Field notes, v1351
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Nordricken 1950 Journal 15 Oct. 22 5pm. N. Villavieja, 1400ft., Huila, Colombia, 5. A. was 32°. Paulino and Perico went frog hunting after dark, returning with about 20 "ranids" . 45-50 museum specimens set; one (baited with banana) in the fruit basket hanging in camp. Oct. 23 A bat was found in the trap set in the fruit basket [ #1436, see species account : fruit-eating bat ]. The other traps yielded one & Oryzomys (#1437) (see species account) and one 7" mouse [ #1438 ] . Perico went to Villavieja for groceries; I sent a fishhook and line and a frog with him, with instructions to set a line for the small caiman I saw in Quebrada Laja. He returned later in the day and reported no success. I walked along the quebrada 5. of camp, following it for about 2 (?) miles until it joined the Magdalena River. The stream remains small, and shallow, and clear all the way. In several quiet side pools 1" - 3" fish were seen. The vegetation in the quebrada bottom or either side of the mud-sand stream bed is dense and mesophytic in large part. In places, the stream bed is arched over by large trees.