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Myrna Leary
1969
Journal
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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.