Field notes, v1350
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Myral Long 1969 Journal 80 Aug. 18 (cont.) 2 km. W Piculle Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru. There is a buffy streak near the pectoral region but on the right side. The fur is somewhat short and lax. Dr. Koford caught 8 mice -- 4 Phyllotis andinus, 1 Marmoso [illegible] albodon (very dark), and 1 large Oryzomyus-type. Ray caught 2 Phyllotis + 1 Albodon. The large mouse that Dr. Koford caught is still alive. It has a very long tail, is dark yellowish in color, and has small ears + a rounded face. Perhaps it is a jungle-type mouse on the west side of the Andes. Ray + Dr. Koford shot several lizards. I injected the 4 live mice and we put up most of the other mice. I checked my Pardalops and saw 3 young. Apparently, the little size is fairly small. D. Koford caught 2 pregnant females -- one with 3 embryos + one with four. Aug. 8:00 p.m. We set traps again. We are camped about 1.5 km. above our trapping place (which is 2 km. W of the pass). Between our old trapping place + our complete Ray set about 30 small slammers along a rush fence. Dr. Koford + I each set 34 snap traps up the brushy, rocky slope where he had caught the Phyllotis, Marmosa, Albodon, + jungle mouse. The vegetation is fairly thick there, with thorny bushes and bamboo and other growth. I set at holes within rock piles, fallen trees, + tree stumps. We got dark here at around 6:30, when it was