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Hendrickson
1950
Journal
33
Nov. 8 Villavieja, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A.
hook baited with a dove. We
returned to the town shore and
went for a short swim in the
river. This consisted of walking
upstream about 1/2 block, jumping
in, and going down at what seemed
great speed while we swam for
shore again. With water at nipple
height, I was quite powerless to
stand against the current. At waist
height, I could catch and hold for
short periods, but could not
advance against the current.
After the swim, had a "tinto" (coffee)
at Paulino's home and then went
back to our room. Dr. Stollwe, Benicio, and I returned to the
chapel and were unsuccessful in
another attempt to collect the
Pharadactylus. We did collect
three Phyllostomus (see species
account). All four of us went
out to the riverside woods, checking
the caiman hook from a distance
and collecting anurans. Doroth Calderon
brought us (for sale) a Caluromys
(see species account). At about 10:00