Mymal Leng 1969 Journal 107 15 mi. W Aurivilca, 1200 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru Sept. 1 (cont.) shaped. Perhaps guinea pigs made them. Dr. Koford didn't set any steel traps for them, but maybe will do it tomorrow. If they are guinea pig droppings, there's a chance of getting them because they are diurnal. Sept. 2 Checked our traps. I had no mice in mine. Dr. Koford caught 8 mice - 5 Oryzomyx, 1 Calomys [illegible], and 2 Phyllotis pictus, 1 Phyllotis andinus, and 1 young Oryzomyx. My remaining Paralomys died. I will skin her today (MAL 376) This morning Dr. Koford saw a rather large animal running through the brush and shot at it but missed. Perhaps it was the animal that leaves the dropping that look like this: [illegible] They are hard and light green & powdery inside. They are left in piles under brush and in the runways. 12:45 pm We left here at [illegible] and arrived at our old campsite on the road to Tacacay at 3:00 pm. 5 mi. SW Otuzco, 8000 ft., Depto. La Libertad, Peru We are back here with the prime intention of getting live Phyllotis magister for chromosomes. I took 23 snap traps, 21 small shermans, and 21 large folding shermans up the steep, dry, brush & rock canyon where I trapped last time. In the lower part I set the live traps, alternating small + large vertical shermans. About 500ft. up I began setting my snap traps. There seemed to be more dry leaf litter above, although below there is quite a bit. I trapped mostly among the rocks, and set a few