Hymal Leng 1969 Journal 63 aug. 7 (cont.) 6 mi. WSW Colud Tunnel, Depto. Areash, Peru 13000 ft. very windy, so that it seems very cold. The air up here is extremely dry. Dr. Koford just caught a Nestomys in a trap placed under the edge of a boulder in grass (greenish, moist). It looks like a lactating pregnant female. 2:00 pm. I set 40 snap traps down a brushy, rocky valley that goes down towards the lake. At the top was a small section of rock wall and a few small boulders surrounded by lots of grass where I set traps. Going down, the boulders got larger and many viscacha droppings were around. I set some traps under them big boulders. Under a small boulder (ie. large rock) I found a complete skeleton of (?), and the skull (?) what appears to be an Akodon. They were lying within 4 inches of each other. After setting the 40 traps I walked back up the hill along my traplines and found I had caught 3 animals in 3 of the beginning traps. There was an Akodon under some big rocks near bunch grass, a Nestomys under a large rock shelf, and another Akodon by the rock wall. (MAL 256) 9:00pm. Checked 4 of my traps and caught a Nestomys by the edge of a large rock in the rock wall near bunch grass. It was a large one (MAL 262). aug. 8 7:00 am. Checked my traps. I caught 3 mice. There was a small Nestomys (MAL 263) at the entrance to a native shelter made of