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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