Field notes, v1350
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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