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Hendrickson
1950
31
Journal
Apr. 8 Villavieja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S. A.
places. A small stream (perhaps others not seen, also) drains the
island. It was up to 6" deep, 3'-4'
wide when seen. At the point
where this stream joins the river
is the place where Paulino led us
to look for a caiman:
fallen tree
stream
draining island
= sloping sand-
mud banks on
bar
O = 2 places where
claw and drag marks
seen
quiet water
of "charco"
swift
water of
river
(see spacier account, caiman)
We proceeded on to a point which I
believe is about central on the island.
In a banana patch there, we talked
with a man who had killed and
buried a snake the day before.
We excavated the animal - a boa -
and Dr. H[illegible] Stibbins kept the
skin and head. In this same patch
we worked around a 25'x70'x6"-10"
deep pool, containing dead and rotting
banana leaves. I collected a turtle
and saw the dead shell of a large