Field notes, v1350
Page 197
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Mymalberg 1969 Journal 81 August 18 (cont.) 2 km. W Taculla Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru getting dark. We were walking down, when we saw that one of Dr. Koford's traps set at a small hole, had caught something. He picked up the trap, thinking there was a black Abrodo or some sort in it, and was about to grab it when we realized it was a huge spider, still alive. Its body is about 3 1/2 inches long, a very dark brown with some dull yellow in it. We set up the bat net about 50 yds. down the slope from where we are camped, in a little saddle. I heard many bats, but they seemed very high up. August 19 Nothing in the mist net. Last night it became very windy. We checked our traps. Dr. Koford cought 12 mice - 9 Phylotis (andium, probably) and 3 abedon. Ray caught 2 live abodon, and I cought 8 Phylotis and 7 Abodon, usually in holes in jumble of rocks. Perhaps there are 2 kinds of Phylotis here. I got some that were slightly smaller than others or had more distinctly vestored tail. Tail lengths seem to vary, also. Some of the specimens will be discarded: Abodon ♂ 30g. teste 4 x 8mm, Phylotis andium : ♀ 24g., uterine score, ♂ 21g- nulliparus, ♂ 21g. teste 2x3mm., ♂ 18g. teste 2x3mm, ♀ 14g. immature. C" 9 g., teste 2x3mm. 21 Km. E, 7 Km. N Olmos. 2300ft. Depto. Lambayeque, Peru We stopped here at 11:00 am. and went to hunt lizards + birds. I found a lizard (MAC 305)