate of breathing, which may be proportional to the amount of anxiety. In family groups, the most useful, indeed, the only kind of communication is that which [illegible] makes known the emotional state of the caller. Our locality for this place will be 10 mi. WNW Paguis, 13000 ft. At 3:00 pm I began setting traps. I had 25 small Sherman and 31 snap traps. I set 27, alternating snap & live, along the rocky cliffs nearby. When the habitat began looking bad, I took the remaining 17 snaps + 7 live traps across the valley to a rocky hill where Quenios trees were [illegible] growing on one side. This area [illegible]

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normal keeg 1969 journal 118 Pampa de Galeras, 4000 meters, Dept. Ayacucho, Peru Sept. 8 (cont.) more sign than the area where I put my first traps. The mixture of boulders and smaller rocks + brush provides a lot of shelter for large & small animals alike. Droppings the size of Mus droppings to the size of very large carnivores were under rocks & boulders. I set only 5 snares + 7 live traps in this area since Dr. Koford had been there earlier & set all his snap traps there. In the base of a hollowed Queña tree I set a small steel trap. In this hollow were very large carnivore droppings. I set 12 snap traps on the other side of the hill where the habitat was not unlike where I set my first group of traps. The sign was much sparser there. Dr. Koford set steel traps beneath large boulders where there was large carnivore sign near the trees. Evidently the hill supports a great diversity of mammal forms. It, too, however, is grazed, as is the whole pampa line. There are goats, burros, horses, sheep, alpaca, vicuña, llama, and cattle grazing heavily in this whole region. It was windy today, but tonight has calmed down, though it is fairly cold. Sept. 9 Dr. Koford heard birds calling very early this morning. Perhaps they are turimones. Checked

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Myrmal Georg 1969 Journal 119 Sept. 7 (cont.) 10 mi. WNW Puguio, 13000 ft. Dept. Ayacucho, Peru our traps. Neither Ray nor I caught anything. D. Koford caught about 7 mice - Phyllotis pictus, Calomys ducille, and Abodon boliviensis, up around the guenua tree. No one caught anything in steel traps. At 11:30am we went back to headquarters. Bill Franklin took us around for a couple of hours and showed us how he is studying vicunas. Most of the work is quantitative, and he has the dynamics of the ranges & intergroup interactions recorded. We drove back up the road and took the turnoff we took yesterday: [diagram] We took the right fork this time. Close to the junction we saw 2 of the large variety of tiuamurs (Tiuamotis pentlandi) (the one we got at Paraceta was Notocerca pentlandi). Dr. Koford has the idea that tuianur go around in groups of 3 - 2 ?? and 1 ?. We only saw 2, however, and couldn't get either one. This may be an altitudinal low for this species. They were in short brush and rocks. The vegetation was fairly sparse + short. We

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Mymal Reorg 1969 Journal 120 Sept. 9 (out.) 10 mi. WNW Pucios, 13600 ft., Depto. Ayacucho, Peru decided to camp in this vicinity tonight. We drove back to headquarters to get our car and returned here, where we are camped below some Inca ruins (the name of this valley is Inca Huasi = Inca House). There is a small stream nearby, and I spotted a green-winged teal (Anis flavinucha) there, which Dr. Koford shot. The rock walls here near the road have piles of small mouse droppings up on the rocks on the walls. I walked about 1/3 mile north to the ruins where I set 40 snap traps among the rocks. There were droppings around, but not as abundant as at the rock walls near camp. The birds line tend to go in flocks, so it probably isn't breeding season. Dr. Koford set about 30 snares across the road at another bunch of a rock walls. Tonight Ray will set traps where the piles of mouse droppings are. This afternoon when I was out hunting Inamon I saw a lizard run under a rock. I lifted the rock and it was frozen there, so I grabbed it. (MAL 395). Tonight is clear and cold again. Sept. 10 At about midnight last night I heard reed snipes calling as they flew over. At 6:30 am I checked my traps. In the first 20 traps I had 10 mice - 8 Phyllosticta pictus and 2 Phyllosticta bolivianis. L. bolivianis is

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Myrna Leary 1969 journal 12 Sept. 10 (cont.) 10 mi. WNW Puguio, Depto. Ayacucho, Peru diurnal. Maybe that explains why so many of my traps set in places where there ~~were~~ fresh droppings were empty. The pictus were caught fairly close to each other. Perhaps the boliviensis & pictus have separate territories as well as being active different times of the 24 hr. day. They are about the same size, but ~boliviensis~ has a shorter tail, seemingly more contrastingly colored, furry rusty colored ears with a little white at the base, darker soles of the feet, smaller ears, and a darker general ~~p~~ pelage becoming rusty ~~at~~ at the back. At 8:00am when I got back to camp I saw a boliviensis run through the colon, stop near a rock, then run to a rock wall where it climbed up about 2 1/2 feet into a crevise. Most of the traps I had set last night caught animals at ground level. Perhaps the boliviensis can climb whereas pictus tends to stay closer to the ground. Ray caught nothing, but shot 2 finches and a flycatcher. Dr. Kidford shot a hummer, and caught 6 pictus and 1 boliviensis. I set about 40 small & large Sherman's around the rock walls this morning. The red sipses were calling

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Mymel Lewis 1969 Journal 122 Sept. 10 (out.) 10 mi. WNW Paguis, 13000 ft., Dept. Ceyaculo, Peru This morning, too. I discarded 2 peuters - a juvenile ♂ and a non-feeding ♀. 11:30 am. I checked a few of my traps nearby and found a young Akodon boliviensis in one set at the base of a rock wall. 12:30 pm. We are breaking camp to look for tinamou. Nothing in any of my other live traps - apparently P. boliviensis may be active only in the early morning or later in the afternoon. Ray saw 4 vicuñas at rock formations a little less than a mile away. We spent the afternoon hunting tinamou in the area where we saw them yesterday, but saw neither the birds nor any sign of them ever having been there. At 4:30 we headed W from the headquarters and trapped along an area of large rocks + various bushes. Ray set out about 30 snaps, as did Dr. Koford. I set about 20 small shermans + 20 large folding shermans. There were many holes with droppings in them. I set traps at these places, among the bushes, and a few were a less out in the open. I saw cluster of droppings out in the open that were unusually angular. We are spending the night at headquarters and will collect the traps in the morning. We estimated the locality of our trap site as 1½ mi. WNW Paguis, 12000 ft. Heard frogs calling in the stream near headquarters last night.

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Myrmal being 1969 journal 123 [2 mi W summit] 15 mi. WNW Puzico, 12000 ft., Depto. Apurimaco, Peru Sept. 11 6:00 am. We left headquarters and drove her to our trap site. In my last trap, a small skimmer placed at* beside a large rock at a crevice hole, I had a live Marmosa. Perhaps this is an altitudinal record. Ray caught 1 mouse, a Phyllotis darwini. Dr. Kofod got 7 mice -- 1 Neotomys elbrous, 1 Phyllotis voliviensis, and 5 Phyllotis darwini. Many of these were caught in lushy areas. There is a little stream with small somewhat muddy pools in which there were lots of tadpoles and frogs. We caught 2 frogs and a tadpole. The frogs are medium sized, dark and reddish on the back. I noticed the pupils are very tiny and the eyes face forward. I will try to keep my Marmosa alive for behavioral studies. At 12:00 noon we put out traps again. I set 30 snap traps among the rocks and crushes. Ray set snaps & live traps, and Dr. Kofod set snaps. There are viscachas here. Dr. Kofod shot a young male. I set 3 steel trap around a boulder that looked like it might house viscachos. We drove back to headquarters, and on the way saw two Aplomado Falcons flying across the grassland. We saw one take off from a low place, fly about 100 yds., then the second followed, and they landed at about

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Myron Leung 1969 journal 124 Sept. 11 (cont) 15 mi. WNW Puguio, 12000 ft., Depto. Ayacucho, Peru the same place. Our flew and landed close to the road. Dr. Kofod shot it with a full load. The other came around and landed on a nearby rock and wobbled as Dr. Kofad picked up the body. Sept. 12 Checked our traps. I caught 6 mice - 5 Phyllotis darwini, and 1 new mouse, with shorter ears than darwini and a very short tail. It looks like a Phyllois. I caught it by the base of the tail in a trap set beneath a brush on open rocky slope of a gentle hill. Dr. Kofad caught a juvenile Abdomen boliviensis, and 3 P. darwini, and Ray caught a Westamps and a P. darwini. We drove down to Taca, arriving at about 18:30am, and spent the rest of the day there getting necessary chores done. At 7:30pm we headed towards the Paracas Peninsula, stopping at 10:30pm a little north of Ica. I will dispose of the animals I caught today except for the short-tailed Phyllois. Sept. 13 5 mi. SSW Paracas, Depto. Ica, Peru We got here at about 7:30am this morning, and took the road to Laguna Grande for a little while. We hoped to see cormors along the cliffs over the beach, but didn't. We decided to come back to this bay because we had luck finding things washed up on the shore last time. I found a penguin in

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Myrna Herz 1969 journal 125 Sept. 13 (cont.) 5 mi. SSW Paracas, Depths - Sea, Peru. The water on the beach. Apparently it had been dead a while. The insides were eaten out, bones and all, and all that remained was part of the skin & the head. I'm saving the skull and flippers. We also found 2 skulls and part of the back of leather-backed turtles. There are large turtles that may be rare around this coast. More sea lion carcasses were along the beach - one with several turkey vultures feeding on it. 2:00pm. There were at least 28 turtle heads on that one short beach. Perhaps they are being killed by the fishermen. There were also parts to about 4 other penguins. Both the penguins and the tortoises turtles had backward-facing spines lining the roof of their mouths, presumably so fish they eat will go down only. Haven't seen any cormors here today. Spent the afternoon organizing specimens in preparation for the trip back to the US. I put up the short-tailed Phylletus I caught yesterday (MAL 469).

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