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Myrna Leong
1969
Journal
68
Aug. 11 (cont.)
1 km. N, 12 km. E Pariacota, 8500 ft.: Depto. Arecahi, Peru.
The rock walls. Both are andium. Dr. Koford checked
his traps. He caught nothing in the 28 large
shermans he set out and had so carefully rubbed
over with dirt to make them look hospitable to the
mice. In his snap traps, set along the same
line, he caught 4 mice; an andium, 2 that
are definitely magister, and 1 possibly a magister.
These were set near rocks in brushy, arista
slopes. P. magister seems to be characterized by
large brown feet, greyish head contrasting with
a brown body. It is a large mouse, and often
has a pectoral streak. I have injected my 2
mice and Ray's mouse for chromosome work.
4:30 p.m. Went further up the terraces to near
where Dr. Koford had caught his mice and snap
traps. We glued some dust unto the first
part of the floor of the set traps (37 traps with
dust on the front doors) to make the traps
seem more inviting to the mice. I set
them under brushes and near rock piles
and rock walls. I checked the mist net
and found a zonotrichia capensis tangled in
it. I untangled it and released it.
There were many hummingbirds around.
They seem to be able quite well to see
the net and may hover just before it
and fly around to look at it from different