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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