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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.