Field notes, v1350
Page 133
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
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